Blake Somersby
Blake Somersby writes YA LGBTQ fiction about first crushes, secret fears, loud cafeterias, impossible lockers, brave hearts, and the terrifying business of becoming yourself in a world that keeps handing you the wrong script.
His stories live in that electric space between comedy and ache, where a glance across a hallway can feel like a thunderstorm, a text message can ruin an entire night, and one honest sentence can change everything. He writes about boys who are funny, bright, awkward, stubborn, scared, hopeful, and far braver than they think they are.
With warmth, humor, and a little literary glitter in his pockets, he writes coming-of-age stories for readers who know that love is not the problem. Fear is. Silence is. The people who make kindness feel dangerous are.
Blake believes every kid deserves to see themselves as the hero of the story, not the secret hidden between chapters.
Coming Soon
Skateboards & Rainbows
Fifteen-year-old Ricky Rodriguez is used to standing out. He is Mexican-American, openly gay, and stubborn enough to keep wearing his rainbow bracelet even when the world tells him to hide it.
Popular skateboarder Ethan White seems to belong everywhere Ricky does not. But after crashing into Ricky and breaking his phone, Ethan reaches out. In private, the boys become inseparable, trading insults, playing video games, sharing secrets, and discovering a connection neither expected.
At school, however, Ethan keeps his distance, afraid of what people will think.
For Ricky, being someone’s secret begins to hurt more than being alone. For Ethan, losing Ricky may be the only thing powerful enough to make him brave.
Skateboards & Rainbows is a heartfelt story about friendship, first love, and finding the courage to stand beside someone when it matters most.