Love is a Religion

L.I.A.R.

Love is a Religion

By King O-Haji

Face it; most of us have gone through our share of relationship drama at some point in our lives, where our expectations don’t always line up with what we get. But what happens when a person falls in love with someone who is emotionally unavailable and has trouble letting go? Such is a story of love and loss in King O-Haji’s L.I.A.R.: Love is a Religion.

Chaise Kelley is a successful author of LGBT romance novels, enjoying professional success. He is all about love, yet the brotha’s personal life tells another story. With the ending of a five-year relationship with Aaron, three years later Chaise meets Gage, and he falls hard. On appearances, Gage is everything Chaise wants in a partner—until, without warning, he ghosts Chaise in favor of going back to his ex.

Despite the pain and a broken heart, Chaise can’t let go, in spite of the advice of Aaron and his friends. Sometime later, when he is scheduled for back surgery, he texts Gage, who responds. He falls right back into Gage’s manipulations, only to have Gage ghost him a second time. The added emotional pain and suffering this brotha has caused has Chaise wondering if he will ever be worth someone’s love, someone who will put him first.  

Through the heartbreak, Chaise writes a different novel, one of breakup, heartache, vulnerability, and betrayal, which becomes a huge success. Just as Chaise is getting back on his feet and going forward with his life, here comes Gage again—only this time, with his ex who is now his fiance’…

Will Chaise be able to let go of Gage? Will his self-worth be put to the test? Will love turn into obsession? Will Chaise be able to move on and find the love he deserves? At the end of the day, will it all be worth it?

O-Haji gives us a portrait of a man who has experienced loss and rejection. It’s raw, and it puts everything he believes about love to the test. It’s a book that can be read in one afternoon, and it keeps you turning the pages. It reminds us that it’s not what happens to you, but how you respond to what happens to you. And this is only Part One of the story.

L.I.A.R. is available through Amazon.

Thank you, King, for writing a story that has readers wondering what will happen next. He may be walking in the wilderness at the moment, but I am hoping that Chaise ultimately gets the love he wants and a happily-ever-ever. Looking forward to the next installment!