The Man I Wasn’t Supposed to Love
by Scott G. Nelson
Schaffer Media
Some memories refuse to be only love—or only hurt.
At seventeen, Reed Carver is still trying to understand who he is when his life is uprooted and he finds himself living at a secluded Indiana home on Turkey Creek.
There, Reed’s growing attraction to Nicolas Dimitrov becomes something far more complicated than he knows how to name. What begins with fascination and desire develops into a relationship that will shape the way Reed understands love, secrecy, family, and himself.
But some relationships refuse to fit neatly into categories of good or bad, love or hurt, right or wrong. As Reed is pulled deeper into Nicolas’s world, he must navigate the difference between wanting someone and understanding the consequences of being wanted in return.
Inspired in part by lived experience, The Man I Wasn’t Supposed to Love is a deeply personal LGBTQ+ coming-of-age novel about first love, desire, memory, and the complicated truths we carry with us long after we think we’ve left them behind.
About the Author
Scott G. Nelson is an Indiana writer and storyteller drawn to the complicated parts of life—the memories that refuse to fit neatly into categories of good or bad, love or hurt, right or wrong. His writing explores relationships, identity, family, forgiveness, and the experiences that shape us long after we think we've left them behind. The Man I Wasn’t Supposed to Love is his debut novel, a deeply personal work of fiction inspired in part by lived experience. Scott lives in Indiana with his family.
