Today on the site, we’re welcoming Travis Warman, author of Serial Husbands, to discuss writing moral complexity in queer characters, particularly as it relates to this thriller set prior to Obergefell. Before we get to the post, here’s the story:
Michael Denton and Ryan Hayes are the perfect neighbors. They are also judge, jury, and executioner. The two devoted husbands have spent years secretly hunting the predators who walk free from courtrooms, logging every kill in a heavily encrypted dark web archive called The Ledger.
When a sixteen-year-old girl goes missing in their town, a local detective starts working the timeline, finding gaps in the story the town believes. As the investigation gets closer to home, Michael and Ryan find their system unraveling, forcing them to protect what they have built at all costs.
Serial Husbands is a character-driven psychological thriller featuring a dark, LGBTQ-centered narrative. It blends suburban realism with high-stakes suspense, exploring themes of vigilantism, the cost of secrecy, and dual identities.
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And now, here’s the post!
Marina Baker has lived in Ventura, California their entire life, and they have been writing for the majority of that time. She is a lesbian interested in telling sapphic love stories, as she believes the romance genre could use more queer love stories. Queer love and queer joy are such a light in the stories that people tell, and she is honored to be a part of LGBTQ+ storytelling. Their hope is that young queer people can look to their writing as a source of comfort, just as they have.
Jaliya Powell has never had a real adventure, a real boyfriend, or spoken up for herself. She’s never even been kissed. Despite being valedictorian of her high school class, Jaliya is used to fading into the background.
