Come Home to My Heart by Riley Redgate

Good, 4 stars

In a small South Carolina town, Gloria Forman belongs to her high school's popular Christian crowd, but since her parents threw her out for being gay she has secretly been sleeping under the school auditorium stage. Xia Harper skips class, keeps to herself and reads to escape, dreaming of somewhere being a lesbian wouldn't be a nightmare. An accidental friendship between the two grows into romance as they guard their secrets.

Details

ISBN9781454957119
Copyright Date2025
Publication DateMay 6, 2025
PublisherUnion Square & Co.
FormatHardcover
No. of Pages336
LanguageEnglish
NotesWinner, 2026 Lambda Literary Award for LGBTQ+ Young Adult. Trade paperback ISBN 9781454957133. Ebook ISBN 9781454957126.
RatingGood
GenreAward Winner; Romance; YA Fiction (Young Adult)
SubjectChristian teenagers; High schools; Homeless youth; Lesbian teenagers; Romance fiction; Secrets; Small towns; South Carolina