Jeremy is a divorced father of two, who moves to Mexico to find himself and to stop living a closeted, Catholic life. Familiar with U.S. culture, where age is everything, Jeremy’s especially vulnerable to young Mexican men interested in gringos with wallets.

On a cruise ship, Jeremy meets Rico, who charges $300 to escort men to dinner—just food, no sex—or so he says. The two men start to date and Jeremy asks Rico to live with him, leaving Jeremy’s friends, and his street-wise chef Franco, speechless.

When things turn deadly, Jeremy is rescued, thanks to the watchful eyes of his young Mexican neighbor, Jude. Half Jeremy’s age, Jude was kidnapped by a Mexican coyote, raised illegally in the U.S., and speaks English with a Carolina twang.

Once Jude moves in on Jeremy, everything’s perfect. Jeremy is no longer alone. Then Jude’s childhood psychological damage takes the wheel—and drives everyone to the edge.

Boy I Adore is a fast-paced, page-turning book for fans of psychological suspense and for readers who want to understand how pathological, malignant narcissists flourish and thrive by creating chaos, distraction, and illusion.