How to Repair a Mechanical Heart - Paperback

by J. C. Lillis (Author)

The summer after high school graduation, two cute and snarky boys hit the road in an RV. Their mission: follow the traveling fan convention for Castaway Planet, the cult sci-fi show they're both obsessed with. BRANDON irons his t-shirts, loves the dapper and reserved Castaway android Sim, and hides his pesky Catholic guilt from his out-and-proud roadtrip partner, Abel. ABEL collects funny belt buckles, loves Castaway's brave and dashing Captain Cadmus, has a hot boyfriend with a phoenix tattoo, and has nothing to hide-except his epic crush on Brandon. During their six-week cross-country adventure, Brandon and Abel post new entries on their Castaway Planet fan vlog, spar with an online community of slash fiction writers, meet their TV idols, play with their action figures, uncover big secrets, and maybe possibly fall in love. Can two fanboys face down their obstacles and write themselves a real-life romance-or is fiction the only thing bringing them together?

Author Biography

J.C. LILLIS is a veteran of eight tempestuous Internet fandoms, three Catholic schools, and countless crushes on fictional characters. She lives in Baltimore, where she collects old magazines and vintage YA books. You can contact her at jclillisbooks@gmail.com with questions, comments, haiku, photos of gelatin-mold salads, and Brandon/Abel steampunk fanfic.