{"product_id":"cake-walk-2nd-edition-douglas-bell-9798998582547","title":"Cake Walk - 2nd Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis version is the 2nd Edition of the original version published in 2022.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat If Coming Out Is Actually Coming Home?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen you've spent decades performing strength, providing for others, achieving success, and conforming to expectations, what happens when something inside you still feels unseen?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBryan Hicks has built the perfect life in Houston, Texas: respected executive, devoted father, disciplined provider. In the high-pressure world of oil and gas, control has become his survival strategy. But beneath the image is a loneliness he can no longer ignore.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen he meets Nadia, a confident transgender woman who lives with the honesty Bryan has spent his life avoiding.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSuddenly the questions begin. What if desire is not the problem?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat if hiding is?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Bryan confronts coming out later in life, meditation and Buddhist wisdom guide him toward a truth he never imagined possible: vulnerability may not destroy him - it may finally make him whole.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet against the pressures of modern American society, \u003cem\u003eCake Walk\u003c\/em\u003e is a groundbreaking literary novel exploring queer love, masculinity, spiritual awakening, identity, and the emotional cost of conformity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt asks a radical question: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat if coming out isn't losing your identity - but discovering you were never alone at all?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd if becoming who you were truly meant to be required risking everything...would you?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCake Walk\u003c\/em\u003e is a \u003cstrong\u003egroundbreaking, first-of-its-kind\u003c\/strong\u003e work of literary fiction exploring queer love, coming out, and spiritual awakening. It asks a radical question: \u003cem\u003eWhat if coming out isn't losing your identity-but discovering you were never alone at all?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWho is Cake Walk Written for?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCake Walk\u003c\/em\u003e is for LGBTQ+ readers and literary fiction audiences drawn to intimate stories about identity, queer love, and the complexity of coming out-especially when it challenges masculinity, culture, and expectation. Grounded in meditation and Buddhist philosophy, the novel explores shame, vulnerability, and the search for authenticity beyond labels. It is ultimately a deeply human story about love, identity, and the courage to live truthfully.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eContent Warnings: \u003c\/strong\u003e Cake Walk contains material that might prove to be explicit sexual content and contains potentially triggering subject matter, including racism, homophobia, transphobia, and hate speech.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Douglas Bell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798998582547\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bumbershoot Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/16\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 318\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.94lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.71d","brand":"Douglas Bell","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48852951990527,"sku":"9798998582547","price":21.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/cake-walk-2nd-edition-douglas-bell-9798998582547","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}