Blissby Lisa Henry & Heidi Belleau
Published by Riptide Publishing
Adult, LGBT, sci-fi, dystopia, romance
They're always happy.
Rory James has worked hard all his life to become a citizen of the idyllic city-state of Beulah. Like every other kid born in the neighboring country of Tophet, he’s heard the stories: No crime or pollution. A house and food for everyone. It’s perfect, and Rory is finally getting a piece of it.
So is Tate Patterson. He’s from Tophet, too, but he’s not a legal immigrant; he snuck in as a thief. A city without crime seems like an easy score, until he crashes into Rory during a getaway and is arrested for assaulting a citizen. Instead of jail, Tate is enrolled in Beulah’s Rehabilitation through Restitution program. By living with and serving his victim for seven years, Tate will learn the human face of his crimes.
If it seems too good to be true, that’s because it is. Tate is fitted with a behavior-modifying chip that leaves him unable to disobey orders—any orders, no matter how dehumanizing. Worse, the chip prevents him from telling Rory, the one man in all of Beulah who might care about him, the truth: in a country without prisons, Tate is locked inside his own mind.
Bliss is out right now! I was lucky to get a chance to read and review ARC of this. You can find my review here and see how much I loved the story. This story is exceptional but dark, so I may give a little warning: this might not be for the most delicate persons. More about it you can find on my review.
You can purchase the book several places, including
Riptide Publishing's site
Riptide Publishing's site
Bliss on Goodreads.
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