"Renaldo introduces to us a tribe of gay Black men in Washington, DC, who are friends, friendly, and frenemies. This tribe spans socioeconomic backgrounds, sizes, ages, and styles … Renaldo quickly expands that world almost exponentially. It's as though the core characters are their own solar systems, and the novel comes together to show us the whole galaxy-and it is beautiful."

Rashid Darden, author of A PECULIAR LEGACY

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GORGEOUS

(Expanded Edition)

After ten years, Todd Mosley returns to DC. Todd is well-versed in starting over but still marked by the past. Old wounds resurface as he’s drawn into the orbit of Linc, a sharp-eyed photographer with a notorious reputation — and an interest in Todd that goes far beyond the lens.

William Kendall, an interior designer with deep ties to DC’s elite, built his life on control — until the return of his first love. Sidney is married, off-limits and could not have picked a worse time to ask William to redesign his dream home.

As passions ignite and loyalties are tested, Todd and William find themselves tangled in a web of past mistakes and present temptations, all leading to a third act you’ll never see coming.

This Expanded Edition contains over 40 pages of bonus material including a preview of Guilty.

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A man wearing sunglasses and a t-shirt with a dolphin logo sitting on a boat with a cushioned seating area.

Renaldo Christopher is a native of Washington, DC. Although he has occasionally maintained a blog and freelanced for online publications, his main interest has always been stories chronicling love and friendship between Black Men. Guilty is his upcoming second full-length novel.

RC has moonlighted as a bartender for seven years and makes a mean Sidecar.

Keep up with him here.