Jason is not himself lately: basal urges, casual encounters, late nights! Life has hardened his heart, and he can’t seem to escape the tragedies of his past. He knows what triggered the disconcerting changes, but he feels powerless to stop the de-evolution process. Fortunately, Todd – Jason’s best friend since childhood – feels differently. Todd won’t accept acquiescence. He refuses to watch Jason spiral downward and is determined to set things back on track. Little does he know, however, there are other players deeply involved in the scenario: unlikely friends, unsuspecting strangers, and sinister foes working for and against his valiant efforts. Come! Join Jason, Todd, Greg, and Elizabeth as they unwittingly join forces to triumph over violence, defying all odds to iron out an inequitable wrinkle in fate. Follow them through a twisted adventure that will keep your heart and mind racing right up to the thrilling climactic conclusion that is both surprising and intense. See how the lives of these ordinary people are forever changed as the tangible and the metaphysical collide to make right a destiny gone horribly wrong. A gay love story? Yes. Another age-old tale of good versus evil? Yes, again. The same ol' thing? Definitely not. ************************************************** For the Love of Hatred is a story that chronicles the love, loss, de-evolution, and inevitable re-evolution of a young gay man named Jason, the main character. Initially, it might appear to be just another story about friends and relationships; however, as the plot develops, it becomes apparent that these more common themes are employed as the foundation through which the story delves into much deeper issues of intolerance, hatred, and violence – illustrating, sometimes quite graphically (beware of chapter 3; it is quite intense), how senseless acts of hatred and violence can have cumulative, rippling, far-reaching, devastating effects, not only on the immediate victims, but also on a vast, seemingly unrelated group. Sounding somewhat dark and bleak? It really is anything but. For the Love of Hatred is a good balanced mixture of heartache, wit, humor, and thought-provoking dialogue. It’s a story of hope, love, character, conscience, and courage, a multi-faceted work of gay genre fiction that reaches out to all segments of the gay community (and even into factions of the straight community).