The Something Like... series is drawing to a close! Before it ends, reunite with favorite characters and meet others for the first time in this special collection of fourteen stories. Highlights include Something Like Champagne, in which Marcello searches for the truth behind a drunken vision. In Something Like Bunnies, a young Jace Holden struggles with his first crush. Ben and Tim return in Something Like Memories as they debate when exactly they should celebrate their anniversary, and Jason finally makes an important decision about his future with William in Something Like Sun. Joyful reunions and tearful goodbyes await you, as do many affirmations of love, in this second volume of short stories. Each Something Like... book follows a different LGBT character on their quest for love. Central to the plot is the troubled relationship between Ben and Tim, high school sweethearts who continue to meet at different stages of their lives, their chemistry changing with each encounter. Surrounding them are a wealth of friends and enemies, each with their own story, resulting in an immersive universe filled with optimism and hope, heartbreak and healing. While the series doesn't shy away from sexual content, it also focuses deeply on emotion, promising an experience that will stay with you long after the final page is turned. The Something Like... series: 01: Something Like Summer 02: Something Like Autumn 03: Something Like Winter 04: Something Like Spring 05: Something Like Lightning 06: Something Like Thunder 07: Something Like Stories - Volume One 08: Something Like Hail 09: Something Like Rain 10: Something Like Stories - Volume Two 11: Something Like Forever 12: Something Like Stories - Volume Three

ジェイ・ベルが描く本シリーズの真髄は、時の奔流の中で形を変え続ける愛の「多面性」にあります。本作は、ベンとティムという中心軸を囲む無数の命の輝きを抒情的に掬い上げた珠玉の短編集です。痛みと癒え、そして再会という人生の円環を鮮やかに描き切った、文学的香気漂う逸品といえます。 登場人物たちの心の機微を捉える著者の筆致は、愛とは完成された形ではなく、変化し続ける「旅」そのものであると教えてくれます。この豊かな世界に浸ることで、読後には震えるような感動と温かな希望が胸に深く刻まれるはずです。