Duncan Gaye lives in River Forest, Illinois. He believes magic can be found anywhere, even the suburbs. He writes the kind of love stories that sneak up on you—queer, tender, and just a little strange. His books are full of burly big-hearted men, tall tales, impossible odds, and the kind of endings that leave you wanting more.
When not writing, he likes to read, travel and relax with his adorable senior dogs, Spotty and French Fry.

Enter The Ox is his debut novel:
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Benedict “Benny” Cerone is a spoiled, sensitive art student eager to shed the suffocating expectations of his powerful Chicago family. But when his late-night clubbing and risky behavior catch up with him, his parents send a new kind of babysitter: a silent, musclebound bodyguard known only as The Ox. What begins as resistance turns into fascination, as Benny finds unexpected tenderness beneath the giant’s stoic surface. Set against the glitter and grit of 1980s Chicago—where house music pulses through queer nightlife and secrets weigh heavier than gold chains—Enter the Ox is a steamy, heartfelt debut about desire, identity, and finding love in the unlikeliest of arms.

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Carry Me Gently is a short novella:
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Dominic Fournier knows how to carry weight. He’s done it all his life—on the farm, in the gym, in the spotlight. But nothing has ever felt heavier than the things he’s never said. Especially now, with his marriage crumbling, his career on edge, and a soft-spoken fan named Ryan asking questions he’s not ready to answer. What begins as an autograph becomes something deeper: an unexpected spark, a fleeting moment of warmth in a life built on pressure. As competition looms and emotions rise, Dominic must decide what kind of strength truly matters—the kind that lifts stones… or the kind that dares to be held. Carry Me Gently is a tender, slow-burn queer romance about power, vulnerability, and what happens when the strongest man in the room finally lets go.

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(Psssst—this is me!)

That's a very mysterious nom de plume and I have no idea what it means!

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Finding Harbor comes out next Monday!
Pre-orders are already available through most platforms!
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The Strange And Unbelievable Tall Tale of Mighty Max

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Isolated in a cabin deep in the North Woods, an imaginative writer gets so darn lonely he fantasizes over a roll of paper towels. Then something quite unusual happens. To his surprise, he has summoned the legend of Mighty Max—a forty-three-foot-tall lumberjack who is strong as an ox, charming as a fox, and rugged as the wilderness.

Well now… let’s just say the two of them take a real shine to each other, and that’s when the real adventure begins.

You see, Mighty Max wasn’t born the usual way. He came from tall tales and campfire whispers, back when giants were needed and believed in. But just like old denim, some legends wear thin when people forget them.

Which is why meeting a lonely writer willing to believe in him again might be the most extraordinary thing that’s happened in the North Woods in one hundred eighty-three years.

And if Brian hopes to maintain… uh… relations with his newfound friend, he’ll have to believe in him with his whole heart.

Because when belief fades, so do giants.

Strange, tender, playful, and proudly queer, The Strange and Unbelievable Tall Tale of Mighty Max is a mythic romance about loneliness, longing, and the radical act of loving something larger than life. For readers who cherish the mythic queer devotion of The Song of Achilles, the tender whimsy of The House in the Cerulean Sea, and the wistful magic of Puff the Magic Dragon.

I'm enjoying Enter the Ox a lot so far (the Ox just showed up).