Join Desta and Elias on their journey, buy Finding Joy now. But when something threatens the future that's within their grasp, Elias and Desta must put it all on the line for love. Rediscovering his country through Desta's eyes emboldens Elias to reach for a future where he can be open about every part of himself. Meeting Desta, the Dominican-American emergency relief worker with the easy smile and sad eyes, makes Elias want things he's never envisioned for himself. He'd be a fool not to accept the chance to pursue his doctoral studies in the U.S., but saying yes means leaving his homeland, and Elias isn't ready to make that commitment. Except, of course, for the life-changing one, he's stubbornly ignored for the past nine months. For Desta, the East African capital encompasses some of the happiest and saddest parts of his lifehis first home and the place where his father died. What Desta never expected was to catch a glimpse of his future as he reconnects with the beautiful country and his family's past.Įlias Fikru has never met an opportunity he hasn't seized. As his twenty-sixth birthday approaches, Desta Joy Walker finds himself in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, the one place hes been actively avoiding most of his life. When an unavoidable work obligation lands him there for twelve weeks, he may finally have a chance for the closure he so desperately needs. For Desta, the East African capital encompasses some of the happiest and saddest parts of his life-his first home and the place where his father died. The place that held his past would give him his future.Īs his twenty-sixth birthday approaches, Desta Joy Walker finds himself in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, the one place he's been actively avoiding most of his life. A 2021 Lambda Literary Award Finalist for Gay Romance.

Finding joy by adriana herrera