A black book cover featuring a black romantic heart entwined in roses and decorative flourishes

This is Not a Lie

A closeted musician in the 1980s is desperate for stardom but terrified of being exposed. When he falls for his band’s new lead singer, he finally finds the courage to embrace love and sobriety –until a brutal act of violence rips it all away. Heartbroken and spiralling, he must choose between self-destruction and honouring the love that saved him.