Fate, Coincidence, and Other Curse Words by Kenneth Creech

Between the Plans of Fate and the Whims of Coincidence, Can Love Find Room to Grow?

 Seventeen-year-old Jonathan Daniels is a high-school junior in small-town Illinois, where being openly gay is a one-way ticket to single life until college. So when he catches the eye of the new kid, Chance, Jonathan doesn’t know whether to flee or be flattered. Yet unbeknownst to Jonathan, Chance isn’t just another high-school hottie. He has a history with Jonathan’s best friend, Destiny, and his arrival has consequences.

Destiny and Chance are reincarnated gods with a tangled history of divine drama: an endless debate over which is more powerful, Fate or Coincidence. To test their abilities, Chance suggests Jonathan as the ideal candidate for their unique brand of “help.” However, their new mortality and limited powers make this challenge harder than they imagined. With prom on the horizon and Jonathan’s happiness on the line, their struggle over eternal bragging rights might just cause everyone to lose. When the last song of the night draws to a close, will Jonathan’s romantic future be in the hands of Destiny or left up to Chance?