Simon's Mansion

By William Poe

Finalist - Next Generation Indie Book Awards (LGBT+)
Semifinalist - BookLife Prize for General Fiction

"An engrossing saga of a gay man dealing with the sins of a lurid past while moving assuredly into the future." -Kirkus Reviews

Simon's Mansion, the third novel in the Powell Legacy Series, continues Simon Powell's search for a life anchored in love, honesty, and the freedom to create.

After rehab, Simon Powell is searching for the one thing that has always eluded him: a life anchored in love, honesty, and the freedom to create. With Thad, his partner in healing, he remains in the old family mansion in Sibley, hoping its quiet rhythm will help them rebuild what the past nearly destroyed.

But life at home brings its own trials. Simon's mother, Vivian, is declining after a series of strokes, and the burden of care pulls at every part of his newly stitched-together life. Old conflicts with Connie, his sister, simmer beneath their attempts at reconciliation. And the shadows from Simon's earlier years-choices he regrets, consequences he never fully outran-press closer than he expects.

As Simon focuses on college, family, and creating works of art, Thad searches for employment that will help them stay afloat. What begins as a simple opportunity soon entangles them in a danger Simon thought he had left behind, threatening the fragile stability they are trying to build.

Set against the evocative landscape of rural Arkansas, Simon's Mansion is a story of love tested, of the consequences of past decisions, and of two men fighting to claim a future that keeps slipping beyond reach. It is the story of finding a way forward when the past refuses to stay buried.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1729078435
• ISBN13: 9781729078433
• Release Date: September 2019
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"