Ethan never imagined he'd find where he belongs in a fraternity. Or what belonging there would ask of him.Ethan was a nobody in high school. Too scared to come out in his small town, he put all his eggs in the college basket, imagining he'd finally have the freedom to be himself, make real friends, and maybe even find his first boyfriend.At orientation, Ethan makes his first gay friend, Jayson, who's nearly as shy and awkward as he is. While trying to avoid the bruh-ness of rush week, they somehow end up in the crosshairs of Oliver, the insanely hot pledge chair at Tau Alpha Theta. For reasons beyond Ethan's comprehension, Oliver thinks he'd be perfect for ΤΑΘ and invites him and Jayson to a rush week party. Ethan's brain is scrambled. A gay fraternity? It feels like diving off the high board into the deep end when he's still learning how to swim.Then the party turns out to be the best night of Ethan's life.The die is cast. Ethan and Jayson join the pledge class and plunge into a new world of secret rituals, brotherhood, dating, and possibilities Ethan never imagined back home.But community is complicated. While Ethan is tempted to chase confidence through muscles, hook-ups, and newfound attention, Jayson is on a quieter journey, exploring where he fits in terms of gender. Some of the ΤΑΘ brothers are livestreaming adult content that could get them kicked out of school and put the entire fraternity at risk. And while most people on campus don't bat a lash at ΤΑΘ being openly gay, someone is targeting the house with hateful graffiti and death threats.Then one of the brothers goes missing, pulling Ethan into a mystery that will test just how much he's willing to risk for the place where he's finally begun to belong.Frat House Secrets is the fifth standalone novel in the Guilty Pleasures Editions.
