If I Seem Quiet...

Aaron Bradbury 28 has a successful career as a pharmacist and a nice apartment in sunny Tempe Arizona. Yet his life seems empty. He has few friends and has had no luck with dating.<br><br>A chance meeting with a trombonist named Rob sets a series of events in motion that will change Aaron's life. Rob invites Aaron to attend the Desert Pride Symphonic Band concert the following Sunday. Aaron who quit playing his trombone in college decides to go. As he enjoys the concert he realizes he misses playing his trombone and the camaraderie and friendship that come with playing in a band.<br><br>After the concert Rob encourages Aaron to start playing again and join the band. There's only one catch: Desert Pride is an LGBTQ and Allies band. Rob assures Aaron that straight people are welcome. After some initial hesitation he agrees to give it a try.<br><br>Aaron's apprehension fades quickly. He enjoys playing his trombone again makes new friends and finally confronts the truth he has been avoiding for years. As the saying goes he's been looking for love in all the wrong places.<br><br>One of Aaron's bandmates invites him to join his gay running club. On his first run Aaron is smitten by a tall handsome dark-blond young man named Ryan. Although Ryan seems to check every box he has a mysterious past he's reluctant to discuss.<br><br>Aaron's story is filled with humor drama discovery trust issues and questionable life choices as he discovers gay life deals with homophobic parents and learns the ins and outs of same-sex relationships - from horniness to heartbreak to happiness.<br><br><i>If I Seem Quiet...</i> continues the engaging stories in <i>Maybe Next Year</i>; <i>Instant Adult</i>; and <i>Open Books Closed Sets</i>. It can be enjoyed with or without reading the previous books in the series.