Wake Cruise writes adventures based on his life as a Chicago street cruiser. Inspired by people he encounters, the stories' varied themes have characters who are sometimes gay, straight, bi, gay-for-straight, gay-for-pay, curious, and first-time. Some characters have addictions to drugs, sex, and crime. Cruise's most recent novel, "Street Cruising into the New Year," details Troy's successes and challenges in picking up 12 men in the past year, and then unexpectedly cruises into a relationship in the New Year. "Cruising Cermak Road," is an involved story of the main character needing to cruise new areas of Chicago's Little Village because a former date, who turns out to be a dangerous drifter and gangbanger, has threatened him with anonymous texts. While cruising other parts of the city, new adventures and other desirable and willing men needing drug cash make themselves available to the chronic street cruiser. "Getting Duke" is about a street cruiser meeting Duke and finding him irresistible. Though a strong friendship begins, Duke needs to profit off of his admirer to support his drug addiction. Getting Duke does not equate to keeping Duke. "Nacho" is an adventure and dark romance novel about Nacho, a handsome, straight, homeless man who emotionally and financially abuses Troy, a wealthy street cruiser who is obsessed with Nacho. "On 26th Street" follows two cousins, one straight and one gay, who work the streets while living in Chicago's Little Village. While both work for the money received from gay street cruisers, the gay cousin is looking for more than the financial favors he receives. "Still Cruising" follows Cruise's first book, "Cruising Little Village in Chicago," though both books are standalone novels, too. "Cruising Little Village in Chicago" and "Still Cruising" tell stories of the main character's street cruising trials and successes as he cruises for men and the pleasures they offer him. "Seven and Seven" is an adventurous mystery of a man's dangerous compulsion with an irresistible straight married man who takes all he can from his gay admirer. "Men Wanted: No Experience Necessary" involves one's attraction to a drug-addicted man who goes gay-for-pay while allegedly being an undercover cop. "It Pays to Look Good" involves a helpless romantic snarled in relationships with accommodating men who are attracted to his generosity. "Panhandler Tales: Short Stories" is a book of four stories about the streets' downtrodden and the men who are attracted to them. Wake Cruise's novels are gay contemporary adventures, which often include romance.Read more about this authorRead less about this author