Freak Camp: Book 1 of A Monster By Any Other Name (M/M Paranormal Romance)

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Monsters are evil, so why does Jake want to rescue one?

Tobias can't remember why he was locked inside Freak Camp when he was five. All he knows are the camp rules: Other monsters are not your friends. Never disobey the guards. Don't expect anything to get better. The world is safer with him behind these iron-reinforced walls.

But then he meets a hunter's son who defies all the rules. Jake is not just the only bright spot in his world but proof that goodness exists.

The heir to a long line of monster hunters, Jake's only purpose is to stamp out evil. He carries his faith that all monsters are evil to the government-run Freak Camp, where shy, sweet-natured Tobias shakes up all he's ever known and shifts his purpose from hunting monsters to protecting one.

Two lonely boys, damaged in different ways, find themselves drawn together despite the odds.

Freeing Tobias into a world where he can define his own rules could cost Jake his family and the only life he's ever known. But failure carries an even higher price, for Tobias’s life hangs in the balance.

FREAK CAMP is the first book in A Monster By Any Other Name, a slow-burn M/M paranormal romance series for adult readers. Book One is the hurt that leads to the comfort, and each book has a happy for now/happily ever after.

Content notes: scenes include abuse and neglect of children, sexual and physical assault, institutional dehumanization, and reference to domestic violence causing a miscarriage. Please see the full content notes inside the book or on the Freak Camp website before reading.

Monsters are evil, so why does Jake want to rescue one? Tobias can't remember why he was locked inside Freak Camp when he was five. All he knows are the camp rules: Other monsters are not your friends. Never disobey the guards. Don't expect anything to get better. The world is safer with him behi...

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5 reviews
Amber Krogh
April 29, 2022
I loved Freak Camp by Laura Rye. It's the first book in the A Monster By Any Other Name series. I loved watching Jake and Tobias bond through Jake's visits to Freak Camp while his dad was doing other things in the camp. I loved how Jake always smuggled in something for Tobias to eat. I also loved the bond between the witch, Becca, and Tobias and how she became a replacement mom to him and taught him the rules to survive living in Freak Camp. Poor Tobias is put through so much as he grows up to be a young adult monster. I can't wait to see what happens in the next book now that Jake has gotten Tobias released from Freak Camp, how their friendship will grow and change, and how long Tobias will remain an unidentified monster. I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
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Janaki Silva
April 8, 2024
Love this book! The relationship between the boys grows as they do, and Freak Camp is a vividly described nightmare. Fair warning that this book is super intense, you'll want book 2 lined up and waiting for when you finish!
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About the author

Laura Rye, a professional daydreamer, grew up in the bustling cosmopolitan city of Houston, Texas. After falling in love with the mountains and the sea and every single tree in the Pacific Northwest, she now lives in Portland, Oregon. She graduated from the University of Evansville with a BFA in Creative Writing and now does the boring writing by day and the fun kind at night. FREAK CAMP is her debut book

Bailey R. Hansen spent her unconventional childhood traveling the continental United States with a clown and a clarinetist (aka her parents). She graduated from the University of Evansville with a BFA in Creative Writing, lived for a few years in Spain, and has since settled in Wisconsin. A technical consultant by day, she happily writes at any time for both love and money. FREAK CAMP is her debut book.

Laura Rye, a professional daydreamer, grew up in the bustling cosmopolitan city of Houston, Texas. After falling in love with the mountains and the sea and every single tree in the Pacific Northwest, she now lives in Portland, Oregon. She graduated from the University of Evansville with a BFA in ...

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