Good Intentions
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Pub Date Oct 6 2026 | Archive Date Oct 28 2026
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Description
What does it mean to live a good life—if it isn’t entirely your own?
In 1980s Kansas City, Tom Rudnik is determined to do everything right: build a successful legal career, marry the woman he loves, and create the kind of family his upbringing demands. But beneath that carefully constructed life lies a hidden truth.
As Tom’s ambitions carry him to Washington, D.C., he’s forced on a journey that fractures everything he’s built. A marriage shaped by both love and denial starts to unravel, and the ensuing events put his career, his reputation, and his relationship with his young son at risk.
Set against a shifting cultural landscape, Good Intentions is a deeply human story of identity, desire, and the cost of living between two selves—where the path to honesty may mean losing everything, or finally becoming whole.
A Note From the Publisher
Advance Praise
"Frederick Groya’s Good Intentions is a really well-executed LGBTQ+ novel [...] It's such a heartfelt, beautiful read, and readers who enjoy exceptional literary fiction will adore this book."" — Readers' Favorite
"Good Intentions is a thoughtful family and identity novel about becoming honest enough to live as one person, and responsible enough to accept the full history of how that person came to be." — Literary Titan
"Tom, lost in a search for his sexual identity, becomes a husband and father. His relationship with his wife Amelia dissolves after the birth of their son, and they attempt in their own way to discover who they are as individuals. Tom remains a dedicated father to his son while he explores his sexuality in an effort to find love in an atmosphere of understanding and acceptance." — Joel Bernard, author of Déjà Vu: Choices, Consequences, and Second
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Available Editions
| EDITION | Paperback |
| ISBN | 9798901744239 |
| PRICE | $20.99 (USD) |
| PAGES | 374 |