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Writes:
S.E. McPherson writes adult dystopian and fantasy romance. The upcoming first in the Wanted Boys series, WANTED BOYS, is an adult dystopian love story where found family is the only thing that can save the boys who will change the world. Logan is afraid he'll die alone, hiding from soldiers who believe he shouldn't exist. Jace is afraid of nothing—he thinks he and Logan can live peacefully in love together. They're both wrong.
About:
You ever look at someone and think, “That nerd’s definitely done some maladaptive daydreaming in their life”? That’s S.E. McPherson, who’s been writing fantasy and speculative fiction since they were eight years old, binding books with a hole punch and tied yarn, and has since seen their debut novel A King’s Trust named to Kirkus Reviews’ Top 100 Best Indie Books of 2025 and Best LGBTQ+ Indies of 2025. A collector of funky eyeglasses and hobbies they immediately drop, S.E. has a beautiful garden that thrives despite their neglect, a carefully guarded recipe book (the secret ingredient is usually more garlic), and an abiding belief, deep-down, that they’ll probably develop secret magical powers someday.
The ideal reader for WANTED BOYS:
- Grew up loving The Giver and Hunger Games, and now wants to read adult dystopian where growing up in that kind of world shapes young adults who fight back mercilessly
- Loves MM love so strong they’d burn the world to ash to protect each other
- Identifies with found family
- Sticks out their gimme-grabby hands when reader friends say, sobbing, “This book wrecked me!”
What to expect if we’re compatible:
- Characters real enough to reach out and touch
- Stakes so high you can’t imagine how they’ll get out of the trap without gnawing their own legs off
- Rich worlds, but stories that stay focused on characters first and foremost
- Lots of neurodivergent, queer, and disabled representation
- Banter that makes you cackle. Love that makes you kick your feet. Decisions that make you scream. Consequences that make you sob. Twists that make you gasp. (Eventual) happy endings that make you want to start over at the beginning again.
Logan technically doesn't exist. He is terrified of the Black Lapels and their Swordsman church, who imprisoned his parents for bearing an unlicensed, "unnatural" child. When he's taken to a home for unwanted boys, he meets Jace-a master liar who isn't afraid of anything. Their world wants them to become Swordsmen and soldiers. All they want is a life together where neither has to hide. WANTED BOYS is a queer dystopia where found family is the only thing that can save the boys who will change the world.
Dystopian [ Metaltail Press, On Sale: June 23, 2026, Hardcover / e-Book, ISBN: 9798992254365 / eISBN: 9798992254389 ]
S. E. McPherson has been a writer of fantasy and speculative fiction since she was eight years old, binding books with a hole punch and tied yarn. While she took a brief two-decade detour into the career of a marketing executive and won many boring business writing awards, she has found her way back to storytelling and illustration. A King's Trust is her first novel.
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