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In 1974, The Front Runner was published, a novel of love and loss that became a best-loved classic about gay life. Now, twenty years later, comes the sequel - a story of passion, and victory pulled from defeat.
After his young athlete lover is assassinated on the Olympic track in Montreal, coach Harlan Brown is forced to enter the race of his life. To survive the hate and violence which threaten his chosen family - Betsy, valiant lesbian mother, Vince, angry activist seeking revenge, Chino, Vietnam vet with a wounded heart, and the secret child of Billy Sive, The Front Runner.

In time, a second chance at love comes. Vince Matti, 25, a runner who was Billy's best friend, has harbored an unrequited passion for his ex-Marine coach. Handsome, volatile, and passionate, Vince challenges Harlan's stoic and lonely heart in unimagined ways. Harlan must race with the shadow of the past - that memory of the brief idyll with Billy - and reach a present where love is enduring and real.

Meanwhile, Harlan's ordeal with bias and bloodshed is not over. Snipers often work in pairs, and the Montreal shooter evidently had a cohort who escaped arrest. This mysterious stalker moves implacably into Harlan's world. And yet another stalker is moving into gay life - a disease that has no name. As events move to the climax, Harlan runs the most desperate race of his life - risking everything to win the victory torn from his hands at Montreal.

1974年，「風速王子」出版後即刻成為同性愛情小說的經典。二十年後，派翠西亞‧瓦倫推出充滿熱情及突破困境的精采續編。
當年輕的同性愛人比利在蒙特婁奧運被暗殺人亡後，哈蘭教練被迫開始人生的長跑，保護他所選擇的家庭免於受到仇恨及暴力的威脅。這個家庭包括了──勇敢的同性戀媽媽貝西、尋求復仇的憤怒活躍份子文森、帶著破碎的心的越南獸醫奇諾以及比利的孩子。
隨著時間推移，愛情二度來敲門。
文斯‧馬諦，25歲的田徑選手，曾經是比利的好朋友， 對著哈蘭有超乎尋常的熱情。英俊熱情的文斯以無法想像的方式挑戰著哈蘭孤寂的心。
哈蘭必須與過去的陰影賽跑，掙脫與比利間短暫卻溫馨的回憶，以抵達恆久並真實的愛情終點。
與此同時，哈蘭遭受偏見及流血事件的磨難尚未結束。蒙特婁暗殺事件的狙擊手並不是單獨犯案，以有證據證明他同伴逃過了追捕。神祕的威脅者無聲無息的潛入哈蘭的世界中。除此之外，另一個威脅者也悄然對他發動攻擊──他罹患了某種不知名的疾病。
當事件來到高潮，哈蘭進行了此生最絕望的田徑賽，不顧一切的贏取在蒙特婁奧運失之交臂的勝利……

1974年，「风速王子」出版后即刻成为同性爱情小说的经典。二十年后，派翠西亚‧瓦伦推出充满热情及突破困境的精采续编。
当年轻的同性爱人比利在蒙特娄奥运被暗杀人亡后，哈兰教练被迫开始人生的长跑，保护他所选择的家庭免于受到仇恨及暴力的威胁。这个家庭包括了──勇敢的同性恋妈妈贝西、寻求复仇的愤怒活跃份子文森、带着破碎的心的越南兽医奇诺以及比利的孩子。
随着时间推移，爱情二度来敲门。
文斯‧马谛，25岁的田径选手，曾经是比利的好朋友， 对着哈兰有超乎寻常的热情。英俊热情的文斯以无法想象的方式挑战着哈兰孤寂的心。
哈兰必须与过去的阴影赛跑，挣脱与比利间短暂却温馨的回忆，以抵达恒久并真实的爱情终点。
与此同时，哈兰遭受偏见及流血事件的磨难尚未结束。蒙特娄暗杀事件的狙击手并不是单独犯案，以有证据证明他同伴逃过了追捕。神秘的威胁者无声无息的潜入哈兰的世界中。除此之外，另一个威胁者也悄然对他发动攻击──他罹患了某种不知名的疾病。
当事件来到高潮，哈兰进行了此生最绝望的田径赛，不顾一切的赢取在蒙特娄奥运失之交臂的胜利……