The Pledge — Cale Dietrich

"Scream gets a gay romance makeover" in this homage to slashers by bestselling author Cale Dietrich.

Freshman Sam believes that joining a fraternity is the best way to form a friend group as he begins his college journey â€" and his best chance of moving on from his past. He is the survivor of a horrific, and world-famous, murder spree, where a masked killer hunted down Sam and his friends.

Sam had to do the unthinkable to survive that night, and it completely derailed his life. He sees college, and his new identity as a frat boy, as his best shot at living a life not defined by the killings. He starts to flirt with one of the brothers, who Sam finds is surprisingly accepting of Sam's past, and begins to think a fresh start truly is possible.

And then... one of his new frat brothers is found dead. A new masked murderer, one clearly inspired by the original, emerges, and starts stalking, and slaying, the frat boys of Munroe University. Now Sam will have to race against the clock to figure out who the new killer is - and why they are killing - before Sam loses his second chance â€" or the lives of any more of his friends.

Elements of horror, mystery, and a gay romance make this a story readers won't want to miss.