Cryptid Hearts: a Queer Roadtrip Romance

A spontaneous road trip. A van full of secrets. And maybe—just maybe—Bigfoot.Toby’s got a plan: buy a busted minivan, kidnap his grieving best friend Bes, and take him across the country on a road trip to Mount Rainier. No big deal.Bes has spent the last year and a half sinking deeper into grief and silence after losing his sister. Toby’s determined to change that. So when he shows up with a van rigged for travel and a playlist full of indie hits, Bes says yes. Kind of. Sort of. Mostly because there’s nothing left to say no to.From cave wyrms and wine tastings to waterfalls and midnight confessions, their route is full of blurry roadside photos, cryptid sightings, emotional minefields—and a slow-building heat they’ve both spent years ignoring.But the further they get from home, the closer Toby and Bes come to everything they’ve tried not to say. And with their future uncertain and cell service gone, what they’re really chasing might not be Bigfoot… but each other.Cryptid Hearts is a funny, tender, and emotionally rich slow-burn queer romance full of soft pining, emotional healing, and maybe one very blurry photo of Bigfoot.