THE BOOK
The Man I Wasn’t Supposed to Love
At sixteen, Reed Carver’s life is uprooted when he is sent to live in Silvermere, Indiana—a lakeside town of old money, sprawling homes, and families who seem to have everything figured out.
A Story of Love, Belonging & Consequences
A coming-of-age novel about desire, belonging, control, and the complicated truths we carry into adulthood.
Some loves change you forever
Reed Carver thought he understood what it meant to be wanted. What he couldn’t yet understand was the difference between being loved and being controlled—and how long it can take to separate the two.
A story inspired by lived experience
Fiction can change names, places, and details. It cannot erase the truth underneath them. The Man I Wasn’t Supposed to Love explores the complicated space where love and hurt can exist at the same time.
Available October 20, 2026
The Man I Wasn’t Supposed to Love will be available in paperback and Kindle editions. Pre-order information will be added here as soon as the Amazon listing is live.
MEET THE AUTHOR
Scott G. Nelson
Scott G. Nelson is an Indiana writer and storyteller drawn to the complicated parts of life—the memories that refuse to fit neatly into categories of good or bad, love or hurt, right or wrong.
His debut novel, The Man I Wasn’t Supposed to Love, is a deeply personal work of fiction inspired in part by lived experience. Through Reed Carver’s story, Scott explores identity, first love, desire, family, memory, and the complicated truths we carry long after we think we’ve left them behind.
Scott lives in Indiana with his family.