A Young Man’s Journey to Sexual and Emotional Maturity

Greg Thompson is a typical young man growing up within a conflict between his raising and the culture around him. Greg’s been raised to think that sex before marriage is unacceptable, and yet his hormones and the people all around him seem to be telling him otherwise.

He thinks that he is a ‘nice guy’ and that should be all of the qualifications he needs to find the ‘one, ‘ but he soon finds out it is not enough. …And perhaps he’s not that ‘nice’ of a guy.

Follow Greg on this odyssey from the boy he is to the man he wants to be.

Coming November 4, 2025!

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Rating: 4 out of 5.

“In all of this, one of the things I enjoyed was Cole’s nuance in delivering a textured story. Beyond pacing the telling of Greg’s tale, there was also a great demonstration of societal attitudes toward girls versus guys when it comes to sex. He captured the fist-bumping and back pats that guys get versus the slut-shaming and ridicule girls face with the subtlety they require.” – Reitumetse Mokoena, Reedsy.com

Rating: 5 out of 5.

“So well done! Five stars!” – Lynn, Goodreads.com

Rating: 4 out of 5.

“It’s a coming of age tale mixed with a sex comedy and a little bit of ‘Ghosts of Girlfriends Past” and I was curiously amused. I wasn’t sure what I was going into when I started, but as we approached the titular ‘Dinner Party’, I was thoroughly entertained. I enjoyed watching Greg grapple with the nice guy/fuckboi/love of your life stages of his life, and learn that there are two sides to a relationship.” – Lauren, Goodreads.com

Rating: 4 out of 5.

“If you’re looking for something introspective and emotionally honest—especially from a male perspective—The Dinner Party might surprise you, just like it surprised me.” – Shawn, Goodreads.com

Michael Christopher Cole

MICHAEL CHRISTOPHER COLE is a writer living in North Carolina with his wife, Sarah, and their son. He got his M.A. in Creative Writing, Fiction, from Southern New Hampshire University in 2017. He has written dozens of short stories. The Dinner Party is his first novel.

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