Eric Arvin’s “Galley Proof” is a powerful story of passion and self-discovery. Fiction writer Logan Brandish, the main character, leads a contented existence with his lover, cat, and best friend. When he meets Brock Kimble, the editor of his upcoming book, his life takes a different turn. Logan has intense desire and restlessness after this encounter, upsetting both his personal life and his manuscript in progress. Logan leaves town to get away from the mayhem, but he can’t keep his thoughts away from Brock for too long. Logan’s path of discovering that some things are unavoidable is the plot of the novel.