Transparent Is a Color

De: Kaje Harper

Narrado por: J.F. Harding

Perry's mother told him he'd develop the superpower of flight, like his grandfather. She even named him Peregrine, so folks would call him "The Falcon." Spoiler— they don't. Because when he did come into his power, all he got was the ability to change colors. Not even himself, like some kind of Chameleon Man, but the color of objects. He can de-pukify the shade of his bedroom curtains, turn a bully's sweatshirt pink, or even turn a red traffic light green. (Not a good idea.) He hasn't told anyone except his disappointed mom about his power. What would they call him? The Interior Decorator?

Back in high school, under stress, he did convince his power that transparent was just another color. Now that ability's sometimes fun in an illicit way. Then one morning, in the mailroom at work, he turns a cardboard box transparent and sees a bomb inside. And Perry's ordinary life explodes.

Sergeant Deckard of the Nova City Bomb Squad never thought much about superheroes, or supervillains for that matter. He has plenty of work with ordinary humans and their explosives. Until he and his bomb-sniffing dog, Nix, get called to a possible-explosives situation in a highrise mailroom. The guy who reported the bomb is a nerdy twink in dark-framed glasses who pushes all of Deck's buttons. When he finds out the young man has a weird superpower and may be the target of a villain, every protective instinct comes into play.

Deckard's goal is to keep his job, his dog, Nova City, and Perry intact. His libido can just sit down, shut up, and take a number. But as their attraction gets hotter and the villain closes in, their future might be blown apart before it even has a chance to start.

Transparent Is a Color is a part of the multi-author Subpar Superheroes MM romance series.

(Content warning for abduction, parental emotional abuse)

©2024, 2025 Kaje Harper (P)2025 Kaje Harper

Fun and action.

I love Kaje Harper’s writing and this book was funny as it was sweet.
I adored Perry, Deckhard and sweet Nix. Perry is a sweet, somewhat impulsive superhero with a power of changing colors, which, on the one hand he doesn’t think amounts to much, on the other he’s terrified of it being discovered and being exploited for it. He’s snarky, and funny and a bit naïve.
Deckhard is a seemingly hardened explosive-expert cop. Who has a huge soft spot for his canine partner, Nix, and as we find out, maybe an even bigger one for Perry, the main witness in his latest case.
Since Deck is determined not to act on their attraction until the case is closed, this book is full of UST, a lot of action and everything good and entertaining. I loved it!

I love this story! ❤️

I had fun listening to Transparent Is a Color. It's hilarious, action-packed, and absorbing. The voice actor for this audiobook is so cool!
Perry is funny and a sweetheart. I love his superpower. Deckard is so smart and yummy, and he has the cutest dog. They make me happy. 😊
I hope Kaje Harper decides to write more about them.

Love the story and narration!!

Great story including a superhero that doesn't think he is, bomb sniffing canine and sexy cop- whew 🔥🔥 I adore a good Nerdling coming into his own story and this was MY catnip!! Enjoyed every second in my ears....💕💕

"I survived the disco era, I'm tough"

Book 3 in a multi-authored series called Subparheroes. This book was written by Kaje Harper and narrated by J.F. Harding. From what I can tell this appears to be the only book in the series that's been made into an audiobook. Gosh, it's been a long time since I've listened to a book narrated by Harding, I really love his voice. He really brought this book to life! Kudos for snagging him to narrate this fun book!

This is only the second book I've read or listened to by this author. I'm definitely going to have to get on board the Kaje Harper train because I loved this book!

What a fun humorous story with some deep thoughts. Thinking about a world with subpar superheroes and how they would be used is a bit frightening. Along with what if they use their powers for evil!?!

An insecure hero, a bomb sniffing dog with his hot cop partner, cool interior decorator skills, quirky landlord, a masked villain, a secret organization