Bayou Book Junkie: Virtual Tour ~ Then Sawyer Happened by Hurri Cosmo ~ (Interview, Excerpt + Giveaway)

Thursday, March 17, 2016

Virtual Tour ~ Then Sawyer Happened by Hurri Cosmo ~ (Interview, Excerpt + Giveaway)

Virtual Tour ~ Then Sawyer Happened by Hurri Cosmo ~ (Interview, Excerpt + Giveaway)

Author Name: Hurri Cosmo

Book Name: Then Sawyer Happened

Release Date: March 8, 2016

Blurb:

Trace is nursing a broken heart. He lost his job, his boyfriend of two years was cheating on him, and his apartment building burned right to the ground with all his worldly possessions. It was time for Trace to get out of Minnesota.

So Trace heads for Texas and Riven Creek Ranch, the horse farm his aunt Lois owns. But hours before he arrives, Lois is in a terrible car accident that nearly takes her life, and Trace finds himself in charge of the ranch kitchen. Sounds simple enough and it's the least he can do for his recuperating aunt.

Then Sawyer happens.

Sawyer is his aunt's big, beautiful, muscle bound, incredibly sexy straight ranch manager. Someone who has no clue Trace is gay. And meeting the big man should have been okay, except it was in the middle of his aunt's kitchen at five in the morning and Trace was nearly naked. Embarrassing? Yep. But the very next day Trace proceeded to ramp up his embarrassment by quantum leaps when he nearly sets his aunt's house on fire and the brooding Sawyer has to come to the rescue.

Seems like Trace's "luck" followed him.

Not to mention that Aunt Lois's "accident" was actually attempted murder. And now, they just might want Trace dead, too.

Can Trace figure out who's behind the attempts on his aunt's life AND keep Sawyer from finding out he's hot for the cowboy?

He probably can’t. But he’s going to try.

Pages or Words: 60,000 words

Categories: Contemporary, Crime Fiction, Erotica, Fiction, Gay Fiction, Humor, M/M Romance, Mystery, Romance, Thriller, Western/Cowboy

Excerpt:

“Sawyer! Damn. You scared me.” Trace fell back against the freezer suddenly feeling light headed. He took in the big body blocking any escape he had and his cock twitched as if it liked the idea there was no way out. “I didn’t hear you… behind me.”

“I saw your car in the driveway. How’s Lois?”

Trace shook his head in an attempt to clear it. “She’s awake and very alert… but…” But someone wants her dead. Who? Someone on this ranch? Could it be Sawyer? I trust him with my life… That’s what she said.

“But what?”

Trace looked up into hard cold eyes. The question was genuine. He cared about the condition of his aunt. But what condition did he care her to be in? “Nothing… just… well… I guess you’re going to have to know… I mean…” Damn, he had to stop acting like a horny teenager in front of this man. “Let me… I’m going to make coffee…”

“It’s made. The big insulated urn on the counter is full. Just made it about a half hour ago so it’s fine.”

“Oh. Good. Let’s sit down. I need to sit down.” Trace took a few steps forward which brought him right in front of the cowboy. He expected Sawyer to move, to back up, but he didn’t. Then Trace did the unthinkable. His body reacted on its own as he put his hand on the big man’s chest and pushed. There would have been no way on God’s green earth he would have been able to physically move the cowboy without his express permission, not to mention help. But Trace’s brain seemed to totally malfunction in this man’s presence.

And, as expected, being pushed in any direction was never going to work for Sawyer. Sawyer grabbed his wrist, twisted it tight behind Trace, which brought Trace up solid, against Sawyer’s hard body, chest to chest. Being several inches taller, Sawyer glared down into Trace’s shocked face, a smoldering look in his eyes. Trace could feel Sawyer’s hot breath on his face, sense the man’s tense muscles from his pecs down through his thighs…

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Today I’m very lucky to be interviewing Hurri Cosmo, author of “Then Sawyer Happened.

Hi Hurri, thank you for agreeing to this interview.

1) Tell us about your book.

“Then Sawyer Happened” was originally named “River Creek Ranch”. I had written a quick synopsis for a story about a “clumsy” man falling for a man who had it all together. Then there was a call from one of my publishers for a “Texas themed” story. Well, immediately I thought “cowboy” and thought this one would fit nicely. Except one of the restrictions for the call was the story couldn’t be any more than 40,000 words. Unfortunately, I knew this story was going to exceed that restriction not to mention I was never going to be able to finish it in time. So instead I wrote “A Place to Belong” for the “Texas” story. But I still wanted to finish this story. Then the publisher I was subbing it to decided to close their doors. So I pulled the story and begged an author friend to help me find another publisher. Dark Hollows Press graciously accepted my story. It was then that I chose to change the name to “Then Sawyer Happened” in honor of the publisher.

2) How difficult was it to get into the main character’s head?

Not at all. I tend to “write myself” a lot in these smaller, “weaker”, kind of lost characters. Where I have trouble sometimes is getting into the OTHER main character’s head.

3) Is this book a standalone or do you plan on visiting it again?

Hadn’t really planned on it but just got a message from Trace, my main character, that he wants more. He said so in a character interview when he was asked if he wanted another visit from me. I had no idea characters could even do that. LOL!

4) Why did you choose to write M/M stories?

I know this will sound strange but the genre spoke to me. I have always wanted to be a writer and even finished a novel years ago called “The Third Journal”. It is a SciFi mystery and I sent it out a few times and got rejected every time. I wrote a lot of other synopsis’s but never another novel. I struggled with my “voice” and what it was that was missing. I just chalked it up to “becoming an author is really, really hard work”. Then I read my first M/M and fell in love. Truly, that interaction between two men was what for me was missing. Especially the D/s relationship. Not necessarily the REAL, official D/s, although I do love those if done right. But just that relationship that has a Dominant personality and a submissive personality. I just couldn’t get enough. However, in my opinion, there is a lot of “crap” out there and I certainly bought and read my share of it. Of course once the thought of “I can do this” and even “I can do this better” entered my head and I never looked back.

5) Where do you find your inspiration?

Everywhere. In books, movies, TV shows, real life. Just like everyone else. I look for it all the time.

Meet the author:

Hurri Cosmo lives in Minnesota where she holds tight to the idea that there, where it’s cold a good part of the year, she won’t age as fast. Yep, she avoids the truth as much as she avoids mirrors. But one of the reasons she loves writing is reality doesn’t always offer up a “happily ever after” and being able to take control of that is a powerful lure. Being a happy ending junkie, writing just makes them easier to find. Oh, she doesn’t mind “real life” and she does try to at least keep it in mind when she writes her stories, but she truly loves creating a wonderful couple, knowing they will fall in love and have their HEA. Every - single - time. And, of course, that is exactly the reason she loves reading this genre, too. Give her a glass of red wine, some dark chocolate, and her computer, whether she is reading or writing, and she will entertain herself for hours. The fact she actually gets paid to do it is Snickers bars on the frosting on the cake.

Where to find the author:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hurri.cosmo

Twitter: https://twitter.com/HurriCosmo

Website: www.hurricosmo.com

Blog: http://hurricosmo.blogspot.com/

Goodreads Link: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6466687.Hurri_Cosmo

Publisher: Dark Hollows Press

Cover Artist: Eden Connors

Tour Dates & Stops:

8-Mar

Scattered Thoughts & Rogue Words, Alpha Book Club

9-Mar