Cover Reveal: Escaping Camp Roosevelt by Bryan T. Clark (Giveaway)

Release Date: May 1 2019

Pre-Order Links: Amazon US | Amazon UK | Universal Link

Length: 87,000 words approx.

Cover Design: Karrie Jax

Blurb

“He’s a bad boy—cocky and damaged. So, why can’t I stop thinking about him?"

Broken Dreams
Sociable and unselfish, eighteen-year-old Tucker Graves loves two things—his darling little sister and the thrill of playing baseball. He never dreamed that he’d be homeless, but after a series of misfortunes, his life is nothing like he could have possibly imagined. Shocked and shattered, Tucker, his mother, and his baby sister now must brave the dangers of a dilapidated homeless encampment called Camp Roosevelt.

A Wounded Heart
Homeless since the age of fourteen, Dancer has mastered the tricks of living on the streets as a sex worker. The quiet, reclusive, and calculating ways of this twenty-year-old, green-eyed Adonis help him to survive. He hides his emotional scars from the world by interacting only with his clients, whose occasional bizarre requests he reluctantly fulfills. Dancer’s past has taught him to trust no one.

A Second Chance
When Tucker and Dancer come face to face on a stormy night, having been thrown together under the same roof, Tucker brings out a feeling in Dancer that he didn’t know still existed in him—desire. Neither man can deny the attraction he feels for the other. But some scars run deep, causing both Tucker and Dancer to question whether falling in love is even possible, especially when survival is on the line.

Bryan T. Clark is a multi-published, Rainbow Award-winning author and LAMBDA finalist.

*** One hundred percent of the royalties from the first year of this novel’s publication is being donated to the Larkin Street Youth Services/Castro Youth Housing Initiative. The CYHI provides transitional housing in the city of San Francisco, California, for LGBTQ youth experiencing homelessness. Fear of being raped, abused, or murdered should not be a part of anyone’s youth.

Blog Tour: Bryan T. Clark Author of Diego's Secret (Author Interview + Giveaway)

Bryan writes M/M Romance with an emphasis on moral dilemma. His multicultural characters and riveting plots embody real life, filled with challenges, personal growth, and, of course, what we all desire—love.

Can we have a short intro about yourself?

Well, I think of myself as a funny, loving, family-oriented man and a proud member of the LGBTQ community. After twenty-seven years in law enforcement, I retired in 2015 to focus on my writing full time. I am the author of three previous male romance novels:

‘Ancient House of Cards’, ‘Before Sunrise’ and ‘Come To The Oaks’. When I am not writing, I enjoy traveling, lying by a body of water soaking up the sun, and watching a good movie while snuggled up on the couch with my beautiful husband and our loyal canine companion (Nettie the Sheepadoodle).

Please describe what your latest novel is about in one or two sentences.

Diego’s Secret is about the dichotomy of the lives of rich men versus poor ones, and the fear of rejection faced by the LGBTQ community. The multicultural characters and riveting plot in Diego’s Secret embodies real life situations requiring a deep sense of moral fortitude and determination in their quest for love.

What inspires you to write?

My own love for reading. As far back as High School, I was reading fiction with a gay character as the main character. In fact, Patricia A. Warren, the author of the ‘Front Runner’ was likely the first author I read with a gay character. Then I discovered Gordon Merrick. He was a dream come true as he had fourteen books already published, just waiting for me. I read them all, back to back. I couldn’t get enough. If you’ve never read any of his work, start with his novel, ‘The Lord Won't Mind’. Hands down, my favorite. I remember learning so much about the world through his writing. I want people, when they read my books, to have an enjoyable experience, just as I did. I want them to fall in love with the characters and the story, to be enriched somehow by what I’ve written.

Release Blitz: Diego's Secret by Bryan T. Clark (Review+Giveaway)

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Cover Design: Krista Lynn Design

Length: 80,921 words

Blurb

Can love conquer our deepest secrets and fears?

Are the challenges worth the struggle?

Eight years ago, at the age of seventeen, Diego Castillo came to the United States illegally from Mexico. Working long hours in the family landscaping business, he now shares a tiny apartment with his two machismo brothers in Southern California. Diego has worked hard to keep his desires for other men a secret from his brothers. He’s worked just as hard to keep his undocumented status a secret from the world he now lives in.

Thirty-two-year-old Winston Makena is beautiful, intelligent, and intimidating. He was born with a silver spoon in his mouth, but no amount of money can relieve the enormous grief he is suffering from his husband’s sudden death. He is one of Diego’s best accounts and lives a life in stark contrast to his gardener’s. Winston’s wealthy upbringing has influenced his ideas, leading him to certain biases.

Winston believes he could never love again. Diego believes that his family’s lives depend on him keeping his secrets. What neither of them know is that the heart knows no such boundaries. Will social divisions, ideology, and secrets destroy both their chances for happiness?

Can love really conquer all?

Blog Tour ~ Come To The Oaks by Bryan T. Clark ~ (Interview + Giveaway)

Today we are chatting with Bryan T. Clark author of Ancient House of Cards, Before Sunrise, and his latest release, Come to the Oaks. Bryan writes romance with an emphasis on moral dilemma. His multicultural characters and riveting plots embody real life, filled with challenges, personal growth, and, of course, what we all desire—love

Tell us something unexpected about yourself!

· I was an investigator for twenty-seven prior to releasing my first book, Ancient House of Cards in 2014. Although I dabbled a little with writing fiction in high school, I never had any aspirations of being published. I just wrote for fun.

What kind of books do you write?

· I write romance books that represent a moral dilemma that the characters have to resolve in order for their relationship to work. I try to infuse real emotions into real situations that someone in the LGBTQ community would face, whether it’s their job, coming out to family members, or going against the grain of what was expected of them. Love doesn’t always come at the best time. 

What inspired you to write?

· I don’t know, I guess it comes from my love of reading. As far back as in High School, I was reading fiction with a gay character as the main character. In fact, Patricia A. Warren, the author of the ‘Front Runner’ was likely the first author I read with a gay character. Then I found Gordon Merrick. He was dream come true as he had fourteen books already published, just waiting for me. I read them all, back to back, I couldn’t get enough. If you haven’t heard of him, start with his novel, ‘The Lord Won't Mind’, hands down, my favorite. I remember learning so much about the world through his writing. I want people when they read my books to have an experience, to fall in love, to be enriched somehow by what I’ve written.

What makes your writing stand out from the crowd?

· I don’t know if I do stand out. I just write and within my writing bits and pieces of me, who I am, how I became the person I am today comes through. . None of it is 100% fiction, there is a little truth in it all.

What is the hardest part of writing for you?

· I guess finding the time to just write. There are so many other components to being an author that takes you away from actually writing. I find that when I can get in a couple of days in a row just to write for five to six hours, that’s when it just starts to flow naturally. I know when this happens because the characters are talking and doing things faster than I can write down. When I can get to that spot, it’s heaven.

Where do you like to write what is your routine?

· I am very much a routine kind of guy. I’m usually in the office by seven-thirty with my second cup of coffee. I like to read emails, connect with fans and take care of the business end of things before opening up the creative part of the brain. When I do start to write, I need it quiet, just me and my characters. My office is located on the second floor of my home towards the very back of the house, so I hear very little of what might be happening in the house at any given time. I can write for about an hour at a time, taking breaks to stretch, eat, and deal with things that have to be dealt with in the moment in the house.

What do you do when you are not writing do you have a day job?