Author Chris McHart is here today on Love Bytes with their blog tour of Small Steps.
Welcome, Chris!
Author Name: Chris McHart
Book Name: Small Steps
Release Date: September 21, 2015
Pages or Words: 76,800 words
Publisher: Rawmance Publishing
Cover Artist: Meg Bawden/Bawd Designs
Blurb:
Ben Amann currently hates everything: The accident that temporarily put him in a wheelchair, the fact that he has to go for rehab and live in an assisted living home as well. Sebastian Hofers, the good looking but equally bad-tempered new assistant to his rehab therapist changes that.
Sebastian has two choices after causing an accident while driving drunk: community service hours or go to jail. The decision is a no-brainer, and so he meets Ben at the rehab center. The two of them hit it off and slowly, Sebastian sees more than just a patient in Ben.
But their growing relationship faces hard trials, not only because of Sebastian’s heavy drinking, but also because of the truth: The two of them already met on an icy street, eight months ago.
Can love and forgiveness overcome the overwhelming guilt and resentment?
Contains: Two ill-tempered men, a lot of hang-ups, a shared hope, and a destroyed dream.
Trigger Warning: deals with alcohol abuse and alcoholism
Categories: Contemporary, Gay Fiction, M/M Romance
Today I’m very lucky to be interviewing Chris McHart, author of Small Steps. Hi Chris, thank you for agreeing to this interview.
Talk to us about your characters in this book. What makes them unique?
Ben is very independent, and he hates when he has to rely on someone else. He also never settled for one man. He has to accept a lot of changes, something he doesn’t like.
Sebastian finds the strength to stand up and fight when he hits rock bottom. He’s also one of the sweetest characters I’ve written.
What was one of the most surprising things you learned in getting your book from start to publish?
I can get a lot of work done when I stay focused. And I know a lot about spinal injuries now.
Have you ever gone to a convention? If so, how was it? If not, do you think it’s something you’d like to do in the future?
I was at Euro Pride Con in Munich and I loved it. I’ll be there next year as well, and if I can make it, at UK Meet, too. Come and say hi when you’re there as well!
Would you like to be a full-time writer?
Absolutely, yes
Design the ultimate pizza.
Tomatoes, cheese, rucola
Sebastian stepped out of the sticky bus. It was hot for that time of the year, and Germany was melting under a heat wave. Munich was no exception. The temperature was somewhere around 35°C and the air conditioning in the bus was either non-existent or not working. The fact that everyone and their mother seemed to have agreed to take this bus didn’t help to make it more bearable.
Sebastian took a deep breath, but it did nothing to cool him down. All he got was a lung full of heat, his sweat, and fumes. Fuck this shit. He could be at a bar right now, sipping a cold beer. But he wasn’t, thanks to that fucking judge.
He had to be here, the last place he wanted to be. Okay, a few meters more, then he reached the place. The sign was unmistakable: Rehabilitation Center. Fucking shit. That judge had had way too much fun sentencing him. Wasn’t there a law against such things? The urge to kick something, anything in his way, rose, but Sebastian grit his teeth. He was no sixteen-year-old anymore. Instead of kicking something, Sebastian peered into the windows. An empty desk sat near the entrance door. Nobody was there.
Sebastian took another deep breath, which did nothing to quell his anger, and slowly pushed open the door. He wouldn’t get his Community Service hours done by standing in front of the building. And if the judge had his way, Sebastian was going to be here quite a few hours. Two-hundred, to be precise. Fucking two-hundred hours of work in a rehab center. He should kill that judge.
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Chris McHart lives in Germany, with her husband, slave, Dom, partner in crime, and muse (all in one person, not even she’s that kinky!). She loves her husband, men in kilts and Scotch Whiskey. Her idea of a perfect evening is to curl up with her laptop and write (the other options are not suitable to post in public).
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Tour Dates & Stops:
21-Sep Bayou Book Junkie
22-Sep Dawn’s Reading Nook, Inked Rainbow Reads
23-Sep Wicked Faerie’s Tales and Reviews, Scattered Thoughts & Rogue Words
24-Sep Full Moon Dreaming
25-Sep Velvet Panic, BFD Book Blog
28-Sep Bike Book Reviews, 3 Chicks After Dark, Carly’s Book Reviews
29-Sep Mikky’s World of Books, Divine Magazine, Jessie G. Books
30-Sep Kimi-Chan, Havan Fellows, V’s Reads
1-Oct Three Books Over The Rainbow, Prism Book Alliance
2-Oct Books A to Z, Hearts on Fire
5-Oct The Novel Approach, MM Good Book Reviews
6-Oct Love Bytes
7-Oct Molly Lolly, Two Chicks Obsessed With Books and Eye Candy
8-Oct LeAnn’s Book Reviews, Amanda C. Stone
9-Oct Rainbow Gold Reviews, Happily Ever Chapter, Parker Williams, Open Skye Book Reviews
Rafflecopter Prize: Paperback copy of ‘Small Steps’ by Chris McHart
Hi Chris! The book sounds great. Thanks for the chance to win a copy.
Hi, Chris! Good luck with the release…