A warm welcome to author Rick R. Reed who is joining us today to talk about his new release “Bigger Love”.
Welcome Rick 🙂
Dear Hoped for Reader of BIGGER LOVE
A Guest Post by Rick R. Reed
Dear Hoped for reader,
I wrote this book for you. I see you in my mind’s eye—a high-school kid, a little shy, maybe a little bookish. You stay on the periphery of the social scene. You know, the one everyone seems to belong to except you.
Because you’re different. Maybe you even think of yourself as abnormal, an outcast, someone not worth knowing.
So you hide. You think that if anyone knows the real you, the one who wishes your same-sex attraction would just disappear, so you can be like everyone else, they’ll turn away. At best, they’ll tolerate you. At worst, they’ll hate you and bully you for who you are, who you dream about when no one’s looking.
But see, what I want you to get from my book is this—you’re okay. And what makes you different is not something to hate, but something to embrace. Being different doesn’t mean you’re bad; it means you’re special. Who wants to be normal, humdrum, run-of-the-mill? You’ll discover, I hope, as you grow older, that being different can be wonderful. It can lead you to all kinds of experiences, all kinds of people. It can maybe even lead you toward a love you might not even dare to dream of now.
So take heart—and look at how my main character, Truman Reid, grows as he accepts himself. No, not just accepts, but embraces, because he knows he’s a unique creation with unique talents, viewpoints, and love to bring to the world.
Truman finds love. And if you embrace your individuality, maybe even fierceness, you will too.
You are special. You are worthy of love. You are a child of the universe, as beautiful and special as the light that formed you.
When I wrote Bigger Love, what I said above is shorthand for the message I hope you get from between its pages.
All my Love,
Rick
BLURB
Truman Reid is Summitville High’s most out-and-proud senior. He can’t wait to take his fierce, uncompromising self away from his small Ohio River hometown, where he’s suffered more than his share of bullying. He’s looking forward to bright lights and a big city. Maybe he’ll be the first gender-fluid star to ever win an Academy Award. But all that changes on the first day of school when he locks eyes with the most gorgeous hunk he’s ever seen.
Mike Stewart, big, dark-haired, and with the most amazing blue eyes, is new to town. He’s quiet, manly, and has the sexy air of a lost soul. It’s almost love at first sight for Truman. He thinks that love could deepen when Mike becomes part of the stage crew for Harvey, the senior class play Truman’s directing. But is Mike even gay? And how will it work when Truman’s mother is falling for Mike’s dad?
Plus Truman, never the norm, makes a daring and controversial choice for the production that has the whole town up in arms.
See how it all plays out on a stage of love, laughter, tears, and sticking up for one’s essential self….
BUY
Real Men. True Love.
Rick R. Reed draws inspiration from the lives of gay men to craft stories that quicken the heartbeat, engage emotions, and keep the pages turning. Although he dabbles in horror, dark suspense, and comedy, his attention always returns to the power of love. He’s the award-winning and bestselling author of more than fifty works of published fiction and is forever at work on yet another book. Lambda Literary has called him: “A writer that doesn’t disappoint…” You can find him at www.rickrreed.com or www.rickrreedreality.blogspot.com. Rick lives in Palm Springs, CA with his beloved husband and their fierce Chihuahua/Shiba Inu mix.
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Email: rickrreedbooks@gmail.com
Thanks for letting me share a bit about my book…and about myself!
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