Today we have author T.M Smith stopping by our blog to talk about the Opposites world
T.M kindly answered some questions for us with even bonus there!! sneak peak on an upcoming story 🙂
there is also an excerpt from Opposites ( the first book in the series ) and there is a giveaway to participate in with some wonderful prizes.
Welcome T.M 🙂
Book Name: Opposites (book 1, Opposites – The Library, an Opposites novella – book 2, Appearances – The Cellar, an Opposites novella)
Series: Opposites 1 – 4 (should be read in order)
Release Date: June 1, 2013
Goodreads Link
Author Name: T.M. Smith
Publisher: TTC Publishing
Cover Artist: T.L. Shreffler of Runaway Book Design
Pages or Words: 199 pages (Opposites)
A military brat born and raised at Ft. Benning Georgia; Smith is an avid reader, reviewer and writer. She now calls Texas home from her small town on the outskirts of the DFW Metroplex. Most days you can find her curled up with her kindle and a good book alongside a glass of something aged and red or a steaming cup of coffee!
At 42 years young, she’s decided to enter the next phase of her life by adding the title of “author” to her list of accomplishments that includes single mom of three disturbingly outspoken and decidedly different kids, one of which is Autistic. Smith is and outspoken advocate for Autism and equal rights for the LGBTQ community.
Her Opposites series is based outside the normal parameters of social acceptability, examining a ‘what if’… What If to be gay or lesbian were the norm? What if to be straight labeled you as an Opposite and made YOU the Outkast?
Where to find the author:
Author Amazon page: http://www.amazon.com/T.M.-Smith/e/B00D8N818E
Author website: www.ttcbooksandmore.com
Author Twitter – https://twitter.com/TTCBooksandmore
GoodReads book: http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17619257-opposites
GoodReads author: http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6997897.T_M_Smith
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AuthorTMSmith
Pinterest: http://www.pinterest.com/ttcbooksandmore/
Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJjm1BpCFi7kCt_KK_VyReA
Blurb:
In the year 2081 our planet survived global warming of an apocalyptic scale. When the dust settled and the water receded Dr. Anthony Smith, one of only a few hundred survivors of GWI, started society anew. Having come to the conclusion that injudicious breeding played a huge role in the destruction of Earth as we knew it in the twenty first century, he worked closely with other survivors to isolate the Dionysus gene. This gene has the ability to manipulate human DNA to ensure that all male children be born gay, and all female children be born lesbians. A new society is born. In the year 2300 Dr. Smith’s descendants are ushering in the twenty fourth century having maintained control of the government that still rules society. Twins Aiya and Aiyan are preparing to meet their matches and take control of House Gaeland, the current ruling House. But not everything is as it seems. Love is Love.. it knows no gender and doesn’t conform to restrictions and boundaries. Aiyan has found his soul mate in Kaden, the prince of House Devi that he is matched with and eventually marries. But when the person Aiya falls in love with tests the boundaries put in place after GWI, all hell breaks loose. And in the midst of one secret unraveling, another will emerge. There is a growing anomaly that threatens to destroy over two hundred years of progression. This anomaly is known as Opposites. *WARNING* Opposites is an Adult Dystopian majorly M/M series that contains explicit sexual content and relationships between gay, lesbian and straight couples.*
Categories: Adult dystopian majorly MM romance. I market as an LGBT romance because I have gay, straight and lesbian couples.
Standing outside the door to the room Kaden barely occupied, Aiyan placed his hands on either side of him planting him against the wall. He stared at Kaden for several moments before he smiled, and kissed him. Kaden pulled back and shot a warning glare at him.
“You should go.” Kaden whispered breathlessly. “Goodnight Aiyan.”
Aiyan grinned that crooked smile and planted a kiss on his neck and whispered, “Go where, here?” He moved up and nipped Kaden’s ear lobe with his teeth. “Or here?” he asked. Kaden was beginning to slide down the wall as his legs turned to jelly.
Aiyan stood back laughing, his eyes glistened and he smiled. “Goodnight Kaden, I love you.” Placing a quick peck on his lips, he turned to go.
“And I you.” Kaden said and closed the door behind him before sinking to the floor, no longer able to support himself. He ran the tips of his fingers across his still tingling lips, and smiled.
Tell us about the Opposites books? How do they all fit together?
Opposites is an adult dystopian majorly MM series. Set a couple hundred years in the future within a society where being gay/lesbian is the norm. I came up with the idea after watching all the issues with DOMA and bi-national couples not being able to live together because of DOMA, and just everything wrong society was doing to the LGBT community in 2010. So the basic concept was to create a world where us straight folk are the abnormality within society, in the hopes that maybe, possibly, just one person will read my fantasy series and think twice about their actions. But at its heart, the Opposites books are a series of love stories.
Yes, the books are all most like a saga and should be read in order. That being said, if someone is on the fence they could grab The Library, an Opposites novella and get familiar with my writing style as well as the world I’ve created. It’s a short, sexy and steamy little novella that is sure to kick the tires and light the fires!
What was your inspiration for this series?
A lot of the inspiration was what I previously stated, the piss poor and inhumane treatment of gay, lesbian, bi-sexual, transgender and gender fluid people in our world today. One of my best friends is gay and I got a front row seat to some less than acceptable behavior directed at him when we would go out and that inspired me as well. More like fueled me to be honest. And I am so in love with Dystopian stories, these worlds author’s create based on an idea or a fantasy but rooted somewhat in reality. Me, personally, I could see the events that take place in my books happening in real life, and it’s frightening. You see, Opposites is meant to prove a point in a way as well… two wrongs, don’t make a right. Think on that one.
How did you come to be a writer?
I took a love for reading and my experience writing reviews and turned it into my own story. I just sat down one day and started writing out the things I saw playing out in my head, and I assure you in the beginning, it was utter crap! Thank god I had already met some amazing author’s and bloggers in my journey as a reviewer and blogger, and they stepped up and offered advice and critiquing. I am far from best selling, but I have this story in my head that I want to tell and I’m determined to tell it!
What authors inspire you?
Many! I hate this question, only because it’s hard to name just a few. Andrew Grey is at the top of the list for sure, his imagination is a thing of beauty. Sandrine Gasq-Dion is another great author, she is well into the twentieth installment in her Assassin/Shifter series, and there is always something new and fresh in each book. Morticia Knight is so versatile, I wish I could bounce my brain like she does. Daniel Kaine can spin a twisted tale and keep you guessing, he’s brilliant, mental, but brilliant. David McAfee, Stephen King, Stephanie Meyer, Colleen Houck… I better stop now.
Can you tell us what you are working on now?
Oh yes, I’m currently working on a gay for you type story that is outside the world of Opposites, my first contemporary MM romance. The working title is Gay for Pay and I’m hoping for a summer release. In fact, since I love me some Love Bytes I’ll share the synopsis for the story here, it’s an exclusive! I hope you guys like the concept and will all bum rush Amazon when it finally goes out there for purchase.
Gay for Pay
A novel by TM Smith
Christopher Allan Roberts thought he had a promising future. Captain of the football team with the promise of a scholarship to play for Alabama. His high school sweetheart and best friend for as long as he could remember Amanda by his side, and the love and support of his family. One night, one mistake changed everything. Chris moves to New York, adrift and alone. A walk one night brings him to the flashing lights, loud music and thrumming bodies at club Berlin. A flyer in the men’s room promises fame and fortune for anyone willing to go on camera and have sex, with another man. Money is money, and how hard could it be, right?
Linc Larson is All Cocks most requested, most versatile model. The openly bi-sexual gay porn star will do anything with anyone, which pretty much writes his ticket in a versatility charged industry. Lincoln Carter is honest with everyone in his life, including his family, about who he is and about his sexual preferences. It’s not his sexuality that interferes with his personal life though, it’s his inability to trust.
What Linc wants right now, more than anything, is the chance to do a scene with All Cocks newest acquisition, Kris Alen. Six foot two with Auburn hair, an exquisitely toned body and enough ink on his skin to put crayola out of business, Kris Alen is sex personified. Linc doesn’t know if it’s the “I want the shiny new toy” aspect that calls to him, or the distant and wounded expression that haunts Kris’s eyes. It becomes painfully clear soon enough that Kris is straight, and only working the gay for pay angle that All Cocks brings to his bank account.
Can a bi-sexual man with trust issues break down the barriers that Christopher has built around himself and help Kris come to terms with the painful past he is hiding from.
Gay for Pay is a gay for you story about two men that will have to come to terms with the mistakes they made in their past if they want to stick around and have a chance at a future.
Well, what do you think??? I’m excited to finish this one and get it out in time for Rainbow Con in Tampa in July, so keep your fingers crossed with me! Thank you to the Love Byte’s team for hosting me today.
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Sales Links:
Print copy of Opposites/The Library from Amazon
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Hi! Enjoyed the interview & the story definitely attracted my attention. 🙂
Hi TM! I hope all is well. I loved the interview.