Bryan T. Clark has a new contemporary MM romance out: “Far Away.” And there’s a giveaway!
First love can save you … and ruin you …
Eighteen-year-old Noah Rothenberg spent the perfect summer with his first love, the charming and seductive Spiro. He fell head over heels in love from what started as a clumsy crush.
But that was twelve years ago. His relationships since have been spectacular failures because of how things ended with Spiro. If he has any hope of moving forward, he needs to find Spiro and get some closure … even if he has to fly halfway around the world to do it. Too bad he instead finds himself falling—again—for the man who ruined him for all other men.
Love isn’t an emotion Spiro Papadopoulos entirely trusts anymore. He’s far too pragmatic for that. His focus these days has to be on his art and caring for his ailing mother. Being with Noah again is easy and feels so right … but is it love? Spiro isn’t sure. Besides, with his entire life being tied to Greece and Noah’s to New York, love might just be a luxury neither of them can afford.
Can Spiro and Noah overcome the oceans and years between them—or will their second chance at love end as badly as their first?
Today we are chatting with Bryan T. Clark, author of Far Away. Bryan writes male/male romance with an emphasis on moral dilemmas. His multicultural characters and riveting plots embody real life situations, filled with challenges, personal growth, and, of course, what we all desire—love.
How would you describe your books?
I write romance books where the main characters are gay. The stories represent a moral dilemma that one or both characters have to resolve in order for their relationship to work. I
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 often comes at the wrong time for my guys, but it never stops them.
Let’s play a quick round of 20/20, sort of like speed dating, to really get to know you.
Nickname? Big Bryan
How do you identify? As a Gay, African American, conservative
What’s your biggest struggle? Trust
What’s your greatest achievement? My thirty-five-year marriage to my husband
Have you ever been out of the country? Yes. We’ve been to Thailand, Taiwan, Italy, Monaco, Germany, Costa Rica, Greece, Malta, France, Spain, and Mexico.
What color on the gay flag are you? Blue–The second color from the bottom. It’s also my birth order in my family. Blue is me.
What’s your favorite TV show or movie? Party of Five. I’m in love with Emilio!
Who’s your favorite superhero? Dare Devil. He’s been blind since he was a young boy. Because he is blind, his senses are heightened. At night, as a super hero, he fights crime on the streets of New York City. I even have him tattooed on my arm.
Pet peeves? Liars and thieves
What’s your favorite book? The Front Runner by Patricia Nell Warren. A love story between a running coach and his star athlete.
Do you have any phobias? Mice, rats, and high places
Who was your first crush? Can’t say his name, but he was on my swim team in high school. If it’s in print, you can never take it back!
What is your happiest memory? Impossible to reduce it to just one. I’ve been blessed in this lifetime.
If you had 24 hours to live, what would you do? Gather my family for the last supper, and eat everything that I’ve denied myself over the last twenty years!
Wow, we really got to know you fast. That was fun! Okay, before I let you go, please, please, please, with sugar on top, tell us why they call you ‘Big Bryan’! Oh! That’s a whole other interview lol!
Rats!
Bryan is currently on his book tour promoting his latest novel, Far Away.
For more information visit www.BTClark.com
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“Good morning, Mr. Rothenberg.” Eros put a hand on his knee to steady himself as he stood. Aloof in the shadows, Spiro held his gaze on him. Noah couldn’t look away as Spiro’s eyes washed over him from head to toe. Were they brown or green? Afraid he’d stared too long, he broke eye contact, his eyes sweeping past the visitor’s long dark sideburns that cupped his ears.
“Sorry to disturb you.” Noah’s voice cracked. He cleared his throat and tried to put on a cool and collected face, not wanting to seem like the dork that he was. “I was hoping you could help this morning with the rowboat.” His thumb pointed to the boathouse, but his eyes remained on Spiro. Face-to-face, Eros’s nephew was… beautiful. A statue of beauty.
Noah tried to look away but couldn’t. Yes, Spiro was a hair taller than he. His square jawline, straight nose, and jade eyes rimmed in gold were mesmerizing. Noah’s heart sped as he broke eye contact. Excitement swirled in his gut at the proximity of this Adonis.
“Sure.” Eros tossed his hammer into his box of tools. Noah’s eyes followed Eros as Eros turned and spoke to his nephew.
Noah’s eyes drifted to Spiro’s bow-shaped lips before moving up to his eyes. Their eyes met, causing Noah’s heart to skip a beat. Noah had no idea what he saw in those cat eyes that were staring intensely back at him and caused his heart to flutter. It wasn’t disdain, dominance, or dismissal, the usual looks his peers gave him upon meeting him for the first time. It was… he’s really looking at me.
Everything about Spiro enthralled him. No longer wishing away the next two months before he could escape to Harvard, he was cautiously excited about the summer.
“Hi, I’m Noah.” He felt the heat of a blush on his cheeks as he extended his hand. Spiro looked directly at him; his deep stare instantly pinned Noah. His dark locks of hair, jet black, ran the length of his neck and curled at the nape of his neck. Noah tried to release a breath quietly. Adrenaline pumped through his veins like the multiple streams that fed into Lake Winnipesaukee. He’d never acted this boldly when it came to meeting someone. The way Spiro looked at him gave him the boost of confidence that he could actually stand here and talk to him. This was a first, and it surprised him.
Spiro shook Noah’s hand. “Um, my English is not so good. My name is Spiro.” A deep voice cast from his full lips. Spiro saying his own name sounded more exotic than when Noah’s grandmother said it.
Geeze Louise, his teeth are perfect, too. They’re so freaking white. Noah stumbled over his own words as he searched for something to say. Spiro’s gaze kept Noah from looking for more than a second before lowering his head.
Bryan T. Clark is a multi-published award-winning author of gay romance, and contemporary books.
In his early in life, Bryan learned that he was different from everyone else in his world. As a young African American boy, he was the second to the youngest of seven children. Long before hormones kicked in and the realization of same sex attraction, it was his light skin and blond hair that made him different from those around him. Teased within his own race for being lighter than everyone else, the kids on the playground called him “Cornbread”.
As a writer, Bryan has taken back the power once given up to those schoolyard bullies. He is committed to bringing his readers stories of real life, with multicultural characters, riveting plots, and where the underdog always wins. He is the founder of Cornbread Publishing: the name empowers him and is a constant reminder that life can have a Happily-Ever-After.
Born in Boston, Massachusetts, Bryan and his husband of thirty-six years has made their home and life in the Central Valley of California.
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