HEY GUYS, I HAVE MY BLOG TOUR STOP OF THE WORLD AS HE SEES IT BY A.M. ARTHUR WITH TONS OF INFO, INCLUDING MY GIRL CLAUDIA'S REVIEW AND A GIVEAWAY, SO LET'S GET STARTED!!
Author Name: A.M. Arthur
Book Name: The World As He Sees It
Series: Perspectives
Book: Two
Can be read as a standalone
Release Date: October 20, 2015
Blurb:
Love knows no limits…but fear could keep them from seeing it.
Gabe lives a double life. As Gabriel Henson, he works multiple jobs to support his remorseless, alcoholic mother. As Tony Ryder, he does internet porn for extra cash and regular safe sex without complications.
Yet when he encounters a scared young man freaking out in a night club, he’s compelled to reach out. Ever since then, the memory of that young man has haunted him.
Tristan Lavelle lives his life thirty minutes at a time. After a traumatic brain injury three years ago, he gets through his day recording his life in spiral notebooks and sticky note reminders.
A month after Tristan’s embarrassingly public meltdown, another chance meeting with Gabe sparks a warm, emotionally fulfilling email relationship. Both men crave more, but fear of the next step stands between them.
Until Tristan gets the opportunity to take part in a clinical trial that could improve his memory—if the side effects don’t kill him. But for Tristan, the possibility of a real life with Gabe is worth any risk…
Pages or Words: 283 pages, 83,000 words
Categories: Contemporary, Fiction, M/M Romance, Romance
CLAUDIA'S REVIEW:
Tristan was trying to deal with his limitations… Since his brain injury due to a bashing a few years prior, he lost his short term memory… He only has thirty minutes of memory, then he forgets everything. He’s tired of living in an institution, of having no love, no one special in his life, no future, no past… His only rock was his childhood friend Noah.
One night, Tristan had enough of his loneliness and decides to go clubbing by himself. No need to say that after thirty minutes, he found himself in a gay bar without a clue of where he was or what he was doing there and he panicked… The only thing he remembers afterward was kind eyes that made him feel secure and protected.
Gabe saw the scared young man freaking out in his father’s club and decided to help him. He had no idea that his decision would bring into his life the best thing he could ever wish for.
Sparks fly when they meet again and even without remembering Gabe, Tristan feels himself attracted to him and secure in his presence. Gabe was thrilled to see the cute guy again and this time he decided that he wouldn’t miss the chance to know Tristan better.
I loved Tristan at first sight and it was heartbreaking to see his daily struggle to deal with his memory loss, but at the same time it was heartwarming to see Harry’s dedication to Tristan, his caring and love from the first moment they met. This is a great and sweet book – I’m sure you’ll love it.
the 5 sticky note rating :)
I LOVE CLAUDIA'S REVIEW, AND THAT RATING PIC IS BRILLIANT! HERE IS AN EXCERPT FOR YOU, FOLLOWED BY THE BUY LINKS, GRAB THIS BOOK FRIENDS, YOU WILL LOVE IT!
The late hour didn’t diminish the sweltering August heat, and Tristan worked up a good sweat walking. Shane and Noel both looked crazy sexy in their club clothes, and even sexier walking side by side. He was happy for Noel. Happy his best friend was in love and enjoying himself.
He was also stupidly, insanely jealous.
He stuck close with his stupid, insane jealousy because the streets were teeming with people of all ages, heading into and out of the different restaurants and clubs. They turned down a quieter side street that was more like an alley. Halfway down the block a few guys hung out against a stone wall, most of them smoking cigarettes. An industrial door with no sign or markings was being guarded by a big, burly bear of a man in a black leather vest.
“Hey, Officer Carlson,” the bouncer said. He had a deep voice to match his broad body. “Nice to see you again.”
“Hi, Mr. Henson,” Noel said.
“Bear, son. Everyone calls me Bear.”
“Right. This is my friend Tristan Lavelle.”
“A right pleasure.”
Tristan shook Bear’s hand, surprised by the gentle grip. “Hi.” He glanced at Shane, who didn’t seem at all annoyed at being left out. “Um, that’s Shane. Noel’s boyfriend.”
Bear grinned. “Yeah, I know that one all right.”
“You do?” He reached for a notebook he didn’t have, then looked at Noel for answers.
“Shane dances here once a week,” Noel said. “He got the job through Bear’s son Gabe.”
“Oh.” He didn’t bother asking if he’d already been told that. Probably. Every single piece of information that was mildly important to his life had been repeated to him at least, oh, eighteen times. Minimum.
“Enjoy yourselves, boys,” Bear said. “First drinks are on the house.”
“Thank you,” Tristan replied.
Noel pulled the door, and what had been a distant bass became an impressive thumpa-thumpa in Tristan’s chest. The interior of the club was wide and deep, with a high ceiling decorated in strands of red and blue lights. Strobes and other lighting flashed around the dance floor, which seemed to make up most of the floor space. A small U-shaped bar stood to the right. In the rear were what looked like raised platforms. Two hot guys in red short-shorts were gyrating together on one of them.
This is the kind of dancing Shane does? Shit.
He was probably twenty kinds of hot up there.
Someone jostled past them, reminding Tristan to keep moving forward. Noel was hustling them straight for the bar. Tristan couldn’t drink alcohol because of his antidepressants and anxiety medications, and Noel was driving so the only person able to drink much was Shane.
Lucky bastard.
Not that Tristan was going to mourn his dry night. Men. Everywhere around him, a sea of hot men. All kinds of eye candy. Every age, height, weight, shape and body hair amount. He observed and mentally drooled over the flesh on display. The air smelled of liquor and sweat and sex, and good Lord he was starting to get lightheaded from it all.
Noel nudged them closer to the bar. A middle-aged man with gray hair and a pink sequined vest gave them all a big, toothy smile. “Noel and friends,” he said. “Richard Brightman, pleased to officially meet you, Tristan.”
“Hello,” Tristan said. Officially meet you implied they’d interacted before, but the man’s name meant nothing to him.
“I’m Bear’s husband. We own the place.”
“Oh. It’s a great place. I’m pretty sure this is my first time. I like it.”
Noel flinched.
Okay that was wrong. When was I here before?
“So what are we drinking tonight?” Richard asked. “First round on the house. Samuel Adams for you, Shane?”
“Yeah, thanks,” Shane replied.
Richard knows because Shane works here.
“I’ll have a vodka tonic,” Noel said. “Tris?”
“Virgin margarita,” Tristan said. He loved margaritas, and while a virgin wasn’t as good as one with Patrón, he couldn’t mix with his meds.
“Coming up,” Richard said.
The music changed to a faster, sharper beat. Tristan’s hips rolled in tiny motions, instinct bringing out his love of club dancing. Of getting into it with another dude, all writhing bodies and gyrating hips. Arms and legs. Sweat and heavy breathing.
Wonderful arousal stirred in his gut, heating his blood already. He might not be getting laid tonight, but damn it, he was going to have some fun.
“Hey, you guys made it,” said a sexy, sultry voice.
Tristan glanced over his shoulder to see who the voice had spoken to, only to find himself staring into a pair of kind, dark eyes. Kind, dark eyes belonging to a stunningly handsome face. Black hair. Tan skin. Tall and well-built. A walking wet dream who was smiling like they were old friends.
Holy fucking hell, he’s gorgeous.
“Hey, Gabe,” Shane said.
Gabe.
Those kind, dark eyes never broke from his, and Tristan couldn’t look away. Gabe was a stranger, and yet somehow familiar.
His eyes. The eyes I see. We’ve met.
“We’ve met,” Tristan said before he could think twice.
Gabe’s eyebrows twitched. “Yes, we have. Do you remember that?”
“I remember your eyes.”
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HERE IS AN INTERVIEW WITH A.M. ARTHUR, FOLLOWED BY HER BIO AND SOCIAL LINKS:
Hi A.M., thank you for agreeing to this interview. Tell us a little about yourself, your background, and your current book.
Hello! I’m a contemporary m/m romance author (who occasionally dips into paranormal). I hail from the Eastern Shore of Maryland, equal distances from beaches and corn fields, and I currently share my apartment with two rascals of kitties.
My current book, The World As He Sees It, is the second in my Perspectives series with Samhain Publishing. It’s Tristan and Gabe’s book, and anyone who read the first Perspectives knows why Tristan is super special. He has severe short term memory loss, which prevents him from living a fully realized life. Gabe spends all of his time and money taking care of his alcoholic mother, which prevents him, also, from living a fully realized life. I’m so excited for readers to finally get their story.
- What’s the easiest thing about writing?
Hmmm…I’m not sure that there’s anything particularly easy about writing, especially fiction. Every aspect has its own challenges, and not everyone has the same writing process. For me, one of the easiest things about writing is creating the characters. When it’s time to start a new novel, I always sit down and write the background for both of the heroes. After all, I don’t know where they’re going, if I don’t know where they’ve been. And figuring this guys out is one of my favorite things to do.
- Name one author (living or dead) you’d like to write with?
Heidi Cullinan. I love her brain.
- Tell us about your cover and how it came about.
It came about because Lyn Taylor is a genius. She’s done all of my Samhain covers, and I’ve loved every single one. I think she nailed the character descriptions, especially for Gabe (the hunky guy with the abs), and I love the notebook paper with handwriting on it, because that is Tristan’s life. Writing everything down so he doesn’t forget it.
- Is this book part of a series? Do you have ideas that could make it into a series? If it is a series, tell us a little about it.
Yes, it is part of a series called Perspectives. The first book, The Truth As He Knows It, came out last February, and in it readers were introduced to both Tristan and Gabe, the heroes of The World As He Sees It. The series is mostly NA, revolving around a group of interconnected gay men in and around the city of Harrisburg, PA. Another aspect that ties the series together is that some of the heroes work for an internet porn company, all for very unique reasons. The third book in the series, The Heart As He Hears It, will release in April 2016, and there will be at least two more.
Word association. Tell us the first thing that comes to mind when you read these words.
Ketchup - fries
Flakes - frosted
Elastic – my friend
Timer - eggs
Google - researchTHESE ARE THE BEST ANSWERS EVER! ( I TOO LOVE HEIDI CULLINAN'S BRAIN, AND ELASTIC IS MY BESTIE!)
About the author:
A.M. Arthur was born and raised in the same kind of small town that she likes to write about, a stone's throw from both beach resorts and generational farmland. She's been creating stories in her head since she was a child and scribbling them down nearly as long, in a losing battle to make the fictional voices stop. She credits an early fascination with male friendships (bromance hadn't been coined yet back then) with her later discovery of and subsequent love affair with m/m romance stories.
When not exorcising the voices in her head, she toils away in a retail job that tests her patience and gives her lots of story fodder. She can also be found in her kitchen, pretending she's an amateur chef and trying to not poison herself or others with her cuisine experiments.
Contact her at am_arthur@yahoo.com with your cooking tips (or book comments).
Where to find the author:
Facebook Author Page: https://www.facebook.com/pages/AM-Arthur/491929737588757
Twitter: http://twitter.com/am_arthur
Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/annearthur/
Other: Tumblr http://www.tumblr.com/blog/am-arthur
Other: Blog http://amarthur.blogspot.com/
Goodreads Link: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25152280-the-world-as-he-sees-it
Publisher: Samhain Publishing
Cover Artist: Lyn Taylor
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