Unbreak My Heart


I met Michael when our eyes met across a crowded room alit with candles. Soft music played in the background amidst the gentle burbling of a fountain filled with fragrant rose petals. Magic crackled the still air, and as I tentatively approached him sparks flew and my knees became weak. I covered my mouth when I realized I’d seen him before, earlier when I was at the pool. He’d been half-naked, displaying his sparkling charm and burgeoning assets for an over-abundance of female attentions pulling him this way and that.

His eyes were bright and attentive as he gazed into mine, and when he took my hand to introduce himself, I barely found the words to reply. “I’m very pleased to make your acquaintance, Mr. Rupured. I think I’ve been waiting my entire life to meet you.”

Well, you probably guessed that’s not exactly how it happened but there are a few pieces of truth there. The first time I saw Michael was at the hotel pool and he was half-naked—mostly actually—but there was no bevi of babes, male or female gathered around him, at least not at that time. I’m not even sure he had a book with him but he did take a selfie at the pool.

Michael and I actually met on the patio of Ruby Tuesdays in Tampa when we were seated at the same table a few months ago. He did introduce himself but I don’t think I told him I’d been waiting my entire life for him. I was very pleased to meet him though—pleased and a little terrified. And it wasn’t really anything he said or did that made me wary, it was just his presence and the fact he and I write in completely different genres of gay fiction. I’m always a little shell-shocked when I meet new authors, and I had heard about Michael’s fabulous storytelling gift so I was in awe to meet him.

I ran into Michael several times during Rainbow Con, and I can honestly say I enjoyed the few times we spoke, and he’s a very good hugger. I’ve come to know him a little better through social media since the conference though, and I like him even more now.

I’m not sure how to segue into promoting one of my books so I’ll just post the blurb and pretty cover here. Unbreak My Heart is the hardest book I’ve ever written but it’s also the one that I consider my favorite. Brett Taylor took a piece of me when I wrote it and I think I’ll always have a little piece of him engrained in my heart. Unbreak My Heart is a story about grief, self-forgiveness, and renewal. I’d like very much if you’d give it a chance.

Thanks to Michael for having me, and thanks to the rest of you for stopping by.


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