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“The Truth As He Knows It” by AM Arthur – Author Interview and Giveaway

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Tell us a bit about yourself.
I’m an m/m romance author with over a dozen published books and more on the way. I live in a small town near the East Coast with a beautiful kitty, and I slave away in a retail job to help keep the lights on. I also love to cook. Finding new recipes and trying new foods is something I really adore. If the TV is on, it’s usually on Food Network or the Travel Channel. Sometimes HGTV.

If you were not a writer what else would you like to have done?
That’s a tough question. I had so many different dreams when I was a kid, and obviously none of them panned out. I didn’t consider writing as a serious option until college, and it’s still not a full-time job. In terms of another creative thing, aside from writing, would probably be upcycling. I love watching decorating shows where people take old things and make new items out of them. I took an ugly old cabinet with no doors and turned it into a stylish bookcase, and I’ve done a few other small projects like that. Pinterest is my crack some days. I’d love to have had a studio where I can design and sell completely unique furniture, lamps, and décor.

What’s the hardest part of writing your books?
As opposed to writing someone else’s books? LOL. The hardest part is that most of my heroes end up so dysfunctional. I can think of a few with less-than-tragic histories, but most of them are screwed up or healing from something. Hiding from something. And I don’t do it on purpose. I’d love to write a happy-go-lucky romantic comedy. It’s my goal. I’m just waiting for the heroes to come along so we can make people laugh for a change.
Not that I’m opposed to tears, mind you.

What’s the best part about writing for you?
It’s cathartic. It’s my break from reality and the stress of real life. I get to explore new places and new people. I get to create (or destroy) relationships. And then I get to share the results with others.

Do you have any advice for other writers?
Learn to self-edit. One thing I hear consistently from my editors is how happy they are that I turn in a clean first draft. Self-editing isn’t as hard as it sounds, and sooner or later it will become a habit. Don’t rely on spell-check only. Know your grammar rules and stick to them. Know house style and stick to it. Keep a list of “crap words” you can cut on your own. Learn to trim. Your editor will love you for it (and it makes you look good).

Publisher: Samhain Publishing
Cover Artist: Lyn Taylor

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BUY LINKS: Samhain | Amazon
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BLURB:
Perspectives, Book 1
Officer Noel Carlson isn’t out to anyone in small-town Stratton, Pennsylvania, only to distant friends and family, so a relationship is out of the question. That doesn’t stop him from wanting one, though.

When a night-shift call brings him face to thonged butt with a hired stripper whose girl-party gig went terribly wrong, Noel takes pity on the guy and lets him go. But he can’t get the encounter out of his mind.

Shane has big-time debts to repay, especially to the brother who sacrificed nearly everything for him. His two jobs, in a deli and as a stripper, leave him no time for a social life. But a non-date of hot sex and takeout food with Noel? He can squeeze that in.

The bond they form is stronger than either expected or wanted. Especially since the step Shane’s about to take to put his brother—and his soul—back in the black isn’t quite legal. And he never calculated just how much his determination to make things right will cost him in the end.

EXCERPT:
“I want to see you again,” Shane said.

Noel grinned, flashing those dimples. “I’d like that too. My work schedule is pretty weird, though. I’m first shift, which is eleven at night to seven in the morning, five days, starting tomorrow.”

Shane worked that one around. It gave them daytime hours, and evenings on Wednesday and Thursday. He worked at the deli tomorrow, and Saturday was off the table. Probably Sunday too, for good measure. “When do you sleep?”

“Usually when I first get home, from about eight to two or three. Sometimes longer, depending on the night.”

“So you’re usually free dinnertime until like ten?”

“Pretty much.” Noel cracked an unexpected yawn. “Sorry, my schedule is a little off after spending the day with Tristan. I try to keep similar sleep times on my days off so I don’t get too screwed up.”

Shane stood, surprised. “How long have you been awake?”

“About thirty hours.”

“Shit, why didn’t you tell me that?”

“Because I wanted to do this tonight. I’ve been thinking about you all week, and I’m glad I saw you at Mineo’s today. Really glad.”

“Me too.” Shane draped his arms around Noel’s waist. “And since this has been a fantastic night, I’m going to go before you pass out from exhaustion.”

“Do you want to get together tomorrow?”

He considered it for about two seconds. “My weekend’s pretty booked with work and stuff. Monday? We could maybe go out for real this time?”

“Sounds good. I’ll call you when I get up Monday and we can hammer out the details.”

“Okay.”

Shane collected his clothes and dressed, taking his time because Noel was watching. The opposite of a striptease, and Shane kind of loved the novelty of it. He meant his good-night kiss to be soft, quick, but Noel held him tight and devoured his mouth until Shane was breathless and half-hard. God, he could kiss Noel for hours and not get tired of it. But he saw the fatigue in Noel’s eyes, and it was time to leave.

“See you soon,” Shane said. “And thanks for dinner.”

“You’re welcome, cowboy.”

Shane strolled back to his car with a bounce in his step, positive he’d never be able to hear the word “cowboy” again without thinking of Noel Carlson.

Pages or Words: 83,000 words, 255 pages
Categories: Contemporary, M/M Romance

PRIZE GIVEAWAY:
Enter the drawing for an ebook of ‘Truth As He Knows It’ plus an additional book from A.M. Arthur’s backlist.

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TOUR DATES/STOPS:
Feb. 10:
Prism Book Alliance, All I Want and More Books, Scattered Thoughts & Rogue Words

Feb. 11:
Amanda C. Stone, Hearts on Fire

Feb. 12:
Joyfully Jay

Feb. 13:
My Fiction Nook, Because Two Men Are Better Than One

Feb. 16:
Love Bytes

Feb. 17:
Cathy Brockman Romances, Book Reviews, Rants, and Raves

Feb. 18:
Book Reviews and More by Kathy, BFD Book Blog

Feb. 19:
Carly’s Book Reviews, Bayou Book Junkie

Feb. 20:
Wicked Faerie’s Tales and Reviews

Feb. 23:
Molly Lolly

Feb. 24:
Cate Ashwood

Feb. 25:
Queer Town Abbey, 3 Chicks After Dark

Feb. 26:
Velvet Panic, Smoocher’s Voice

Feb. 27:
Jade Crystal, Parker Williams

Mar. 2:
Charley Descoteaux, MM Good Book Reviews, Inked Rainbow Reads, Wake Up Your Wild Side, As The Pages Turn

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.

Where to find A.M. Arthur:
Contact her at am_arthur@yahoo.com with your cooking tips (or book comments). You can also find her online (http://amarthur.blogspot.com/), as well as on Twitter (http://twitter.com/am_arthur), Tumblr (http://www.tumblr.com/blog/am-arthur), and Facebook (A.m. Arthur). A.M. Arthur’s work is available from Samhain Publishing, Carina Press, Dreamspinner Press, and Musa Publishing.



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