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Today I’m very lucky to be interviewing Chris McHart, author of
Small Steps.
Hi Chris, thank you for agreeing to this interview. Tell us a
little about yourself, your background, and your current book.
Why did you choose to write M/M stories?
When I stumbled upon them, it was like coming home.
J So writing M/M was just natural. I’m not really
gender-conforming, and I think that makes part of the attraction.
What inspired you to write your first book?
An
open call, although I never submitted the story anywhere.
When and why did you begin writing?
When I was 26 and my daughter was born. I finally
had a few more quiet minutes and used them to write. That has been 3 years ago.
What are your current projects?
I have a Christmas Story, Expanding Horizons coming
with MLR. My own publishing house, Rawmance Publishing releases a Maddy
Christmas anthology as well. Then I’m currently translating Small Steps to
German, and I’m writing the third book (Mate Me, Hate Me, Date Me, Love me?) in
the Unexpected Series.
Off topic: What secret talents do you have?
Now onto Chris McHart's Small Steps.....
Publisher: Rawmance Publishing
Cover
Artist: Meg Bawden/Bawd Designs
Release
Date: September 21, 2015
Goodreads
Link: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/26174363-small-steps
Blurb:
Ben Amann
currently hates everything: The accident that temporarily put him in a
wheelchair, the fact that he has to go for rehab and live in an assisted living
home as well. Sebastian Hofers, the good looking but equally bad-tempered new
assistant to his rehab therapist changes that.
Sebastian has
two choices after causing an accident while driving drunk: community service
hours or go to jail. The decision is a no-brainer, and so he meets Ben at the
rehab center. The two of them hit it off and slowly, Sebastian sees more than
just a patient in Ben.
But their
growing relationship faces hard trials, not only because of Sebastian’s heavy
drinking, but also because of the truth: The two of them already met on an icy
street, eight months ago.
Can love and
forgiveness overcome the overwhelming guilt and resentment?
Contains: Two
ill-tempered men, a lot of hang-ups, a shared hope, and a destroyed dream.
Trigger Warning:
deals with alcohol abuse and alcoholism
Pages or Words: 76,800
words
Categories: Contemporary,
Gay Fiction, M/M Romance
Excerpt:
Sebastian stepped out of the sticky bus. It was hot for that
time of the year, and Germany was melting under a heat wave. Munich was no
exception. The temperature was somewhere around 35°C and the air conditioning
in the bus was either non-existent or not working. The fact that everyone and
their mother seemed to have agreed to take this bus didn’t help to make it more
bearable.
Sebastian took a deep breath, but it did nothing to cool him
down. All he got was a lung full of heat, his sweat, and fumes. Fuck this shit. He could be at a bar
right now, sipping a cold beer. But he wasn’t, thanks to that fucking judge.
He had to be here, the last place he wanted to be. Okay, a
few meters more, then he reached the place. The sign was unmistakable:
Rehabilitation Center. Fucking shit. That judge had had way too much fun
sentencing him. Wasn’t there a law against such things? The urge to kick
something, anything in his way, rose, but Sebastian grit his teeth. He was no
sixteen-year-old anymore. Instead of kicking something, Sebastian peered into
the windows. An empty desk sat near the entrance door. Nobody was there.
Sebastian
took another deep breath, which did nothing to quell his anger, and slowly
pushed open the door. He wouldn’t get his Community Service hours done by
standing in front of the building. And if the judge had his way, Sebastian was
going to be here quite a few hours. Two-hundred, to be precise. Fucking
two-hundred hours of work in a rehab center. He should kill that judge.
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Tour
Dates & Stops:
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Book Junkie
24-Sep Full
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25-Sep Velvet
Panic, BFD Book Blog
30-Sep Kimi-Chan, Havan
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2-Oct Books A to Z, Hearts
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6-Oct Love
Bytes
Meet
Chris McHart:
Chris McHart lives in Germany, with her husband, slave, Dom,
partner in crime, and muse (all in one person, not even she’s that kinky!). She
loves her husband, men in kilts and Scotch Whiskey. Her idea of a perfect
evening is to curl up with her laptop and write (the other options are not
suitable to post in public).
Visit her blog or friend her on Facebook, where you can join
her author group.
Where to find Chris
McHart:
Facebook Author Page: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Chris-McHart/326380184192029?ref=hl
Twitter: www.twitter.com/chris_mchart
Facebook Author group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/882598865132498/?fref=nf
Blog: www.chrismchart.com
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