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Now let's sit a bit with author BA Tortuga and see what is on their mind...
Today I’m very lucky to be interviewing BA Tortuga author of
Refired
Hi BA, thank you for agreeing to this interview. Tell us a little
about yourself, your background, and your current book.
Hey there! I’m the luckiest girl on Earth – I’m married to the
woman of my dreams, I’ve got the best job in history and I live in the New Mexico
mountains. I’ve been publishing romance novels for… whoa. Many years.
Many.
Refired is the story of recovering alcoholic, Josh McPhee, and
Kris Cerny, high-powered businessman and rancher – two former lovers that own a
failing Austin art gallery together.
Josh isn't willing to sell. Not yet. He's discovered a new artist in Santa Fe he knows will put Two Spirits in the black, and if he can just make a success of the gallery, maybe he can earn Kris's respect, if not recapture his love. He need Kris to give him time for one more buying trip, one more gallery show. Josh wants nothing more than a final chance to make things right. Kris agrees to let Josh have this last ditch effort on one condition-- he wants to go along for the ride. On the way Josh hopes they'll find the next big thing in the art world as well as peace, forgiveness, and a love he thought was lost forever.
Describe your favorite
rainy day activity.
Sitting in my studio with
my wife, drinking coffee, listening to an audiobook and sewing. That’s my idea
of heaven on earth.
Now let's check out B.A. Tortuga's Refired....
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Cover
Artist: Bree Archer
Series: The Recovery Series
Book: One
Release
Date: January 18, 2016
Goodreads
Link: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28254728-refired
Blurb:
When Kris Cerny walks back into Two Spirits, the art
gallery he owns with Josh McPhee, all he wants is a clean break. Austin's
booming real estate market means the building he bought years ago is worth a
fortune, and with the sale, he and Josh can finally go their separate ways.
They won't be reconciling, right? Josh may be sober now, but an addict is
always going to be an addict, and Kris can't take that chance again.Josh isn't willing to sell. Not yet. He's discovered a new artist in Santa Fe he knows will put Two Spirits in the black, and if he can just make a success of the gallery, maybe he can earn Kris's respect, if not recapture his love. He needs Kris to give him time for one more buying trip, one more gallery show. Josh wants nothing more than a final chance to make things right. Kris agrees to let Josh have this last ditch effort on one condition-- he wants to go along for the ride. On the way Josh hopes they'll find the next big thing in the art world as well as peace, forgiveness, and a love he thought was lost forever.
Pages or Words: 65,000 words
Categories: Contemporary, M/M Romance,
Western/Cowboy
Excerpt:
Josh sat there in the office
that had been his for seven years, two months, and three days, looking at the
cowboy who he’d thought, once upon a time, was going to be his one and only,
feeling a little like he was drunk.
He rolled the five-year-sober
token between his fingers, letting it settle him. Not drunk. Not even a bit.
“What? What did you say to me?”
He left off the you sorry son of a bitch
part.
“We got a buyer for the
gallery.” Kris stared at him, calm as could be, one hip settled on the edge of
his desk.
“The gallery isn’t for sale.”
He owned half, dammit. Still.
Kris nodded easily. “Frankly
they just want the building. Quite an offer. I don’t see how we can pass it
up.”
“The gallery isn’t for sale.”
He was fairly sure the words were succinct enough for Mr. Business.
“The neighborhood has changed,
Josh. It’s not a boho, arty area anymore. It’s all high-priced condos and tapas
bars.” Kris’s expression softened just slightly. “I think it’s time to let it
go.”
This wasn’t about the gallery.
This was about them. Him and Kris.
“No.”
“Josh, please at least look at
the offer.” Kris stood, straightening his fancy cattleman’s. God, he looked
like a stuffed suit. Kris looked better in beat-up Wranglers.
“I’m not interested.” Josh felt
like sitting down and pounding the floor with his fist. This wasn’t right. None
of it. He knew he was a fuckup. Had been a fuckup. But he was working his shit
out.
The gallery was back to
breaking even, if not making a profit. Josh thought he deserved a chance to get
some good new artists in for a show.
“Then are you going to buy me
out?” Kris asked.
Fuck. Kris knew he couldn’t do
that. The business finances were an open book. Josh wasn’t even taking a salary
for another three years to pay back Kris’s initial investment.
“I don’t have to. We’re equal
partners. All I have to do is say no.”
Kris frowned, dark brows
drawing together over his bright green eyes. “Dammit, Josh, how long are you
going to pretend this is going to work?”
He touched the coin again. Five
years. Five years sober. Five years proving he could be trusted. Five years and
it wasn’t enough.
“This gallery is my life.”
Simple as that. He had no friends anymore, no one. He came to work and went to
meetings. He hadn’t gone out to dinner with Kris since…. Christ. Christmas?
Maybe? Had they even done Christmas?
“Then what do you want me to
do? The building is really the only asset.”
“I’m going on a buying trip.
Santa Fe area. Why are we even talking about this?” Why are you even here? Go find another project.
Kris was, like, the king of
finance now or something. He had investments all over, could probably walk away
from the gallery without even taking a money hit.
“Buying? With what? Your good
looks?”
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Meet the author:
Texan to the bone and an unrepentant Daddy's Girl, BA
Tortuga spends her days with her basset hounds, getting tattooed, texting her
sisters, and eating Mexican food. When she's not doing that, she's writing. She
spends her days off watching rodeo, knitting and surfing porn sites in the name
of research. BA's personal saviors include her wife (still amazing to say
that), Julia Talbot, her best friend, Sean Michael, and coffee. Lots of coffee.
Really good coffee.
Having written everything from fist-fighting rednecks to
hard-core cowboys to werewolves, BA does her damnedest to tell the stories of
her heart, which was raised in Northeast Texas, but has gone to the high desert
mountains and fallen in love. With books ranging from hard-hitting GLBT
romance, to fiery ménages, to the most traditional of love stories, BA refuses
to be pigeon-holed by anyone but the voices in her head.
Where to find the author:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/batortuga
Facebook Author Page:
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Twitter: @batortuga
Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/batortuga/
Blog: http://www.batortuga.com
Instagram: https://instagram.com/batortuga/
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