This entry is part 2 of 2 in the series Book Reviews

I have a guest blogger today (and until I get around to updating my blog), Lynley Wayne. I met Lynley at GayRomLit last year, and she’s one of the sweetest people ever. I also have to give kudos to her talented husband, Brian, too. Not only does he do all the cover art for her books, but you have to figure he was hit on at least once at GRL, but if it bothered him, I haven’t heard about it. Seriously, though, check out her book covers. The art is fantastic, in my opinion.

Anyway, Lynley’s here to pimp her new book, Rocky’s Road, and I’m happy to give her space to advertise her latest.

I’d like to thank Christopher for having me today. Rocky’s Road will be released from MLR Press September 20^th. Rocky and Landon are both characters that were introduced in, Scars. By the end of that book I knew, without a doubt, that these two were meant for one another.

 Blurb:

How can you find yourself when you don’t know where to start?

For Rocky, the move from Indiana to Maryland isn’t half as daunting as the prospect of finally taking the time to explore his sexuality.  Luckily for him, Rocky has his brother’s best friend for a guide…

Landon had all but given up on finding someone to spend his life with. Hope sparks in his chest when he meets Rocky, whose naturally submissive nature perfectly complements Landon’s dominance. As Landon introduces Rocky to the world of BDSM, the two men learn that sometimes you have to traverse a rocky road to find your way to happiness.

Excerpt: 

An hour before Landon’s shift was over, he was sent to the ER due to a car accident. He was one of the nurses who got pulled off the floor if they needed extra hands in the ER.

They had multiple injuries, and Landon was two hours late getting off work. By the time he climbed into his car to head home, he was tired and more than a little sad. One of the victims brought in from the crash had been a ten-year-old little girl. She had been in the backseat of the car that was first hit. Her father had been driving and was killed instantly in the collision, her mom was in critical condition, and she had suffered an injury to her spinal cord. At ten years old, she would never walk again. It was cases like that that had made Landon move from the ER in the first place. It was too hard to have to see people suffering and not be able to do anything to help them.

Landon pulled into the driveway and made his way to the house. Rocky was still sleeping when he walked into the bedroom. Landon stripped down and headed to the shower. He let the water run extra hot and scrubbed himself good. He didn’t want to take a chance of bringing anything into their bed.

Once he was done, he got out and dried himself off. He climbed into bed beside Rocky and pulled the other man close. Rocky didn’t even open his eyes. “I love you. Glad you’re home,” he mumbled, snuggling up to Landon and falling right back to sleep.

Landon smiled and let himself relax. He kissed the top of Rocky’s head. “Love you too, Pet.”

Even half asleep, that Rocky was glad he was home helped to relieve some of his sadness. He’d carry that little girl’s loss with him for days while he made sure there wasn’t anything he could’ve done differently. He was still thinking about what that little girl was up against when he fell asleep. Rocky, safely tucked in his arms, gave him more comfort than he had ever had.

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Cover of Lynley Wayne’s Rocky’s Road

Bio:

Lynley Wayne is the pen name of a thirty-something female living on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. When not writing, she can usually be found reading and thinking up creative ways to avoid housework. She is married to a very understanding husband who doesn’t complain when she spends hours in front of the computer and he ends up having to fix supper on occasion. Or when she asks random off the wall questions. Or when she talks for hours about whatever story she’s working on. Yeah, basically he’s vying for sainthood.

Lynley strongly believes everyone is entitled to their own version of happiness, no matter how it may differ from the norm. She writes characters she wants to read and hopes others enjoy them as much as she enjoyed writing them.

While most people who know her wouldn’t guess, she’s a hardcore romantic at heart and loves nothing more than a happily ever after. Lynley may have come to romance later than some, but once she found it she never looked back. It was years later when she accidentally stumbled onto the male/male genre and knew it was where she was meant to be. From then on she’s spent endless hours writing about love in it’s many forms.

It is her hope that one day society will be able to look past the labels and see the person behind it. That they will realize we are all the same. Until that time comes, she will continue telling stories of a love others may believe is wrong, but she thinks is nothing short of beautiful.

You can find Lynley on the web at www.lynleywayne.com, on twitter @LynleyWayne, on Facebook at www.facebook.com/LynleyWayne for my author page and www.facebook.com/lynley.wayne.1 for my personal page. You can also find her on Linkedin and Goodreads. She loves to hear from readers so feel free to email her at lynleywayne@gmail.com.

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