Perceived Love By Viki Lyn
Author Name: Viki Lyn
Book Name: Perceived Love
Release Date: October 27, 2015
Blurb:
When psychic Nate Coleman dreams of a murder, he knows it’s a premonition. He can’t forget the image of his ex-lover with a bullet hole through his chest. Nate has no choice but to confront Will and face the skeptical scientist’s ridicule.
Dr. William Ryner doesn’t believe in what he can’t prove. When Nate comes back into his life, it’s not to rekindle their love, but to bring up more of that mumbo jumbo that split them apart.
Despite Will’s refusal to listen, Nate can’t ignore the premonition. And, Will can’t ignore Nate. Before the gunman strikes, Will must either trust in Nate’s ability or rely only on the facts, but if he does the latter, pride could be the death of him.
NOTE: This story is a do-over, and has almost tripled in size! This book was previously published but has been revised and edited in this edition.
Pages or Words: 28,000 words
Categories: Gay fiction, Fiction, M/M Romance
Excerpt:
Nate woke with a start, his heart pounding. He reached for the water glass on the nightstand and almost dropped it. Rarely did he dream of death, but when he did, he took notice. That it was Will he’d seen in his nightmare made it more complicated.
No matter. Nate had a responsibility to explore the possibility that this was a precognitive dream. Beyond that, he didn’t want to think about the consequences of taking action.
Nate grabbed his sketchbook from his nightstand. He picked up a charcoal pencil and sketched the dream images before they vanished from his mind—the gunman had worn an orange baseball cap and dark hoodie. Nate recognized the oval-shaped plaza with its pruned elm trees and classical bandstand. Will and Nate used to jog the trails throughout Golden Gate Park, and Spreckels Temple of Music had been one of their favorite places to see a concert.
There would be no reason for Will to be on a stage, especially a bandstand in San Francisco. He had moved after their breakup and now lived in London. Yet Nate couldn’t shake off the sense of dread. Maybe he had substituted Spreckels for a place in London? Sometimes his dreams were hard to interpret. Images were often metaphors.
But this nightmare… Shit. The man with the gun could be a metaphor for himself. He did own an orange baseball cap stuffed away in the back of his closet.
Interview:
Today I’m very lucky to be interviewing Viki Lyn author of Perceived Love.
Hi Viki, thank you for agreeing to this interview. Tell us a little about yourself, your background, and your current book.
Well, let’s see. There’s not much to tell about myself. I never thought I’d ever publish books. I’ve always been ‘creative’ and have an art degree from San Diego State. For years I studied and taught art classes and even opened an art gallery with my BBF. Then years later, I discovered how fun it was writing stories. I’ve been hooked on it ever since.
- Why did you choose to write M/M stories?
I switched to writing gay fiction after publishing historical ‘straight’ romances. I’ve always been in tune with the gay scene since the 70’s. I love gay movies and got into Japanese yaoi, which is boy-love manga. I started reading m/m romances and really enjoyed them. So it wasn’t that far flung that I would switch to writing what I loved to read. I’ve been writing m/m romances since 2009. Perceived Love is my fourteenth M/M romance.
- What inspired you to write your first book?
I love ‘best friends fall in love’ tropes. This is how Blue Skye began, which is the first book in my Woodland Village series.
- When and why did you begin writing?
Years ago I discovered fan fiction . That’s how I began and from there I slowly began to write using my own characters. I never thought of publishing any of my work. Perceived Love is dedicated to Reality Freedom, a Santa Cruz psychic who saw me publishing books in the future. That was in the early 80’s and I never thought about writing, let alone publishing a book. Go figure. She was right.
- What are you current projects?
Lover’s Trill: A Magical Christmas is in the process of edits. This is a short story that takes place a year after Leo and Andre reconnect. Just a light, cute piece of fluff–grin. Loose Id will publish the book during the holidays. I’m finishing Secretus, a M/M romance set in Big Sur, California, one of my favorite places on earth. I have this fantasy that someday I will be able to afford to live there. Lots of luck needed for that dream to come true, but at least my characters can live out my fantasies. One of the joys of writing is letting my characters have careers I’ve only dreamed of. That’s why so many of my characters have creative professions. J
- Off topic: What secret talents do you have?
I can fly! Ssh, put don’t tell anyone or the CIA might try to recruit me for their nefarious purposes.
Buy the book:
http://www.loose-id.com/perceived-love.html
Meet the author:
Rainbow Award winner, Viki Lyn is a successful writer of sexy romance, both gay and straight. She likes a challenge and at times breaks the rules of her genre. But always, it’s the romance that drives her stories to their happily-ever-after. You can also find her at Viki Vina Romance – the site of her books co-authored with Vina Grey. Check out their popular Orbus Arcana m/m vampire series!
Where to find the author:
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/vikilynromance
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Pinterest: http://www.pinterest.com/vikilynromance
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Goodreads Link: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16226105-perceived-love?ac=1
Publisher: Loose ID
Cover Artist: April Martinez
Tour Dates & Stops:
2-Nov: Jessie G. Books, Havan Fellows
3-Nov: Love Bytes, BFD Book Blog, Parker Williams
4-Nov: Vampires, Werewolves, and Fairies, Oh My, Scattered Thoughts & Rogue Words
5-Nov: Lee Brazil, MM Good Book Reviews
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