Tyler, please tell us what your latest book is about.
Broken Neon is about country music singer, Zane Alexander, who has struggled to keep his sexuality a secret. He soon finds this nearly impossible when it comes to his band’s new guitarist, Finn Presswood.
Finn, who’s on the run from a dangerous ex-lover, has secrets of his own, but his feelings for Zane isn’t one of them.
When the new song they co-wrote leads to a recording contract with a major Nashville label, it becomes clear that their lives are about to change. Unfortunately, secrets are harder to hide in the limelight, so Zane fake-dating a famous supermodel whose career is on the line as well, seems like the best solution for everyone.
Their dreams are finally within their grasp until Finn’s past catches up, and no matter how much the two men love each other, happiness is never guaranteed.
If good intentions pave the road to hell, then broken neon paves the road to Nashville.
What's the biggest challenge you got in writing, editing, and submitting this book?
My biggest problem for every book I write is making sure I keep the story straight. They say the devil is in the details and this is always true when it comes to timelines, keeping names and personalities straight and a slew of other minor details that could make or break a story.
Who is your inspiration in writing in general?
I’m often inspired by a real person or event. Sometimes it could be as simple as a song or a photo. For this story, it was a combination of a young and very sexy country singer named Steve Grand who is gay and doing a very fine job of fighting past the hurdles of prejudice and making a name for himself.
I also watch a little TV drama call Nashville, and they have a closeted gay singer on the program who has really captured my heart. His dramatized battle with himself and with the image the industry expects him to maintain made for a painful story line. It wasn’t hard to imagine what that would be like, and then one day Zane Alexander whispered in my ear and told me he had his own story to tell. The rest is history.
What is your favorite number? Why?
My favorite number is 4, because that’s how many children I have. J
Do you write full time? What's the best thing about it?
I do write full time. As a single mom it has allowed me to be home when my kids needed me most. My husband passed away suddenly in 2006 when our children were all under the age of fourteen.
If I had worked outside the home, I’m not sure my kids would have turned out as great as they are now. They needed me, and I put them first.
Of course, locking myself in the writing cave for hours on end meant they had to learn how to feed themselves, but that’s a good thing, right?
Broken Neon
By Tyler Robbins
Blurb:
Country music singer, Zane Alexander has struggled to keep his sexuality a secret, but hiding his attraction to their new guitarist, Finn Presswood, is damn near impossible.
On the run from a dangerous ex-lover, Finn has secrets of his own, but his feelings for Zane isn’t one of them.
When the new song they co-wrote leads to a recording contract with a major Nashville label, it becomes clear that their lives are about to change. Unfortunately, secrets are harder to hide in the limelight, so Zane fake-dating a famous supermodel whose career is on the line as well, seems like the best solution for everyone.
Their dreams are finally within their grasp until Finn’s past catches up, and no matter how much the two men love each other, happiness is never guaranteed.
If good intentions pave the road to hell, then broken neon paves the road to Nashville.
Excerpt:
Finn’s lids lowered to half-mast and his nostrils flared. His cheek flamed red, and the emotion boiling under his skin became nearly tangible. “I don’t want you involved with this. I have to leave. If I don’t…” Finn clenched his jaw as his eyes glistened in the dark.
“If you don’t what?”
His breathing accelerated. The veins running up and down his neck stuck out, and his entire body tensed. “If I don’t, I’ll only bring you trouble. That’s what the Presswood boys do best. We bring trouble.”
Zane inched closer. “I can handle any kind of trouble you got.” He slid his hand up the side of Finn’s neck and cupped his jaw. “Trust me.” He moved slow, so slow he thought he might never taste Finn’s lips again as he cautiously leaned in for a kiss.
Finn didn’t back away. He stood frozen, his body hard and rigid with his jaw ticking adamantly. His body said no, but as Zane stared deep into his lover’s eyes, he could see the burn. The heat he’d felt so many times. The same yearning that Zane himself had been overwhelmed by the last few weeks. That fire only Finn could make him feel was right there, glaring back at him, begging to be stoked.
He paused centimeters from Finn’s lips, and inhaled his unmistakable scent. “For fuck’s sake, say it.”
Finn’s bottom lip quivered, and his crushed expression made Zane’s heart ache. “I love you.”
As the words left Finn’s mouth, Zane inhaled them as though they were oxygen. He pressed his lips to Zane’s, gently parted them, then ventured in, slow and sure until Finn sucked his tongue in further, kissing him in return.
Finn hugged him close, his head shifting from side to side as their tongues tangled and swirled. He lowered one hand to Zane’s crotch and rubbed up and down, exciting Zane even more.
His cock throbbed when Finn dipped his hand inside his jeans. He scrambled to unfasten them, allowing Finn to have his way.
Finn pulled Zane’s cock from his boxers and immediately lowered to his knees. Finn’s warm, wet mouth felt like heaven as he licked, slurped, and suckled the crown. As Finn was slip-sliding his tongue up and down the shaft, Zane’s heart pounded.
He eased down onto the sofa, careful not to create a void between his cock and the confines of Finn’s luscious mouth. That probably wouldn’t have happened anyway with the way Finn gripped Zane’s cock at the base.
Zane thrust himself upward forcing his cock deeper, scraping the back of Finn’s throat. He watched, enthralled with the care Finn took sucking him off. His technique had purpose, and his grunts and moans indicated he enjoyed pleasuring Zane as much as Zane enjoyed being pleasured.
He combed his fingers through his lover’s hair. “Look at me, baby.”
Finn’s gaze drifted upward with his cheeks hollowed out, his lips glistening with Zane’s juices, and sounds of their heavy breaths surrounded them.
“So fucking beautiful.”
Finn titled his head to the side, eyes still locked onto Zane’s, and he wrapped his tongue up the length of Zane’s shaft. When he reached the tip, Finn rose up, crawling higher until his lips met Zane’s.
The kiss was wet and sweet as Zane tasted his own pre-cum.
Their bodies mashed together as they writhed on the narrow sofa. “My room.”
“No.” Finn shook his head. “I want you here. Now.”
Bio and Links:
Robin Badillo and her pseudonym, Tyler Robbins, is a down to earth mother of four, born and raised in a small Texas town where she still resides with her nearly grown kids and a pack of spoiled dogs.
A fan of paranormal and southern romance novels, Robin does her best to offer up a plethora of tasty morsels to satisfy her reader’s appetite. Whether mainstream and/or paranormal erotic romance or Tyler’s LGBT romance line, Robin strives to create characters who are endearing and relatable.
Adversity is Robin’s motivation, which explains why she’s a true believer that grey hair is simply God’s graffiti.
Personal Links:
Tyler Robbins Blog: http://tylerrobbins.blogspot.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/author.tyler.robbins
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Robin_Badillo
Buy Links:
Evernight Publishing:
http://www.evernightpublishing.com/broken-neon-by-tyler-robbins
Amazon:
All Romance Books:
https://www.allromanceebooks.com/product-brokenneon-1571099-149.html
BookStrand:
http://www.bookstrand.com/broken-neon-mm
Smashwords
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/459379
Thank you so much for having me on your blog. Have a wonderful weekend! :-)
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