As James A. Baldwin once said:

“Love does not begin and end the way we seem to think it does. Love is a battle, love is a war, love is growing up.”

Once upon a time, I was a huge fan of Valentine’s Day. Some thirty plus years ago, when my husband and I first dated, we were just two young boys sitting on a rock along a river bank. I knew so little about love: the depths in which one can love, the complications of love, the power of love.

Wow, 2019 had to have been the longest year of my life! Good and bad, much has happened over the last twelve months in our household. I would have to say that my high may have been the most successful book release of my career. Escaping Camp Roosevelt, released in May 2019, has sold more copies in its first year than any of my other books during their first year. With 100% of the first year’s royalties being donated to Larkin Street Youth Services/Homeless Shelter, in San Francisco, California, I couldn’t be more grateful to everyone who purchased the book! One book can make a difference in someone’s life.

Last month my husband Brian (Yes, his name is Brian also) and I celebrated our thirty-five-year anniversary. I truly can’t believe we’ve been together for thirty-five years! It seems as if it was just yesterday that we were teenagers, sitting on a rock by the river, getting to know one another.

It’s finally September and although we probably still have two or three days of over one hundred-degree temperatures left here at home, I know this is the end of summer. For starters, I no longer have to search for a vacant treadmill at the gym now that all the kids are back in school! Just in the past week, night-time temperatures have dropped enough to now allow me to turn off the AC and sleep with my windows open. There is nothing better than that nice breeze coming through the window at night.

You may have read his monthly blogs, or read one of his many award-winning books, but do you know who Bryan T. Clark is?  Well, this month we get to know the romance writer behind the keyboard.

So, let’s begin and start with a light introduction.

Well, I think of myself as a funny, loving, family-oriented man and a proud member of the LGBTQ community.  After twenty-seven years in law enforcement, I retired a couple of years ago to focus on my writing full time.  When I am not writing, I love traveling with our horses, lying by a body of water soaking up the sun, and watching a good movie while snuggled up on the couch with my beautiful husband of thirty-five years, and our loyal companion Nettie, the Sheepadoole.

I received some exciting news last month which I want to share with all of you!

The International Book Awards announced the winners and the finalists of the 2019 INTERNATIONAL BOOK AWARDS (IBA) on May 11, 2019. My novel, Diego’s Secret, is an Award-Winning Finalist in the LGTBQ Fiction category!

This news was especially gratifying to receive, as I never felt this book gained the attention that it so deserved. When I wrote the book, my intent was to reveal a love story between two opposites—extreme opposites, in this case.

Happy Pride month! What’s not to like about a parade and festival?  It is so fabulous watching the long procession of near naked men dancing on colorful decorated floats; seeing those that serve in public office, the military, and in law enforcement, marching side by side as one of us!  Pride celebrations are festivals of great music, great food, and endless exhibitors. Yes, we do know how to throw a parade and party, party, party! But Gay Pride is not just about the party now is it?

I was recently asked during an interview why I wanted to write this book and how did I choose the topic of LGBTQ youth homelessness?

The truth is, I didn’t pick it, it picked me. I’ve often said in other interviews, “my characters speak to me”. I don’t go looking for them. As I approach the completion of one book, there are times that I have no idea what it is that I’m going to write next, because no characters have come forward and spoken to me yet. Inevitably, by the time I am ready to start the next project, a character has shown up and wants their story told. Read More→

What better way to start off Spring than with the introduction of my new book, Escaping Camp Roosevelt!

If you enjoyed my previous four books containing stories brimming with real emotions and real-life situations filled with realistic life challenges and where vibrant character experience personal growth, and, of course, love, you are going to love my new book! Escaping Camp Roosevelt is an emotional and touching story of two young men, who, for very different reasons, find themselves on the streets, struggling to survive in a homeless encampment. 

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We have all heard the expression, “never judge a book by its cover”. As human’s, once upon a time, long ago, it was likely a survival mechanism to quickly assess ‘friend’ or ‘foe’. Get it wrong, or being too slow at it, there was a real possibility it would cost you your life.

I don’t believe in today’s world such an immediate assessment is as dire as it once was. But do we still do it, and why? Sure, people are killed everyday at the hands of a stranger, and I would never advocate being naïve or unaware in your surroundings, but do you assess everyone in your day to day life with a strong first impression? Consider the following situations: Read More→