
From the multi-published Rainbow Award-winning author and a Lambda Literary and International Book Award Finalist, Bryan T. Clark comes the most anticipated book of the year!
I’ve never been more excited about the release of a book as I am about Far Away. As I mentioned in last month’s blog, this story speaks to so much of my childhood, spun into a beautiful love story between these two characters. Both are complex individuals fighting with their own dark demons. This story mirrors parts of my own real life to the point that there is only a fine line between fiction and reality within some of the pages. Far Away is available by preorder right now, which is a great way to have it delivered directly to your eReader the moment it goes live on May 1st.
First love can save you … and ruin you …
Eighteen-year-old Noah Rothenberg spent the prefect summer with his first love, the charming and seductive Spiro. He fell head over heels in love from what started as a clumsy crush.
But that was twelve years ago. His relationships since have been spectacular failures because of how things ended with Spiro. If he has any hope of moving forward, he needs to find Spiro and get some closure … even if he must fly halfway around the world to do it. Too bad he instead finds himself falling—again—for the man who ruined him for all other men.
Love isn’t an emotion Spiro Papadopoulos entirely trusts anymore. He’s far too pragmatic for that. His focus these days is on his art and caring for his ailing mother. Being with Noah again is easy and feels so right … but is it love? Spiro isn’t sure. Besides, with his entire life being tied to Greece and Noah’s to New York, love might just be a luxury neither of them can afford.
Can Spiro and Noah overcome the oceans and years between them—or will their second chance at love end as badly as their first?

Excerpt
“Good morning, Mr. Rothenberg.” Eros put a hand on his knee to steady himself as he stood. Aloof in the shadows, Spiro held his gaze on him. Noah couldn’t look away as Spiro’s eyes washed over him from head to toe. Were they brown or green? Afraid he’d stared too long, he broke eye contact, his eyes sweeping past the visitor’s long dark sideburns that cupped his ears.
“Sorry to disturb you.” Noah’s voice cracked. He cleared his throat and tried to put on a cool and collected face, not wanting to seem like the dork that he was. “I was hoping you could help this morning with the rowboat.” His thumb pointed to the boathouse, but his eyes remained on Spiro. Face-to-face, Eros’s nephew was… beautiful. A statue of beauty.
Noah tried to look away but couldn’t. Yes, Spiro was a hair taller than he. His square jawline, straight nose, and jade eyes rimmed in gold were mesmerizing. Noah’s heart sped as he broke eye contact. Excitement swirled in his gut at the proximity of this Adonis.
“Sure.” Eros tossed his hammer into his box of tools. Noah’s eyes followed Eros as Eros turned and spoke to his nephew.
Noah’s eyes drifted to Spiro’s bow-shaped lips before moving up to his eyes. Their eyes met, causing Noah’s heart to skip a beat. Noah had no idea what he saw in those cat eyes that were staring intensely back at him and caused his heart to flutter. It wasn’t disdain, dominance, or dismissal, the usual looks his peers gave him upon meeting him for the first time. It was… he’s really looking at me.
Everything about Spiro enthralled him. No longer wishing away the next two months before he could escape to Harvard, he was cautiously excited about the summer.
Warmly,

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I can’t wait. Hope you and yours are well
Happy hump day Doug! Twenty-three days and counting. I am sitting on pins and needles.
Just tried pre-order link and it didn’t work. I’ll try through Amazon.
Hi Lidia, thank you as always for your support. We have repaired the link and I will personally forward it to you. Hope all is well with you and your family 🙂
Can’t wait!
Thank you CJ. Hope you are taking care of yourself doing this ever so changing world we are living in today.
I really can’t wait to read your new book, Far Away. I have a real thing for Greek Island romance. I am an avid fan and have read all your books. Brian Douglas
Well hello my fellow Greek enthusiast! I LOVE anything Greek as well! Thank you for being an avid fan! It’s the reason I do what I do!
Nice synopsis of love and real relationships. In most cases they don’t end well. However it’s amazing the hold and effects those endings carry on into current relationships. Freeing yourself is a must, it makes the difference in whether you’ll fly in the next relationship or crawl. Good luck with the book!
Debi, thank you for your comment, and yes, you are absolutely right that it does make a difference in future relationships!