Bøger af Bryan T. Clark

Winner of the 2017 Rainbow Award for BEST GAY HISTORICALLambda Literary Award Finalist for 2017 BEST GAY ROMANCE In 1845, as America is drowning in its own racial conflict, in a time when forbidden love has to remain a secret, can two young men find love when one has everything to lose, and the other has nothing? For Tobias, a young African man, life has ended before it began. Snatched abruptly from his homeland and enslaved into the Antebellum South, grand homes and majestic oak trees meant little to him. Now he is considered the property of other men, but his spirit would not be broken. The awkward Benjamin Nathanael Lee lives a privileged life. His father owns the largest tobacco plantation south of the Mason Dixon line. Ben wants little to do with the harsh realities of running a plantation-that is, until he meets Tobias, the one person that changes everything for him. Wealth, greed, and power brought them together. The same now threatens to separate them forever. The two men are on the verge of losing the one thing that matters: their love for one another. Against the odds, they steal off and embark on a journey to find freedom: the freedom to love one another and to live a life without the chains of slavery. Come to the Oaks is the tale of a forbidden romance-a love forged by two young men as they journey through a land that is tearing itself apart.

LAMBDA Literary Award Finalist for BEST GAY ROMANCE"He's a bad boy-cocky and damaged. So, why can't I stop thinking about him?"Broken DreamsSociable and unselfish, eighteen-year-old Tucker Graves loves two things-his darling little sister and the thrill of playing baseball. He never dreamed that he'd be homeless, but after a series of misfortunes, his life is nothing like he could have possibly imagined. Shocked and shattered, Tucker, his mother, and his baby sister now must brave the dangers of a dilapidated homeless encampment called Camp Roosevelt.A Wounded HeartHomeless since the age of fourteen, Dancer has mastered the tricks of living on the streets as a sex worker. The quiet, reclusive, and calculating ways of this twenty-year-old, green-eyed Adonis help him to survive. He hides his emotional scars from the world by interacting only with his clients, whose occasional bizarre requests he reluctantly fulfills. Dancer's past has taught him to trust no one.A Second ChanceWhen Tucker and Dancer come face to face on a stormy night, having been thrown together under the same roof, Tucker brings out a feeling in Dancer that he didn't know still existed in him-desire. Neither man can deny the attraction he feels for the other. But some scars run deep, causing both Tucker and Dancer to question whether falling in love is even possible, especially when survival is on the line.Bryan T. Clark is a multi-published, Rainbow Award-winning author and LAMBDA finalist.*** One hundred percent of the royalties from the first year of this novel's publication is being donated to the Larkin Street Youth Services/Castro Youth Housing Initiative(CYHI). The CYHI provides transitional housing in the city of San Francisco, California, for LGBTQ youth experiencing homelessness. Fear of being raped, abused, or murdered should not be a part of anyone's youth.

Just Before Sunrise, as the fog lifts from the pool, the light reveals the tapered backs of male swimmers in Speedos concluding their morning workout. Nicky O'Hare, a promising freshman recruited to the Tampa Bay University swim team, shows promise both in and out of the pool. The lean Irish kid with the 'boy-next-door' good looks from Brandy, South Dakota, is likely the most talented swimmer on the team. Ready to experience all that college life has to offer, Nicky has even put finding a boyfriend on his wish list. Coach Phillip Silva, a former Olympic swimmer with a once-impressive swimming career, has recruited Nicky as part of his mission to rebuild the University's failing swim program. Focused on the upcoming season, Phillip's real challenge will be keeping his secrets and demons submerged below the surface. All seems well until one night when Nicky and Phillip end up at the same Fourth of July celebration. With fireworks in the sky, the hot and humid night reveals the attraction between the two. But can these boundaries be crossed? Suddenly forced to reevaluate his life, Phillip is met with the moral dilemma of discovering true love with the University's rising star. Before Sunrise presents a story of friendships, love, complicated relationships, and deception, woven into a hard-earned happily-ever-after. Bryan T. Clark, author of Ancient House of Cards, has again masterfully crafted a romance where the fine line between right and wrong must be resolved for love to survive.

International Book Awards Finalist for L.G.B.T.Q. FICTION Landscaper, Diego Castillo struggles daily under the weight of his secret. He's forced to hide his desire for other men from his family. Lately, the only time he can really be himself is when he's with his landscaping client, Winston-a man of beauty and considerable wealth. They come from two different worlds, but in Winston he senses a vulnerable kindred spirit, and even though getting involved with Winston isn't a good idea, he's powerless to stay away. Winston Makena is suffering, too. All his millions can't buy a minute's peace from the crushing grief he's felt since his husband's death. The only relief he finds these days is when he's with Diego in the garden. Despite their differences, Winston finds himself inexorably drawn to Diego's honesty, kindness, and gentle soul. But can he ever truly love again? It's not long before Diego and Winston's clandestine attraction grows into something much more complicated, and as cultures clash, misunderstandings mount, and secrets loom, they're left to wonder if the cost of following their hearts is more than they can ever pay...

Picked as "The Best of 2020" by Love Bytes ReviewsNoah Rothenberg spent the 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 has to fly halfway around the world to a tiny island in Greece to do it.Love isn't an emotion Spiro Papadopoulos entirely trusts anymore. He's far too pragmatic for that. His focus these days has to be 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?