Category: LGBTQ

FREE BOOK ALERT! DIVERSE BOOKS PROMOTION for I WILL TELL THE NIGHT!

My latest novel, I WILL TELL THE NIGHT, is free on KOBO for a limited time as part of their DIVERSE BOOKS PROMOTION.

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Synopsis:

Finn Barker escaped his family in Miramichi, New Brunswick, decades ago for the anonymity of Toronto. When he learns of his mother’s impending demise, he decides to make the trip back home to say goodbye. But going back will awaken all the sleeping ghosts Finn’s not quite sure he’s willing to stir. With no time to decide, his split-second decision to jump back in has him driving across the country, with his boyfriend Steven behind the wheel. Along the way, Finn begins to unpack the mess he left behind. There’s the grandmother, MyImogene, he adored, and the twin brother who died of cancer when his own parents would have preferred to lose the other twin. There’s also the huge scandal Finn orchestrated with a teacher that gave him the Dutch courage he needed to flee. It was almost all bad.

Finn makes it in time for goodbyes, but then there’s the still very active strife between him and his father, the funeral, the family, and the secrets that shed new light on the cause of the rift between his parents and his beloved MyImogene. Every family carries secrets. Finn discovers they’re the one thing you can’t escape, no matter how far away you run. Secrets always catch up. Often, it’s death that has a way of bringing them back into the light of day. He was able to make peace with his dying mother, but can Finn make peace with all the rest…or is it time to run away for another thirty years?

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I wrote the first draft of I WILL TELL THE NIGHT at the 72hr 2016 Muskoka Novel Marathon. The marathon is a fundraiser for literacy. 40 writers in one room writing 40 novels in 72hrs. One of the best writing experiences I have ever had. THE best writing experience I have ever had, actually.

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Happy Book Birthday to Novel #9!

Today is the day!

I WILL TELL THE NIGHT is now out in the world. It’s my 9th novel, and my first self-published novel. It’s available only on Amazon…in all countries that Amazon operates. KINDLE or PAPERBACK! You decide…

Synopsis: Finn Barker escaped his family in Miramichi, New Brunswick, decades ago for the anonymity of Toronto. When he learns of his mother’s impending demise, he decides to make the trip back home to say goodbye. But going back will awaken all the sleeping ghosts Finn’s not quite sure he’s willing to stir. With no time to decide, his split-second decision to jump back in has him driving across the country, with his boyfriend Steven behind the wheel. Along the way, Finn begins to unpack the mess he left behind. There’s the grandmother, MyImogene, he adored, and the twin brother who died of cancer when his own parents would have preferred to lose the other twin. There’s also the huge scandal Finn orchestrated with a teacher that gave him the Dutch courage he needed to flee. It was almost all bad.

Finn makes it in time for goodbyes, but then there’s the still very active strife between him and his father, the funeral, the family, and the secrets that shed new light on the cause of the rift between his parents and his beloved MyImogene. Every family carries secrets. Finn discovers they’re the one thing you can’t escape, no matter how far away you run. Secrets always catch up. Often, it’s death that has a way of bringing them back into the light of day. He was able to make peace with his dying mother, but can Finn make peace with all the rest…or is it time to run away for another thirty years?

You can pick up your copy of I WILL TELL THE NIGHT in your country’s Amazon!

It’s available in PAPERBACK and KINDLE.

PAPERBACK LINKS:

I WILL TELL THE NIGHT at AMAZON USA $11.99

I WILL TELL THE NIGHT at AMAZON CANADA $17.21

I WILL TELL THE NIGHT at AMAZON UK £9.70

I WILL TELL THE NIGHT at AMAZON FRANCE €11.52

KINDLE LINKS:

I WILL TELL THE NIGHT at AMAZON USA $3.99

I WILL TELL THE NIGHT at AMAZON CANADA $5.73

I WILL TELL THE NIGHT at AMAZON UK £3.18

I WILL TELL THE NIGHT at AMAZON INDIA ₹342.00

I WILL TELL THE NIGHT at AMAZON FRANCE €3.83

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I Will Tell The Night – A Family Saga LGBTQ Literary Novel

It’s happening! My 2016 Muskoka Novel Marathon novel, I WILL TELL THE NIGHT, is being released. This is the novel that won me the BEST ADULT NOVEL AWARD for that year. It was originally scheduled to be released from the same publisher who published my novels SUMMER ON FIRE and PRIDE MUST BE A PLACE, but that publisher closed its doors before the release.

After unsuccessfully attempting to find another home for this baby, I have decided to self-publish this one. It would seem that it’s difficult to find a publisher for LGBTQ Literary fiction. This is especially true when there is zero heat level in it.

I have very strong feelings for this novel. So much so that I feel I can’t move forward before first putting it out into the world. The release date will be JANUARY 7th, 2025! So I have some work ahead of me, as we are about to go on vacation and I want to do a one-last-pass edit on it before I release it. Just know that I have done everything in my power to make it the best possible story I could make it. I’m super proud of this one…it feels…real. I want to get it as polished as possible before releasing it.

I have had so many readers and edits on this manuscript…so many eyes that I’m not sure there’s anyone left who hasn’t read it.

I really have to work on the cover blurb for this, so for now you will have to settle for the query letter synopsis.

Finn Barker escaped his family in Miramichi, New Brunswick decades ago for the anonymity of Toronto. Now is his chance to reunite with the strangers they’ve become. But going back will awaken a hell of a lot of ghosts Finn’s not sure he’s willing to awaken. With no time to decide, his split-second decision to jump back in has him driving across the country, with his boyfriend Steven behind the wheel. Along the way, Finn begins to unpack the mess he left behind. There’s the grandmother, MyImogene, he adored, the twin brother who died of cancer when his own parents would have preferred to lose the other twin, and the scandal he created with a teacher that gave him the reason he needed to flee. It was almost all bad.

Finn makes it in time for goodbyes, but then there’s the still very active strife between him and his father, the funeral, the family, and the secrets that shed new light on the cause of the rift between his parents and his beloved MyImogene. Every family carries secrets. Finn discovers they’re the one thing you can’t escape, no matter how far away you run. Secrets always catch up. Often, it’s death that has a way of bringing them back into the light of day. He was able to make peace with his dying mother, but can Finn make peace with all the rest…or is it time to run away for another thirty years?

I have some work ahead of me. Watch for updates on the release, etc. All I have now is a finished manuscript that needs one last edit, and a cover.

I WILL TELL THE NIGHT – COMING SOON

Pre-Order links will be in my next post…which will be going live later this morning!