It’s difficult for an author to read reviews. You want everyone to love your books as much as you do, but know, realistically, that they won’t. We all have tropes we love and plot lines we don’t really care for. Sometimes we just don’t connect, other times we find a book that really clicks at first, but fails to deliver. We’re looking for books as individual as we are. Books that work for us. And every now and then we find one we love without reason, and it stays with us for a long, long time.
I love all of my books, but I never really know what readers will think of them until the first reviews come trickling in. A good review is always a pleasant surprise (we authors will never get over thinking our books just don’t work). Not so good or critical reviews aren’t always terrible. Sometimes they zero right in on the one thing you were worried about. Sometimes they pick up something you missed entirely. That always sucks a bit, but I make a note to try harder next time and move on.
What I always hope for are reviews that show in some way that I’ve connected with a reader. When they have read the story I think I’ve written (you’d be surprised at the number of reviews I read where I wonder if they actually read my book, lol). These reviews are always my favourite–and they’re not always the five-star reviews, just so you know. But I put so much of myself into my characters and stories. I live them as I write them. I experience all the highs and lows and the ebb and flow of the plot. When I feel my reader has too, then I consider it a job well done. ❤
I didn’t expect Brian’s book to be the one that got these sort of reviews. I actually thought this would be the book most people had issues with. I can’t pinpoint why, except to say that I challenged myself with this one. I took several chances with the characters and the plot. I pushed harder, reached farther. Brian’s book was always going to be special, because I knew his backstory and I wanted to do it justice. But also because Mal is a character I’ve wanted to write for some time. My warrior, my gentle heart, the man who never gives up. I’ve written around him, up to him, but this is the first time I’ve written him, and I love him.
So, I give to you the final book in my This Time Forever series, Chasing Forever, and hope you love it as much as I do!
About the Book
Malcolm Montgomery was a history teacher and track coach until an accident left him with two broken legs. He’ll recover, but life has knocked his feet out twice now. He’s not sure if he’s ready to try again, especially when it comes to love—and slick guys like Brian Kenway. Still, he needs help mentoring the school’s LGBTQ society, so he asks Brian to take some responsibility.
Brian has been hiding behind his reputation as a liar and a cheat for so long that he actually believes he’s that guy—until his nephew, Josh, turns up on his couch, tossed out for being gay. Brian has never considered being a father, but he knows all about being rejected by loved ones. Now Brian wants to be more: a partner for Mal and a role model for Josh.
But when Mal’s recovery is set back and the sad truth of Brian’s past is revealed, the forever they’ve been chasing seems even further from their grasps. It’ll take a rescue effort to revive their sense of worth and make Brian, Mal, and Josh into a family of their own.
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What reviewers are saying:
“Intimate, sensuous, and timely!” —Zoe, Goodreads review
“This book was a gift.” —Jennifer, Goodreads review
Overall, Chasing Forever is a well written, provocative, emotional story by Jensen that does an excellent job of highlighting the challenges, prejudices, and ignorance faced by those in the LGBTQIA community and reminds us just how much guidance and support all teens require when discovering and embracing their sexual identity.” —Zoe W., Reviewer
““I thought book 1, Building Forever was my favourite book in this series, but Chasing Forever just took that spot!” —Amy Aislin, Goodreads review
Tour and Giveaway Details!
I’m doing another Instagram Tour! Follow along for a chance to win one of my previously published books!
The giveaway for my Riptide Tour is $25 to spend at the publisher’s store and a swag pack of bookmarks, postcards and stickers.
(All my giveaways are open internationally. Comment on any post to enter!)
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