Release Blitz, Excerpt & Giveaway:
The Woodcarverโs Model
By Peter E. Fenton
FROM EXCITING NEW AUTHOR OF LGBTQIA ROMANCE PETER E. FENTON
Sometimes the truth is the hardest thing to reveal.
Travel writer Rob Hanson has been from the summit of Mount Everest to the markets of Mogadishu. He loves adventure, he loves his job, and he loves the freedom of being single. At least thatโs what he tells himself.
Everything changes when an assignment takes him to a small, idyllic west-coast island where he falls in love with the local woodcarver. From the first moment he sets eyes on Mitch, he feels like heโs found his perfect match. But things are never that simple for Rob.
Before long he finds himself involved with devious deals, jealous ex-lovers, and secrets from the past that refuse to go away. Rob knows that the only way to get what he needs is to reveal the truth. But does he have the courage to do what must be done in time to save himself and the man he loves?
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โโฆI hope the trip went without a hitch.โ
He stopped smiling. โAs hitchless as a trip can go.โ Why worry her with the details? โSoโฆany hot guys there for you?โ
Here it comes. The lecture. She did this every time.
โWell, there was Abdi, but I think he was just interested in my money.โ
He heard her sigh on the other end of the line. โIs it too much to ask that you find someone
and settle down? How long has it been?โ
โWeโre not going down that road. Not now.โ
โI just want you to be happy.โ
โI am happy,โ he said. In my own little screwed-up way.
She wasnโt giving up. โYou know what your problem is, donโt you? Youโre terrified of
commitment.โ
โThatโs not true.โ
โYou avoid any chance of it.โ
โHow do you figure that?โ he shot back a little too quickly.
โWell, for starters, your only close friendโs a girl, and we both know I donโt have a chance,
but you donโt have any guy friends at allโฆ I mean, to increase your odds of a successful relationship, you have to start somewhere.โ
โDonโt be silly. I have plenty of guy friends.โ
โName one.โ
He struggled for a moment before coming up with, โCarl at the gym.โ
โThe towel guy? Do you even know his last name, or maybe where he lives, or whether
heโs a dog or a cat person?โ
โLast names among gay men are not necessarilyโฆnecessary.โ
โDo you have any guys youโre close to?โ
โWhy would I need to? I have you.โ
She shot back, โI think youโre using me as a shield so you donโt leave yourself open to
meeting a guy you could fall in love with.โ
โWhaโฆ Thatโs crazy talk.โ
Rob wasnโt ready for this conversation. Why did everyone assume that he needed a relationship? He didnโt need anyone to get in the way. And as for any physical needsโฆ Well, if he couldnโt handle them himself, he could easily find someone who could. Like Carl from the gym. Whatever his last name was.
โSorry, hun. Iโve got a call coming in that I have to take,โ he lied. โDinner later this week?โ โOf course. Love ya.โ
โLove you too.โ
โNow, if only you could learn to say that to a guy.โ
โGotta go.โ
He disconnected from the call. Rob took a deep breath, then took a long draw on his bottle of Wheel Rat and stared out into the harbour. Iโm fine with things just the way they are.
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About the Author:
Peter E. Fenton has been working in the creative arts for over a decade. His prior work focused on writing plays and musicals including award-winning productions of The Giantโs Garden, Bemused, and Newfoundland Mary which have had professional productions across North America.
His work outside the arts includes a 42 year career in palaeontology with the Royal Ontario Museum. This job included working with rare fossils, and going on expeditions to remote locations in the Canadian Rockies, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut.
As retirement approached, Peter decided to draw on his many years of living, loving, and exploring and started writing in a longer form. The result is his first novel, The Woodcarverโs Model.
Peter currently resides in Toronto, Canada with his partner (who still writes plays), and is now working on a series of gay detective novels.
Connect with Peter:
Website: www.peterefenton.ca
Blog: www.peterefenton.ca/blog/
Twitter: @virtualfenton
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