Today I welcome a guest blogger! Please give a warm welcome to Ki Brightly!
Hello! This is Ki Brightly here to discuss my newest release
Secret Seth. I was generously invited
to be here today, and would like to say thank you to my hostess. So thanks!
Secret Seth was an
interesting book for me to write because I had this idea of writing a
demisexual character. I’ve explored bits and pieces of demisexuality once
before with Joseph in The Paranaturalist,
but I never quite got what I was looking for out of that book. I wanted to see
what a character would be like who was an extreme demisexual, someone who truly
doesn’t feel sexual attraction unless he is very close to someone.
So, thanks to my fascination, this quirk became an integral
part of Seth’s personality, in some ways. He is very careful and thorough in
all of his life, part of his job in construction is to keep everyone on his
site safe. This feeling of being responsible for everyone around him is
something he never quite shakes. It takes Seth so long, in fact, to realize
what he is feeling towards people—more than friendship or wanting to take care
of them—that frequently they have given up on him and already moved on by the
time he gets around to letting them know about his feelings. But, Seth’s trip
down relationship lane was a while ago for him. He’s been so busy with work he
hasn’t had time to figure himself out, and more importantly determine why,
precisely, he never seems to like someone until it seems like they’re out of
reach.
To research this aspect of Seth’s personality, I talked to
several different people who identify to varying degrees as demisexul, or other
somewhat similar identifications on the sexuality spectrum. One recurring theme
with the people I talked to was that there always seemed to be a great amount
of confusion inside themselves about someone they might actually like in a
romantic sense, and frequently just as much confusion is caused by their
missing cues from other people that other people are interested, because they
simply aren’t looking for them the same way someone else might be.
I attempted to make Seth as true to life as I could, in the
hopes that someone out there might see something of themselves in him and
identify with it. Because after all the road to love is hard, and everyone
should get a satisfying happily ever after, no matter where they fall on the
sexuality spectrum.
Tyler, on the other hand, Seth’s counterpart, has more along
the lines of what we think of, however erroneously, as the average sexual
tendencies of a man. He’s sexual, knows it, and is very interested in flirting
with men, especially attractive men like Seth. You can see where some problems
may arise. Part of this book is a comedy of errors, but I think another, very
real part of Tyler and Seth’s relationship is the gentle, organic growth of a
friendship before a romantic relationship begins. In a lot of ways that isn’t
something we get to see much of in contemporary romance. So many romance novels
are two people tripping into bed with each other (and I’ve written them and
liked plenty of them, so please don’t think I am in any way upset about that),
but Tyler and Seth were a nice change of pace to write.
This is a slow burn love story.
I hope everyone enjoys Tyler and Seth. Happy reading!
Blurb:
Tyler
Faulkner lived for his work, constructing Hollywood sets. His designs were
perfect, and he expected equal perfection from his crew and himself. But,
talented as he was, he felt trapped. A creative clash with a producer left him
out of more than just a job, and Tyler decided that maybe a new beginning was
exactly what he needed.
Seth
Goodwin was reliable. So rock-steady that his father made him a partner in the
family construction business over his older brothers. Seth’s job was simple—he
took a highly skilled crew out on the road to build ridiculously expensive
projects for rich clients. Their success prompted Seth and his dad to hire a
new designer.
Seth
wasn’t so steady around Tyler. Tyler didn’t simply draw art; he forced it into
reality, elbowing his way into Seth’s work crew and life, whether he wanted him
there or not. But Seth had a secret he’s been keeping for a long while, and
Tyler, flamboyant and verbose, wasn’t someone who fit in a closet, unless he was
looking for the perfect shoes to go with his outfit. Would Seth and Tyler be
able to make it work? Or would everyone’s secrets catch up with them?
Excerpt:
His lips were glossy. Like glass over cherries, maybe?
I had trouble swallowing and couldn’t look away, but he was talking, so that
was probably all right. It would be so easy to bend down and…what? I cleared my
throat. My mouth watered. Are you wearing… lipstick? Lip… stuff…? I wanted to
ask so bad, but I could see that he was. My heart hurt at
the thought of him being far away, but Tyler didn’t actually look happy about
the prospect either.
“This is my job. It’s all I have, so I’ll do what I need
to do to keep it, but I like doing it with you.”
“That’s not true.”
A confused
little crease appeared between his eyebrows. “What’s not?”
“The job’s not all
you have.”
His lips were glossy. Like glass over cherries,
maybe? I had trouble swallowing and couldn’t look away, but he was talking, so
that was probably all right. It would be so easy to bend down and…what? I
cleared my throat. My mouth watered. Are you wearing… lipstick? Lip… stuff…? I
wanted to ask so bad, but I could see that he was. Tyler’s POV He used his
thumbs to wipe at my cheeks. Stupid tears. Still, it was kind. I batted his
hands away and leaned closer. He let me burrow against his body, and then
wrapped his arms around me tight. It was such a relief.
Buy Link
Secret
Seth is available for purchase in e-book and paperback, and is also in Kindle
Unlimited.
Amazon
Bio
Ki Brightly
Ki grew up in small town nowhere pretending that
meteor showers were aliens invading, turning wildflowers into magic potions,
and reading more than was probably healthy. Ki had one amazing best friend, one
endlessly out of grasp "true love", and a personal vendetta against
normalcy.
Now, as an adult, living in Erie, Pennsylvania, Ki enjoys the sandy beaches,
frigid winters, and a wonderful fancy water addiction. Seriously, fancy
waters...who knew there were so many different kinds? It's just water...and yet...
Ki shares this life with a Muse, a Sugar Plum, and two wonderful children.
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