Dante Eternal's Virtual Bookshelf: Love Comes Unheard by: Andrew Grey w/ Guest Post

Title: Love Comes Unheard

Author: Andrew Grey

Series: Senses Series

Genre: M/M Contemporary

Publisher: Dreamspinner Press

Release Date: Sept 18 2015

Edition/Formats Available In: eBook & Print

Blurb/Synopsis:

Garrett Bowman is shocked that fate has brought him to a family who can sign. He's spent much of his life on the outside looking in, even within his biological family, and to be accepted and employed is more than he could have hoped for. With Connor, who’s included him in his family, Garrett has found a true friend, but with the distant Brit Wilson Haskins, Garrett may have found something more. In no time, Garrett gets under Wilson’s skin and finds his way into Wilson’s heart, and over shared turbulent family histories, Wilson and Garrett form a strong bond.

Wilson’s especially impressed with the way Garrett’s so helpful to Janey, Connor and Dan’s daughter, who is also deaf. When Wilson’s past shows up in the form of his brother Reggie, bringing unscrupulous people to whom Reggie owes money, life begins to unravel. These thugs don’t care how they get their money, what they have to do, or who they might hurt. Without the strength of love and the bonds of family and friends, Garrett and Wilson could pay the ultimate price.

The front door opened, and Wilson stepped out. Janey came out as well, and she waved when she saw him, breaking into a huge smile. Garrett slowly walked up to the door, wondering what kind of fairy tale he had just fallen into. Connor motioned him forward, lifted Janey into his arms, and carried her back inside with a huge hug.

“Please come in,” Wilson signed.

Garrett wasn’t so sure. What the hell would the likes of him do in a place like this? He carried his suitcase close to his body and reminded himself not to touch anything or get dirt anywhere. The internal admonitions had started, and he hadn’t even stepped inside.

Wow, he thought once he did. The place was huge, and it was so clean it sparkled. The floors glistened, and chandeliers gleamed overhead.

A boy in a motorized chair rolled up to him. “I’m Jerry,” he signed as best he could with his curled fingers. Garrett smiled.

“I’m Garrett,” he signed back and shook the boy’s offered hand. He was small and obviously couldn’t walk, but the smile Garrett received was luminous. It seemed Jerry was at that age where he wanted to start acting like a man.

Jerry began to talk, but Garrett couldn’t understand what he was saying. His lips didn’t form the words in a way that he could read them. He glanced at Wilson, who signed what Jerry had said.

“Yes. I’d… like… to… see… your… drawings,” he said slowly. Jerry turned and rolled away. Garrett wondered if he should follow or what.

Wilson lightly touched his shoulder. “Let me show you your room. I explained to Jerry that he needs to be patient.” Wilson smiled, and Garrett nodded, following Wilson up the stairs and down a hall lined with pictures of the kids with grinning faces looking out of picture frame after picture frame. Wilson opened a door, and Garrett stepped inside. The room was small but very nice, and it smelled clean. The late-afternoon sun shone in the windows.

“The bathroom is through that door,” Wilson signed and then pointed. “My room is right across the hall if you need anything.”

“Thank you.”

“Dinner will be ready in half an hour,” Wilson signed, and Garrett nodded. He’d have time to take a shower. It had been too long since he’d felt clean.

Garrett stared at Wilson, taking in his crisp pants and flawless light blue shirt with a hint of skin at the collar. The man was gorgeous, in Garrett’s opinion, with his aquiline nose and water blue eyes. He hadn’t even realized he’d been looking that long until Wilson began to move out of the room. Garrett turned away and felt heat rise in his cheeks. He’d been staring, and he had no right to. “Thank… you,” Garrett said just before Wilson disappeared from view.

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How to create multifaceted characters and make them believable? Do you have a formula when creating your characters?

Absolutely not. Each character stars with an idea that’s unique to them. I start each story at the beginning and let the characters tell me about themselves, their strengths, weaknesses, hopes, fears, and dreams. None of them are ever the same and I like each and every character to be unique. When writing a story, the reader has to feel as though the people and the world you created has been going on its own for years and will continue long after the story is over. That goes for the characters as well. Fully formed characters had lives before the story began and in the mind of the readers, they will continue after the last page of the book has been read.

As in real life, each character has good traits and bad ones. They are sometimes their own worst enemy and can get lucky enough to find someone who is willing to accept them, good and bad. That’s what we all hope for, See the way I see my characters is that they are a part of me and represent a part of each reader. See we all want to find love and be loved for exactly who we are. My characters want the same things. Some are a bigger pain in the ass than others and are harder to love, but that doesn’t mean they don’t want to be loved, they just need to be hit over the head first. (Those tend to be the ones that stick with me the longest)

Andrew grew up in western Michigan with a father who loved to tell stories and a mother who loved to read them. Since then he has lived throughout the country and traveled throughout the world. He has a master’s degree from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and works in information systems for a large corporation.

Andrew’s hobbies include collecting antiques, gardening, and leaving his dirty dishes anywhere but in the sink (particularly when writing) He considers himself blessed with an accepting family, fantastic friends, and the world’s most supportive and loving partner. Andrew currently lives in beautiful, historic Carlisle, Pennsylvania.