Today I am so pleased to welcome Dean Frech to Joyfully Jay. Dean has come as part of the GRL Blog Tour to talk to us about his release, Need Your Love. He has also brought along a copy to give away. Please join me in giving Dean a big welcome!
I’m afraid meeting us all together must be very intimidating ~ Cora from Downton Abbey
I am so excited to be attending my first GRL as a Featured Author. I couldn’t make it happen, but when I found out it was in Kansas City this year, I had to make it happen.
I’ll never forget my first Con, RainbowCon in Tampa in 2014. I was waiting for the shuttle to take me from the airport to the hotel. Along the way we stopped at all the gates. Lo and behold, on one of the stops was Andrew Grey. As we approached, I checked Facebook real quick to see if I remembered his name and had in fact put the correct name and face together. After he had settled I his seat, I introduced myself. We had a delightful conversation from the airport to the hotel, all because I said hi and introduced myself.
That is my point! If you see me, say hi! Introduce yourself! I do look out for the folks I interact with on a regular basis on Facebook and Twitter, but there are so many others with which I am connected. I can’t wait to meet everyone. I’m an avid reader myself, so I love chatting with readers and finding out some other sub-genres of the Gay Romance genre to read. I read a lot of historical and other sub-genres of the types of stories I am writing, so that can be very limiting.
I also like meeting people in person. At my NSEDJ (not so evil day job), I talk on the phone with lots of nurses and others in the hospitals. Whenever I am out and about, I try to meet as many of the folks I can, so that I can put a face with a name and voice. Facebook is exactly the same thing for me. I love meeting connections in person and touching base with them, connecting in person with some of the posts we’ve seen through social media.
Finally, remember, many of us are introverts ourselves. I try to put on my best “extrovert” self in these environments, but there are times, especially when the Cons get started and later at night, that I seem to retreat into my introverted shell.
Anyway, I seriously can’t wait to see everyone in Kansas City in October. I am so excited that our great city gets to host GRL and I even get to host some of my friends. I’m looking forward to seeing old friends and making new ones. See you here!
To get ready for GRL, I’m giving away one ecopy (in the format of your choice) of Need Your Love, my latest novel. Comment on the post about what you are most looking forward to at GRL for a chance to win (include your email, so we know how to contact you).
Blurb
In June, 1966, ACLU attorney Eron Lassiter attends his uncle’s wedding, and makes an unsettling discovery. Though he’d bowed to family pressure and has a potential marriage planned, his long-ignored attraction to other men roars to life when Garrett Emerson, the bride’s nephew, captures his attention.
After serving in the Korean War and going to college later than his peers, upwardly mobile Garrett is a loan officer at a local bank. For his girlfriend, fiancé in her mind, he can’t climb fast enough. But none of that matters to Eron, and maybe that’s why Garrett’s so drawn to him.
Can Eron and Garrett find happiness amidst the still pervasive culture of propriety, honor, and expectation in the 1960s?
Bio
With inspiration from historical tourism sites, the love of reading, and a desire to write a novel, Dean started crafting his debut novel,<em> </em><em>A Place to Call Their Own</em>, in 2008. After four years of writing and polishing the manuscript, it was accepted and originally published 2013. His second novel,<em> Disappear With Me,</em> set in Edwardian England was published later that same year. Both novels were re-released in May 2015.
Dean lives in Kansas City, Missouri with his two cats. He’s involved in his church and enjoys watching movies, outdoor activities in the warmer weather, and spending time with friends and family. In addition to writing, Dean’s hobbies include reading and patio gardening.
Dean is currently working a standalone title, Sartin, a merman romance.
Giveaway
Dean has brought a copy of Need Your Love to give away to one lucky reader. Just leave a comment at the end of the post to enter. The contest ends on Thursday, September 8th at 11:59 pm EST.
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Sadly, no GRL for me (though I’m debating a day trip to Yaoicon), but it always sounds like such an oasis from everyday life!
Have a wonderful time at GRL. I’ve never attended a Con, but maybe one day …. Congratulations on the release of Need Your Love. I haven’t read too many romances set in the sixties, but yours sounds appealing. Best wishes!
I was able to attend part of GRL in 2014 (I had to come home early). I had a fantastic time and hope to one day go again.
Love the blurb!
I can’t wait to see my friends and meet some new authors – especially a few who are coming from VERY far away 🙂 It’s a wonderful time every year – I’ve been to all of them. So much fun!!
Congrats on your release. It sounds great. I was drawn to it for several reasons – the times, the closeted times, ACLU atty., family pressures, etc. Oh yeah, and I loved “A Place to Call Their Own”. So it’s a tbr for me.
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Sounds like a wonderful story. I, alas, have never been to GRL.
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I’ve never been to GRL and I’m not sure I’ll be attending in the near future. I hope you have a great time at GRL. Great blurb =)
I have to join the group of people here who have never been to a GRL. I hope I’ll be able to join one some day, but no such luck yet. I hope you have a good time there!
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I will be bappy to meet you. Did you see the post with the Introverts unite tshirt. There’s a group getting them to wear Friday.