Blog Tour; Survivor



Title: Survivor

Author: T.M. Smith
Genre: M/M Romance

Release Date: August 22, 2017

Taylor Langford’s world is torn apart when he is only thirteen years old—his parents killed, leaving him alone and orphaned. With no living relatives, he’d certainly be another statistic if not for the intervention of the policeman who found Taylor in the crawl space where his mother hid him that fateful night.

 Despite the tragedy and resulting anguish in his life, Taylor knows how lucky he is.

 Frank Moore is a rookie with the Dallas Police Department when he and his partner answer a call in Devonshire, one of the city’s more affluent neighborhoods. They think the young boy in various pictures throughout the home has been kidnapped until they find him, shaken but alive. 

Officer Moore recognizes the pain in the kid’s eyes, having lost his own mother to cancer when he was just a boy. He steps in, making sure Taylor is placed with a loving foster family. Over the years, Frank becomes a permanent fixture in Taylor’s life. 

 A decade later, the case remains unsolved and the once gangly, uncertain teenager is now a college graduate who knows exactly what he wants. 

He’s coming home to the man that helped mold and shape his life, the man he’s loved for as long as he can remember, Frank Moore. But Taylor isn’t the only person returning to Dallas, and while Frank is distracted by his own conflicting feelings and the new bond growing between the two, the past creeps up on them, determined to finish what was started ten years earlier. 

A note from the author… I hope you enjoy Frank and Taylor’s story. It’s been a long road to get them settled, but I’m happy with where this story has taken them. When I started this book, the intent was to write a stand-alone story, but that has changed. Characters continually evolve throughout the writing process, and there are several characters in the book that want to tell their story. I’ve grown especially fond of Rory and I can’t wait to write his book, which will take us back to when he first joined the Bureau, and continue on to his happy ever after. 

  Please be advised: This is a May/December romance, and as in life, there are sexual situations that take place prior to the main characters finding their way to one another. This is not gratuitous; it is meant to show character growth and self-realization. There is absolutely no cheating. 
 







I loved this book. Taylor and Frank wee perfect for each other. 

I thought the age difference was going to be an issue for them. Frank is ten years older than Taylor, but that was not the turn that Survivor took and I was glad for that. Too many times a May/December relationship has been hung up on the difference on the age. 

Instead Taylor and Frank had to worry over the fact that they knew each other for over ten years before they developed anything romantic. Taylor was just a kid when he met Frank and the older man became a mentor-a best friend to Taylor. 

While I enjoyed getting to see Frank and his relationship with Taylor grow there were many times when I was reading the flashbacks that seemed a bit off. Taylor at times seemed younger than the thirteen he was. I decided that it wouldn't hinder my ability to enjoy the book. 

I loved how Frank and Taylor didn't need the "get-to-know-you" phase. They already spent ten years together. It was time for them to get to know who they were together as a couple. It was sweet and I loved it. It was also hot. Man was it hot. 

The danger aspects of the book wasn't over done and I'm so glad. It was a bit fast but it was explained really well and felt organic as it was supposed to happen this way. 

I'd read the next book in the series. I have a feeling it's going to be interesting. I have a few ideas on where the story can go and am excited to see if it's right. 

-Abri



A military brat born and raised at Ft. Benning Georgia; TM Smith is an avid reader, reviewer and writer. A Texas transplant, she now calls DFW her home. Most days she can be found curled up with a good book, or ticking away on her next novel.  
Smith is a single mom of three disturbingly outspoken and decidedly different kids, one of which is Autistic. Besides her writing, she is passionate about Autism advocacy and LGBT rights. Because, seriously people, Love is Love!

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