Blog Tour; Give Me A Hand

By Real Talk Book Talk - March 23, 2020

Title: Give Me A Hand

Series: Beyond Desire #1

Author: Gwen Martin

Genre: LGBT Bisexual MM NA College Romance

Release Date: March 10, 2020

Their Worlds Collided. Everything Changed.

Cam and Jude had been college roommates for two years, fitting into each other's lives with ease.

That is, until Cam walked in on Jude getting off alone in their shared dorm bathroom.

Everything shifted between the two of them, awakening feelings Cam hadn't felt for anyone in a long time. Feelings Cam believed had shriveled up after surviving a near fatal car accident to then suffer a disastrous breakup with his first love.

Since then, Cam kept his heart sealed tight in a fortress, keeping himself busy with a lot of mindless hookups and a steadfast refusal to ever commit.

Cam's life had been predictable. He knew what he wanted.

Until that impromptu mutual orgasm with Jude.

Cam didn't want a boyfriend, and he certainly didn't *need* a relationship.

But he knew one thing he did crave and that was more of Jude Ellison.

Will Cam be able to work through his painful past if Jude offered him a chance at more?

This is a friends to lovers romance that is heartfelt, steamy, and has a few feels that will make your heart hurt before it soars with joy.

It's a bit of a slow burn romance where Cam and Jude are concerned. They're not perfect, they both have hurdles to overcome and so when things get steamy it's only a FWB situation. And of course as things go they develop those dreaded feelings. What to do with those feelings once they have them is another story whatsoever.

This book is slow burn and emotional and it takes a while for these two to get on the same page. That wasn't my favorite because while I love slow burn, I also like seeing the characters actively work forward. Their romance is just beginning but there's hope there that after everything they work through and want from each other, they have the strong foundation of a relationship.

Gwen Martin lives in Florida where the sun is always shining, the humidity is always high, and Disney is just a hop skip away. When she’s not trying to write one of her million story ideas, she’s usually hanging out with her husband and four cats.

Gwen first started writing at a young age, coming up with stories in class instead of paying attention to the math lesson. Since then she has been exploring her love of writing in various fan communities where she has learned how to cultivate character development and romantic interactions.

She has a strong love affair with cold brew coffee, black cats, and nerding out in various fandoms. When she’s not writing, she’s reading everything she can get her hands on, listening to a lot of lo-fi and making playlists, chilling with her four gatos and obsessing about Pusheen. Because it’s always about Pusheen.