• Suspense

    Rubble and the Wreckage by @RoddClark #RLFblog #RomanticThriller

    Cover Love includes a cover, blurb, buy links, and social
    media contacts for the author. Today’s featured book is Rubble and the Wreckage by Rodd Clark. 

    About the Book

    Title Rubble and the Wreckage
    Genre M/M Romantic Thriller
    Author Rodd Clark
    Book heat level (based on movie ratings): R
    Gabriel Church knows you can’t take a life without first understanding
    just how feeble life is, how tentative and weak it stands alone. If you desire murder,
    you hold a life in your hand. Whether you release it to grant life or grip tighter
    to end it, it is at your command and discretion. Gabriel is a serial killer with
    a story he wants told.
    Christian Maxwell studied abnormal psychology in college but
    chose instead to focus on a career in writing. His background comes in handy when
    he thinks of writing about a serial killer. He can’t think of anyone more qualified
    to write the story of Gabriel Lee Church, and do so in the murderer’s own words.
    It’s been done before, but never with a killer who has yet to be captured or convicted.
    There was never anything more than a gentleman’s understanding
    between the two men that Christian would record Gabriel’s life story. The killer
    did not ask for his complicity in any crimes, nor did he ever ask for his silence.
    Christian’s interest in the man, though, is fast becoming something more than academic.
    When the writer and his subject become unexpected friends and then lovers, the question
    remains: What is Gabriel’s endgame . . . and why does he want his story told?

    Buy This Book

    Publisher: Driven Press / http://www.drivenpress.net/
    Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Rubble-Wreckage-Gabriel-Church-Tale-ebook/dp/B00T0SC02Y/
    Barnes and Noble: http://barnesandnoble.com/w/rubble-and-the-wreckage-rodd-clark/1121156429?ean=9781925296037
    Kobo: https://store.kobobooks.com/en-US/ebook/rubble-and-the-wreckage
    Createspace: http://www.amazon.com/Rubble-Wreckage-Rodd-Clark/dp/1925296032/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&sr=1-1&qid=1422910009

    Author Bio

    Rodd lives in Dallas, TX at the moment but hails from the sticks
    of Oklahoma. Interested in the M/M Mystery, Romance and Thriller genres but has
    a varied interest in many good books. His books have a darkly distinctive voice
    and deep characterizations. His latest work is the Erotic Romance Thriller
    “Rubble and the Wreckage” and he is currently working on the sequel which
    he hopes to have released in 2015.

    Author Social Media

    Website: http://www.roddclark.com/
  • Character Sketch,  Gay or MM

    Gabriel Church – Rubble and the Wreckage @roddclark #RLFblog #MM

    Rodd Clark shares the creation Gabriel Church from the book Rubble
    and the Wreckage.

    About the Book

    Title Rubble and the Wreckage
    Genre M/M Romantic Thriller
    Author Rodd Clark
    Book heat level (based on movie ratings): R
    Gabriel Church knows you can’t take a life without first understanding
    just how feeble life is, how tentative and weak it stands alone. If you desire murder,
    you hold a life in your hand. Whether you release it to grant life or grip tighter
    to end it, it is at your command and discretion. Gabriel is a serial killer with
    a story he wants told.
    Christian Maxwell studied abnormal psychology in college but
    chose instead to focus on a career in writing. His background comes in handy when
    he thinks of writing about a serial killer. He can’t think of anyone more qualified
    to write the story of Gabriel Lee Church, and do so in the murderer’s own words.
    It’s been done before, but never with a killer who has yet to be captured or convicted.
    There was never anything more than a gentleman’s understanding
    between the two men that Christian would record Gabriel’s life story. The killer
    did not ask for his complicity in any crimes, nor did he ever ask for his silence.
    Christian’s interest in the man, though, is fast becoming something more than academic.
    When the writer and his subject become unexpected friends and then lovers, the question
    remains: What is Gabriel’s endgame . . . and why does he want his story told?

    Introducing Gabriel Church

    Name: Gabriel Church
    Age: 36
    Gender: Male
    Birthplace: Kentucky
    Profession: Drifter
    Ethnicity/Species (if not human): White
    Describe his/her body build, skin tone, height and weight. Include
    any unique features such as dimples, freckles, or scars: Toned, strong, big.
    Who is the significant other in your character’s life?
    Christian Maxwell
    Tell us about this character,
    please.
    Educated, attractive erudite man in mid-thirties; closeted gay
    when the story begins but desperate to find someone he trusts who can break the
    confines of his life.
    How does your hero dress?
    Gabriel Church is the anti-hero of the series and dresses rough
    and casual. It is his body that attracts not the denims and flannel and tee-shirts
    he is accustomed to wearing.
    If you could only hear
    this character’s voice (but not see him) what characteristic would identify him?
    Church is a dichotomy because he appears red-neck illiterate
    from the outside, but in truth has his deep profound thoughts and belief-structure.
    His voice is masculine without being wordy, but his control is always sensed and
    displayed by the few sentences he blurts out. His speech illustrates a subtle wisdom
    with a serious knife-like edge, because after-all, he has seen and done it all during
    his lifetime.
    How educated is this character?
    Gabe is street smart but even with his high school education
    he shows he is envious of Christian’s brain and intellect. He considers the man
    an enigma and struggles with the knowledge that his life could have turned out very
    differently had he been given the same chances at a college education. One that
    Christian has taken for granted.
    Is the character book-smart,
    self-taught, widely-experienced?
    Christian as a protagonist is trained and educated with a background
    that gives him the leg-up over his peers, where Church is self-taught and possesses
    than skill of reading people and sizing up his competition.
    Does he scrape by, live
    comfortably, live extravagantly?
    Gabriel survived only by his wits, and in a place where a bed
    with clean sheets is considered a luxury.
    What is your character’s
    viewpoint on wealth?
    Christian Maxwell was raised with financial comfort and due to
    his degree always assumed his life would run according to plan. He is the exact
    opposite of Gabriel Church who has never known wealth and comfort but sees the futility
    in such pursuits, namely because he has seen the others he has killed die without
    fanfare and without their protection of wealth or reputation. The rat-race of others,
    as Church has called it, it something fragile and easily destroyed in his perception.
    He holds no interest in obtaining any financial freedom, nor does he expect to ever
    find it.
    On what special skills
    does your character rely?
    Gabe relies on his ability to read others and spot their weaknesses;
    it may be why he is so fascinated with Chris Maxwell, his polar opposite. Christian
    doesn’t seem to possess that skill at all, and this creates a symbiotic relationship
    of Gabe wanting to protect his lover from the dangers he sees so clearly.
    Are any of his skills
    a source of pride or embarrassment, and if so, which ones and why?
    If you were to ask Church that question in private he would easily
    say it was his ability to fuck, and fuck well. He would smile his twisted grin and
    flash his pearly whites, but in truth the reality was that he considered himself
    a survivor, regardless of the odds. He lives his life without assistance, makes
    no apologies and is very much the man’s man, counts only on his own abilities to
    get from point A to point B.
    What kinds of things does your character always carry (in pockets
    or purse)?
    Church carries only a pocketknife and loose change, rarely more
    than that.
    What is your character’s
    family like?
    Church has a dismal past and walked away from his family long
    ago. Whereas Christian loves his family but doesn’t seem to express pride in them
    or their accomplishments. Both men have slipped from the confines of family, but
    for very different reasons and with very different outcomes.
    Is he close to family?
    Christian is close to his family, but can go weeks without speaking
    to them. Church has not spoken to anyone in his family since he left as a young
    adult. But for him in particular, the ghosts of his childhood haunt him more regularly
    than he would care to admit.
    Does he have children?
    No.
    Is your character involved
    in his community?
    No.
    How well does he know
    the neighbors?
    Not really an option for a man on the run from the law.
    Does this character see
    morality as black-and-white, or with shades of gray?
    Church can only see in shades of gray. His beliefs seem rigid
    and morally unyielding, but he is plagued by every decision he makes. Those decisions
    become questionable only after meeting someone new that he forms a connection with,
    though he can’t fully fathom that at the time.

    About Your Writer

    Why do you think your
    writer chose to write about you?
    “I think he likes the bad boys more than he’s willing to
    admit.”
    What do you wish your
    writer had not told others about you?
    “I wanted my story told, but he gave too much away, I don’t
    like that others can see all the shit I’ve done, particularly fucking a man.”
    What other character from
    your book do you think your writer should write a book about, and why?
    “My sister, he didn’t spend much time on her story, but
    then again I think he believed it might make me sad, but he’d be wrong.”
    Why do you think your
    writer loves to write?
    “I have a story, good as any others I suppose…”
    Is there anything you’d
    like to say to your writer?
    “Yeah, time to back the fuck off me. Write about someone
    else for a change!”

    Buy This Book

    Publisher: Driven Press / http://www.drivenpress.net/
    Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Rubble-Wreckage-Gabriel-Church-Tale-ebook/dp/B00T0SC02Y/
    Barnes and Noble: http://barnesandnoble.com/w/rubble-and-the-wreckage-rodd-clark/1121156429?ean=9781925296037
    Kobo: https://store.kobobooks.com/en-US/ebook/rubble-and-the-wreckage
    Createspace: http://www.amazon.com/Rubble-Wreckage-Rodd-Clark/dp/1925296032/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&sr=1-1&qid=1422910009

    Author Bio

    Rodd lives in Dallas, TX at the moment but hails from the sticks
    of Oklahoma. Interested in the M/M Mystery, Romance and Thriller genres but has
    a varied interest in many good books. His books have a darkly distinctive voice
    and deep characterizations. His latest work is the Erotic Romance Thriller “Rubble
    and the Wreckage” and he is currently working on the sequel which he hopes
    to have released in 2015.

    Author Social Media

    Website: http://www.roddclark.com/