Hi everyone,
I’m thrilled to be here and especially thrilled about the reason I’m here: Bengt and Alex are back with The Other Side of Winter. Some of you wanted to know a bit more about what happens between the two books, so I’m taking the opportunity to give you some glimpses into that year the guys spent apart from each other in a series of intermezzos over the course of this booktour.
SPOILER ALERT! A warning for those of you who’ve NOT yet read Santuario: since these scenes are set after the first book, there will, of course, be spoilers.
Thank you for having me,
G
Read on at your own discretion — Raid, pt.1:
“Raid!”
“Securitas!”
“Raid!”
Alex jolted upright in the semi-darkness, to screams and gunshots. Two things registered clearly in the emergency part of his sleep-fuzzed brain: uniforms storming the bunkhouse through the door, and shots awaiting the men who bolted outside through the windows. The blanket from the upper bunk fell like a curtain, obscuring half his field of vision as Jorge jumped to the ground in front of Alex and ran two steps towards the window before crumpling to the ground.
Alex’s muscles twitched in in automatic response, wanting to help, but there was nothing he could do. Trapped. He was trapped like a fucking animal. And he was a sitting duck in his bunk.
Mostly hidden by the hanging blanket, he crammed all fingers and toes into the webbing of the bunk above and pulled himself up, flat against the straps that held the upper mattress. Not a moment too soon, as one of the securitas started walking along the line of bunks firing a bullet into each. Face pressed against the rough jute, Alex waited for the impact. But the height of the bunk worked in his favour. He felt the impact as the bullet hit the mattress, but the angle was wide enough to almost miss him completely. A small tug at his waist told him how narrow his escape had been.
Being blind to the threat all around him kept pumping the adrenalin through his body, until he was ready to jump out of his skin, but until the shots and the hammering of jackboots on the floor stopped, staying glued to the bunk was his only chance. And a damned slim one at that. He kept expecting someone to pull the blanket off that shielded him from view. Or to take another shot into the mattress above.
Then the shooting inside ceased, though occasional shots outside continued. As the bunkhouse fell quiet, Alex become more aware of the outside sounds, groans, scuffling, someone cursing blue murder without seeming to take a breath.
Glass shattered by the door and somewhere around the window, even though the window had no pane, just wooden shutters.
Alex’s arms screamed at him to let go. He took a deep breath against the pain. Smoke caught in his throat, making him hack and gasp for air. His arms gave out, and he dropped down into his blankets, racked by coughs.
About The Other Side of Winter: Not all wounds are visible.
Skanian investigator Bengt fell in love with fellow policeman Alex Rukow in a week. But that was a year ago, and they’ve been apart ever since. Then Alex escapes the corrupt and destitute island nation of Santuario and comes to live with Bengt. Happy ever after…?
Alex’s lifelong dream of leaving Santuario has come true at last. But he finds himself adrift in a society he doesn’t understand. Worse, past nightmares come back to haunt him, and after so many years of suspicion and self-reliance, it’s harder than he imagined to trust someone else.
Bengt just wants Alex to share his comfortable life. But the more he tries to give, the more Alex pulls away. Their physical connection couldn’t be better, but Bengt can’t seem to get through to his difficult, taciturn lover outside the bedroom. Meanwhile, he has his own demons to confront—not to mention a serial killer on the loose.
Bengt and Alex must dig deep for the courage to face their pasts, but it may be too late to save their relationship or their lives.
Buy Links: Riptide Publishing | All Romance eBooks
About the Author: G.B.Gordon worked as a packer, landscaper, waiter, and coach before going back to school to major in linguistics and, at 35, switch to less backbreaking monetary pursuits like translating, editing, and writing.
Having lived in various parts of the world, Gordon is now happily ensconced in suburban Ontario with the best of all husbands. Santuario is G.B. Gordon’s first published work, but many more stories are just waiting to hit the keyboard.
Connect with Gordon:
- Website and blog: kontext.ca
- Twitter: @gb_gordon
- Goodreads: com/gbgordon
The Giveaway: Every comment on this blog tour enters you in a draw for a $15 Riptide gift card. Entries close at midnight, Eastern time, on March 27. Contest is NOT restricted to U.S. entries. Don’t forget to add your email so we can contact you if you win!
I have not stared the first book it is on my TBR so I stop at the spoiler alert. I do love the 1.5 books and holiday books love getting back to beloved characters. Thanks for the giveaway.
Yes, I do too. Thanks for stopping by.
I have not read the first book, so did not read the excerpt due to the spoilers. Thanks for the warning. This series sounds good and I just added it to my TBR list.
jen.f {at} mac {dot} com
Brilliant, thank you. Hope you’ll like it.
Oh, my poor Alex… I can’t even begin to imagine what kinds of stuff he went through that year, so these glimpses are very much appreciated. Bengt better not stop kissing him better! :)
japoki @ inbox.lv
I’ve been told I can’t talk in public about what Bengt does. ;)
So looking forward to reading this one!
Thank you. I hope it meets expectations.
I haven’t read the first book but this one sounds great I’m adding it to my wishlist.
I’ll keep my fingers crossed, then.
It sounds very intriguing!
Thank you. I hope you’ll cross its path one day. :)
I haven’t read Santuario ye, though it’s been recommended by friends and in my TBR for a while. I wish I had more time… Congratulations on the new release. I haven’t read the excerpt (I hate spoilers) but it sounds really good.
Yeah, I hear you on the time thing *sigh* Some days need extra hours in them. And, thank you.
This sounds like a great set of books. I can’t wait to read them
Hope you’ll like them. Thanks for stopping by
Congrats on the new release. I haven’t read the first book yet but have added them to my wishlist. Thank you for the post and giveaway chance.
Thank you. Fingers crossed for your wishlist.
I haven’t read the first book yet, but I’ve heard great things and this one sounds great too. I’m adding them to my list. Thanks for the post!
Thank you for adding them. Hope you enjoy. :)
This sounds so good. This is the first I’ve heard of these guys. Congratulations! :-)
aelnova@aol.com
Then the booktour served its purpose. :) Thank you.
Santuario is on my TBR list…it’s been waiting there for a sequel (I usually wait for all the installments to be published). And I so should not have entered this post… Still going to read it,though. Congratulation on release and thanx for the giveaway!
I always forget… milicawho0805@gmail.com
Thank you. Hope you’ll enjoy them anyway.
I haven’t read this series but it sounds nice.
serena91291@gmail.com
Thanks for joining us.
sounds interesting
bn100candg at hotmail dot com
Thank you.
Thank you for the excerpt! I was exciting to read and of course, we were left hanging so we have to read it! I will read Santuario first of course!
The second part of Raid is now up. ;)
Thanks for stopping by.
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great post….please count me in
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I’m covering my eyes! Santuario has been on my wishlist forever. I think it’s time to bump it up to the top!
You won’t hear me complain. Thanks for commenting blindly. :)
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