New and Debut: Hudson Lin
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Monday if the time to introduce new/debut authors on my blog. Please, welcome Hudson Lin, author of m/m romance. Her debut, Inside Darkness, m/m romance with ownvoices Asian rep comes on June 11. Come meet the author and learn more about her upcoming book.
Meet Hudson
1. Tell us about yourself and why did you decide to become a
romance writer?
There’s something powerful about being seen, being accepted,
finding someone who loves all your strengths and flaws. Especially if you don’t
fall into the beautiful, popular, and charming categories. Especially if you’ve
lived life on the fringes of society, if you’ve been rejected and told you’re
not welcome.
Romance gives people a place to belong. Even if the rest of
the world pushes you away, there is at least one person who wants you. I want
that for people like me, so I write that for people like me. Be it LGBTQIA+
people, or people of color, or people who pass as “normal” but really aren’t
(using whatever definition you’d like), I believe in the idea that every single
person deserves the happily ever after they want.
Happily ever afters don’t always happen in real life. But
they do in romance.
2. Can you share some of your favourite books and authors?
Finn Marlowe is one of the first m/m romance authors I
encountered. I love her novel A THREAD OF DEEPEST BLACK; it’s one of the few
books I’ve reread multiple times. It’s a paranormal, kinky romance about
shifters, the battle between our responsibilities and our morals, and the dark
places of our hearts. Angsty—totally up my alley. I also like NOT HIS KISS TO
TAKE, a contemporary romance, also with some kinky elements, and a strong
hurt/comfort theme.
Tanya Chris is another of my favorite authors. She writes
contemporary romance, some more tame and feel good, others hardcore kinky—I
love both types! DEEP UNDER is a hardcore kinky short story about a cop and the
guy he pulls over for speeding. MERGE AHEAD is a contemporary romance about a
call center manager and his new boss. Both stories had me hooked from the first
sentences.
‘Nathan Burgoine writes paranormal contemporary romance and
urban fantasy. I love his TRIAD series about supernatural beings forming triads
to pool their powers and protect each other. He strikes the perfect balance of
action, emotions, humor, and sexy that make his stories a joy to read.
Vanessa North is another one of those emotional, angsty
storytellers who sprinkle a liberal amount of kink into her tales. (Are you
beginning to see a pattern in my tastes here?) THE DARK COLLECTOR is a short
story, contemporary, kinky, about someone who finds a second chance at love. I
bawled my eyes out while reading it.
Lastly, but certainly not least, AJ Cousins writes
contemporary romances featuring real people dealing with real life struggles.
Her BEND OR BREAK series is full of characters who are flawed, make bad
choices, learn from their mistakes, and try to be better the next time around. When
I grow up, I want to write like AJ.
3. Who/what do you consider your writing
influence/inspiration?
A lot of my writing comes from my own life experiences, big
philosophical questions I’ve wrestled with, places I’ve been to. Sometimes
writing feels like therapy to me, a way for me to get down on the page stuff
that is floating around in my head. If I can navigate the story to a happily
ever after while I’m at it, all the better!
4. What kind of stories can the readers expect from you?
I write adult contemporary romances that feature:
· Racially diverse characters
· Real life struggles that lead to…
· A significant amount of angst
· Food. Lots of food.
5. Please, introduce your latest/upcoming release.
My debut novel is INSIDE DARKNESS, which comes out June 11th!
It’s about a humanitarian aid worker learning to cope with PTSD and an
ambitious Asian American journalist struggling against systemic racism.
Blurb
He’s come in from the field, but the darkness has followed him home.
After a decade as an aid worker, Cameron Donnelly returns home jaded, tired, and with more than just a minor case of PTSD. Plagued by recurring nightmares but refusing to admit he has a problem, Cam quickly spirals into an alcohol-infused depression, and everyone around him is at a loss for how to help.
Journalist Tyler Ang met Cam on a reporting assignment in Kenya, and their first encounters were rife with hostility and sexual tension. Back in New York, their paths continually cross, and each time, Cam’s brokenness reminds Ty more and more of his own difficult childhood. Letting Cam in goes against Ty’s instinct to live life autonomously, but the damaged aid worker manages to sneak past his guard.
Their relationship is all sharp corners and rough edges, and just as they’re figuring out how to fit together, a life-threatening accident puts it all in jeopardy. If they want a future together, both will have to set aside their egos and learn to carry each other’s burdens.
Author Bio and Links
Hudson Lin was raised by conservative immigrant parents and grew up straddling two cultures with ofttimes conflicting perspectives on life. Instead of conforming to either, she has sought to find a third way that brings together the positive elements of both.
Having spent much of her life on the outside looking in, Hudson likes to write stories about outsiders who fight to carve out their place in society, and overcome everyday challenges to find love and happily ever afters.
When not engrossed in a story, Hudson knits, drinks tea, and works the 9 to 5 in the beautiful city of Toronto, Canada.
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