Loving Without Limits: Spotlight: Love is Found by R. Paone Blog Tour #giveaway #interview

Monday, December 7, 2015

Spotlight: Love is Found by R. Paone Blog Tour #giveaway #interview

A Huge welcome to R. Paone who graciously answered a couple of interview questions for me.

Who is your favorite character in this book, and why?

The main character, Robert, definitely. His life reflects some of my own personal qualities and experiences that have also shaped me as an adult.

Who or what inspired to you write?

Nostalgia. Fond memories. Passion.

What else do you enjoy doing other than reading or writing?

I love running!

If you could live anywhere in the world, where would that be and why?

That’s hard. NYC is hard to beat. I’ve lived here for nearly a decade so I don’t know if I would give it up. Maybe I would try San Fran or London if I was feeling adventurous.

If you could only give one piece of advice to someone striving for their dream, what would it be?

Keep going and don’t stop. You’re almost there.

TITLE: Love is Found

SERIES: Only If

AUTHOR: R. Paone

COVER ARTIST: R. Paone

LENGTH: 67,000 words

RELEASE DATE: November 16, 2015

BLURB: “Love is Found” is the moving story about coming-of-age in suburban New York and discovering the broad concept of sexuality and love.

Based on true events of love, the story’s protagonist, Robert, finds himself thrown into the realization that upon entering graduate school he is beginning a new chapter in his adult life. Comfortable with being gay, he yearns for love but dwells on the ideal of being alone while being consumed by the world of academia. Upon starting a new job he meets a coworker, whom he begins an unlikely relationship with considering this man identifies as straight.

When sex is introduced and emotions run amok, the routine of Robert’s life is thrown into chaos with unexpected outcomes. Little does he know if his heart can survive the overwhelming desire and how this man will alter the course of his life just not now, but for the next decade.

The first novel in the debut “Only If…” series by R.Paone introduces the heartbreaking portrait of one young man finding love in all the wrong places while exploring themes of one’s sexual identity, passion, and nostalgia.

“Are you sleeping?”

My eyes cracked open. I was still lying in the bed of grass. I am glad my dream was a true account of what happened the night before. I sat up and smiled as Mitch was standing over me with a grocery bag of food he picked up from the market. He was looking at me with such intent and determination. We were headed to the local art museum downtown but stopped by the adjacent park to have some lunch. I looked at my cell phone, I must have fell asleep for about five minutes. A good dream, nonetheless. It’ll happen again, I know it.

He emptied the contents of the bag onto the bath towel we grabbed from his apartment and turned his gaze to me before even opening the container of hummus and bottle of water.

“I have something I have to tell you.”

I held my breath and waited…

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R.Paone started on this writing journey in June, 2014. From events that were beyond his control, he decided to start this new path in his life before my 30th birthday. It has been quite the journey mapping out this story arc. He has learned so much writing a novel in that it has been therapeutic and also eye opening as it evolves. He hopes everyone will enjoy what is to come from the "ONLY IF" series as I want this to be something anyone could reach for and say "that could happen to me." Stay tuned! Three fun facts about him is: he live in NYC, has a vast horror movie collection and has a great appreciation for Enya.

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