Blog Tour!! Survivor by T.M.Smith, 5 Star Review, Playlist and Giveaway

Title: Survivor

Author: T.M. Smith

Genre: M/M Romance

Release Date: August 22, 2017

Taylor Langford’s world is torn apart when he is only thirteen years old—his parents killed, leaving him alone and orphaned. With no living relatives, he’d certainly be another statistic if not for the intervention of the policeman who found Taylor in the crawl space where his mother hid him that fateful night. Despite the tragedy and resulting anguish in his life, Taylor knows how lucky he is. Frank Moore is a rookie with the Dallas Police Department when he and his partner answer a call in Devonshire, one of the city’s more affluent neighborhoods. They think the young boy in various pictures throughout the home has been kidnapped until they find him, shaken but alive. Officer Moore recognizes the pain in the kid’s eyes, having lost his own mother to cancer when he was just a boy. He steps in, making sure Taylor is placed with a loving foster family. Over the years, Frank becomes a permanent fixture in Taylor’s life. A decade later, the case remains unsolved and the once gangly, uncertain teenager is now a college graduate who knows exactly what he wants. He’s coming home to the man that helped mold and shape his life, the man he’s loved for as long as he can remember, Frank Moore. But Taylor isn’t the only person returning to Dallas, and while Frank is distracted by his own conflicting feelings and the new bond growing between the two, the past creeps up on them, determined to finish what was started ten years earlier. A note from the author… I hope you enjoy Frank and Taylor’s story. It’s been a long road to get them settled, but I’m happy with where this story has taken them. When I started this book, the intent was to write a stand-alone story, but that has changed. Characters continually evolve throughout the writing process, and there are several characters in the book that want to tell their story. I’ve grown especially fond of Rory and I can’t wait to write his book, which will take us back to when he first joined the Bureau, and continue on to his happy ever after. Please be advised: This is a May/December romance, and as in life, there are sexual situations that take place prior to the main characters finding their way to one another. This is not gratuitous; it is meant to show character growth and self-realization. There is absolutely no cheating.

I have read other books by the author, but have to say I was intrigued to see how this story evolved, as it is so different to the books I have already read.

However, I found that I loved this book just as much.  We meet Frank, who works for the Dallas Police Department, when he and his partner respond to a call, which actually ends up changing his life forever.  At this call, he finds the kid from the house hidden away, and from then the two seem to form an unbreakable bond.

As you continue reading, this part of the book shows Taylor growing up, and what is happening in Franks life, and this will give you a few smiles as Frank frequently refers to Taylor as “kid”, much to Taylors annoyance!!

You notice a significant change in Taylor as he becomes a college graduate, he knows what he wants, and more importantly who he wants – but first he has to convince Frank that he is serious.  I totally love Franks character, as you can see he is attracted to Taylor, but he is fighting an inner battle about acting on these feelings.

​Frank and Taylor finally give into their feelings, and slowly start a relationship – but first they need to tell their nearest and dearest what is happening – and a few reactions are not they expected!! They are not put off by this, but then things begin happening that are linked to the deaths of Taylors parents.  This part of the story will hold you completely ensnared, as the twists and turns are really not what you would be expecting!! The story literally had me gasping at the ways things were going. Can Frank and Taylor work their way through these events, or is this too much for such a new relationship?? 

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A military brat born and raised at Ft. Benning Georgia; TM Smith is an avid reader, reviewer and writer. A Texas transplant, she now calls DFW her home. Most days she can be found curled up with a good book, or ticking away on her next novel.  

Smith is a single mom of three disturbingly outspoken and decidedly different kids, one of which is Autistic. Besides her writing, she is passionate about Autism advocacy and LGBT rights. Because, seriously people, Love is Love!

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