Tory Gates
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Tory Gates has produced books for the Young Adult and Contemporary Fiction world since 2013. He takes readers to exotic locales, everyday places and brings to life characters that are complex and relatable, while addressing real-life issues.
Tory’s seventh book, “How the Story Ends” marks a return to commercial fiction. He is the author of the Sweet Dreams Series, a trilogy of works that combine time travel, Japanese culture and the power of music. “Searching for Roy Buchanan,” “Call it Love” and “Shake Hands with the Devil” are all available at Sunbury Press Books. He is also the author of two other Sunbury releases, the award-winning “A Moment in the Sun” and “Live from the Café.” Tory’s first book, “Parasite Girls” was released on Amazon and Draft2Digital. A broadcaster of 40 years, Tory is a regional anchor for NBC News Radio, a journalist, presenter, and producer. He hosts “The Brown Posey Press Show,” a podcast on the BookSpeak Network, and produces other network programs. He also produces the “Medical Matters Podcast,” a program that deals with current topics in the world of medicine. A native of Vermont, Tory lives in Harrisburg, PA with a Maine Coon named Kao, and can be found anyplace that serves good coffee! |
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Parasite Girls
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Fiction
Aidan Connor is an American photojournalist who turns up at the Tokyo apartment of his old college friend, Mima. As he recovers from a devastating last assignment, Aidan finds Mima, while a successful artist is still dealing with her past. Mima, and to a larger extent her closest friends suffer under a form of social injustice. They are branded as "Parasite Singles," or women who stay home far longer than society dictates. Aidan is reminded that everyone has a story: Sora, a brilliant painter suffers from bipolar disorder, and Eko appears to be the poster child for the term, but she too has her reasons for not leaving the nest. As he remakes himself, Aidan is reminded of why people stay close despite the years and miles, and what never dies between the truest of friends. 
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A Moment In the Sun
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Young Adult/Crossover Fiction
Sixteen-year-old Rei Murata appears to have everything: good looks, brains, artistic skill and admiring friends. But Rei is a survivor—of loss, neglect and of self-isolation. Locked away from a world where she felt unwanted, Rei was one of the millions known as the hikikomori. A chance meeting leads Rei to discover the online world of the Dwellers. Astonished to find her former classmate Sho among their number, Rei is determined to rescue him. Rei learns she must come to terms with her past before she can face her future. For her peers, the barriers of class and society must fall, so they too can move forward. No one is ever lost, Rei believes. She hopes to lead Sho, and the rest to their moment in the sun. 
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Live from the Cafe
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Young Adult/Fiction
“What did you dream today?” Harlandsville, Quebec—look up the definition of small town in a dictionary, and you’ll find its picture. A one-stoplight village, Harlandsville doesn’t have a lot to offer, or so it seems. Old homes, an abandoned mill, a gas station, one Chinese takeout joint, and a former pub turned into a coffee shop. For the latter, one learns never to judge a book by its cover. One step through the doors of Le Cafe, and you enter a world where the coffee is brewed one pot at a time through a strange machine, the pastries are homemade, and the music is a roadmap of Canada’s history. Presided over by Luc, the son of one of Harlandsville’s most loved residents and his partner Emily, the cafe is home to natives and visitors alike. Where the coffee is strong, the spirit of friendship stronger, and occasional strange (and famous?) characters show up to hang out, and play music. Small-town life, love, change, prejudice, pasts and futures are examined and experienced. The heartbeat of Harlandsville is right here. You never know who’ll show up, or what will happen next, Live from the Cafe...
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Searching for Roy Buchanan (Sweet Dreams)
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The Sweet Dreams Series Begins...
Aki Sato is not your typical teenager. She has weathered the loss of her parents and joined her brothers, Kenji and Hiro in a struggle to keep the family business, and themselves, together. Aki has also inherited the Amida Syndrome, the power of time travel. Without her mother to guide her, Aki has no experience in its use, nor can she defend against the terrifying nightmares that haunt her. A chance breakdown leads the siblings to Kazu, an eccentric retired blues musician. In a series of misadventures, Aki must guide her brothers through time, space, and the world of the blues. In time, Aki not only discovers her own voice, but the power of music. The journey through time and life is just getting started in “Searching for Roy Buchanan.” About the Author: “Searching for Roy Buchanan” is the fourth book by Tory Gates. A longtime broadcaster, Tory is Morning News Anchor for the Radio Pennsylvania Network, host of “The Brown Posey Press Show” for authors, and is also the host of “The Music Club,” a blues program on the London-based Radio-Airwaves Station. His works include Brown Posey releases “A Moment in the Sun” and “Live from the Cafe,” as well as the self-published “Parasite Girls.” A native of Vermont, Tory lives in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania with his four cats. He can be found at any place that serves good coffee!
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Call it Love (Sweet Dreams 2)
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Young Adult Fiction/Time Travel/Fantasy
The Sweet Dreams Series returns… Months have passed since Aki Sato discovered her time-traveling powers. Aki knows she cannot change the past nor can she solve her problems in the real world. Beset by fresh trauma, Aki feels there’s no way out. Her only hope comes from music and a voice that calls to her from her power of time travel. When Aki agrees to help her brother Hiro start a new band, they are joined by two people that Aki can’t help but be attracted to: Kiya, a brilliant pianist and singer; and Zendo, a former monk and guitarist. Both bring their own musical skill and style, but Aki feels something from each that goes far beyond music. Through friendship, trust, and new connections, Aki goes back in time to uncover a hidden past and to make an amazing discovery. Once more, she is reminded of the healing power of music, and people, in Call It Love.
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Shake Hands with the Devil (Sweet Dreams 3)
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Young Adult Fiction/Time Travel/Fantasy
Aki Sato is back… Aki’s life has surpassed even her wildest dreams. In five years, Aki has found success and stardom in music, and more importantly, love in her partner and collaborator, Kiya. But for Aki, the dream has become a nightmare: Kiya is lost in time, and a force Aki has never before encountered blocks her ability to time travel, the Amida. Aki discovers a hidden enemy within the Amida, who seeks her power and leaves the thing most dear to Aki hanging in the balance. To Aki, there is no alternative but one dangerous, and desperate gamble. The third volume in the Sweet Dreams Series, “Shake Hands with the Devil” finds Aki Sato at her most obsessed, even ruthless in her search for Kiya and to protect the Amida. Meanwhile, Kiya sails the Great Lakes in 1960s America, knowing she is on her own, until Aki can find her. Tory Gates brings the Sweet Dreams Series full circle in “Shake Hands with the Devil."
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How the Story Ends
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Literary Fiction, Young Adult Fiction, LGBTQ+, Rural/Smalltown America
“We are vessels ... and sometimes we have to empty them.” For years, Jhana has traveled the country in search of the stories of people from all walks of life had to tell. Now, after more than a decade away, Jhana has come back to set the record straight about her hometown...and for once to tell her own tale. Revisiting the small town of Sorel, Jhana regains contact with the people and places that shaped her life. Jhana knows that change is inevitable, but now she must recall everyone and everything that she left behind. Jhana has been the vessel for those most dear to her and all with whom she has crossed paths. Now, Jhana must empty her own vessel and find out if one can go home again.
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