Posts labeled Contemporary
Review - Wrapped Together by Annabeth Albert
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Hollis and Sawyer have known each other since high school, and it would be hard to imagine two more different people. Hollis is a typical introvert: quiet and serious, he carefully considers each decision, avoids frivolity as well as crowds, and constantly over-thinks everything, especially when it comes to Sawyer. By comparison, Sawyer is outgoing and cheerful, quick to develop new passions, whether it’s a hobby or a new boyfriend, but, at least in Hollis’ eyes, just as quick to lose interest.
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Review - Snakes Among Sweet Flowers by Jason Huffman-Black
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Ex-con Cam decides to escape the bad crowd that lead him into trouble, and two prison terms. He doesn’t go far from his Atlanta home, settling down in Hog Mountain, a small town in rural Georgia. But he doesn’t leave a life of crime completely behind. Cam can’t resist scamming the people who stop by his little garage, over-charging them for minor repairs by making them out to be more than they are.
Tags: Contemporary
Review - Fire and Rain by Andrew Grey
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Policeman Kip is on patrol one night when he encounters Jos and his little brother Isaac on the streets. The orphans became homeless when he lost his job and an unscrupulous landlord kicked him out of their apartment. After a second encounter with Jos, Kip takes pity on the young man and invites Isaac and Jos to stay with him. It isn’t long before the two men both feel a powerful attraction to each other.
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Review - ePistols at Dawn by Z.A. Maxfield
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Jae-sun Fields is a reporter for a gay tabloid with a reputation for outing public figures. When we first meet him, Jae is hot on the trail of the author of a book that practically lampoons a coming-out book that Jae and many other gay men hold almost sacred. The author, whom Jae is sure is really a woman, seems particularly skilled at keeping their true identity a secret, but Jae won’t stop until he tracks the person down and exposes them as a fraud.
Tags: Contemporary novel
Review - Lost in the Outcome
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Tech wizard Nate wakes up in a strange hotel room, next to a cute stranger who turns out to be named Tim. With no recollection of how he got there, or what the two got up to in bed, Nate is a bit confused to say the least. He and Tim part company assuming they will never see each other. For Tim, who remembers every detail of their night together vividly, the realization that Nate remembers none of it, and doesn’t want to see him again, is crushing.
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Review - Not Just Friends
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This review originally appeared in slightly different form at New Adult Book Reviews. As Lewis moves into his university housing to start his first year of college, he meets his new roommates. There’s the loud jock Dean, Andreas, Rob, and then there’s Max. Openly gay Max confuses Lewis, awakening feelings that he has never acknowledged before. He and Max become good friends, and Lewis is prepared to come out, as well as tell Max how he feels, but then Max gets into a relationship of his own, so Lewis resolves not to interfere.
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Review - Artist's Touch
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Kenon is the art world’s equivalent of a rock star. The young painter can pick and choose which commissions he takes on. The portraits he creates for the rich and famous help keep the private artists’ club he has created afloat and at the center of New York’s art scene. Kenon is used to getting what — and who — he wants. When a man catches his eye, he can be rather ruthless in pursuing them, but it’s the pursuit that thrills him.
Tags: Contemporary Novella
Review - Get Him to the Geek
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This review was written for, and originally appeared on, BDSM Book Reviews. It’s been more than two years since John’s lover passed away, after only a short time together, but he still can’t bring himself to get back out there an meet new people. So his best friend Sylvia takes things in hand and sets John up on a date with Bernie, who she assures him is perfect for John. Despite his misgivings, John agrees.
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Review - The Hardest Thing
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This review was written for BDSM Book Reviews and originally appeared there. Dan Stagg was a career marine in the era of the Don’t Ask Don’t Tell policy, serving in Iraq and Afghanistan. When a sniper in Helmond kills his lover, the major loses it. His superior officers ask, and Dan tells, and that’s the end of his military career. As a civilian with a less than honorable discharge, the only work he can find is as a doorman at a club in the East Village of New York.
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Review - Lakeside Reunion
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Spoiler alert: This is one of those short-stories that’s difficult to review without giving away most of the plot details. But then, this isn’t a book you’re going to read for its plot. Chris has arranged a little reunion with his old college roommates Sean and Tim at an isolated vacation home. Chris had tried to deny his feelings while in school, but since graduating he has come to terms with his sexuality, and his strong attraction to Sean.
Tags: Contemporary Menage
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