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< True Selves: Understanding Transsexualism--For Families, Friends, Coworkers, and Helping Professionals > < She's Not There : A Life in Two Genders > < Wrapped In Blue: A Journey of Discovery > < She's Not the Man I Married: My Life with a Transgender Husband > < Transgender Emergence: Therapeutic Guidelines for Working With Gender-Variant People and Their Families > < Becoming a Visible Man > Mildred L. Brown,Chloe Ann Rounsley

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(Good Place To Start)

(Decent read but...)

(Very Helpful)

(Exceptional Book)

(Excellent Resource and Guidance)

While there are several things about this book that disappoint me, specifically the author's apparent inability to call a person by their proper pronouns or names and the idea that people who were abused are not/cannot be transsexual, it's a good place to start as long as you keep in mind that basing your entire opinion on a subject based on the views in ONE book is NOT a good idea.

The book is fairly easy to read, can have it's shining moments and can be a great help to both transsexual and their family and friends alike. It shouldn't be shunned, but it also shouldn't be taken as the Gospel Truth-- it's not, but that doesn't automatically make it worthless.

I would recommend "Trans Forming Families" (I forget the author) over this book, but as a resource, True Selves is still useful. It's a well-meaning book, despite it's (few, but glaringly obvious) flaws, and in my opinion, at least the author's didn't make transsexuals out to be psychotic freaks of nature.
Much like a former reviewer I feel like on could nitpick the book to death however, as a bridge from knowing absolutely nothing about trans people (much like my mother) one I believe could do worse.
This book was a recommended read for my mother and I by my/our therapist,which was a good call but I still had to explain lots of things myself.

This book arrived in a good state,very quickly and was most helpful to those who have read it
I purchased this book after a close family member announced that he was transsexual. I knew very little about transexualism and was spending hours online looking for any information I could find about it. This book was enormously helpful to me in learning about an experience I knew nothing about. I am encouraging members of my family to also read it as they like me want to understand to the best of our ability how to support our family member. The book is wonderfully organized starting with an explanation of terms (e.g. transsexual, transgendered, transvestite) then moving into a description about what transsexuals typically experience during their lives. Starting from childhood and moving through life stages, the authors provide a thoughtful and thorough explanation of what life often entails for transsexuals. The author's are very clear in saying when experiences are common to men or women, and take every effort to not overly generalize experiences across all transsexuals. The last few chapters of the book provide a helpful overview of the medical procedures some transsexuals choose to do and how and why they may or may not officially change their gender. I wish I could more eloquently describe how thorough and well written this book is but I hope that those reading this review can at least hear in my words how very helpful I have found this book. I recommend it to anyone who wants to understand transexualism regardless of whether or not they personally know someone who is.
'True Selves' is a unique and excellent book. The book cover says "For Families, Friends, Coworkers, and Helping Professionals".

It is that and so much more. It is a great resource for learning or teaching about trnassexualism. But, it is also a great guide for those who are transgender or transsexual. It covers personal feelings, the feelings of others and also how to transition from coming out to the ultimate step of sexual/gender reassignment surgery. It discusses coming out, hormones, living full-time and covers every aspect of what is means to be transsexual.

I cannot say enough about this book. I would recommend this book be on anyone's list that is transgender or is dealing with a transgender individual.
Combines authoritative information and humanitarian insight into the transsexual experience

Filled with wisdom and understanding, this groundbreaking book paints a vivid portrait of conflicts transsexuals face on a daily basis--and the courage they must summon as they struggle to reveal their true being to themselves and others. True Selves offers valuable guidance for those who are struggling to understand these people and their situations.

Using real life stories, actual letters, and other compelling examples, the authors give a clear understanding of what it means to be transsexual. They also give other useful advice, including how to deal compassionately with these commonly misunderstood individuals--by keeping an open heart, communicating fears, pain and support, respecting choices.
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< True Selves: Understanding Transsexualism--For Families, Friends, Coworkers, and Helping Professionals > < She's Not There : A Life in Two Genders > < Wrapped In Blue: A Journey of Discovery > < She's Not the Man I Married: My Life with a Transgender Husband > < Transgender Emergence: Therapeutic Guidelines for Working With Gender-Variant People and Their Families > freaks

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BIG AND PACKED FULL of more photography,art and literary extracts than previous guides in the series. First dates, threesomes, techniques, knowing (and getting) what you want and much, much more. For female and male readers who have a desire to explore the boundaries of their sexual identities, Girl on Girl could be a crucial addition to their library.
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< Sure of You (Tales of the City Series, V. 6) > < Significant Others > < Babycakes (Tales of the City Series, V. 4) > < Further Tales of the City (Tales of the City Series, V. 3) > < More Tales of the City (Showtime Tie-In Edition) > < Michael Tolliver Lives: A Novel > Armistead Maupin

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(New Beginnings)

(Moving on)

(IS THIS THE END???)

(Mary Ann Singleton - the heroine who betrayed Barbery Lane)

(Not a fairytale ending just painfully realistic)

The Tales of The City series comes to a bittersweet, and for some devoted fans of the series, startling conclusion with Sure Of You. Maupin does have his characters and the readers who have grown to love them face some hard truths. Dramatic changes occur and old bonds are broken, but after all the upheaval, new possibilities emerge and what had seemed to be a sobering conclusion transforms into a promising new beginning.

Some cynics have claimed this is the book that turns the likeable and ambitious character of Mary Ann Singleton into a driven and cold-hearted monster. These cynical readers are wrong and have missed the nuances of Maupin's story. Admittedly, Maupin is particularly kind in his portrayal of Mary Ann; however, he is not entirely unforgiving and we can sympathize to some degree with her choices and the desires that drive them. Mary Ann does make some decisions which deeply wound those she loves and her behavior is sometimes selfish; however, there is never callousness in her actions nor does she lack regret. Furthermore, the choices she makes are driven by a desire to change a life that has fallen into a dark and unhappy rut, which she believes she can only escape by taking a new direction she hopes will finally lead to true happiness for herself, and eventually for Brian. At the end of the novel, while nothing will be the same, new bonds have been forged, some old bonds have been renewed and strengthened, and where some bonds have been severed, there remains the promise of reconciliation between two old friends.
This is a toughie. This is Maupin's most beautifully written entry in the "Tales" series (owing partly to the fact that it was not originally written as a serial), but it's also the most disappointing. To this day, I'm still a bit confused as to why Maupin made Mary Ann turn out the way she did. Over the years, the more people I've talked to, the more I realized I wasn't alone. Some said Mary Ann was never quite the character we perceived her to be from the start but if that's so, why did so many feel so let down by her? Maybe Maupin's ideas of her and the reader's perception never matched from Book 1. Perhaps things would be different had Maupin not had Mary Ann be the first character introduced. We see San Francisco through her eyes, and we identify with her. What's that say about us when she ends up cold and unfeeling?

Time hasn't helped the case for the book either. Once the miniseries came out and Laura Linney became THE Mary Ann, it's even harder to read this final book. In the end, the fact that this book's still has people talking 18 years after it's release shows how much we grew to love these characters. This book is full of sadness, but also hope. Michael has AIDS and San Francisco is a different place than it was only a decade earlier, but we get glimmers of the new activism that rose out of the AIDS crisis, and would eventually help fuel the "gay 90s."

I am glad that Maupin will have a new book out soon that, while not officially a Tales book with its multi-character stories, will feature some of the old gang; it's been much too long. "Sure of You" may have been the end of the series but it's a classy, sad, depressing, troubling, frustrating and great finale.
After reading all of the comments on SURE OF YOU (TOTC, #6), I was a little reluctant to read it. I hadn't even finished reading BABYCAKES(TOTC, #4) yet, and I couldn't wait to get to the sixth and final book of the series, so I peaked at the reviews.

I know, bad move--I should have waited. Well, I finished books 4 and 5 and so, with a deep breath, plunged into book 6.

Needless to say, all of Maupin's engaging writing style is still there along with all the characters we TALES OF THE CITY fans have grown to love.

But, I have to disagree with other fans that say it wasn't a fairy tale ending. It was a fairy tale ending for each of the characters, according to their own stories, being that they got what they wanted...but it wasn't the fairy tale ending I wanted.

As far as Mary Anne becoming a hated character, I don't hate her. Was I ready for what was to come? No...but I understand it.

Perhaps this is what makes Maupin's TALES...series so endearing, because the stories are about people, life and change. And unfortunately people grow apart, life around us changes, and nothing stays the same.

I know this is the final TOTC book and even though MICHAEL TOLLIVER LIVES is coming out in June '07, Maupin says it won't be TOTC #7. Hopefully, he'll reconsider that or at least write a TOTC #7.

So, if you've read TOTC up to book 5, then you might as well read the last one. No, it won't be the ending you would want or even expect, but at least you'll get closure.

Mary Ann Singleton first saw San Francisco at 25, everyone fell in love with the midwest transplant, but then when fame and ambition made her betray those closest to her ... she ran to New York and away from it all. It was characteristic of the ultimate lesson of the 80's. While the Tales of the City characters galavanted around in adventure during the 1970's ... the 80's greed and ambition transformed TV star Mary Ann into a cruel yuppie. Ending the saga ... culiminating in the 1989 San Francisco earthquake and Mary Ann abandoning all those who supported her throughout the years. Tales began and ended with Mary Ann ... and it was all just bittersweet.
The residents of 28 Barbary Lane first came into my life in 1991 and they've remained firmly amongst my favourite literary characters of all time. Having read several reviews of "Sure of You" expressing feelings of disappointment and betrayal, I felt I had to chip in with my "twopenny" worth.
The evolution of all of the main characters (guided by Maupin's prodigiously talented hand) is achingly believable and, I for one think that, as an epilogue, "Sure of You" hits exactly the right notes. The many Mary Ann fans out there who felt particularly let down are maybe in need of a reality check. Look at what has happened to these people in the 12 tumultuous years from 1976 to 1988. How can we realistically expect the warm, cosy, fun-loving and uncomplicated world of the "20somethings" in "Tales" to be untouched by the passage of time as they approach middle age. Mary Ann, in spite of flashes of good, was always an essentially selfish character (very early on she dropped the flaky, but undeniably good-hearted, Connie like a hot potato once she had no more use for her and her apartment). She only really began to warm to Brian once she found out he was an ex-lawyer giving a very early indication that social standing meant a great deal to her. By book three she was well on her way up the greasy pole and woe be-tide anyone who crossed her. The lusty, heart on his sleeve, happy-go-lucky Brian seemed always pre-destined to be left behind in her wake. None of these observations are to her credit but nor do they make her a monster, just a believable human being of the "ambitious, go-getting type" - a type, incidentally, often highly prized by a Society where people who don't achieve materially seem to be routinely referred to as "losers." Mary Ann achieved fame and fortune and I should hazard a guess that those two things change people for the worse far more often than for the better.
I absolutely agree that the last installment made for uneasy reading, but to rate this excellently written book as a one star turkey just because you don't like the direction of the story and development of the characters seems a little absurd.
Well done Armistead Maupin for so effectively holding up a mirror to our collective faces. Let's not blame him if we don't like everything we see in it. In any case Michael, Mrs M and Brian are as likeable in the last book as they are in the first - Brian perhaps more so.
I only hope Michael Mouse made it (I suspect, however, that it was unlikely that he would). The Tales Anthology is not a fairy story with a happy ending (watch the Wizard of Oz if you want that). It's simply a brilliant series of books with some of the richest characters and best dialogue ever put into print.

A fiercely ambitious TV talk show host finds she must choose between national stardom in New York and a husband and child in San Francisco. Caught in the middle is their longtime friend, a gay man whose own future is even more uncertain. Wistful and compassionate, yet subversively funny,Sure of Youcould only come from Armistead Maupin.

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< Moab Is My Washpot > < The Ode Less Travelled: Unlocking the Poet Within > < The Liar > < The Gun Seller > < Making History > < Revenge: A Novel > Stephen Fry

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(Wildean Fry)

(An insight I was delighted to have)

(Not his best work)

(Like Wodehouse? You'll Like This.)

Stephen Fry recounts his childhood and teenage years with honesty and candor. Whenever I read an autobiography I'm prepared for some bias and self-absorption, but Fry's book seems to be a sincere attempt to be candid and reflect upon his past. The autobiography feels relatively uncensored as he writes about mischief at boarding school, unrequited love, making use of a stolen credit card, and a suicide attempt during his teenage years. It's all presented with humor and little, if any, self-aggrandizement. I finished the book feeling as though I had read his carefully thought-out musings and insights on life and certain topics in general, rather than simply a retelling of the events that had occurred his own life.
I have been a fan of the polymath approaching genius that is Stephen Fry for many years and had enjoyed his acting, columns, and novels before getting my hands on "Moab is My Washpot", the story of a young, pre-fame Stephen Fry.

This volume is, as all of his writings are, a wonderful display of how beautiful language can be. Fry manages to effortlessly and effulgently blend his incredibly sharp wit, his thorough understanding of the English language, and a nice flowing story with the real life problems and challenges of being a thieving, lieing, homosexual, at times suicidal, youth who has all the blessings a boy can have and still become a bastard. It is honest, it is real -if that makes any sense- it is poetic, and it is fun.

I thoroughly enjoyed reading "Moab is My Washpot". It is gripping and warming and delightful. It makes you think, that "I can overcome this" or at least give you a sense of slight elation. It is not a "look at my how good and clever and fine and intelligent I am" biography. Not at all. It is simply a very good story told very well.

Highly recommendable.
We all know Stephen Fry as the witty, urbane, polymath of entertainment that he has become. However it is interesting and, in certain ways, reassuring, to see that entertainers such as himself go through the same growing pains as the rest of us.

His autobiography 'Moab is my Washpot', charts his growth from a young schoolboy, through various adolescent crises, on to his successful graduation from school and his eventual path through to Cambridge. His early school years have an almost Enid Blyton feel to them, evoking the beauties of an old fashioned English countryside upbringing, but without any overdone sentimentality.

The book also deals heavily with Fry's homosexuality and how this effected his youth. There doesn't seem to have ever been any real internal struggle for him, but the book still gives a fascinating and often very humourous account of his formative years as a homosexual student in an all male boarding school.

Fry's rapier wit is what often makes this book such a treat. All of the petty squabbles of his youth are brought under the blade of his humour with fantastically amusing consequences. Anyone who has enjoyed the acting or comedic pursuits of Mr. Fry will no doubt find this autobiography an engrossing and hilarious read.
I think Stephen Fry is wonderfully talented-- as an actor and a writer. I very much enjoyed The Liar and Making History, two of his fictional forays. MOAB seemed disjointed, haphazzard... I believe that SF must have a very interesting life&life history, but this book did not express it. Was this written to fufill a contractual obligation? His heart just did not seem to be in it. Quite a shame.
Fry is a Wodehouse-worshipper, and his elegant prose shows it. This discursive, digressive, sometimes profane and endlessly entertaining bio covers Fry's youth (with much reminiscing about Public School days in the manner of Wodehouse's Psmith) and the development of his areligious (anti-religious?) and homosexual tendencies... well, they're more than tendencies, really, as you'll see.

I found this to be greatly amusing-- I'm glad I picked it up.
Stephen Fry is not making this up! Fry started out as a dishonorable schoolboy inclined to lies, pranks, bringing decaying moles to school as a science exhibit, theft, suicide attempts, the illicit pursuit of candy and lads, a genius for mischief, and a neurotic life of crime that sent him straight to Pucklechurch Prison and Cambridge University, where he vaulted to fame along with actress Emma Thompson. He wound up starring as Oscar Wilde in the filmWilde, costarring inA Civil Action, and writing funny, distinguished novels.

This irresistible book, the best-written celebrity memoir of 1999, concentrates on Fry's first two tumultuous decades, but beware! A Fry sentence can lead anywhere, from a ringing defense of beating schoolchildren to a thoughtful comparison of male and female naughty parts. Fry's deepest regrets seem to be the elusiveness of a particular boy's love and the fact that, despite his keen ear for music, Fry's singing voice can make listeners "claw out their inner ears, electrocute their genitals, put on a Jim Reeves record, throw themselves cackling hysterically onto the path of moving buses... anything, anything to take away the pain." A chance mention of Fry's time-travel book about thwarting Hitler,Making History(a finalist for the 1998 Sidewise Award for Best Alternative History), leads to the startling real-life revelation that Fry's own Jewish uncle may have loaned a young, shivering Hitler the coat off his back.

Fry's life is full of school and jailhouse blues overcome by jaunty wit,à laWilde. The title, from Psalm 108:9, refers to King David's triumph over the Philistines. Fry triumphs similarly, and with more style.--Tim Appelo
A number one bestseller in Britain that topped the lists there for months, Stephen Fry's astonishingly frank, funny, wise memoir is the book that his fans everywhere have been waiting for. Since his PBS television debut in the Blackadder series, the American profile of this multitalented writer, actor and comedian has grown steadily, especially in the wake of his title role in the film Wilde, which earned him a Golden Globe nomination, and his supporting role in A Civil Action.

Fry has already given readers a taste of his tumultuous adolescence in his autobiographical first novel,The Liar, and now he reveals the equally tumultuous life that inspired it. Sent to boarding school at the age of seven, he survived beatings, misery, love affairs, carnal violation, expulsion, attempted suicide, criminal conviction and imprisonment to emerge, at the age of eighteen, ready to start over in a world in which he had always felt a stranger. One of very few Cambridge University graduates to have been imprisoned prior to his freshman year, Fry is a brilliantly idiosyncratic character who continues to attract controversy, empathy and real devotion.

This extraordinary and affecting book has "a tragic grandeur that lifts it to classic status," raved theFinancial Timesin one of the many ecstatic British reviews. Stephen Fry's autobiography, in turns funny, shocking, sad, bruisingly frank and always compulsively readable, could well become a classic gay coming-of-age memoir.
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< Moab Is My Washpot > < The Ode Less Travelled: Unlocking the Poet Within > < The Liar > < The Gun Seller > < Making History > freaks

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(Funny Awsome and Hot!)

(Good Conclusion (?))

You dont know me, but you should trust me on this. BUY THIS TITLE!
I love this series! The characters and plot are comprehensive and endearing. Even the secondary characters are pretty well developed. The situations are hilarious and the sex is steamy. All and all a great read. Definitely worth your time!
SSU3 is a nice conclusion to this series though the mangka does have a postscript, which says there might be more to the series with different main characters. Sigh, no more Hajisume (sp changes in all the volumes) or Misonoi. There are several explicit scenes with them. We do get to see a little more emotion in Hajisume, not just a "come on lets do it" mantra. Which there's nothing wrong with that, it is smut after all. Over all I do recommend getting this manga and I look forward to this author's future works.
Hajizume was ruthless working his way up to student Council President. He stepped on toes and even used physical force when it was necessary. Unfortunately, when you acquire status through force it can come back to haunt you... and even those you love. Now Mizonoi is in the crossfire, but can it be any worse than what Mizonoi does to him in the bedroom?
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< Bite > < Male of the Species > < My Fair Captain > < No Going Home > < Without Reservations > < The Cost of Eternity > Sean Michael

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Torquere Press(2008-06-16)
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(Give Us More)

(bite me!)

(Bite)

(Disappointed)

(Bite)

This is my first read for gay erotica, and I have to say I made a great choice. I loved it so much I read more of Mr.Michael's Work, And I hope that he plans to finish this story. A great ready for anyone who wants an Alpha male showing him who's boss.
got this at pride, loved it! finished it before the fest was over, truly a good naughty book
The story was really good . I strated reading and could,nt put it down . The way they met and then fell in love and the fight to stay togather . I would say you would love it like i did . Can,t wait the next one.
With the description and reviews already posted, it's become obvious that I was expecting a little more from my first Sean Michael book. I was incredibly disappointed.

The characters are very one-dimensional. They have no background, few deep thoughts, and next to no evident personality. I couldn't bring myself to invest emotionally in them, because I was given so little to know them by. They have no history or family aside from one sentence about no-name friends as a bar and another sentence about never-named siblings across the country. The only feature I can remember about Anton, one of the main characters, is that he growls constantly--and I only finished the book two hours ago!

There was a plot--kind of. In between lots of sex, little blipits are thrown out. Very brief, with no explanation and little detail. The main villain left me with a big question mark. It's understood that's he's trying to kill everyone, and there's a little bit of why too. But overall he seemed thrown in, an extra thought with little detail. (Because the last page explicitly mentions a sequel, I'm going to assume there's more of an explanation. But as the main conflict of an entire novel, I expect more than "Look for the sequel!") It's the same with the villain's crony on the inside. Very see through, obvious, and not in the least suspenseful.

I'm not saying this was a terrible novel, because it's not. It simply wasn't what I was looking for or anticipating. If you want non-stop, amazing, graphic sex then look no farther. As an author, Michael has done a great job getting those scenes on paper. The images are mind blowing. But don't expect much of anything else.

Honestly, this seems more like a very rough draft than something in-print. A great rough draft, but a draft none-the-less.

Rich, grumpy Anton has not been able to keep a chef, until Greg shows up. He's surprised at Greg's appearance--tattoos, bleached hair, goatee--and his skill in the kitchen. He quickly finds himself attracted to Greg, but will Greg want him when he discovers Anton's secret?

Greg comes to Anton's home expecting only to work, not end up sleeping with the boss. Still, he can't seem to get enough of Anton. Then strange things start happening, and he begins to wonder if there's someone out there that doesn't want him to be with Anton...

In typical Sean Michael fashion, Bite is an incredibly hot book. Anton is brooding, dominating, possessive, and unhappy about his werewolf status. Sometimes stubborn and other times submissive, Greg is a good match for him. Their relationship progressed quickly, but somehow the speed was believable. The sex scenes are very, very hot. There was an interesting suspense angle as well, with the person who was stalking Greg. Overall, Bite is a really good read. I do have to add a couple of disclaimers to this review, however. If you don't like violence, steer clear. Secondly, don't expect this one to be tied up with a bow at the end. I'll certainly be reading the sequel when it comes out later this year!

Cassie
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Anton loves a well-prepared steak. That's all he's hoping for when he meets Greg, his new live-in chef. Flamboyant and confident, Greg attracts Anton immediately, and he finds himself wanting to know Greg better. Much better. It's not just a normal attraction for Anton. He's an unusual man, with unusual desires, and Greg seems to be filling a place in Anton's life that he's never explored. Anton prefers to be a civilized man and not let his werewolf self run free, but its the wolf that wants to claim Greg for a mate. Someone disapproves of Anton's relationship with Greg. Someone close to Anton, someone inside his carefully controlled household. As he and Greg come closer and closer to mating for life, the danger gets nearer, forcing them to depend on each other to stay safe, and for Greg to stay sane. Can Anton convince Greg that his wolf would never hurt him and keep Greg safe from the menace outside their relationship, too? Sexy, razor sharp and fast-paced, Bite will keep your heart racing!
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< Bite > < Male of the Species > < My Fair Captain > < No Going Home > < Without Reservations > freaks

< Jumping the Fence (Oc Pride) > < Crossing the Line (Oc Pride) > < No Going Home > < Condor One > < When Adam Met Jack > < The Good Thief > Stephanie Vaughan

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Torquere Press(2008-06-17)
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(great story)

(OC Pride)

(Jumping the Fence by Stephanie Vaugh)

I great read. Beautiful love story of a man discovering his love of another man for the first time. I will be keeping this on my book shelf for a long time.
Kevin Beltran is a little bored with women. Lately he's been fantasizing about men. One man in particular has captured his interest, his co-worker Ben Durrance. A surprising and mutually satisfying encounter at Kevin's place leaves both men struggling with their feelings. Ben's been hurt in the past and Kevin keeps telling himself he's not gay, but he can't stop thinking about Ben.
What starts off as curiosity turns into so much more for Kevin in Jumping The Fence. Kevin and Ben are great guys. Ben's tender heart and seductive charm had me falling for him immediately and I loved Kevin's shy yet passionate response to Ben. Jumping The Fence is full of sensuality and tender emotions. I fell hard for Ben and Kevin!

Nannette
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Crossing the Lines by Stephanie Vaughan was my first real M/M romance. Maybe two years ago I read Menage by Emma Holly that has a M/M relationship in it, but one of the guys in the end falls in love for a woman and left the guy. It's a good book, but sincerely I was sad to not have the happily ever after for the boys. So I gave a try to a M/M story. It was Crossing the Line. I like it a lot and soon after finished it I bought Jumping the Fence. Another good read but I remember clearly to be a little disappointed when the story abruptly finish when the two characters have just decided to give a try to their relationship. And when I read that Stephanie Vaughan decided to "expand" it, I didn't understand exactly, I thought she wanted to rewrite the story. Instead she has added some more to the story, telling us what the guys do after their decision to try to be a couple.

Kevin is a latino guy who has had his share of girls in his life, but never been completely satisfy with them. And recently he has had some idea, about guys and about what guys can do when they are alone. He thinks to be only a sexual thing so when he meets Ben, a new colleague at work, he begins to fantasy about him and Ben, and when Ben makes a move on him he is ready to jump into the possibility. But Ken tries to convince himself that it is only sex, cause he is not gay. He only wants to be happy and comfort, and with a guy is more simple then with a girl.

Ben on the other hand is tired to hide. He has left his native home in a bad way cause he was not accepted by his family and now he has no intention to hidden no more. He is a lot attracted by Kevin, he is hot and cute in his inexperience, but Ben has no desire to be his school ship on the unknown sea of gay pleasure. I think Ben is a very patient man. He stands in front of all the insecurities of Kevin and gives him time and space. And everytime Kevin makes a wrong step, he is ready to forgive him.

This is a tender book which tells us Kevin's journey to discover himself. Kevin is a nice character, maybe a bit spoilt, but not bad. He is the product of the society where he is born, but he is good enough to try to overcome it.
Kevin isnt into guys at all. He's had a string of girlfriends, done all of the usual things a straight man is supposed to do, so why is he dreaming about guys. And why are his dreams better than any reality with his ladies? When Ben, the IT guy, starts flirting with him, Kevin isn't sure what to think. Heknows Ben is gay, knows Ben is experienced in the things he only thinks about when no one is watching. When a computer problem turns into a steamy encounter, Kevin tries to go back to being totally straight. Can Ben convince him that dreams can become reality?
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