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(If you are reading this, buy the book)

(Most of you females are really dumb)

(Commitment issues Unveiled)

(All Here in Black&White)

(Overlook the cheesy title)

I am an intelligent woman with a wide array of successes to my credit. However, if I described my behavior in the five-year relationship I just ended you would pronounce me insane. I would not disagree. From the beginning, every friend I had tried to tell me that the man's behavior wasn't right. But I wouldn't listen. It was a path I was determined to go down and no one could stop me. I would like to think if I'd seen this book in the first few weeks, I would have been able to walk away. I'd like to think I would have been strong enough. If you are reading this now, I wish you that strength. As you can see from the reviewers here, you are not alone and you don't have to stay crazy. You can stop the rollercoaster and get off. Do it! Do not think for a second that you can help this man. You can't. Help yourself. YOU are the one reading this and wanting to heal. He isn't. It may be that your getting stronger and behaving differently will change him, but don't expect it. Forget him and live YOUR life on your terms for a change!

Having lived my life on someone else's terms for so long, I had plenty of work to do and found it important to ask myself why I attracted that type of man and experience to me--and held on to it so fiercely. I've actually found some pretty good answers. If I'd been healthy and secure in myself when I met this man--had known what this book has taught me--I'd have never put up with such incredible behavior from him for five days much less five years. But I did. And, like many others here, it was a cycle that repeated over and over and over. I would deal with the emotion of the loss, make some progress in getting stronger, and then he'd be back at my door. Because I still felt love for him and understood his issues, I'd give him another chance, thinking THIS time it would be different. He'd do okay for a while and then he'd disappear again. I'm not stupid, really, but somehow this man convinced me that his bad behavior was my fault. Why couldn't I understand that he was a busy man??? Oh, please. Unless he is a CIA spy undercover in the jungle somewhere, the only excuse for not calling--or returning your calls--is that he doesn't want to. Ouch. It's really hard to accept that he doesn't want to be with you, so when he lays out his skillfully crafted excuses, you want to believe him and try even harder to be more understanding and accommodating. Yes, it IS crazy!

If there is even a flicker of a thought that you might be in this crazy place, buy this book and read it cover to cover. This book describes my life for the last five years--and what I never ever have to live with again. This book gave me the validation for what I was finally willing to see and the strength to put it behind me. I wish I'd read it years earlier, but I know that we always get what we need when we need it.

If you need this, get it!
A good read yes. But reading the reviews shows me how easily most females are desperate and deceived. As if being married is some kind of trophy. You are always ready to blame the man and give it an official name-commitment phobe-cute. Why don't you admit you jumped into the relationship with a deceptive liar who only wanted sex. You deceive yourself in the process, because you jumped into the unknown with the same selfish motives. You should have enjoyed it for what it was-sex. You never knew the guy, weren't even friends. The most you knew about him was that he is a liar and could make you feel special. You always knew the relationship was unstable, on and off, yet you were having sex with him, as you deceived yourself, with the intention of manipulating him. The guy probably isn't afraid of commitment as he is afraid that sex is all you have to offer.
I am a professional therapist and I found this book to be easy reading and instructive for those caught in dead end relationships. It described the beginning, middle and end phases of this type of relationship, with excellent suggestions for actions the partner can take, as well as how to avoid this type of romance in the future.
I just finished this book and sat right down to write this review. This book is very well-written. It is laid out in an itelligent fashion from beginning to end. One reviewer here mentions that there are too many personal testimonites, but I didn't think so. In fact, I don't know how the author was able to come up with so much content for the book WITHOUT doing so. The author has a very firm grasp on this topic. Expertise doesn't begin to describe it. I allowed myself to underline and make notes - related to my own recent relationship with a commitmentphobic man. I only dated that guy six weeks but I saw a lot of him in this book. I can't even believe some of the things the author said... stuff that might as well have come straight from MY mouth.

My biggest OMG moment came on page 275. "Even at the Bitter End, he is giveing mixed and distorted messages - he seems almost incapable of giving you an honest, straightforward statement of either his feelings or his intentions." I know that quote sounds slightly elementary (like you could have composed it yourself) but that is EXACTLY what happened in my situation.

Again, I only dated my CP for six weeks. The author pointed out TWO things that Steve did that were so incredibly specific... we're talking the Princess and the Pea here. This author can spot a CP from a billion miles away. When Steve and I would cross the street at an intersection, he would walk a lot faster than me and not hold my hand. Then he would stop, turn around and call me a slowpoke. The other example blew me out of the water. The author said that there can be tell-tale signs in a man's home that he doesn't want to get too close or eventually marry. One thing that really bothered me was that he never cleaned his bathroom. His house was the house he grew up in and I don't know how many years previous his mother moved out. The toilet had streaks of black all around the inside bowl. It was mold. His shower was worse. I couldn't even look at it. The book said, "he has a bathroom that no woman in the world would want to use." I just about DIED. Yep! This book nailed Steve in his little six-week buttocks. Even he couldn't escape the radar of the CP Expert, Steven Carter.

This book is worth WAY more than the cover price. It has helped me a lot. More importantly than getting over this relationship, this book will help me to recognize future CP's and spare me untold amounts of pain.
I was distraught over the end of a relationship I thought was fantastic...four months of bliss and connectedness, he said he wanted to be my best friend, move closer so it would be easier to spend time together, he adored me, he was smitten. Then, let's take a step back, and a week later, he never returned my phone calls.

I was an emotional wreck for several weeks - crying constantly, talking about it and looking online to see what I could find out about this behavior. I thought there were things I should have done, things I could have done to prevent this - I was really beating myself up. I found several books on Amazon and ordered them, in order to learn what I had done to destroy the relationship.

I have to say this book has given me such clarity and peace of mind. Men Who Can't Love explains this pursue/panic behavior the best, and I am so ready to move along and not willing to waste any more time on a man who can not get past feeling trapped by love. A man who does not exhibit commitmentphobia may move slowly, but he will keep moving in the same direction.

Just remember that he's just as afraid to commit to yes as he is to committing to a no, so don't get pulled back in. Put yourself first.
An examination of the dynamics of male-female communication examines male-commitment phobia and explains how women can recognize early warning signs, determine a man's willingness to change, and avoid unnecessary heartache. Reissue.
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< Grown Folks Business > < Temptation > < A Sin and a Shame: A Novel > < Joy > < The Ex Files: A Novel About Four Women and Faith > < Too Little, Too Late: A Novel > Victoria Christopher Murray

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(Grown Folks Business)

(Not Impressed)

(COMING TOGETHER.....)

(Eye Opener)

(Her Husband is Gay)

This really opens your eyes to how men that decide to come out of living on the Down Low affects families as a whole. Great book!!
Although I applaud a novel that talks about the strengh a woman has to have when her husband leaves her for another man and she manages to pick up her life and move forward. I felt this novel was too preachy for my taste. There were constant refrences about about homosexuality being a sin and abomination, that turned me off quite a bit to this novel. I don't want to read a book and feel that I'm getting a sermon. It took me awhile to get through it because it was rather lackluster not much going on to keep you tuned in and wanting more. I found myself just wanting to hurry up and get through it.
Victoria you never cease to amaze me; you're an amazing author who keeps your readers very satisfied and coming back for more!!

Meet four different women walking different paths of life:

Kendall: Has to make a difficult decision...one that could either save a life or destroy the only family she knows.

Sheridan: We all remember her from, GFB; remember the wife who found out her husband was gay? Well anyway, she has moved on to a younger man but why does it feel as though she still has unresolved feelings for her ex-husband?

Vanessa: Her husband leaves her by committing suicide and even though she tries to hold on but the pain is just too much to bare; will she be able to fight the temptation of following in his lead?

Asia: The youngest of the four. How do you let go of a married man, especially one whom you share a child and you love? What extremes are you willing to go through to get him back?

As these women come together they realize they share more than what they think. Sit back and get ready for some action. Remember you never know whom you're sitting next too.

I really enjoyed reading this book because it elaborated on what the characters go through when their marriage comes to an end. I was impressed with the main character's strength, because she definitely went through an eye opening experience.
This author's strong storytelling skills make this novel a complete gem. The plot centers around a woman whose husband leaves her for a man.

Sheridan's husband wanted to stop living a lie, but how was she going to live her life knowing the truth?

"There's no other way to say this. I'm in love with someone else."With these words, Sheridan Hart's life as she knows it comes to a crashing halt. She thought she was living every woman's dream: for the past seventeen years of marriage, Quentin had been a model husband, father, and business partner. But for all those years, he'd been hiding a secret from her. In fact, he had kept his secret from everyone. His startling confession is a lifelong attraction to men, and he is leaving her to be with his lover.

While coming to grips with the destruction of her marriage, Sheridan must also deal with the emotional reactions of her sixteen-year-old son and ten-year-old daughter. When word gets out about Quentin, everybody has something to say -- her family, her friends, and her church community all have advice to give and judgment to dole out. But at the end of the day, Sheridan must lean on her faith and her heart to decide what's best for her family.
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< Tom of Finland XXL > < Uncovered: Rare Vintage Male Nudes > < The Complete Kake Comics (French and German Edition) > < Players > < Heavenly Bodies > < Milk > Camille Paglia,John Waters,Edward Lucie-Smith,Armistead Maupin,Todd Oldham

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(Huge Book .... Bigger Talent)

(Coulda been a contender)

(A Big Book about a Big Man)

(Magnificent Collection)

(Finally a book big enough enough to answer all the complaints about earlier collections!!!)

WOW, when I got this book all I could think was... this thing is huge! However, it is a most impressive collection of artwork. I had read that it was 15lbs, but you may not realize how heavy and large 15lbs is until you see this book. All I could do was imagine the book printer gathering his team together and telling them "ok guys, this week we have a very unique book to print." All the photos are large and allow you to appreciate all the detail in Tom of Finland's artwork. I have always been a fan and wanted to own some of his work. Now I think I own a large chunk of it. It have also enjoyed learning more about the life and the inspiration of this great artist. If you appreciate this subject matter or just love great artists, this collection is worth making your own.
As I've shared with the editor(and the Foundation, who obviously had some yea/nay approval), this should have been(and at such a price), the definitive edition of the work - start to finish. Instead, the editor's preference for 'white space,' and a 'look how clever I am' design style, sadly dimishes the overall effect. Rather than a specific, h-core, chronical of Tom's life×, it's instead a thoughtless disrepect (and regard) for the viewer; re-publishing material already in the Tashen catalog, while some images, rare&obscure, are reproduced as postage stamps. Tashen is richer for my purchase, perhaps you may want to rethink yours.
Hanson, Dian (editor). "Tom of Finland XXL", Taschen, 2009.

A Big Book about a Big Man

Amos Lassen

Tom of Finland is an international gay icon whose social and personal impact has been great. He has an intense following within the gay community but has been largely unknown by the rest of the world. Taschen commissioned essays on his impact to accompany this oversized volume which shows the range of his talents and the book is a literal encyclopedia of the man. Together with drawings, sketches and paintings we have the words of Camille Paglia, John Waters, Armistead Maupin, Todd Oldham as well as interpretations by art historian Edward Luce-Smith. The book is large (29 x 40.5 cm and contains 704 pages) and has over 1000 images which cover over 60 years. Collections from all over the world are represented here and the Tom of Finland Foundation oversaw the project. Several works that have never been seen before are within the covers of the book. This is the largest collection ever and it is printed in the largest format.
It is expensive (although Amazon has the best price--$126 instead of $200) but it is worth every penny. The packaging alone is beautiful--the book is contained in a textured slip case. Here is w wonderful tribute to a man who drew what he wanted to draw, even when the time was not right, and lived the life that he wanted to live, unrestrained by society.

I have loved TOF drawings ever since I first layed eyes on them over 25 years ago. I found this book on amazon after placing my order for "The Big Penis Book" The price seemed kind of steep but this book is amazing!!! Very nicely packaged and very complete in its content. If you order this book you will not be disappointed. Keep in mind that this book is ENORMOUS!!! Not something that will fit under your mattress!!!Right now it's displayed proudly on my credenza right next to the Big Penis Book.
I have a majority of the earlier TOF collections. The most universal complaint has always been "Its too small", with the exception of the 1st printing of the "Art of Pleasure" this was the subjective case.

Now the largest collection ever has been printed in the largest format ever. Pardon the cliche, but if you must buy one TOF collection, this would be the one. True to the liner notes, it contains many never published works as well as lager repros of well known works. Paper quality and binding are above average.

When you receive your book you will get it shrink wrapped in a stylish cardboard case, with artwork on the outside of the case itself. Also of note the illustration on the dust jacket is raised and textured to match the musculature of the figure, a nice plus. Amazon has the best pricing on this. I was in a retail outlet the other day and saw the same book for $200.

The price is hefty, but once you receive your copy you can see that it is well worth it.

On a final note, based on my experience, these over-sized editions tend to get downsized and cheapened on the second printing. If you want all the extras like the sculpted dust jacket and carrying case buy the 1st edition before it sells out.
In 1998, TASCHEN introduced the world to the masterful art of Touko Laaksonen with The Art of Pleasure. Prior to that, Laaksonen, better known as Tom of Finland, enjoyed an intense cult following in the international gay community but was largely unknown to the broader audience. The Art of Pleasure gave Tom well-deserved recognition and increased his following exponentially; Tom of Finland XXL will fix him forever in the realm of fine art.

With dimensions of 29 by 40.5cm and 704 pages, Tom of Finland XXL contains nearly 1000 images, covering 6 decades of the artist's career. The work was gathered from all known collections across the US and Europe with the help of the Tom of Finland Foundation and features many drawings, paintings and preparatory sketches that have never been reproduced in any book. Other images have only been seen out of context and will be presented here in the sequential order Tom intended for full artistic appreciation and erotic impact. This elegant oversized volume will showcase the full range of Tom's talent, from sensitive portraits to frank sexual pleasure to tender expressions of love to Tom's haunting tributes to young men struck down by the AIDS epidemic.

Completing this collector's edition are eight specially-commissioned essays on Tom's social and personal impact by Camille Paglia, John Waters, Armistead Maupin, Todd Oldham, and others, plus a scholarly analysis of individual drawings by art historian Edward Lucie-Smith. For the man or woman who thinks bigger is better, Tom of Finland XXL is certain to satisfy.
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< The Broken H > < The Tin Star > < No Going Home > < Without Reservations > < My Fair Captain > < With Caution > J. L. Langley

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(Seeking Refuge)

(The Broken H)

(An Enjoyable Read)

(Satisfied)

("The Broken H")

Langley, J.L. "The Broken H", Loose ID, LLC, 2007.

Seeking Refuge

Amos Lassen

Shane fled his home to find refuge and he winded up at the Broken H Ranch. His past kept him from the one thing that he had always held dear, Grayson. Grayson is Sheriff Grayson Hunter who has not felt that he belonged anywhere. The Broken H has been his home and was in the family for a long time and to him Shane Cortez is what he wants. However something happened and he has stayed away from the ranch for a very long time. Now it is time for him to do something with his life.
Shane is a Native American and foreman of the Broken H--he has been there since he was 16. When he arrived Grayson was three and the two grew up together and became friends, Grayson, however, left home shortly after becoming an adult and he realized that he had feelings for Shane which he felt Shane did not share. Gay went to college and then became sheriff of a small town but after his dad had a heart attack, he realized that he had to go home even with his feelings for Shane. Grayson's family is accepting of the two men and aside from the age gap between the two, the men really have little to overcome. There men are not young--Shane is over 40 but they are still very sexy and the sex scenes are hot. The characters are well drawn and as the two begin their journey to love, we get to know them well. The book is an easy and enjoyable read, the story is excellent and if it were not for silly grammatical mistakes I would have easily given it five stars.

I received all information needed before buying this book and also wound up enjoying the story line. I would recommend it a good read.
This book revisits characters introduced in the author's novel the Tin Star. I preferred that book over this one, but it has nothing to do with the quality of the writing or story telling. I simply liked the main characters in that novel better than the leads in this one.

While this book was not exactly my cup of tea it was exceptionally well written and I still enjoyed it immensely.
This author is amazing and has yet to let me down. I know nothing about horses, cowboys, or the southern region, but this is detailed enough to seem authentic. The novel is creative, heart warming, and there's great sex. This is something I'm proud to put in my library and recommend to my friends.
The book had its moments but having read the companion book by Langley, the theme was predictable. Still interesting but the erotic parts were definitely written by a woman.
A rocky past that sent Shane fleeing his home and seeking refuge on The Broken H has kept him from the one thing that has always been dear to him.Grayson.

Sheriff Grayson Hunter hasn't felt like he belonged for a long time. Once he loved The Broken H, his ancestral home, and Shane Cortez with all that he was. Now he tries to stay as far away from the ranch and the man as possible until an accident brings them together.

Gray didn't count on Shane's decision to let go of the past...and get a hold of Gray.

Publisher's Note: This book is a male-male love story and contains homoerotic sex acts that may be offensive to some readers.
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< The Secret Trilogy: Three Novels... One Epic Love Story > < No Strings > < I Can'T Think Straight > < Worth Every Step > < The World Unseen > < Uncommon Emotions > Francine Saint Marie

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(Controversial and Provocative)

(12 monkies, One day)

(leaves you wanting more)

(A Trilogy to remember)

(Bisexual Bobbleheads, and...love story, WHAT love story?)

Politics, persuasion, and daring prose make this one of the most compelling love stories of all time, as well as the most difficult to classify. Those looking for a formulaic romance that's strictly straight, gay or bi, won't find it here. This one's a genre-bender! Recommended if you like your romance hot, with a lot of suspense, travel, adventure and twists.

1. Kindle edition - quite nice: THE SECRET TRILOGY: Three novels. Two women. One epic love story. (Kindle Top 500 Bundle)

2. Discount edition - a bargain: The Secret Trilogy: Three Novels...One Epic Love Story

Someone once said put a thousand monkies in a romm filled with typewrightrs and they will eventually produce the works of Shakesphere. well these books would take about twelve monkies a single day. The charactors are boring as well as the setting. the intricies of love, (or is this more of a lust story?) dont seem to be in here at all. I feel that someone owes me a mont of my life back.

also note that this book has in the title top 500 bundle that is incorrect at the time of this review the book is ranked higher(worse) than 47 THOUSAND books
This trilogy sweeps you off your feet. I don't often set aside commitments to indulge myself in a story but this book refused to be put down. I hated that it had to end but when it did it left me with many wonderful images and characters that felt like old friends. Thanks for the ride!!

Did you ever want to read a book that was unlike any other book you ever read in a genre? A book that takes writing to another level, and that has you wondering how come you ever bought the "good lesbian romance", five star reviews before? A book that narrates the loveliest, most delightful love story without ever once resorting to any of the formulaic lesbian fiction props? Where the depth of each and every character makes you feel like you know, or would love to know, these people in real life?

This is that book. And fancy what, it's not a book but three. This is the first thing any reader needs to know about this Trilogy: The protagonists and their motives carry over, but the books are distinct, both in content and presentation of the facts. The Secret Keeping, Special Edition is my all time favorite in the lesbian fiction genre, Fortune Is a Woman and THE STOLEN KISS are close seconds. On the genre, I'm convinced I don't do these books a favor by placing them in that category, I'd just as soon place them under great contemporary literature, but be aware, at least, that the lovers in this epic story are women.

The second thing that's good to know about this Trilogy is that the author doesn't take you by the hand, and she most certainly doesn't point the way to any of her characters to save them the twists and bumps, the pains and anguish, and she most certainly doesn't make the glory easy. Both ladies and gentlemen in this story are on their own, being their own good, bad, ugly, twisted, humanly flawed people, and that makes them all a perfect reflection of what we all love and hate, love to hate and hate to love, in any breathing person we cross paths with.

And that's just it, you won't only be reading a novel, you'll be breathing these people and their lives and choices in. You'll have to fend for yourself, while these protagonists and antagonists do the same in the complex world of relationships, wants and desires and hates and revenges. There's no absolute good and no absolute evil, this is a masterful depiction of personalities that transcend the written word.

This drives me to the third thing worth knowing about the Trilogy: You need to be prepared to be frustrated out of your mind when pretty much nothing happens as you'd expect or wish. When does life ever, anyway? Be also prepared to be as mad as you'll be thrilled more than a few times and, above all, be prepared to be blown out of the water by the wit and smarts within these pages. These are three novels like none other I've read, and that goes for the story, the diversity and different nature of characters and scenarios and, primarily, this is a book like none other when it comes to intelligent prose.

I'm glad to find, every once in a hundred full moons, a writer that thinks I can connect the dots, or that doesn't care much one way or the other if I can't. That would be the readers' problem, the novels just won't be disgraced by spelling it all out loud. Less is really more here, and even while you'll have to work out to fill some of the blanks, you don't really need to all that hard, because it's all there, just thankfully NOT spelled out but masterfully styled into this author's gifted prose.

This is an out of the box, unusual treat. Check out the reviews for each of the books contained in The Secret Trilogy if this review doesn't push you over the edge. Treat yourself, and be prepared to change your outlook and perceptions about "lesbian fiction".

You can also check out other reviews at THE SECRET TRILOGY: Three Novels. Two Women. One Epic Love Story.

This trilogy's marketing tag line "Three novels. Two women. One epic love story" is almost entirely untrue. The novels are more like booklets. The women are more like cardboard movie posters. And the story is neither epic nor about love. I'll admit, there are two women in the story (and precious few other supporting characters.) I'll give `em that.

What a disappointment! I'm mystified as to where the positive reviews and the (gasp!) potential literary prize are coming from. I just don't see it. You've probably heard the term "lipstick lesbian". This book begs for another term: "Bisexual bobblehead." The characters wobble, all right, but they don't stand up.

The book revolves around two characters, and is relatively devoid of plot or setting to distract us from how shallowly they are drawn. The first is a licensed psychotherapist who specializes in couples therapy. She decides that she is in love with someone before they have exchanged a single syllable of conversation or, indeed, even directly introduced themselves. (I would hypothesize that most couples' therapists have ample opportunity to observe the difference between love and lust, as well as the consequences of confusing these two things.) Even more disturbing, she apparently cannot distinguish between date rape and rough sex, and neither can the story's narrator. (Apparently some reviewers are confused about this also, implying that readers will find BDSM in these novels. BDSM is a sexual art based on consent. The scene in this book that the therapist character refers to as rough sex is most certainly not BDSM. Rather, it meets all legal definitions of rape.)

The second character is a successful investment banker who is seemingly paralyzed by indecision. I really can't tell you much more about her, except that she's good looking, because...um... a couple hundred pages later, that's all I know. Oh yeah, and she's lonely. Wow - deep.

After much consideration, I've decided that these books were written by a man. Probably someone in his late teens or early twenties. I say this because 1) I just can't imagine a female author referring to one of her two primary characters as "the blond" for a book and a half. 2) There is a fundamental confusion between love and lust threaded throughout the trilogy without any reflective self-awareness whatsoever. 3) There are graphic depictions of sex and sexual violence, but no meaningful dialogue and ridiculously one-dimensional characters - a rare combination for most female authors. 4) There is a total absence of political consciousness about the choices that the characters make or the reality of being bisexual in a hetero-dominant world. Yet the women's bisexuality is referred to repeatedly, which would imply the author thinks this matters *in some way* to *someone*. Just how it matters to the characters, one of whom is newly discovering her bisexuality, we're left to guess. (Gosh, that could actually have been interesting.) It's possible the characters' bisexuality makes his own fantasy more believable to the author, if lesbianism is beyond his mental grasp. 5) The primary characters are so disempowered and inept that they require a third party, the waiter in the restaurant where they look longing at each other from across the room, to initiate all interaction between them. Yeah, right. The waiter is, naturally, male. Thank God he was there! I don't know *what* they would have done without him!

In short, it reads like a common male porn fantasy written in the form of tedious interior monologues written by someone whose never spent time in the vicinity of a female mind. Sort of like "Penthouse Letters Editor tries his hand at lesbian wedding photos." Ill conceived and unbelievably boring. The result is tawdry but not hot, tedious and not worthwhile. If you're looking for erotica, I have to tell you this totally fails the wet test. I was wanting a love story, but it bombs out in that arena, too. On the whole, I'd say the trilogy is slightly more interesting than reading bus ads, but less satisfying than sorting tax receipts. And i'm not getting a refund this year.

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High-profile psychiatrist Dr. Helaine Kristenson is the leading authority in the field of psychosexual relations and the bestselling author of the self-help bible, "Keeping Mr. Right." Professionally, the esteemed doctor deals with secrets of the heart everyday. Privately, she even has a few of her own to keep her busy...

Straight-laced chief investment strategist Lydia Beaumont is a consummate professional and headed to the top of the corporate ladder at financial giant, Soloman-Schmitt. Professionally, she has no secrets to speak of. Privately, she's just unearthed one that's going to rock her world a bit...

Bedazzling neophyte Venus Angelo is a self-made millionaire ten times over again and on the fast track with her high-powered career in corporate finance. Professionally, she's a dedicated and driven perfectionist. Privately, she's full-blown enigmatic and somewhat reckless. And she's got way too many skeletons in the closet...

Savvy and seasoned investment banker Delilah Lewiston runs one of the largest and most solid banking institutions in the world. Professionally, she "speaks softly and carries a big stick" and doesn't trade or take stock in any secrets. Privately, however, she's safeguarding a couple of gems...

Controversial super-model Sharon Chambers is the highest paid poser on the planet. Not to mention the most spoiled and temperamental. Professionally, her life of debauchery and conquest is an open book, about which, she really doesn't give a damn. Privately, though, even she's keeping a few secrets. But that isn't going to last...

Sex, love, money, lawyers, reporters, action, adventure, intrigue and blackmail--what'syoursecret worth?

From the Publisher:Francine Saint Marie's debut novel (book one of this trilogy) was a LAMBDA Notable Book, a finalist for the Goldie Award, a semi-finalist for the Independent Publishers Award, and an IPPY Bronze Medalist. The entire trilogy was nominated for the Ferro/Grumley literary prize in fiction.
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< The Secret Trilogy: Three Novels... One Epic Love Story > < No Strings > < I Can'T Think Straight > < Worth Every Step > < The World Unseen > freaks

< Faggots > < Dancer from the Dance: A Novel > < The Tragedy of Today's Gays > < And the Band Played On: Politics, People, and the AIDS Epidemic, 20th-Anniversary Edition > < The Normal Heart and the Destiny of Me > < The Mayor of Castro Street: The Life and Times of Harvey Milk > Larry Kramer

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Grove Press
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(Booooooorrrrrrriiiiiiiiiiiiiinggggg)

(Life and Times of Gays in New York in 1978)

(Is This How It Was?)

(Unscruplously Sexy and Liberating)

(Tricks Are For Kids)

If you are in the mood for a long, whiny, long winded rant by all means read this book right away!

The first pages of the book talk about how many gay people live in the various boroughs of New York City and how they outnumber the Jews, as if this is some significant demographic. Who cares? Most people don't live in New York. The whole thing just comes off as overly bitter and negative.
An interesting story featuring the life of different gays living in New York. Their pet names, their lifestyle, their loves, their parties, their summers at Fire Island, thier hopes their dispair.
Fred Lemish is tired of the life and wants to settle down with one person. Two aging gays who love leather and younger men, but have each other.
Life at the Everhard Baths. Their round of parties and dressing up.
It was a wonderful peak into how they lived, loved, hated, dressed up and hid their lifestyle.
Kramer, Larry. "Faggots", Grove Press Reprint, 2000.

Is This How It Was?

Amos Lassen and Literary Pride

When "Faggots" by Larry Kramer first appeared in 1978 people were up in arms. Some did not understand that what Kramer had written was a satire of gay life in New York City. Some felt he had written an expose of some of the seediest aspects of gay life when it reality it was a touching tale of one man's search for love and quite a desperate search at that. In the 70's and early 80's the book was hailed as genius one hand and excoriated on the other. It is brutal and erotic and harsh and fascinating as it deals with the sexual excesses of the period. Looking back at it now, after a careful rereading, it is a look at how much and how little times have changed. The sex is graphic and not for the squeamish (perhaps that is why I look so much).
Fred Lemish at 39 is in great physical shape and is ready to find Mr. Wonderful and settle down. He cruises everywhere looking for his Mr. Right in all of the wrong places. He has told the man that he is dating that he is in love with him and is waiting for him to answer. But while he waits, Fred takes us to all of the hot spots of gay night life, the bathhouse, the club openings, the summer parties on Fire Island. While he agonizes over his boyfriend, he is out having random sexual encounters and his friends are living in drugged out stupors.
Kramer gives us a New York that is one big party-sexy, wild and glamorous and excessive. It is a look at gay life that spares no one and nothing and the truth and honesty hit very hard--especially to those that lived like this. Kramer has written a moral satire and sadly his unwritten predictions came true with the AIDS epidemic--the music stopped, we calmed down, the bathhouses closed and we kept quiet for a while. The book hits close to home, in fact it is a bull eye's target hit. And it is funny--laugh at loud funny. It is also a novel of great courage--it is his bravery that allowed Kramer to pull everything out of the closet and slam the door behind him. He liberated gay sexuality in this book and because of that he paved the way for a more serious look at the way we live. How can anyone revile Kramer? He was simply a prophet--a man way ahead of his time. He documented an era in a wonderful social parody. This is a book that had to be written and Kramer gives us an undaunted look at the way we lived. Kramer begs for justice and love as he looks at the gay ghetto--a self-imposed area of gyms, sex clubs, and partner swapping. He has written the book that helped bring about our liberation and Kramer had the courage to write about it. "Faggots" is a book of major importance both historically and culturally and he changed the way America looked at gay men. His sense of unease with the way things were--promiscuity, drug use and sadomasochism is a look at the gay community that was needed.
"Faggots" has not gone out of print since its original publication and has remained a best seller. It is an assault on the mind and as Kramer's characters indulge in every excess, it is not for the faint of heart. The irreconcilable pursuit of sex is the theme and the action is plentiful. In the 350 pages of the book we find a kaleidoscopic vision of gay life and this is a book not to be missed--many characters, many locales and a lot of sex--could you ask for anything more?

What an amazing journey Larry Kramer takes us on with this book. He takes us back to a time long gone but never forgotten. One of the most imporant books in gay literature.
First published in 1978, Larry Kramer's controversial novel FAGGOTS offers the story of Fred Lemish, four days short of his 40th birthday, determined to find true love and on an odyssey through the bars, clubs, baths, and various orgy rooms that catered to gay New Yorkers during that period. The result is a kaleidoscopic vision of the era, a novel that swirls with many characters, many locales, and as many sexual activities as can be crammed into its 350 plus pages.

The novel is, in theory, a satirical condemnation of the lifestyle it displays--but Kramer makes a very fundamental mistake. He tends to assume that this sexual hedonism is the norm for gay men. He also creates a cast of characters who lack the inner resources to create any viable alternative to it. Consequently, the novel reads rather like a cleft stick: Kramer condemns his characters for failing to escape from what he essentially posits as an escape-proof trap.

That is a tremendous flaw, but it is hardly the only one. With relatively few exceptions, the characters are shallow--and while that is part of the point of the novel, it also makes it very difficult to think of them as anything more than names on the page. As a result, you tend to read the novel less for story than in order to see what unexpected sexual acrobatics might be described next. And that's the hallmark of pornography plain and simple. It becomes very, very difficult to accept the book as the serious work of fiction that it proclaims itself to be.

There is a tendency now to look upon FAGGOTS as a portent of the AIDS epidemic--and certainly it does give you a very good idea of how easily the disease was spread within gay subcultures like the one Kramer describes. But it is worth pointing out that Kramer was as oblivious to the impending disaster as everyone else, and whatever merit the novel may have as prophecy arises only in hindsight. Ultimately, this is a novel that will most interest gay men who either recall this sort of subculture from direct experience or those who wish they did. It is readable, but it is hardly original (Vidal beat Kramer to the punch by some thirty years and Rechy by close to twenty), and while it is reasonably well-written for what it is ... what it is isn't much. Recommended as a curiosity only.

GFT, Amazon Reviewer
Larry Kramer'sFaggotshas been in print since its original publication in 1978 and has become one of the best-selling novels about gay life ever written. The book is a fierce satire of the gay ghetto and a touching story of one man's desperate search for love there, and reading it today is a fascinating look at how much, and how little, has changed.
Very few writers have the prescience or audacity to produce one of the standard works of their era--not a classic, necessarily, but a book that defines its own cultural moment in startling new terms, likeOne Flew over the Cuckoo's NestorPortnoy's Complaint. Activist and rabble-rouser Larry Kramer has the distinction of having written not only one of the earliest and best-known plays on AIDS,The Normal Heart, but also the astonishing satire of gay urban sexual moresFaggots, perhaps the most reviled novel in the gay literary canon. A grim, graphic expansion on John Rechy'sNumbers, which chronicled a hustler's soulless game of sexual conquest, Kramer's pornopticon turns off many readers by about page 3, when its hero, the screenwriter Fred Lemish, is offered an array of dubious pleasures in a private room at the infamous Everard Baths in New York. What Lemish really wants, of course, is true love, preferably from his elusive boyfriend, Dinky Adams. But as long as he's in the room...

Celebrated and excoriated when it first appeared in 1978, this reprint of a gay anticlassic is not for the faint of heart. For the rest of us, it is a harsh, fascinating, and somewhat eerie revisitation of the carnal excesses of a generation that couldn't hear the bell tolling over the disco beat.
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< Faggots > < Dancer from the Dance: A Novel > < The Tragedy of Today's Gays > < And the Band Played On: Politics, People, and the AIDS Epidemic, 20th-Anniversary Edition > < The Normal Heart and the Destiny of Me > freaks

< The Distance Between Us (Kensington) > < The Boomerang Kid: A Novel > < Leave Myself Behind > < The Brothers Bishop > < What We Remember > < First You Fall: A Kevin Connor Mystery > Bart Yates

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(Simply>>>a great story 4.5/5 stars)

(There should be no "Distance" between Bart Yates and you!)

(Extra Points For A Clear, Dark Print - Thank You!)

(Amazing)

(Don't want it to end!)

Hester Donovan was a concert pianist in her younger days, in fact, the whole family was musically talented except for Caitlin, the daughter. Now at age seventy-one, Hester finds herself separated from her womanizing, violinist husband Arthur, and living alone in a sprawling old Victorian home in Bolton, Illinois, the home of The Carson Conservatory of Music.

In the opening lines of the novel Hester says: "I spend a great deal of time admiring my hands, but that's only because they belong to another woman ---my body turned seventy-one last month and has, of late, begin to bear a disturbing resemblance to a ripe avocado".

The story is told from the first person point of view of Hester and with all her quirks. There is enough humor and laughs to get you through a few serious and darker moments. Hester spends most of her days now, an angry woman, drinking way too much wine, her focus on how her husband wronged her. As for her children, Hester states: "my children were all the most neurotic people on the planet". Not surprising is the fact that Hester now has a strained relationship with her adult children.

When Hester decides to rent out a room in her home to Alex, a shy gay student at the music school, her son Paul protests, becomes violent, and demands that his mother evict him. As the story unfolds, the reader learns much more about the family dynamics and the ghosts long buried. As you read, it becomes clear why this family seems to spend more time fighting with each other rather than enjoying time spent with one another.

I thought that this book was very good. All the characters are extremely well--developed. The author uses brilliant wit and insight to make this story a real page-turner.

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
Best-selling authors such as Dan Brown and Tom Clancy should take writing lessons from this accomplished author. His latest is a story so real that just about anyone who reads it can relate to it in more ways than one. Maturity and wisdom are definitely Mr. Yates' stock in trade. In this novel, that showcases his mastery of the craft beautifully, the story weaves an intricate web of emotions that have been suppressed senselessly for too long by every main character.

If "Running With Scissors" was made into a film, there is absolutely no doubt as to why either "The Distance Between Us" or any of his other two novels couldn't be made into films as well for his writing has such a cinematic quality that it is nearly impossible not to visualize his stories on the big screen.

It is refreshing and reassuring to know that Bart Yates writes stories with characters in it rather than the other way around. After all, he writes about life with such insight and command that it is hard not to enjoy his complex tales of, above all, love.
Any classical music lover should find pure enjoyment in this book. I found Yates to be exquisitely talented at creating a sense of character, place, time -- this book reaches so many senses. 'The Distance Between Us' offers every emotion ranging from funny/witty [Hester's acerbic tongue is a 'stand alone performance!'], poignant, moments of outright sobbing, wisdom, insight -- you name it, it's here! I found several parts especially touching. When Hester fully realizes&expresses the depth of her feelings towards Arthur, I was was so moved that I kept reading these passages over&over. Fragile Jeremy steals the heart. Then, of course, there is this glorious music pulsating from almost every page. [What a quartet/quintet these characters are!!] I could picture, as well as hear Hester at her piano, Arthur playing the violin, Paul on the cello, etc. Then, there is, what I refer to as, the 'joy in life' moment -- I trust that any 'baby-boomer plus' will totally relate to this. I must admit that the Boccherini/Manilow connection, this had me reeling, 'hooked' me! Yes, indeed, gratitude, humility, forgiveness&more -- are a must! Pity Caitlin, at least, for the time being... Moms&Dads out there should heed some advice on the potential damage we may [hopefully, not] inflict. Beware of your expectations! Highly recommended reading.
I began this book over the holiday break and could not put it down! It has everything in it - humor, sarcasm, suspense, love, drama, and the list goes on. I am a musician so this book really struck home for me, but anybody can find something to relate to here. The characters are frighteningly real and really make the reader think. Buy it. Read it.
I have maybe 25 pages left and I just don't want this book to end! I have read, and fallen in love with, his other two novels, and this one just the same.

The book is told from the first person point of view of a 70+ year old Hester. How would a 26 year old (me) be able to connect with her? Brilliant storytelling and witty insights and dialogue that make this a real page-turner.

I first read Bart Yates' other books because they were gay fiction and I had no idea what to expect with this book. But I think I like this one even more than his first two. Maybe I just love dysfunctional family type books, because that is definitely what this family is. Poor Hester. She messes up so much, despite trying to be good.

I dread finishing this book. It will be like saying goodbye to these characters that I have grown to love over the past few weeks (yes, despite being a page-turner, I have been forcing myself to slowly turn those pages).

I can only say that I can't want to see what this guy comes up with next!
Award-winning author Bart Yates has established himself as a formidable writer gifted with rare insight, depth, and talent. Now, in an unforgettable new novel, he presents a blistering portrait of a troubled family, of bonds that can be battered but never broken, and of the friendships that can make us whole again.Hester Parker resides in an elegant Victorian house in the town of Bolton, Illinois. She spends her evenings listening to the lush tones of Mahler and Chopin, drinking sub-par Merlot, and reflecting on a life that has suddenly fallen apart. At seventy-one, Hester is as brilliant and sharp-tongued as ever, capable of inspiring her music students to soaring heights or reducing them to tears with a single comment. But her wit can't hide the bitterness that comes with loss -- the loss of her renowned violinist husband, Arthur Donovan, who left her for another woman, and the loss of her career as a concert pianist after injuring her wrist. In this home that holds so many memories, Hester and Arthur raised three volatile children -- Paul, a talented and neurotic cellist, Caitlin, an accomplished literary professor who inspires both dread and worship among her students, and Jeremy, sweet, spirited, and as musically gifted as his parents. Though Caitlin and Paul still live in Bolton, both have taken Arthur's side in the divorce and rarely see their mother. When Hester decides to rent out the attic apartment to Alex, a young college student, she has no idea of the impact he will have on her life and her family. Good-natured and awkward, with secrets of his own, Alex becomes an unlikely confidant and a means of reconnecting with the world outside Hester's window. But his presence also exposes old memories and grief that Hester has tried to bury. Over the course of one remarkable month, Hester will confront angry accusations, long-hidden jealousies, and the inescapable truth that tore her family apart and might, against all odds, help reconcile them again. And her brief friendship with Alex will leave each with a surprising legacy -- acceptance of the past, a seed of comfort in the present, and hope for the future, wherever it may lead. Tender and funny, heartbreaking and wise, The Distance Between Us is a masterful evocation of family and friendship, of the pain that goes hand-in-hand with love, and of the grace and wisdom that remain when heartbreak finally subsides.
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< The Distance Between Us (Kensington) > < The Boomerang Kid: A Novel > < Leave Myself Behind > < The Brothers Bishop > < What We Remember > freaks

< The Back Passage > < The Secret Tunnel > < The Tin Star > < The Palace of Varieties > < Without Reservations > < My Fair Captain > James Lear

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(Gay Agatha Christie)

(Sex, sex, sex, and sex (oh, yes, and a murder mystery, too))

(Sex and Agatha)

(A raucous homoerotic romp)

(a porno book)

Warning: This review might contain what some people consider SPOILERS.

Disclaimer:
* I read books in every genre, but I have a soft spot for romances that are more about feelings than sex. If a book has lots of lust-filled, dispassionate sex, I'm not impressed. If the sex is a manifestation of love, bring it on.

Rating: 7/10

Pros:
- Good plot. Not quite as twisty-turny as an Agatha Christie novel, but close.
- Funny. As in, FUNNY.
- Several likeable characters, if somewhat simple (this contributes to the story's humor).
- Sex scenes that are (and this is unique, from what I've read in m/m erotica, romance, whatever) integral to the plot.

Cons:
- Lots of sex that didn't do it for me. Again, the sex scenes are used as plot devices--and cleverly done--but they are much more graphic than say, those in Alex Beecroft's Captain's Surrender, and much less affecting. Why? Because they're just sex; there's very little feeling on the part of either character in any of them.
- Possible SPOILERS here: Tries to be a bit of a romance at the end but fails to create enough backstory between the main character and the other guy to fully succeed. Their sex scene is less than a page, for crying out loud (whereas others with despicable characters are several pages long and quite detailed)!
- I saw a few of the plot twists coming.

Overall comments: Worth reading if you like mysteries and either enjoy or don't mind gay sex, sometimes crudely described. Not for you if you're looking for sweet, tender gay romance.
An easy read, with lots of sex, and an English country home murder mystery that in the end left me a little confused about people's motives. The book I read just before this was Farthing by Jo Walton, which is an English country home murder mystery set in an alternative-history England. This too, is sort of set in an alternative-history England -- one in which just about every man is young, hot, handsome and ready to have sex with every other man they meet. It's amazing how the country survived with so few heterosexual men to repopulate it.

(Note: a small quibble -- when the hero meets the constable (who is young, hot, handsome and ready to have sex with him) he mentions that the bobby likes his American accent, and might not have heard the real thing before since "talking pictures had not yet arrived" in the place the murder occurs. But since the book is set in 1925, talking pictures hadn't even really arrived in Hollywood, either, so that's an editorial error that should have been caught.)
The Back Passage is a fab read. It is like Agatha Christie (which I love) with astonishingly frequent sex, some seriously funny moments and a murder mystery to boot.
Our hero Mitch is on holiday at an English country side home with his friend, and soon to be lover, Boy Morgan. While not terribly altruistic, Mitch is a likable rouge and has been dying to get into Morgan's pants since the first time he met him at Cambridge. He's set about it in a deliberate manner and has high hopes that the weekend away will be the culmination of months of subtle seduction. Morgan is engaged to be married after all, but not altogether reluctant.
While hiding in a closet with Boy, and doing some rather furious fooling around, a dead body is discovered. Coitus interruptus! Unable to leave well enough alone, Mitch takes it upon himself to investigate the murder when it looks like an innocent man may be jailed. With Boy as his trusty sidekick and a whenever, whoever and wherever attitude (srsly WHENEVER) Mitch looks deeper into the crime and finds all is not as it seems in Drekeham Hall.
There is a little something there for the die hard romantics but I would not class it as a romance as such. But, there are bad cops, voyeuristic house staff, hot groundsmen on horseback, opportunistic chauffeurs and a secret back passage so I think there is a little something for everyone. My one caution, don't read it in public. Because when you do get snapped by someone who has read it you're more than likely be up to smex and there is nothing worse than trying to get coffee with a red face! They just know what you're reading... heh.

Indeed, this sexually explicit novel is not meant for everyone. As other reviewers have pointed out, there are many cases of gratuitous gay sex throughout the book. The detective of the day, Edward "Mitch" Mitchell, is a randy detective surrounded by host of randy constables, household guests and servants. Mitch is a wonderfully witty character with a holster of camp humor and a raging libido. For those readers who might enjoy a homo Hercule Poirot, this will be a fun and fast read (unless, of course, the reader decides to revisit certain passages of the text!). Overall, this is a fun book, but admittedly not everyone's "cup of tea."
You know how some books are made into movie adaptations. Well, think of *The Back Passage* as a book adaptation of a gay porn. Really!

Mitch is an American student studying in Cambridge. Well, really, he's not studying. He's too busy "doing it" with all the guys he encounters in his "room and board". He's doing it with his roommate, his sidekick, a driver, a bobby (cop) and even a guy he hates. Like I said, he's just doing every guy...all the while he's investigating a death.

Keep in mind that if and when you get this book, it's just purely for entertainment. Don't expect an impressive storyline or character development. Just get this for a good naughty read.
Agatha Christie, move over! Hard-core sex and scandal meet in this brilliantly funny whodunit. A seaside village, an English country house, a family of wealthy eccentrics and their equally peculiar servants, a determined detective— all the ingredients are here for a cozy Agatha Christie-style whodunit. But wait — Edward "Mitch" Mitchell is no Hercule Poirot, and The Back Passage is no Murder of Roger Ackroyd. Mitch is a handsome, insatiable 22-year-old hunk who never lets a clue stand in the way of a steamy encounter, whether it’s with the local constabulary, the house secretary, or his school chum and fellow athlete Boy Morgan, who becomes his Watson when they’re not busy boffing each other. When Reg Walworth is found dead in a cabinet, Sir James Eagle has his servant Meeks immediately arrested as the killer.But Mitch’s observant eye pegs more plausible possibilities: polysexual chauffeur Hibbert, queenly pervert Leonard Eagle, missing scion Rex, sadistic copper Kennington, even Sir James Eagle himself. Blackmail, police corruption, a dizzying network of spyholes and secret passages, watersports, anda nonstop queer orgy backstairs and everyplace else mark this hilariously hard-core mystery by a major new talent.
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< The Back Passage > < The Secret Tunnel > < The Tin Star > < The Palace of Varieties > < Without Reservations > freaks

< Bareback > < Natural Disaster > < The Tin Star > < The Broken H > < 911 > < No Going Home > Chris Owen

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(Really excellent love story)

(The best love story I've ever read)

(bareback)

(Great)

(It had potential)

This book has enjoyable characters and a poignant love story. It's not overly sappy or formulaic, even though boy gets boy in the end. The main characters are adults, with adult baggage, trying to make a life together. My only complaint is the 'cowboyese'. The author seems to think cowboys do not use personal pronouns, which is odd.

Anyway, I couldn't put this book down. I cried at the painful places in their relationship where they hurt one another and I was thoroughly satisfied by the end. Plus, the sex scenes were HOT.

Buy this.
I loved this book. I won't go into a lot of detail because other reviewers have done that and it would just be a repeat. I will say however, this book is definitely on my "keeper" shelf and I've reread it more than a couple of times. Along with the 2nd book "Natural Disaster". Chris Owen wrote these characters so very well, one can not but help to cheer for them and cry for them. I was surprised to have an actual physical response when Jake was in the barn and found out what he did. I felt so empty and cold, as if it had happened to me.
It's rare for a book to get a physical response out of me like that, but that's just how good this book is and how well it was written. You really love these guys and want the best for them.
It is all about how things can really happen in relationships and it's about hope.
I think this is truly a great book.

The story was well written and engrossin and while the sex was hot there was an engaging story that kept you involved. It was funny sexy and sad and I would recommand it for anyone who is interested in a good read.
"Oh no" I said, "not another thinly disguised graphic erotica with just a little bit of narrative", as the book had abundance of sex in the beginning; but then it got interesting with fantastically created characters who I cared about and a (somewhat soapy) storyline, but it made a great reading..Enjoyed it tremendously..
I am not much for cowboy romances and have to be one of the only people on the planet who did not enjoy "Brokeback Mountain" when it was originally published in the New Yorker Magazine, but when I read the glowing reviews for Bareback here I took a chance and ordered the book.

I have mixed reactions to the book. On the one hand, Chris Owens is a solid writer and the story flows fairly well. The characters are fully structured and feel real, not cardboard cut-out sterotypes as in some other m/m stories. However, as some other reviews stated there was too much sex. Yes, I cannot believe I said that. As a die-hard romance reader, I am complaining about sex? In the beginning of this novel I can understand wanting to establish an feeling of lust and then later as Tor and Jake's relationship progressed intimacy, but every chapter is stuffed with sex. In fact the foursome at the beginning of the book *totally* turned me off and almost had me toss the book out, but I keep reading hoping to get to more RELATIONSHIP issues, but that did not happen until much later in the novel. I wondered why that scene (the orgy) was even in the book, as usually these novels are geared towards a female readership and the majority of m/m readers (women) prefer just reading about the two main men.

(Spoiler - BTW, if you have problems with partner betrayal (main character cheating on his lover), then this is not the book for you. While I think the author handled it realistically, it was still a cliched way to drive a wedge between the two main characters and expose their relationship problems instead of creating something new and original.)

While there were some very strong aspects to this book - good, solid writing, likeable secondary characters, and a somewhat interesting plot, I was still left with a unsatisfied feeling after reading Bareback. While an interesting read, it is not a keeper, in my estimation.

Jake Taggart’s life was almost perfect--he’d worked hard to overcome his past, and he loved his job as foreman on a ranch in Arkansas. The only thorn in his side was a dark eyed cowboy named Tornado whose stubborn attitude brought frustration and confusion to Jake’s mostly happy existence. A late spring rainstorm brings out hidden passions and unleashes a chain of events neither of them expected--and eventually brings about events that threaten to destroy them and what they worked to create. Strong wills and forceful personalities make for intense encounters.... but is it enough to keep love alive?
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< In the Eye of the Storm: Swept to the Center by God > < For The Bible Tells Me So > < The Bishop's Daughter: A Memoir > < A Wing and a Prayer: A Message of Faith and Hope > < Going to Heaven: The Life and Election of Bishop Gene Robinson > < The Shack > Gene Robinson

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(In the Eye of The Storm by V. Gene Robinson)

(Responded to Questions)

(This man is courageous!)

(In the Eye of the Storm by Gene Robinson)

(An Amazing Man!)

a Wonderfully inspiring book....by our own Bishop, whom we love dearly!...am now also reading , for a Lenten study at Church' the Heart Of Christianity, and have just finished reading ":The Shack".....amazing how they all seem to 'mesh together' in thought....Will begin reading K.J Shori's book as well "A Wing&A Prayer', purchased also through your website.Thanks.
This video is excellent. Answered the questions and doubts I had that the Bible denounced homosexuality. Extremely well done documentary.
I appreciate Rev. Gene Robinson being willing to share his story about his victory over incredible hurdles in the Presbyterian church. This book shows his forgiveness, compassion and understanding of the "other side" of the gay issue. He speaks with great love for those who have tried to prevent him from being ordained in the church. His journey is inspiring and his life is a testament to all that God can do with a committed vessel.
A wonderful book by a very godly person. It was inspirational all the way through.
We read the book "Going to Heaven: The Life and Election of Bishop Gene Robinson" written about him and were impressed by this man. Reading the book BY him, makes you wonder why we didn't hear about him sooner.

His life and his values are something for anyone to try to live up to, straight of LGBT!
Gene Robinson is bishop of the tiny, rural Episcopal Diocese of New Hampshire, but he's at the center of a storm of controversy raging in the Episcopal Church and throughout the worldwide Anglican Communion involving homosexuality, the priesthood, and the future of the Communion. This book offers an honest, thoughtful portrait of Robinson, the faith that has informed his life, and the controversy that continues to rock his Church.
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