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(A Moving Story)

(A Note in the Margin by Isabelle Rowan)

(On the Margin of Life)

(This deeply moving story is a gem of a story! Do not miss it.)

Rowan, Isabelle. "A Note in the Margins", Dreamspinner, 2009.

A Moving Story

Amos Lassen

"A Note in the Margins" is a hard book to read because it brings us face to face with a problem that many of us have never faced--how one man can fall into mental illness and homelessness. It is hard to believe that this could happen to John McCann who sought to live as best he could. When he realized that his migraine headaches required him to make changes in his lifestyle, he realizes that he has taken too much for granted. However, he can't resign from the job that he has fought so hard for and decides that a leave of absence for a year would be a good thing. H e begins to run a little bookstore, Margins, and is helped by the son of the former owner, Jamie. John understands that a year away from the corporate world can bring him what he needs to be able to cope when he returns to it. He just did not realize how drawn to this new life he would become; His plans are dashed when he meets David and is forced to do a re-evaluation of his life and of his definition of love.
David is a homeless man who spends his time in the leather chair in the used book section of Margins. In the evenings he looks for a place to sleep and his become a pain for the police. He is unkempt and dirty. John wants to put him out but Jamie convinces him to let him stay by explaining why the book store is named Margins. Jamie says it is the notes in the margins of many books are what the book really has to say.
John eventually brings David home and allows him to clean up and they become friends first and soul mates second. The book gives a clear picture of homelessness and mental illness with the character of David. Both John and David are wonderfully crafted. The book pulls at the reader with its emotion and it seems to be that this is a very original plotline for gay fiction. It is extremely well written and it even fools you a bit. At the beginning I actually thought that the story would be ablaut John and Jamie. This is a romantic story that teaches a bit about the homeless.

Every book that makes you cry even once is a book worthy to be read, and A Note in the Margin made me cry from more or less page 50 till the end of all the more than 250 pages of it. And not that mild moving which warms you and predisposes your body to cuddle under a blanket on the couch, but that strong lump in the throat and big fat tears that you can't help falling from your eyes.

Someone could think that John is a self-centered man; a man wealthy enough not only to go to a doctor that prescribes him to move near the sea, a sea change, to cure his migraines (and let me say, even if I suffer from migraines, this is an ill that most of the people endure without doing nothing), but to be able to take an year off from his executive job and buy a bookstore with upstair apartment included. John actually doesn't move on with his live for a new adventure, since he is wealthy enough to maintain his work (sabbatical year) and his upper-class condo, he only allows himself an year to see if that strange medical prescription will work.

With the bookstore and the apartment, arrives also Jamie, the son of the previous owner that decides to continue to work for John. Jamie is young and gay, and makes pretty clear that he is interested in John for a friends with benefits relationship. No strings attached, only fun. And John in a way, confirm the first impression that he could leave to a reader, since, even if he has an on and off relationship with a woman, he jumps to the opportunity of a bit of fun with Jamie. It's obvious that John is not interested nor in his girlfriend or in Jamie, but he is not a man without heart, he is only not used to listen to it. There is something in John's past that let the reader glimpses something different and nice in this man, a past that maybe pushed John too much towards the pursue of success and let him forget what is really important in life.

From this first pages, the reader could have had the idea that the main story was between John and Jamie, and instead, like the author said, pay attention since the real story maybe is written in the margins. And the margins are represented by David, an homeless who has taken residence in one of the leather chair in the second hand section of the bookstore; so there are more meanings to that "margins", David lives at the margin of society, David is always present to Jamie and John first approaches, but he is at the margins of them, and David is not exactly a full-figured romance hero, he is more a marginal character that finally takes the full stage. It was not in David's persona to "impose" himself on someone, he instead tries to be as much invisible as he can, but Jamie's mother, the previous owner of the bookstore, saw something in him and forced the man to enter the bookstore and spend his days there. As John, David has a past that influenced his present life and that pushes him to try to disappear. David is not a crazy man who lives in his mind, he is more than aware of who he is become and he is embarrassed by it; but there is something in his past that made him like that.

Both John and David realize that what they are starting to feel for the other man is not a simple interest for someone in need, John cares for David in a way he has never felt for anyone else (for how much relationship he had, John was never in love), and David, with his skittish behavior and his proud, the only thing he has left, cares for John, even if he knows that John deserves someone better, even if that someone is Jamie.

I like as the author presented all the characters, giving to all of them the chance to be the main hero of the story, even Jamie. But the reader knows, from John's behavior, that is final choice will be David. For Jamie, John feels friendship and he is amused by the joyous behavior of the man, but for David it will be real love. Truth, John's first reaction to David was embarrassment, but he soon was able to see beyond the outside look, even before the man cleaned up enough to let him glimpse the man that he was before. The initial embarrassment of John was right and real, I would want to see you if you find a vagrant in your new shop, even if that man is innocuous and shy. But John is able to move on to that initial feeling, and even when he should have more nice thoughts in mind, his worries for David never leave him.

A Note in the Margin is a romance, but it's above all a wonderful novel, and I'm even more glad to see for it a really nice cover that attracts people more than drive them away. And so friends, go and buy this novel and read it in the metro, on the plane, during your lunch break! I for sure love it (even if I'm still in tears...).
If you read nothing else this year, read A Note In The Margin. This story is like no other M/M romance I have ever read and is about one man's descent into the hell of mental illness and homelessness, how he survived years of living on the streets after a perfectly normal life as a husband and father, and the love and care it took to bring him back into the world we call normal.

John McCann has to take a year's leave of absence, a "sea change," from his high powered job because of frequent migraines. So he leases a bookstore, "Margins," for a year while he recuperates. It is there that he meets David, a man who spends his days in a chair in the used books section of the store reading whatever book he can get his hands on. In the evenings David joins the other homeless men and women who are generally regarded as the lowest of the species by the rest of humanity, as he tries to find a place to sleep - in a park, in a doorway where he is often moved along by the cops for "obstructing a public footpath," under a bridge, wherever - because there are never enough beds at the shelter. If this is not horrible enough, he does despicable things to earn money for bus fare just to get a glimpse of his son from a safe distance.

Initially John wants to get rid of David because of his unkempt, dirty appearance and bad smell (if you're homeless obviously there are no showers readily available, you have no money to launder your clothes, and over time the way you look and your personal hygiene leave a lot to be desired). Jamie, the previous owner's son who helps out in the bookstore tries to persuade John to let David stay and told him the meaning of the name of the bookstore "........the most important things aren't always in the main story; sometimes the real meaning is scribbled in the margins. There is more to life than the main story..... check out the notes in the margins." After a lot of arm twisting John lets David continue to occupy his chair in the bookstore every day until closing.

Eventually, when he sees how tough and dangerous the streets are and David's frail physical and mental condition John brings him home to get cleaned up and fed and lets him sleep on the couch. They become unlikely friends and a strange bond develops between the withdrawn homeless man and the high powered executive turned bookstore owner. John had always lived for his career, wasn't into relationships, and was scared of having tender feelings for anyone especially someone like David whom he never would have even looked at a second time before. The turning point in both David's and John's lives comes when they fall in love and help heal each other over the course of a year. Yes, there is sex and lots of it, but it was mostly tender and emotional as our two protags have major issues to deal with and resolve, including the real possibility of HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases, given David's lifestyle.

The book is disturbing and highlights the flotsam that people become when they lose everything including themselves, through mental illness and have nowhere to call home. This is a world most of us thankfully will never inhabit and can't relate to, which is why we, for the most part, regard the mentally ill as something less than. This is a poignant and harrowing tale mostly about David who is vulnerable and adrift in a world he no longer recognizes, and it illustrates how his illness affects those around him including his teenage son who longs for the father he once knew as a child. Whenever he has a setback David can't cope and he disappears either into himself or he leaves John until he feels that he can deal with life again. I think what really moved me about this book was the stillness and silence that seemed to surround David at every turn - his character was complex and multi faceted to the extreme and he's a telling example of man's inhumanity to man.

All the characters were well drawn and three dimensional from Jaime whose bubbly character helped to relieve some of the sombre tone of the book, to Barbara, the counselor at the homeless shelter, even Adam, David's son. At first I really disliked John who was unsympathetic towards David as he struggled with the simplest things and who some of the time seemed unaware of what was going on around him. The prose was wonderful as was the dialogue. There were a couple of areas that I thought needed some work and so I rated this book as 4.75 stars on my blog, but since amazon only has whole numbers I'm rating it here as 5 stars. One issue I had was the pacing. I felt that the story could have moved along a little quicker with fewer side trips that may not have been necessary to its ultimate resolution but I suppose that for a novel the number of words is important. I was also concerned at the speed with which David and John had their first sexual encounter and even though they used condoms, given David's history of rough sex for money, there was a real danger to John of contracting a sexually transmitted disease; testing before rather than after getting up close and personal might have been a good idea. I also had a minor issue with John's former girlfriend who appeared in the first part of the book but was never heard from after John and David hooked up; she seemed to have disappeared into thin air.

A Note In The Margin was tough to read and I struggled at times because it brought me face to face with something most of us have never dealt with personally and hope we never have to. For a first novel this is a beautiful piece of work and I think that the author, Isabelle Rowan, is incredibly talented and should be justifiably proud. It's obvious she did a great deal of research on the topic of homelessness and some of its root causes. While the book is not what I would call upbeat and at times it's downright depressing, it was also funny in parts, tender, perceptive and an all round terrific story which gives us hope when things are at their worst. I was happy that the author gave the readers a realistic HFN ending. This book will give you a different perspective on "normal".

This book contains brief scenes of rape and some readers may find this upsetting
This one really tugs at my heart strings as I am reduced to tears several times. It is not so much the angst as the deeply moving and stirring story itself. Isabelle Rowan's prose is lovely as she gently but effectively draws us into this beautiful and deeply touching and emotional story of 2 very lonely men finding solace in each other despite the odds against them.
The plot itself is most original in a gay romance. Overworked and plagued by migraine, John, a successful executive, is forced to take it easy for a year. Taking over a bookstore to run in a small town seems to be a cure. He never thought he would be drawn to David, a homeless and tragic figure. What could a successful executive who only sees profit in any job have in common with an emotionally scarred and homeless man who has nothing to offer ? On the other hand maybe these 2 lonely and vulnerable men have more in common then they realized.
John meeting David for the first time really sticks with me. The former owner of the bookshop has given David the liberty to drop by the bookstore every afternoon to read the second hand books in a secluded corner of the bookstore. Imagine John's horror at seeing David for the first time. Repulsed by David's unkempt appearance and smell, John's first reaction is to drive this homeless man away. All John could think about was the impact David's presence has on his profit margins. Fortunately Jamie, the son of the previous owner and now works for John, manages to convince him otherwise. I love John, David and Jamie. They really grow on you, each character distinct and wonderfully flushed out.

The developing love between John and David is beautifully told, 2 steps forward and one step backward, as they slowly and painfully build a life together. John really grows as a person in the story. It seems almost impossible in the beginning that John, a practical and successful executive, could see beyond David's tragic condition to the man David really is. But John does as he reveals his compassionate side while struggling to keep David with him once he realizes he loves David. This does provide some heart breaking moments in the story. As for David, this gentle, sensitive, vulnerable yet dignified man is my favorite character. One could not imagine his state of mind as a homeless person, robbed of dignity and self respect, never knowing when his next meal or where his next shelter from the cold is. His only comfort in life are the afternoons he spends in the bookstore reading and sharing half a sandwich with Jamie. What could have driven him to this state of despair? Is there no hope for this emotionally disturbed man? The writer's depiction of David's struggles as a homeless man is filled with honesty and poignancy. It really makes me think twice about any preconceived notion about homeless people.

Then there is the heartwarming friendship between David and Jamie which warms my heart as Jamie, empathy and wise beyond his age, cares for the older and homeless David. Like a hovering angel, Jamie gently pushes the 2 men forward in their relationship with some help from Barbara a solid figure who runs the homeless shelter. But at the end it is the love John and David have for each other which triumphs and rescues David from his abyss of despair in this deeply touching and uplifting story. Dreamspinner press has definitely spun a winner in A Note in the Margin Do not miss this beautiful story and I look forward to more from Isabelle Rowan!
John McCann, a man who judges life by the tally of an accounts ledger, has a supreme goal in life: To achieve, live, and enjoy the rarified executive lifestyle. But he's encountered one problem: The migraines are going to continue to get worse unless you make some major changes in your lifestyle. What you need is a 'sea change'... Perhaps buy a nice little business in the country, settle down, something easier to occupy your time... While John knows the doctor is right, he just can't resign from the job he's fought so hard for. He decides the sacrifice of taking a year's leave of absence won't interfere too much with his plans, and so he finds himself running Margins, a cozy little bookstore, with the help of the former owner's son, Jamie. John expects to put in his year, get his stress under control, and then get back to business. What John doesn't expect is how Margins and its denizens draw him in, particularly the quiet, disheveled man who takes refuge in the old leather chair in the second-hand book section. John's plans for an unattached year of simple business crumble when he meets David and is forced to reevaluate life, love and what he really wants from both. John and David are forced to come to terms with their pasts as they struggle to determine what possible future they might build together.
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(Great Love Story)

(Thirteen Hours)

(I LOVE THIS FREAKING BOOK!)

(HOT! NICE AND SWEET!)

(Hot and Cold)

This book was wonderful read. I actually enjoyed how the raw attraction of the two woman and how being open and accepting of ones emotions can lead to a healthy and loving relationship. Two thumbs up i thoroughly enjoyed the compassion and the raw lovemaking.
This book is interesting in that it has a great premise, but it never manages to develop it into a good story. This read likes several plot-less sex scenes strung together and written by a person with little experience, at that. I found the novel titillating but pretty much empty of characterization, insight, or even good erotic writing.
This book was too good. It almost made me rethink writing for a little bit. It's pretty much about a lonely, bitchy, workaholic and very closeted woman named Dana who gets a lapdance from a really hot stripper with a phenomenal pair of breasts as a birthday present from an AWESOME friend named Scott. Then an angry,surprised (and very turned on) Dana gives her an earful, commanding her to put her clothes back on and get out of her office. When the stripper does so, Dana insists on escorting her out of the building. So they get into the elevator and it gets stuck. Dana and Laurel the stripper are stuck in the small room for 13 hours. During this time, they learn a lot about one another. Dana stops being too afraid to live and Laurel basically charms her way into Dana's "power dyke suit". After they get out of the elevator, they pursue a serious relationship. And it works out for them happily ever after. I loved this book because it revealed the changes that they both endured in order to be ready to be in a relationship with another person. THis was a very funny book with quite a few gems. Dana's comment "Come like a ninja" about masturbating in her parent's house with her room being in between her brother's and her parents' was one of them. Throughout this book, I kept waiting for the other shoe to drop, much like Dana and Laurel. But that's the best part. No fallout! I would advise anyone to get this book. And if I ever meet a Scott who gives me as awesome a gift as Dana's, he'd be my bestest friend forever.
I bought the book because i read the reviews, and the day i got it in the mail was my day off and i took me less than 4 hours to read it! i was hooked and could not put it down. I finished in less than 13 hours, he.he :)
I selected this book from Amazon along with about a half dozen other lesbian-themed books to read over the holidays so I could explore some new lesbian authors out there. I wasn't expecting anything deep or literary with a plotline about a stripper hired for a lonely, uptight workaholic on her birthday. Just a fun ride. And that's pretty much the sum of it.

Yes, I gave it only 3 stars because the second half of the book is poorly developed... but the sex scenes overall are so incredibly well done that you will be forgiving... so I do recommend it.

What surprised me is that I was really sucked into the story right from the start as I could really visualize the scene. This author knows how to write some steamy, playful erotica! And you really do develop an interest in her characters. The dialogue is the strongest device here. Unfortunately, this book does not run with these strong points and evolve into a really good story. It reads like a porn flick... sex scene after sex scene and a rather shallow storyline. However, no skanks in sight. Both characters are not at all what they seem upfront and the duality here is just gorgeous... at least during the first half of the book anyway.

The book kind of went downhill once they got out of the elevator. There are glaring implausibilities that distract you from the story and the sex scenes begin to morph into an instructional manual for light BDSM and anal play. While there is something truly appealing about a stripper who turns out to be the brainy girl-next-door (even if there is little support of this as their work lives are so poorly developed)... this relationship turns into a sappy tribute to the perfect long term relationship where people have no issues and never, ever, and I mean EVER fight or have conflict (um... anyone know lezzies like that?!) and of course they get a dog and don't get me started on lesbians and their pets. :P

I struggled to get through the last few chapters... BORING BORING BORING. No real depth or development here. Just seemed to be a rush to show how perfect their lives turned out. Laurel's perfect breasts: awesome. Dana and Laurel's perfect happy ending relationship: BORING. I have never heard two lesbians apologize so much over nothing. The author calls it fantasy... I call it lazy writing.

Ms. O'Brien... you have some real potential and I'll forgive ya 'cause you're like 29, right? (That and your editor at your makeshift publishing co. screwed you.) You're better than this. Or you can be. You know how to bring characters to life... now you need to work on giving them a real life span and a plausible setting. Screw the porn script structure (serves nothing but masturbatory purposes anyway). Be the first in your neighborhood to thread your awesome erotica with a well-developed story. We lezzies want 'em both!

Can you fall in love in thirteen hours?

It's her birthday but lonely workaholic Dana Watts is at the office late, drafting a proposal. The very last interruption she expects comes in the form of the most beautiful breasts she has ever seen. These belong to an incredibly hot woman, who is standing in front of her, stripping to music.

Laurel Stanley performs strip-o-grams to pay her way through school. She has never encountered a more ungrateful recipient than Dana. The uptight project manager makes it clear that she is furious to be distracted from her work by the "gift" a colleague sent and equally appalled by Laurel's occupation.

After Dana is rude and insulting, and insists on escorting Laurel from the building, the two women take an elevator ride that changes everything. Stuck with each other for thirteen long hours after the elevator breaks down, they discover how wrong first impressions can be and how right two strangers can feel together.

Can everything change in less than a day? Dana and Laurel set out to discover if their passionate elevator encounter can mean more in this fast-paced, erotic story of lust, loneliness, fantasy, and desire.
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(Saved my life a few times.)

(Tremendously Helpful book, for *Anyone* with Depression, Suicidal Tendencies, or Issues about Gender&Sexuality)

(Funny, Compassionate, Useful)

(Not what I expected)

(Get to the Root of the Problem)

I was given this book by a school counselor on our final session. I had just graduated and my school health insurance was ending, but I was still depressed and suicidal. This book ended up being a 'portable counselor' - and actually helped me more than counseling sessions did.

The book is written as though she's talking to you. Reading through this book is like talking to an **experienced** friend who has all sorts of suggestions. With each suicide alternative she usually also refers to other books/media to check out if you're interested.

I've read the first part of the book 3 times since it was given to me less than a year ago. Yet, I still haven't entirely read through all the alternatives - I typically find something that I can work on that helps me feel better. Hello Cruel World *always* helps if I can remember to reach for it, but sometimes I just can't even make it to my bookshelf. This book is especially helpful if you're dealing with LGBT and gender issues.

The best part about Hello Cruel World is that it's easy to read when you're depressed. Nothing is easy to read when you're depressed, right? It was written intimately and warm and each of the alternatives is written with a brevity that makes it bearable. Her cheesy humor somehow works when you're wanting to kill yourself. Just flip to something that sounds interesting and it's hardly a chore to read it.

I let a friend borrow the book a couple weeks ago but this is one of those books that I need to keep track of because I never know when I'll need it again. I'm actually here to purchase a copy for that friend because I really need mine again. =P

BTW: Just a tip - If you're transgender MtF I recommend Julia Serano's "Whipping Girl" before reading Kate's "Gender Outlaw" or any other trans specific books.
I have lived, my entire life, with Gender Dysphoria. From age six, I was certain that "god" messed up. More info, in my guides and lists, on personal experiences. However I have always studied Psychology, medical texts, and such, to get a grasp of the situation. Luckily, women in my life were understanding. I was able to experiment. Yet, over the last several years, I've had no outlet. Therefore this book has been important, to me. Technically, Gender Dysphoria is a medical condition, not a Psychological condition, but the way society treats "Freaks" definitely leads to Psych struggles.

To understand *why* I so highly recommend True Selves: Understanding Transsexualism--For Families, Friends, Coworkers, and Helping Professionals, read....

Gender Outlaw: On Men, Women and the Rest of Us, by the author of My Gender Workbook: How to Become a Real Man, a Real Woman, the Real You, or Something Else Entirely and Hello Cruel World: 101 Alternatives to Suicide for Teens, Freaks and Other Outlaws.

See my friends list, or click the links. I reviewed Gender Outlaw: On Men, Women and the Rest of Us a while back. The Workbook is on my wish list.

"Hello, Cruel World" has been a tremendous help! I study Psychology, as a Minor, and I would recommend this to many people (teens and Adults), of all walks of life and Persuasions!

If you know *anyone* suffering from Depression, or simply bummed out, about living in Redneck "America" (or other backward places)...whatever their issues are, please get Hello Cruel World: 101 Alternatives to Suicide for Teens, Freaks and Other Outlaws to them!

I have spent most of my adult life, being capable of diagnosing issues, helping other people with their issues, etc. However, after repressing my own issues, for several years.... I can verify that this book is well worth owning, and purchasing as a gift. Normally, I rarely give up a book, but I would give this to anyone who needs it. I am sure that Kate would not mind, if I buy another one, later. :-)

First, however, I am making notes of the resources, book and movie titles, and websites that Kate Bornstein provides in "Hello, Cruel World."
I haven't felt suicidal for a long time, but this book is also effective to combat a general malaise, irritability, anger or pessimisim.

The 101 alternatives are only the second half of the book. The first half is Kate's personal history, advice and observations. Some more traditional alternatives are also discussed in this first part ("Call a Suicide Hotline").

I believe that one of the most helpful parts of the book is its humor, woven affectionately into the advice, observations and personal experiences. This light-heartedness, never too much to seem disrespectful, helps to give perspective to life's problems.
I think there are better ways to help kids than to say that anything they do is okay. I was alarmed by the advice in this book.
All high school libraries should have this book, which could save a life. Troubled teens will understand where the root of their problems lies.

Celebrated transsexual trailblazer Kate Bornstein has, with more humor and spunk than any other, ushered us into a world of limitless possibility through a daring re-envisionment of the gender system as we know it.

Here, Kate bravely and wittily shares personal and unorthodox methods of survival for navigating an often cruel world. A one-of-a-kind guide to staying alive outside the box,Hello, Cruel Worldis a much-needed unconventional approach to teenage suicide prevention for marginalized youth who want to stay on the edge, but alive.

Hello, Cruel Worldfeatures a catalog of 101 Alternatives to Suicide that range from the playful (Moisturize), to the irreverent (Disbelieve the Binary), to the highly controversial (Get Laid. Please). Designed to encourage readers to give themselves permission to unleash their hearts' harmless desires, the book has only one directive: "Don't be mean." It is this guiding principle that brings its reader on a self-validating journey, which forges wholly new paths toward a resounding decision to choose life.

Tenderly intimate and unapologetically edgy, Kate is the radical role model, the affectionate best friend, and the guiding mentor all in one kind and spirited package.

A celebrated pioneer for the LGBTQI community, transsexual author and performance artist, Kate Bornstein is the author of the wildly successful booksMy Gender WorkbookandGender Outlaw: On Men, Women and The Rest of Us.

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(Fantasies)

Placky, Neil (editor). "Surfer Boys: Gay Erotic Stories", Cleis Press, 2009.

Fantasies

Amos Lassen

There is something about a surfer boy that creates fantasies in the minds of many gat men. I suppose it has something to do with the sun-kissed healthy look of the long, lean boys who spend their time on the waves. Of course the broad shoulders and the blonde hair may also have something to do with it but there is something irresistible about a surfer stud.
Neil Placky gives us an anthology of erotic stories about the sexual activities of those boys on the beaches whose bodies glisten with the surf and who glow from the sun. All of the nineteen stories are hot and the very cream of gay erotica contributed to this collection--the editor himself, Aaron Michaels, Gavin Atkins, Martin Delacroix, P.A. Brown, Christopher Pierce and others.
The boys surf everywhere--Japan, Hawaii, Cape Cod and they have romantic interludes that range from tender to raw sex. We see the beach as a place other than a sandy area but as a playground for men who love men. The book is good erotic fun and the stories are fast paced and erotic to the meaning of the word.

“Hang ten!” takes on new meaning in this collection of erotic stories that follows the sexual escapades of those fabulous beach boys. Their taut, tanned bodies glistening with water and their hair damp from a dip in the ocean, these dudes are like sex on surfboards — fast, sleek, and oh so hot! The 19 stories — including “Blue Star Boy,” “Samurai of the Surf,” and “Surf Stud Initiation” — follow the adventures of these sensuous surfers from Cape Cod to Japan to Hawaii as they ride the waves of pleasure to anything from tender romance to raw, hardcore sex. Featuring such noted erotic authors as Shane Allison, Rob Rosen, Jay Starre, and Aaron Micheals, these stories show that the beach has a lot more to offer than just a tan.

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< Surfer Boys: Gay Erotic Stories > < Daddies: Gay Erotic Stories > < Boy Crazy: Coming Out Erotica > < Ride Me Cowboy: Erotic Tales of the West > < Ultimate Gay Erotica 2009 > freaks

< Renegade > < Stranded > < Blue Skies > < Waltzing at Midnight > < Sanctuary > < Justice for All > Cheyne Curry

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(Enjoyable, but....)

(One of the best "back in time" novels I've recently read)

(Love this!!!)

(Renegade a must read)

(Wonderful Romance)

...and it's a big 'but'. I still cannot understand WHY this character (Trace) is not rattled by her apparent time-travel. Why doesn't she question how it happened, if she could get back, if she would take Rachel with her. What really happened in 'curent time' and how could she divest herself of all the intrinsic characteristics of herself and what made her 'bad', just from one look at Rachel?
And is Rachel so naive as to not question obvious signs that Trace is not all together from this world?
One must suspend belief in this relationship and these circumstances, which is not neccessarily a bad thing, yet it did bother me throughout the book. I really wanted to slap Rachel, tell her to get a clue!!!!

Overall, the book is enjoyable and the townspeople and Native Americans seem to hold up to my idea of who they should be. But, the nagging questions about what really happened in her 'detective' life, why she's not curious about her 'sheriff' life, and if she will ever dig deeper to find the 'connection' that forced this situation upon her detract from the overall flow of the book.
Maybe it will all be revealed in a sequel, but.....
Definitely held my attention. Was in-depth (the writer did her homework of the "old" West) and I nearly started keeping notes on the organic home remedies - still may go back and jot them down. The particularly enjoyed all of the characters and the two primary ones were developed slowly and completely. I'm a fast reader and intentionally slowed down so as to stretch out the enjoyment.
I am going to leave the details of this book to the other reviewers. I just want to say I very much enjoyed the story and believe anyone that reads it will too.
Wonderful read, great page turner ... In RENEGADE, Trace, a "bad" cop from the 21st Century finds herself transported back to 1879. Author Cheyne Curry takes us through Trace's adventures as she adapts to her new surroundings and uses her 21st Century skills to combat the "bad guys" of 1879. Will Trace defeat the bad guys, find love and redemption, and live happily ever after? Will the people of the community stand up for themselves? Will you find a more interesting page turner of book ... No don't think so! Give it a try and I am sure that you will, as I am, eagerly looking forward to more from this promising author. Cheyne Curry don't keep us waiting too long!
I hope this author has other stories to tell because I found this to be one of the best lesbian romances I've read this year. It has a little bit of everything. It may sound strange to put together an historical, speculative/science fiction, romance, uber Xena, action packed novel together, but this author does just that with lots of humor and charm.
Kudos.
What would you do if one minute you were in the 21st century and the next you were in the 19th? One day you're driving a Mustang and the next day you're riding one? Dirty cop Trace Sheridan faces this dilemma as she moves from a present day mob war to a range war over a hundred years in the past, not remembering how she got there. The year is 1879, when cattle barons, crooked lawmen, saloons, painted ladies, cowboys and Indians ruled the Wild West, and laws were only as strong as the gunman who upheld them. In Sagebrush, the town and the sheriff belong to the Cranes, who take what they want or bad things happen. Trace finds this out firsthand when she ends up on the land of Rachel Young, a struggling ranch woman who won't give in to the merciless cattle baron and his obsessed son. For some unexplainable reason, Rachel trusts the enigmatic Trace who uses 21st century sensibilities to battle 19th century turmoil, while Trace is forced to keep the secret of her origin from the attractive and vulnerable Rachel. Renegade is a story of redemption in its purest form as Trace discovers what truly matters in life and how past really is prologue.
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< Renegade > < Stranded > < Blue Skies > < Waltzing at Midnight > < Sanctuary > freaks

< Gay New York: Gender, Urban Culture, and the Making of the Gay Male World, 1890-1940 > < Odd Girls and Twilight Lovers: A History of Lesbian Life in Twentieth-Century America (Between Men--Between Women) > < The Lavender Scare: The Cold War Persecution of Gays and Lesbians in the Federal Government > < Making a New Deal: Industrial Workers in Chicago, 1919-1939 > < A Consumers' Republic: The Politics of Mass Consumption in Postwar America > < The History of Sexuality, Vol. 1: An Introduction > George Chauncey

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(Informative book, but very SLOW reading)

(Gay New York: Gender, Urban Culture and the Making of the Gay Male World)

(An engaging and informative book)

(History at its Finest)

(A treasure chest of forgotten lore)

This book is an informative resource for gay history, or in the case of how this book presents it, gay discrimination and punishments. The book does not go into much detail about happy or positive things, and maybe that is how it was like in the past, but I can't believe that there were no positive relationships, activities, or events that went on despite the legal issues going on at the time. The book is slow reading and get's quite boring in some parts. Its a okay to good book, but its a lot to read.
This book provides excellent resource material on gay culture from the late 1800s until the 1940s. If you've ever been curious about gay life in New York City way back when, this is the book for you. It's filled with lots of historical info. I found the information about Chauncey covers in Chapter 9 book "Building Gay Neighborhood Enclaves:the Village and Harlem," useful as reference points when I wrote one of my lesbian romance novels set in the 1920s in Harlem.
George Chauncey has written an engaging and informative book that provides entry into another American era's conceptualizations of what we today think of as homosexuality.

Gay New York takes great pains to debunk what Chauncey terms "the three myths" of isolation (gay men led solitary lives prior to Stonewall), invisibility (the gay world was difficult for isolated men to find) and internalization (gay men were self-loathing and universally accepted their denigration by the dominant culture). In addition to gay men's diaries, the book provides a glimpse into a bygone world through personal interviews, meticulous documentation by police investigators and arrest reports, sensationalistic newspaper accounts of police raids, cartoon illustrations from popular magazines, advertisements for drag balls, medical writings and other ingenious and esoteric sources. Combining serious scholarship and humor, the book capably documents the perspective of a culture that defined sexuality and gender roles using criteria that are altogether different from those we use today. In demonstrating the fluidity with which human beings define their own sexual behavior, Chauncey provocatively stirs the postmodern debate between essentialist and social constructionist explanations of sexuality.

In reading Chauncey's book, one appreciates how a culture makes sense of sexual activities. In the days of Gay New York, the terms pansy or fairy were used to define a gender role, what we would today refer to as effeminacy, rather than a sexual orientation. Effeminacy was presumed to indicate that a man was sexually available to other men. In that cultural nosology, the man who had sex with another man was not stigmatized as long as he did not act effeminately and if the homosexual acts in which he engaged were masculine, meaning insertive.

Some sex researchers treat sexual orientations as irreducible traits or markers while many cultures, like the one described in Gay New York, treat gender role behavior as such. Today, many laypeople are willing to accept a sexual orientation as the basic component of human sexuality that can be studied, dissected and for which an eventual etiology will emerge. The incorporation of this newer view into the culture has had interesting political ramifications. On the left, if a homosexual orientation is defined as an intrinsic, genetic trait over which a person has no control, then denying people equal rights because of that trait is akin to racism or discriminating on the basis of a disability. On the right, even if a homosexual orientation is intrinsic, it is considered part of man's baser nature and should be controlled, like a genetic tendency to drink or take drugs. Further on the right, religious and historical beliefs condemn homosexuality as a transgression of rigid, gender roles defined by ancient texts and customs presumed to go back to the dawn of civilization. These latter beliefs totally reject the modern classification of orientations and as in the world of Gay New York, they conflate sexual attraction with gender identity.

In his successful portrayal of a once-thriving same-sex culture, Chauncey makes the point that the oppression that immediately preceded Stonewall was not always the norm. He ably does the job he set out to do in disproving the myths of isolation, invisibility and internalization. He makes the case that "the excoriation of queers served primarily to set the boundaries for how normal men could dress, walk, talk, and relate to women and to each other" and that "the normal world constituted itself and established its boundaries by creating the gay world as a stigmatized other" (pp. 25-26). He argues, somewhat ominously, that an increased visibility of the homosexual culture ultimately led to its own demise. Starting in the 1930's, restrictive and sometimes violent enforcement of laws against gay men evolved in reaction to the openness of their lives. Although the nature of the debate has changed, today we see a backlash in response to the increasing numbers of gay men and women coming out. History teaches us many lessons and Gay New York is highly recommended reading for both the historical facts that it provides as well as for the scientific, political and cultural questions that it raises.

George Chauncey gave himself an incredibly daunting task when he set out to reconstruct the sexual and gender landscape that Gay Male New Yorkers inhabited from the fin de sielce until the beginning of World War II. In order meet this challenge, and make sense of the awe inspiring amount of research he was able to amass, Chauncey finds it necessary to set himself up with a mega question--what did it mean to be a gay man in New York during the period in question?--with a series of much smaller topical questions. From the myriad of smaller questions I have mined Chauncey's work in order to concentrate upon four questions. First, what was the dominant understanding gender, male sexuality and sex practices during the period in question? Second, how did Gay men in New York negotiate their way through a city that was largely hostile to their existence and make themselves visible to each other? Third, how were Gay men able to appropriate public and private spaces for their own purposes? Fourth, how did the increasingly draconian laws and regulations that followed in the Great Depression's wake affect Gay life? Only by exploring these questions can we even begin to understand how Chauncey was able to construct Gay New York.

Chauncey asserts, quite convincingly, that we have a fundamentally different understanding of sexuality and gender than the generations that he studied. Most peoples' understanding of sexuality is a binary one based on the anatomy of the two sexual actors--homosexual if the actors have the same anatomy and heterosexual if they do not. A person attracted to both sexes fits within the small space left between the poles known as bisexual. In sum, our definition is based solely on sex actors' biology. Though by the end of the nineteenth century, this view of sexuality had made some in roads among the medical community and was beginning gain credence among the middle classes, it was not the dominant view of sexual practice of society as a whole and was not the view of huge swathes of working class men from many backgrounds. The understanding that working class men had of sexual practice, as well as the one that much society had, was a gendered view that fit under the rubrics of normalcy and deviance. This understanding allowed normal men to play the penetrating or fellated role in same sex acts and not have their masculinity questioned. The dominant understanding regarded all men who played of gratifier as feminine. Ours is a world where men and women are gay or straight. Theirs' was a world wherein men were men and women were women, but men were also women because sexual aim took precedence over sexual object. This view allowed for a great deal of sexual contact between men where only one of the actors would be viewed as a homosexual.

Gay New York existed as a city within a city. Words were part of an intricate code that, along with dress and affectation, allowed gay men to recognize each other while remaining largely invisible to the outside world. The dropping of certain words in a conversation; a loud suit with a red tie; bleached hair and tweezed eyebrows; the gait of one's walk or the rhythm of one's speech--all these and many other things played their part in allowing gay men to operate in public surreptitiously when the need to do so arose, but they also allowed straight men (or those who were defined above as normal) to identify gay men within realms that were dominantly straight but allowed for a large amount of intermingling between straight and gay men. Putting aside the person of the fairy--a hyperbolic form of gay affectation that most gay men could not maintain without a the threat of ostracism--the great body of gay men had a tenuous position within the communities lived in and sought partners because communities and private vigilance groups hostilities towards their existence, and law enforcements official virtual outlawing of their sexual behavior. To be gay during this period meant knowing how to behave in ways that signify homosexuality to other gay men (and those interested in affairs with gay men) while having that behavior appear ambiguous enough to those of ill will to avoid censure or worse.

Gay men did not always have to operate through the use of coded behavior. In the worlds of rooming houses, or with the connivance merchants, restaurants and saloons, gay men were able to turn much of what would be regarded as public spheres into primarily gay spaces or at least gay friendly. This was certainly the case with several YMCAs' throughout Manhattan. As Chauncey points out Y's had a legendary aura around them regarding gay activity: "some New Yorkers," he writes, "took rooms at the Sloane House for the weekend, giving fake out-of-town addresses."(156) In the case of the YMCA's security could be bribed, indifferent, or it could be the job of gay men to enforce managements rules that would have the effect of hindering openly homosexual behavior. Since it was not until the 1930's that serving gay people became a business liability, many bars and restaurants were happy to have their business. Being a public space, but in point of fact private property these venues allowed for more overt forms of same sex courtship and interaction. Like the YMCA's and rooming houses Gay men were able to operate here under the sufferance of only unofficial supervision and were therefore only obliged to worry about the community where the venue was located and the proprietors. Although there were occassional police raids, or a proprietor could enlist the help of police forces to make his establishment more or less off limits to openly gay people, these venues would still generally allow for a greater freedom of movement and interaction.

Gay life in New York always had to operate underground, beyond both the official and unofficial radars of society because of the possibility of harassment, arrest and sometimes long prison terms. If the first third of the twentieth century was a time where cunning, code, and great circumspection would have to be employed in order to build an actively gay life, then these tools would become doubly necessary to keep the edifice of gay life from crumbling in the period that immediately followed it. With the end of prohibition putting a huge venue, bars, of gay life under the microscope of a newly vigilant law enforcement community--both the police and a new and militant State Liquor Authority--that was becoming more and more hostile to gay life. New Yorkers of this period, because of the economic calamity all people suffered as part and parcel of the Great Depression, also knew a gender anxiety which they had not know immediately before this because of the massive number of men who were no longer bread winners. Coupling all of these factors together with the election of the dynamic, but moralizing Fiorello La Guardia, in 1933 and the campaign to sanitize the city in time for 1939 World's Fair (especially the areas where the greatest number of gay friendly haunts were) and a situation was created where gay life was severely circumscribed.

At the very least, Chauncey is able to thoroughly dispels the notions that Gay life as we know it today began with the Stonewall revolt and the history of Gay life is one of unimpeded progress. As his narrative shows the history of the oppressed shows, we never live in the best of all possible worlds and very often the past can seem much rosier than the present because it was just that.

This book was preceded in my conciousness by high critical praise and so I approached it with great expectations. And in great part it met these expectations.

More than anything else, this is a work of love, being the excavation of forgotten facts in the history of gay life as it was lived by decades of gay men, experiences now mostly forgotten or scattered in obscure and fading documents. It is an extraordinary work of social archeology, resurrecting a world I never knew exisited. And Chauncey does this in exceptional detail, using clear prose, so that by the end the geography of this world has been salvaged and reconstructed, like Combray from Marcel's teacup.

As the book proceeds, the writing becomes stronger, particularly as the facts become more readily available, and the arguments and conclusions become more convincing. The last chapter is especially good on the submergence of gay life after Prohibition. This book is clearly one of the masterpieces of gay history, on par with John Boswell's work especially in it's dependence on primary sources.

The only criticism I have lies in the fact that Chauncey often has trouble shaping his information and often can't create a forest out of the trees. Especially in the earlier chapters, he often fails to make a summary statement without such a host of qualifiers that you wonder why he bothers in the first place. And as a previous reviewer has noted, there are alot of repetitions that a good editor should have corrected.

Despite all these reservations, for those interested in discovering a lost world, this book will be a revelation.
Winner of the 1994Los Angeles TimesBook Prize for History, this brilliant work challenges the conventional wisdom that before the 1960s gay life existed only in the closet.
Rerations
< Gay New York: Gender, Urban Culture, and the Making of the Gay Male World, 1890-1940 > < Odd Girls and Twilight Lovers: A History of Lesbian Life in Twentieth-Century America (Between Men--Between Women) > < The Lavender Scare: The Cold War Persecution of Gays and Lesbians in the Federal Government > < Making a New Deal: Industrial Workers in Chicago, 1919-1939 > < A Consumers' Republic: The Politics of Mass Consumption in Postwar America > freaks

< Scarlet and the White Wolf > < Mariner's Luck: Scarlet and the White Wolf: Book 2 > < Land of Night: Scarlet and the White Wolf Book 3 > < The Elf And Shoemaker > < The Archer's Heart > < Camp Hell: A Psycop Novel > Kirby Crow

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Torquere Press(2008-10-31)
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(Diamond in the Rough)

(Finally, emotional gay romance!)

(Pleasantly surprised)

(Great read)

If you are a fan of gay fantasy, like myself, then get this book. No - I take that back - buy the whole series at the same time, because once you get started you will not want to stop.
I tore through all three in, I think...A week. And now I want more! More Scarlet and Liall! Bind the first three books together, and make it the first installment of a bigger trilogy!
So thank you, Kirby Crow, for feeding my addiction :) I will continue to dig through the generally disappointing gay sci fi and fantasy because every once in a while, I am presented with a true gem like this, and the effort pays off.
Loved it.

Man, I wish these books were ten times as long. The fantasy world is rich, but Crow doesn't throw too many new names at you. The magic, the swordplay, everything is done so well, that by the time you get to the amazing, emotional, involving relationship between Scarlet and Wolf, it's just the icing on the cake.

The pacing of the romance is PERFECT. Personally, I don't like "sex novels," and this is definitely not one. It has a distinctly yaoi-like feel, and I was actually in tears at times throughout the series. These ought to be best sellers.
This series (note there's three books) was wonderful. The cover may look a little corny, but the storyline kept me engaged through all the books and I couldn't wait for the other two to get to my house (I had to wait three days!!)

Before that, though, I just want to mention a few cons: The physical quality of the book was a little poor (the blurb on the back was hard to read due to pixilation, and the art of the cover wasn't a high resolution either) and there are a few publishing mistakes (missing words, formatting incomplete).

BUT the storyline was incredible. I'll admit it borders on cliche romance, but in a good "aw they're so cute" sort of way. This series is full of every kind of drama you could think: relationships, physical danger, sexuality, etc. I should warn you, though, THIS IS NOT SMUT. Yes, it actually has a storyline and the sexual parts are tasteful and anticipated, not drawn out and the only reason to keep with the story.

As I said, this series is three books long, so be sure to keep that in mind. Each book is between 200-300 pages, so if you're used to breezing through manga (like me) be prepared for some more intense reading.

In summary: I love these books.
This is my first time reading anything from this author but I loved it. It's funny and actually has a story line that's not all sex. I'm already on the 3rd book and I want to read it again.
Scarlet of Lysia is an honest peddler, a young merchant traveling the wild, undefended roads to support his aging parents. Liall, called the Wolf of Omara, is the handsome, world-weary chieftain of a tribe of bandits blocking a mountain road that Scarlet needs to cross. When Liall jokingly demands a carnal toll for the privilege, Scarlet refuses and an inventive battle of wills ensues, with disastrous results. Scarlet is convinced that Liall is a worthless, immoral rogue, but when the hostile countryside explodes into violence and Liall unexpectedly fights to save the lives of Scarlet's family, Scarlet is forced to admit that the Wolf is not the worst ally he could have, but what price will proud Scarlet ultimately have to pay for Liall's friendship?
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< Scarlet and the White Wolf > < Mariner's Luck: Scarlet and the White Wolf: Book 2 > < Land of Night: Scarlet and the White Wolf Book 3 > < The Elf And Shoemaker > < The Archer's Heart > freaks

< Aloha Candy Hearts: A Russell Quant Mystery > < Murder in the Garden District: A Chanse MacLeod Mystery > < Mahu Vice: A Hawaiian Mystery > < Death in Key West: A Bradford Fairfax Murder Mystery > < Object of Desire > < Sundowner Ubuntu: A Russell Quant Mystery (Russell Quant Mysteries) > Anthony Bidulka

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Insomniac Press
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Private detective Russell Quant is perplexed. From the middle of the Pacific to the middle of Canada, he's missing clues and proposing answers that only beg questions. The parking lot murder of a passing acquaintance draws Quant to a poem that just might be a treasure map. But is it treasure or extortion he is trailing?

Unsure of his commitment to a case he wasn't even hired for, Russell uncovers the hidden history of Saskatoon through an early homestead, a fallen sports hero, and a second-run movie house. As his search progresses, he becomes the quarry being hunted. What exactly did Russell Quant commit to?

In this fast-paced mystery, Russell tries to balance his professional life with the demands of a wedding, a memorial, and at least one home-cooked meal at mom's. While Russell is reluctantly uncovering the past, the present demands his attention. Murder begets blackmail begets murder. And, with the Hawaiian sand barely shaken free from his hair, Russell is confronted, professionally and personally, with the harsh consequences of indecision.

Anthony Bidulkais an award-winning writer who, like his protagonist, lives a big life in a small city on the Canadian prairie. He also loves to travel the world-meeting people, sampling local foods, walking sun-drenched streets, making good use of swim-up bars, and being awed. Please visit his website at www.anthonybidulka.com. This is the sixth book in his Russell Quant mystery series.

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< Aloha Candy Hearts: A Russell Quant Mystery > < Murder in the Garden District: A Chanse MacLeod Mystery > < Mahu Vice: A Hawaiian Mystery > < Death in Key West: A Bradford Fairfax Murder Mystery > < Object of Desire > freaks

< Paybacks > < Worth Every Step > < Side Order of Love > < No Strings > < Just Business > < Thief of Always (Elite Operatives) > Gabrielle Goldsby

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Bold Strokes Books
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(Great weekend read.....)

(Short and Very Sweet!)

(payback)

(Touching romance and great light read!)

(Absolutely Amazing!)

Just finished this, what a great weekend read. This was my first read from this author and it was just a fun book to read. Just makes you want to go back to that high-school reunion after all - you just may run into that girl from the past you kept looking at in the back of math class....smile...and this time actually talk to her!!
This book was short and very sweet! In fact, I read it in one sitting. Although not a full-blown epic saga, it was perfect for an entertaining, rainy day read. There was a delicious recipe of longing, anticipation, and well-written sex. If you are a timid teatotaller, and not "up" for great S-E-X, then this may not be your cup of tea. And, I certainly didn't have to read until page 299 out of 300 to get my ten cents worth. It was also somewhat of a mystery with a few twists and turns along the way. I'm not trading this book any time soon!
I loved this book. I could picture myself in the storyline and it reminded me of growing up in a small town. It is a quick read. The story just flows. I wanted more and will look into other books by this author.
If you are looking for a deeply thought provoking, life changing book, this is not it. However, if you are looking for a great heart-warming, take me away, light bit of feel-good (ultimately) reading, this book is the one for you!
I ABSOLUTELY loved this book. This is the first book I have read from this author, I will definitely read more of her works.

I really enjoyed the way the author allows you to feel for Colby's (tormented) character when they were high school students, but it is actually Mackenzie (tormentor) who you feel for as an adult. This is truly an amazing story how one character waits ten years to get back to the bully who made her life a nightmare in high and has another character waiting for the opportunity to try and explain why she behaved the way she did back then.

This book is filled with twists, turns and amazing sex. I agree with the other reviewer in saying that this book is definitely for adults only.

I highly recommend this book.
Two women with a fiery past discover paybacks can be hell...and just as hot.

Cameron Howard's first thought was to toss the invitation to her ten-year high school reunion into the garbage. After all, she spent most of her adult life trying to forget high school--more specifically, her tormentor Mackenzie Bryant. But then, maybe putting her old nemesis in her place is reason enough to show up. Unsuspecting Mackenzie has only one reason for attending the reunion. She wants to look into the eyes of the classmate responsible for getting her expelled weeks before her graduation...and apologize for making Cameron's life hell.
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< Paybacks > < Worth Every Step > < Side Order of Love > < No Strings > < Just Business > freaks

< Camp Hell: A Psycop Novel > < Psycop: Property > < PsyCop: Partners > < The Ghost Wore Yellow Socks > < The Elf And Shoemaker > < Faith&Fidelity > Jordan Castillo Price

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JCP Books(2009-03-05)
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(Fifth (third book) in the PsyCop Series)

(Camp Hell, a PsyCop Novel)

(Great read and series I want more!!)

(Humor, hot sex and the paranormal)

(Brilliant!)

I purchased Camp Hell first, thinking it was the first part of the series. After I realized my mistake, I purchased the first two books containing the four stories the preceeded Camp Hell. I really liked them and had a hard time putting them down. The characters are well defined, the stories are well thought out and, for those of us who enjoy scifi/fantasy, believable. I have too many friends that can't read stories that create situations that are, to them, beyond the realm of believability...these are fun. The sex is not to overpowering, but enough to know these are men who enjoy one another's bodies and company. I can accept that they do, indeed, love each other. The very few glitches are so minor that, at this time, I can't even recall what they were. I recommend the series and hope there will be more to come.
Camp Hell is the third in the PsyCop trilogy, following PsyCop:Partners and PsyCop:Property. All three of them were such a delightful read that I grieve that there is not a fourth. Camp Hell is the name given Heliotrope Station(one of the first Psych training facilities), by the psychics who were "guests" behind it's razorwire fence. Victor Bayne was one of those guests and has the emotional scars to prove it. I adore Victor Bayne, the frail, flaky, totally disorganized,(often panic-stricken) psychic gay cop whose ability to see and communicate with ghosts is so completely off the charts that he has to fake a certain amount of "inability" so no one will know how talented he is. There are few people he trusts because he is aware that his talent puts him in danger of being exploited by unscrupulous people. He has to stay doped up most of the time to keep the ghosts at bay, and of course one of his problems is that he likes his drugs a little too much. He is shy, unsure of himself, doesn't have much to say, and is completely unaware that his slender, somewhat androgynous looks are extremely "hot." His big gorgeous hunk of a PsyCop boyfriend Jacob Marks is totally turned on by him (as reflected in their passionate and frequent lovemaking)and devoted to him, as well as infinitely patient with Vic's peculiarities. The plots in these stories are action packed, and exciting, the stories very erotic. These books are undoubtedly the best gay erotica I have read. Please, Jordan Castillo Price, give us another one!
This 3rd installment on the PsyCop series is as good if not better than the early stories.
Humor, hot sex and the paranormal - what's there not to love? Price has created a wonderful world of characters focusing on a reluctant spirit medium police detective and his paranormal groupie boyfriend. I know it may sound silly, but it is not. It is just page turning (or screen scrolling) fun and sexy as hell, I highly recommend it. Start with the first book Among the Living (part of PsyCop: Partners in print) and get to know the PsyCop world from the ground up. You won't be disappointed. Also check out Striking Sparks, a short story that includes characters from this universe - it is all very good.

"Camp Hell" by Jordan Castillo Price continues the brilliant roller coaster ride of romance, fear, laughs, and horror that is the PsyCop series. This, the fifth book, has an ingenious, Kafkaesque plot that twists and turns unmercifully. I couldn't, nor did I want to, put it down. I sat up half the night compelled to take this journey with Victor Baynes, a PsyCop who survived the government's psychic testing facility that the graduates/ human guinea pigs call Camp Hell.

Victor is the antihero you can't help but love and root for; even his bad choices make complete sense, given his background of betrayal and abuse. What is wonderful about this character is that he doesn't wallow in his torturous past or become a victim of it--he is resourceful, impulsive and uses a wicked sense of humor (and anti-psychic medication) to deal with whatever life brings him. He is deeply impacted by his past but has the drive to survive at all costs.

His journey is intriguing and genuinely moving. He has only vague impressions of his time at Camp Hell, although he immediately breaks out in a panic attack at even the slightest recollection. His quest to uncover his past certainly reminded me of the old joke in the mental health field: "just because I'm paranoid, doesn't mean they aren't after me!" In this story, there is a very real sense of danger and paranoia that flavors all of Victor's relationships.

This book is filled with complex, vivid people, like Victor's lover Jacob, a masculine, sexy alpha male who is ferociously protective; their numerous sex scenes not only moved the plot forward, but also were aggressive, sensual, and hot! There is also `human lie detector' Carolyn, Crash the empathetic, sexy bad boy, owner of a new age shop and ex-lover of Jacob, and Zigler, Victor's PsyCop partner, a fireplug of a man who plays by the book, mostly. Even the fellow survivors of Camp Hell are fully developed and add excitement and motivation to the plot. The characters add such depth and realism to this tale; they feel familiar, like real people.

If you have read the previous four books in the series, what are you waiting for? Buy this book!!! If you have not read the previous four, they will add some depth but, even without reading them, this book will grab you by the ... well, lets just say you're in for a hell of a good ride! Highly recommended! Enjoy!

Victor Bayne honed his dubious psychic skills at one of the first psych training facilities in the country, Heliotrope Station, otherwise known as Camp Hell to the psychics who've been guests behind its razorwire fence. Vic discovered that none of the people he remembers from Camp Hell can be found online, nor is there any mention of Heliotrope Station itself. Someone's gone through a lot of trouble to bury the past. But who?
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