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< Falling Star > < A Place to Rest > < Lethal Affairs > < Hotel Liaison (Modern Romance (Bold Strokes Books)) > < Finding Home (Romances (Bold Strokes Books)) > < Thirteen Hours > Gill McKnight

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Solley Rayner hopes a few weeks with her family will help heal her shattered dreams, but she hasn't counted on meeting a woman who stirs her heart. With her marriage in crisis, Solley Rayner brings her children to her sister Janie and partner Marsha's beach house for a much-needed summer break. But all hopes of rest and relaxation are interrupted when a movie stunt crew arrives to film a blockbuster in the bay. Professional stuntwoman Gin Ito, a paparazzi favorite rumored to be a killer in bed, heads up the team of daredevils. When Gin literally drops into Solley's life, how could the lonely young mother's interest not be piqued? And as for Gin Ito, what private pain draws her inexorably toward the small family and the woman who protects it with the fierceness of a lioness?
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< Falling Star > < A Place to Rest > < Lethal Affairs > < Hotel Liaison (Modern Romance (Bold Strokes Books)) > < Finding Home (Romances (Bold Strokes Books)) > freaks

< The Lonely Hearts Club > < Word of Honor (Honor (Bold Strokes Books)) > < The Candidate > < The Rainbow Cedar > < Winds of Fortune > < Deal with the Devil > Radclyffe

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(Lesbian Erotica meets Sex in the City !!)

(I was lonely...)

(She Has Done It Again!)

(Radclyffe should stick with this type of book)

(Radclyffe is Back!!!)

Philadelphia to be exact - in this case, the city of Sisterly love!

Oh My! what an erotic book! and yet it had just the sweetest love story!

From hospital corridors to not so private sex near the softball diamond this book has it all!

Thirty year old Bren is attractive, thoughtful and introspective, she has a fulfilling job directing the rare books department at Temple University but has never been in a long term relationship.

Twenty-seven year old Candace, a model pretty blonde, has a high stakes job as a self-employed commodities trader who lives and loves in the moment.

Thirty-five year old Liz Ramsey is a medical attorney who is lovely inside and out.

The three met during their college days and have been fast friends since. Totally supportive of each other but that doesn't mean that they know all each other's secrets.

And gorgeous thirty-one year old orthopedic surgeon Dr. Reilly Danvers is a joy to read.

As a bonus for her readers the author has nice appearances from characters from her excellent novel 'Love's Tender Warriors'.

If you liked this novel you will also enjoy these tiles by the author -
Fated Love
Tomorrow's Promise
When Dreams Tremble
Passion's Bright Fury
Turn Back Time
Love's Melody Lost
Love's Masquerade
shadowland
Once it ended. Friends thought I had disappeared for a day when I started reading this book and made other plans! Seriously though, great book, intriguing characters, sex-surprisingly not all that much, but enough to really keep you interested. Anyway, Radclyffe proves that whether weilding a pen or a scalpel, she can cut to the heart of a her readers and her characters alike.
This is another one of Radclyffe's that I couldn't put down. Excellent story. Excellent characters. Great portray of true genuine friendship. It was good that there were three different storylines going on all at the same time, yet all linked together.

I really liked Bren. The soft spoken friend (well it appeared that way at first). I hope there is a sequel to this one. I would like to read more about her character in the future.

As usual I am never disappointed when it comes to Radyclyffe.
Radclyffe does her best work when she writes her stand alone novels. Unlike her series, which sell books, but have gotten rather mundane, this book has a fresh concept. It's not often that a lesbian novel features a central figure who is pregnant and alone. While Liz and Reilly are the major focus of the book, the most interesting character might be Bren, who has a couple of secrets she's kept from her best friends. Any of these characters could have carried the book and that makes them stronger than is usually seen in this genre. This is what Radclyffe excels at when she writes her stand alone novels. She should stick with it. The Lonely Hearts Club is a good read.
I have to preface this review by saying I'm a HUGE fan of Radclyffe's books. I think I have only rated two of her books 4, while all the others have been 5. Her last several books have really teetered on the edge for me, but this one is a strong comeback for my favorite author.

Here, much in the style of Saxon Bennett, the author delivers a variety of different women in a single plot. Even with the large cast, all are well-developed and their individual stories are tied together with skill and artistry.

I won't take the time to rehash to story here because the back cover text is pretty descriptive. However, I will tell you just how happy I am to finally see a Radclyffe book that is worthy of her talent and capability. This one is a don't-miss, absolutely.

Take three friends, add two ex-lovers and several new ones, then mix with more secrets than any of them know--and the result is a recipe for explosive rivalries and incendiary romance.

Candace Lory is a high-power commodities trader and swinging playgirl who meets her match when she hooks up with older, butch corporate attorney, Parker Jones, an associate of Candace's ex-lover, Liz Ramsey. Parker is as much a swinger as Candace but try as they might, the two can't seem to stop repeating their one night stand.
Brenda Beal writes best-selling erotic romance novels under a pseudonym even her closest friends don't know. One of the only members of "the group" who didn't sleep with every available woman during college, Bren would rather fantasize about a perfect lover than have one, especially if she's obedient and willing to do anything Bren orders. A surprise birthday "trip" and a dashing, dark-eyed submissive transforms Bren's fantasies into reality and her dark secrets into delicious pleasures.

Attorney Liz Ramsey thought she had everything--a devoted partner, a challenging job, and plans for a family in the making. Unfortunately, as soon as the test strip turned blue, her lover Julia got cold feet and left her. Now pregnant, Liz bumps into, literally, young surgeon Riley Danvers during an appointment at the University Hospital. Conversation leads to coffee, but despite Riley's charms, courtship is not part of Liz's plans.
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< The Lonely Hearts Club > < Word of Honor (Honor (Bold Strokes Books)) > < The Candidate > < The Rainbow Cedar > < Winds of Fortune > freaks

< Hiding in Hip Hop: On the Down Low in the Entertainment Industry--from Music to Hollywood > < The DL Chronicles: The Complete First Season > < Celebrities Between the Sheets > < The Vixen Diaries > < Grace After Midnight: A Memoir > < Cover > Terrance Dean

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(A White Man's Opinion)

(A never ending maze)

(It's ok.....I guess (not))

(Worth Waiting For)

(Hiding In Plain Sight)

I was in Houston visiting a friend when he pulled this book out. I was bored and started flipping through it... and then started to read it. I don't pretend to know ANYTHING about this lifestyle but I do know the book was very easy to read and very simply written - conversational style. I had no knowledge (still don't) of any of the references to hip hop or even the Hollywood references above the glaring obvious. I enjoyed reading this book and it's familiar written prose. Knowing what I know after reading it, I would buy the book. Thank you Terrance. I enjoyed it!
This book was just basically his life story. I did not like the book because he did not reveal any names. The clues he gives does not even give you a chance to narrow the list down. I'm glad that I checked this one out at my local library. Superhead's first book was off the chain. The second one was boring. But I'm glad that I didn't BUY the book. He doesn't even give a good description of the person's apperance. The only thing that I can say is that I believe he is gay because he was molested by a relative. His life may be quite different if he had some source of foundation growing up.
I have this book and I haven't finished it yet. It's pretty much about one mans struggle with what is so obvious (that he is so gay). It's pretty frustrating because he goes back and fourth so much. Then there is a point where he is only with men and describing his sex adventures. Then there is the whole spirituality struggle that he is dealing with. This book so far has really upset me with how much denial this person is in and everyone who he describes in his book. They surely don't care about the what they are doing to the black community by being on the "down low". I mean seriously if your mother and little brother had HIV/AIDS I don't think that you would be out here living this secret life, just because you want to be selfish. Like I said though I haven't finished this book and from what I hear I am only in the beginning of this book (page 123) this is still day one but I doubt I will finish it just as I tried to read that other DL book.
I first read about this book last year and I decided right then and there that I HAD to get a copy when it came out.I have had some of my suspicions of Hip Hop artists confirmed by this book-and it is very thought provoking,too.

Terrance Dean dances gingerly through glass as he journeys from self-loathing to self-loving in a memoir that is at once brutally forthcoming and surprisingly discreet.

He assigns aliases to the major and minor down low players in the entertainment industry, a world, as any insider knows, is about as gay as pink ink. And it's a good thing he does. Some are so thinly disguised that only the fear of self-outing is, perhaps, preventing legal action.

"Hiding In Hip-Hop" is crammed with enough superstars with cover wives, rappers rolling in the hay with their homies, and enough stellar celebrities and big buff athletes same-sexing it to line a mile of red carpet. Same-sex orgies in private Hollywood Hills abodes and pick-you-out-a-man sex parties in the penthouses of Eastside Manhattan are mere weekly rituals for these brothas (and a whole lot of sistahs) who belong to an exclusive fraternity where effeminate men, overly butch women and openly gay anybodies are strictly forbidden.

These hide-in-plain-site undercover homosexuals believe that they are having their cake and eating it too, but alas, the dark cloud of dishonesty, self-hatred, and the fear of discovery loom furtively above their heads.

And therein lies Mr. Dean's thesis. He judges no one but himself, and in his self-disciplining he does not spare the rod.

From the very beginning, his life, if it were not so tragic, seemed a cruel joke, a set-up for the kind of self-loathing that can prevent a man from loving himself as himself. Mr. Dean's early years factor greatly into his loathing of his sexual nature, just as surely as some others come to hate their dark skin, kinky hair, big noses, African roots.

The first part of the book is gripping melodrama; chronicling events no child should have to go through. Born into the slums of Detroit to a prostitute mother, he was four-years-old when he had a gun put to his head by his mother's rapist when he and his grandmother happened to walk in on the assault. An adult male neighbor later sexually assaults him. His mother contracted AIDS and died of the then deadly disease while he was away at school(he was the first in his family to attend college). His baby brother, born with AIDS, died shortly thereafter.

Arrested for car theft, Dean spent eight months in a Tennessee penitentiary. He remained estranged from his family, except for his beloved Grandmother Pearl. Broke and downtrodden, he resorted to drinking.

Believing that his same-sex attraction was just another tarnish on his young life, he fought his desire for men with a passion.

In spite of all that was going on in his life Dean had been a good student, made admirable grades and, after college, determined that he was going to turn his life around. He ended up in Hollywood, aligned himself with a female friend who was a writer's assistant on the TV show "Friends." He finally landed a job as a production assistant on the set of a porn movie.

Being a hard worker who had made a Scarlet O'Hara vow to himself ("As God is my witness, I'll never go hungry again!"), Dean moved quickly through the ranks, each job better than the next, networking with the movers and shakers of the industry, where he found that most of the black men he knew had the same sexual secret as he. Once it was realized that he could be trusted, he was invited into the inner sexual circle where he found himself routinely getting it on with some of the most recognizable black male stars in the business.

He soon discovered that the down low syndrome was even more pervasive in the hip-hop community, where homosexual hook-ups seemed more the rule than the exception.

Eventually, the constant hiding in this secret society and constantly monitoring his conversations, careful not to use the wrong pronoun, was taking its toll. He began pulling away from the scene and meeting more openly gay men. This was beginning to have a positive effect on him. Dean writes:

"These men were not hung up on what others thought of them. They were proud black gay men who lived their lives without fear or shame...They refuse to be unheard."

The death of a down low friend, Kenny Greene, lead singer of the group Intro, who had broken his silence and admitted to being bisexual and having full-blown AIDS in a Sister 2 Sister magazine article convinced Dean to come out.

As the founder of Men's Empowerment, Inc., an organization dedicated to self-empowering men of color and different sexual natures, Terrance Dean has turned his lemon of a life into lemonade for so many, and his book "Hiding In Hip Hop" is not simply a naughty Hollywood tell-all. It is a life lesson. In these pages we all find another way to look at that man in the mirror and like what you see. Looker: A Novel

Everyone wants to know the truth about their favorite celebrities' heart's desire. Within the masculine culture of Hip Hop and Hollywood, there is a well-known gay subculture that industry insiders are keenly aware of but choose to hide. Terrance Dean worked his way up for more than ten years in the entertainment industry from intern to executive, and has lived the life of glitz and bling along with Hollywood and Hip Hop's most glamorous. With a family full of secrets and working in an industry founded on maleness -- where one's job, friendships, and reputation all depend on remaining on the down low and in hiding -- Dean writes a revealing account of the journey of coming out from hiding.

Full of startling anecdotes and incredible true stories,Hiding in Hip Hopis not a traditional tell-all. A personal and poignant memoir, it is also one of the most provocative and honest looks at stardom and sexuality.
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< Hiding in Hip Hop: On the Down Low in the Entertainment Industry--from Music to Hollywood > < The DL Chronicles: The Complete First Season > < Celebrities Between the Sheets > < The Vixen Diaries > < Grace After Midnight: A Memoir > freaks

< Caught Running > < No Going Home > < Diplomacy > < The Broken H > < My Fair Captain > < The Tin Star > Abigail Roux,Madeleine Urban

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(Great Love Story!)

(Terrific story -- one of my favorites!)

(It's ADDICTIVE........a Keeper----not a throwaway....)

(Wonderful characters. Delightful romance.)

(Sexy men + sweet romance = The perfect read!)

This is a wonderful story of two men who went to school together and now are teachers at the same school. Then, 1 was the star athlete and the other was an outsider. Now, 1 is a science teacher and the other is a PE teacher/coach. Brandon gets volunteered to help Jake coach. Caught Running is a great tale of 2 men becoming friends and then lovers. It had some very humorous moments as well as a few sad ones. I hope there is a sequel sometime.
Just loved the story between Jake and Brandon, and have read it multiple times. Entertaining, amusing, and a great read.

((This Commentator's approach to Gay romance tales in book form: over some years I've been abuilding a modest "library" of such works. Selection is based mainly upon purchase of new stories published by favorite authors or buying based on comments/reviews provided by others of you here. Re the latter, sometimes I feel I've been steered correctly (the "Keepers" filling my shelves), other times I feel mislead---sometimes badly (the "Throwaways"). Rarely, I'll come across the "Addictive," those that I can reread 'at least monthly' (see starred *** area, below, for a list.....and for some of the "near-Addictive"). For these special works, I'll want to share comments with you, as follows. Thanks for sticking with me so far.))

"CAUGHT RUNNING" is a grabs-you story of a lovable.....and loving.....pair. What we're given is two guys who truly define the meaning of love. There's one of em who'll surprise us by becoming the unexpected romantic and one we'll find ourselves rooting for in his ability to pull out the "Teddy Bear" in the other. Way more than most other gay couplings, these guys are really, really gonna get under your skin (you think I'm kidding!). And they'll do it so realistically that experiencing their emotions almost makes something in our chests hurt......in a good way......in a good way. In the end, "Caught Running" will have caught your breath and caught your heart.

So now, let's cool down a bit and take a little closer look at just what we've got here:

-- Our Setting: a pleasant Georgia public school----Parkview High.

-- Our Main Characters:

1. A former Parkview star quarterback, social event King, and all-round student Goldenboy----He's 'current day' Coach Jake Campbell, a guy who personifies little boy impishness, the wants to sneak up on you and pounce type, the one who'll grow up to be the heart breaker---that is, unless the "right one" comes along to tame him.

2. A former Parkview picked-on and socially unsure student whiz, "the brain"----He's 'today's' Science teacher, Brandon Bartlett. The opposite of "Coach," Brandon's that straight arrow, heart on his sleeve, what you see is what you get type......the one who'll fall hard, the one whose expectations can be easily hurt.

3. A current Parkview Principal---He's Mr. Tom Berry (listed last here, but very much far from least)---a pivotal character who we should rightfully label "The Instigator." Here we have the person who most perceptively maneuvers (no, make that manipulates) our two lead characters into the same orbit. Why, folks, without Principal Berry we wouldn't even have a story.

These are the basics, then, and things just get deeply and sweetly romantic from there.

Of special note in this memorable romance, we're given one of the most descriptively intense and breathless "anal takings" in written storydom. It, veritably, pulls you into the vortex it creates. HOW DID THESE TWO WOMEN AUTHORS DO THAT?! Plus, they give us one of the biggest, "best-est" afterglow scenes you'll ever run across. And as for those close, intense and quiet moments of two people "just being together"----you'll rarely find any other written works in this genre where those special times are so heart renderingly described. What it finally boils down to is that 'they' come as close (perhaps closer) to describing the actual process of "falling in love" than have any writers before them. How's that for a tribute? Here's to you, Ladies!

So, readers, if you've a romantic bone in your bodys, then you'll find these 2 gal-writers have given you a coupla guys you'll want to revisit time and time and time again. In other words, they'll have become just plain "Addictive."

Oh, yeah, almost forgot; this book's characters do a lot of "huffing" (No!. It's not "that".....nor is it the negative use a sick society is now turning it into). In this story's usage, it has the old fashioned meaning.......and it's interesting and really cute......you'll see what I mean when you read along.

PS--***Other "Addictive" reads: "Freshman Pledge: The Magic of Love" (Larry Coles) // "Bareback" (Chris Owen). Some "near-Addictives: "Brokeback Mountain" (Annie Proulx) // "The Dreyfus Affair" (Peter Lefcourt) // "The Carnivorous Lamb" (Agustin Gomez-Arcos) // "Afterlife" (Paul Monette) // "Cowboy Up" (short stories edited by Rob Knight)

****
I have a wonderful time reading this one. I love both Jake and Brandon and thought the writers have done a great job developing the characters and their romance. Jake and Brandon are complete opposites yet they fall in love and intend to stick together. The previous reviewer talk about cheesy and lack of issues. But this is a M/M romance erotica. If you are a fan of this genre you will be like me looking for sweet romance, hot loving sex and happily ever after. And this one definely leaves me warm and fuzzy and much more.
Both Jake and Brandon are most appealing. They have known each other since high school, when Jake was a most sought after jock and Brandon was an intellectual nerd. But they hardly acknowledge each other those days. We are given glimpses into their pasts and how they become what they are today, teachers in their same high school and finding themselves coaching a baseball team together.

I enjoy the first half of the story alot. It is most engaging as both men dance around each other, not knowing if the other is gay, their attraction mutual, the sexual tension sizzling, desiring yet so afraid of making the wrong move. I also like the interaction among the supporting characters and as a previous reviewer comment, there is a nice brotherhood of men relationship here.

As for the the second half it is just pure lust, their sex steaming hot. Yet their romance is sweet and angsy as both initially hesitate to acknowledge their need and love for the other. Brandon is the unsecured one and understandingly so as Jake is such a hunk. The moments are most tender when they do acknowledge it and who would have thought Jake, who turned out to be a most loving man, is the one to do it first.

The ending though satisfying does leave a few things hanging. What abouth Jake's sad dependency on pain killers and his promise to Brandon to get rid of the addiction. I would love to read about these 2 men working this out and of course their new life together in another state when their relationshp could be more open.
Strongly recommended to all M/M romance fans out there.
CAUGHT RUNNING is the story about the high school jock and the unpopular science nerd reunited ten years later as teachers at their alma mater. The principal of the school "volunteers" Brandon (the nerd) to help Jake (the jock) coach baseball for a season. Since they were from two different crowds in high school and never really knew each other then, they basically have to start from scratch when they come together to coach the varsity baseball team.

The first half of the story is about the men getting to know each other as friends and co-workers, and feeling out their relationship. They share a mutual attraction, but neither knows if the other likes men. The supporting characters in this book are fabulous, and we get to see a lot of "boys being boys" interaction as the story develops. This may have been written by two women, but there's nothing girly about the story. This book oozes testosterone.

The sexual tension in this book is thick, and the chemistry sizzles. The sex doesn't happen right away, and in this case that's perfectly fine. The story is so good that I didn't even notice that the characters didn't immediately jump each other's bones. But when the sex does happen, it's sudden and intense, and it more than makes up for the lack of sex in the first half (which I promise you won't miss anyway). The first love scene is the kind that sucks all the air out of the room and raises the temperature about 20 degrees. If you're not panting by the time that first love scene ends, you probably don't have a pulse. :)

This is a beautifully simple love story. There are no evil forces, no ridiculous conflict, no far-fetched resolution. The men are sweet and sensitive and their love is tender, but the story is not mushy. It is beautiful to see Jake go from gruff, scary baseball coach on the field to cuddly teddy bear at home. Even though the men are sweet and sensitive, they're still men. They drink beer, they swear, they throw things at each other, they wear sweatpants and ratty old fraternity t-shirts, and they live on pizza most of the time because they are hopeless when it comes to domestic chores.

Whether you're a sports fan, a nerd, or just a hopeless romantic, this book is sure to satisfy.
Ten years after graduation, Jake "the jock" Campbell and Brandon "the nerd" Bartlett are teaching at their old high school and still living in separate worlds. When Brandon is thrown into a coaching job on Jake's baseball team, they find themselves learning more about each other than they'd ever expected. High school is all about image - even for the teachers. Brandon and Jake have to get past their preconceived notions to find the friendship needed to work together. And somewhere along the way, they discover that perceptions can always change for the better. Read a full chapter excerpt at www.dreamspinnerpress.com
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< Caught Running > < No Going Home > < Diplomacy > < The Broken H > < My Fair Captain > freaks

< Daddy's Little Boy > < Teacher Is the Best Experience > < The Tin Star > < Caught Running > < The Broken H > < No Going Home > Alan Holloway

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(cathy's review)

(A Father's Love)

(Hot start -- cool finish)

(great read)

(A story of love..depraved or innocent?...left me absolutely breathless!)

THIS BOOK IS DIFFENTLY DIFFERENT BUT IT WAS INTERESTING READING. THIS HAD THINGS I HAD NEVER READ ABOUT BEFORE BUT A GOOD LOVE STORY AND A GOOD ENDING. I COULD NOT PUT IT DOWN.
Daddy's Little Boy was a book I picked up thinking it was going to be an interesting read what I wasn't expecting were the erotic passages of the story that included Mason from the age of 12 until he becomes a teenager experimenting with various men and boys. Most of them are straight and are surprised to find themselves very attracted to this supple blond nymph. There was one part that i had to laugh myself silly especially because of the rotten Spanish, being Hispanic myself I was completely flabbergasted of what kind of translator or if they had any for this book. I really liked Mason's character and was surprised at the sexual encounters he pursued, whether from an Uncle, a cousin, his dad, a bully, farm workers etc. There are some heartwarming moments including Mason's love for his Father and then his newfound love among a former Bully, Brett, who falls in love with him. Though Mason is set on loving both men, he is ultimately left with one choice in who to love in the end. There is homophobia, rape, prison sex, incest, pedophilia and death set within the book's storyline, but I believe it is a worthy read despite the taboo topic of a Father and son love Daddy's Little Boy is an erotic and good book to keep in your m/m collection one that you'll want to come back to despite it's short comings.
OK -- so the story begins pretty hot -- a lot of steamy scenes and locations -- descriptions of the boys and actions are really good. The end feels like the author was running out of time or maybe just wanted to get on to the next project.
The toughest part of short stories, or book length stories, in general is providing a really sharp ending and this one just didn't do it for me. The book overall is good though and I'd recommend it to most people who are even a little into that sort of thing.
I picked it up specifically because it is tough to find stories that delve into boys who are really boys -- doing the things we do as boys. I hope to see more from Mr.Holloway.
just a great read of love too bad it was a dad would have liked more if it was step dad
Once in a while, after reading dozens of books; I open a book and know before finishing the first chapter, it is worth 5 stars! I know from the first chapter, it can't end well. I know from the first chapter, there is a tone or a feel of getting into an airplance with the portent of a crash. Yet we must board the plane if we want to get to our destination.
This is the story of a libidinous 13 year old boy who 'pleases' himself, then teaches his cousin to 'please' him. But the boy's father sees them and finds he is very turned on. At 13, Mason, is beautiful...
Mason finds that love he loves his father, truly, deeply emotionally.
This is only the second novel I have read of incest where the reader feels the emerging and uncontrollable emotions of a love, that shouldn't happen. But the heart cannot be stopped. The reader forgets it is incest!
Yet the reader is taken on Mason's journey as he grows.The other boys he meets, the bonds he forms. His lust, his libido open doors for him.
Can one say this is a beautiful story, a gut-wrenching story, a story of an unstoppable love. The ending is shocking, disturbing and stayed with me for a while.
Smart writing of a sensitive,illicit subject.erotic,sensual,sexual
Thank you Mr. Holloway for writing so beautifully.
An erotic coming of age story with a taboo twist.
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< Daddy's Little Boy > < Teacher Is the Best Experience > < The Tin Star > < Caught Running > < The Broken H > freaks

< Anything Goes > < Torchwood - The Complete First Season > < Another Side > < Swings Cole Porter > < Reflections From Broadway > < Aspects of Lloyd Webber > John Barrowman,Carole E. Barrowman

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(Anything Goes --- and does)

(Charming from start to finish!)

(love the man, do not love this book)

(A pretty picture but what's beneath the surface?)

(anythin goes)

I got turned on to John Barrowman last year after discovering Torchwood. I find it refreshing, in this day and age, to come across someone who is living his life to the fullest, no apologies, no regrets.

The book gives us a brief overview of what seems to be, his very charmed life. I am sure he has had much more grief and frustration in his 40 years then the book lets on, but maybe that's left for another book.
(And according to Carole, they are in talks to do another one)

He gives us tales of his growing up in Scotland and later spending his formative years in Illinois, becoming an American boy. He returns to the UK for schooling and gets his big break, starring in a big West End show.
Charmed indeed.

The love he has for his family and partner is evident throughout the book. I had the pleasure of talking to his mother and father at a booksigning in Milwaukee and they were absolutely charming people who are so proud of their son.

It's a really quick read and you will find yourself laughing out loud at some of his stories and sniffling at others. I enjoyed the audio version too as it's kind of fun listening to him talk about his life, almost like you're sitting there and he's talking to you personally.
Plenty of great pictures too.
So, if you're just discovering John or just want to know more about him, it's a great place to start.

(I have to admit though, I hate the cover photo.)
I actually listened to the audiobook version, read very entertainingly by John Barrowman himself. I can't say whether the book benefits from a slight abridgment, but I suspect it benefits quite a bit by the addition of John Barrowman's always charming delivery. I smiled all the way through, laughed aloud in places, and found myself touched in more.
Besides the look into his life thus far (his coming out tale, for example), the book serves as good introduction to the hard work a professional entertainer has in store for themselves before reaching success (or at least steady employment!) Talent - something John has in almost unfair spades - and looks, another thing John can't truthfully deny he possesses - are not enough. He details the work he put in, the learning he had to do (and his gratitude to his many teachers), as well as his trials (amusing to hear how he didn't get a part he wasn't considered 'gay enough' for) on the long yet interesting road to Doctor Who, Torchwood and becoming a National Treasure.
There's also a smattering of fun "behind the scenes" Doctor Who and Torchwood stories for fans like me!
When I first read others' comments about this book (as I waited...and waited...and waited for Amazon to send it) I just figured the negative ones came from a bunch of John and/or gay haters. I now have to concede that they had some valid points. At times, I wonder if the John I've seen in interviews is the same guy as the one in this book! I'd already listened to the audio version, and there were times when he came off as a bit of a d*** in it, but hearing the anecdotes in his own voice softened the bite. In print, he does not come off well. He comes off as a brat. Where's the guy who helped those two ladies after one of his shows? (A cute anecdote about some fans who were stranded after a thief nabbed a purse.) Where's the guy who got so irritated at the protesters at London Pride that he told the crowd that "THEY'RE the ones who need saving, not me"? THAT man has more passion and integrity than the one I've seen so far here. Save your money - watch and buy some Torchwood and Who instead. And watch his interview from Heaven and Earth. I think you'll see Another - and better - Side of John.
All that said, some of the photos are absolutely gorgeous!!!!!!!!!
I am a huge fan of Torchwood and John Barrowman (discovered both recently)and was waiting eagerly for this book to learn more about him and his life. But I'm sorry to say this highly anticipated book was a disappointment -- the incidents portrayed are so arbitrary and without depth. I get no sense of his deepest feelings, fears, dreams. Has his whole life been wonderful, or did he and sister just decide to stress the positive and funny things? What was it like when he first came to NY? How did he survive the bad times or were they all good? What about some REAL gossip? What's the real scoop on the Will and Grace audition?

I remember reading Tennessee Williams' autobiography and Christopher Isherwood's Christopher and His Kind and wondering how such great writers could write such juvenile autobiographies, but at least it showed them flaws and all including a lot of sordid sexual encounters.

This is probably written mostly by Carole Barrowman and is too slick and surface like a magazine article. Yes there are a some well-adjusted positive totally happy people in the world (none of them live in NYC I suspect) I'm sure he's a good natured "bloke" but no one's life is that smooth. It makes for superficial reading. The pictures are great!

Bess in the Big Apple
john talks about the love he has for his partner Scott, family, and all of humanity it is funny and sad at times. all in all well worth the read feel rather sorry for some of these reviewers.

From his Glaswegian childhood and American adolescence to his starring role in theDoctor WhospinoffTorchwood, this memoir traces the life and career of actor John Barrowman. John made a name for himself with remarkable West End achievements, including an Olivier Award nomination and success in the moviesThe ProducersandDe-Lovely.Television success was also assured whenTorchwoodwon a Best Drama BAFTA. John also lays bare his personal life: his emigration as a child, coming out to his family, turning down a job at Disney, and his civil partnership with long-term partner Scott Gill. Revelatory and insightful, told with real heart and characteristic Barrowman charm, this is a wonderful tale of how one boy achieved his dreams.

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