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< Dark Garden > < Blue Skies > < September Canvas > < Stranded > < Justice for All > < Warming Trend > Jennifer Fulton

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(Not paranormal, but a good story)

Mason Cavender and Vienna Blake find themselves locked in a Hatfield and McCoy feud that has ravaged their families for generations. Though the two families originally started out as partners and intermarried, Mason now finds herself struggling as the last of the Cavenders to save what little they have left and Vienna is poised to deliver the death blow that the Blakes have desired for so long. Vienna has held back however because of the impossible attraction she and Mason have felt for each other since they were young. Though they have tried to establish a relationship several times in the past, family animosity always got in the way. This feud definitely has overtones of Romeo and Juliet mixed in with it. The two women desire each other, but don't trust each other. The problem is they can't seem to be happy without each other. Both families are haunted by secrets from the past. Secrets that might stand between any happiness Mason and Vienna can share if they aren't dealt with.

Jennifer Fulton writes a very convincing romance. Her characters are attractive, dynamic and dominate the pages. Although the reader knows they will work out their problems and find a way to be together, the battle between them and the inner working of the family dynamics keep the story interesting. The puzzling part is why this is tagged as paranormal. There are hints of an ancestor's ghost and one of her dogs that prowl one of the estates, but they play a minor part in the story. Paranormal fans who are expecting an otherworldly presence that affects the progression of the plot will be disappointed. The secrets the families hide play a huge part in what happens, but they're hardly paranormal. The book would have been just as satisfying to read without the slight references to ghosts, which are more distracting than anything. There are also some plot lines that seem to be unresolved, especially one involving shocking behavior by one of Vienna's cousins, and the ending seems abrupt. The romance carries the book though.

Dark Garden is a typical Fulton romance, nothing surprising, but a good story. It has a somewhat dark tone to it that gives it a Gothic feeling which should appeal to those fans, but it provides a few hours of entertaining reading for anyone. Fulton is normally a solid writer and this book reflects that.

Two sworn enemies who can't resist each other. Something has to give.

The Blakes and the Cavenders have been going at it since 1870 and Vienna Blake keeps up the family tradition, gunning for the Cavenders at every opportunity. All the same, she's shocked when Mason Cavender confronts her in her office and accuses her of murder. Vienna has the stunningly sexual Mason thrown out by security, but she can't rid herself so easily of her powerful, instant attraction to the woman she's been groomed since childhood to destroy.

Last in a long line of "Cursed Cavenders," as the media describes them, Mason has just walked away from the small plane crash that killed her brother. Now in charge of her family's crumbling business empire, she suspects sabotage and believes beautiful, ruthless Vienna Blake is responsible. Fearing for her life and grieving for her brother, Mason hires a private investigator to get evidence she can take to the police. She is frustrated when the man finds nothing but makes the bizarre suggestion that she hire a psychic to undo the "curse" on her family. He gives her a name. Phoebe Temple. Phoebe's dreams have always centered on the victims of crimes, but lately they have taken her night after night to the same dark garden where a reclusive, sorrowful woman walks her Doberman. She isn't surprised when the woman steps from her dreams into her life, asking for help.

Exposing family secrets always comes at a price. With passion and family honor in the balance, Mason is willing to pay her dues. But can she persuade Vienna to accept a truce before it's too late? Dark Garden brings together two powerful women who must confront the past if they want to seize the future.
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< Dark Garden > < Blue Skies > < September Canvas > < Stranded > < Justice for All > freaks

< She Slipped and Fell > < Consequences > < Choices > < Missionary No More: Purple Panties 2 > < Hungry For It > < Purple Panties: An Eroticanoir.com Anthology > Shonda

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AuthorHouse(2008-10-13)
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(Great Book!!!)

(A Great Read!!!)

(A Great Read!)

(Had Me At Hello!)

(I felt as though I knew the characters personally)

This was a great book,kept my attention until the very end. Happily ever after ending type of book.
When I first purchased the book, I was hesitiant because I had never heard of the author. However, I can say that it was worth the money spent. This book was a page turner!! I finished it in only two days! I was surprised. It didn't seem predictable at all. It kept me involved and entertained. I think it even brought a few tears to the forefront...

It is definitely worth your time and money!!
I am very particular in picking a new author, but when I saw that Shonda had 5 stars from everyone that read her book, I decided to give her a try. I'm so glad I did! This book was amazing! I finished it the day I recieved it by UPS! I'm serious. It made you feel as though you were in the book yourself. I could relate to alot of the scenes that took place in this book. If you are trying to find new authors to read, this is a definite winner! I promise you won't be disappointed, or be able to put this book down. Shonda girl, this was an excellent book! You definitely have a new fan in me! =)
This is the first gay/lesbian book that I have read and I have one word for it. Excellent!! Before I started reading this book I said,"Okay.I'll just read a few pages and then go to bed." Well that plan went out the window! I ended up reading into the wee hours of the morning! The author had me from chapter 1. I like how she told the story from both characters point of view. You could feel their emotions throughout the book. And the twist that she puts in the story towards the end. Didn't see it coming! The story in itself shows that love is not only found in the traditional sense. Don't see how you could be dissapointed with this book!
I borrowed this book from the library, but will be purchasing it for my collection. This is one of the best books I have read. I liked the way the author alternates between each character during the story. This allowed the reader the chance to personalize themselves with the characters and understand each of Tina's and Kendall's views. At times while reading this book I felt as though I was right there in the story feeling the emotions of each character. There is a twist to the storyline which involves both Kendall and Tina, which made it realistic. Although a woman may not have to go through something as tragic as what was in the story, but when a woman decides to come out with her sexuality some men cannot come to terms with it. It shows how you can end up not only hurting yourself by not being true to yourself, but others around you as well. I really liked the way the author portrayed the way lesbians love. It is not a matter of appearance, status in life or sex, but that deep bonding friendship shared between two woman. Society has this impression of gay and lesbian relationships based on just a sexual relationship, but Shonda showed the other side of that love.
I hope that this author continues to write and look forward to future material from her. I plan on reading this book again real soon.
Tina Jones is alluring and outspoken. Kendall Long is sexy, yet delicate. Whether separate or together, these stunning best friends tend to cause quite a stir among the male population. An innocent fall, however, propels their friendship to a new plateau -- one where each is compelled to explore and confront her sexuality. She Slipped and Fell alternates between each characters' point of view, for only Tina and Kendall can decide whether or not their friendship, and love, is strong enough to endure the humility that is oftentimes associated with being different. Will Tina and Kendall risk stepping outside of their comfort zone into unfamiliar territory, defying society, God, and their families, in their quest to discover who they truly are?
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< She Slipped and Fell > < Consequences > < Choices > < Missionary No More: Purple Panties 2 > < Hungry For It > freaks

< Court Appointed: A Serving Love Story > < Diving in Deep > < Out Of My Mind > < Handyman > < A Matter O f Necessity > < The Strength of Three > Annmarie McKenna

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Samhain Publishing, Ltd.(2008-01-15)
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(His Honour Serves Up Love)

(Excellent)

(Court Appointed)

(Court Appointed by Annmarie McKenna)

His Honor Jackson Benedict needs protection from a stalker who has been sending him suspicious "gifts". The last person he wants as a bodyguard is the man he has always desired from afar but never thought might be interested in him. When Federal Agent Trey London shows up in the Judge's courtroom, the attraction between them is unmistakable. Trey has wanted Jackson for a long time and he makes it clear that he is not going to wait much longer.

Jackson and Trey are so hot for each other after a mind blowing kiss in His Honor's office that they can hardly wait to get out of there to somewhere more private so that they can continue where they left off. On their way from the courthouse there is an attempted kidnapping of the Judge which Trey manages to thwart but he is injured as a result of the incident. In the middle of all the confusion afterward the two men manage to let each other know that their hot romance is just beginning.

The dialogue between Trey and Jackson is really raunchy and funny at times. They can't keep their hands and mouths off each other and the love scenes are so hot they may have needed several fans to cool off. Both men are gorgeous and it's obvious that they are really into each other; the sexual tension between them is tangible.

Court Appointed is part of Samhain's Serving Love series. Ms McKenna has written a very good story and I found most of it to be credible, but toward the end when the stalker is revealed and there is a takedown, in my opinion there were a few unanswered questions which led, unfortunately, to the story coming apart just a bit. Perhaps because the book is so short there was not enough time to develop the story further and come up with a more plausible villain and ending. However, overall the book was a good read and fans of Ms McKenna will love to add it to their collection.

I loved this book. Everything about it was interesting. The characters were likeable and realistic, their attraction to each other sparks flames instantly, and the scenes with the men together were down right hot. McKenna's writing style is smooth and easy to read. You crave prequels and sequels. Highly recommended.
Federal Judge Jackson Benedict is trying a case involving the favorite son of a notorious family, when he begins getting suspicious "gifts" and threatening notes. Despite his objections, Federal Agent Trey London insists he needs protection. Jackson is attracted to Trey, and Trey seems to feel the same, but will Jackson live long enough to do anything about it?

Court Appointed takes the stereotypical "important person needs protection and falls for the bodyguard" story and gives it an interesting twist. Making both parties men changed the dynamic of the story considerably, especially when Jackson thinks Trey is overreacting or treating him like a woman. Sexy, determined Trey and stubborn Jackson are both likeable characters. The love scenes are hot. The suspense angle was well done for the most part, and coincidences and red herrings kept it interesting. Really, the only flaws in this book were Jackson's father, whose over-the-top, controlling behavior seemed a bit much, and the resolution of the stalker angle, which I thought was abrupt. Overall, Court Appointed was a hot and entertaining read, and I give kudos to Annmarie McKenna for turning an old romance cliché into something new.

Cassie
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Jackson is a judge. Old money family and comfy life, he is one of the younger federal judges of the country. And he has a right path for Washington. But there is a problem. Jackson likes men. Believing this could ruin his career he has always kept a low profile, having relationship with men who have maybe more reason than him to hide. And so no one knows about him apart his ex lovers and his father, an homophobic man who has never accepted his son.

But now hiding could be a deadly decision for Jackson, cause he is blackmailing by someone who obviously knows about him. And who has the possibility to enter annoticing in his home. So Jackson has to report to FBI, and the man who replies to his request is Trey, Jackson's wet dream. Jackson knows Trey and has always fantasized about him, but till now he has never tried to discover if the man could be possibly interested in having an affair. Cause a real story is not possible...

But Trey is not interested in an affair, he is interested in all and soon. He makes pretty clear that from that moment on, Jackson's safety, and body, are his own duty and a duty he is very willingly to accomplish. And if being his 24 hours bodyguard means share a bed... it's even better.

Jackson and Trey are really similar, both in looks than in behaviour. They are both strong men, and it's pretty funny the scene where Trey is hurrying to save the judge, and the man knocks down two men without help... if Trey would be less self-conscious, he could have an inferiority complex!

The sex story steals somewhat the scene to the suspence-thriller one. And there are some points of the suspence story which remain unsolved at the end, end which maybe happens a bit to quick... has the author a lenght limit in mind? I was really getting into the story and... puff... it was finished...

Jackson knows he needs protection from a stalker, but the last thing he wants is to want his bodyguard.After receiving several suspicious "gifts," His Honor Jackson Benedict is assigned an agent for protection. He'd be fine with a bodyguard...if he was anyone but the man who enters his courtroom looking hotter than any man has a right to look. Thank God Jackson's robe hides his interest.

Trey London is more than happy that Jackson has practically been handed to him on a silver platter. If his job requires he stay close to one of the country's youngest federal judges, it's no skin off his back. The closer the better, actually.

But someone else is getting closer, too, and when the gifts turn into attacks, Trey is forced to trade his status of new lover for that of protector. He's not about to let anyone come between him and his judge.

Warning, this title contains the following: explicit, nekkid, sometimes robed, m/m judge on bodyguard sex, and graphic language.

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< Court Appointed: A Serving Love Story > < Diving in Deep > < Out Of My Mind > < Handyman > < A Matter O f Necessity > freaks

< Full Frontal Feminism: A Young Woman's Guide to Why Feminism Matters > < He's a Stud, She's a Slut, and 49 Other Double Standards Every Woman Should Know > < Female Chauvinist Pigs: Women and the Rise of Raunch Culture > < Feminism Is for Everybody: Passionate Politics > < Sisterhood, Interrupted: From Radical Women to Grrls Gone Wild > < The Purity Myth: How America's Obsession with Virginity Is Hurting Young Women > Jessica Valenti

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(So Many Better Options - Don't Waste Your Money!)

(Nice transaction! Thank you!)

(FANTASTIC!)

(I wish this was something I had when I was 18)

(For first timers)

When I find the time to read I vary between the classics and feminist books. Working in a predominantly male environment and having mostly male friends I really enjoy studying feminism, the women's movement, and related issues. I also find that my male friends are often more then willing to discuss many feminist issues and often are very educated on them. This book gives both men and women very little credit. While Jessica says feminism is not all about the stereotypical man hating, she rarely leaves you feeling she has much respect for men. When men are discussed you are left feeling that there are so many criteria to consider when finding men that are worth your time. I was particularly turned off in any of the sections that discussed dating. After going on and on about female sexuality, choices, and freedom she gives a list of what to look for as a feminist dating. One of the bullet points says don't sleep with republicans... really? Does Jessica really believe feminism is such a black and white issue? I believe really smart empowered women are able to look at issues individually instead of writing off every single republican. And that doesn't even take into effect that one chapter earlier she talks about how women should never have to feel bad for their sex life, did she forget to include the clause: unless you slept with a republican?

I have read some really amazing books about modern day feminism, feminism in the 21st century, and feminist books written to empower young women to take up the cause... this was not one of them.
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The book was in the same shape as mentioned.

This book is one of the most accessible books written on feminism that I've come across. So many of the more academic volumes that are put out reach such a small audience that the impact they have is too small to affect change. I was wondering also if Jessica could put out an edited version of this book that someone like me- a humble high school History teacher who will be teaching Women's Studies for the first time this fall- would be able to use in a classroom? That would help influence the younger generation of women just waiting to get in touch with their inner feminist so tremendously! Thank you Jessica!! I also suggest her two other works: Yes Means Yes! Visions of Female Sexual Power&a World Without Rape and The Purity Myth.
Get this for your High School-aged daughter, sister, friend, self. It's a fun, inspiring, fast read. A great primer for those interested in creating a more loving, just and feminist world.
I love Jessica Valenti. She is witty, she is relevant, and she is entertaining to read. I read this book quickly, and I couldn't help myself from reading it aloud to my boyfriend.
I think this book is a great starting point. For somebody without any experience discussing feminism, it can provide a overview of topics. I would highly recommend it for an Intro to Women's Studies course, or to any teenager.
I was actually disappointed that this book is written to a female audience. I would've appreciated the chance to show my father, boyfriend, brother, that feminism is more relevant for them, but perhaps that is a different book.
A definite read for a newbie, maybe a little too broad for a more active feminist, but still enjoyable. Gotta love Jessica's writing style that really feels like you're talking to an old friend.

Feminism isn't dead. It just isn't very cool anymore. EnterFull Frontal Feminism,a book that embodies the forward-looking messages that author Jessica Valenti propagates on her popular website, Feministing.com.

Covering a range of topics, including pop culture, health, reproductive rights, violence, education, relationships, and more, Valenti provides young women a primer on why feminism matters.

Valenti knows better than anyone that young women need a smart-ass book that deals with real-life issues in a style they can relate to. No rehashing the same old issues. No belaboring where today's young women have gone wrong. Feminism should be something young women feel comfortable with, something they can own.Full Frontal Feminismis sending out the message to readers— yeah, you're feminists, and that's actually pretty frigging cool.

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< Full Frontal Feminism: A Young Woman's Guide to Why Feminism Matters > < He's a Stud, She's a Slut, and 49 Other Double Standards Every Woman Should Know > < Female Chauvinist Pigs: Women and the Rise of Raunch Culture > < Feminism Is for Everybody: Passionate Politics > < Sisterhood, Interrupted: From Radical Women to Grrls Gone Wild > freaks

< The Long Way Home > < Handyman > < Collision Course > < Gobsmacked (Men of Smithfield) > < Out Of My Mind > < Under My Skin > Z.A. Maxfield

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Aspen Mountain Press(2008-12-14)
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(Simply wonderful!!!!)

(The Long Way Home- A Joyfully Recommended Title)

(The Long Way Home by Z.A. Maxfield)

This is the first book by this author that I've read, and I absolutely LOVED it!!! Well written, caught my attention from the beginning, and was just an enjoyable read. Simply wonderful!!! I am now going to buy everything that's available by her, and put her on my auto buy list. BRAVO!!!
Kevin Quinn is a psychic who uses his new abilities to help the police solve crimes. Kevin is in California working with new detective Connor Dougal trying to discover the whereabouts of several missing boys. Connor, along with just about everyone else, doesn't believe in Kevin's "abilities" until he gets a front row seat to one of Kevin's reactions. Kevin is trying desperately to make sense of the images he sees and Connor is trying to make sense of his feelings for Kevin. Connor's past has come back to haunt him and it may cost him a chance at a future with Kevin, as well as his life.

The suspense is high, the crimes are grisly, and the love affair is smoking in The Long Way Home. Connor and Kevin are amazing. They have an incredible connection that translates fluidly from emotional to physical. There is enough angst, passion, and need in their relationship to fill every page, but the added bonus of The Long Way Home's thrilling mystery is the icing on the cake. Connor and Kevin are pretty regular guys (with the exception of Kevin's psychic ability) going through some really extraordinary situations. They have some very hot sex, experience real life dilemmas and deal with a crazy psychopath. The Long Way Home is well written and full of excitement, drama, and witty dialog. The ending is clever and really fun. The Long Way Home stuck with me long after I finished reading it.

Nannette
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Kevin Quinn is a 25 year-old, ex-detective. He's been through quite a lot in his life, including a near fatal accident which left him unable to see with one eye AND a rather unique gift of the paranormal type - he's a psychic. He doesn't exactly advertise this skill, which he believes to be a curse more than anything. It, combined with an incident from the past, has led Kevin to seclude himself far away from family and friends. This is why he's less than thrilled to get a call from his brother-in-law about a case in need of his "special" attention. Especially since the case is back home. However, the nature of the case compels Kevin to comply, but he has little faith in how much help he'll really be. He prepares himself to go home and go through the motions, while keeping away from the family he had left behind...that is until he's entrusted to his skeptical "babysitter"

Connor Dougal has just gotten his detective badge and is ready to do some real work. Work, that to him, does not include babysitting and chauffeuring around some fraud psychic. He lost all faithfor such people years ago - at a time when one was really needed but had instead resulted in nothing but frauds and disappointments.
For Connor, the only way to solve a case is with investigation, investigation, and investigation. So he's less than thrilled when his boss decides to bring in Kevin Quinn to help solve the present cases of missing young boys. Upon meeting Mr. Psychic, Connor becomes even more skeptic, but as things progress and he's forced to acknowledge that Kevin may be the real deal, it is revealed that he has a deep connection to the case itself.
**

I can honestly say that the character design used in this story is top notch. Kevin and Connor feel real and are relatable. They could be anyone I know (minus the psychic powers I suppose). I could hardly get enough of them.

Kevin is witty, naughty, and a wee-bit grumpy (but with all he's been through, who can fault him). He's also very unsure of himself and far from perfect. He was once a bit of a playboy before his accident, so he never did find love and doubts he ever will . He is also very comfortable with being gay, and won't take lip from anyone about it. He has a comeback for every insult one can throw his way, but yet is not easily baited.

Connor is sarcastic, fiery, stoic, eager and almost child-like. He's had sexual experiences with only one guy, with whom he was in love. But since then, he's just been going through the motions and dating girls, none of whom have ever been able to make him really feel and fall in love.
One moment he's a real adult alpha male, and in the next he's like a teenager (minus the immaturity, but will all the cuteness).

Then there are the other supporting characters such as friends, family, and old nemesis' who do not fail to entertain nor do they disappoint.
**

Storyline wise, "The Long Way Home" is not exactly the most original. You can probably find a movie about some case just like this one on any given day of the week if you have cable. But what is different about this is what the characters bring along. The relationship between both protagonists is intense and turbulent. The details are precise and everything connects.
Additionally, the romance and mystery/crime-solving aspects fuse together nicely.
**

Of course, nothing can really be "perfect," and although I'm not a book snob (thank goodness) I am quick to highlight the things that could have been somewhat improved.

1) The very important transaction from friends to something more, was a bit rushed in the case of Kevin and Connor. One minute they are both getting to know each other on the not-even-quite-yet-friends level, and then in the blink of an eye Connor is declaring to the world that Kevin is his.
Like...
Huh?
When did?...What?...
This could have been handled a bit more smoothly, especially since things had come together so very nicely up until then. (But no worries, once I pretended something went down for my own convenience, things came back together afterwards).

2) The editing could have been better. So many times did I find myself reading dialogue, without even realizing it was just that. Punctuations were missing and it was not just a few. There were also a few problems with essential words being omitted, and sentence structure fell off here and there.

3) The details on what exactly happened to Kevin with regards to his similar experience as Andrew's...was too vague. Why were the readers left out of the loop on this bit? I don't get it. If it is going to be used as a reference for "why Kevin is Kevin" then shouldn't the readers also be privy to the information?
While Connor gets an ear full and a jaw dropping revelation, the reader gets three sentences about facial expressions and uneasy silence. If a few pages can be spent on talking about food and such, surely half a page at least, could be used to fill the readers in on the event itself.
**

Of course, I like to end with something positive that really stood out for me.
Maxfield is so descriptive and detailed.
She created a sequence of events that I didn't have to force myself to try and picture, as it all just came to me.
She was able to convey the emotions of her characters in a way that I actually felt what they felt (well, pretty much). After awhile I only had to see Andrew's name before I began tearing up. Even now as i type this I can still envision a specific scene in my head (Father's day) that always leaves me feeling sad after.

Maxfield also did not try overly hard to be create humor via the character's perceptions, it just flowed from them naturally (which is why I think they were so relatable). I've come to realize this must be extremely difficult to do, as I've been reading a few stories where authors have failed tremendously.
This is the second book I read by Z.A. Maxfield and this is the second time that she takes me up at night till the few hours; this time I was not able to finish the book in one session, since it's really long, almost 290 pages all filled up of words. And truth be told, the book deserves more attention and less sleep deprivation, since it's a mix of romance and mystery.

Kevin is a former cop, now suspense romance writer. He lives almost like an hermit in Wyoming, in an auto inflected isolation; six years before he was in a car accident, the reason why he is now a retired cop, but with a blind eye and a limp in a leg, he went out from the accident with also another "gift": he has now some psychic powers that he isn't able to manage. Probably the fact that he isolated himself in a ranch and avoids human contact is part of the reason of his inability to deal with people. Actually he is not really all alone: he has a dog and a friends with benefits relationship with his dog's vet, so all in all he is pretty set. Kevin is openly gay, he came out at 15 years old and as stubborn as a teen can be, he believes that his family never accepted him; and since Kevin is now older, but still stubborn, he still believes to not having a loving family.

The only link with his family is his brother in law Carl, a LAPD detective who sometime asks him help. Last time ended pretty badly and Kevin is not willing to risk again, but when is old dog passed away and Carl asks help and it's Christmas season... well Kevin can't refuse. When he arrives at Los Angeles, he is paired with one of Carl's colleagues and friends, Connor. At first Connor doesn't believe in Kevin's psychic skill, but he is tired to seeing missing boys every month or so without having any clue. In Connor's personal story, there is an event that makes him way too involved in this case.

They are a strange pair Connor and Kevin; there is no real dominant character between them. Connor is younger and has some issues with his past, so this put him in a bottom role; but he is also well connect with his own family and also with Kevin's family, and so he has the output strenght from a steady environment. Kevin on the other hand his older (five years more or less) and experienced, both in life and sex; he should be the top, but he is all in all a typical bottom: he likes to be wooed, he relates to his partner in more things other than sex; and then he needs the family steadiness that Connor has.

The setting is very nice: a mix of suspense thriller and Cinderfella story; all Kevin's family and Connor are involved in the police department, with the typical middle class upbringing that derives from it, but Connor is from a wealthy Irish family, and this means big mansion in the hills and private boat on a country club, but also big and obtrusive family environment. Again, like for the two main characters, also the setting is a strange mix that is successfully mixed together.

Last the suspense element... usually I'm not a mystery lover, but I'm quite good to find the villain in the story; but in this case, till almost the end, my guess still was uncertain on two possible endings. Well, I was good enough to have at least one of the guess right!

When young boys go missing, psychic Kevin Quinn is called in to help the police department. Quinn's partner is Connor Dougal, a newer detective on the force, and a skeptic when it comes to psychic abilities. That is until strange things happen to Kevin when he touches objects belonging to the missing kids. Even more disturbing is the way Kevin can participate in Conner's dreams. Conner's past is more tied to the current case than anyone realizes and it's only by lancing the pain of the past there is a hope for the future.
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< The Long Way Home > < Handyman > < Collision Course > < Gobsmacked (Men of Smithfield) > < Out Of My Mind > freaks

< Transgressions: An M/M Romance > < False Colors: An M/M Romance > < Hard Fall > < Frost Fair > < The Assignment > < Faith&Fidelity > Erastes

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(transgressions will leave you begging for more)

(Erastes does it again: this is a terrific book!)

(Transgressions by Erastes)

(England,1642)

(A gorgeous book to really get your teeth into)

I just finished reading this book.I don't know who the author is but i believe she decieves an oscar award.This book is all in one.It has everything,history,adventure,sabotage,deception,fetish,true love,purity...you name it.It will keep you captivated for days.It's not a silly short story so,take your time.But just have your tissue beside you because there is a part that will break your heart so much that you may be crying for a long time.This book is magnificient.I wish i could give it ten stars.I won't tell you about the book but,all you have to know is that you won't regret it.This author's brilliance's is extreme.Transgressions deserves an oscar.MAGNIFICIENT.
I discovered Erastes as an author about a year ago and she has earned a place on my list of favorites. Why? She writes beautifully, tells a great story, pays remarkable attention to historical details (I'm a stickler for that), and is realistic in her depiction of human emotions and relationships. As an author, she delivers the complete package. As a reader, that's what I want and to date, Erastes hasn't disappointed me.

Trangressions is Erates' second novel and is a worthy successor to her first, Standish. It tells the story of David Caverly and Jonathan Graie, set against the backdrop of the English Civil War. Over the course of the novel, they travel from heaven to hell (literally) and end up back on earth with the rest of us mere mortals. There is a sliver of hope that they may see heaven again--not to live there but to at least find a little bit of happiness in a world that seems largely devoid of it.

The story opens in 1642. David is a beautiful, golden boy, on the verge of becoming a man. He is dreamy, idealistic, self-centered, impetuous and restless. He is impatient with his life, living and working with his father Jacob, the blacksmith, confined by the size of their farm and small village. He is eager to get away from Kineton and find out what world holds for him--down the road, across the river, in the city. England is at war with herself but David, as so many boys before or since, sees this as a big exciting game and wants nothing more than to be part of the adventure.

Jonathan arrives at the farm to serve as an apprentice blacksmith to Jacob. He is everything David is not: tall, broad shouldered, dark-haired; a devout Puritan who prays on his knees and turns his eyes away from David's nakedness in their shared bedroom. They have nothing in common but their age. But David becomes the ying to Jonathan's yang and they bridge their differences, becoming friends, then lovers, pledging themselves to each other with a blood oath, vowing to be together for all time.

This would seem to be the foundation for a traditional romance but wait...maybe not. David had been initiated into the `ways of the flesh' by another man. On my first reading, it seemed this might have been a convenient way for David to learn "the ropes." But as I thought about it, maybe this was a subtle way to tell us that Jonathan is not David's "one true love."

Not his one true love? Wait a minute, isn't that sacrilege? In certain corners of the romance writing world, maybe it is. But what Erastes does, and skillfully, is turn the myth on its head that 'soulmate and true love' have to be the same person. Clearly Jonathan is David's soulmate. But is he David's true love? David is a very sensual--and sexual--man. He needs a man--a lover--at his side to survive and it is in the early part of the book that he realizes this. How this plays out, throughout the story, is interesting indeed. The fact that he figures it out--he needs a man, but doesn't love all of them--is even more interesting.

This is a book that can be read on many levels. As a war story/adventure with romance thrown in, it works. As a comment on the tragedy and morality of war, it works. Myself, I found myself reading this (and thinking about it afterwards) on a very symbolic level. Pay attention to scars, knives, rapiers, swords; metal in all its forms and the fact that the David, Jonathan and others are created against the background of a fire, forge and all that entails. (Sort of spoiler: read the book and then go back and re-read David's sexual initiation and where it occurs. See if you don't look at it differently after reading the whole book. I did.)

No doubt about it, this is David's story and as the book went on, I found myself wanting to read his parts and the other stuff--not so much. There is a subplot with Jonathan that was grim and could have been shortened. It went on just a little too long and in the big scheme of things, I'm not sure the level of excruciating detail that was given was needed. Readers who identify more with Jonathan might disagree with me, however.

This is the first of four books in a new male/male romance line being published by Running Press. I was thrilled that they released a Kindle version on the same day as the print version. On my Kindle, the book was nicely formatted and had the bonus of being able to navigate from chapter to chapter using the 5-way controller (I have a Kindle 2). That's a cool feature and came in handy as I wrote this review, allowing me to move quickly through the book to review certain sections--and re-read favorite passages.

For Running Press, this is terrific book to initiate their new series. As I said at the beginning, Transgressions has it all: great story, great writing, great characters. And for those of us who like our romance hot, but tasteful: Erastes hits the ball out of the park. Read this book. You won't be disappointed.

Five stars. Highly recommended.

There is all the range of love in this historical novel, but there is also the drama and the betrayal, real or supposed, and maybe there is also the incapacity of two young men to recognize the real love, the one for which it's worth to die for.

David and Jonathan, just from the name you understand that they are fated to be together as the heroic figures of the Old Testament they share the name with. It's love, it's friendship, maybe it's even a brotherly affection pushed too far, in any way, all the novel turns around this two men and how they met and lost together. David is the son of a wealthy (at least according to the town standard) blacksmith; in the first scene we see David as he will be for all the novel, a young blond god basking in the sun while instead he should have been at work. David is like that, he is not severe and diligent, he is all lies and smiles, and with his behavior he always finds a way to escape the right punishment. His father doesn't approve him, but truth be told, he also doesn't do anything to really correct him, maybe even him is fooled by the angelic look of his son.

To ruin a bit the paradise on earth where David is living arrive Jonathan, the new apprentice of his father; Jonathan is dark where David is blond, but it's not only a physical dissimilarity. Jonathan is a puritan, he has instilled in his mind what is wrong and what is right, but even him seems to succumb to the lazy angel who is David. At first Jonathan covers David's escapade, sometime even following him to be sure that he would be fine. David treats Jonathan like a beloved pet, and Jonathan basks in the little attention he receives from his personal angel. But then David discovers the sinful love to the hand of another man, Tobias, and only a night is enough to collapse the fragile dam of David's resistance. The other man is soon forgotten, maybe since he is lost, maybe since he was not important, only a tool to awaken him, and David turns his full newfound seductive power on Jonathan. And Jonathan gives up while at the same time he is sentencing himself to the hell, but only him, since the sinner is not David, David is to be protected and it's Jonathan who is ruining the young boy, it's Jonathan who is dirty, while David still remain a pure angel of love.

This behavior of both Jonathan than David will continue even when they will be torn apart and believe in the betrayal of the other; David will always regret the lost of his "puritan" young lover, but he will manage to find another type of love, more adult, not the same love he had for Jonathan, but nevertheless important and strong. Since David has never believed to be a sinner, he will not sentence himself of any wrong, and he will be able to love again. On the other hand, Jonathan has always believed to be a sinner, and when he looses David, he is not able to allow himself to love again; he has to be punished, he has to find an hell on earth until he will reach the real hell that he is sure he is awaiting him. Jonathan has the sin inside himself and that sin is eating him alive... but the sin is to have loved someone of his same sex, or it's the prejudice that doesn't allow him to see the light? I have the feeling that Jonathan was always condemned till the beginning since he believes in sin, and David was always freed from sin since he doesn't believe in it.

On the background of their fated love there is the history, an history that led to the separation of England between the men of the King and those who wanted his head, and this separation is reflected in the separation of David and Jonathan that obviously will take separate side. That sunny day that saw David basking, will be one of the last of the novel, that soon will be plunged in darkness, blood and war, and to know if there will be another sunny day in the end, you have to read the book.
Erastes. "Transgressions", Running Press, 2009.

England, 1642

Amos Lassen

"Transgressions" is the story of David Caverly whose father has brought him home to the puritanical family farm so that he can work the mental forge. War is on the horizon and there will be a need for metal. David, however, finds the whole business to be boring and yearns to escape; perhaps to join the King's army. He is attracted to Jonathan, a worker on the farm after a trooper in the calvary who seduced him and now David want to do the same to Jonathan. However David is forced to leave the farm and he and Jonathan are separated. They, however, do learn about love as they both fight a war and fearing that they may never see each other again.
Erastes gives us real characters and we read about the way they feel for each other. Because David has a hard time being truthful, the two men must endure separation--Jonathan takes one position and David yet another. We wonder what will happen between David and Jonathan after they have tasted others. Jonathan rises in Cromwell's army as a spy while David becomes hardened by the war. The two do not stop loving one another and their love is great. This is a book that will hold your interst on every page as we root for David and Jonathan to come together again.

Was it C.S Lewis who said `you can never get a cup of tea too big or a book too long for me'? That's quite applicable to me too, so I was delighted when I got the ARC of Transgressions in the post to find that it's a really big book. There's meat on its bones, and it gave me the wonderful luxurious feeling of knowing that I'd be spending the whole weekend or longer savouring it and chewing it over. It's not one of those flimsy things that you read in an hour and wonder where the rest of it is.

Partly because of that, I think, it reads like a book that has world enough and time. Time to set the scene in the opening chapters with wonderful sensual description of the forge and the fields and the sky and our two young heroes when they were unscarred, naive and feckless.

There's world enough and time for plot! Two plots, in fact, because David's fatal flaw - his inability to speak the truth - leads both young men to be flung out of the idyll of their early days together. David learns a soldier's trade, on the King's side in the interminable and soul destroying battles of the English Civil War. Without any heavy-handedness, the reader can see him hardening, growing wiser, being on the other side of that slippery silver-tongued avoidance of the truth and learning from it. Through his relationships with the trooper Tobias and Hal, the scout, we rejoice and suffer and grow up with him.

Jonathan, in the mean time, stinging from David's lies, is drawn into a company of people who seem to embody the truth - who hunt the truth out, no matter how awful it is. He joins Matthew Hopkins, the Witch-Finder General in his crusade to rid the country of witches and servants of the Devil. I have to admit that this is my favourite thread in the plot, not just for the agonised and abusive and kinky relationship between Jonathan and his mentor in witch-finding, the over-zealous, sadistic and slightly unhinged Michael. But also because I loved the fact that Erastes treats the subject completely believably from Jonathan's POV.

I've noticed a tendency in some historicals for the sympathetic characters to have terribly modern attitudes - for them to be instantly anti-slavery, pro-the rights of women, pro-class equality and universal suffrage, etc, and in the hands of a lesser author I would have expected the hero to be instantly on the side of the poor defenseless old women. But it wouldn't have been very authentic if he had. I loved that Jonathan took the threat of witchcraft seriously, and that it was part of his goodness as a good man to want to protect society from the ultimate evil, even if it cost him his autonomy and dignity.

Naturally he's wrong about the good he's trying to do, but that makes it all the more tragic and poignant when he starts to work it out.

If David is hardened and made responsible by his journey through the book, Jonathan is taken apart, and there's something gloriously right about the fact that it's David - the one who began his disintegration - who is the one to rescue him at the end and begin the process of healing him.

But Jonathan is now an important man in Cromwell's government, and David is under arrest as a known soldier of the King. How on earth are they going to get out of that? Is Jonathan his own man enough not to condemn the one he loves, or is the happy ending only going to last for a single night? I wish I could say. All I can say is that this is absolutely gagging for a sequel! And I for one would also love to read about Jonathan's career as a spy for Cromwell.

I think I might even like this book better than Standish; it's more realistic, but it's also more lyrical. The slower pace meant that I had time to get to know the characters more and the twists when they came were more startling.

It's a book that transcends the bounds of romance and can be just as easily read as a piece of literature. Or it's a piece of literature which is as easily and enjoyably read as a romance. It's haunting and unforgettable. It's very very good! It goes on my `I wish there were more like this' shelf, or at least it will do once I've finished reading it again :)
1642, EnglandDavid Caverly's strict father has brought home the quiet, puritanical Jonathan Graie to help his dreamer of a son work the family forge. With war brewing in Parliament, the demand for metal work increases as armies are raised.

The indolent and deceitful David Caverly is bored by his father's farm and longs to escape, maybe to join the King's Army, mustering at Nottingham. David finds himself drawn to Jonathan, and after a passing cavalry trooper seduces the beautiful David and reveals his true nature, he determines to teach Jonathan what he's learned.

When David is forced to leave the farm, and the boys are separated by mistrust and war, they learn the meaning of love and truth as they fight their way across a war-torn country, never thinking they'll ever see each other again.
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(a very studious read)

(Good introduction to Pranayama)

(for advanced yoga students and teachers)

(Highly detailed classic for serious practioners)

(Perfect!)

What a disappointment! So many other fabulous yoga books out there written in a friendly and nurturing way with beautiful illustrations. In this book the illustrations are accurate but there is no beauty. That is also how I felt about the writing. If you just want an intellectual approach to yoga this book might do the trick. I think yoga deserves so much more.
Being a relatively new yogi, I found this book to be extremely helpful. It'll be nice to read some other books on the subject eventually, but this book had enough detail to satisfy me for the first year of beginning practice. It was required reading for the yoga teacher training and it made a nice addition to the lessons that we received. Even though pranayama is traditionally taught one on one, having written material to refer to was very helpful. After watching BKS Iyengar on youtube, what was described in the book and what he did on video were very different things. Much like anytime you read something and the see it.

I think you must think of this book as almost like a cook book. Just because you read the recipe, doesn't mean you truly know what the food is supposed to taste like. The recipe book helps, but it isn't a true representation.
This book deals with a very detailed and in depth description of pranayama practice. It is an invaluable document for those who are interested in learning more about yogic breathing practice. In this edition the type is really small (7pts) which is tiring to read.
I teach meditation and I am educated in biology, biochemistry and psychology. I am also a student of world religions and a yoga practioner. During my graduate school years, I was also a Teaching Fellow in Physiology and I teach workshops on pranayama and biofeedback. Therefore, I think my opinion has some weight in this arena although I realize there are more serious yoga practioners who have more in-depth knowledge than me. My purpose in sharing this information is to provide context from my review. I hope this is useful.

This book is incredibly detailed and goes deeply into respiratory physiology, muscles, practices and the details of pranayama practice. There are clear explanations, however, many people may find them to technical without a biology background or the desire to take this information in slowly.

There are many good diagrams and photos in the book that any practitioner will find helpful. In some cases, they are unique in the yoga literature in some way and I can't imagine not having this book on your shelf if you are serious about the practice of pranayama.

While this is not the most colorful or modern looking text, it certainly packs a lot of information into a small space. It is also written by someone who has travelled this road and understands it both technically and from the inside. In short, it is an authoratative text on this subject.

A lighter book along the same lines which I have also read is the Science of Breath. For beginners, this title might be more appropriate. However, any practioner at any level will eventually want to own this book.

This book is a treasure to me. It teaches a safe means of progressing through all of the variations of pranayamas. If all of the advice is taken, there will be no problems in this area of your personal practice.

This is only one part of the yogic path, though. The rest needs to be in place for this to be effective. For that I rely on Yogani's Advanced Yoga Practices book. It gives step by step, safe instructions utilizing the techniques of the Gheranda Samhita, Hatha Yoga Pradipika, as well as other great works. I highly recommend it to any serious yoga student.

I am so glad to have found "Light on Pranayama". I am somewhat of a beginner to the serious practice I've undertaken, but with this book I feel confident that I will succeed. Thank you BKS Iyengar.

In this classic yoga best-seller a world-renowned yoga master shares the techniques of breathing together with a comprehensive background of yoga philosophy. B. K. S. Iyengar is a legend who has practiced yoga in a unique way, and today "Iyengar Yoga" is taught around the world by certified instructors.

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(Face it... We all get older (and, hopefully, wiser))

(Couldn't put it down.)

(What a great debut novel)

(A most enjoyable debut novel!)

(Robbi's Riveting Romance)

In this, her first book, Robbi McCoy has delivered a real winner. Basically, it's about a woman who has always lived her life for others, but wakes up one day in her late forties with a new realization--that she's in love for the first time... with a woman.

Most of us had that aha moment where we first accepted our sexuality. I'd venture a guess that it happened for many as older teens or twenty-somethings. In any case, most books in this genre support my hypothesis. Reading about an `older' woman coming into her own is actually quite refreshing. It brings a new aspect to being a lesbian in today's society.

The backdrop of this book, the mayoral election, is merely a vehicle to allow married-with-children Jean Davis to meet the enigmatic Rosie Monroe. Rosie is a successful philanthropist who runs for mayor only to unseat the current mayor. During the election, her sexuality is revealed by the competition and her commanding lead vanishes. Jean convinces Rosie to fight anyway. Rosie doesn't win, but they meet her original objective. Unfortunately, Jean's family life disintegrates around them and, with Rosie's support; she attempts to conquer her own demons.

Bottom Line - Really great book. Very interesting characters. Emotion-invoking story. Great first offering from a promising new author.

I haven't found much time to read lately, but when my cousin told me about "Waltzing at Midnight", author Robbi McCoy and how much she enjoyed it I couldn't resist ordering it.

I can honestly say, I thoroughly enjoyed every page of Waltzing at Midnight. The characters were interesting and the story line held my attention thru out. I enjoyed Rosie's strong personality and her wisdom to let Jean grow at her own pace, guiding her with wisdom, tenderness and love, when needed. Jean, a married woman with two grown children, realizes that the great respect she feels for Rosie, candidate for mayor, is much more, eventually leading to the realization she is in love with Rosie.

There is love, humor, treachery and a few tears as you read of Jean's journey, and her growth and discoveries about herself. Robbi McCoy has a "easy read" style that keeps your attention making it hard to put the book down. I enjoyed it so much I ordered a earlier book McCoy wrote called "Late Bloomers" a collection of short stories about women over 40 discovering or accepting their Lesbianism at a later time in their lives.

I bought this book the day it came out. I'm always anxious to read new authors and Robbi McCoy didn't disappoint. This is a poignant "coming out" story for Jean, a married woman in her 40s, who realizes she's in love for the first time--and it's not with her husband. Told in the first person, we see everything from Jean's point of view and experience all of her raw emotions. However, the author still manages to give us well-rounded characters in Rosie, the woman Jean is in love with, Jean's husband, and Jean's daughter. The totally refreshing thing in all of this is that the husband isn't a stereotype. He's hurt and angry and you can understand why. So often, I read books where the ex-husband is a Neanderthal. Bravo that the author avoided that caricature.

Robbi McCoy now is officially on my "watch-for-the-next-book" list. :-)
Falling in love with someone's debut novel is always a special treat for me, because in addition to enjoying the story at hand I find myself filled with optimism about what I may have to look forward to from that author in the future. This is definitely the case with Waltzing at Midnight, the story of a woman whose life takes an unexpected turn rather late in life. Although I knew I was a lesbian at a younger age than Jean, I was still something of a later bloomer and Jean's voyage of self-discovery was one I could relate to, all of her reactions ringing very true to memory. I'd anticipated a story closely centered around a political campaign, but unexpected events quickly transformed this into a real page-turner for me. While this is undoubtedly a "lesbian romance" and a satisfying one at that, it is a very solid novel with well-developed characters whose individual responses to the situations they find themselves in are unique and realistic. I found the author's style to be highly visual, the characters and scenes remaining with me long after I put it down. Ms. McCoy's first novel displays a talent to be reckoned with, and I can't wait to see what she brings to us in the future!
Robbi's riveting story flowed and I was unable to put it down. I started reading it as soon as I received it and finished it in less than two days! It fascinated me on many levels -- the love story -- the breakup of a long, tired marriage -- extremely familiar venues -- the writing style.

I was trapped in an unsatisfying marriage for 25 years and could relate to the guilt Jean felt as her husband was not a bad man. She had the joy of a son and daughter, as did I. When I finally got the courage to leave and start anew, I was reborn.

The central valley and San Francisco are my homes. I was delighted to read about them as they were easy to visualize as I read along. I am older than Rosie but I remember well falling in lust in the beautiful city by the bay -- San Francisco. It brought back such beautiful memories. Truly, I was one who did play that special Twister!

Finally, as a wannabe writer and English major, I appreciate excellent writing. Robbi is talented beyond comprehension. We lived Jean's life with her and could not wait to see what decisions she would make. Her situation was truly life changing and she had a lot to lose. Weberstown is no San Francisco. The valley has a long way to go even in a liberal state like California. I loved Jean and Rosie and I "recognized" many of the closet haters in Jean's midst. Yes, they do exist -- they just conceal it more. Congratulations, Robbi McCoy I can't wait for the next literary adventure you have in store for us.
First crush, first passion, first love.

Trying to fill the empty places left by children going to college, Jean Davis decides to get out of the house and volunteer in the local mayoral campaign. It soon becomes obvious - though not to Jean - that she has a major crush on the candidate, Rosie Monroe.

Thrilled by the excitement of politics and strangely flustered every time Rosie calls on her for help, Jean has never felt more alive. Rising to every challenge with newfound passion, she surprises everyone, including her husband, by flourishing under the stress of the hard-fought campaign.

When dirty tricks by the other side damage Rosie's reputation at the worst possible moment, Jean finally realizes that her feelings are not entirely about the thrill of the job. Two decades of doing what was expected of her are abruptly turned upside down, and she realizes she may just be in love - for the first time in her life.

Newcomer Robbi McCoy tells a passionate coming-of-age story about a mature woman whose life is only beginning. Full of surprises and difficult choices, Waltzing at Midnight is a heartfelt, endearing story about a woman we all know and the love that transforms her life.
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(To Be Or Not To Be)

(Great Read!)
In Jackie Calhoun's Wrong Turns, Callie Callahan had me guessing all the way. At first she doesn't think she's gay. But when Marc, her gay business partner, reminds her that she's been divorced and hasn't dated for eight years, she rethinks her aloneness. Then she's really confused when she meets Vickie and Meg, women who show an interest in her, and women she must choose between or lose both. I recommend Wrong Turns to anyone who has ever looked to the right when she should have been looking to the left.
Again, Jackie Calhoun has written another great "real life" lesbian book.

Callie Callahan's confusion about her attraction to two women is believable and artfully written. Calhoun has a wonderful way of getting the reader to feel the inner struggles that many women go through as they try to sort through their feelings and attraction for another woman.

I highly recommend Jackie Calhoun's "Wrong Turns" for a great page turning summer read!!
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(Great Read.)

(This book was Amazing!)

(CATHYS REVIEW)

(Poorly Written, But Still HOT!)

(Fun reading)
This is a great book, it has Sex, Love, Sex, and Men!. Haha. A great read for the reader who is looking for a love story to read and enjoy. I really recomment this title.
This is probably one of the best books I have read. It does a very good job of illustrating what a gay guy goes thru when he is just realizing that he is gay. On top of that, it just has an amazing story line that kept me on the edge of my seat. I couldn't hardly put the book down til I finished it. If you like romance novels, this is a pretty good one.
GREAT BOOK ABOUT BOYS GROWING UP AND LEARNING THIER TRUE SEXUAL NATURE. THINGS THAT GO ON IN FRAT HOUSES AND MEETING NEW FRIENDS. I LOVE READING ABOUT MALE AND MALE LOVE STORIES AND THIS DIFFENTLY HAD THAT.
I, like many others I assume, judged this book by its cover. For the expectations set by that, I was not disappointed. This book delivers if you're looking for a steamy, sultry, fantasies-come-true story involving the sexcapades of a fraternity pledge and its members. It's so hot, in fact, that I stayed up until 5am in the morning just so I could finish the book in one sitting.

I was disappointed by the "new" author's lack of literary skill, particularly the inability to tie a whole story's worth of loose strings up by the end of the book. Also, there was gratuitous use of hard drugs in the story that had practically no reason for being there. If a "Boogie Nights" level of drug usage offends you, then steer clear of this book. It only subtracts from the story.

I wasn't especially impressed with the author's sentence structure or grammar, and in many places, I had to re-read a paragraph to get the meaning. Even then, the author's intentions sometimes still eluded me.

I don't mean to sound harsh, perhaps I'm just a bit critical. There is the possibility that some or most people would not be bothered by the shortcomings I have described, and perhaps not even notice them.

If this truly is a new author, I would be proud to call it my first published work. I look forward to continued improvement and hotter stories, if that's even possible.
Well written. It's not literature, but it's fun entertainment. Best in its class.
Jeff Morgan is about to get the education of a lifetime...
At eighteen, Jeff Morgan is the quintessential all-American boy--blond, blue-eyed, and a star jock at his small Kansas high school. Enrolling at California State University-Polk, Jeff plans to become a writer. He also hopes that the macho nature of fraternity life will help him get over his lifelong attraction to other men. The reality couldn't be more different...
Through Blair Blanchard, the drama major son of divorced movie stars, Jeff discovers the Beta Kappa fraternity, and enters a world where alcohol and drugs serve as an excuse for covert trysts between frat brothers...where the pledging process becomes a sensual, S&M-fueled bacchanal...where weekends in L.A. and Palm Springs are no-holds-barred adventures in sexual exploration...and where Spring Break is a boys-gone-wild porn movie come to life. Through every encounter, from intense couplings with older frat brothers to sizzling three-ways with hot new pledges, Jeff also deals with his increasingly complex feelings--for Blair, for a handsome new arrival, and for life within Beta Kappa itself.
Sexy, steamy, and incredibly erotic,Every Frat Boy Wants Itproves that when it comes to learning all there is to know about mind-blowing pleasure, nothing beats hands-on experience...
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