How does a gay agoraphobic fine artist find love? In the pantheon of opposites attract romances, how artist Miles Caldwell and rock sensation Adam Craig (of Black Varen, the band of the moment) meet and fall in love might be one of the most stirring. After his parents die in a car crash from which…
Time travel is hard. When your time travel is about someone from the distant future going into their past, which is still your near future, the level of confusion-potential skyrockets. But here’s the thing – if you keep the action moving, give the reader just enough science to follow along without needing a phD in…
Coming back home after one’s been an unruly teen is difficult, but coming back completely changed and trying to convince others of that change is even worse. Or so thinks former foster child Alessandro Silva when he returns to Perch Creek, a small town outside Wilmington, DE. But a bad reputation is more difficult to…
Hiking the Appalachian Trail seems like a great idea when Anders’ boyfriend comes up with the idea, but when his boyfriend flakes on him, Anders starts to see the journey as a time to prove himself and get rid of his manipulative lover. Thomas makes heavy duty hiking seem appealing even to a couch potato…
Starting a business is difficult enough for an experienced person, but for a gay man with a unique idea but no startup experience, going from idea to entrepreneur is a long, hard process. Andor chronicles the journey beautifully in this book. The androgynous-looking, make-up-wearing Eric, who writes a popular blog about beauty, has come up…
Reading this book is a little like taking a long hike with a friend who hasn’t explained where you’ll be going. About halfway through, readers will wonder if the story has an actual destination or if the point of the hike (and this book) is just to look at the scenery. While this is great…
A cursory glimpse at life on the streets for two formerly successful men illustrates both the steady eroding of pride and the human spirit as well as the importance of friendship – especially when one is down and out. What it doesn’t show is the array of avenues open to former convicts and street people…
Breaking away from a sugar daddy might sound easy, but in practice male model Mackenzie finds out becoming his own man in a small town 200 miles outside Toronto, Canada, means a lot of manual labor in order to make his dreams come true. Fortunately Mackenzie’s innate friendliness and the help of his neighbors smooth…
In order for tall tales and fairytales to be entertaining, they have to have one foot planted in the reality of their audience. Gregg’s story of the best man and the father of the bride getting together at a good friend’s nuptials rang as a farfetched urban legend rather than a happily ever after fairytale…
When I read the description of this novella, I just had to read it: An HIV-positive guy and a double amputee war veteran get together over saving homeless dogs to train as service dogs. How cool does that sound? Built-in angst and legitimate survival. Wow. Unfortunately, the total of the parts didn’t meet my expectations….