m/m fiction

Tomorrow May Be Too Late by Thomas Marino

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Tomorrow May Be Too Late by Thomas Marino

Blurb:
Tomorrow May Be Too Late is a heartfelt memoir of a young gay man’s coming-of-age in the late 1980s. It’s a gritty, account, focusing on Thomas Marino’s intense love affair with a man who left devastation in his wake. It’s the story of how our hero grappled with the reality of his situation, and came within a hair’s breadth of letting it ruin his life ~ before eventually coming to terms with what had happened, and finally accepting this period as one of the great learning experiences of a lifetime. Today he can look back on that time with warmth and, yes, even pride. Whatever he did wrong, the experience ultimately left him a better homosexual and a better human being, who now understands mature love ~ but also knows the incredible highs and abysmal depths that an honest, deep, true love can drive a man to.

touching and interesting memoir

Drag Queen in the Court of Death by Caro Soles

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Drag Queen in the Court of Death by Caro Soles

Blurb:
While cleaning out his dead ex-lover Ronnie’s apartment, staid history professor Michael Dunn-Barten makes a grisly discovery ~ a mummified corpse in a trunk. Suddenly Michael must travel back 25 years to find answers by revisiting everybody who knew Ronnie. Back to the 1960s, back to the realization of his sexuality and the boy he loved. Back to the troubling time when his wife threw him out and his family disowned him. Back to uncover disturbing answers amidst drag queens and murky memories ~ and to reveal whether or not his first real love was truly a twisted killer. Drag Queen in the Court of Death is a taut thriller about a man who needs to face his past in order to forge a future. He must unravel a mystery that’s a quarter century old ~ no matter how painful the truth may be.

[LOATHE this cover. I actually bought the old version of the book just for the better cover.]

simply fabulous mystery..

Androgynous Murder House Party by Steven A. Rigolosi

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Androgynous Murder House Party by Steven A. Rigolosi

Blurb:

Six longtime friends gather for a holiday weekend at the Long Island estate of independently wealthy snob Robin Anders. As near-fatal accidents and mishaps mount, Robin is faced with the possibility that one of the six is plotting murder most foul ~ and that Robin may be the intended victim. But no deaths occur until the group returns home to Manhattan. Robin decides to investigate the suspicious circumstances, while the reader is faced with a larger mystery to solve: Are Robin, Lee, Alex, Law, Chris, Terry, and J male or female, straight or gay? And who exactly is Robin Anders? Is Robin a modern take on Oscar Wilde’s ferociously snobby Lady Bracknell, zealously guarding Manhattan from the barbarians at the gate? Or is Robin a misunderstood soul in the tradition of John Kennedy Toole’s Ignatius Reilly? Or can Robin be the heir apparent to Sarah Caudwell’s Hilary Tamar, who finds the confines of gender identification much too constricting in an effective narrator? All will be revealed in the final chapter of Androgynous Murder House Party … perhaps.

a clever and thoroughly unique mystery..

An Uncommon Whore by Belinda McBride

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An Uncommon Whore by Belinda McBride

Blurb:
“As a general rule, you won’t find the love of your life while you’re on your knees under a table.”
— Helios Dayspring

Pasha is a slave, whoring for travelers at the most dangerous bar on Warlan. He has no memory, no future of his own, yet deep inside Pasha knows that that he is meant for better things. The day that Pasha spots the dangerous pirate in the bar, he knows that he mustn’t let the stranger slip away, regardless of what he must do to attract his attention.

Captain Griffin Hawke spent the greater part of a decade searching for his lost king, only to find Helios Dayspring crouched between his knees, swathed in the robes and shackles of a whore. Though he is appalled by the downfall of his king, the hardened officer finds himself falling for the allure of the sensual creature who has taken his place. Returning Helios to his position on the throne is the only right thing to do, yet Griffin knows that in doing so, he risks losing his lover forever.

“A whore is a whore is a whore, unless he’s something else completely. I guess I must be an uncommon whore.”
— Helios Dayspring

kris was right.. but dont tell her, just read the book

Laying a Ghost by Jane Davitt & Alexa Snow

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Laying a Ghost by Jane Davitt & Alexa Snow

Blurb:

When John McIntyre sees Nick Kelley step off the island ferry, he’s instantly attracted, and fairly certain that he knows what Nick is keeping secret, because he’s been doing it himself for years. When he discovers Nick’s real secret he’s drawn into a world he never knew existed, one haunted by grief and guilt and ghosts. In the shadowed world of the spirits, Nick’s power is all that the ghosts have to help them. But Nick is still mourning the death of his lover in an accident he believes he caused, and John’s determined to keep their relationship secret.

It’s going to take a lot more than attraction and really good sex to solve their problems but will they be lucky? Or will one week be all they have before they’re left alone again?


ALLEYS & DOORWAYS: STORIES OF QUEER URBAN FANTASY

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ALLEYS & DOORWAYS: STORIES OF QUEER URBAN FANTASY

Blurb:

In Alleys & Doorways, editor Meredith Schwartz has brought together stories of the odd and mysterious ways that queer life happens in the city. Covering a wide range of styles, moods and emotions, from the poignant and erotic to the whimsical, these tales from a roster of acclaimed authors strive to create new legends for gay urbanites. Featuring several stories that were finalists for the Gaylactic Spectrum Award, this anthology promises to enchant you. Be wary where you read these stories… that train ride, that bus, that sidewalk may lead you to someplace Else… but be assured that your destination in these new alleys, these new doorways, will be an exciting one!

print re-released version and still some great stories…

Mid week shorts

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Sex Type Thing by Jade Falconer
This short story is about two rock stars that have an accident on the side of the road and the sparks that are ignited as a result. The story spends the first half setting up the sexual chemistry and the second half in an extended sex scene. There is little characterization but both men are classic bad boy rocker stereotypes with a touch of angst that readers will adore. The sex is typical of the author with a hint of domination but not enough to really turn off some readers. A fast, hot, and pure porn read.  

– I’d normally include a buy link but Phaze’s website sucks so badly I cant get a link to just that book. Fail much?

Falling in Uncontrolled Circumstances by Pepper Espinoza
This is a ménage story where an established British couple brings an American daredevil pilot into their relationship. The book is ok and there are several sex scenes once the ménage is established. The end of the novella (~80 pages) is sex scene after sex scene with a few scenes of Greg worrying about the impact on his relationship to Phillip. The reasons for Greg and Phillip accepting Jim into their bed and relationship are kind of sketchy and not wholly satisfying, especially given Jim’s job. Phillip is worried he’ll be killed and Greg will be alone so that makes little sense. The characterization is problematic but the ménage works decently for fans of m/m/m.

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A Report from Winter by Wayne Courtois

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A Report from Winter by Wayne Courtois

Blurb:
A Report from Winter is a death-in-the-family story, a love story, and a meditation on the meaning of ”winter” ~ as a season and as a metaphor for family relationships.

It’s January 1998, and southern Maine is recovering from one of the worst ice storms in history. Into this unforgiving environment comes the author, flying home from Kansas City after a ten-year absence. His mother, Jennie, is dying of cancer. Though receiving excellent care in a nursing home, she has lost the ability to communicate. Needing support, Wayne makes an SOS call to Ralph, his longtime partner. Ralph boards a plane to Portland for his first exposure to a Maine winter, and to Wayne’s family as well, including a feisty aunt and an emotionally distant brother. The contrast between a nurturing gay relationship and dysfunctional family bonds is as sharp as the wind sweeping in from the sea.

Stubbornly unsentimental, A Report from Winter weaves childhood memories of winter with the harsh realities of living in a family where there’s not enough love to go around. The memoir is a tribute to hard-won relationships built on mutual trust and understanding, defying an uncaring world.

Beautiful and touching..

Baby, It’s Cold Outside by Nicole Kimberling

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Baby, It’s Cold Outside by Nicole Kimberling

Blurb:
Small town Pacific Northwest reporter Peter Fontaine wants to level up. A job offer in Austin seems to be the answer to his prayers, but there’s one catch: his boyfriend, Nick Olson, artist, recluse, and snow-loving outdoorsman.

When Peter agrees to go to the Freezing Man snow sculpture competition, he thinks he’s going to get a lesson in making love in a hollowed-out snowball in the woods. He thinks he’ll either find a way to convince Nick to come to the Lone Star State or be forced to say goodbye. But one frozen corpse derails Peter’s personal plans entirely…