Where Fiction and Reality Meet
“There are moments when even to the sober eye of reason, the world of our sad humanity may assume the semblance of Hell. ” ― Edgar Allan Poe I really liked the first installment of this series, so I was very eager to read the next one. This is a continuation where The Prisoner left... Continue Reading →
“Sometimes even to live is an act of courage.” ― Lucius Annaeus Seneca Wow!!! From reading the blurb for this story, I kinda knew what I was getting myself in to. What I didn't expect was the way the author makes the reader actually feel as though they are right there in the room, feeling... Continue Reading →
“Sometimes even to live is an act of courage.” ― Lucius Annaeus Seneca Wow!!! From reading the blurb for this story, I kinda knew what I was getting myself in to. What I didn't expect was the way the author makes the reader actually feel as though they are right there in the room, feeling... Continue Reading →
Nominated for the 2014 Stonewall Book Award for Children's and Young Adult Literature, My Life as a Myth is a bittersweet page-turner filled with humorous misadventures, unexpected psychedelic explorations and moments of love, passion and tragedy. 1969 high school loser Nick Horton’s new friend Jesse Gaston promises to make him a superstar. But if would-be... Continue Reading →
Nominated for the 2014 Stonewall Book Award for Children's and Young Adult Literature, My Life as a Myth is a bittersweet page-turner filled with humorous misadventures, unexpected psychedelic explorations and moments of love, passion and tragedy. 1969 high school loser Nick Horton’s new friend Jesse Gaston promises to make him a superstar. But if would-be... Continue Reading →
“Some rules are nothing but old habits that people are afraid to change.” ― Therese Anne Fowler Taylor V. Donovan’s Six Degrees of Lust is a novel that’s part murder mystery and part relationship mystery, with a heavy emphasis on the relationship and even more on the mystery of how Sam Shaughnessy and Mac O’Bannon... Continue Reading →
“Some rules are nothing but old habits that people are afraid to change.” ― Therese Anne Fowler Taylor V. Donovan’s Six Degrees of Lust is a novel that’s part murder mystery and part relationship mystery, with a heavy emphasis on the relationship and even more on the mystery of how Sam Shaughnessy and Mac O’Bannon... Continue Reading →
“Together in our house, in the firelight, we are the world made small.” ― Jennifer Donnelly Everett Gerard is not what anyone might describe as paternal. In fact, the words used to describe Gerard run more along the lines of libertine, gadabout, and then, of course, there’s always his unnatural appetites he must keep secreted... Continue Reading →
“Together in our house, in the firelight, we are the world made small.” ― Jennifer Donnelly Everett Gerard is not what anyone might describe as paternal. In fact, the words used to describe Gerard run more along the lines of libertine, gadabout, and then, of course, there’s always his unnatural appetites he must keep secreted... Continue Reading →
“Fall in love… that is fine, but just make sure you fall deep enough to stay there forever.” ― Ram Mohan I've read so many books by Andrew Grey and enjoyed each of his stories, so I was really excited to read this one. Kendall Monroe is a Broadway star. Kendall's partner of ten years... Continue Reading →
“Fall in love… that is fine, but just make sure you fall deep enough to stay there forever.” ― Ram Mohan I've read so many books by Andrew Grey and enjoyed each of his stories, so I was really excited to read this one. Kendall Monroe is a Broadway star. Kendall's partner of ten years... Continue Reading →
“I don't know the question, but sex is definitely the answer.” ― Woody Allen Sasquatch starts out with Jack celebrating his TGIF at the local Oyster Bar. This is not a bar where most gay men would find themselves out for drinks. Jack was just redneck enough where he didn't care. Jack just wanted to... Continue Reading →
“I don't know the question, but sex is definitely the answer.” ― Woody Allen Sasquatch starts out with Jack celebrating his TGIF at the local Oyster Bar. This is not a bar where most gay men would find themselves out for drinks. Jack was just redneck enough where he didn't care. Jack just wanted to... Continue Reading →
“Love is a friendship set to music.” – Joseph Campbell Richie Wilkins and Brandon Burns were friends. And then they weren’t. That happens sometimes when you outgrow a person, or find that suddenly the little things a person does begin to grate on your nerves until you either rip your own ears off or cut... Continue Reading →
“Love is a friendship set to music.” – Joseph Campbell Richie Wilkins and Brandon Burns were friends. And then they weren’t. That happens sometimes when you outgrow a person, or find that suddenly the little things a person does begin to grate on your nerves until you either rip your own ears off or cut... Continue Reading →
Every Month, Mary Calmes so graciously hosts The Novel Approach and gives us the chance to spotlight some of the books we thought were particularly recommendable reads. If you'd like to see which books captured our attention in the month of July, head on over to Ms. Mary's Place and see who made our list... Continue Reading →
One of the best parts of reading is being able to live your fantasies from the comfort of your couch. Have you ever fantasized about being spanked? About giving up control, just for a little while? Then this book is for you! Gavin has been going to motorcycle shows for years, hoping to find a... Continue Reading →
One of the best parts of reading is being able to live your fantasies from the comfort of your couch. Have you ever fantasized about being spanked? About giving up control, just for a little while? Then this book is for you! Gavin has been going to motorcycle shows for years, hoping to find a... Continue Reading →
“The meeting of two personalities is like the contact of two chemical substances: if there is any reaction, both are transformed.” ― C.G. Jung This is a very humorous look at two very different men. I have never seen two people have so many problems just trying to hook up. It all starts with Zane... Continue Reading →
“The meeting of two personalities is like the contact of two chemical substances: if there is any reaction, both are transformed.” ― C.G. Jung This is a very humorous look at two very different men. I have never seen two people have so many problems just trying to hook up. It all starts with Zane... Continue Reading →
“Where words fail, music speaks.” ― Hans Christian Andersen Ian James is thirty-six years old, working at a job for which the prospects of advancement seem pretty slim, people won’t stop taking advantage of him—or just plain taking him for granted—and he’s just gone through a bad break up with his cheating boyfriend, who finally... Continue Reading →
“Where words fail, music speaks.” ― Hans Christian Andersen Ian James is thirty-six years old, working at a job for which the prospects of advancement seem pretty slim, people won’t stop taking advantage of him—or just plain taking him for granted—and he’s just gone through a bad break up with his cheating boyfriend, who finally... Continue Reading →
“You can’t always judge people by the things they done. You got to judge them by what they are doing now.”--Kate DiCamillo Heidi Belleau’s latest offering is the first in the "Rear Entrance Video" series. You have to read the book to understand just how unbelievably clever the name of the store/series is. There are... Continue Reading →
“A friend is one that knows you as you are, understands where you have been, accepts what you have become, and still, gently allows you to grow.” ― William Shakespeare What is a boy to do when he realizes that he is gay while growing up in Jefferson, Wisconsin? Jefferson is a city where it... Continue Reading →
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