2010 February « Speak Its Name

Review: A Taste of Honey by Christiane France

Posted on February 27, 2010 by Erastes

Antoine Auguste, Marquis de Vernnay, is twenty-four and bored. Bored with women at the house he frequents on la rue Charles V, and bored with the elaborate rituals and devices he must use in order to achieve an orgasm. But then he meets Honey at an exclusive men’s club, and has his first sexual experience [...]

Filed under: 18th Century, 1½ stars, Christiane France, ebook, Europe, novella, Reviews | Tagged: 18th Century, 1½ stars, Christiane France, ebook, France, novella, Reviews | 4 Comments »

Review: The Wages of Sin by Alex Beecroft

Posted on February 25, 2010 by Erastes

Charles Latham, wastrel younger son of the Earl of Clitheroe, returns home drunk from the theatre to find his father gruesomely dead. He suspects murder. But when the Latham ghosts turn nasty, and Charles finds himself falling in love with the priest brought in to calm them, he has to unearth the skeleton in the [...]

Filed under: 18th Century, Alex Beecroft, Authors, England, Fiction, five stars, novella, Reviews | Tagged: 18th Century, Alex Beecroft, Authors, England, Fiction, five stars, novella, Reviews | 2 Comments »

Review: A Single Man by Christopher Isherwood

Posted on February 23, 2010 by speakitsname

The author’s favorite of his own novels. When A Single Man was originally published, it shocked many by its frank, sympathetic, and moving portrayal of a gay man in midlife. George, the protagonist, is adjusting to life on his own after the sudden death of his partner, and determines to persist in the routines of [...]

Filed under: 1960's, America, Christopher Isherwood, Essential Reads, Fiction, five stars, Reviews | Tagged: 1960's, book review, christopher isherwood, five stars | 1 Comment »

Review: Seducing Stephen by Bonnie Dee and Summer Devon

Posted on February 21, 2010 by Erastes

What does a jaded earl see in a studious, shy man? Everything he never knew he was missing. Their first, scorching hot sessions were about passion, not love, but now Peter is desperate to win back the young man he spurned. Review by Erastes This book sort of took me by surprise. First of all, [...]

Filed under: 19th Century, 4 stars, Bonnie Dee, ebook, England, Fiction, Reviews, Summer Devon, Victorian | Tagged: 19th Century, 4 stars, Bonnie Dee, ebook, England, Fiction, Reviews, Summer Devon, Victorian | 6 Comments »

Review: How the West Was Done by various

Posted on February 19, 2010 by speakitsname

In these eleven steamy stories, the archetypal image of the cowboy is given a fresh new spin as the virile man who shares his mind, his passion…and his body with other cowboys. Whether it’s a story set in the Wild West of the 1800s or an exploration of the modern-day cowboy, each author takes the [...]

Filed under: 19th Century, 2½ stars, Anthology, ebook, Reviews, short stories, Western | Tagged: 2½ stars, Anthology, ebook, Reviews, Western | 1 Comment »

Review: Lavender Boys by S.E. Taylor

Posted on February 17, 2010 by Leslie

Brock Evans heads for Hollywood in 1935, hoping to be the next Clark Gable, and meets another would-be star in Randy Pearce, who works as a soda jerk while awaiting his big break. It’s love at first sight, just like in the movies. But the path to stardom in Hollywood is not quite that easy. [...]

Filed under: 1930's, 1½ stars, America, Jamie Craig, Leslie H Nicoll, Reviews | Tagged: 1930’s, 1½ stars, America, Leslie H Nicoll, Reviews, S.E. Taylor | 1 Comment »

Review: Pirates of the Narrow Seas by M. Kei

Posted on February 15, 2010 by Alex Beecroft

Lt. Peter Thorton of the 18th century British navy must struggle to come out gay while surviving storms at sea, ship to ship battles, duels, kidnapping, and more in his quest for true love and honor. My own Quick Summary Lt. Peter Thorton is in love with fellow lieutenant Perry. Both men are given commissions [...]

Filed under: 18th Century, 4½ Stars, Age of Sail, M Kei, Reviews | Tagged: 18th Century, 4½ Stars, Age of Sail, M Kei, Reviews | 3 Comments »

Author Interview: Charlie Cochrane

Posted on February 14, 2010 by Chris Smith

February’s Interview is Charlie Cochrane, interviewed by Chris Smith. Enjoy! Chris Smith: So, today I’m interviewing the inestimable (take that as you will) Charlie Cochrane. Charlie, back in the mists of time, when you were once a young Cochrane, did you ever expect to be writing gay romance, let alone one of the most loved [...]

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Review: Bitten Peach by Habu

Posted on February 13, 2010 by speakitsname

Bitten Peach is an eleven-story anthology capturing the essence of the deliciously euphemistic Oriental world of men making love to other men, arranged in a chronological sequence covering a 2,200-year period. These are stories that go beyond the random act of sexual release between men. They offer more complex and context-richer studies of gathering age-old [...]

Filed under: 3½ Stars, China, ebook, Fiction, Habu, Reviews | Tagged: 3½ Stars, China, ebook, Fiction, Habu, Reviews | 4 Comments »

Review: Queer Cowboys by Chris Packard

Posted on February 11, 2010 by speakitsname

“Brokeback Mountain” exploded the myth of the American cowboy as a tough, gruff, and grizzled loner. “Queer Cowboys” exposes, through books by legendary Western writers such as Mark Twain, James Fenimore Cooper, and Owen Wister, how same-sex intimacy and homoerotic admiration were key aspects of Westerns well before “Brokeback’s” 1960’s West, and well before the [...]

Filed under: 19th Century, 3½ Stars, America, history, Research, Resources, Reviews, Western | Tagged: 19th Century, 3½ Stars, America, history, Research, Resources, Reviews, Western | Leave a Comment »

Review: Conflict by Stevie Woods

Posted on February 9, 2010 by speakitsname

The sequel to Cane. Two men, one war. Can love survive when each takes a different side? Leaving his lover behind to support the abolitionist cause, Piet Van Leyden finds himself leading one of the first all-black Union troops into the heart of battle. Reuniting with free slave and former love Joss brings some comfort, [...]

Filed under: 19th Century, 2½ stars, America, American Civil War, Reviews, Stevie Woods | Tagged: 19th Century, 2½ stars, America, American Civil War, Reviews, Stevie Woods | Leave a Comment »

Review: The Ghost Road by Pat Barker

Posted on February 7, 2010 by charliecochrane

1918, the closing months of the war. Army psychiatrist William Rivers is increasingly concerned for the men who have been in his care – particularly Billy Prior, who is about to return to combat in France with young poet Wilfred Owen. As Rivers tries to make sense of what, if anything, he has done to [...]

Filed under: 1910's, 4½ Stars, Fiction, Pat Barker, Reviews, World War I | Tagged: 1910's, 4½ Stars, Fiction, Pat Barker, Reviews, World War I | 6 Comments »

Review: Tangled Web by Lee Rowan

Posted on February 5, 2010 by davidnsteerforth

Brendan Townsend is a young man who is very loyal to his friends. So when Tony—his best friend, occasional lover, and a complete screw-up—comes to him in trouble, Brendan is determined to help. Tony is being blackmailed by the owner of a “molly house”, the private club that Tony—and other like-minded gentlemen—frequent in order to [...]

Filed under: 19th Century, 4 stars, England, Fiction, Lee Rowan, Regency, Reviews | Tagged: 19th Century, 4 stars, England, Fiction, Lee Rowan, Regency, Reviews | 2 Comments »

Review: The Why Not by Victor J Banis

Posted on February 3, 2010 by speakitsname

The place is gaudy yet drab, lively yet death-like, dispassionate mother hen to a brood of dithered chicks. Discover its bizarre existence from the inside, through the muddled collective mind of the outcast in-group, a gay throng of third-sex bewildered ones who frantically seek a why–but must always settle for The Why Not! Review by [...]

Filed under: 1960's, America, Fiction, five stars, Reviews, Victor J Banis | Tagged: 1960’s, America, Fiction, five stars, Reviews, Victor J Banis | 6 Comments »

Review: Galleons and Gangplanks by Sean Michael, Julia Talbot, Mychael Black and Willa Okati

Posted on February 1, 2010 by Alex Beecroft

Pirates! Rapiers! Cannons and flintlocks! These are all the idea behind Galleons and Gangplanks. Bringing back the days when pirates ruled the high seas, this collection of stories has no shortage of adventure, danger, and excitement. From Sean Michael comes Searching the Seas, a story about an honest man kidnapped by pirates, used as collateral [...]

Filed under: 17th Century, 18th Century, 3½ Stars, Age of Sail, Fiction, Julia Talbot, Mychael Black, pirates, Reviews, Sean Michael, Willa Okati | Tagged: 17th Century, 18th Century, 3½ Stars, Age of Sail, Fiction, Julia Talbot, Mychael Black, pirates, Reviews, Sean Michael, Willa Okati | 2 Comments »

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