Posted on April 15, 2012 by speakitsname
Corrupt governments, divided loyalties,lovingly exchanged gifts, astral travel and sensual love; not to mention a sailors unwanted little lodgers are all combined in this charming and entertaining collection of short stories by Lee Rowan, plus an extra treat from Charlie Cochrane. THE CAPTAINS COURTSHIP Set in 18th century New England amid revolutionary rumblings, The Captains [...]
Filed under: 18th Century, 4½ Stars, Age of Sail, Charlie Cochrane, Lee Rowan, Royal Navy Series, short stories | 1 Comment »
Posted on February 20, 2012 by speakitsname
Down on his luck Victorian gentleman Dorian is looking for solace on Christmas Eve and finds it in the form of rent boy Benedict. Review by Michael Joseph It’s Christmas Eve in late-Victorian London. Dorian was once a gentleman of means, but now he’s alone and will soon have to sell his house in Chelsea. [...]
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Posted on February 8, 2012 by Erastes
Bruce Shannon is a Private Investigator dealing with case after case of missing persons and infidelity. None of which inspire warm, fuzzy feelings during the week of Valentine’s Day. Then again, Bruce isn’t exactly a fuzzy feelings kind of guy, which suits him just fine. He doesn’t need anyone anyhow, only his cat, Mittens. That [...]
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Posted on October 10, 2011 by Erastes
The Lilac Tree is a short story included in Marion Husband’s short story collection “Six Little Deaths” dealing–as the title suggests with the subject of death. The only gay historical story, The Lilac Tree, is a reminiscence of an elderly man–in a care home, or rented accommodation, being looked after by non-relatives who has nothing [...]
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Posted on October 6, 2011 by speakitsname
18 wonderful stories by 18 talented authors. A cornucopia of gay themed short fiction and a showcase of the talent of the authors at AwesomeDude. Most of these stories were written specially for this anthology, whilst just a few are favorites from the site. There is something for everyone: from fantasy and stark realism, to [...]
Filed under: 1900's, 1960's, 4 stars, America, Anthology, ebook, Fiction, Reviews, short stories, World War I | Leave a Comment »
Posted on October 4, 2011 by speakitsname
1894: Boston born and bred Tim Dwyer doesn’t relish the thought of giving up Eastern comforts for life in the rough-and-tumble West. But when he finds himself with with no job, little money, and no place else to go, he accepts a position at his cousin’s weekly newspaper in the Indian Territory. When [...]
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Posted on September 30, 2011 by Erastes
Calcutta, West Bengal, May 1891—Mair Calloway, Major Willoughby’s grandson, is arriving at Barrackpore for one night, en route to England for his first year at university. Captain Charles Blackthorne has been ordered to meet Mair at the train and take him under his wing for twenty-four hours. “No girls!” the Major orders. “Take care of [...]
Filed under: 19th Century, 4½ Stars, ebook, Fiction, Reviews, Scot D Ryersson, short stories, Victorian | 1 Comment »
Posted on September 28, 2011 by Erastes
Eli is the personal assistant/bodyguard for the one of the most prosperous ranchers in New Mexico Territory at the turn of the Twentieth century. The Emperor, as Eli calls his boss, has a mysterious past, no one quite knows exactly how he came to the Territory, though there are plenty of rumors. In 1908, Eli finds out [...]
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Posted on September 17, 2011 by Erastes
In the darkest days of the Great Depression, New York Times reporter Whit Stoddard has lost the heart to do his job and lives a lonely hand-to-mouth existence with little hope of recovery, until he meets Peter, a man in even greater need of new hope. Review by Erastes Tamara Allen is a very talented [...]
Filed under: 1930's, America, five stars, short stories, Tamara Allen | 4 Comments »
Posted on August 28, 2011 by Erastes
Nathan has cared for horses all his life, but Haji is the first he’ll train on his own. When the Arabian stallion arrives at Bitter Coffee Ranch, Nathan thinks he is the most beautiful thing he’s ever seen. And then he lays eyes on Haji’s handler, Yousef. Nathan has much to learn about horses, about [...]
Filed under: 1950's, 4 stars, Alan Chin, America, ebook, Fiction, Reviews, short stories | 1 Comment »
Posted on August 15, 2011 by Erastes
Jockey Gem Hardaway has a race strategy that will not only carry him and Pilate to victory, it will also show that he’s the best jockey at Templeton Yard. Lord Templeton, the Earl of Vickers, knows exactly what he wants to have happen at the racecourse. He demands Gem’s obedience. When an unruly horse intervenes, [...]
Filed under: 19th Century, 2½ stars, ebook, JM Cartwright, Regency, short stories, uncertain time, Victorian | 2 Comments »
Posted on June 20, 2011 by speakitsname
When the young Duke of Avon takes a back exit at a masquerade ball, expecting to find like-minded players to share a high-stakes game of cards or dice, nothing can prepare him for what he finds. But in the arms of mysterious Lord Donahue, Sebastian finds this new game is more pleasurable than anything he [...]
Filed under: 18th Century, 4 stars, ebook, England, Fiction, Kate Roman, Reviews, short stories | Leave a Comment »
Posted on June 13, 2011 by Erastes
Toby’s life is simple and uneventful. He spends most of his time working alongside his brother at the Blue Boar Tavern, welcoming travelers and serving locals. Occasionally, he indulges in illicit, illegal liaisons with men he knows he will never see again. When an old friend, a man who left to make his fortune as [...]
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Posted on February 8, 2011 by speakitsname
The Sheriff Life was quiet in Dry Oaks, Montana, and that was the way Sheriff Jeremiah Bates liked it. When a cattle drive hit town, he expected the usual lot of drinkin’, gamblin’, whorin’ cow hands – but the feelings cowboy Duke Milo aroused in him were anything but usual. Review by Erastes It piques [...]
Filed under: 17th Century, 19th Century, ebook, Fiction, John Simpson, novella, pirates, Reviews, short stories, three stars | Tagged: 17th Century | Leave a Comment »
Posted on October 16, 2010 by Erastes
Product description from Amazon: Soldier – This is the story of a soldier finding himself in the time of battle, falling in love and not being able to express it. This is the story of how soldiers live, of how we, soldiers, fall in love, how the battle field opens the character to express things [...]
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Posted on August 31, 2010 by Erastes
Come and Take it 1: England Leland August goes to London to work for the embassy of the failing Texas Republic. Feeling like a stranger in a strange land, Leland fears he’ll never understand his English peers. Ford Mayhew seems no exception, especially when the man all but calls Leland out for running him down [...]
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Posted on March 3, 2010 by Erastes
Bahador is caught up in a losing battle and flees but fleeing is probably as dangerous as staying, because he is soon in the enemies camp–a prisoner. That night the Hittite general, Katuzili, uses him as a sexual toy and introduces him to his traitorous friend. But Bahador is not lacking in courage or resoucefulness, [...]
Filed under: 1½ stars, Ancient World, ebook, Fiction, Reviews, Sabb, short stories, uncertain time | Tagged: 1½ stars, Ancient World, ebook, Fiction, Reviews, Sabb, short stories, uncertain time | 5 Comments »
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 »
Posted on January 9, 2010 by Erastes
Jesse McCray ekes out a hard living cutting cattle from the local beef baron of Defiance, Texas. He’s known for his quick draw and his steady aim; no one outguns him. Whenever he and his ragtag group of friends known as the Rustlers ride into town, the local cowboys hold their breaths, waiting for the [...]
Filed under: 19th Century, 3½ Stars, America, ebook, Fiction, J M Snyder, Reviews, short stories, Western | 2 Comments »
Posted on January 2, 2010 by Erastes
Life at sea brings new experiences to Vincent, but tragedy eclipses the happiness in his heart. Blurb: As Le Frai De Demon coasts the ocean waves, Vincent and Julian continue their love affair. Upon arriving at Hellion to trade wares, Julian takes Vincent to a special place where the crack of a whip brings them [...]
Filed under: 18th Century, 2½ stars, Age of Sail, ebook, Sarah Masters, short stories | Tagged: Age of Sail, book review, Sarah Masters | Leave a Comment »
Posted on December 26, 2009 by Erastes
The weight of the past could tear them apart… In his first mission as a shinobi, Sora Sanada has more than its success riding on his shoulders. Every move he makes is a reflection on his clan’s honor. So when an unexpected scuffle leaves him injured and the mission in jeopardy, he’d rather be left [...]
Filed under: 4 stars, Anna O'Neill, ebook, Japan, Reviews, short stories | 1 Comment »
Posted on November 17, 2009 by Erastes
Aaron, at nineteen the oldest son of a pioneer family, had discovered the joys of masturbation and was practicing his art naked in the woods while the rest of the family had gone into town to attend church. As he strokes his long, hard shaft, he is interrupted by a handsome young Indian brave, Soaring [...]
Filed under: 1½ stars, ebook, Ken Dahll, Reviews, short stories, Western | 2 Comments »
Posted on October 21, 2009 by Erastes
Ten years ago, Aubrey St. Clair, Viscount Rothton, watched the man of his dreams, Daniel Blake, the Earl of Graystone, walk out of his life after a brief sexual encounter. Now Graystone returns to London after the death of his wife and Aubrey is given another chance with his dream man. But Daniel is determined [...]
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Posted on October 14, 2009 by Alex Beecroft
After an altercation with Vincent, Julian leaves the ton as captain of Le Frai de Démon, trading his wares in foreign parts. Two years pass, two years of Vincent abstaining from sex and mourning the loss of his love. Week nights, gay men gather in Devil’s Spawn, Julian’s club, and though Vincent doesn’t partake in [...]
Filed under: 1½ stars, Age of Sail, ebook, England, Fiction, Reviews, short stories | 16 Comments »
Posted on October 6, 2009 by Erastes
Here, and Always Have Been. An Anthology of Gay Historical Fiction If homosexuality is the result of biology then gay inventiveness had to have led to wild sexual adventures during every era of human existence. Here, And Always Have Been is a collection of thirteen erotic tales. Each takes place at a different era ranging [...]
Filed under: 3½ Stars, Anthology, Fiction, short stories | 4 Comments »
Posted on September 22, 2009 by Erastes
In Hoofers, by Kiernan Kelly, Dan Allen of Dancing Dan and his Magical Feet has just joined a new vaudeville troupe. He’s hoping for a good spot in the line-up, but he doesn’t hold out much hope for it when he discovers that the famous Foster Elliot not only is working the same troupe as [...]
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Posted on September 18, 2009 by Erastes
Four m/m stories with a historical flavour by Stormy Glenn, H. C. Brown, Anna O’Neill, Aleksandr Voinov. (I’ll only be reviewing 3 of the stories, as the Poisoned Heart, by Anna O’Neill is a time-travelling/paranormal story, so doesn’t qualify for review here. Review by Erastes My Outlaw by Stormy Glenn After getting injured and losing [...]
Filed under: 11th Century, 12th Century, 19th Century, America, Early Middle Ages, Erastes, Fiction, Reviews, short stories, Templars, three stars, Western | 1 Comment »
Posted on March 20, 2009 by Erastes
Brace is none too happy to find a greenhorn building a sod house at the base of his mountain. In fact, he’s determined to run the little fellow right off his land. Unfortunately for Brace, Gaylord Quinn has nowhere else to go, and he has a patent from the US Land Office saying he has [...]
Filed under: 19th Century, America, ebook, Fiction, Mark R Probst, novella, Reviews, short stories, three stars | Leave a Comment »
Posted on February 18, 2009 by girluknow
Do you support the right of any human being to marry the person they love? The right to say ‘I Do’ to a life of commitment and sharing with that one special person? We do. All profits from this anthology will go to the Lambda Legal Fund to help fight Prop 8. There are 2 [...]
Filed under: 4½ Stars, Alex Beecroft, Anthology, Charlie Cochrane, Reviews, short stories | Tagged: Anthology, ebook, print book, Reviews, short stories | 1 Comment »
Posted on January 23, 2009 by Erastes
When new residents come to the Grange, Mathias applies for a job at the house and is hired on at the housekeeper’s request for the Christmas season. He finds there a temptation of the body and heart in the form of the house’s master, one that he is ill-equipped to handle or resist … not [...]
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Posted on January 22, 2009 by Erastes
Young Radford never thought he’d end up a pirate. Shanghai’d, he finds himself cursing the company he kept onboard the Alecto. Wounded during a raid against a Dutch vessel, Radford is marooned on an island with a mysterious French tattoo artist referred by pirates as the Inkman. Can this man, wise in ways of the [...]
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Posted on January 22, 2009 by Erastes
From the anthology “Artistically Yours” published by Torquere Press Emile Laurent had a child’s fascination for artist Auguste Fournier. Now a grown man, he pursues Fournier with a passion born of worship. Fournier has denied his nature for the whole of his life. Paralyzed with fear, he rejects Emile’s advances, even in the face of [...]
Filed under: Anthology, ebook, Essential Reads, Fiction, five stars, Reviews, short stories, Victorian | 7 Comments »
Posted on January 12, 2009 by Erastes
Lord Oliver Marsden has a secret. He’s been in love with his childhood friend for years, to have one night with Lord Vincent he masquerades as a whore at Vincent’s favoured brothel. When Oliver arrives at the bedchamber, he’s in for another surprise. Restraints and a leather bullwhip? Apparently Vincent isn’t as conservative as he [...]
Filed under: 4 stars, Fiction, Regency, Reviews, short stories | 5 Comments »
Posted on December 14, 2008 by Hayden
When Sir Daltrey Powell summons his niece’s old, stuffy piano teacher for a dressing-down, he’s more than surprised when the young, handsome Professor Northlund Merrit presents himself. Despite their dispute, Daltrey is convinced: He will do what he must to fan the spark he saw in Northlund’s eyes to flame. Review by Hayden Thorne This [...]
Filed under: 19th Century, 2½ stars, ebook, Fiction, Hayden Thorne, Reviews, short stories | 6 Comments »
Posted on August 6, 2008 by Hayden
Editor Joseph R.G. DeMarco will be reading for a forthcoming Lethe Press gay men’s anthology tentatively entitled A Study in Lavender: Queering Holmes. All stories must be both gay-themed and mysteries set in the Holmes mythos, however the character of Sherlock Holmes need not be the focus or even present. Writers must do their homework [...]
Filed under: Anthology, detective, Fiction, news, short stories, submissions, Victorian | 2 Comments »
Posted on June 30, 2008 by Hayden
Review by Hayden Thorne BOOK DESCRIPTION: Four short stories and one novella with a regency flavor. A lazy prince and his stiff secretary have long despised each other, but the annual Masque changes everything. Gideon has always led a quiet life, free of scandal, until a carriage accident on his way home one night. Pierce [...]
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Posted on February 24, 2008 by speakitsname
Hua Mu Yun is a cynical ex-soldier, damaged by the chaotic battles of China’s warlords era. Unable to stand human contact, he’s become a criminal, denying his more honorable past. Leng Ruo Fei is the spoiled and beautiful darling of the Peking Opera. Trained as a dan (female impersonator), his voice brings people to their [...]
Filed under: 19th Century, 4½ Stars, China, short stories | 1 Comment »
Posted on January 24, 2008 by Hayden
After his mistress is killed by rogue highwaymen, servant Bailey ends up in the hands of Lord Charles, the man his lady was to marry. Sick with fever, exhausted from his ordeal, Bailey can only remember that someone cared for him gently when he first arrived, and that the mysterious Lord Charles seems to have [...]
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Posted on January 21, 2008 by Erastes
Donnie Novak and Jack Sterling have known each other forever. Growing up together in a small Midwestern town, they were best friends. After high school, they both enlisted in the U.S. Navy at the same time, and somehow were assigned to the same company before being stationed on the U.S.S. Oklahoma together. One night on [...]
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Posted on August 18, 2007 by speakitsname
Four historical tales. Gentleman of Substance, Post Obsession, and two shorter stories, Remembering Pleasure and Thrust and Riposte. In Gentleman of Substance, colonial America has never been hotter than when gentrified Michael meets country bumpkin Daniel and sparks fly. The two are irresistibly drawn to one another, but will their love ruin their lives? Post [...]
Filed under: 4 stars, Anthology, Fiction, Julia Talbot, Regency, Reviews, short stories | 1 Comment »
Posted on August 18, 2007 by speakitsname
Steve is a jeweler who specializes in rare gems. He’s a rare gem himself for the 1950s, a bachelor with a certain reputation. Nate, his best friend and business partner, has never had that sort of reputation, so when Steve gets the call that Nate was caught in establishment that caters more to his type, [...]
Filed under: 1950's, ebook, Fiction, five stars, novella, Parhelion, Reviews, short stories | 3 Comments »
