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Best Gay Romance 2009 is short fiction at its finest on the subject of love—first love, true love, and love everlasting (with makeup s... read full description

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Mar 14, 2010
'Nathan rated it: 3 of 5 stars
In Richard Labonté's introduction to BEST GAY ROMANCE 2009, he makes mention that of all the romantic stories included in the tome, none involve marriage, even now that it is legal in Canada and some of the States.

Instead, to me, the theme that popped out among all the tales was instead the notion of the wounded. From physical wounds (T Hitman's "One," Simon Sheppard's "Coming Back to Me," and Shanna Germain's beautiful "What We Leave Behind") to emotional More...
Jun 24, 2009
J.M. rated it: 5 of 5 stars
My short story, "Afflicted," appears in this collection, so I won't review it.
Sep 30, 2008
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Aug 15, 2011
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Jun 09, 2011
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Feb 16, 2011
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Feb 08, 2011
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Nov 30, 2010
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Oct 25, 2009
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Jun 26, 2009
Rob rated it: 5 of 5 stars
Apr 06, 2009
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