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If All The Sand Were Pearl (Calling of Souls)

3.52 of 5 stars 3.52  ·  rating details  ·  157 ratings  ·  25 reviews
Love…or freedom?

A Calling of Souls story

As a youngest son, Jag Martin has eagerly walked a life-long path toward the priesthood. Then his once-great family falters under a mountain of debt. Their only hope—marry Jag off to an appropriately wealthy suitor.

Brace Rivers desperately wants more than just a short fling. However, his economic a...more
ebook, 76 pages
Published September 23rd 2008 by Samhain Publishing
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Ava
Ava rated it 4 of 5 stars
I quite liked this book. If it were a bit longer, I would have given it a 5. The book occurs over 24 hours, and the author did a great job generating genuine emotion between the 2 men. But I would have loved to see a bit more of Brace and Jag together. Just one more scene with them would have been perfect. Not necessarily a sex scene, but a scene with the 2 men together. Brace is so lonely, his heart so ready to find someone to love him and be with him. He never thought he'd have the opportunity...more
Brenda (b)
This is a simple, sweet story that takes place during a 24 hour period when 2 men contracted in marriage get to know each other. The characters caught my attention and intrigued me. Jag is innocent and a bit naïve. He must decide if this union is truly what he wants. Brace is dominant but vulnerable. He fears being rejected and having to continue living his life in loneliness. I wasn't sure where the story was supposed to be taking place but I also didn't feel it was critical to the plot. There'...more
Ayu Puspita Sari
well, I like this one. It didn't seem rushed, written with the flow I accepted, and the sex scenes weren't written in a vulgar words. What made me actually sick of the load of sex scenes in m/m romance was because it's described with vulgar way. While true, it's hot and passionate, when you got too much hotness, you'll get a fever and it didn't suit well with me. But this story didn't like that. When Brace and Jag having sex, it was always described with slow description and emotion flow that ma...more
Saritza
This ficlet by Pepper Espinoza was my introduction to her works and I must say it was a good one. I will admit to being drawn to this book by the cover as I'm a huge fan of Gael Garcia Bernal and one of the men on the cover has a striking resemblance to the Mexican actor of "Y Tu Mamá Tambien" fame as well as the mention of the priesthood. What can I say? I have a real Hot!Priest kink streak! What kept me reading was Espinoza's lyric prose and distinctive plot line.

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Paul Jr.
Originally reviewed for Uniquely Pleasurable.

One of the potential problems with will-they-or-won’t-they in m/m erotica is that -– in a genre where a happily-ever-after endings are nearly mandatory — nine times out of ten, the reader already knows that they will. The result is that any tension between the characters vis-à-vis the future of their relationship is lost, and the author must make that journey to that HEA intriguing, different and utterly enjoyable in order to keep the reader...more
Serena Yates
Serena Yates rated it 5 of 5 stars
Shelves: m-m
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Jaime
Jaime rated it 5 of 5 stars
Shelves: m-m, romance
I really like gay romances where two men are forced together from circumstances beyond their control only to fall in love. This story was exactly that, but was also delivered with beauty and elegance.

The setting is never specifically revealed, but has a medieval feel to it which I liked. Jag was destined for the priesthood, but when his parents find themselves in dire financial straights, they must marry him off to save the family. Brace has always wanted a loving spouse, but despite h...more
ayanami
I really can't decide whether I like this one or not. The prose is great, for the most part. The story is lacking. The characters are thinly sketched out, the world-building pretty much non-existent. As far as I can tell, it takes place in a fantasy universe. There were some moments where I felt the author chose words that seemed too modern for where the story takes place, but it's really impossible to tell, as there's no real sense of a setting in the book anyway. It revolves around the charact...more
Matimate
Matimate rated it 1 of 5 stars
Shelves: 2011, m-m
This novela was what I would avoid but once bought I had no choice to read what screwed my money. The plot was as simple as it could be for porn even if author tried to put some psychological insights in it. Hey keep with sex and do not spoil it with talks, I would say. The setting of the story was some fantasy realm with plastic dildos, do not ask me why plastic was included. Young man who wanted to be priest is married off to the older man who is as good as is humanly possible and gently coax ...more
Aurora Alexander
Jag is the youngest son of a family "down on their luck". Though he was destined for priesthood and prepared for it since he was twelve, he now faces marriage to a man he has never met. Brace is a wealthy, more mature man, who never expected to find a man to share his life, because most families want to marry their sons to women who can have children and extend the line. But Jag's family wants him to be happy, as happy as possible given his change in circumstance. He is allowed to ...more
Elisa Ramblings
First of all the setting: I would say a fantasy world... there are not high-tech elements to make it a futurist novel, and the only "modern" intrusion, is the presence of some plastic dildos... in the past there were dildos but they are made of wood, I believe. So yes, I will go for the fantasy.

Anyway, in this fantasy world, same sex marriage is not forbidden, even if it is not common for the simplest reason: wealthy families needs heirs and in a same sex marriage a natural...more
Vladimir
The book is quite entertaining; unique in the sense that it happens within 24 hours. Kind of like "One Fine Day" only hotter. I just felt a little confused with the setting while I read it. The characters seem to speak so eloquent, like their from a different time. But then they use words like "yeah" or "kid" and it kind of sways my perception of the setting. But other than that, this book is a good read. I think Brace is totally hot!
Caroline
Caroline rated it 5 of 5 stars
Shelves: over-18-s
My all-time favourite gay story!

It captivated me right from the start. Absoltely flawless... apart from being way too short. I wish so much I could read more about Jag and Brace.

To me it felt like every moment between them as well as every word they said was full of passion, care and love.

Really beautiful!
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Oco added it
Shelves: m-m, favorites
Pepper Espinoza can usually be counted on to spin a solid, enjoyable tale. Funny that this one hit all my buttons, since I don't usually like such 'sweet' stories that are so fairy tale-ish. But this was done so nicely, both men being so strong, yet with a compelling and believable vulnerability. So nicely done. Wish it'd been a little bit longer (not novel, I don't think, but a little more).
Ami
It's like reading a Harlequin historical romance about a mail-order bride -- except change the gender of the female bride into male bride. It was nice but not exactly one that will stay on top of my favorite list. Something lacking, I dunno, in terms of emotion, maybe.
Methosdeb
I read some of the reviews before I bought the kindle ebook and I agree with them that this was a bit short.I would have enjoyed it more if it was longer,maybe we can hope for a sequel.that being said I enjoyed it and it was well worth the price.
Merith
Merith rated it 5 of 5 stars
I read this a couple of years ago, and still think of it often and fondly. Such a wonderfully sweet book. I loved both MCs and the writer was truly able to make this reader see both sides clearly.
Tracy Wahobe
this was a really good read for me, I actually hated the family for doing what they did, but by the end I'm glad that things worked out for Jag
Eyre
I generally don't pick this type of fantasy story, but the title hooked me. I enjoyed these two sweet men and wonder what life holds for them.
Clover
Clover rated it 4 of 5 stars
cute fantasy story. I really want to know more about this sworld ^^
Martina Hargrove
This book was good but it was to short it ended to fast and come on 76 pages for just that one night really.
Mountie
Mountie rated it 4 of 5 stars
Recommended to Mountie by: Aurora Alexander
Shelves: fantasy, m-m
This has been on my TBR pile for a while and I finally got around to reading. It is as good as Aurora told me it was.
Laura M
Laura M rated it 4 of 5 stars
Shelves: mm
Short but very sweet.
Alina
Alina rated it 3 of 5 stars
Shelves: mm-romance
3.5
Kirsty
Kirsty rated it 4 of 5 stars
Belise
Belise marked it as to-read
Shelves: have-it
Cat
Cat rated it 5 of 5 stars
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Tailtiu marked it as to-read
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Cassandra (Cas) marked it as to-read
Shelves: m-m-romance
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