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Seeking Kokopelli

by Shelley Munro (Goodreads Author)

3.1 of 5 stars 3.10 · rating details · 51 ratings · 9 reviews

Love never hits a wrong note. Ever since Nate McKenzie hired on as a roadie, musician Adam James has lusted after him. So far Adam has kept his distance, knowing Nate is mourning his dead wife. But lately Adam has caught the man returning his stares. Maybe it’s time to test the waters.Besides, there isn’t much chance Nate will find out that Adam was once his people’s Kokop...more

Paperback, 208 pages

Published May 3rd 2011 by Samhain Publishing (first published April 6th 2010)

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Aug 15, 2012 Howling rated it 4 of 5 stars Recommends it for: Lovers of Male/Male and Historical

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Seeking Kokopelii was an interesting book filled with history, music, budding love, a great cast of characters, and just the right amount of slowness for the main characters given their backgrounds. So many authors think that they need to jump right in with the sexual aspects of the book. I am glad that this one was slow in that regards.

Nate, still in love with his deceased wife, who had died less than a year ago had every right to ask Adam to take the relationship slow. However, just because it...more

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Dec 07, 2010 Elisa Ramblings added it · review of another edition

This was a particular novel that played with many themes without pushing too much any of them. First of all there is the contraposition between contemporary and paranormal romance: the story of recent widower Nate who falls in love for the young and hot musician he works for is a good hint for a contemporary romance, but the Adam is not exactly who appears at first; he descends from a long generation of Kokopelli men, basically semi-gods of fertility.

Then there is the little hint of gay for you...more This was a particular novel that played with many themes without pushing too much any of them. First of all there is the contraposition between contemporary and paranormal romance: the story of recent widower Nate who falls in love for the young and hot musician he works for is a good hint for a contemporary romance, but the Adam is not exactly who appears at first; he descends from a long generation of Kokopelli men, basically semi-gods of fertility.

Then there is the little hint of gay for you theme, that was not quite fully developed; Nate was happily married with a woman, Rosa, but she died an year before of cancer; Nate still misses and mourns her, but he is also a man with his urges and he is deeply attracted by Adam. He admits to himself that, even if he was really in love with Rosa, it’s not the first time he is attracted by a man, only that, while he was with Rosa he didn’t need to search outside his marriage. But now that Rosa is gone, his body is ready to play again, even if his heart and mind are still a little scared. To Nate basically sex and love have no gender, you can love who your body, heart and mind make you love.

There is then the character of Adam’s brother, the villain of the story, the one who desperately wanted the Kokopelli’s power; from the beginning he is a bad guy without the core to be one; he commits a bad action and he feels guilty, even if most of the time they seemed crocodile’s tears. I’m not sure he fully played his role of villain, he didn’t seem so dangerous, and I felt like the author changed his mind with him and stopped his action in the momentum.

I think the author chose to not highlight too much the paranormal element of the story and so in the end, this is mostly a nice romance between two unlikely lovers; the scenes between Adam and Nate sharing an hot tube, or a bed, or flipping the coin to decide who is the man in the couple are what I liked the most. Nate suddenly changing of attitude, from reticent to attentive lover is understandable and good, and Adam was always true to their relationship and did everything in his power to lure Nate. The story worked just like that, the paranormal touch was something almost funny (the sprouting of the plants around Adam), not essential to the main plot, and indead the end was a closure for the love story between Adam and Nate, but the Kokopelli saga is still hanging: maybe the author was thinking to a sequel?

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Jun 29, 2010 Kassa rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I’ll be honest that I picked this book due to the cover. The tattooed guy plus rock band? Sounds delicious to me. Seeking Kokopelli has a good premise, some interesting characters, and an easy pace that makes for some nice, light reading. There are a few things that tripped me up and ultimately made this a story I wouldn’t want to revisit but it’s a decent offering that will likely appeal to fans looking for something easy and undemanding with a touch of paranormal but not too much.

Adam James is...more I’ll be honest that I picked this book due to the cover. The tattooed guy plus rock band? Sounds delicious to me. Seeking Kokopelli has a good premise, some interesting characters, and an easy pace that makes for some nice, light reading. There are a few things that tripped me up and ultimately made this a story I wouldn’t want to revisit but it’s a decent offering that will likely appeal to fans looking for something easy and undemanding with a touch of paranormal but not too much.

Adam James is a talented musician with a painful past. He comes from a family with deep mystical roots, carrying the magic of the Kokopelli. This magic offers fertility to its people in the form of plentiful crops and children. The James’ family men carry the lineage and the keeper of this magic is denoted by a vivid tattoo. Although Adam held this magic, his family and community threw him out when they discovered he was gay, transferring his magic to his brother, Justin. Justin wants to ensure he keeps the magic to himself and sees Adam as a rival when the community talks of wanting Adam to return.

Yet Adam is happy in his life with the band and finally seeing the fruits of his labors from a long, subtle seduction of band roadie Nate. Nate and Adam have strong chemistry and are exploring their relationship; one that Adam fears is fragile enough without bringing in family history and magic to the equation. Adam, Nate, and the band come together to get to the bottom of who’s trying to hurt Adam while Nate tries to overcome his own past issues to commit to Adam.

The plot itself is mostly decent with a few moments when things are a little too easily solved or actually left hanging. The story follows Adam as he and Nate slowly form a romantic relationship, amid all of Nate’s misgivings and fears. At the same time, Adam’s brother Justin is trying to kill Adam to ensure Justin keeps the benefits of being the Kokopelli. There is no spoiler to say Justin is the “culprit” since this element is introduced very early on and never meant to be a surprise twist. Instead we follow as Justin slowly redeems himself with the love of a good woman, which lets Adam comes to grips with his bitterness and resentment towards his family.

This element is nice if you can buy into the story and go along for the ride. There are a few moments where everything seems too easy and unimportant, such as when Adam is grazed by a bullet but it’s no big deal. Other instances are when the cops don’t take a shooting very seriously or the big time assassin looses his cool because he just can’t seem to kill Adam. These aren’t eye rolling moments but feel too easy and pat, letting the story move on without worrying too much about a complicated storyline to kill Adam. The resolution to Justin, Adam, and the Kokopelli isn’t included in the story, but instead everyone says they’ll work something out. I wasn’t too bothered by the hanging thread since the resolution seems obvious to me but perhaps the author is intending a second book to deal with this.

The characters are decent, if not terribly exciting. They were interesting enough to read and Adam’s patience in waiting for Nate is almost that of a saint. Nate is more confusing and didn’t make a lot of sense. He says early on that he is attracted to men and women both but fell in love with his wife and that was it. Unfortunately he then seems to go back and forth claiming he’s not gay and not attracted to men, yet he is and has acted on it in the past. But he does this hot and cold act with Adam that doesn’t make sense. Nate even claims “Besides, he wasn’t gay. He didn’t believe in labels. It was the person who attracted him—their personality. It had nothing to do with male or female.” This is confusing for me since if Nate doesn’t care about labels, why is he so determined not to be with Adam since he’s not gay?

The tension between Nate and Adam centers around Nate not willing to commit and really engage in a full relationship with Adam since he’s not gay. Given that Nate is attracted to men and mentions acting on it in the past, I found his refusal odd and spent a good portion of the book wondering why they were fighting in the first place. Similarly, Adam’s Kokopelli tattoo seems to turn on and off at will. At the beginning of the book, Nate mentions this “He tried not to think about the impressive male bulge, the tight ass and the tattoo that covered one shoulder. Nate dreamed about smoothing his tongue over the fancy whorls of that tattoo.” But later Nate makes the comment “Nate pushed away, lifting the covers in the process. He paused, a frown on his face as he stared at Adam’s chest. “When did you get the Kokopelli tattoo? It wasn’t there yesterday.”

So the tattoo was there at the beginning of the book, faded, and came back? Or it wasn’t there at the beginning and was meant to be there at the end? I couldn’t quite get a handle on when the tattoo was supposed to be present, although it’s magical and seems to appear/disappear at will so maybe that’s it. It made me pause several times though and kept jerking me out of the reading experience. Other than that the writing is decent and the prose has a nice, smooth narrative style that keeps the pace light and quick. As a fun, quick read I can see fans enjoying this as long as those few qualms I had wouldn’t bother them.
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Jul 13, 2010 Janna rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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Musician Adam and roadie Nate feel attracted to each other. But Nate is still mourning the loss of his wife. This story had the potential of a sweet Gay For You romance, but somehow I didn’t feel Adam and Nate’s chemistry and love. I had some trouble getting past the continuity problems regarding Adam’s tattoo (which seems to be there in the beginning while it shouldn’t be there) and Nate’s sexuality (did he like men before he met his wife, is he straight, has he wanted to be with a man before,...more

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Sep 18, 2010 Jody rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Seeking Kokopelli is an interesting story centering on a man turned out by his family because of his homosexuality and a man trying to recover from the loss of his wife. To make their situation even more difficult, there's a bit of paranormal influence that might drive them apart just when they find each other.

Adam James is the hot lead singer for an up and coming band who's adored by women but prefers men. Out of fear for his band's future he keeps his true feelings to himself. Afterall, the la...more Seeking Kokopelli is an interesting story centering on a man turned out by his family because of his homosexuality and a man trying to recover from the loss of his wife. To make their situation even more difficult, there's a bit of paranormal influence that might drive them apart just when they find each other.

Adam James is the hot lead singer for an up and coming band who's adored by women but prefers men. Out of fear for his band's future he keeps his true feelings to himself. Afterall, the last time he admitted to being homosexual it got him kicked out of his home. But keeping his feelings hidden is getting harder the more time he spends with his band's roadie Nate McKenzie. Nate's not ready for a relationship though since he's still grieving for his wife, nor is he ready to admit he's gay. But the more time they spend together, the more their attraction starts heating up. And as Adam is continually targeted for death by an unknown person, Nate realizes he can't live without him and gives into his true feelings. Will this be the end of the band once their relationship is discovered or the start to a long lasting love affair? And once Adam reveals to Nate his birthright of being Kokopelli to his people and his obligation to them to ensure their fertility, will he be willing to share him with others?

This was a sexy story that was an enjoyable read. The relationship between Adam and Nate was very passionate and believable. I could understand why they were drawn to each other and was rooting for them to come together. Adam's bandmates were another wonderful part of the story. They were the family he never had and their brotherly humor brought them even closer together. There were a few things that didn't work quite as well for me. The first thing was the villain. I didn't find the villain particularly evil, he/she was more pitiful then anything else. The ending too was a bit disappointing. It seemed very abrupt with no definitive conclusion. Neither of these issues took away from my enjoyment of the story. The love between Adam and Nate and the family they created with their bandmates made this a heartwarmingly good story.(less)

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Dec 20, 2011 Elspeth rated it 1 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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Wow, this story was just MEH...I read to the ending hoping for a good finish.
Nope.
Crap, the ending was fluffy unbelievable crap.
Probably wont be reading anymore of the authors stuff...just saying.

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Aug 07, 2011 Chris rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: 2011, gay, ebook, paranormal-romance, done

Good paranormal m/m romance about the lead singer of a band who's subtly pursuing one of the roadies (a widower), not realizing that his own odd paranormal secret might need to come out.

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Feb 09, 2013 Deanna rated it 4 of 5 stars

A wonderful little story that spoke of acceptence and the many kinds of love.

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Shelley lives in Auckland, New Zealand with her husband and a small, bossy dog called Scotty.

Typical New Zealanders, Shelley and her husband left home for their big OE soon after they married (translation of New Zealand speak - big overseas experience). A year long adventure lengthened to six years of roaming the world. Enduring memories include being almost sat on by a mountain gorilla in Rwanda...more

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