On the Stoop

by Kate McMurray

This is a Halloween Howl Free Story from Dreamspinner Press. Click on the gargoyle to get the story!

This was a limited edition that is no longer available at Dreamspinner Press.

Genres: M M Romance, Contemporary, Halloween, Short Stories, Romance

13 pages, ebook

First published October 1, 2011

About the author

Kate McMurray writes smart romantic fiction. She likes creating stories that are brainy, funny, and of course sexy, with regular guy characters and urban sensibilities. She advocates for romance stories by and for everyone. When she’s not writing, she edits textbooks, watches baseball, plays violin, crafts things out of yarn, and wears a lot of cute dresses. She lives in Brooklyn, NY, with a bossy cat and too many books.

Reviews

[L-D · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wow - for only a handful of pages, this story packed in a lot of sweetness. I felt that they author somehow managed to get quite a bit of character development into this story. We learn about both of the characters - their past and their feelings of living in NYC. The end of this story just held so much promise for their future. It was short but poignant and well-executed. I would read more about Chris and Adrian.

[Bren · Rating 2 out of 5]

No hay mucho que pueda decir, solo fueron 14 páginas.

[Maria Aranzabal · Rating 3 out of 5]

Me gusto la historia, me calleron bien los personajes de Cheis y Adrian.
La historia demuestra lo dificil que es vivir en una ciudad nueva, si estas acostumbrado a vivir en otro lugar que es completamente diferente.
Me gusto cuando Cheis y Adrian se besaron, aunque Adrian tenia plañado darle un beso en la mejiya, pero Chris lo entendio de otra manera y por eso se terminaron besando.
Pero la historia era muy corta y no tenia casi nada de lo que yo me estaba esperando.

[Pia · Rating 4 out of 5]

L-D summed it up nicely: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

This is what freebies should be -- a good taste of what the author is capable of, and not just some fumbling quickie. There was no more than a shy kiss in this story, but it was better than two-thirds of the other Halloween Howls because of that. Without jumping right into bed, McMurray had time to show us the characters, letting two strangers create a bond beyond physical.

I'm definitely going to check out a longer story by this author.

[Mandy*reads obsessively* · Rating 4 out of 5]

Feeling alone and out of place on Halloween turns into an enjoyable evening and a new beginning with his cute neighbor.

[Rachel Emily · Rating 4 out of 5]

So sweet! I would love more with these guys, it's like this was just the prologue and there could be so much more!

[Kiki · Rating 2 out of 5]

2.5

[Cole Riann · Rating 3 out of 5]

Reviewed with other Kate McMurray shorts at The Armchair Reader for Kate McMurray Week!

[melek · Rating 5 out of 5]

finally an Halloween story Chris and Adrian neighbors but never really spoken until this night and tonight will be the beginning of a new life for both short and sweet. left me wanting more.