The Roswell Discrepancy: A Human Romance in Three Parts

by A.G. Davis

After “the incident” and years of self-imposed exile, Desmond “Deetz’ Mac Innes returns to Wales. His father has died. In the preceding years, Deetz became a skilled martial artist, slept with everyone - every which way - from San Francisco to Thailand, all the while improving his psychic powers and insightful wit. But on his journey home, he is confronted by another problem, an old crush on his childhood best friend, Angus Reese, soon to be the 12th Earl of Glamorgan. Amidst international intrigues and historical misrepresentations, between hozer beteshuva (“returning in repentance”) and fy anwylyd (“my beloved”), Deetz must lead a unique crew of talented reprobates, including a lusty talking dog and a vengeful chatty cat, to reveal the curious truth within the Roswell Discrepancy.

364 pages, Kindle Edition

Published March 23, 2017

About the author

A.G. Davis is a writer and Desmond “Deetz” Mac Innes’s official biographer. The two met at an Aikido dojo in Chicago during Deetz’s wanderings away from himself. Davis has a doctorate degree in clinical psychology and has worked in social services as a therapist and a program administrator for over 30 years, helping people with wide-ranging backgrounds but who had one thing in common - they were trauma survivors looking for love. "The Roswell Discrepancy" is the start of a series of books focused on how longing and romance are experienced and lived differently by men. Davis currently lives just outside of Detroit, Michigan.

The Roswell Discrepancy was inspired by the lives of males, gay, bisexual, and straight, who were survivors of childhood sexual abuse and sought therapy from me in hopes of becoming open to real love despite what was done to them. They were not only victims groomed by trusted adults but also of a society that has, until very recently, ignored them or refused to label their experiences as trauma. May this book and the ones forthcoming in the series offer some hope for those I tried to help and the hundreds of thousands who I was never blessed to know.

This book is dedicated to my life partner, Mr. Grumpy, my amazing daughter, L.G., and to my Dad - the publication of a book is something he never got a chance to do; maybe this makes up for it).

Reviews

[SammiSue · Rating 4 out of 5]

That was such a good book. Now I feel like a dumbass for not finishing it for months. It had just gotten thru a really intense action scene in which one of the the mcs almost DIED, when I read a line that made it sound like he was going to die anyways. (nope, it was something else, but still, it sounded ominous) So I peaced chickened out. My poor heart couldn't take it.

I finally finished it tho. So good! You should read it, it's got all the goods, imo. Magic, gay and trans characters, light sci-fi, (relatively) recent political turmoil and insights, hurt/comfort, past abuse, out for you, fun sex scenes, bdsm, (although that was done.....weirdly? Idk. It seemed like an afterthought or an underdeveloped part of the story. Honestly, the book probably would have been just as awesome without it. *shrug*) private jets, snarky siblings, a gay royal wedding.

I'm rambling at this point.

This is exactly I don't review every book I read. I start out with something simple in mind, then 10 rereads and 25 minutes later, here I am, not reading. Ugh, so wasteful lol.

So try this book, tis yummy. Just don't be a pussy like me and put it down at 91% for 4 mos. 🙃

SammiSue

[Donna · Rating 4 out of 5]

I received this book through Voracious Readers.

After a tragic childhood incident that changed his life, Deetz took off travelling the world, learning various forms of mixed martial arts and studying with monks. When news of his father’s death reaches him, he finds himself travelling back home, to the friends, family and obligations he left behind.

He meets, Angus, his childhood best friend on the plane, their fathers worked together and died together and it seems they were keeping secrets together.
Angus and Deetz soon find themselves taking up their father’s mantle, involved in mysteries and conspiracies, their lives literally on the line.

This is a good story, filled with great characters, mysteries, conspiracies, a little bit of magic, talking animals, childhood traumas, romance and maybe even an alien.

This book has a little bit of everything, I loved Angus and Deetz and really enjoyed the story.

[Sarah Hills · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wow, wow, wow What a wonderfully different book. I have just loved reading this tale. It is quite complex, our two main protagonists fathers have been killed and they basically step into their roles. Some male on male sex/ erotica helps the story along but the tale is excellent. So much so that I really couldn't put this book down. Dealing with several Governments cover ups, blunders and cold hearted treatment of employees running along with the story keeps you wanting to read this book non stop.
I am truly sad that I have finished and will be thinking about our heroes for quite sometime.
This has been so well written that even the talking dog fitted in beautifully.
I was given a free copy of this book by voracious readers only and I must say that this is one of the better books I have read in the last year or so.
Well worth getting into if you don't mind losing two of three days as you will be so engrossed with the tale.

[Heron · Rating 1 out of 5]

Transphobic and intersex-phobic jokes.

I put it down.

[A.G. Davis · Rating 4 out of 5]

The author's note about the book:

This story was inspired by the lives of males, gay, bisexual, and straight, who were survivors of childhood sexual abuse and sought therapy from me in hopes of becoming open to real love despite what was done to them. They were not only victims groomed by trusted adults but also of a society that has, until very recently, ignored them or refused to label their experiences as trauma. May this book and the ones forthcoming in the series offer some hope for those I tried to help and the hundreds of thousands who I was never blessed to know. This book is dedicated to my life partner, Mr. Grumpy, my amazing daughter, L.G., and to my Dad - the publication of a book is something he never got a chance to do; maybe this makes up for it).

Why else should you read and review this book? This story is what I call a "grownmance", a love story for adults who have been around the block and are ready to stop and examine the cracks in the sidewalk. It is full of hot sex, intelligent, snarky comments about our current cultural/political climate, and Jewish magic out of Wales. It's also about loyalty and how often times the family we make as adults is better than the one we were born into. Lastly, this book reminds us that love and loving as an LGBTQ person is more than some rally, academic paper, or social justice movement.

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