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Working Man #10
Tech Support
Noah works in tech support at a software firm. He gets a frantic call from Becky, the receptionist in Development, asking him to assist a new employee tackle his network problems. Jared is having a bad first day at work, and sounds unbearably cute over the phone, but Noah's been disappointed before.
To get away from the phones, he takes smoke breaks with his buddy Joel, Becky's boyfriend. When Noah sees a cute new employee, Joel's only too happy to help them hook up. Still, Noah doesn't want to write Jared out of the picture completely ...
To get away from the phones, he takes smoke breaks with his buddy Joel, Becky's boyfriend. When Noah sees a cute new employee, Joel's only too happy to help them hook up. Still, Noah doesn't want to write Jared out of the picture completely ...
23 pages, ebook
First published January 1, 2008
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About the author
J.M. Snyder
301 books567 followersAn author of gay erotic/romantic fiction, J.M. Snyder began in self-publishing and worked with Amber Allure, Aspen Mountain, eXcessica, and Torquere Presses.
Snyder's highly erotic short gay fiction has been published online at Amazon Shorts, Eros Monthly, Ruthie's Club, and Tit-Elation, as well as in anthologies by Alyson Books, Aspen Mountain, Cleis Press, eXcessica Publishing, Lethe Press, and Ravenous Romance.
In 2010, Snyder founded JMS Books LLC, a royalty-paying queer small press that publishes in both electronic and print format. For more information on newest releases and submission guidelines, please visit JMS Books LLC online.
Snyder's highly erotic short gay fiction has been published online at Amazon Shorts, Eros Monthly, Ruthie's Club, and Tit-Elation, as well as in anthologies by Alyson Books, Aspen Mountain, Cleis Press, eXcessica Publishing, Lethe Press, and Ravenous Romance.
In 2010, Snyder founded JMS Books LLC, a royalty-paying queer small press that publishes in both electronic and print format. For more information on newest releases and submission guidelines, please visit JMS Books LLC online.
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June 24, 2009
This is my book so I'm not going to write a review.
December 5, 2011
This is a witty, romantic story with the message that love can arrive in the most mundane of places.
Reviewed for Brief Encounters Reviews http://briefencountersreviews.com/201...
The highlight of this story for me is the amusing banter between the three colleagues – our hero Noah, his friend Joel and Joel’s girlfriend Becky. We’re thrown straight into the easy, friendly familiarity they have with each other, at work and obviously socially as well. Becky’s less than complimentary about a new guy, Jared, when she calls up Noah to help with Jared’s ancient PC, and the three of them fall quickly into their “in” jokes. “And he’s in development?” Behind me Joel cups his hands to his mouth and makes slow, deep breathing sounds à la Darth Vader. I ball up a piece of paper and chuck it over the partition at him, but he bats it away playfully.
Noah is captivated by Jared’s voice on the phone, wondering what he looks like. Basically, Noah’s in need of a boyfriend, so says he and all his friends! Becky and Joel tease and encourage, but Becky’s matchmaking skills aren’t working for him. He works an anti-social shift pattern at work so he doesn’t have time to date anyone outside of the job, but hasn’t found anyone in the job that he fancies. I got the impression he’s coasting along, wishing he could find someone special but also nervous of striking out. He sees someone in the parking lot who’s … cute,tall, with short brown hair that curls around his temples and over his ears the way it does on statues of Greek gods, and he’s more than cute, he’s fucking gorgeous… but it’s Joel who gets his number – though not his name – for Noah, while Noah’s still hesitating.
Noah’s good nature sends him on all the inconvenient support calls, until at last he’s sent to help Jared in person and I expect most readers will have guessed what happens LOL. It’s a familiar premise, but succeeds here because of the well-written and charming characterisation.
Noah is pleasant and well-meaning and the reader roots for him to find a new man. The friends are well drawn as supporting players, and the scenes of cubicle life are realistic and amusing. Jared appears much later in the story, and is rather overshadowed by the friendships I’d already connected to, but there’s enough to introduce him clearly to us. There’s no explicit sex, only Noah’s romantic dreams, but the sexy anticipation between Noah and Jared is great fun.
My only quibble: I usually enjoy this author’s present tense narration, but this time it didn’t flow as well for me. I think in this case the story feels too domestic for it to shine: there’s no suspense to build, no shock slowly revealed. To me, Noah started to sound a little self-centred and repetitive, as he missed the clues that were far more blatant to the reader LOL. But the style is as polished as ever and the read very entertaining. I rate it B.
by pettyprose…my opinion alone.
Reviewed for Brief Encounters Reviews http://briefencountersreviews.com/201...
The highlight of this story for me is the amusing banter between the three colleagues – our hero Noah, his friend Joel and Joel’s girlfriend Becky. We’re thrown straight into the easy, friendly familiarity they have with each other, at work and obviously socially as well. Becky’s less than complimentary about a new guy, Jared, when she calls up Noah to help with Jared’s ancient PC, and the three of them fall quickly into their “in” jokes. “And he’s in development?” Behind me Joel cups his hands to his mouth and makes slow, deep breathing sounds à la Darth Vader. I ball up a piece of paper and chuck it over the partition at him, but he bats it away playfully.
Noah is captivated by Jared’s voice on the phone, wondering what he looks like. Basically, Noah’s in need of a boyfriend, so says he and all his friends! Becky and Joel tease and encourage, but Becky’s matchmaking skills aren’t working for him. He works an anti-social shift pattern at work so he doesn’t have time to date anyone outside of the job, but hasn’t found anyone in the job that he fancies. I got the impression he’s coasting along, wishing he could find someone special but also nervous of striking out. He sees someone in the parking lot who’s … cute,tall, with short brown hair that curls around his temples and over his ears the way it does on statues of Greek gods, and he’s more than cute, he’s fucking gorgeous… but it’s Joel who gets his number – though not his name – for Noah, while Noah’s still hesitating.
Noah’s good nature sends him on all the inconvenient support calls, until at last he’s sent to help Jared in person and I expect most readers will have guessed what happens LOL. It’s a familiar premise, but succeeds here because of the well-written and charming characterisation.
Noah is pleasant and well-meaning and the reader roots for him to find a new man. The friends are well drawn as supporting players, and the scenes of cubicle life are realistic and amusing. Jared appears much later in the story, and is rather overshadowed by the friendships I’d already connected to, but there’s enough to introduce him clearly to us. There’s no explicit sex, only Noah’s romantic dreams, but the sexy anticipation between Noah and Jared is great fun.
My only quibble: I usually enjoy this author’s present tense narration, but this time it didn’t flow as well for me. I think in this case the story feels too domestic for it to shine: there’s no suspense to build, no shock slowly revealed. To me, Noah started to sound a little self-centred and repetitive, as he missed the clues that were far more blatant to the reader LOL. But the style is as polished as ever and the read very entertaining. I rate it B.
by pettyprose…my opinion alone.
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October 26, 2015Another really good story from Jet Mykles. And like the cover, here we have an "yaoi" style story.
Aaron is a shy man, an IT geek with social problems: among people he feels unconfortable, but people don't let him quite... cause he is beautiful! He has wonderful red hair and bright green eyes. So when he goes to Yoshiki's office, the VP of the firm, for an IT problem, the man sees him and wants him and he don't stop in front of nothing to have what he wants.
Yoshiki, Ki, his a quarter japanese and three quarter american. He loves women and men: the heat is the only thing that count. And he feels heat between him and Aaron. But Aaron is very shy: he is not only virgin to gay love, he his virgin at all... so Ki must convince him that it will be good and then, that it will be last.
In this romance we have all the element of the yaoi romance: beauty and young characters, a stronger one with a shy one, also the trick with the hair, during a steamy sex session...
It is a fast and satisfyng reading: one only weak point... I hate Rachel!!! But you have to read it to know why!
http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/35...
Aaron is a shy man, an IT geek with social problems: among people he feels unconfortable, but people don't let him quite... cause he is beautiful! He has wonderful red hair and bright green eyes. So when he goes to Yoshiki's office, the VP of the firm, for an IT problem, the man sees him and wants him and he don't stop in front of nothing to have what he wants.
Yoshiki, Ki, his a quarter japanese and three quarter american. He loves women and men: the heat is the only thing that count. And he feels heat between him and Aaron. But Aaron is very shy: he is not only virgin to gay love, he his virgin at all... so Ki must convince him that it will be good and then, that it will be last.
In this romance we have all the element of the yaoi romance: beauty and young characters, a stronger one with a shy one, also the trick with the hair, during a steamy sex session...
It is a fast and satisfyng reading: one only weak point... I hate Rachel!!! But you have to read it to know why!
http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/35...
November 10, 2014
Talk about a great build up to what could be a wonderful relationship for these two! Tech Support has everything you could want in a contemporary gay romance, suspense, a little intrigue, and sexual attraction with the possibility of becoming so much more. I have always loved JM Snyder’s books, but with this gem her storytelling skills really shine! I for one am hoping for a sequel so we can all see how everything plays out for Noah and Jared. I highly recommend this story to everyone, you simply do not want to miss it!
Regina
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Regina
Reviewer for Coffee Time Romance & More
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December 17, 2010
Nice little short story. Noah, the main character is adorable. Most of the story happens in his head and a few conversations with friends. By the time Noah meets Jared face to face the story is just about over. What is on the page up until that point is great.
I’d have given the overall story a higher rating but wasn’t crazy about the ending. For some short stories it might work, that perfect place where the excitement is new and no one has screwed it up yet, but for this one I don’t think it did. Would have preferred this one to have a little more to it.
I’d have given the overall story a higher rating but wasn’t crazy about the ending. For some short stories it might work, that perfect place where the excitement is new and no one has screwed it up yet, but for this one I don’t think it did. Would have preferred this one to have a little more to it.
October 8, 2011
Cute and humorous short set in an office, with Noah flirting over the phone with the new guy and lusting after the hot bloke who keeps walking past him on his way out of the building. Could they be one and the same?
I'd have liked to see more interaction between the two, and it's pretty much insta-lust when they do finally meet (not that there's any on page sex as they're in the office), but other than that I can't fault it. Beautifully written.
I'd have liked to see more interaction between the two, and it's pretty much insta-lust when they do finally meet (not that there's any on page sex as they're in the office), but other than that I can't fault it. Beautifully written.
January 27, 2010
Cute, cute, CUTE!! This is what I can say about this short. The idea of falling in love with a voice and discover the man who speaks behind it, is flirty enough. Then the way the story wraps up just make me want to cuddle the two characters
August 24, 2012
3.5 stars
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March 21, 2018A cute about falling for someone before you meet them in person, just the voice on a phone.
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