Come back to Fantasium, where nothing is as it seems. In the second installment called Hardsex, a young skateboarder comes to New York City to compete in the competition of his life and finds himself in a race to save the man of his dreams. A building with a golden staircase that leads to paradise, a little man who deals in fantasies and a beautiful young champion in a coma are all that stands between Proano and the love of his life. Are they real or will they just suddenly disappear as soon as the competition has ended?
A.J. Llewellyn lives in California, but dreams of living in Hawaii. Frequent trips to all the islands, bags of Kona coffee in the fridge and a healthy collection of Hawaiian records keep this writer refueled.
A.J’s passion for the islands led to writing a play about the last ruling monarch of Hawaii, Queen Lili’uokalani as well as a non-erotic novel about the overthrow of her kingdom written in diary form from her maid’s point of view.
A.J. never lacks inspiritation for male/male erotic romances and on the rare occasion this happens, pursues other passions such as collecting books on Hawaiiana, surfing and spending time with friends and animal companions.
A.J. Llewellyn believes that love is a song best sung out loud.
I loved this story. Very much like with the first of the series (Dirty Dreams), I spent half of it trying to figure out what was real and what wasn't. Just like the blurb says, " nothing is as it seems".
Proano is a young skateboarder trying to find sponsors. What he hasn't counted on is finding the man of his dreams instead - literally IN his dreams. The race to save the man he loves is filled with riddles, tension and heart-breaking despair. It held me glued to the pages until the very end.
If you're up to having your understanding of reality challenged, you will love this story too.
I enjoyed this one much more than the first book in the series. Easier to follow and understand. I was able to connect with the characters and I liked the little mystery it had with the hint of menace.