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Ije the Devourer of Books wrote: "I liked them all. I liked Warrior Cross and Armed and Dangerous, and i love the Love is a Stranger series. I stopped at book 8 of Ty and Zane but i will finish the series off this year. I have just..."I've only read the first Love Is a Stranger, but I intend to read the rest as I loved it. Cut and Run, I think I'm a couple of books behind now and will probably finish the series at some time but I'm in no hurry. Marshall Thornton's Boystown series I absolutely love.
Jordan wrote: "Looks like I'll need to check out Misfits. I've enjoyed other books by Garrett Leigh.I'm currently making my way through the Dark Horse series by Kate Sherwood with is Real Life Paced about an MM..."
I love the Dark Horse series. Yes, she rambles on a bit about horsey things but it's done with such authority that I found myself reading every bit of them the first time. (I skip the horsey bits on a re-read though, it's the characters I'm interested in.) And usually if she spends some time explaining something to the reader it's because it will come up later in the book or series.
Valerie wrote: "The CockyBoys owners are a partnership of three:http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/07...
I saw a more recent blog post or article about them but I don't remembe..."
Thanks, Valerie, that was interesting :)
Anne wrote: "Valerie wrote: "Ame wrote: "Valerie wrote: "Antonella wrote: "Valerie wrote: "The CockyBoys owners are a partnership of three:http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/07......"
I must admit, when I read the Cockyboys' story I thought it would make a good mmm story.
Jordan wrote: "I don't think I could have handled Dark Horse in print the way it was written. But audio is perfect. For me anyway. I read an article somewhere about a foursome of guys. Don't remember where thou..."
I hope you find it, Jordan, I'd like to read that. Call me nosey, or a voyeur, but I like to read about people in unusual (consenting) relationships.
Hambel wrote: "Jordan wrote: "Looks like I'll need to check out Misfits. I've enjoyed other books by Garrett Leigh.I'm currently making my way through the Dark Horse series by Kate Sherwood with is Real Life Pa..."
I often find it very enjoyable to read about ways of life that is different from mine, especially if, as you say, the author does it with authority. So, to read about horses and stables or wrestling or running a restaurant, I find the details make the characters and the story come alive for me. If it is well written, I rarely find it tedious and boring.
Hambel wrote: "Jordan wrote: "I don't think I could have handled Dark Horse in print the way it was written. But audio is perfect. For me anyway. I read an article somewhere about a foursome of guys. Don't reme..."
So do I, I am curious and I admit it ;)
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As for horsey things, I love horses, so that was all interesting to me.
Reading a mystery series by Victor J. Banis. The first book Deadly Nightshade was a bit messy but good so now i'm reading the second one which is less messy and better.
KC wrote: "Reading a mystery series by Victor J. Banis. The first book Deadly Nightshade was a bit messy but good so now i'm reading the second one which is less messy and better."Let us know how you like the next one, yes? I read them as some of the first books in this genre. I always thought the first book was planned as a stand-alone and the was then turned into a series. What is your impression?
KC wrote: "Reading a mystery series by Victor J. Banis. The first book Deadly Nightshade was a bit messy but good so now i'm reading the second one which is less messy and better."I loved the Deadly series. I agree though. I think it improves as the series goes on.
Valerie wrote: "Ame wrote: "Valerie wrote: "Antonella wrote: "Valerie wrote: "The CockyBoys owners are a partnership of three:http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/07...
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Interesting. I hadn't connected all that. BTW what does RPF mean?
And what porn star series?
I remember reading somewhere that Amy Lane's series Johnnies was based on some real porn company, is it the same?
Calathea wrote: "KC wrote: "Reading a mystery series by Victor J. Banis. The first book Deadly Nightshade was a bit messy but good so now i'm reading the second one which is less messy and better."..."
The first one felt to me undecided, not serious but not not serious; on the one hand, some issues are dealt with seriously, like the way the main detective starts to understand what life's like for his newly-minted-detective gay partner; but then their own detecting is so lacking it's, well, can't be taken seriously, but the crime is "real". Which is what i mean by messy. So it does feel a bit like the author decided to continue by getting rid of the fluff and making the detecting part more solid. But i'm only a third into book 2, so i'll report back with more impressions.
Ame wrote: "Valerie wrote: "Ame wrote: "Valerie wrote: "Antonella wrote: "Valerie wrote: "The CockyBoys owners are a partnership of three:http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/07......"
RPF real people fic, RPS real people slash, as in writing about the actors, not the characters they play.
I compare it to paparazzi, too close for my comfort.
Jordan wrote: "It was probably on Huffington Post. And linked on Twitter. But that's just a guess.As for horsey things, I love horses, so that was all interesting to me."
There was a lot of horse stuff in Patricia Briggs' latest, Dead Heat, but I thought it was interesting and I don't know much about horses.
Ame wrote: "Valerie wrote: "Ame wrote: "Valerie wrote: "Antonella wrote: "Valerie wrote: "The CockyBoys owners are a partnership of three:http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/07......"
The Blue Boys series, starting with Bullet. I think Bullet was my favorite of the first three books, not sure when the next will be out.
eta: RPF - Real People Fic, for example hockey slash and One Direction fics ;-)
Idamus wrote: "Ame wrote: "Valerie wrote: "Ame wrote: "Valerie wrote: "Antonella wrote: "Valerie wrote: "The CockyBoys owners are a partnership of three:http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/07......"
I don't care for it, either.
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The Donald Strachey books are an example. I read through the ninth book, and even watched the DVDs — disappointing, although Chad Allen is very appealing. Then I took a break for almost a year. So I joined our challenge to reread and complete the series.
I lost interest in the Cut & Run series after 5.5, but own most of the books, so may get back to it sometime.
I loved Love is a Stranger, but I paused midway through Conscious Decisions of the Heart a few weeks ago. These are books where I need a very particular time and focus, because they are so close to the kind of guilty pleasure slash stories that have run through my head over the years (in this case told by a actual writer).
I loved the Banis series, but stalled out after book four. That's another one I'll get back to.
Maybe I'm just a fickle (series) reader?
Oh, but I'm currently reading Baked to Death, book four of the Simon Kirby-Jones series, which is very silly in a way that I often find annoying, but apparently what I need right now. : )
I'm always learning something new. I didn't even know something like that existed.
KC wrote: "Calathea wrote: "KC wrote: "Reading a mystery series by Victor J. Banis. The first book Deadly Nightshade was a bit messy but good so now i'm reading the second one which is less mes..."Reading your observasions, I think it would be interesting to re-visit the series and see how I think about it today. It's been a while. :)
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The Donald St..."
I think there is an ebb and flow in interest. Even when you really love something. I find this happening with all kinds of things I love -- from TV shows to flavors in cooking.
And sometimes the reader/viewer/customer wanders back and sometimes they have simply moved on.
There is a natural attrition in any fan base. Which is why, as an author or any kind of artist (or producer of goods, frankly) you must always be trying to reach new readers, new consumers. Because even a portion of previously devoted fans will, inevitably, fall away.
Josh wrote: "There is a natural attrition in any fan base. Which is why, as an author or any kind of artist (or producer of goods, frankly) you must always be trying to reach new readers, new consumers. Because even a portion of previously devoted fans will, inevitably, fall away."You must be the exception that proves the rule. :-)
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Ha! If only that were true. :-D
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We have more choices these days. There are at least ten authors who are on my short-list and five or six of those are pretty much auto-buys. And there's the immediacy of ebooks and quicker access overall. Back in the day, the four or five (mostly mystery) authors whose series I followed would have at best a new book out once a year, and I'd splurge on the hardcovers because I couldn't wait. : )
So yes, there is more competition for the readers' attention now, but within all of that there are some wonderful writers working in the genres I most enjoy.
KC wrote: "Reading a mystery series by Victor J. Banis. The first book Deadly Nightshade was a bit messy but good so now i'm reading the second one which is less messy and better."I laughed out loud at a scene were the one MC burps after giving a blow-job to the other and swallows. I laughed for a long time and chuckled for hours after that. (And what I thought to myself was Men!
I am reading Lord of the White Hell Book 1 by Ginn Hale.I just rather randomly started it this morning and got caught up right away. I love it when that happens.
Susinok wrote: "I am reading Lord of the White Hell Book 1 by Ginn Hale.I just rather randomly started it this morning and got caught up right away. I love it when that happens."
I have to pick a book for a challenge and I was considering Wicked Gentlemen by Ginn Hale. But there's a few more I'm considering as well. I'm horrible at decisions.
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Wicked Gentlemen is a good one. You can't go wrong choosing that, I think!
Johanna wrote: "Kirsten wrote: "I have to pick a book for a challenge and I was considering Wicked GentlemenWicked Gentlemen by Ginn Hale. But there's a few more I'm considering as well. I'm horribl..."I second that, Wicked Gentlemen is awesome :-)
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I just rather randomly started it this morning and got caught up right away. I love it when that happens."
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You won't go wrong with Wicked Gentlemen.
Kirsten wrote: "Susinok wrote: "I am reading Lord of the White Hell Book 1 by Ginn Hale.I just rather randomly started it this morning and got caught up right away. I love it when that happens."
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I love Wicked Gentlemen. It's probably my favourite of hers.
Ya'll convinced me. I'm going to read Wicked Gentlemen.
Loretta wrote: "Ya'll convinced me. I'm going to read Wicked Gentlemen."Me too! With those resounding votes of confidence I can't go wrong. :) Thanks, guys.
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I just finished listening to JR Ward's The Shadows audio book. I liked it. It has a few negative reviews because they did not agree with parts of the ending, but I see it differently. I do not consider the Brotherhood series as pure romance novels. Anyway, I had 20 hours of enjoyable listening. :)
ED wrote: "I just finished listening to JR Ward's The Shadows audio book. I liked it. It has a few negative reviews because they did not agree with parts of the ending, but I see it differently. I do not cons..."BDB started out as paranormal romance but the story-lines have diverged more into urban fantasy about three books in. I need to catch up with that series. I just bought The King last night.
I enjoyed very much S.c.Wynne's The Fire Underneath.Now reading through Victor Banis' Deadly series. Nice mysteries and intriguing relationship between the MCs.
I was lucky enough to win Heat Trap from J.L. Merrow in her blog tour. Of course, I had to re-read Pressure Head
and Relief Valve
before I could read Heat Trap.I've had a lovely couple of days revisiting Tom and Phil. I thoroughly enjoyed Heat Trap; it's just as good as the first two in the series. I like the way that, while the mystery is important in each book, it is balanced by developments in the relationship between Tom and Phil and by Tom's discoveries about his family etc..
J.L. Merrow is really good at letting you see the POV character (Tom) through the reactions to him of other characters. He's a genuinely nice bloke, and that comes through very clearly both in what he thinks and how others treat him. But the fact that he's also attractive, possibly actually handsome, emerges more slowly given that he has rather low self-esteem.
I recommend
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Lori K wrote: "Is anyone reading 
. [spoilers removed] I thought that was a big no-no in romance. I'm still bummed."I started reading this series and loved it at first but with all long series i get tired before the end unless they are murder mysteries. I have the King but haven't read it. I will probably catch up at some point. I looked at your spoiler and i am not surprised fans were complaining. I also thought that was a big no no in romantic/UF fantasy.
HJ wrote: "I was lucky enough to win Heat Trap from J.L. Merrow in her blog tour. Of course, I had to re-read Pressure Head ..."I read Pressure Head and really enjoyed it. I have the other two in my pile. I like JL Merrow's writing.
HJ wrote: "I was lucky enough to win Heat Trap from J.L. Merrow in her blog tour. Of course, I had to re-read Pressure Head ..."I loved Pressure Head and Relief Valve. Heat Trap is near the top of my wishlist, once I finish a few others.
Right now I'm reading Crash & Burn, but I had to read Ball & Chain first, as well as refresh myself on a the couple books before that. I read all the uproar over B & C about Nick and Kelly taking over that book, and had held off reading it. As it turns out it didn't bother me much in Ball and Chain, but I'm finding the last one a bit of a slog. I actually had to skip to the end to make myself feel better, and now I hate to admit it but I'm skimming a bit. I still like the relationships, but to me the plot and character actions seem needlessly convoluted.
I recently finished
by Steve Neil Johnson. It was amazing and a really gripping mystery. The detective in the book goes through a lot of harassment at work but he is tough and stands up for the truth despite the pressure. I loved this. The author has another book with the same character and also another series so i am looking forward to reading those.This evening i finished
by Greg Herren. I think this was the best one so far in the Chanse Macleod series. I loved how he set the story in the very real aftermath of hurricane Katrina and also managed to bring in the terrible arson attack on the gay community back in 1973 (the Upstairs Lounge fire). I hadn't heard of this before and the story horrified me. I am pleased to hear that a documentary is being produced to tell this tragic tale. I really learnt so much from reading this book. This story was. LAMDA winner and I am not surprised it won.
Ije, I agree with you about Murder In The Rue Chartres. It's years since I read it but that arson attack stays with me. It is also interesting to read books set in New Orleans, especially series, and see the changes wrought by Katrina.
We talked about the Deadly Mysteries by Victor Banis. He is apparently feeling better, because he is going to publish a new one, excerpt here:http://glfictionexcerpts.blogspot.ch/...
Antonella wrote: "We talked about the Deadly Mysteries by Victor Banis. He is apparently feeling better, because he is going to publish a new one, excerpt here:http://glfictionexcerpts.blogspot.ch/..."
Oh wow! I'm so glad to read this. I think of him often and have been hoping is feeling better.
Ginn Hale proves the point that you can write amazing fantasy without being a doorstop. Lord of the White Hell is so very good! I am happy that it's the first of a series, so I can have more! I want more!
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