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[Ayesh]

NOW ... I'm gonna read Putting Out Fires by Marie Sexton ^______^ yayy :D

[JPerceval]

Yuo guys all recommend such interesting-looking books, and then I look them up and see they're e-books. Drat it all!

[Ayesh]

JPerceval wrote: "Yuo guys all recommend such interesting-looking books, and then I look them up and see they're e-books. Drat it all!"

LOL u like paperbacks right?? I agree e-books r not as fun as paperbacks :D

[JPerceval]

Yep, Bella. Don't have an e-reader, don't want one, and definitely don't like all this e-only stuff goin' on! For pity's sake, have mercy on the people who stare at screens all day long for work and just want to hold a paper book in their leisure time!!!!

< / rant >
*blush*

We now return you to your regularly scheduled discussion thread.

[Blaine]

Heather C wrote: "I stayed up til 3am last night reading . Why didn't anyone tell me it was so good?"

It is good, isn't it? It just keeps you reading until you reach the conclusion. I couldn't put it down either.
As for not telling you ... I did mention how much I loved it somewhere in these Q&A topics ;)

[Blaine]

J. Rosemary wrote: "I'm partway through C.J. Sansom's Matthew Shardlake Mysteries."

Sounds interesting. I'll be keeping them in mind.

One thing is for sure. I don't think I'll ever run out of new books to read. I keep getting great recommendations :D

[Ayesh]

JPerceval wrote: "Yep, Bella. Don't have an e-reader, don't want one, and definitely don't like all this e-only stuff goin' on! For pity's sake, have mercy on the people who stare at screens all day long for work an..."

hahaha I know what u mean dear ; it's just hectic and nothing can beat the feeling when u have some time to rest and a book on ur hand :D

[J. Rosemary]

Anita wrote: J. Rosemary wrote: "I'm partway through C.J. Sansom's Matthew Shardlake Mysteries."

Sounds interesting. I'll be keeping them in mind.

If you get to them, let me know what you think!

[Heather C]

Anita wrote: "Heather C wrote: "I stayed up til 3am last night reading . Why didn't anyone tell me it was so good?"

It is good, isn't it? It just keeps you reading until you r..."


Anita, someone did say it was good. Lol. I just can't remember who or where. I pretty much knew it was going to be one of those I couldn't stop. I think I've learned my lesson and I don't start any of Josh's books unless I know I won't be interrupted. So I got in bed and didn't stop until it was finished. Oh, and I LOVE the cover of that book!

[[deleted user]]

Guys, I'm looking for some sci-fi m/m. Aliens, space opera etc. Can be with or without graphic sex. Will be grateful for your recs!

[Kari]

Suhi wrote: "Guys, I'm looking for some sci-fi m/m. Aliens, space opera etc. Can be with or without graphic sex. Will be grateful for your recs!"

I just finished and sequel . Regency period with dashes of kink & sci-fi goodness. Loved the regency setting, though. Think I may be ISO m/m historical recs now. LOL

[Emanuela ~plastic duck~]

I liked Outcast Mine very much, but it's rather dark, and comparing our books, I don't think you like dark books :)

Anything by Mark Alders, he writes elaborate plots and they are very funny.

I liked My Fair Captain very much, but some friends of mine hated it (but I tend not to take books too seriously).

[[deleted user]]

Kari wrote: "Suhi wrote: "Guys, I'm looking for some sci-fi m/m. Aliens, space opera etc. Can be with or without graphic sex. Will be grateful for your recs!"

I just finished [bookcover:My Fair Captain|2403922..."

Thanks! Reading the excerpt ATM :)

[[deleted user]]

Emanuela ~Zstyx~ wrote: "I liked Outcast Mine very much, but it's rather dark, and comparing our books, I don't think you like dark books :)

Anything by [author:Mark Alder..."
Why, I LOVE dark stories :) Why did you think I didn't? :) I liked some of Jamie Craig's books too. Will definitely check this one!

And looks like I'm going to spend some time on Mark Adler's site. Thanks!

[Emanuela ~plastic duck~]

Suhi wrote: "Emanuela ~Zstyx~ wrote: "Why, I LOVE dark stories :) Why did you think I didn't? :) I liked some of Jamie Craig's books too. Will definitely check this one!"

Comparing your 1/2 stars to my 4/5 stars it seemed it was always for darker stories :) But the sample was very restricted, lol

[[deleted user]]

Emanuela ~Zstyx~ wrote: "Suhi wrote: "Emanuela ~Zstyx~ wrote: "Why, I LOVE dark stories :) Why did you think I didn't? :) I liked some of Jamie Craig's books too. Will definitely check this one!"

Comparing your 1/2 stars ..."
Oh, no.. trust me, I don't base my rating on the book's mood. I do it according to how much of the text I had to skip :)

[Kari]

Suhi wrote: "Oh, no.. trust me, I don't base my rating on the book's mood. I do it according to how much of the text I had to skip :)"

Oh dear. That would never ever in a million years work for me, LOL. I swear, I come up on a big paragraph, I read the first sentence, the last and skim the rest. I think that's why I break my own work up so much. (Barring my paranormal -- I think the world-building needs the extra attention.) I write as I read -- in short, staccato-like bursts.

Too much caffeine, probably. Waaaaaaaaaaaay too much caffeine. LOLOL

[Emanuela ~plastic duck~]

Suhi wrote: "Oh, no.. trust me, I don't base my rating on the book's mood. I do it according to how much of the text I had to skip :)"

lol, that's a method of evaluation I'd never heard before :)

[[deleted user]]

Well, I was not entirely serious, but I'd drop a book easily or skim through it if I don't particularly like it or get bored .. so I guess my method does make sense, doesn't it? :)

[Heather C]

I'm reading my first full length novel by Mark Alders right now and I'm really enjoying it. It has aliens AND a spaceship!

[Becky]

JPerceval wrote: "Yep, Bella. Don't have an e-reader, don't want one, and definitely don't like all this e-only stuff goin' on! For pity's sake, have mercy on the people who stare at screens all day long for work an..."

I have the exact opposite problem. To call my living space cramped would be generous. I don't have bookshelves anymore and wouldn't have any place to put them if I did. My books live in a box in my closet. So if it weren't for ereaders there would be no books in my life. Totally unacceptable!

The samples file on my Kindle has grown significantly in the last couple of days as I've read this thread, but I still groan every time I come across a rec for something that only comes in paper. There is no room at the inn!

After glutting myself on m/m titles in the last two weeks (8 Lanyons, 3 Prices, and a Langley) I'm taking a little break with Crux by Moira Rogers. Urban Fantasy, very entertaining so far. I'm not sure what I want to read next. I'm trying to balance all these new (to me) authors with the embarrassingly large TBR file I've accumulated.

One bad thing about ebooks-- they're like bunnies. They breed when you're not looking.

[Heather C]

I just add them to my wishlist and then download the samples before I purchase. Honestly I don't think I would be reading m/m if ebooks were not available.

[Jordan]

Bella wrote: "JPerceval wrote: "Yep, Bella. Don't have an e-reader, don't want one, and definitely don't like all this e-only stuff goin' on! For pity's sake, have mercy on the people who stare at screens all da..."

I know what you mean! lol. Just this morning I went to check out a few recommended books and they were all ebooks! I love the feel and the smell of a real book in my hands. No batteries needed, no having to worry if something is charged. If we lose power, I don't have to worry. And besides, I love the sight of shelves full of books, even if they're getting crammed. *sigh* my new apartment has slanted floors, like major, so I can't buy real bookshelves because they might not stand up. But yeah, real books are so much better.

True, when I'm on a long vacation and don't know what to take with me, or feel like I need to take everything, then I almost want one. But not quite. I still prefer books. There's just something about them...

[[deleted user]]

Heather C wrote: " Honestly I don't think I would be reading m/m if ebooks were not available."
Same here... well... maybe only a few authors - like Josh Lanyon and Richard Stevenson. And Konohara.
I've bought books upon reading (or listening to) a sample which I liked but ended up dropping them nonetheless. It's not always helpful :/

[Jordan]

Suhi wrote: "Guys, I'm looking for some sci-fi m/m. Aliens, space opera etc. Can be with or without graphic sex. Will be grateful for your recs!"

Well, if you don't mind BDSM themes, check out Slave Boy by Evangeline Anderson. It's one of my favorites that I love to read over and over and over again, so I highly recommend it! And, yes, it is a sci-fi/m-m romance novel.

[[deleted user]]

Anna wrote: "Well, if you don't mind BDSM themes, check out Slave Boy by Evangeline Anderson. It's one of my favorites that I love to read over and over and over again, so I highly recommend it! And, yes, it is a sci-fi/m-m romance novel. "

Well, if you don't mind BDSM themes, check out S..."
I don't mind BDSM, but isn't it more like fantasy set on another planet instead of in a fantasy world?

[Kari]

Suhi wrote: "Anna wrote: "Well, if you don't mind BDSM themes, check out Slave Boy by Evangeline Anderson. It's one of my favorites that I love to read over and over and over again, so I highly recommend it! An..."

I think you're thinking of The Pleasure Slave, which has a Pompeii-ish setting if I remember right. Slave Boy was a master/apprentice sci-fi kind of deal wherein the apprentice had to act as the master's slave due to a certain world's culture...or something like that.

[Becky]

Speaking of ebooks, Without Reservations by J.L. Langley is free right now for both Kindle and Nook. If you're interested you might want to jump on it fast, because you never know how long these freebies are going to last.

[Jordan]

Kari wrote: "Suhi wrote: "Anna wrote: "Well, if you don't mind BDSM themes, check out Slave Boy by Evangeline Anderson. It's one of my favorites that I love to read over and over and over again, so I highly rec..."

I haven't read The Pleasure Slave, but Slave Boy is pretty much the way Kari described it. Basically, it's about two Servants of Light who do not have any control over the way their lives are going, except that Master Haven saved his novice Wren from a horrible existence on another planet when he was a child, and how they deal with it, during the peace treaty they are sent to put into place, and after.

I hope that made sense, but I don't want to give too much away. There are weird alien type creatures and space ships and several planets are mentioned, so yeah, definitely sci-fi. Though it does have some magic healing, that might or might not be sexy, depending on who's doing the healing. lol.

[Lori K]

Nothing new from Josh until MAY?

Anyone have any mystery/crime books to rec? I think I've read them all. I may have to go back to non-smexy books...

[Bubbles Hunty]

I am currently reading and so far it is ok. I am not really a fan of the Gay-for-you thing

[Bubbles Hunty]

I will be getting that book now Lil' thank you for trying it first

[Bubbles Hunty]

I am sweeter than any kid. I still cry at the Lion King. I love sweet sappy

[Kari]

Think I'm going to hit up The Ghost Wore Yellow Socks again. I'm squirrely and restless so everything I read lately blows chunks. Time to stop tossing good $ after bad and revisit some faves, I think.

[Blaine]

I'm reading and I'm loving it so far :)
then again ... fantasy and murder, what's not to love?

[Lori K]

I just bought and His Name Is John and Hourglass along with some Rick Reed. That should keep me busy for a few days anyway. Summer can't come soon enough!

[Josh]

She's as prolific a writer as you are, Josh. Harper's settings and plots are also as varied. I think my next big trip will be back to Great Britain for a "Harper Fox's tour of Great Britain." I'll get from one end of the island to the other. Maybe I can convince Jan to join me. ;-)

Even I think that would be a very fun trip!

[Josh]

Anita wrote: "Josh wrote: "And in other Harper news, she just finished Seize the Fire for Loose Id. Action packed British spies/special agents, partners and lovers. Potential for series."

That's definitely goin..."

Yeah, I can't wait for it!

[Josh]

Bella wrote: "Josh wrote: "That's a pretty painful and humiliating moment, I agree. ;-) I did put poor Mark through the ringer...."

Well whatever u did to make poor Mark to suffer,just made the book all the mor..."

You'll have to wait for Harper. I think she's going to corner the market in British spies. *g*

[Josh]

Anna wrote: "Josh wrote: "Heather C wrote: "Anna that sounds interesting."

I agree. That sounds dramatic and action-packed."

That's exactly what I was going for... totally emotional too. I'm so glad you t..."

Get cracking! ;-D

[Josh]

Heather C wrote: "Leah. I think I read the Coda series and the immediately read AE so I was making many comparisons. But with AE there is mystery and romance and with Coda it's pretty much all romance. So I can't co..."

:-D

Yes, I am listening.

[Josh]

Bubbles (Dane) wrote: "On Fire had a fireman and a twink. Once i got the skimming through the sex down it went really quick. Nothing ever happened it was just the slutty pink haired twink meets the sexy fi..."

Dane, you've had a run of bad books! You're due some good reading.

[Josh]

Bubbles (Dane) wrote: "I am now reading which is a YA book and they can't have penetration so should be nice reading something that is not all sex

Also starting [bookcover:Regul..."

KA does pretty much stick to basic romance, but she's a good, strong writer and her stories are emotionally grounded. I think you'll enjoy that one -- have you read her before?

[Dee Wy]

Until I found the m/m group on this site, I thought I was really into m/m, now I realize I was just dabbling and have been making up for lost time in the last few weeks, choosing some of the top rated titles. Polished off Adrien English 1&2, Caught Running, Dangerous Ground, Duck, and Not Knowing Jack, all 4 or 5 stars.

A few hours at a time, I'm reading A Red-Tainted Silence - it moves a bit slow for me so am reading it in small chunks between other books. Meanwhile I've just started The Hell You Say. Thanks Josh, for this great series, I'm laughing already. First mysteries I've read in more than 20 years and loving every minute.

[Josh]

Merith wrote: "Bella wrote: "Honestly hate this kind of books; such a waste of time and money :-S "

I agree. There are a handful of authors who write interesting sex scenes - scenes that have meaning - Jake and ..."

Part of the trouble is that everyone reading in this genre has now read a LOT of sex scenes. Sooner or later the novelty starts to wear off.

[Josh]

Lora wrote: "I just finished Wishing on a Blue Star. I picked it up free from Dreamspinner not knowing what I was about to read. It is an anthology of blog posts from Patric Michael while he is battling Lymphom..."

Oh wow. I had no idea. How very sad -- the book is a fundraiser, I'm assuming?

[Josh]

Anna wrote: "I forgot to mention, if you like historical romance, you might want to check out The Phoenix by Ruth Sims. It's a "Victorian saga" about a doctor and an actor. There is a lot of sex, but you'd neve..."

That book has been pretty much universally acclaimed.

[Becky]

Dee wrote: "Until I found this m/m group, I thought I was really into m/m, now I realize I was just dabbling and have been making up for lost time in the last few weeks, choosing some of the top rated titles. ..."

I knew I was a dabbler, but now I'm a dabbler with a list! If only I was a dabbler with a list and an unlimited budget....

[Josh]

I'm currently reading Norbert Davis's The Adventures of Max Latin. A little more hardboiled than the Doan and Carstairs books, but still with screwball elements.

[Josh]

First mysteries I've read in more than 20 years and loving every minute.

that's great! I'm honored. *g*