Category Archives: m/m

getting on the ‘best of’ bandwagon: 2010

Posted on 30/12/2010 by Kris

Continuing my tradition of not-quite-the-norm best ofs (see 2008 and 2009), I’ve decided to again pimp the shit out of revisit my 2010 fave glbtq film-ish moments. In fact, I’ve heard the PTB are thinking of renaming 2010 as the … Continue reading →

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tasting ‘helpless’ – day notevencloseto6

Posted on 27/12/2010 by Kris

Helpless by M. J. Pearson The Blurb: In London during the gross indecency trial of Oscar Wilde, Douglas Shrove finds himself still haunted by memories of his dead lover while skirting violence, blackmail and the affections of two men.  There … Continue reading →

Posted in historical, m j pearson, m/m, m/m romance challenge 2010, romance, tasting | 21 Comments

ebook freebie: i’ll be home by william cooper

Posted on 14/12/2010 by Kris

Thanks heaps to William Cooper for offering one lucky sod the chance to win his upcoming m/m romance I’ll Be Home!  This is the sequel to Fireworks and is due to be released on 15 December by Dreamspinner Press. The blurb:Since … Continue reading →

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things that make you go O_o

Posted on 12/12/2010 by Kris

Have you every wondered why a chubby person is considered to be a bad thing, yet a chubby cock is good, great even, in m/m?

Posted in m/m, things that make you go O_o, tropes | 26 Comments

maybe it’s me, but… (part two)

Posted on 09/12/2010 by Kris

In yesterday’s post about sappy endings a couple of people mentioned the believability associated with an HEA ‘coming out’ scene and its time frame. As I was responding to the comments, I kept wondering about which HEA I would think … Continue reading →

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maybe it’s me, but…

Posted on 08/12/2010 by Kris

Call me a romantic sap, but, by the book goddesses, can I get ridiculously gushy and gooey when there’s a big happy ending. Nothing like an overly dramatic, completely unrealistic I-love-you-and-will-do-anything-to-be-together-with-you-for-ever-and-ever-like-coming-out-in-a-very-public-way scene to warm the cockles of this reader’s heart. … Continue reading →

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tasting ‘starfighter’ – day 5ish

Posted on 05/12/2010 by Kris

Starfighter: Chapter 1 by HamletMachine The Blurb from here: STARFIGHTER is a sci-fi boy’s love story that follows two soldiers, Cain and Abel, as they fight oncoming enemies, themselves, and the greater forces that work against them. Why I bought … Continue reading →

Posted in comic/graphic novel, hamletmachine, m/m, sci fi, tasting | 16 Comments

tasting ‘angel: 1089’ – day 4

Posted on 01/12/2010 by Kris

Angel: 1089 by C C Bridges The Blurb: When this deal breaks, Heaven will fall. Heaven Corp, Book 1 Catching two demon burglars is routine for Gabriel 1089, who’s one cog in an army of cybernetically modified humans protecting the … Continue reading →

Posted in c c bridges, futuristic, m/m, m/m romance challenge 2010, spec fiction, tasting | 17 Comments

tasting ‘fugly’ – day 2

Posted on 29/11/2010 by Kris

Fugly by K Z Snow The Blurb: When a wizard is happily in love, he tends to get complacent. When he gets complacent, he tends to let magick fall by the wayside. Jackson Spey hasn’t thrown around any mojo in … Continue reading →

Posted in K Z Snow, m/m, m/m romance challenge 2010, urban fantasy | 22 Comments

tasting ‘the bastard prince’ – day 1

Posted on 28/11/2010 by Kris

The Bastard Prince by Megan Derr The Blurb: Reyes O’Bannon lives a fairly quiet life, despite his role as the King’s secretary. His days are filled with appointments, paperwork, and avoiding the romantic attentions of Kinnaird, the Duke of Keyes; … Continue reading →

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