Tech Support by J.M. Snyder
29 Sep 2011 Leave a Comment
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Title: Tech Support
Author: J.M. Snyder
Publisher: JMS Books
Pages: 23
Characters: Noah and Joel
POV: 1st
Sub-Genre: Contemporary
Kisses: 4
Blurb:
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 …
Review:
J.M. is able to tell a complete story in so few pages that it boggles my mind and she does not disappoint with Tech Support in any way. This is a story about Noah, a single gay man who works at an IT agent the 2nd shift, so basically the poor guy has no life outside of work. He’s too tired after it go to out, and on the days off he’s too busy. However, he’s looking for that “one” and through the help of his friends at work, Joel and Becky, he meets a new hire by the name of Jared and he will never be the same again.
Story is told in the first person and I have to say I admire JM for her skill here. She does a fantastic job with Noah. The comedy elements are thick as well, so more than once I found myself laughing out loud. Characterization is outstanding. Don’t miss this short, you’ll like it.
Reviewed By: Michele
Trin by J.M. Snyder
20 Sep 2011 Leave a Comment
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Title: Trin
Author: J.M. Snyder
Publisher: JMS Books LLC
Pages: 113
Characters: Trin, Gerrick
POV: 3rd person
Sub-Genre: Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Kisses: 4.5
Blurb:
In a future where outposts swelter beneath a nuclear sun and run-gunners patrol dusty wastelands to protect against winged creatures known as devlars, Trin is the mech at the waystation in Arens. He has a thing for the gunners: rough men with strong hands and hard bodies, who roll through his garage like the hot desert wind.
Gerrick’s the best gunner around, a quick draw with a deadly aim and a penchant for sharing his pallet with young men. He has a roving eye and roaming hands, and has left a string of broken hearts in his wake.
Having heard the tales of Gerrick’s bravery and seen the man in action for himself, Trin has fallen in love with the man he believes Gerrick to be, and he’s sure he can change the gunner’s mind if given the chance. Gerrick’s all he wants out of this blasted world, and he tells anyone who will listen.
Then Gerrick rides through Arens. He’s heard the rumors of what Trin will do for a gunner who only mentions his name. What he wants to know is, what will Trin do for him?
Review:
Trin’s heroes have always been gunners. Or, more specifically, one gunner in particular, Gerrick, a man whose prowess with the guns he uses to defend humans from the predatory creatures that rule the skies, is the stuff of legends. Young Trin has idolized the older man for years, has placed Gerrick so high upon the pedestal of the fantasies Trin has built that there was nowhere else for the gunner to go but down. And in this poignant story of shattered illusions and failed dreams, Gerrick falls spectacularly.
Set within the framework of a post-apocalyptic future, one in which the dusty landscapes and sense of despair lures the reader directly into the hopeless vacuum of a world desolate of happiness, Trin tells the story of a young man whose sole means of optimism has been the stories he gathers of Gerrick’s exploits. Willing to trade himself—his mouth, his hands—to the random gunners who travel through Arens in exchange for news of Gerrick’s latest victories, Trin himself has become something of a legend, as the news of his obsession travels through the grapevine, finally reaching the object of his desire.
When Gerrick roles into the waystation to have his truck serviced and to find the boy who idolizes him, Trin finds himself entirely under the gunner’s spell, willing to forgive the man’s roving eyes and hands, ignoring the warnings of both his brother and best friend that Gerrick will break his heart, and giving himself body and soul to a man who can’t return the offer and doesn’t deserve the gift of Trin’s love and admiration. But very few people could aspire to live up to the myth the boy has built upon the imperfect foundation that Gerrick represents. Discovering Gerrick with another man, behaving precisely as everyone but Trin expected him to behave, the castle Trin has built in the sky comes tumbling down around him, dragging him back down to earth in the bitter anguish of lost possibilities, leaving him wondering why he wasn’t enough for the man who, to Trin, is everything.
I’ll give fair warning to those who might consider reading Trin: this is not a warm, fuzzy, happily-ever-after romance. This is the story of a young man who dreamed of doing the impossible—capturing the heart of a man who had nothing to offer but a few morsels of his attention—and failing. Trin learns the very difficult truth that sometimes, in a dank and gray world, you have to settle for what scraps of hope are offered, even if that means waking up to the reality that the man you’ve loved and idolized as the epitome of heroism is only human after all.
Reviewed By: Lisa
Parks and Recreation by Terry O’Reilly
17 Sep 2011 Leave a Comment
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Title: Parks and Recreation
Author: Terry O’Reilly
Publisher: JMS Books LLC
Pages: 13
Characters: Tom Clarkson, John
POV: 3rd person
Sub-Genre: Contemporary Erotica
Kisses: 3.5
Blurb:
In the days before the internet, how did gay men find someone to hook up with? They cruised the city parks, rest stops, and public rest rooms. Handsome, sexy Tom Clarkson is doing just that. He is out to find someone for an afternoon of sexual pleasure, and today he has chosen Delph Lake Municipal Park. He sits on a picnic table displaying his wares, hoping to attract a man who fulfills his high standards for a sex partner. Will he find what he is looking for or is he in for a surprise?
Review:
Terry O’Reilly’s Parks and Recreation is an evocative introduction to the upcoming Graffiti, the follow up to the story introduced in this thirteen page teaser, which did nothing if not capture my attention and guarantee that I’ll be following along to see where the author takes these characters next.
Tom welcomes the reader into the realms of the first-names-only hook-up, not in a bar or nightclub after hours of drinks, bodies grinding together on the dance floor, flirtatious glances across the room, but in a park, in broad daylight, no build up of lust, just quick, detached sex. This is the sort of encounter that’s initiated by eye contact, body language, a nod that suggests you’re looking for something anonymous and uncomplicated to take the edge off your physical needs.
John is a man of upstanding reputation who has everything to lose if he’s caught in Tom’s company. The man hides himself behind a veil of social expectation, his true desires satisfied only by the random men he encounters. His dilemma lends a particularly touching aspect to the story, imagining the burden of concealing the truth from all but the strangers he encounters.
What happens when Tom and John meet in the park that morning? Exactly what you’d expect to happen. The unknown variable here is where the encounter will take the two men going forward. Terry O’Reilly plays that very close to the vest, so there’s really no way of guessing, which, of course, was the clincher that guarantees Graffiti is a book I’ll be watching for.
Reviewed By: Lisa
New e-books by Steve Nugent and J.M. Snyder!
12 Sep 2011 Leave a Comment
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Symphony
by Steve Nugent
GENRE: Contemporary • Erotica • Gay Fiction
LENGTH: 1,183 words
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A violist in Berlin triggers such an intense sexual feeling in one concert-goer that he simply must meet the musician. With his lust fueled by music, he orchestrates a meeting between them in the hopes of fulfilling his fantasy.
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Tech Support
by J.M. Snyder
GENRE: Contemporary • Gay Fiction • Romance
LENGTH: 7,035 words
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BLURB:
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 …
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V: The V in Vengeance
by J.M. Snyder
GENRE: Contemporary • Erotica • Fantasy • Gay Fiction
LENGTH: 15,462 words
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BLURB:
Book 2 in the Vic and Matt: V Series
The V in Vengeance finds Vic and Matt slowly adjusting to life with a new addition to their little family — Sadie, the mutt Vic rescued from bullying kids. As they settle into a routine, Matt finds himself dwelling on a more outward way to show the world how he feels for Vic. Though living with a superhero isn’t always easy, Matt wouldn’t have it any other way.
Especially when his car is vandalized late one night …
New e-books by J.M. Snyder, J. Tomas, and Steven Kerry
01 Sep 2011 Leave a Comment
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Now Available from JMS Books LLC!
First Kiss
by J. Tomas
GENRE: Contemporary • Gay Fiction • Romance • Young Adult
LENGTH: 2,272 words
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BLURB:
Noah Lipinski has a fierce crush on Doug Hathaway, a hot jock on the high school football team whose locker is fifteen down from Noah’s in the hall. When Melissa Bradshaw, only the most popular girl in school, suddenly shows an interest in Noah, he suspects he’s being set up for a cruel joke. She asks him to Homecoming and he refuses to go.
After school, the doorbell rings and Noah’s sure she’s back to pester him about the dance. But when he opens the door, he finds Doug there instead, with an explanation and a much better offer than Melissa’s.
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Just What the Doctor Ordered
by J.M. Snyder
GENRE: Contemporary • Erotica • Gay Fiction • Interracial
LENGTH: 31,520 words
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Curt, a college professor, lives with his lover of several years, a pediatrician of Chinese descent named Lee. Eager to write, he receives a grant to take the summer off and work on a novel. Then Lee’s mother calls — she wants to visit. Curt is eager to meet her but Lee isn’t so sure … she’s of a different generation, a different culture even, and doesn’t speak much English. Still, Curt insists.
But when Mrs. Gui arrives, Curt finds himself struggling with writer’s block. He feels like an outsider in his own home when Lee and his mother converse in Cantonese, leaving him out of the conversation, and even his sex life suffers with her in the bedroom next to theirs. Can Curt and Mrs. Gui move past their cultural differences to see that they both love Lee and have his best interests at heart?
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My Strange Little Oasis Book 3: The Passage of the Night
by Steven Kerry
GENRE: Contemporary • Erotica • Gay Fiction
LENGTH: 66,230 words
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BLURB:
Book 3 in the My Strange Little Oasis trilogy
The Oh Aces had proven an idyllic escape from Ren’s isolation until now. Andy the psychic is convinced Ren and his mother need reconciliation before she dies and Ren’s honesty about his HIV status will be the catalyst. When Ren disagrees, Andy forges ahead with his self-imposed mission as ‘divine mediator’ on Ren’s behalf, and the two friends become enemies.
When Andy is attacked on a dark street, Ren intervenes to save him and extends mercy to the young perpetrator. Having always believed kindness is strength and cruelty weakness, Ren recognizes the man he’d been before his face was disfigured and finds a renewed sense of self-worth.
As Ren’s story winds down, he bids farewell to Night Cloud, his spirit guide, who is confident Ren has found lasting love with Gust, new friends in the Aces and, most important of all, himself.
New e-books by J.M. Snyder, Ike Rose, Terry O’Reilly, & Tom Williams
04 Aug 2011 Leave a Comment
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Now Available from JMS Books LLC!
More Lies
by J.M. Snyder
GENRE: Contemporary • Erotica • Gay Fiction
LENGTH: 13,722 words
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In Beautiful Liar, former childhood television star Johnny Thomas wants to get back into show business. He hires his old manager, Lou, who has heard rumors of Johnny’s sexuality. Though he’s advised to play it straight, Johnny falls for Brett, a photographer whose candid shots of the lovers almost sinks Johnny’s career before it can get off the ground.
More Lies takes place several months after Johnny’s landed a coveted role in the upcoming Roxy Greene summer blockbuster. Lou tells him Roxy wants the media to think she and Johnny are a hot item off the set to build buzz for the movie. Now that he’s dating Brett, Johnny doesn’t feel comfortable lying about his love life, but surprisingly his boyfriend thinks it’s a great idea.
But when Johnny and Roxy meet for the first time, it’s evident neither of them are keen on the charade.
If Roxy’s attitude is any indication, she can’t stand Johnny. What happens when she finds out he’s lying about his sexuality to keep his role in her film?
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My Big Brother
by Ike Rose
GENRE: Erotica • Gay Fiction • Historical
LENGTH: 9,027 words
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May 1968. High school bodybuilding champ Ed Green is excited and eager to celebrate his 18th birthday. As a “legal adult” now, he can drink with his older buddies. With graduation just around the corner, he will soon be able to move away from his alcoholic father and Dad’s sluttish young girlfriend, who’s set her sights on Ed.
But the main reason for Ed’s excitement is he’ll be seeing his older step-brother, Johnny, a Marine hero from Vietnam whom he hasn’t seen since puberty. The two aren’t related by blood, but they grew up together and Ed has always looked up to his older “brother.” The last time they saw each other, Ed was a shy, short kid with thick glasses. Then Johnny had been Ed’s personal hero and protector, and his move to California devastated his younger “brother.” Now Ed plans to surprise Johnny with muscular changes to his formerly scrawny, weak body.
Only one thing has Ed worried. Though he dates girls, he’s known for a while now that he’s sexually attracted to older men. John will have to share Ed’s bed in the small house for the next few weeks, which makes Ed worry about hiding his lust for the man he’s always had a crush on.
How will the hunky Marine react when he learns that not only is his kid brother gay, but that Ed has the hots for him, too? Will sharing a bed with his macho big “brother” lead to Ed’s best birthday gift ever?
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Voyage East
by Tom Williams
GENRE: Gay Fiction • Historical
LENGTH: 7,966 words
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BLURB:
John Williamson left the farm when he was a boy and ran away to sea. A chance meeting in a tavern takes him from England on a voyage halfway across the world in search of adventure with the charismatic James Brooke.
But James is no business man and, as his venture steadily loses money, he sells the ship and returns home, leaving his crew to fend for themselves.
Alone in the Far East, Williamson finds a new berth and learns the ways of the people and the waters of his new home. Content with his lot, he still thinks about his first voyage East and the man who led him there. Almost five years pass before he hears news that James Brooke is back in Singapore. And asking for him …
NOTE: Voyage East is the opening scenes from the novel The White Rajah by Tom Williams.
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You Don’t Go Back
by Terry O’Reilly
GENRE: Contemporary • Erotica • Gay Fiction
LENGTH: 6,328 words
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BLURB:
What do you do when the past comes walking through your front door?
That’s what Rick Jensen and Ed Doherty have to decide when Jerry Taylor, Ed’s former lover, long thought dead, comes knocking on their door the night of their sixth anniversary. Will Jerry’s re-emergence in Ed’s life bring the end to the happiness Rick has found with him? Or will Rick’s love for Ed be strong enough to supersede the memory of what Jerry and Ed shared?
June is GLBT Month! Save 30% on all e-books!
14 Jun 2011 Leave a Comment
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CELEBRATE GAY PRIDE MONTH!
Since June is GLBT Pride Month, JMS Books is having a HUGE sale all month long
Buy any of our gay, lesbian, transgender, or queer e-book titles and save 30% off the regular price!
Offer only pertains to sales through the JMS Books LLC website. The sale runs from June 1 to June 30.
