Rain on the Roof

Lucas Sloane defines beautiful for Reese. Tall and sleek with gorgeous red hair and deep, dark eyes to drown in, it’s no wonder that the famous bass player is the hero of many a starry-eyed teenager’s dreams.

Reese used to be one of those teens. Back when Heaven Sent was no more than the house band for the local club, Purgatory. Back then, it was easy to get to know Luc. To become friends with him. Somehow, Reese found the courage to take heart in hand and confess his love to Luc… only to be soundly rejected. Luc wasn’t gay. Not long after, Heaven Sent left town and skyrocketed into rock and roll stardom.

Now, six years later, Luc is back in town for a visit and more gorgeous than ever. Surprisingly, he not only apologizes for his treatment of Reese years ago, he comes onto him. Seems Luc’s discovered the pleasures of being with a man and wants to know what it’d be like between the two of them.

But Reese can’t. He just can’t. He lives the straight and narrow. He teaches high school. He’s got a girlfriend. He has a normal life. He can’t be gay.

Of course, it’s really very hard to deny the man who’s defined everything beautiful in Reese’s artistic mind. Okay. No one has to know about it, right?

I fell for Reese right away. 6 years before he was laying his heart on the table only to have Luc push him away. Crushed, he has put everything he ever was away and tried to fit himself into a resemblance of what he thinks he should be.

Aww, I love the whole wounded and not admitting it hero. He is so sweet and just a tad repressed, you just want to muss his hair. Luc, in the meantime, just leaves him hanging and swans off to fame and stardom. Bad man.

Luc is arrogant, demanding and I just loved him as a character. He knows what he wants and is determined to get it at all costs. He is such a hottie and and I thought the red hair a particularly nice touch! In the past 6 years he has become more comfortable with his sexuality and wants that elusive one that got away, well, that he pushed away. Luc comes back and is surprised to find the former blue haired Reece is now a very buttoned down teacher who has given up his art. Intent on undoing a few of those buttons and shaking Reece up a bit, Luc is so the man for the job. Butter and bagels, oh my! 

The ending was well done also, less of a immediate HEA and more of Reece beginning to be who he was meant to be. I was going to say *he found himself through exploring his innermost self* but it sounded kinda pervy…heh.

 After reading Man Love Monday last night, I decided to do yet another re read of this book. 3rd time I think and every time is just as good as the last. I really like this series and I think the books as a whole all compliment each other really well. Gorgeous, smexy goodness that you must read! I also noted that you can get the books in print with the PL Nunn covers at Amazon and Loose ID, but it does look like the ID had sold out. 2 for the price of one. Noice! 

I shall leave you with my Luc vision.  

The 1st week back at work is always the most difficult. Have had the nicest sleep in, the husband is watching tv and the manky teen has yet to arise so the house is a conflict zone free. Peace and serenity reign for a while. 

I have added some more movies to my vod pod down on the left. Not sure they’re all entirely work safe but enjoy! One is of Gackt who I do a bit of a squee over. I really have no idea why but he is just kinda smexy and whilst on stage occasionally macks on his bandmates. Love it! Totally cheesy clips! He also has the most fabulous hair, always.

After reading Ally Blue’s interview on Man Love Monday at lisabea’s I have also added some Placebo. I have never really read any slash before either so had to do some investigation last night and I really had no idea! I am such a slash virgin! Viggo and Orlando take on a whole new light. I wonder if I could find Gackt and Hyde slash?!?! Meow!

Well, now the teen is up and spreading his good cheer to all. Happy rain on the roof reading. 

I must be a little blind or something as I did not notice this little morsel at one of my favourite authors sites. I am not sure I can wait till August when this is out. Seriously, I CANNOT WAIT! I am quite possibly turning into a rabid fanyon! You can check it out here. You can also check out some of his latest excerpt here for a new one called I Spy…

After reading the pirate preview I had to go and look for some pics of the beautifulness that is Steve McQueen. So, enjoy…

Robert and Sam meet at a Canada Day fundraiser for a local firehouse, and man do the sparks fly. Sam is a college kid, only a year over legal. Robert is a studly thirty-something fireman. They come together and make a blaze that’s hard to put out.  

There’s a lot of living between nineteen and thirty-something, though, and Sam and Robert find they have a lot to work out. Can they keep fanning the flames of their romance, or will family and friends, and their different places in life, throw a wet blanket over their love?

This starts, I imagine, how more than one relationship might truly start. Less about the hearts and flowers and more about basic, animal attraction.

Robert is a smokin hot fire fighter who has been burned before in a relationship. Enough to make him very wary of Sam. He is unwilling, initially, to take their relationship beyond anything sexual and making himself vulnerable to another person. … continue reading this entry.

A brother’s vow. A lover’s promise. Both could put them all at deadly risk.

Remington Lassiter is trying his best to stay out of trouble while he learns the ropes of being a werewolf. When his little brother turns up covered in bruises, he is driven to finally bring their abusive father to justice. To do it, he must face a past he hides behind his cocky, trouble-making attitude. A past so dark it haunts him only in dreams.

Jake Romero, a crack private investigator with a bad-boy biker image, realizes he has his work cut out for him when Remi asks for his help. From the first moment he turned Remi into a werewolf in order to save his life, Jake has been fighting to keep his inner demons at bay. He’s torn between the desire to tell Remi they are destined to be mates, and the need to first let Remi get used to the werewolf life.

Jake will do anything to protect Remi and help him break the cycle of abuse he has endured all his life, but his investigation is about to uncover something far more sinister and deadly than they ever imagined.

A past that could put all their lives at risk.

I love the warning on the Samhain Site … Warning, this title contains the following: explicit sex, graphic language, violence, hot nekkid man-love.  What more could you want in some m/m fiction?

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Ten years after graduation, Jake “the jock” Campbell and Brandon “the nerd” Bartlett are teaching at their old high school and still living in separate worlds. When Brandon is thrown into a coaching job on Jake’s baseball team, they find themselves learning more about each other than they’d ever expected. High school is all about image - even for the teachers. Brandon and Jake have to get past their preconceived notions to find the friendship needed to work together. And somewhere along the way, they discover that perceptions can always change for the better.

I am a sucker for men who wear tight pants and sport stories and this book had them in spades. I had been trolling through Isan’s library, a reader or great discernment, and saw it was given a 5 star rating.

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Over at one of my fav blogs that I lurk around most days, Nose in a book, there is a Desert Island Keepers list. Made me think about what I would bring in my hastily packed, before jumping off ship, swimming through shark infested waters, in bikini erk!, nearly drowning, getting salt in my hair and split ends, tardis bag…

I would be very polite and perhaps ask if I could borrow the divine My Fair Captain, The Hell You Say, Lover Awakened (drool), Lord of Scoundrels, The Warlord, Demon Night (sigh) and The Spymasters Lady as I have not read it yet. Anything that is not nailed down my Josh Lanyon, (my name is Sarah and I am a Fanyon) I promise not to crease teh spines and be very careful! AND, what to take?

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Last night the husband, younger brother and I went to see Henry Rollins and his spoken word show. I had never really seen him before, or heard of his band for that matter as I am such a girl when it comes to music. To show me who he was I was played a clip of Henry whaling on some jerk inebriated fan at a concert. Noice! I was not looking forward to it that much but am happy to do anything to loose the label, *I don’t get out much*.

We arrived late and had to sit in the gods on crap vinal seats. It was hot and I was just a wee bit cranky. But, that all went away as soon as this amazing man came out and started to talk. He went at it hard for just over 3 hours and I just sat and listened. Incredible. He was by turns laughing my boobs off funny, serious, cute, philosophical and just plain old mesmerizing. He talked so fast and did not really stop for the whole 3 hours (unless he had to deal with two himbos in the middle of the audience, very deftly I might add). … continue reading this entry.

This s a review I wrote an age ago for another site and thought I’d share…

Heaven is the 1^st in a Yaoi inspired series called Heaven Sent by Jet Mykles. The covers of the series have all been done by PL Nunn and are gorgeous. They were part of the reason I was initially drawn to the books and are some of the 1^st m/m books that I’ve read. An excellent start!!

 When Tyler’s family hotel business gets into some financial difficulty he and his friends decide to open a nightclub at the hotel. His father is terribly ill and the pressure is mounting to make the hotel a success. To open the new club Tyler extends an invite the popular band Heaven Sent to play.

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