In the Spotlight: Jane Seville

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The Book: After witnessing a mob hit, surgeon Jack Francisco is put into protective custody to keep him safe until he can testify.

A hitman known only as D is blackmailed into killing Jack, but when he tracks him down, his weary conscience won't allow him to murder an innocent man.

Finding in each other an unlikely ally, Jack and D are soon on the run from shadowy enemies.

Forced to work together to survive, the two men forge a bond that ripens into unexpected passion.

Jack sees the wounded soul beneath D's cold, detached exterior, and D finds in Jack the person who can help him reclaim the man he once was.

As the day of Jack's testimony approaches, he and D find themselves not only fighting for their lives... but also fighting for their future.

A future together.

My Review: http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/658911.html

Amazon: Zero at the Bone
Amazon Kindle: Zero at the Bone
Paperback: 308 pages
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press (April 6, 2009)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1935192809
ISBN-13: 978-1935192800 


Cover Art by Paul Richmond

The Author: Jane Seville owns a bookstore in Columbus, Ohio and can't believe she's actually written one of these book things she's been selling to others for years. Her coworkers are a little surprised that her first effort is about a gay relationship, but she isn't. She grew up in Syracuse, New York where her mother directed the local gay men's chorus, and she attended a women's college. Sometimes it's the straight lifestyle that seems alternative to her.

Jane lives in a house too big for her that she got in her divorce. She shares it with a Newfoundland and a pack of unruly friends who come around every few days to be fed. She's a pathological reader and collects cookbooks, of which she has over five hundred. She frequently visits the Columbus neighborhood where Jack and D live and she's even picked out a house for them. She's waiting to be invited over for dinner.

http://janesevillebooks.com/index.html

Top 100 Gay Novels List (*)

External Link to the Top100 Gay Novels List (simple - without photos)

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*only one title per author, only print books released after January 1, 2000.

Note: I remember to my friends that guest reviews of the above listed books (the top 100 Gay Novels) are welcome, just send them to me and I will post with full credits to the reviewer.

Other titles not in the top 100 list:

http://www.librarything.com/catalog/top50MM

Comments

[elena-62.livejournal.com]

Hi, Elisa!

Thank you once more. Are you lining up all my favorite authors or what? ;-)

This book is absolutely amazing. Jane managed to write a gripping story where both characters develop nicely and believably in the course of their time together. I also appreciale the utter lack of stereotypes: none of the protagonists is the weak one, no one the strong one. One of the bet m/m books out there.

Have a nice week!

Antonella

[elisa-rolle.livejournal.com]

You will see next week then, I'm sure you will be happy

[aileenfan.livejournal.com]

One of the best books ever written:D

The plot is rich, the characters well developped and authentic, the descriptions full of details.

And more than 300 pages:)))

I highly recommend it:)