From This Night by L.E. Bryce
In a fantastic world (very similar to a medieval era) Alasson and Suryo, the boys, were betrothed before their born. Suryo's father has sworn in front of the gods that he would give his first born to Alasson, he has never specified his first male born, and so now to accomplish the gods, Alasson and Suryo has to marry, if only for one year. But they have to consumate the marriage.Alasson is only worried of the mockery of his brothers, instead Suryo fears what he will do when the year is over. A normal life for him will be impossible. But time pass and Alasson and Suryo see their friendship becomes something more and discover that it could be love also between men. But the end of the year is near...
This is a rather sad novel. Maybe very true, for as true could be a fantastic tale. But L.E. Bryce has not allowed herself to see through the story with pink lenses glass. And also in the end will leave you with some questions, cause a simple answer wuld be not faithful to the rest of the story.
So I have to say that, in a rather short story, she has managed to create an enthralling story and even if I'm the pink lenses glass type, I have to admit that this is one of the few story that has positively strucked me lately.
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Publisher: Phaze Books (July 1, 2010)
In a fantastic world (very similar to a medieval era) Alasson and Suryo, the boys, were betrothed before their born. Suryo's father has sworn in front of the gods that he would give his first born to Alasson, he has never specified his first male born, and so now to accomplish the gods, Alasson and Suryo has to marry, if only for one year. But they have to consumate the marriage.
Jon is a young guy who lives in a little village; but as years pass, everything aroung him seems aging but him. When he no longer can bother that, he leave without destination. Soon he meets an elf, Kestrel, whose beauty is enthralling and having nothing to loose, he follows him in the wood. But maybe Jon is not who he seems and following Kestrel he finds not only a night of sex.
Jon is a young guy who lives in a little village; but as years pass, everything aroung him seems aging but him. When he no longer can bother that, he leave without destination. Soon he meets an elf, Kestrel, whose beauty is enthralling and having nothing to loose, he follows him in the wood. But maybe Jon is not who he seems and following Kestrel he finds not only a night of sex.
John is an homicide detective tired of life. He has seen too much he feels too much and he is alone. He needs a kindred spirit to share is loneliness and he thinks to have found it in Alexander, a stranger he meets in a gay club. But Alexander is a strange man, he visits John only by night, he is pale and he is body cold. Every normal man has enough clues to know who is Alexander, hasn't he?
John is an homicide detective tired of life. He has seen too much he feels too much and he is alone. He needs a kindred spirit to share is loneliness and he thinks to have found it in Alexander, a stranger he meets in a gay club. But Alexander is a strange man, he visits John only by night, he is pale and he is body cold. Every normal man has enough clues to know who is Alexander, hasn't he?
Braddock is the classical vampire I'd like to find in a dark night. Instead he is found by Andrew, a doctor. In the beginning of the twenty century man love is not a choice, and so Andrew, when choose to harbour and take care of Braddock, loses his home and his work. He has no family so now he is really alone and he needs comfort and he finds it in the arms of Braddock.
Braddock is the classical vampire I'd like to find in a dark night. Instead he is found by Andrew, a doctor. In the beginning of the twenty century man love is not a choice, and so Andrew, when choose to harbour and take care of Braddock, loses his home and his work. He has no family so now he is really alone and he needs comfort and he finds it in the arms of Braddock.