2008-08-16

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2008-08-16 01:28 am

Cruising (Men in Motion 2) by G.A. Hauser

If not for the fact that I know she is a woman, reading this book by G.A. Hauser I would suspect on her... never as before women have a very bad role; luckily in the end a couple of mid forthy representative of my sex save us for the posterity.

Brodie is a 28 years old guy with a very bad taste in women. He has a past history of dating bimbos, the last of whom has dumped him the very day on which they have to go on cruise; worst, she feigned to go on board, only to run away at last minute leaving him trapped on the ship alone. After a first moment of rage, Brodie thinks better on his situation and realizes that maybe he is not so afraid; actually this last bad experience is only one more proof that he is not really interested in women... and maybe the fact that his best friend is gay (little clue) and that he can get excite only thinking to men (very big clue) can push him to try something different... 

The first night he meets Julian, a guy almost in his same situation, but he was not so lucky as him; his girlfriend didn't left him and now she is bitching and making him miserable. A swap of glares and Brodie and Julian are soul mates and eager to find how good they can be together. There is only the little problem of Julian's girlfriend on the same ship and the fact that neither one of them had any experience with men before.

Brodie and Julian are not irreproachable characters; as in the past the caustic style of G.A. Hauser describes two men who first of all want to enjoy themself and their life and maybe after that can consider that they live among other people and that maybe they need to consider also other people feelings. The fact that the "other" is a nasty bitch doesn't justify the fact that Julian was the first to cheat and that he never once admit his fault, on the contrary, he almost has the gut to make pass his cheating as a right reaction to his girlfriend's behavior.

So why I, that usually can't suffer a cheating man, instead liked Julian, and almost cheered when Brodie tries to convince Julian to give his girlfriend a bad time? Probably it's the total frankness in their behavior, the fact that they don't hide behind a perfect and cold facade. Actually G.A. Hauser's main characters usually are those men that in other "classical" romance take the supporting role, those men who aren't enough perfect to be the hero; they are best friend and brother, work colleague of fellow student, but never the protagonists. And in her books they take their vengeance, being leading roles without losing their faultiness.

And then there is the sex. They make out like bunnies, without any concept of boundaries or physical limits... in particular in this book, Brodie and Julian are like children with a new toy and they play till exhaustion and beyond. Is it possible? I don't know but for sure I'd like to find out! 

Amazon: Cruising: Men in Motion Book 2
Paperback: 228 pages
Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform (July 10, 2010)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1449592805
ISBN-13: 978-1449592806

Series: Men in Motion
1) Mile High: http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/343698.html
2) Cruising

Reading List: http://www.librarything.com/catalog_bottom.php?tag=reading list&view=elisa.rolle
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2008-08-16 01:28 am

Cruising (Men in Motion 2) by G.A. Hauser

If not for the fact that I know she is a woman, reading this book by G.A. Hauser I would suspect on her... never as before women have a very bad role; luckily in the end a couple of mid forthy representative of my sex save us for the posterity.

Brodie is a 28 years old guy with a very bad taste in women. He has a past history of dating bimbos, the last of whom has dumped him the very day on which they have to go on cruise; worst, she feigned to go on board, only to run away at last minute leaving him trapped on the ship alone. After a first moment of rage, Brodie thinks better on his situation and realizes that maybe he is not so afraid; actually this last bad experience is only one more proof that he is not really interested in women... and maybe the fact that his best friend is gay (little clue) and that he can get excite only thinking to men (very big clue) can push him to try something different... 

The first night he meets Julian, a guy almost in his same situation, but he was not so lucky as him; his girlfriend didn't left him and now she is bitching and making him miserable. A swap of glares and Brodie and Julian are soul mates and eager to find how good they can be together. There is only the little problem of Julian's girlfriend on the same ship and the fact that neither one of them had any experience with men before.

Brodie and Julian are not irreproachable characters; as in the past the caustic style of G.A. Hauser describes two men who first of all want to enjoy themself and their life and maybe after that can consider that they live among other people and that maybe they need to consider also other people feelings. The fact that the "other" is a nasty bitch doesn't justify the fact that Julian was the first to cheat and that he never once admit his fault, on the contrary, he almost has the gut to make pass his cheating as a right reaction to his girlfriend's behavior.

So why I, that usually can't suffer a cheating man, instead liked Julian, and almost cheered when Brodie tries to convince Julian to give his girlfriend a bad time? Probably it's the total frankness in their behavior, the fact that they don't hide behind a perfect and cold facade. Actually G.A. Hauser's main characters usually are those men that in other "classical" romance take the supporting role, those men who aren't enough perfect to be the hero; they are best friend and brother, work colleague of fellow student, but never the protagonists. And in her books they take their vengeance, being leading roles without losing their faultiness.

And then there is the sex. They make out like bunnies, without any concept of boundaries or physical limits... in particular in this book, Brodie and Julian are like children with a new toy and they play till exhaustion and beyond. Is it possible? I don't know but for sure I'd like to find out! 

Amazon: Cruising

Series: Men in Motion
1) Mile High: http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/343698.html
2) Cruising

Reading List:

http://www.librarything.com/catalog_bottom.php?tag=reading list&view=elisa.rolle
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2008-08-16 07:27 pm

And the Two Shall Become One (The Prince's Angel 2) by Mychael Black & Shayne Carmichael

Mael Black, the prince of London, and Cian Carmichael are a strange couple. Cian is an angel but his behavior is far from angelic; he is a warrior and even if he is a match for Mael, I feel him like the strongest in the couple. Or maybe is only since Mael is more a brooding character, it's most difficult to read his feelings. Even if Cian is dangerous, he is more open than Mael, and in a way, more exposed to danger.

In the sequel of The Prince's Angel the supporting characters are almost as important as Mael and Cian. There is the developing of the story between Cornelius and Brandon, old enemies who change their face like Selena and Lee, new friends like Michael. This is a choral book, and every little story concurs to entertwin a very complex book, as complex as the fantasy world that recreates, a gothic tale dark and dangerous as dark and dangerous is the night where it is setting.

From the first book, Cian is changing, maybe love makes him more vulnerable. In the first book, even if Cian was the warrior of the light, he was close and mourning, so dark that in comparison Mael was nicer. Now instead Cian is more open and it's the turn of Mael to face the hostility of his court for his chosen companion: not all are happy that he is consorting with a vampire hunter... And so the enemy are outside, but also inside his very home.

Mael is somewhat undertone; in the previous book Cian and Mael are balanced opponents and lovers, here instead the lion share goes to Cian.

The book is not very long, 125 pages, and there is also a lot of sex, not only between Mael and Cian, but also between other supporting characters, like Cornelius and Brandon (I like this couple, I think they stole a bit the scene to Mael and Cian). Although sex is between ethereal creatures like angels and immortal creatures like vampires, it's a very "normal" erotic act, very humanly, if not for a bit of blood play.

The book end with an open point... will Black and Carmichael thinking to a third book?

P.S. Wonderful cover by Anne Cain, I believe at her debut for Torquere Press

Amazon: And the Two Shall Become One
Amazon Kindle: And the Two Shall Become One
Paperback: 192 pages
Publisher: Torquere Press (August 26, 2008)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1603704450
ISBN-13: 978-1603704458

Series:
1) The Prince's Angel: http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/66739.html
2) And the Two Shall Become One

Reading List: http://www.librarything.com/catalog_bottom.php?tag=reading list&view=elisa.rolle


Cover Art by Anne Cain
reviews_and_ramblings: (Default)
2008-08-16 07:27 pm

And the Two Shall Become One (The Prince's Angel 2) by Mychael Black & Shayne Carmichael

Mael Black, the prince of London, and Cian Carmichael are a strange couple. Cian is an angel but his behavior is far from angelic; he is a warrior and even if he is a match for Mael, I feel him like the strongest in the couple. Or maybe is only since Mael is more a brooding character, it's most difficult to read his feelings. Even if Cian is dangerous, he is more open than Mael, and in a way, more exposed to danger.

In the sequel of The Prince's Angel the supporting characters are almost as important as Mael and Cian. There is the developing of the story between Cornelius and Brandon, old enemies who change their face like Selena and Lee, new friends like Michael. This is a choral book, and every little story concurs to entertwin a very complex book, as complex as the fantasy world that recreates, a gothic tale dark and dangerous as dark and dangerous is the night where it is setting.

From the first book, Cian is changing, maybe love makes him more vulnerable. In the first book, even if Cian was the warrior of the light, he was close and mourning, so dark that in comparison Mael was nicer. Now instead Cian is more open and it's the turn of Mael to face the hostility of his court for his chosen companion: not all are happy that he is consorting with a vampire hunter... And so the enemy are outside, but also inside his very home.

Mael is somewhat undertone; in the previous book Cian and Mael are balanced opponents and lovers, here instead the lion share goes to Cian.

The book is not very long, 125 pages, and there is also a lot of sex, not only between Mael and Cian, but also between other supporting characters, like Cornelius and Brandon (I like this couple, I think they stole a bit the scene to Mael and Cian). Although sex is between ethereal creatures like angels and immortal creatures like vampires, it's a very "normal" erotic act, very humanly, if not for a bit of blood play.

The book end with an open point... will Black and Carmichael thinking to a third book?

P.S. Wonderful cover by Anne Cain, I believe at her debut for Torquere Press

http://www.torquerebooks.com/zencart

Amazon Kindle: And the Two Shall Become One

Amazon: And the Two Shall Become One

Series:
1) The Prince's Angel: http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/66739.html
2) And the Two Shall Become One

Reading List:

http://www.librarything.com/catalog_bottom.php?tag=reading list&view=elisa.rolle


Cover Art by Anne Cain