Necessary Madness by Lisabet Sarai

I’m glad to have read this romance, I like the may/december story, and I have always had a soft spot for the hustler/cop theme, but in Necessary Madness there was something that didn’t ring true to my ears; the description was “too much” in the erotic scenes, even if I like my sex scenes, I don’t like when there is an heavy use of strong/hard words, and so it was in Necessary Madness; even when we are reading what should have been the romantic sex scene (the first time Rob and Kyle are making love), I was taken aback by some words; in particular I didn’t like the use of the word “rod” for Rob’s penis, maybe it’s my fault, I’m Italian and sincerely even in my language there is always a problem to refer to the sex attribute with “romantic” words, but I’m used to find rod in not romantic contest, so maybe that is my problem.

That was my only issue, aside from that Necessary Madness was a strong paranormal romance, almost bordering on horror sometime (especially in the role of the villain). Kyle is a barely legal psychic guy who can foretell the future, but his visions are painful and more similar to a nightmare; for most of his life Kyle has fought them, and of course no one believes him. In the end, Kyle, an orphan, is wandering the streets trying to drow his pain with alcohol.

Rob is a cop but he is not exactly the hero type; he was married and he was cheating his wife that kicked him out; now he is divorced with two sons, but he doesn’t seem particularly depressed by the fact that he cannot see his sons daily, on the contrary, having them on the weekend feels like a chores rather than a pleasure; not a disdainful chores, but more like having to take the dog out, or something like that. Rob is also feeling a little guilt since his own sister was murdered, but her killer was never found; Rob thinks with himself that he wants to find the killer but it’s not like he is doing such a lot, he has the clues in his own home, in 2 small boxes, and he was not able to find anything, and instead Kyle, in only 1 afternoon will find the lead to resolve the mystery. Now, or Kyle is a very good detective, or Rob was not trying so hard.

Anyway, strange as it sounds, I did prefer Rob like that, he was more ordinary, and so, in a way, more realistic. He is not a super-cop, he is a simple man, and like that, he is open to temptation: when he brings Kyle at home with him, he is doing self-training to not being involved, he is too old for the boy, he is a cop and Kyle a drifter and possibly an hustler, he has to help the boy without letting him think he has reciprocate with sex… but as soon as Kyle shifts the cover that very first night inviting him in his bed, Rob is breaking the speed record in entering that bed.

http://www.total-e-bound.com/product.asp?strParents=&CAT_ID=&P_ID=655

Amazon Kindle: Necessary Madness
Publisher: Total-E-Bound Publishing (December 28, 2009)

Reading List:

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Necessary Madness by Lisabet Sarai

I’m glad to have read this romance, I like the may/december story, and I have always had a soft spot for the hustler/cop theme, but in Necessary Madness there was something that didn’t ring true to my ears; the description was “too much” in the erotic scenes, even if I like my sex scenes, I don’t like when there is an heavy use of strong/hard words, and so it was in Necessary Madness; even when we are reading what should have been the romantic sex scene (the first time Rob and Kyle are making love), I was taken aback by some words; in particular I didn’t like the use of the word “rod” for Rob’s penis, maybe it’s my fault, I’m Italian and sincerely even in my language there is always a problem to refer to the sex attribute with “romantic” words, but I’m used to find rod in not romantic contest, so maybe that is my problem.

That was my only issue, aside from that Necessary Madness was a strong paranormal romance, almost bordering on horror sometime (especially in the role of the villain). Kyle is a barely legal psychic guy who can foretell the future, but his visions are painful and more similar to a nightmare; for most of his life Kyle has fought them, and of course no one believes him. In the end, Kyle, an orphan, is wandering the streets trying to drow his pain with alcohol.

Rob is a cop but he is not exactly the hero type; he was married and he was cheating his wife that kicked him out; now he is divorced with two sons, but he doesn’t seem particularly depressed by the fact that he cannot see his sons daily, on the contrary, having them on the weekend feels like a chores rather than a pleasure; not a disdainful chores, but more like having to take the dog out, or something like that. Rob is also feeling a little guilt since his own sister was murdered, but her killer was never found; Rob thinks with himself that he wants to find the killer but it’s not like he is doing such a lot, he has the clues in his own home, in 2 small boxes, and he was not able to find anything, and instead Kyle, in only 1 afternoon will find the lead to resolve the mystery. Now, or Kyle is a very good detective, or Rob was not trying so hard.

Anyway, strange as it sounds, I did prefer Rob like that, he was more ordinary, and so, in a way, more realistic. He is not a super-cop, he is a simple man, and like that, he is open to temptation: when he brings Kyle at home with him, he is doing self-training to not being involved, he is too old for the boy, he is a cop and Kyle a drifter and possibly an hustler, he has to help the boy without letting him think he has reciprocate with sex… but as soon as Kyle shifts the cover that very first night inviting him in his bed, Rob is breaking the speed record in entering that bed.

http://www.total-e-bound.com/product.asp?strParents=&CAT_ID=&P_ID=655

Amazon Kindle: Necessary Madness
Publisher: Total-E-Bound Publishing (December 28, 2009)

Reading List:

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

Man Candy Day: Red by Dylan Rosser

After last year “X-Posed” coffe table photo book (http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/453275.html), London-based photographer Dylan Rosser comes out with “Red.” The new photobook amps up the erotic with images based around a color theme.

Amazon: Red

I'm very happy to see some past men candy among the model in the sample below, you can click on their name on the tags section to see their specific posts.

Rosser says he was aiming for a book “that would be visually pleasing”:

“It is all about sensuality and even danger! I had already started using the color in my work during the previous years, so once I had the book concept in my head I started to expand on what I had already done.”

Other than the photo book, it's available also a 2010 Calendar:

Amazon: Red 2010 Calendar

 

( Red by Dylan Rosser )

And obviously it's not Man Candy Day without some specific models to light up your day. I decided to feature 3 models who worked with Dylan Rosser and that are quite different one from the other:

Damon Danilo, 26 years old, resides in Orange County, California, works as a personal trainer and likes working out (obvious); he also loves to hang out on the beach, with or without his dogs.



( Damon Danilo )

Rugged and manly, the sexual muscular beauty of Damon first appeared on video for Manifest Men, where he shows it all and a little bit more. And Damon also generously showed all of his muscles on Dylan Rosser’s member site The Male Form.

@MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/damondanilo

Sam Devries is a 26 years old Israeli model living in Pittsburgh, PA. He has been shooting with Reed Massengill, Tom Bianchi, Thomas Synnamon, Rick Day, Tony Sand, Greg Weiner, Easonmodels, Stanley Stellar, Walter Kurz, Mark Lynch, Mark Henderson, Jo Lance and Jeff Brewster, as well as drawn by Harvey Redding.



( Sam Devries )

Sam Devries was born and raised in Israel where he studied arts and played soccer before he had to serve his time in the Israeli military. He fulfilled his obligation for a period of 3 years, and when he was finished at the age of 21 he picked up studying again. Computer science this time. Eventually he loved to the United States of America one year and a half ago, and now resides in Pittsburgh, where he keeps himself busy with art, photography and practicing Capoeira.

Moving to the USA wasn’t a bad move for Sam, since this is where he was discovered as a model and by now he has been working with an impressive list of photographers.

@ModelMayhem: http://www.modelmayhem.com/amdevries

Man Candy Day: Red by Dylan Rosser

After last year “X-Posed” coffe table photo book (http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/453275.html), London-based photographer Dylan Rosser comes out with “Red.” The new photobook amps up the erotic with images based around a color theme.

Amazon: Red

I'm very happy to see some past men candy among the model in the sample below, you can click on their name on the tags section to see their specific posts.

Rosser says he was aiming for a book “that would be visually pleasing”:

“It is all about sensuality and even danger! I had already started using the color in my work during the previous years, so once I had the book concept in my head I started to expand on what I had already done.”

Other than the photo book, it's available also a 2010 Calendar:

Amazon: Red 2010 Calendar

 

( Red by Dylan Rosser )

And obviously it's not Man Candy Day without some specific models to light up your day. I decided to feature 3 models who worked with Dylan Rosser and that are quite different one from the other:

Damon Danilo, 26 years old, resides in Orange County, California, works as a personal trainer and likes working out (obvious); he also loves to hang out on the beach, with or without his dogs.



( Damon Danilo )

Rugged and manly, the sexual muscular beauty of Damon first appeared on video for Manifest Men, where he shows it all and a little bit more. And Damon also generously showed all of his muscles on Dylan Rosser’s member site The Male Form.

@MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/damondanilo

Sam Devries is a 26 years old Israeli model living in Pittsburgh, PA. He has been shooting with Reed Massengill, Tom Bianchi, Thomas Synnamon, Rick Day, Tony Sand, Greg Weiner, Easonmodels, Stanley Stellar, Walter Kurz, Mark Lynch, Mark Henderson, Jo Lance and Jeff Brewster, as well as drawn by Harvey Redding.



( Sam Devries )

Sam Devries was born and raised in Israel where he studied arts and played soccer before he had to serve his time in the Israeli military. He fulfilled his obligation for a period of 3 years, and when he was finished at the age of 21 he picked up studying again. Computer science this time. Eventually he loved to the United States of America one year and a half ago, and now resides in Pittsburgh, where he keeps himself busy with art, photography and practicing Capoeira.

Moving to the USA wasn’t a bad move for Sam, since this is where he was discovered as a model and by now he has been working with an impressive list of photographers.

@ModelMayhem: http://www.modelmayhem.com/amdevries

Sins of the Father by Anna O’Neill

The storyline has not a normal development and the reader is plunged in the lives of two shinobi in the Japanese warlord era. Sora Sanada is 19 years old and just named captain and Kaname Takeda is appointed his sempai; what apparently seems a dislike due to the fact that the captain is 10 years younger than his man, slowly becomes clear as a different dislike, there is bad blood between the two clans of Sanada and Takeda, but even that it’s not fully explained. What it’s clear is that Sora starts to see Kaname with different eyes, and even if he is the leader and higher in social status, he becomes a little teaser, trying to coax Kaname out of his self imposed isolation.

While continuing in their role of “killer” for the warlord, and never losing their ruthlessness, between Sora and Kaname blossoms a sexual relationship that is erotic but never explicit. The author has the men having sex in romantic places like under a waterfall or a light rain, they explore each other bodies in every possible way, but never once she uses explicit words, for example, bodily fluids become “his sempai’s secrets”.

There is no need to explain Sora and Kaname’s past, better the past of their parents that still conditions the life of their sons; there is no need since this is the story of Sora and Kaname, their love allows them to find the courage to escape their legacy, and it’s a love so strong that it’s not even necessary to acknowledge it: Kaname will allow everything to Sora, not since Sora is his captain, but since Sora, even if younger, even if inexperienced, his nevertheless the only lord Kaname will worship, the lord of his heart.

I really love the interaction between Sora and Kaname, Sora so unwillingly a teaser, all pout and temptation, and Kaname so unwillingly weak to the other man’s desires. Kaname can’t refuse anything to Sora, and Sora doesn’t even realize it, it’s enough for the younger man to look with eager eyes to Kaname, and Kaname is lost in that love.

Sins of the Father is a story out of time, it’s clear the love of the author for the era she chooses to set the novella, but the two characters seem to live in an “eternal” era, time changes, but love is always the same.

http://samhainpublishing.com/romance/sins-of-the-father

Amazon Kindle: Sins of the Father

Reading List:

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


Cover Art by Anne Cain

Sins of the Father by Anna O’Neill

The storyline has not a normal development and the reader is plunged in the lives of two shinobi in the Japanese warlord era. Sora Sanada is 19 years old and just named captain and Kaname Takeda is appointed his sempai; what apparently seems a dislike due to the fact that the captain is 10 years younger than his man, slowly becomes clear as a different dislike, there is bad blood between the two clans of Sanada and Takeda, but even that it’s not fully explained. What it’s clear is that Sora starts to see Kaname with different eyes, and even if he is the leader and higher in social status, he becomes a little teaser, trying to coax Kaname out of his self imposed isolation.

While continuing in their role of “killer” for the warlord, and never losing their ruthlessness, between Sora and Kaname blossoms a sexual relationship that is erotic but never explicit. The author has the men having sex in romantic places like under a waterfall or a light rain, they explore each other bodies in every possible way, but never once she uses explicit words, for example, bodily fluids become “his sempai’s secrets”.

There is no need to explain Sora and Kaname’s past, better the past of their parents that still conditions the life of their sons; there is no need since this is the story of Sora and Kaname, their love allows them to find the courage to escape their legacy, and it’s a love so strong that it’s not even necessary to acknowledge it: Kaname will allow everything to Sora, not since Sora is his captain, but since Sora, even if younger, even if inexperienced, his nevertheless the only lord Kaname will worship, the lord of his heart.

I really love the interaction between Sora and Kaname, Sora so unwillingly a teaser, all pout and temptation, and Kaname so unwillingly weak to the other man’s desires. Kaname can’t refuse anything to Sora, and Sora doesn’t even realize it, it’s enough for the younger man to look with eager eyes to Kaname, and Kaname is lost in that love.

Sins of the Father is a story out of time, it’s clear the love of the author for the era she chooses to set the novella, but the two characters seem to live in an “eternal” era, time changes, but love is always the same.

http://samhainpublishing.com/romance/sins-of-the-father

Amazon Kindle: Sins of the Father

Reading List:

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


Cover Art by Anne Cain