The Inside Reader: Johnny Miles

Show me the books he loves and I shall know the man far better than through mortal friends - Silas Weir Mitchell

I read with pleasure Johnny Miles's Casa Rodrigo, one of the recent romance novels proving two points: men can writing romances but above all they read and love romance. I think we will hear Johnny Miles's name in the future in this circle of romance lovers, meanwhile enjoy his Inside Reader list.

Johnny Miles's Inside Reader List

1) J.K. Rowlings "Harry Potter Series." I'm lumping them altogether because they are all connected and there isn't one that stands out more than the other for me. They're all wonderfully escapist and richly textured with characters that rich, flawed, good and evil. Plus I love how the writing style changed from book to book as Harry, Ron and Hermione grew into young adults.

Reading level: Ages 9-12
Paperback
Publisher: Arthur A. Levine Books (July 7, 2009)
ISBN-10: 0545162076
ISBN-13: 978-0545162074
Amazon: Harry Potter Paperback Box Set (Books 1-7)

Now for the first time ever, J.K. Rowling’s seven bestselling Harry Potter books are available in a stunning paperback boxed set! The Harry Potter series has been hailed as “one for the ages” by Stephen King and “a spellbinding saga’ by USA Today. And most recently, The New York Times called Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows the “fastest selling book in history.” This is the ultimate Harry Potter collection for Harry Potter fans of all ages!

2) Armistead Maupin's "Tales of The City." Here again, like the Harry Potter books, I'm lumping them all together though each book stands on it's own. The characters are utterly beautiful in their flawed state of discovery and evolving. They start with Mary Ann Singleton, who, while on vacation in San Francisco, just stays. Here again, I loved the writer's style and the way he brought the characters to life. I read them from start to finish in about a month and I cried like a baby when I read the very last one.

Paperback: 400 pages
Publisher: Harper Perennial (May 29, 2007)
Publisher Link: http://www.harpercollins.com/books/Tales-City-Armistead-Maupin/?isbn=9780061358302
ISBN-10: 0061358304
ISBN-13: 978-0061358302
Amazon: Tales of The City

For more than three decades Armistead Maupin's Tales of the City has blazed its own trail through popular culture—from a groundbreaking newspaper serial to a classic novel, to a television event that entranced millions around the world. The first of six novels about the denizens of the mythic apartment house at 28 Barbary Lane, Tales is both a sparkling comedy of manners and an indelible portrait of an era that changed forever the way we live.

( books from 3 to 10 )

About Johnny Miles: Johnny Miles first burst onto the world of gay erotica in 1985, when he published his first short story for self-abusers. Since then, his work has been in Blueboy, Numbers, Stars, Honcho, First Hand, Skin, Male Insider and, more recently, Handjobs magazines.

After several decades of experimenting with different careers – graphic designer, massage therapist, phone sex operator and human dildo – he spurt back into the world of erotica in 2008. Since then, Johnny has appeared in several porn movies, self-published three gay erotic books, and co-founded amateur, gay porn company, Horndawg Productions, Inc.

His latest release, Casa Rodrigo is available as en e-book from Loose Id Publications.

Johnny is currently working on a gay, romantic fantasy temporarily entitled “King Noble’s Request”. He’s also putting together a third collection of gay erotic stories, as well as writing three blogs, filming, editing and anything else that will make a fast buck or get him into trouble.

Johnny lives in Fort Lauderdale with his partner (and silent sufferer) of nearly 14 years, along with 3 lunatic Pugs and a prissy, Prima Donna cat.

Casa Rodrigo by Johnny Miles
Publisher: Loose Id LLC (May 11, 2010)
Publisher Link: http://www.loose-id.com/Casa-Rodrigo.aspx
ISBN-13: 978-1-60737-582-1
Amazon: Casa Rodrigo

On a lush, tropical island inhabited by rogues, thieves and villains, where men take the law into their own hands, a father and son are thrust into tumultuous events that will change their lives forever.
Bernardo de Rodrigo is proud of his son. Alonso is handsome and winning, and everyone he meets is instantly drawn to the tall, warm Spaniard. But how could either of them have known that a forbidden love is about to claim Alonso’s heart?

Arbol, the charismatic male slave who was saved from the clutches of Raul Ignacio Martín, feels an instant connection with Alonso, the moment he looks into Arbol’s eyes, the moment they touch.

Bernardo has other things to worry about, however. He’s trying to exorcise himself of an intensely gratifying yet shame-filled sexual affair with Raul, who secretly adores Bernardo but doesn’t know how to show it.

When Raul blackmails Bernardo, their dark and sordid relationship not only threatens the bond between father and son, it places Arbol’s life in danger. Now Bernardo must make a difficult choice that could further alienate his son while Alonso must find a way to keep the man he loves.

Just Desserts by Scarlet Blackwell

All the calories that Luc Tessier, French chef and man-eater, doesn’t put in his courses since he is a vegetarian cook, he for sure consumes during sex, most of the time seasoned with whipped cream and sweet fruits.

Luc has an ego that is probably bigger than France, and it says a lot. He is tired of a English food critic, Daniel Sheridan, who always destroys his cooking tv show and so he decides to invite the man to dine in his Parisian restaurant. Even if Luc is gay and proud, better he doesn’t give a damn of what the people think, he is planning to seduce Daniel only with his cuisine, since he doesn’t know that Daniel is a model beautiful man.

When he sees the pretty Englishman, Luc’s plans immediately change, and a post-dinner visit to the kitchen when everyone is gone away is mandatory: after all there is a comfortable flat surface there. If after a very quick and very dirty (in every meaning of the word, remember the whipped cream of above) encounter Daniel would have not dismissed it as nothing more than a one night stand, maybe Luc would have not fixated on the man. In any case now, Luc’s mission is changed: he doesn’t want to conquer the food critic, he wants the man.

Both men are not exactly fair players. Daniel has a crush on the handsome chef, and like the fox and the grapes, since he thought he couldn’t have him, then he dismissed not only the man but also his work. On the other hand, Luc seems more interested in satisfy his sexual desires than actually doing a good job. He is not a bad man but he has for sure an egoistical core; not only in his relationship with various men, but also in his day-to-day life: when asked to cook for an humanitarian foundation in a cooking competition, he at first has no intention to accept until he doesn’t find out that Daniel is in the jury, and that is the only reason why he accept.

This is only a novella, and basically the characters meet at the beginning and at the end, with the middle full of funny, and sometime outrageous trick with which Luc is trying to conquer Daniel. Just Desserts is a funny romp, for sure not serious, not at all if you consider both characters: to me they seem more children at play than professional adult.

http://samhainpublishing.com/romance/just-desserts

Amazon Kindle: Just Desserts

Reading List:

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


Cover art by Kanaxa

Just Desserts by Scarlet Blackwell

All the calories that Luc Tessier, French chef and man-eater, doesn’t put in his courses since he is a vegetarian cook, he for sure consumes during sex, most of the time seasoned with whipped cream and sweet fruits.

Luc has an ego that is probably bigger than France, and it says a lot. He is tired of a English food critic, Daniel Sheridan, who always destroys his cooking tv show and so he decides to invite the man to dine in his Parisian restaurant. Even if Luc is gay and proud, better he doesn’t give a damn of what the people think, he is planning to seduce Daniel only with his cuisine, since he doesn’t know that Daniel is a model beautiful man.

When he sees the pretty Englishman, Luc’s plans immediately change, and a post-dinner visit to the kitchen when everyone is gone away is mandatory: after all there is a comfortable flat surface there. If after a very quick and very dirty (in every meaning of the word, remember the whipped cream of above) encounter Daniel would have not dismissed it as nothing more than a one night stand, maybe Luc would have not fixated on the man. In any case now, Luc’s mission is changed: he doesn’t want to conquer the food critic, he wants the man.

Both men are not exactly fair players. Daniel has a crush on the handsome chef, and like the fox and the grapes, since he thought he couldn’t have him, then he dismissed not only the man but also his work. On the other hand, Luc seems more interested in satisfy his sexual desires than actually doing a good job. He is not a bad man but he has for sure an egoistical core; not only in his relationship with various men, but also in his day-to-day life: when asked to cook for an humanitarian foundation in a cooking competition, he at first has no intention to accept until he doesn’t find out that Daniel is in the jury, and that is the only reason why he accept.

This is only a novella, and basically the characters meet at the beginning and at the end, with the middle full of funny, and sometime outrageous trick with which Luc is trying to conquer Daniel. Just Desserts is a funny romp, for sure not serious, not at all if you consider both characters: to me they seem more children at play than professional adult.

http://samhainpublishing.com/romance/just-desserts

Amazon Kindle: Just Desserts

Reading List:

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


Cover art by Kanaxa