Metropolitan Passions by Leigh Ellwood, Jade Falconer, Jamie Hill

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Why, Why, Zed? by Leigh Ellwood

In a futuristic Toronto Zed and Nick are lovers. Zed is an IT genius and Nick a kept man; when they met, Nick was a struggling artist and since Zed was a wealthy man, he convinced Nick to stay at home and take care of him. But one year later, the initially sex frenzy is cooled and Zed is spending and lot of time at work, and even when he has free time, he prefers to spend it alone and not with Nick.

Nick is unable to make clear his uneasiness, and prefers to find comfort with friends and hobbies. But this is leading him astray and the future is not bright. An unexpected call awakes Zed from his torpor. He realizes how much he loves Nick and that he needs to do everything to make him happy and with him. A leisurely afternoon spent together will teach both to Zed than Nick that being happy is easier than expected.

A very short tale, less than 35 pages, but with a good plot and well developed characters. Plus there is a twist in the plot that makes the book even more original.

Very good and fast reading.

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Making Magic by Jade Falconer

Tommy is a brat. You can't describe him with any other words. He is 18 years old and a freshman in college and he likes a lot to flirt with every male that caught his eyes. Straight, gay, they are all the same for him, the important thing is that they should be handsome and maybe a bit rough: Tommy likes to be ordered around.

When one of his friends dares him to seduce their professor, Tommy accepts, and then he finds the professor pretty hot, so he doesn't see any harm in doing so. Elliot teachs witchcraft and he really believe in magic, so when Tommy proposes him to help with some experiment, Elliot is very glad to find a so cute pupil. And when the sparks fly between them, Elliot is even more happy to initiate Tommy in the sex magic.

The story is funny and nice. Tommy is a very cute character, so young and bratty. He is careless and "friendly", truth be told also a bit slutty, and he is not afraid to claim it and to gain all the pleasure he can in doing so. But he is not a bad guy and this is a good thing since Elliot, even if should be the strong character in the couple, for me is the more likeable to be wound since he has an open heart and he is too ready to trust people.

Making Magic is not very long, less than 60 pages, but it is fast and smooth, it flows easily. Sure, you don't have to give it too much "importance", it's a light tale and it serves its purpose.

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Comments

[leeteng.livejournal.com]

Thanks Elisa for letting us know about this one. It is very good indeed. Love the twist!

[elisa-rolle.livejournal.com]

Yes, it's short but very interesting. And well written. Elisa

[jade1x2.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much, Elisa! Glad you enjoyed.

On another note, I just wanted to tell you how much I enjoy your movie posts. I have watched many good movies because of you! =)

[elisa-rolle.livejournal.com]

Oh thank you, Jade :-) I was really thinking if it was the case to continue to post about movie, since I didn't receive many comments on them, but I like them. Now I have also this project, Adopt a Movie, with Jesse Archer, so I will post some behind the scene of his coming soon movie. It's an idea I proposed to him, and I think it will be fun. Elisa