Mystic Man by E.J. Russell
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Genre: Contemporary
Length: Short story (100 pgs)
Other: M/M
Rating: 3 stars
Reviewed by Fern

When a series of personal crises prompt risk-averse research librarian Aaron Templeton to apply for a job on the other side of the country, nobody is more surprised than he is. He nearly runs home before the final interview except for one little problem: he has no home anymore. He put his condo on the market before he left California and it’s already sold. Only an encounter with free-spirited Connecticut native Cody Brown at the Mystic Seaport Museum staves off Aaron’s incipient panic attack.
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Cody loves nothing better than introducing newcomers to the great features of his beloved home state, and when the newbie in question is a rumpled professorial type with the saddest blue eyes on the planet? Score! The attraction between the two men deepens as they explore Cody’s favorite spots, but when difficulties arise and Aaron’s insecurities threaten to overwhelm him, will Cody’s love be enough to keep him in Mystic?

Aaron was not the impulsive type. A librarian and bookworm through and through, he loved calmness and order. But when he’d had enough of LA and saw his recent ex shopping for wedding rings Aaron made the craziest decision on the spot to move west. No safety net, no family, no friends and no firm job. Cody loves his life, his home and his family, but he has a serious case of itchy feet. He’s not quite sure what he’s looking for – but he simply feels compelled to constantly search for it. Can Aaron and Cody be looking for exactly the same thing?

I found this to be a fun and slower paced style of story. I loved that the author gave plenty of time to introduce both Aaron and Cody’s characters to the reader, but also gave them both some space to get to know each other – rather than just jumping into bed together. I heartily sympathized with Aaron – a generally sedate and sensible man who had the occasional burst of spontaneity – and adored Cody, a free spirit who desperately needed a bit of grounding. I felt right from the start that the two men were perfectly matched and while it took them a little while to really come together it was deeply satisfying for me as a reader when they did connect and the relationship blossomed between them. Readers looking for an explicitly erotic story might not find the heat level they expect here. While there is a consummation scene between Cody and Aaron – and there’s plenty of steamy kisses and sexual chemistry – there isn’t a lot of explicit sex. Personally, this didn’t bother me. I thought the chemistry and attraction between the two men was clear to see and very steamy, but I understand this might not be what all readers expect from an erotic romance story.

I enjoyed the strong cast of secondary characters and found the warmth between Cody and his family endearing and interesting. Personally, I would have preferred there to be a little more plot, rather than just have Aaron adjusting to the inter-state move and Cody find some direction in his life. I’m usually not a fan of extensive conflict or over-the-top drama in my romance stories, but I did feel like the plot lacked a little something in this particular story. The vibrancy of the characters though, and slow burn between Cody and Aaron as they developed their romance really was wonderful to read – I just couldn’t help but feel a little something more would have made this story really sing to me.

With interesting and lovely characters, a slow, sweet love story between Cody and Aaron and plenty of adventures this was a great story that I enjoyed.

War Paint by Sarah Black
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Genre: Contemporary
Length: Short story (88 pages)
Other: M/M
Rating: 3.5 stars
Reviewed by Fern

There’s an art to love.

Mural artist Ben has come from Tel Aviv to Atlanta to work on a commission. A successful artist, he’s still lonely and isolated after his family’s rejection. Ben is charmed and surprised when local soldier Eli mistakes him for homeless, and brings him a cup of coffee and a biscuit. This gesture opens the door. Eli is lost, trying to make sense of a future without the Army after a combat injury ends his career.
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Art gives them a new language and a path forward. But lost men can reach out, desperate to hang on to anyone close. Is what they find together real, and the kind of love that will last?

Eli’s head hasn’t been on straight after returning from duty as a soldier. Really struggling to follow the suggestions of his counselor, Eli notices Ben and mistakes him for a homeless man. Ben is an artist on a work visa from Tel Aviv, is struggling in his own way with all the changes so far from his native home. Eli and Ben slowly get to know each other, can they each be what the other needs?

This is an interesting and sweet story. At first I found it a little difficult to get my head around the style of the story – each chapter is divided into two sections, one showing the story from Ben’s perspective and the other from Eli’s. They’re both told in the third person, but the short chapters and changing between the two characters took a little getting used to. I did end up enjoying it, and indeed seeing things from both men’s perspectives helped me feel attached to each character in his own right, but it was certainly a different style of writing and I could understand if it wasn’t every readers’ cup of tea.

I have to admit to being a little surprised that most of the sex scenes had the bedroom door effectively closed. While I admit that Ben and Eli jumped into bed together fairly early on in their friendship, for an erotic romance I rather expected at least some level of detail to be made explicit in the sensual scenes. I admit that I appreciated a little more “getting-to-know-you” time in the story, but readers expecting and wanting lots of hot, steamy sex might be as surprised as I was when the story cuts to the next scene before the first “main event”, so to speak. But I also have to admit that having the sex be not quite as descriptive as I’m used to made the story feel slightly less passionate. I loved the connection and chemistry between Eli and Ben, and I absolutely felt that they become deeply in love and devoted to each other, but when I am reading an erotic romance I do feel there needs to be a certain level of explicitness.

I loved how complicated both Ben and Eli’s characters were. The author did an amazing job to my mind in revealing all the layers each man had and showing me as a reader just how good they were for each other. This came across to me as a deeply emotional read and I was thoroughly hooked and invested in both men, not just their romance together but also each as individual men, healing from their wounds and finding the next path they each wanted to take.

Readers looking for an emotional, strongly character-centric story should find this as breathtaking as I did. While the sex wasn’t as detailed as I would have liked, the connection and chemistry between Eli and Ben was undeniable and the strong plot and detailed characters made up for a lot of this.