Book Title: Black Point
Author: A.J. Llewellyn and D.J. Manly
Publisher: eXtasy Books
Publisher URL: http://www.extasybooks.com/
ISBN: 978-1-55487-124-7
Genre: Male/Male, Gay Romance, Contemporary
Nymph Rating: 4 Nymphs
Literary Nymphs reviewer: Chocolate Minx
Thomas Carter is talking on the phone to his publisher Sandra; he is tired of hiding his true identity. Thomas is a top selling male/male romance author published under the name of Rose Carter and Sandra wants to continue to hide the truth from the public, fearing loss of revenue. Thomas has another very strong reason why he wants to reveal his identity, Matt Malone. Matt is a fellow author with the same publisher; they met in the chat room and continued to chat via e-mails. Matt admires Rose but is confused as to why he is so attracted to a female; Matt is openly gay and writing in the genre he knows best. Thomas is having sexual fantasies about Matt, and is desperate to tell Matt he too is a gay male. When Thomas gets an offer to have his latest book made into a movie, Sandra plans a coming out party at the writer’s convention to be held in Honolulu. Matt is excited to meet Rose, but Thomas is afraid Matt will hold his deception against him. When they finally meet, sparks fly and not in a good way.
Black Point is a wonderful story of living a lie and how sometimes those lies can come back to bite you at the worst possible time. Thomas has hit a writer’s block that has more to do with his being depressed over hiding his true identity from a man with whom he feels a real connection. By reading Matt’s books and through internet communications, Thomas has gained insight into the real man of Matt and desires to further that soul connection in an up close and personal way. Matt is already in love with the person he knows as Rose but in his heart, the image of Rose is always male. Matt is happy that Rose is indeed a male named Thomas, but hurt that Thomas deceived him all this time. The incomparable talents of A.J. Llewellyn and D.J. Manly have united to produce this fantastic insight into their world of public image versus true identity. The publisher manipulates the authors into her out-of-date opinion of what the public wants, rather than comprehend that it is the author’s ability to write that sells. Black Point is actually a story within a story with sensual short excerpts from Matt’s books. This is a very creative and attention-grabbing plot with well developed characters except for this one key interloper who is an intriguing mystery that leaves the story’s door open, giving me the impression that there will be more of this happy for now cliffhanger coming in the future.
Author: A.J. Llewellyn and D.J. Manly
Publisher: eXtasy Books
Publisher URL: http://www.extasybooks.com/
ISBN: 978-1-55487-124-7
Genre: Male/Male, Gay Romance, Contemporary
Nymph Rating: 4 Nymphs
Literary Nymphs reviewer: Chocolate Minx
Thomas Carter is talking on the phone to his publisher Sandra; he is tired of hiding his true identity. Thomas is a top selling male/male romance author published under the name of Rose Carter and Sandra wants to continue to hide the truth from the public, fearing loss of revenue. Thomas has another very strong reason why he wants to reveal his identity, Matt Malone. Matt is a fellow author with the same publisher; they met in the chat room and continued to chat via e-mails. Matt admires Rose but is confused as to why he is so attracted to a female; Matt is openly gay and writing in the genre he knows best. Thomas is having sexual fantasies about Matt, and is desperate to tell Matt he too is a gay male. When Thomas gets an offer to have his latest book made into a movie, Sandra plans a coming out party at the writer’s convention to be held in Honolulu. Matt is excited to meet Rose, but Thomas is afraid Matt will hold his deception against him. When they finally meet, sparks fly and not in a good way.
Black Point is a wonderful story of living a lie and how sometimes those lies can come back to bite you at the worst possible time. Thomas has hit a writer’s block that has more to do with his being depressed over hiding his true identity from a man with whom he feels a real connection. By reading Matt’s books and through internet communications, Thomas has gained insight into the real man of Matt and desires to further that soul connection in an up close and personal way. Matt is already in love with the person he knows as Rose but in his heart, the image of Rose is always male. Matt is happy that Rose is indeed a male named Thomas, but hurt that Thomas deceived him all this time. The incomparable talents of A.J. Llewellyn and D.J. Manly have united to produce this fantastic insight into their world of public image versus true identity. The publisher manipulates the authors into her out-of-date opinion of what the public wants, rather than comprehend that it is the author’s ability to write that sells. Black Point is actually a story within a story with sensual short excerpts from Matt’s books. This is a very creative and attention-grabbing plot with well developed characters except for this one key interloper who is an intriguing mystery that leaves the story’s door open, giving me the impression that there will be more of this happy for now cliffhanger coming in the future.
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