Man in the Mirror

Title: Man in the Mirror
Author: Alex Standish
Publisher: Torquere Books
Publisher URL: http://www.torquerebooks.com/
ISBN: 978-1-60370-912-5
Genre: {M/M}, Western, Time -Travel
Rating: 5 Nymphs
Literary Nymphs Reviewer: Critter Nymph

Shane is a recent transplant to Glendale, Arizona. While walking around town, he comes across an antique store where he ends up buying a mirror believed to be enchanted by a long ago witch. Later that evening, when the moon is full, something strange happens and Shane’s life will never be the same again.

Navezgane is an Apache warrior looking for the white men who destroyed his village. When he comes across a group of outlaws, he is surprised by the strange white man they have tied up.

If you like M/M stories with a time travel theme, then you are going to love this one. It is probably one of the best I have read in some time. The characters, Shane and Navezgane, are just plain fun. Although they seemly have nothing in common, the author brings them together in such a way that they can’t help but fall in love. Shane’s easy acceptance of traveling to the past was a plus, as there was none of the whining and complaining that can occur in stories like this. The snappy dialog and one-liners will keep the reader entertained. While the passion between these two is intense, it is the constant trouble Shane and Navezgane seem to find themselves in that will keep the readers turning the pages.

Although I have only read a few stories by Alex Standish, Man in the Mirror is, by far, my favorite and one I will be reading again and again.