Sam, the Man

by Jude Mason

When Gregg Jackson’s wife passes away after a prolonged illness, can the care giving, flamboyantly gay, Sam Nicholson, convince him that being a bad boy is a good thing?

Sammy Nicholson might be helping a terminally ill young woman at the local hospice where he volunteers, but it’s her gorgeous hunk of a husband he’s falling for. Flaming gay and caring to the core, Sammy wants to give much more than just consolation to the grieving Greg Jackson.

Sparks fly between the two men as the very masculine Greg discovers the comfort of becoming a sexual submissive. But love, which Greg had vowed eternally to his wife, is another thing altogether-and something Sammy wants badly from him.


Reader Advisory: This book was previously released at another publisher. It has been revised and re-edited for release with Total-E-Bound.

Genres: Contemporary

44 pages, ebook

First published August 29, 2011

About the author

Jude’s imagination frequently leads her astray, and she eagerly follows while trying to keep out of trouble, or at least not get caught. For those of you who know her, you’ll know that’s not always easy. A picture, a smell, an unexpected glimpse of flesh, or a load of soil in the back of a pick-up, are all fodder for her writing. Her male characters run the gamut from the dominant male ruling his women with an iron fist, to a simpering purple-clad boy-toy, whose only desire is to please. As diverse and as richly depicted, her women find themselves in a myriad of exotic and erotic situations.

At the present time, Jude is extremely proud to be one of the Total E-Bound authors and has several books them and more are scheduled for the future. She's joined up with eXtasy Books very recently and is looking forward to working with them. You'll find smatterings of Jude Mason's work on a number of websites as well as in anthologies. Google her name and you'll find her. And if you see a short gray hair woman studying you, it just might be her.

Reviews

[Serena Yates · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a story that, I suspect, will polarize people. It has some interesting elements in it which, for me, made a somewhat uneasy mix. Others may really like it, for the balance Jude Mason has achieved is not an easy one to obtain. Only those who have lost a loved one can really understand the emotional turmoil a survivor goes through when he finds a new love ‘too quickly’ after the death of the first one. The thing is, there is no ‘right’ and ‘wrong’ time to fall in love. As difficult as this may be to accept, it is a very simple truth and one that Jude explores in this story.

Sam is the narrator, so we only get to see his point of view. He’s very observant, though, so I don’t think we miss much. His thought process and methods to get Greg to open up again are definitely – unconventional. Some may call him callous, but I think he truly has Greg’s best interests at heart. As the Dom in this newly forming relationship, he takes the lead – but Greg has to follow to make this work. And he does.

If you like stories with a twist, ones that are a little beyond what may be conventionally accepted as ‘appropriate’, you may find this an interesting mix. On the one hand it is about dealing with loss, saying goodbye and new beginnings. On the other hand, the way Greg deals with it (Sam calls it ‘sexual therapy’) makes for very hot reading. If you like contradictory stories and unconventional approaches, you may like this short book.



NOTE: This book was provided by Total-E-Bound for the purpose of a review on Queer Magazine Online.

[Anke · Rating 1 out of 5]

I was doubtful regarding the setup of the story, but decided to give it a try. I'm sorry to say that it didn't work for me :( The poor wife wasn't really in the story, seemed just to be a vehicle for the men to meet and there was no chemistry between Sammy and Greg, at least not for me. Greg jumped from being married happily and then mourning his wife into a D/s relationship with Sammy as if it was totally normal ?!?