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Where Flows the Water
The water flows to Quan, a mage in search of the most important thing a mage can find; his protector and life partner. Quan knows his mate is out there somewhere, even though he's beginning to despair ever finding that elusive person after all of his years of needing. Young tribesman Jael is Quan's other half, but he doesn't know it yet. Where Flows the Water explores the relationship between these two very different men as they meet and begin to build something lasting and necessary, aided by physical closeness that scorches with its intensity. Jael resists Quan for as long as he can, wanting a normal life with a wife and children. He can only fight the winds so long, though, and eventually he comes accept that Quan may just be his life, and his love. When the two finally get it right, they connect, and it's them against the world, which sometimes seems determined to tear them apart. Set in a fantasy world as complex as it is interesting, Where Flows the Water showcases a place where magic is a part of the everyday world in hundreds of small ways, and where love knows few boundaries, if only the stubborn can see
232 pages, Paperback
First published March 15, 2004
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Sean Michael
652 books1,209 followersOften referred to as "Space Cowboy" and "Gangsta of Love" while still striving for the moniker of "Maurice," Sean Michael spends his days surfing, smutting, organizing his immense gourd collection and fantasizing about one day retiring on a small secluded island peopled entirely by horseshoe crabs. While collecting vast amounts of vintage gay pulp novels and mood rings, Sean whiles away the hours between dropping the f-bomb and persuing the kama sutra by channeling the long lost spirit of John Wayne and singing along with the soundtrack to "Chicago."
A long-time writer of complicated haiku, currently Sean is attempting to learn the advanced arts of plate spinning and soap carving sex toys.
Barring any of that? He'll stick with writing his stories, thanks, and rubbing pretty bodies together to see if they spark.
A long-time writer of complicated haiku, currently Sean is attempting to learn the advanced arts of plate spinning and soap carving sex toys.
Barring any of that? He'll stick with writing his stories, thanks, and rubbing pretty bodies together to see if they spark.
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February 17, 2023
Re-read February 2023; proper RTC as I apparently never actually reviewed this one on GR despite reading it many times. Pure Gold, as always. I even noticed some things this time around I hadn’t before, love that. These two are lovely and Jael is just… *chefs kiss* delicious. I love him and the way Quan seduces him heart and soul and, ultimately, body, is so gorgeous ❤️
Once upon a time, approximately 100 years ago, I was minding my own business reading happily away when I suddenly tripped over a Sean Michael book and fell face first down the great MM romance rabbit hole like Alice in Wonderland… I distinctly remember what undoubtedly was Sean Michael’s laughter as I plummeted into a previously unknown land where I was about to get one hell of an education 😂😂
Ffw to 2023… I could have scarpered at any time but I’m still down here wallowing away. 👋🏻 Guess it was destiny or some shit like that 💁🏼♀️. Thanks Sean 😉
In all seriousness Sean Michael’s Windbrothers world/verse remains one of my most favorite, ever, across genres. I own all the books he wrote with characters in this world (that I know of anyway) and I love them to this day. I’ve reread them countless times and while in many ways my tastes have changed, these absolutely stand the test of time and I treasure every beautiful story in this world/verse.
Memorable, romantic, emotional, dead sexy, and laden with lessons about the importance of following your heart and being true to what you believe.
Books in the Windbrothers world:
Windbrothers Book 1: Windbrothers Desert ~ Surial & Kade
Windbrothers Book 2: Guardians of the Wind ~ the rest of Surial & Kade's story
As it Should Be ~ collection of 4 Short Stories, all about different couples… including one poly triad w/ twins 👀
Where Flows the Water~ Quan & Jael, part of the universe but technically not a "Book 1" or "Book 3"
All can be read stand-alone; all are highly recommended though I'd say Guardians of the Wind is probably the weakest of the bunch. ❤️
Once upon a time, approximately 100 years ago, I was minding my own business reading happily away when I suddenly tripped over a Sean Michael book and fell face first down the great MM romance rabbit hole like Alice in Wonderland… I distinctly remember what undoubtedly was Sean Michael’s laughter as I plummeted into a previously unknown land where I was about to get one hell of an education 😂😂
Ffw to 2023… I could have scarpered at any time but I’m still down here wallowing away. 👋🏻 Guess it was destiny or some shit like that 💁🏼♀️. Thanks Sean 😉
In all seriousness Sean Michael’s Windbrothers world/verse remains one of my most favorite, ever, across genres. I own all the books he wrote with characters in this world (that I know of anyway) and I love them to this day. I’ve reread them countless times and while in many ways my tastes have changed, these absolutely stand the test of time and I treasure every beautiful story in this world/verse.
Memorable, romantic, emotional, dead sexy, and laden with lessons about the importance of following your heart and being true to what you believe.
Books in the Windbrothers world:
Windbrothers Book 1: Windbrothers Desert ~ Surial & Kade
Windbrothers Book 2: Guardians of the Wind ~ the rest of Surial & Kade's story
As it Should Be ~ collection of 4 Short Stories, all about different couples… including one poly triad w/ twins 👀
Where Flows the Water~ Quan & Jael, part of the universe but technically not a "Book 1" or "Book 3"
All can be read stand-alone; all are highly recommended though I'd say Guardians of the Wind is probably the weakest of the bunch. ❤️
August 7, 2023
Re-read August 6, 2023
Still one of my favorites from this author. It was good to revisit these heroes.
Still one of my favorites from this author. It was good to revisit these heroes.
June 15, 2008
I really wanted to give this book a shot, since I love gay fiction and would have liked to support a small e-book press like Torquere.
The thing is that I couldn't bring myself continue with this book when there were so many better ones that I could get onto.
There were a lot of editing mistakes that should have been picked up on. The thing that really spoiled this book for me was that one of the leading characters really irritated me. He was so femme and was so damsel in distress that I just found myself cringing at times. The dialogue was also stilted, awkward and annoying.
The thing is that I couldn't bring myself continue with this book when there were so many better ones that I could get onto.
There were a lot of editing mistakes that should have been picked up on. The thing that really spoiled this book for me was that one of the leading characters really irritated me. He was so femme and was so damsel in distress that I just found myself cringing at times. The dialogue was also stilted, awkward and annoying.
February 18, 2011
I enjoyed the first half of the book, which was a complete story in itself, but it carried on after a natural and satisfying ending. The second half was unconnected scenes or maybe vignettes about the couple with some continuity problems (e.g. spring-summer-spring-summer-autumn). It felt like the second half was a random selection of bonus writing composed some time after the main story. Or the second half was the existing ficlets that the first half had been written about. There was that feeling of discontinuity between the two halves as though the world-building had changed/evolved in random directions.
September 12, 2013
Who would have thought OCD could be cute.
Still, Jael is a saint!
Still, Jael is a saint!
June 25, 2020
Came for the story, stayed for the.....errr... performance 📍! 😂😂
November 25, 2012
SlashReaders: While this book had a fair number of good reviews I was not impressed. There were good points in it and I think that it had potential. However, there are a number of issues that the author needs to address first.
There were a number of things that jumped out as inconsistencies, 1) they sleep on furs, however they dried off using old blankets? 2) Quan supposedly comes from a different places and yet he knows all of Jael's peoples customs (the differences in culture and customs was not well explained nor was where Quan actually came from despite the fact that he's traveled across the sea a couple of times? This sets up a fairly wide world that is never broached), 3) Jael is referred to as a Hunter still after he supposedly survives the challenge to become a warrior, 4) The healing of Quan's wound at the beginning. He gets swiped by bear claws, oh but the bond magically heals it? Yet it takes him a whole day, after the fact to notice that it doesn't hurt? Ummm... Yeah right. And you would need to change the bandages on something like that more often. There were a few others but I think that works for now.
The text was repetitive. The words, 'Oh, and My' and a few others were used over and over again. It was very distracting especially when they started having sex.
Quan was an annoying character that came off as being a complete Mary Sue, though Jael's character was one of the saving graces for this text. Jael had a lot more depth, than Quan. One of the other big things that bothered me is Quan is supposed to have traveled all over the place and be quiet a bit older (this is alluded to though exact age is not stated), then Jael who is 18. However, Quan acts like he's much much much younger than Jael. For a man who's had to travel, sail the ocean and take care of himself for years as he searches for his one, Quan doesn't seem to have much skill for taking care of himself or anything else. If he's had to deal with this magic caused pain for years on end... Well yeah.
Hmm, let's see. The other large thing that bothered me was there was no real story line. No direct conflict that was addressed and surmounted in this book. There was a minor one between Jael's uncertainty and claims that he did not feel attracted to me. Which was one of the good things, Jael was conflicted and that made the story line somewhat more interesting. However as soon as they start having sex, that is what the work becomes about. Which sucks. There is quiet a bit of possibility for larger conflicts within the story line but they are completely ignored and skipped over by the other.
Okay, I'm done. I did like the fact that it took Jael a good portion of the book before he gave into Quan. I also liked the scene with him sitting out the mouth of the cave trying to figure out his desire. That added depth to his character that was nice to see. I also thought that his relationship with his brother should've been capitalized on more but Kaen gets one line? But yeah. I'll stop now.
There were a number of things that jumped out as inconsistencies, 1) they sleep on furs, however they dried off using old blankets? 2) Quan supposedly comes from a different places and yet he knows all of Jael's peoples customs (the differences in culture and customs was not well explained nor was where Quan actually came from despite the fact that he's traveled across the sea a couple of times? This sets up a fairly wide world that is never broached), 3) Jael is referred to as a Hunter still after he supposedly survives the challenge to become a warrior, 4) The healing of Quan's wound at the beginning. He gets swiped by bear claws, oh but the bond magically heals it? Yet it takes him a whole day, after the fact to notice that it doesn't hurt? Ummm... Yeah right. And you would need to change the bandages on something like that more often. There were a few others but I think that works for now.
The text was repetitive. The words, 'Oh, and My' and a few others were used over and over again. It was very distracting especially when they started having sex.
Quan was an annoying character that came off as being a complete Mary Sue, though Jael's character was one of the saving graces for this text. Jael had a lot more depth, than Quan. One of the other big things that bothered me is Quan is supposed to have traveled all over the place and be quiet a bit older (this is alluded to though exact age is not stated), then Jael who is 18. However, Quan acts like he's much much much younger than Jael. For a man who's had to travel, sail the ocean and take care of himself for years as he searches for his one, Quan doesn't seem to have much skill for taking care of himself or anything else. If he's had to deal with this magic caused pain for years on end... Well yeah.
Hmm, let's see. The other large thing that bothered me was there was no real story line. No direct conflict that was addressed and surmounted in this book. There was a minor one between Jael's uncertainty and claims that he did not feel attracted to me. Which was one of the good things, Jael was conflicted and that made the story line somewhat more interesting. However as soon as they start having sex, that is what the work becomes about. Which sucks. There is quiet a bit of possibility for larger conflicts within the story line but they are completely ignored and skipped over by the other.
Okay, I'm done. I did like the fact that it took Jael a good portion of the book before he gave into Quan. I also liked the scene with him sitting out the mouth of the cave trying to figure out his desire. That added depth to his character that was nice to see. I also thought that his relationship with his brother should've been capitalized on more but Kaen gets one line? But yeah. I'll stop now.
March 22, 2011
2.5 stars
I recently reread this book, and seriously, I didn't remember so much sex. It seems that every scene starts and ends with sex, and sometimes there is sex in the middle too. They use so many names with each other that none feel really special. I love the last part.
I recently reread this book, and seriously, I didn't remember so much sex. It seems that every scene starts and ends with sex, and sometimes there is sex in the middle too. They use so many names with each other that none feel really special. I love the last part.
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