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Razor's Cut
Playing a show on Valentine’s Day, Razor isn’t looking for anything more than a one night stand when he cruises the crowd during the show. When he hits the alleyway to meet up with a promising pretty boy, what finds him instead leaves Razor badly wanting an encore. Too bad he has no idea who the man was.
33 pages, Kindle Edition
First published February 15, 2012
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Xara X. Xanakas
22 books118 followersXara X. Xanakas decided years ago to embrace her weirdness. A friend first described her that way to the man who’s been her husband for over twenty years. That formula fits her, and she figures if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. Being Texan, her crush on cowboys comes natural, but the techie in her loves to show nerds a good time. She relishes all things different, and brings saucy style to her writing. Whether wrangling a wayward ranch hand or adding another critter to her were-menagerie, Xara strives to make the outlandish appealing. She’ll make you quirk a brow and snort with laughter, and that’s all right by her. Xara believes that unique is best and happily ever after is the icing on the cookies.
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She writes M/M Romances. You can probably tell by her initials (~xxx~) that her stories trend toward the very graphic, NSFW, not for minors category.
If that's not your thing, you are excused. Otherwise, howdy! Come on in, put your feet up, and hang out for a while. There's some excerpts of works in progress, and a few finished short stories under "My Writing".
Give her a shout out at her website, or
She writes M/M Romances. You can probably tell by her initials (~xxx~) that her stories trend toward the very graphic, NSFW, not for minors category.
If that's not your thing, you are excused. Otherwise, howdy! Come on in, put your feet up, and hang out for a while. There's some excerpts of works in progress, and a few finished short stories under "My Writing".
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July 29, 2016
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I so wanted to love this short story. It is rockers, and that’s a favorite genre of mine. The problem, however, is that I hated the main character. Razor is a selfish guitarist in the band the Evil Psycho Gods. They are playing a gig at the Loaded Snail (yes, love the names), and he is onstage scouting his one-off for the night. He is on the lookout for a yuppie type that he can use and discard, and sees him from the stage. He makes a blatant play for the man using his guitar (a very cool moment), but when break comes, polo shirt man is gone.
Going into the alley for a cigarette, Razor is blindfolded, handcuffed and brought off. By the time he is found by a band member, junk still hanging out, still handcuffed, still blindfolded, his man is long gone.
While normally I really like this kind of story, a reunion type, Razor is just too nasty for me. Not even just the pissing and jerking off into the sink while everyone is still around, but how he treated his so-called love before he left home. It’s one thing to leave someone. It’s another to make sure they know what garbage you think they are first, whether you do it purposefully or inadvertently. Razor just wasn’t at all redeemable for me, and I couldn’t figure out why anyone would want him.
I loved the scene, the descriptions and the writing. I just hated the characters (even our mystery man, I felt he was degrading himself by being with Razor).
I so wanted to love this short story. It is rockers, and that’s a favorite genre of mine. The problem, however, is that I hated the main character. Razor is a selfish guitarist in the band the Evil Psycho Gods. They are playing a gig at the Loaded Snail (yes, love the names), and he is onstage scouting his one-off for the night. He is on the lookout for a yuppie type that he can use and discard, and sees him from the stage. He makes a blatant play for the man using his guitar (a very cool moment), but when break comes, polo shirt man is gone.
Going into the alley for a cigarette, Razor is blindfolded, handcuffed and brought off. By the time he is found by a band member, junk still hanging out, still handcuffed, still blindfolded, his man is long gone.
While normally I really like this kind of story, a reunion type, Razor is just too nasty for me. Not even just the pissing and jerking off into the sink while everyone is still around, but how he treated his so-called love before he left home. It’s one thing to leave someone. It’s another to make sure they know what garbage you think they are first, whether you do it purposefully or inadvertently. Razor just wasn’t at all redeemable for me, and I couldn’t figure out why anyone would want him.
I loved the scene, the descriptions and the writing. I just hated the characters (even our mystery man, I felt he was degrading himself by being with Razor).
March 10, 2013
Sexy little short about a bad boy rocker. Loved it!
March 30, 2012
Review posted at Brief Encounters Reviews.
With an in-your-face persona, an almost outrageous larger-than-life caricature of the bad boy rocker, Razor is a man who certainly plays to the crowds. Not only the crowds he makes swoon from his x-rated gyrations on stage, but also everyone around him. Once the young fool Reynardo, Razor is older now and uses his assets to work the stage and his relationships, but he's still a fool.
His sexy bad boy attitude has garnered one thing he enjoys immensely, however -- his reputation. Each night, as he croons with his voice to the crowd, he also chooses which lucky man will warm his bed that night (or more likely, alley). After ending a show where his new conquest mysteriously disappeared, Razor is caught from behind in the alley by a strange and mysterious man, blindfolded, and well… teased.
So, has Razor finally taken the sex games with his fans too far? Or does it have something to do with that past man, Reynardo, that he used to be… ?
I love stories about rockers, and while they do often center around a bad boy character like Razor, they don't always. Yet there is something about a man who makes music that goes hand in hand with a man who has so much swagger and sexual magnetism (though I will say that a few of his "moves" are a bit on the gross side!). Much of it is still an act. I liked that when the mystery man came into the picture, and Razor had to show a bit of vulnerability with not being in control of the situation as he normally is, that it broke down those walls a bit.
The nature of the plot means that we don't know the identity of Razor's back alley fumbler (oh, puns, fun!). No matter his real identity he becomes a mirror or soundboard for Razor's character and for the reader as well. Therefore, we still know very little about the man, but the story's focus then becomes the ultimate personal journey for Razor. Razor,who once shed loves left and right, is now begging for the chance to see the same man again. Perhaps that focus is what leads to the story ending in a more open-ended way that a typical HEA/HFN. While I enjoyed that to an extent, I still would have preferred to get to know the newly-revealed mystery man and their history
Recommended!
Note: While there are a few acts of mild Kink, there is no BDSM in this story.
With an in-your-face persona, an almost outrageous larger-than-life caricature of the bad boy rocker, Razor is a man who certainly plays to the crowds. Not only the crowds he makes swoon from his x-rated gyrations on stage, but also everyone around him. Once the young fool Reynardo, Razor is older now and uses his assets to work the stage and his relationships, but he's still a fool.
His sexy bad boy attitude has garnered one thing he enjoys immensely, however -- his reputation. Each night, as he croons with his voice to the crowd, he also chooses which lucky man will warm his bed that night (or more likely, alley). After ending a show where his new conquest mysteriously disappeared, Razor is caught from behind in the alley by a strange and mysterious man, blindfolded, and well… teased.
So, has Razor finally taken the sex games with his fans too far? Or does it have something to do with that past man, Reynardo, that he used to be… ?
I love stories about rockers, and while they do often center around a bad boy character like Razor, they don't always. Yet there is something about a man who makes music that goes hand in hand with a man who has so much swagger and sexual magnetism (though I will say that a few of his "moves" are a bit on the gross side!). Much of it is still an act. I liked that when the mystery man came into the picture, and Razor had to show a bit of vulnerability with not being in control of the situation as he normally is, that it broke down those walls a bit.
The nature of the plot means that we don't know the identity of Razor's back alley fumbler (oh, puns, fun!). No matter his real identity he becomes a mirror or soundboard for Razor's character and for the reader as well. Therefore, we still know very little about the man, but the story's focus then becomes the ultimate personal journey for Razor. Razor,who once shed loves left and right, is now begging for the chance to see the same man again. Perhaps that focus is what leads to the story ending in a more open-ended way that a typical HEA/HFN. While I enjoyed that to an extent, I still would have preferred to get to know the newly-revealed mystery man and their history
Recommended!
Note: While there are a few acts of mild Kink, there is no BDSM in this story.
April 12, 2014
I picked this book up during LT3's Birthday Bash giveaways. ( thank you authors and LT3!)
I am sure I would have liked it much better had it been a bit longer, as it was I got very little of Razor ( and the little I got of him was not flattering or in anyway endearing ) and I got nothing about Marcos except, well his weird way of approaching Razor.
It ends on a possible HFN but honestly I don't understand either of these guys...oh I wish it had been longer.
So..well..yeah, not quite what I hoped for.
I am sure I would have liked it much better had it been a bit longer, as it was I got very little of Razor ( and the little I got of him was not flattering or in anyway endearing ) and I got nothing about Marcos except, well his weird way of approaching Razor.
It ends on a possible HFN but honestly I don't understand either of these guys...oh I wish it had been longer.
So..well..yeah, not quite what I hoped for.
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July 5, 2021#Bad boy rockstar.
# Dubious consent.
# Mild kink.
Nothing here that really floats my boat. Rockers are generally my least favourite MCs. And unfortunately I couldn't make an exception for Razor. He's a totally obnoxious individual, with foul habits. I'm sure pissing in the sink and wanking in front of his band members is supposed to make him edgy. Just made him selfish and gross to me. I honestly can't imagine what his mystery man saw in him (especially once you know who he is).
I don't even know if this book is still available anymore. There has been nothing new from the author since 2013 and the publisher no longer exists.
I'm clearing out my Kindle Keyboard. I rolled the dice and this is the book the dice decreed.
# Dubious consent.
# Mild kink.
Nothing here that really floats my boat. Rockers are generally my least favourite MCs. And unfortunately I couldn't make an exception for Razor. He's a totally obnoxious individual, with foul habits. I'm sure pissing in the sink and wanking in front of his band members is supposed to make him edgy. Just made him selfish and gross to me. I honestly can't imagine what his mystery man saw in him (especially once you know who he is).
I don't even know if this book is still available anymore. There has been nothing new from the author since 2013 and the publisher no longer exists.
I'm clearing out my Kindle Keyboard. I rolled the dice and this is the book the dice decreed.
May 29, 2014
Not bad. Rocker Razor is on the prowl for his conquest of the night and when he goes to the alley for a smoke after his show is blindfolded and fondled by someone he can't see but desperately wants more of. The mystery man is from Razor's past, someone who Razor treated badly, but everyone deserves a second chance and mystery man seems ready to give it to him. The smexy times were pretty hot and I enjoyed seeing Razor's emotional change through the story.
April 9, 2014
Sadly I couldn't bring myself to like Razor, he started out sort of "eh" but the more I read the more he moved to "Just. No." territory. He's selfish and rather disgusting, his one redeeming feature seems to be his music - which just wasn't enough for me.
July 10, 2012
Hawt short story about a guitarist who may get exactly what he's been looking for.
February 27, 2012
I don't know if it was the length or what, but I couldn't get into the story.
February 22, 2012
A real edgy story. A good read.
June 14, 2012
Well, I guess I can see the appeal for Razor, but I have to wonder about Marcos and why he wants to go to this trouble to get Razor. Okay short.
April 5, 2013
A good short about Razor, the bad boy rock star getting caught by a mystery man from behind.
April 14, 2014
I want to know more about Marcos! :)
August 4, 2014
eh. nothing to write home about. but not completely without merit.
let's just leave it at that.
let's just leave it at that.
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