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Fae-born Kyle has been alone for decades; everyone he once knew is gone. The need to be around others, even humans, has grown so great he can no longer remain alone. Then he enters a bar and he someone who seems to know what he is, a man named Anluan.
But Anluan is more than a man and on the cusp of New Year's they discover they don't have to be alone anymore as the magic of faerie weaves a spell around them to bring them a very Happy New Year indeed.
But Anluan is more than a man and on the cusp of New Year's they discover they don't have to be alone anymore as the magic of faerie weaves a spell around them to bring them a very Happy New Year indeed.
- GenresM M Romance
18 pages, ebook
First published January 22, 2013
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Michael Barnette
61 books68 followersMultipublished author of erotic romances, mostly in ebook format, many of which are gay (m/m, yaoi) erotic romances though he also writes m/f and menage as Jaymie Michaels. He writes in multiple genres--scifi, fantasy, mystery, paranormal and horror--and often blends them into new and interesting forms.
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November 17, 2016
In a variation on the many legends about the fae that exist, this story focuses on two who were left behind when their fellow fae decided to depart Earth. For slightly different reasons, each of these fae was considered "unacceptable" to the rest of their kind, and have since wandered Earth alone. Finding unexpected companionship and a new beginning is the theme of this short story, and it left me feeling very happy and smiling.
Kyle has been searching everywhere. He is a sea creature, a seahorse, and some of his magical feats were quite fun. He is desperately alone, and the scene at the beach which opens the book makes that perfectly clear. Entering the "tavern" is not something he really wants to do, but he figures human companionship is better than nothing.
Anluan, the bartender, looks human at first glance, but he discovers Kyles's secret too easily, and is not shocked enough, for Kyle to believe he actually is human. I loved how he gives discreet advice to Kyle, mainly to do with the age of the silver coins the other fae uses to pay for his beer, and the way he dresses. Small signs like that quite easily date Kyle.
When Anluan offers to take Kyle home with him after the bar closes early, and the two fae come together in an explosive moment of passion, things heat up very quickly. If you like stories about paranormal beings trying to make their way in a human world, if you enjoy tales about lonely men finally finding someone to share their life with, and if you prefer your stories with some hot action, you will probably like this short book.
NOTE: This book was provided by Torquere Press for the purpose of a review on Rainbow Book Reviews.
Merged review:
In a variation on the many legends about the fae that exist, this story focuses on two who were left behind when their fellow fae decided to depart Earth. For slightly different reasons, each of them was considered "unacceptable" to the rest of their kind, and they have since wandered Earth alone. Finding unexpected companionship and a new beginning is the theme of this short story, and it left me feeling very happy and smiling.
Kyle has been searching for company everywhere. He is a sea creature, a seahorse, and some of his magical feats are quite fun. He is desperately alone, and the scene at the beach which opens the book makes that perfectly clear. Entering the "tavern" is not something he really wants to do, but he figures human companionship is better than nothing.
Anluan, the bartender, looks human at first glance, but he discovers Kyles's secret too easily and is not shocked enough for Kyle to believe he actually is human. I loved how he gives discreet advice to Kyle, mainly to do with the age of the silver coins Kyle uses to pay for his beer, and the way he dresses. Small signs like that quite easily date Kyle.
When Anluan offers to take Kyle home with him after the bar closes early, and the two fae come together in an explosive moment of passion, things heat up very quickly. I enjoyed the end to their loneliness as much as the heat they created between them.
If you like stories about paranormal beings trying to make their way in a human world, if you enjoy tales about lonely men finally finding someone to share their life with, and if you prefer your stories with some hot action, you will probably like this short story.
NOTE: This book was provided by the publisher for the purpose of a review on Rainbow Book Reviews.
Kyle has been searching everywhere. He is a sea creature, a seahorse, and some of his magical feats were quite fun. He is desperately alone, and the scene at the beach which opens the book makes that perfectly clear. Entering the "tavern" is not something he really wants to do, but he figures human companionship is better than nothing.
Anluan, the bartender, looks human at first glance, but he discovers Kyles's secret too easily, and is not shocked enough, for Kyle to believe he actually is human. I loved how he gives discreet advice to Kyle, mainly to do with the age of the silver coins the other fae uses to pay for his beer, and the way he dresses. Small signs like that quite easily date Kyle.
When Anluan offers to take Kyle home with him after the bar closes early, and the two fae come together in an explosive moment of passion, things heat up very quickly. If you like stories about paranormal beings trying to make their way in a human world, if you enjoy tales about lonely men finally finding someone to share their life with, and if you prefer your stories with some hot action, you will probably like this short book.
NOTE: This book was provided by Torquere Press for the purpose of a review on Rainbow Book Reviews.
Merged review:
In a variation on the many legends about the fae that exist, this story focuses on two who were left behind when their fellow fae decided to depart Earth. For slightly different reasons, each of them was considered "unacceptable" to the rest of their kind, and they have since wandered Earth alone. Finding unexpected companionship and a new beginning is the theme of this short story, and it left me feeling very happy and smiling.
Kyle has been searching for company everywhere. He is a sea creature, a seahorse, and some of his magical feats are quite fun. He is desperately alone, and the scene at the beach which opens the book makes that perfectly clear. Entering the "tavern" is not something he really wants to do, but he figures human companionship is better than nothing.
Anluan, the bartender, looks human at first glance, but he discovers Kyles's secret too easily and is not shocked enough for Kyle to believe he actually is human. I loved how he gives discreet advice to Kyle, mainly to do with the age of the silver coins Kyle uses to pay for his beer, and the way he dresses. Small signs like that quite easily date Kyle.
When Anluan offers to take Kyle home with him after the bar closes early, and the two fae come together in an explosive moment of passion, things heat up very quickly. I enjoyed the end to their loneliness as much as the heat they created between them.
If you like stories about paranormal beings trying to make their way in a human world, if you enjoy tales about lonely men finally finding someone to share their life with, and if you prefer your stories with some hot action, you will probably like this short story.
NOTE: This book was provided by the publisher for the purpose of a review on Rainbow Book Reviews.
February 8, 2013
Kyle: He’s so lonely that he’s willing to walk into a bar during New Year’s celebrations just to have someone to talk with. He’s seemingly immortal, and the weight of having no one, especially considering all the people he has lost over the millennia, has to hurt terribly.
Anluan: He knows enough to share the burden that Kyle carries and, in his own way, is able to ease that burden.
Please see Mr. P's complete review on February 21, 2013 at http://mrsconditreadsbooks.com/index....
Anluan: He knows enough to share the burden that Kyle carries and, in his own way, is able to ease that burden.
Please see Mr. P's complete review on February 21, 2013 at http://mrsconditreadsbooks.com/index....
January 23, 2013
The fae are dying out due to human overcrowding and environmental damage. Or have left for the fae lands. A little odd to be reading this with it's different set of assumptions about the fae on earth. When relatively recently I have read Cold Days, various Seanan McGuire etc.
February 5, 2013
a very sweet, short story of the Fae & other water creatures, and the surprises that awaits one when least expected, and in a place least expected
January 29, 2013
I'm never been big on the fantasy genre, but I did enjoy this short story.
February 18, 2013
This review can be found at Brief Encounters Reviews.
This was a sweet gentle story, but I’m afraid I got a bit lost in the mythology. It starts with Kyle standing on the shore as a big storm is approaching, depressed at the thought that he truly is the last of his kind. He’s been searching for decades. He is mystified by many of the modern things around him, but goes to a local bar, where bartender Anluan immediately recognizes him as fae and says as much. Once the bar closes, they tell each other more about themselves, and then head back to Anluan’s apartment.
I’m not much of an aficionado of the fae mythology. I understood vaguely what Kyle was, I do know some of the basic creatures of the mythology, merpeople, selkies, etc. but I tend to get lost in the Unseelie, Seelie, etc. politics/mythology. So when the two men were explaining their complicated heritage (neither being purebred and thus stuck in the human realm), I wasn’t quite sure of the significance of it all. However those who adore that mythology will probably find it perfectly clear and make total sense. Perhaps an area upon which I need to educate myself.
Once back at the apartment, they realize they are mates and proceed to have sex, which made me snicker a bit. It was, I think, a rather typical gay relationship problem perhaps, two strangers meet, one says he wants to top, the other says I thought I’d top, but I’ve never, neither have I. Ooops. Compromise time. :-) But they worked it out of course, it’s a romance.
While this is a New Year’s story and takes place New Year’s Eve, that really doesn’t play into the plot so you could read it anytime and not feel it’s out of time. I liked both characters and I thought Kyle and his feelings of being all alone in the world and the last of his kind were well-drawn. You wanted to give him a hug. I would have loved to see him exploring the new world more. His first interactions with a flush toilet or a TV or microwave would have been fun. That tends to be one of my things, I love the details of a character out of their time, but it is a short and ends on a suitable romantic HEA, of two lonely men who found each other.
This was a sweet gentle story, but I’m afraid I got a bit lost in the mythology. It starts with Kyle standing on the shore as a big storm is approaching, depressed at the thought that he truly is the last of his kind. He’s been searching for decades. He is mystified by many of the modern things around him, but goes to a local bar, where bartender Anluan immediately recognizes him as fae and says as much. Once the bar closes, they tell each other more about themselves, and then head back to Anluan’s apartment.
I’m not much of an aficionado of the fae mythology. I understood vaguely what Kyle was, I do know some of the basic creatures of the mythology, merpeople, selkies, etc. but I tend to get lost in the Unseelie, Seelie, etc. politics/mythology. So when the two men were explaining their complicated heritage (neither being purebred and thus stuck in the human realm), I wasn’t quite sure of the significance of it all. However those who adore that mythology will probably find it perfectly clear and make total sense. Perhaps an area upon which I need to educate myself.
Once back at the apartment, they realize they are mates and proceed to have sex, which made me snicker a bit. It was, I think, a rather typical gay relationship problem perhaps, two strangers meet, one says he wants to top, the other says I thought I’d top, but I’ve never, neither have I. Ooops. Compromise time. :-) But they worked it out of course, it’s a romance.
While this is a New Year’s story and takes place New Year’s Eve, that really doesn’t play into the plot so you could read it anytime and not feel it’s out of time. I liked both characters and I thought Kyle and his feelings of being all alone in the world and the last of his kind were well-drawn. You wanted to give him a hug. I would have loved to see him exploring the new world more. His first interactions with a flush toilet or a TV or microwave would have been fun. That tends to be one of my things, I love the details of a character out of their time, but it is a short and ends on a suitable romantic HEA, of two lonely men who found each other.
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