Love Bound

by Jessica Freely

Max retreated from life five years ago when his lover died on Christmas Eve. But this year, an angelic visitor finally gives him the chance he needs to let go of the past. It turns out more than one person has been patiently waiting for Max to start living again, but it'll take a lot of rope to tie up the loose ends that are holding him back.

Genres: M M Romance, Romance, Short Stories, Christmas, Holiday, Gay, Paranormal

15 pages, ebook

First published December 15, 2010

About the author

Jessica Freely can't resist a wounded hero. As a reader and a writer, her favorite stories are of soul mates finding redemption in each other's arms. Married to the love of her life in a beautiful relationship based on mutual goofiness, Jessica also warps minds as an instructor in Seton Hill University's Writing Popular Fiction MFA program. Her dog, Ruthie, doesn't seem to care that Jessica's an award-winning and best-selling author in multiple genres. She just wants to play tug of war with Jessica's pages.

Reviews

[Exina · Rating 4 out of 5]

A great story about lost love, grief, and moving on. Highly recommended!

‘I like a man who knows what to do with ten feet of nylon rope.”



Appears in Stuff My Stocking: M/M Romance Stories that are Nice and… Naughty.

[Marte - Thunderella · Rating 5 out of 5]

***** 5 Angelic stars *****

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The feathers were black and soft as a summer breeze. (...) He took in Stev's bare skin, gleaming in the dim light, his sculpted chest, his lean ass, his wings... and his bound hands.
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"I want it all. Everything you want to do to me. I want to take it. I want you. I want your control. I want your intensity, your heat, your cock. I want you to fuck me so hard I feel it for eternity. I want you Max. All of you. Please."
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There's GOT TO BE a follow up! Pleeease!

[Serena Yates · Rating 4 out of 5]

Losing someone you love is never easy, but losing them on Christmas Eve must be especially difficult. It's supposed to be a time of joy and sharing, but for Max, whose lover died in a plane crash on his way home five years ago, it will never be the same. Caught in his grief, Max is unable to go on and has almost stopped living. Even though Ralph at the diner where Max got the news seems interested, Max cannot stop remembering and wanting Steve back.

It takes a firm admonishment from Ralph telling Max in no uncertain terms that he needs to let go and move on to rattle Max enough to start seeing the truth of that. But it takes a small miracle and an angelic visitor to help Max do exactly that.

This is a bittersweet story about learning to deal with loss and moving on. I loved how Max finally understood that it is okay to let go, it doesn’t mean he will stop loving Steve. But he is gone, and Max is still alive. While the whole story was beautiful, the final lines with their message of hope were my favorite.

If you like bittersweet stories with a hopeful ending, if you enjoy reading about men dealing with grief, and if you believe in the healing power of love, the symbolism of a few feet of nylon rope not withstanding, then you will probably like this free short story.

[Britta ★ Nachteule ★ · Rating 4 out of 5]

Read as part of the Stuff My Stocking: M/M Romance Stories that are Nice and… Naughty anthology.

A touching story about grief and letting go...

...and hot bondage sex!

4.5 I loved it!-stars

[Furio · Rating 3 out of 5]

Short is good, but unless one is extremely talented, very short can fail to say everything there is to say.
This is the case with this little M/M short.
It's good, but, as writing is "only" good, I missed a couple of transitions, a couple of words here and there.

That said, the story is romantic and has a nice erotic touch to it.

[The Bursting Bookshelf of a Wallflower · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a great and very emotional short story about loss, grief and about letting go. The MC’s were perfect and I liked the intensity between them. This would have been a great plot idea for a longer story; I guess I would have loved it just as much as the short one. 5 stars!

[Jewel · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5 Stars

A heartwarming short story about realizing that moving on doesn't mean forgetting. Very sweet.

[Amanda · Rating 2 out of 5]

I'm sorry but there is nothing sexy about anal sex without preparation and only using precum as lube

[Deeze · Rating 2 out of 5]

Not really my kind of read but it was short and free,

Loved the start and the little twist, but the rest was not for me.

[Laura ~Passion flower]

Omg....what a grab-my-heart and squeeze squeeze squeeze, sad and beautiful and touching story...I loooooove them....

[Don Bradshaw · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was a good short about lettng go. In this case Stev had his wings but was being held back by Max's love.

[Cerulean · Rating 5 out of 5]

4.75 stars

[Tamela · Rating 3 out of 5]

Barely ok. Dead lover coming back?? Time to move on.

[GlamLawyer · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 beautiful...