Rye: A genderQueer erotic novel

by Sam Rosenthal

"I spent some time devouring Rye and really really enjoyed not only the story and the characters and the death snark, but also the way that Sam tackled the new thing about relationships. It's the same as it ever was, and it's not the same as it ever was. And that melds so beautifully in Rye. Thanks for the good read!"— Carol Queen, The Center for Sex and Culture, San Francisco ‘Look Inside’ and read the first eight chapters of Rye by clicking the book cover above on the upper left. Rye takes a sexual somersault through the complexities of desire in a penetrating portrayal of twenty-first century intimacy. Matt is dating Rye, a willfully free androgynous genderfluid school teacher. Attracted to Matt’s kinkiness and groundedness, Rye develops a taste for his masculinity and their top-bottom dynamic. At a weekend SexxCamp retreat, Matt meets Rain, a charming and snarky twenty-something GenderQueer lawyer. An unconventional three-way relationship develops, expanding their understanding of polyamory, gender identity, love and connection. “Underneath all the androgyny and fluctuation, the book’s about human connection. Rosenthal’s use of sex and gender identities to illustrate how we reach toward and away from relationships is merely a new approach to an old We all need intimacy with others to deepen our understanding of ourselves.”— Time Out Chicago A story about polyamory, love, desire, fear, family of choice, labels, freedom, sex, snark, starfucking, buddhism and feeling cared for enough to reveal the soul. In Rye, Brooklyn-based musician Sam Rosenthal expands his horizons beyond Black Tape For A Blue Girl, with a novel that takes the reader on a steamy, snarky and erotic walk on the wild side. "Rye is as intellectually stimulating as erotically charged. As for the erotic content, I can’t hope to list of all that is covered, toys, BDSM, roleplay, gender fluidity in sex… the list goes on. A sense of realism triumphs; don’t expect to read erotica with paper-thin characters you are only meant to overlay with your own fantasies (although if some of the book’s scenes push your fantasy buttons in a good way, that’s great too!). With fully developed characters who struggle through relationships, gender, and sexuality in an erotic context, Rye, is a unique work; quite the refreshing read!" — Marilyn Roxie, genderqueerid.com Click the ‘send sample now’ button on the upper right, to read a preview on your Kindle “Rye is probing — in every sense of the word. It is a new insight into queer lifestyles, or at least a more intellectual way to get off.” — Gay City News, NYC

269 pages, Kindle Edition

First published November 5, 2012