Brad, recently out of the Marines, is offered a behind-the-camera job by James, who specializes in amateur straight military porn. James invites Brad to join two of his fellow Marines on the big island of Hawai’i to shoot one of his videos. While there, they seek out the island’s towering waterfalls, black sand beaches, tropical jungles, and active volcanoes. While exploring paradise, they end up discovering each other.
As the two straight Marines find themselves in front of the camera, they expose more of themselves than just their skin. The boundary between camaraderie and romantic entanglement blurs and tensions between brothers-in-arms develop when gay-for-pay becomes gay-for-play. How far will things go, and will James convince Brad to step in front of the camera?
Brett Edward Stout, was born and raised in Cedar Rapids Iowa. At the age of 18 he joined the United States Marine Corps.
He has served as Executive Director of the Honolulu Gay and Lesbian Cultural Foundation and of the Rainbow Film Festival and is the creator and administrator of the Gay Marines Facebook page.
His passion for writing began when he wrote his first poem in 4th grade almost getting himself suspended from school; he’s been in love with writing ever since.
Brett Edward Stout’s debut novel Sugar-baby Bridge is available on amazon.com. Stout has been a regular contributor to OUT Magazine, The Advocate, ACCESSline Iowa, Watermark Orlando, Gay.net and numerous other publications.
Although technically the third book in the series, I read this one first, and I loved it. The story kept me glued to the page. The landscapes both inner and outer were rich with meaning and metaphor. As someone who hasn’t so much as set foot on a military base, I was prepared to feel alienated and uncomfortable with the characters. Instead, I felt solid empathy for Spicer (the narrator) and his Marine buddies. The premise of the story is extremely sexy, too. It was a great read!