New York, 2008. America is about to elect its first African-American President. The economy is on the verge of collapse. And same-sex marriage is still illegal in most of the United States.
ALAN works for one of the biggest law firms in the city, one that defends big corporations and challenges his ideas of what is just and moral in the world. Stressed and distracted during his lunch break, he impulsively decides to go to the AA meeting he used to go to years ago, when he was early on in his recovery from alcoholism, and learning what it means to become "rigorously honest." And there, Alan runs into RYAN, someone he hadn´t seen in over 20 years, a virtual stranger that he once thought would be his closest friend forever. Are they still friends today? Or could the two men become something more?
REUNION is the latest book from CHRISTIAN PAN, the award-winning author of STOCKHOLM SYNDROME (2024 Finalist in Erotic Fiction, Passionate Plume) and AT THE END OF THE WORLD (2023 Star Recommendation in Erotica, Literally Lovesick & 2022 Finalist in Dark/Taboo Erotica, Golden Pigtails). This erotic novelette explores a sensual yet complicated relationship between two men spanning more than 3000 miles and 20 years, a bittersweet love story exploring what happens when you try to deny who you are, and how the present can never truly outrun the past.
A work of erotic fiction, REUNION features vivid descriptions of intimacy between two consenting adults. In addition to descriptions of sex, there are also passages about recovery from alcoholism, internalized homophobia, the challenges some men experience as bisexuals, and an adoration for the music of Siouxsie & the Banshees. REUNION is intended for readers over the age of 18 who crave intelligent and nuanced narratives with their erotica.
Cover photograph by Gregory Gore www.youpic.com/gregorygore
You will feel sad as you approach the end of Reunion, yes because it is a love story that ends on a cliffhanger but also because it is the type of story you want to go on forever and ever. It is the type of story whose book binding you will look at on your shelf with a warm heart for years to come as you recall the safe innocence of the teenage sweetheart relationship Alan and Ryan just were not ready for. You may become brave as you gaze at the stunning novella's cover photo and feel inspired in your own life to reunite with your true love whether that's again or for the first time. The love between Alan and Ryan is one you will not soon forget and one that might just make you believe that it's possible. Whether you have met online and are about to meet in person or if you have known them since middle school.
Christian Pan's Reunion trailblazes a new path in the ever-unfolding literary chronicles of same-sex true love while also exploring themes like the parts of ourselves we give up and hideaway in the name of heteronormative masks.
Reunion's erotica vibe is one of foreplay, deep longing, and an opening to the tantalizing chance to become one again with a long lost soulmate.