Heartthrob

by Kirk Alex

They called him Tubesteak. Just off the Greyhound in Hollywood. A good looking hunk with a certain prowess in the boudoir...that so many in Tinseltown wanted a taste of and were willing to pay big bucks for. Alas, what HE longed for...you couldn't put a price on.

188 pages, Kindle Edition

First published April 21, 2014

About the author

Kirk Alex’s stories & poems have appeared on internet sites such as: http://scars.tv/cgi-bin/framesmain.pl..., schlock.co.uk., www.fictionontheweb.co.uk, https://literallystories2014.com, et al. His horror novel Lustmord: Anatomy of a Serial Butcher was a finalist in the Kindle Book Review’s Best Book Awards of 2014. He is also the author of the 4-volume Edgar “Doc” Holiday thriller series, the multi-volume Chance “Cash” Register blue-collar/working stiff series, and a few other novels and story collections, as well as several volumes of free verse.

Reviews

[Space Cowgirl · Rating 4 out of 5]

DOWN AND OUT IN LA

Jimmy Ritt, gorgeous, naive, young man and hung like a horse, gets mixed up in the decrepit underbelly of Hollywood, thanks to loser agent Ben Styles. Ben is pimping Jimmy out left and right and the result is pornographic. Ben is a has been, never was, hanging on to Jimmy's sputtering star for dear life. Ben knows Jimmy is his last chance to make it as anything in Hollywood.
This is a sad deranged portrait of how cynical, mean, and demeaning the Hollywood gristmill is about chewing up and spitting out people's dreams.
Read at your own risk! There are some cruel scenes in this long involved book. You may not like what you find......

[Christine Galletly · Rating 2 out of 5]

Well having read this book I feel that the author has an excellent imagination as whilst the positions sound good on paper, they aren't really very practical and I would be interested to see if anyone could actually get in to the positions discussed! 2 stars and that's being generous! Not one for me

[Sony · Rating 2 out of 5]

Have you ever finished a book and felt dissatisfied? It's really no surprise, like all enthusiastic book lovers, we don't always enjoy everything we read. Some will either love it or dislike it; I for one did not find this book to my liking. I found it a bit disturbing, the concept I get but the scenes a little too hardcore for my taste. I have to disclose that there is abuse and rape, in my option, so for those who have issues with those types of triggers this is not a book for you. While reading this book I found myself thinking of “do I need to really finish this?”, and not concentrating on the story in front of me. This sometimes happens… we have all been there before, it’s not always a bad book that does this to us, and sometimes it’s the simple fact that the story just doesn’t grab us or is not to our taste.

***I voluntarily reviewed an ARC for an honest review via NetGalley, this is my honest opinion and has not been influenced by the author, Publishers or NetGalley in anyway.***

[Angel Hatfield · Rating 1 out of 5]

Woman liked him, gays liked him even straight men liked him. Jimmy Riff AKA tubesteak AKA James Kidd was hung. Jimmy was special as even a well known lesbian wanted more of him-Renata. Benjamin felt “ KIDD” was movie star material, Kidd was sure perfection. Benjamin had promised to get James Kidd a start in the movies if he did exactly as Benjamin told him. Benjamin was Kidd’s manager. Kidd stayed away from anything that could harm him or pull him down. Jimmy was a Preacher’s son and had been on his way to Oregon. A close eye was being kept on everything Jimmy did. Jimmy was with Lisa Koch who had been a top agent eight years ago.
I did not like this story at all. It was basically just plain twisted sex and as far as I am concerned there was no plot really. I could not even make it half way through the story. I even laid it down and then came back to the story but it just didn’t help. I am sure someone else will enjoy this book just not me.

[Lisa Lawson · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fifty Shades of Tinsel: Part 1

This story shows you what happens after your a wash up in Hollywood with Ben Styles and what happens when you first come to Hollywood with Jimmy Riff. Lots of sexual scenes.
Until over half way through the book I kinda had a hard time keeping up with the characters and what was from the past to present. As the story progressed I got the feel for the characters and everything started coming together. Part 2 looks very promising as the story unfolds.