Love's Landscapes Anthology Volume 4

Love's Landscapes #4

by Gillian St. Kevern, Nash Summers, Alicia Nordwell

The stories you are about to read celebrate love, sex and romance between men. They are a product of the M/M Romance Group's "Love’s Landscapes promotion sponsored by the Goodreads M/M Romance Group, and each anthology is published as a gift to you.

What Is Love’s Landscapes?

The Goodreads M/M Romance Group invited members to choose a photo and pen a letter asking for a short M/M romance story inspired by the image; authors from the group were then encouraged to select a letter and write an original tale. The result was an outpouring of creativity that shone a spotlight on the special bond between M/M romance writers and the people who love what they produce.

210 stories were submitted and have now been published as a seventeen volume set with five additional bonus volumes, titled Love’s Landscapes. This edition is Volume 4.

The stories in this collection may contain sexually explicit content and are intended for adult readers. They may contain content that is disagreeable or distressing to some readers. The M/M Romance Group strongly recommends that each reader review the General Information section before each story for story tags as well as for content warnings.

Stories in Volume 4

CARTE BLANCHE by Nash Summers
THE CASE OF THE INSUFFERABLE SLAVE by Gillian St. Kevern
CATACLYSMIC EVOLUTION byAlicia Nordwell
CENOTAPH by Gabbo De La Parra
A CHANCE TO FIGHT by Lila Leigh Hunter
CHAPMISTRES VIEW - BEN AND ADAM by Carol Pedroso
CHARON'S DILEMMA by Eloreen Moon
CLICKING by Alex Gale
COMING OUT OF THE STORM by Laura Mathews

Genres: Anthologies, M M Romance, Romance, LGBT, Short Stories

621 pages, ebook

First published December 21, 2014

Reviews

[Exina · Rating 3 out of 5]

The stories in Love's Landscapes anthologies celebrate love, sex and romance between men.
I've read two stories from Volume 4.

Carte Blanche by Nash Summers - 5 stars
My review.

Cenotaph by Gabbo De La Parra - 1 star
My review.

[Nix Buttons]

CARTE BLANCHE by Nash Summers - 20,259 words, 21.01.19, 4(?) stars

THE CASE OF THE INSUFFERABLE SLAVE by Gillian St. Kevern - 39,690 words, 02.05.21, 4 stars, 2h 13min
It took me nearly the whole story to kinda understand the world building. Slaves (of any color, age or gender) are an integral part in this American post-civil-war society in a way I found rather confusing. However, the writing, the plot and the characters (who were also confusing) made up for it and I really liked this story. A dick who gets a slave forced upon him and has to solve a mystery about two sisters and a crime boss.
But you know, slavery, so trigger warning: dubious consent and people treated like objects.

CATACLYSMIC EVOLUTION by Alicia Nordwell - 40,417 words
CENOTAPH by Gabbo De La Parra - 18,548 words
A CHANCE TO FIGHT by Lila Leigh Hunter - 23,924 words
CHAPMISTRES VIEW - BEN AND ADAM by Carol Pedroso - 18,903 words
CHARON'S DILEMMA by Eloreen Moon - 16,284 words
CLICKING by Alex Gale - 15,402 words

COMING OUT OF THE STORM by Laura Mathews - 10,798 words, 27.04.21, 0h 38min, 4 stars
This story was really good for such a short length. I connected to both characters. War veterans and best friends since their teenage years, having not seen each other for a few months since a bomb exploded, taking a comrad's life and the legs of one of them.

[Lisa ~ Books Are My Drugs ~ · Rating 5 out of 5]

Carte Blanche - ★★★★★
The Case of the Insufferable Slave - ★★★★
Cataclysmic Evolution - ★★★★
Cenotaph - ★★★
A Chance to Fight - ★★★
Chapmistres View - Adam and Ben - ★★★
Charon's Dilemma - ★★★
Clicking - ★★★½ 
Coming Out of the Storm - ★★★

[Allie Ritch · Rating 3 out of 5]

Overall, I really liked this anthology, though not as much as some of the other volumes. That being said, there were some great standout stories in this one. My favorites included "The Case of the Insufferable Slave" by Gillian St. Kevern, which was a really interesting story with a nice bit of humor. I wasn't sure I followed the whole thing, but it was still fun. I also really liked "Cataclysmic Evolution" by Alicia Nordwell. This story was a terrific surprise. I wasn't certain I'd like it at first, but then it took a turn I never saw coming and locked me in with plot twists that had me guessing right up to the end. It was fantastic.

[Serena · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.1 stars

Carte Blanche by Nash Summers ***
The Case of the Insufferable Slave by Gillian St. Kevern ***
Cataclysmic Evolution by Alicia Nordwell ****
Cenotaph by Gabbo De La Parra ****
A Chance to Fight by Lila Leigh Hunter ***
Chapmistres View - Adam and Ben by Carol Pedroso ***
Charon's Dilemma by Eloreen Moon ***
Clicking by Alex Gale **
Coming Out of the Storm by Laura Mathews ***

My Rating System:
* couldn't finish, ** wouldn't recommend, *** would recommend, **** would read again, ***** have read again.

[Tamara]

Carte Blanche by Nash Summers ★★★★✩
The Case of the Insufferable Slave by Gillian St. Kevern
Cataclysmic Evolution by Alicia Nordwell
Cenotaph by Gabbo De La Parra
A Chance to Fight by Lila Leigh Hunter
Chapmistres View - Adam and Ben by Carol Pedroso
Charon's Dilemma by Eloreen Moon
Clicking by Alex Gale
Coming Out of the Storm by Laura Mathews

[melek · Rating 5 out of 5]

3 out of 9 read so far