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It's Not a Duck?
No, it's not a duck. It's a goose. Why do so many people get that wrong?
Duck. Goose. They're not the same at all.
And okay, I might admit that it's a bit of a sore point for me.
From the moment I was old enough to understand that goose-egg farmer wasn't my only choice, I've been planning my escape from this tiny town. Why wouldn't I leave? This place has zero career opportunities outside of following my father's footsteps into the family business. I never wanted it, and my future was supposed to be the way I'd always dreamed. I wanted to be someone different, somebody…else.
Yeah, I know it's vague. I mean, I'm twenty-six, well past the age most kids leave town and go to college, but I've been working toward my fantastically unclear goals, saving every penny—okay, some pennies—and figuring I'd know exactly when the time was right.
So why am I still living in a town that knows me as "that duck guy"?
Oh yeah, Jed Geyers—the best friend I fell in love with in too many years ago.
Only one problem.
Jed's totally straight.
Okay, maybe two problems.
Turns out the guy's also a werewolf…
Duck. Goose. They're not the same at all.
And okay, I might admit that it's a bit of a sore point for me.
From the moment I was old enough to understand that goose-egg farmer wasn't my only choice, I've been planning my escape from this tiny town. Why wouldn't I leave? This place has zero career opportunities outside of following my father's footsteps into the family business. I never wanted it, and my future was supposed to be the way I'd always dreamed. I wanted to be someone different, somebody…else.
Yeah, I know it's vague. I mean, I'm twenty-six, well past the age most kids leave town and go to college, but I've been working toward my fantastically unclear goals, saving every penny—okay, some pennies—and figuring I'd know exactly when the time was right.
So why am I still living in a town that knows me as "that duck guy"?
Oh yeah, Jed Geyers—the best friend I fell in love with in too many years ago.
Only one problem.
Jed's totally straight.
Okay, maybe two problems.
Turns out the guy's also a werewolf…
20 pages, ebook
First published August 9, 2015
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Alice Cain
67 books70 followersAlice Cain is a penname for an experienced romance author who decided to try something a little different. Alice is addicted to happy endings and writes gay erotic romance in several genres, including contemporary, BDSM, paranormal, and science fiction.
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June 3, 2016
So this one is a bit different as the story is told sort of nonlinearly. and while I'm not a big fan of the format, I still enjoyed the story. Mostly because each of the stories in this series are so darn short even things that normally would prick my ire, are so quickly moved on from that I didn't even have time to get cranky.
These stories make me smile.
This review has been cross-posted at Gay Book Reviews.
These stories make me smile.
This review has been cross-posted at Gay Book Reviews.
July 10, 2018
Wasn't perfect but ok. I don't get the goose part, but I'm glad it wasn't about avian shifters.
April 27, 2020
Nope.
A whole lot of my pet peeves wrapped up in a bow.
Talking to the reader? Check.
All porn, no plot? Check.
1st person present tense? *shudders* Check.
For me, the writing was lazy, there was ZERO world-building (or an attempt at it) - the author just said "werewolf" and it's supposed to instantly be a world-building word. The sex was badly written, lack-lustre, and the plot was so weak and thin, it was really only an excuse to write some porn. Which, is fine if that's what you want, but this was like the really bad "plot" given to porn films that has no logic, no ending, no real purpose except to make way for sex.
And if the author can't remember their own plot-points throughout a 7 part series that is less than a full length novel when put together, then why should I care? They contradicted their own "laws" to suit themselves, and expected the reader to do all the work. Not to mention all the repetition that meant they only had to have the one plot point for about 4 of the 7 books in the series, and just rehashed it, along with conversations. Their favourite phrase? "Anyway" - to allow a segway for info dump that wasn't necessary - and:
"Fuck."
"That's the plan."
*rolls eyes*
The only reason I read all 7 books was because I paid for them...and I want my money back.
A whole lot of my pet peeves wrapped up in a bow.
Talking to the reader? Check.
All porn, no plot? Check.
1st person present tense? *shudders* Check.
For me, the writing was lazy, there was ZERO world-building (or an attempt at it) - the author just said "werewolf" and it's supposed to instantly be a world-building word. The sex was badly written, lack-lustre, and the plot was so weak and thin, it was really only an excuse to write some porn. Which, is fine if that's what you want, but this was like the really bad "plot" given to porn films that has no logic, no ending, no real purpose except to make way for sex.
And if the author can't remember their own plot-points throughout a 7 part series that is less than a full length novel when put together, then why should I care? They contradicted their own "laws" to suit themselves, and expected the reader to do all the work. Not to mention all the repetition that meant they only had to have the one plot point for about 4 of the 7 books in the series, and just rehashed it, along with conversations. Their favourite phrase? "Anyway" - to allow a segway for info dump that wasn't necessary - and:
"Fuck."
"That's the plan."
*rolls eyes*
The only reason I read all 7 books was because I paid for them...and I want my money back.
June 1, 2016
Another cute read
However, it would be nice to get a more fleshed out story in this series, instead of a quickie
However, it would be nice to get a more fleshed out story in this series, instead of a quickie
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