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Welcome to the bathhouse, a place where your wildest fantasies can come true. Leave your hang-ups and inhibitions at the door because this is a place where anything goes.

Meet Ty, a cocky young fitness guru on the prowl on a balmy summer night. Ty is handsome, talented, and fearless, but he's about to meet his match.

There's a mysterious new man in the bathhouse, known simply as Bear. Other guys have been sharing stories about him, saying he has "magic powers" that enable him to take his partners to pleasurable heights they've never experienced before.

Ty is determined to hook up with Bear, but he will soon learn the beefy stranger with smoldering eyes is not that easy to win over. Ty will have to prove himself worthy and surrender to Bear's domination if he wants to take a ride to paradise.

Is Ty up for the challenge? Find out in this sizzling gay erotica short story by Nathan Bay, Amazon best-selling author of gay fiction.

Bear Hunting features 41 pages of heat, just the right length for an exciting bedtime story. Fetishes include: chastity devices, orgasm denial, and hands-free orgasm.

Each entry in the Bathhouse Confessions series is a stand-alone short story which can be read in any order and does not contain cliffhangers. This is the first book, with future volumes coming later this summer.

41 pages, Kindle Edition

First published June 26, 2018

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Nathan Bay

88 books141 followers
Nathan Bay writes gay-themed fiction about ordinary people faced with extraordinary circumstances. The genres of his work span mystery, romance, erotica, and everything in between — always with an exciting twist!

Nathan currently resides in sunny California. Learn more at nathanbayauthor.com

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1,393 reviews56 followers
July 3, 2018
"I want you to be submissive for me," he said.
Oh, I do love it when the cocky guy gets schooled. Even more so when I get a whopping big case of the feelz midway through when And the sex, their connection when it finally happened...was hot.

This kind of reminded me of The Harder They Fall, but way less painful and angsty. But I wish it was longer because I liked these characters. I wanted to see where they went after the pages ran out.
You must have thought I was such a tool when we first met. I was strutting around here like a peacock."
"Peacocks are beautiful and they like attention. There's nothing wrong with that. But you weren't being fulfilled."

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1,790 reviews61 followers
August 8, 2022
Really great short story. (I read this as part of Bathhouse Confessions: M/M Gay Erotica Bundle.) Ty was so confident and cocky, so he couldn't believe it when Bear essentially ignored him. Only when Ty was willing to submit to Bear did he find the connection he was looking for. Hot and sexy and I wish there was more.
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386 reviews47 followers
June 14, 2020
Bear Hunting is the first book in the series Bathhouse Confessions. The main theme of the story which is about what happens in bathhouses has a great appeal in the gay community. Bathhouses have always been the place where men would go to fulfill their wildest desires and fantasies. They are an opportunity to connect with other men for some no strings attached kind of fun. The protagonist in this story is Ty, a young handsome fitness and yoga trainer who is a regular visitor to the bathhouse. He has a famous YouTube channel with over 100K subscribers so he is pretty well known in the bathhouse. During one of his visits, he meets a new bear type man there called Bear. After hearing his friends talking about some magic powers that Bear has, Ty will be determined to hook up with this man no matter how many times he will reject him. The cocky young man will not accept a no for an answer. The book is narrated from Ty's perspective.

Nathan Bay has created the perfect bathhouse atmosphere with two very likable main characters that are both sexy and charming in their own way. Added to this great mix is the act of submission. One man giving up control and surrendering himself to the other one, but this surrender did not come easily. The character needed some time to adjust to his new self. I think the author has written Ty's confession to Bear very beautifully. It felt genuine and the reaction to it by Bear was appropriate and suitable to wrap up the lovemaking scene in the most sensuous way and the story with a happy satisfying ending. Bear Hunting is a wonderful entry to what seems to be a fabulous series about Bathhouses. Highly recommended.

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2,893 reviews15 followers
September 25, 2018
They say all good things come to those who wait. This was an enjoyable fast read that lets you step out of your box and into another world.

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985 reviews6 followers
September 30, 2018
This is a hot, erotic short story. I enjoyed the back and forth between Ty and Bear. The apex, when it comes, is sexy and steamy.

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1,390 reviews6 followers
October 27, 2018
Good start

I would like more to this story. I get that this is a tease, but the book ends at 71%. It ends with the idea of wanting more, but not a promise of more to come.
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476 reviews2 followers
May 5, 2020
Such a HOT book. Looking for a well written short story with plenty of steam & D/s undertones? I recommend you pick up this book.
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837 reviews15 followers
July 5, 2021
This was a very quick read.
It’s about a young man going to a bath house to find other men for sex. He enjoys all kind of man but never has sex with them more than twice.
One day there is a new man in the bath house called Bear and our mc is very attracted to him. However Bear doesn’t seem to be interested in him.
So this is basically our young mc experiencing a different side to sex and on the way getting more attached to Bear then he got to his former sex partners.
Since this is very short, there is not much to this story. But it’s fine for this kind of story. This was steamy and good, thought nothing outstanding.
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345 reviews
May 20, 2021
This is a well written hot, sexy, and steamy erotic short story which deals with submission. I enjoyed it too much; next thing I knew the tale is over. Great read.
17.1k reviews173 followers
September 30, 2018
He hears all about them and how they can make you go to the highest level of pleasure, one he may have never been. He tries everything to get them to show him. Will it happen? What will be learn? See how it will go

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1,519 reviews8 followers
February 9, 2021
This was a short story about submission. Bear teaching Ty the beauty of holding your orgasm letting it flow. Ty was the peacock of the bathhouse but Bear saw something in him and wanted to show him how good he could feel by submitting and give him all his orgasms.
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2,740 reviews89 followers
February 10, 2021
Silly, but fun PWP short story. Ty, a fitness-freak does videos of himself working out and adores all the adulation he gets for doing so. Then he meets 'Bear' who ignores him. But Bear takes Ty in hand - with a chastity device, gives him a hand-free (:)) orgasm, and fucks him stupid.
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402 reviews4 followers
March 2, 2026
The prose feels somewhat simplistic and never quite ignites the passion it aims for. The pacing is also uneven — the buildup drags on for too long, only for the ending to feel rushed.
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