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Love on... #1-3
Love on Books 1-3
These are the first three books in Plakcy’s Love on… series, originally published by Loose Id, about young college graduates looking for love and career success on Miami’s South Beach. The guys were introduced in the erotica collection Three Lambs, about college fraternity brothers in love and lust.
In book one, Love on Site, it’s mid-May, and Manny Garcia has just graduated from Florida University (FU) with his bachelor's degree in construction management, and landed his dream job, working for handsome Walter Loredo on a warehouse project just west of downtown Miami. He's living in a condo on South Beach with two of his brothers from the gay frat at FU, Lambda Lambda Lambda.
Manny has a thing for older men, particularly construction workers, and he's got a real crush on Walter, even though he thinks the boss is straight. At first Manny's able to keep his South Beach life and his work separate. Then he runs into one of his coworkers on Lincoln Road when he is out with his roommates, and he's outed. Can he keep his job and win his boss's love?
Manny’s roommate and frat brother Larry Leavis is a sweet-natured computer geek, six-foot-six and uncomfortable in his own skin. His only salvation is his ability as a computer programmer, which leads him to a great job developing apps for a start-up on South Beach. He comes from a family which doesn’t understand either his sexuality or his nerdiness, and he has to learn how to let them into his new life.
In book two of the series, Love on the Web, Larry is torn between two lovers – client Victor Kunin, who spins a dark web to trap him, and handsome entrepreneur Julian Argento, who has to learn to trust again before he can be Larry’s Mr. Right.
The third in the series, Love on Stage, is about their handsome roommate Gavin Kaczmarek is a golden boy, desired by all. But though he's handsome and talented, Gavin is drifting -- working as a barista at a funky, Fair Trade coffee shop on South Beach and modeling for print ads. But when he sings for music producer Miles Goodwin while serving his coffee, a whole new world of opportunity opens for him.
The obvious attraction between Gavin and Miles takes them to bed, and then on an adventure that leads to performance and YouTube fame--but when insecurity arises on both their parts, can their budding romance survive the summer heat and blossom, or die with the falling autumn leaves?
Readers who like their MM romance light-hearted will enjoy these first three books, followed by Love on the Pitch, Love on the Map, and Love on the Boil.
In book one, Love on Site, it’s mid-May, and Manny Garcia has just graduated from Florida University (FU) with his bachelor's degree in construction management, and landed his dream job, working for handsome Walter Loredo on a warehouse project just west of downtown Miami. He's living in a condo on South Beach with two of his brothers from the gay frat at FU, Lambda Lambda Lambda.
Manny has a thing for older men, particularly construction workers, and he's got a real crush on Walter, even though he thinks the boss is straight. At first Manny's able to keep his South Beach life and his work separate. Then he runs into one of his coworkers on Lincoln Road when he is out with his roommates, and he's outed. Can he keep his job and win his boss's love?
Manny’s roommate and frat brother Larry Leavis is a sweet-natured computer geek, six-foot-six and uncomfortable in his own skin. His only salvation is his ability as a computer programmer, which leads him to a great job developing apps for a start-up on South Beach. He comes from a family which doesn’t understand either his sexuality or his nerdiness, and he has to learn how to let them into his new life.
In book two of the series, Love on the Web, Larry is torn between two lovers – client Victor Kunin, who spins a dark web to trap him, and handsome entrepreneur Julian Argento, who has to learn to trust again before he can be Larry’s Mr. Right.
The third in the series, Love on Stage, is about their handsome roommate Gavin Kaczmarek is a golden boy, desired by all. But though he's handsome and talented, Gavin is drifting -- working as a barista at a funky, Fair Trade coffee shop on South Beach and modeling for print ads. But when he sings for music producer Miles Goodwin while serving his coffee, a whole new world of opportunity opens for him.
The obvious attraction between Gavin and Miles takes them to bed, and then on an adventure that leads to performance and YouTube fame--but when insecurity arises on both their parts, can their budding romance survive the summer heat and blossom, or die with the falling autumn leaves?
Readers who like their MM romance light-hearted will enjoy these first three books, followed by Love on the Pitch, Love on the Map, and Love on the Boil.
- GenresM M RomanceLGBTRomance
712 pages, Kindle Edition
Published January 27, 2019
About the author
Neil S. Plakcy
518 books682 followersI’m Neil S. Plakcy, and I write mysteries and romances filled with humor, heart, loyalty, found family, complicated heroes, and, very often, dogs.
Readers may know me from the Golden Retriever Mysteries, featuring Steve Levitan and his clue-sniffing golden retriever Rochester; the Mahu Investigations, featuring Honolulu homicide detective Kimo Kanapa‘aka; the Have Body, Will Guard adventure-romance series with Aidan and Liam; the Angus Green FBI thrillers; and the Smiling Dog Café healing fiction.
I began writing seriously in high school after an inspiring assignment on A Separate Peace by John Knowles. I didn’t yet have the words for being gay, but I knew I was longing for deep emotional connection, friendship, and love. That longing still runs through my work, whether I’m writing mystery, romance, adventure, or suspense.
An MFA in creative writing helped me hone my technical skills and understand what kind of storyteller I am. Since then, I’ve written dozens of books, won a couple of treasured awards, and been lucky enough to find readers who care about my characters as much as I do.
I’ve also always believed that dogs make excellent detectives. They notice what humans miss: a faint scent, a subtle shift in body language, the hidden treat in your pocket. That belief helped inspire my Golden Retriever Mysteries, where Rochester helps Steve Levitan nose out the truth.
Every place I’ve lived has made its way into my fiction: the rolling hills of Bucks County, the neon heat of Miami, the beaches of Hawaii, and the cobbled streets of Europe. I love exploring how communities work, from a café where dogs help people heal to a police unit in Honolulu to a romance unfolding under the Mediterranean sun.
I write because stories helped me feel less alone growing up. Now I hope to give readers that same feeling: a companion, a puzzle, a sense of place, and maybe a laugh.
When I’m not writing, I’m probably walking one of my golden retrievers, teaching writing, reading, or daydreaming about my next story.
For free stories, bonus scenes, and new-release news, visit my website or join my newsletter at plakcy.substack.com. You can also follow my author page on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/neil.plakcy.
Readers may know me from the Golden Retriever Mysteries, featuring Steve Levitan and his clue-sniffing golden retriever Rochester; the Mahu Investigations, featuring Honolulu homicide detective Kimo Kanapa‘aka; the Have Body, Will Guard adventure-romance series with Aidan and Liam; the Angus Green FBI thrillers; and the Smiling Dog Café healing fiction.
I began writing seriously in high school after an inspiring assignment on A Separate Peace by John Knowles. I didn’t yet have the words for being gay, but I knew I was longing for deep emotional connection, friendship, and love. That longing still runs through my work, whether I’m writing mystery, romance, adventure, or suspense.
An MFA in creative writing helped me hone my technical skills and understand what kind of storyteller I am. Since then, I’ve written dozens of books, won a couple of treasured awards, and been lucky enough to find readers who care about my characters as much as I do.
I’ve also always believed that dogs make excellent detectives. They notice what humans miss: a faint scent, a subtle shift in body language, the hidden treat in your pocket. That belief helped inspire my Golden Retriever Mysteries, where Rochester helps Steve Levitan nose out the truth.
Every place I’ve lived has made its way into my fiction: the rolling hills of Bucks County, the neon heat of Miami, the beaches of Hawaii, and the cobbled streets of Europe. I love exploring how communities work, from a café where dogs help people heal to a police unit in Honolulu to a romance unfolding under the Mediterranean sun.
I write because stories helped me feel less alone growing up. Now I hope to give readers that same feeling: a companion, a puzzle, a sense of place, and maybe a laugh.
When I’m not writing, I’m probably walking one of my golden retrievers, teaching writing, reading, or daydreaming about my next story.
For free stories, bonus scenes, and new-release news, visit my website or join my newsletter at plakcy.substack.com. You can also follow my author page on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/neil.plakcy.
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December 5, 2020
South Beach trio
Three interconnected books: Love on Site, focused on construction site management; Love on Net, app and website development; and Love on Stage, the entertainment business. Three university graduates, fraternity brothers, [land a great flat in Miami Beach. The plots follow each individually as they start careers and find their romantic partner. Plenty of man-on-man sex, angst, and sort of HFN endings. Great descriptions of scenes and landscapes, about 80% in south Florida (the last book moves to Wisconsin for much of the action.) Characters, including a couple of bad guys, are drawn well.
My only gripe has to do with the ending: as a reader, the abrupt conclusion felt like a "zipless f*ck", wondering if Manny and Walter, Larry and Julian, and Gavin and Miles had, at 22yo, found their forever mates and had really resolved the hiccups.
Three interconnected books: Love on Site, focused on construction site management; Love on Net, app and website development; and Love on Stage, the entertainment business. Three university graduates, fraternity brothers, [land a great flat in Miami Beach. The plots follow each individually as they start careers and find their romantic partner. Plenty of man-on-man sex, angst, and sort of HFN endings. Great descriptions of scenes and landscapes, about 80% in south Florida (the last book moves to Wisconsin for much of the action.) Characters, including a couple of bad guys, are drawn well.
My only gripe has to do with the ending: as a reader, the abrupt conclusion felt like a "zipless f*ck", wondering if Manny and Walter, Larry and Julian, and Gavin and Miles had, at 22yo, found their forever mates and had really resolved the hiccups.
July 21, 2020
A really good read...
All three books in the series are a really good read. I would have given them 5stars, but I dislike the unresolved feeling of the endings. They feel unresolved, like you are supposed to make up the ending as the reader. That would be fine, but I didn't develop the plot, the characters nor the story arcs. I'm the reader, and I'm just looking through the window of these young men's lives. All three story's feel unresolved to me. I can understand the first two being that way, because of how the series bleed into one another, but by the last story, I want a complete ending to all their stories.
All three books in the series are a really good read. I would have given them 5stars, but I dislike the unresolved feeling of the endings. They feel unresolved, like you are supposed to make up the ending as the reader. That would be fine, but I didn't develop the plot, the characters nor the story arcs. I'm the reader, and I'm just looking through the window of these young men's lives. All three story's feel unresolved to me. I can understand the first two being that way, because of how the series bleed into one another, but by the last story, I want a complete ending to all their stories.
July 21, 2020
Interesting Plot Buildup, but each Story has Simple and Missed Opportunity
The plot setup is fairly decent in the three stories of three series, but, as for the endings, it appears that the author rash or of ideas, so every story ending is basically, "They finally admitted to being in love. The end ."
There's no answer to "what happened next, " not when with the plot device if an epilogue to tie up loose ends. The author is excellent in telling the primary story, but just can't write asatisfying ending.
The plot setup is fairly decent in the three stories of three series, but, as for the endings, it appears that the author rash or of ideas, so every story ending is basically, "They finally admitted to being in love. The end ."
There's no answer to "what happened next, " not when with the plot device if an epilogue to tie up loose ends. The author is excellent in telling the primary story, but just can't write asatisfying ending.
May 17, 2023
Manny in book 1 was the only lucky guy that didn't experience a bdsm scene forced on him. He found a safe, sane man with complications that they worked through to a hea. In book 2 Larry learned not to mix business with pleasure for the most part. His family drama was a lot, but I liked how he finally outed himself and stood up to his dad. Book 3 is Gavin's story who seemed aloof and arrogant in the other books. This one humanizes him more. He had to work for his goals instead of being able to skate by on his looks.
June 10, 2021
Three loves, three different couples
Larry, Manny & Gavin ex frat brothers share a luxury South Beach condo In Miami. Individually they find the love of their life.
The first two books cover Manny and Larry and how they find there partners through their work.
Gavin is drop dead gorgeous. A part-time model and full-time barista. His story (the longest) is the awakening of a potential singing career and a romance with the man who tries to make it come true.
Larry, Manny & Gavin ex frat brothers share a luxury South Beach condo In Miami. Individually they find the love of their life.
The first two books cover Manny and Larry and how they find there partners through their work.
Gavin is drop dead gorgeous. A part-time model and full-time barista. His story (the longest) is the awakening of a potential singing career and a romance with the man who tries to make it come true.
February 24, 2021
A delightful collection of stories about young gay men in Florida and elsewhere. Well written and interesting tales of the trials and tribulations of modern dating with the advantages of modern technology. I thoroughly enjoyed them!
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