On Company Time

by J.M. Snyder

Jimmy's job in customer service is just a paycheck, in his eyes. His boss Debbie wishes he were more of a "people person" and more enthusiastic about coming to work. To improve his skills, she schedules him to attend a two-day, out-of-town workshop Jimmy's already dreading.

Then he discovers Scott Raines will be tagging along.

Jimmy's had a fierce crush on Scott, who works in sales, since his first day at the office. The man is gorgeous and funny and so damn intimidating, Jimmy hasn't yet screwed up the courage to ask him out. Maybe the workshop will provide the perfect opportunity to remedy that. They'll travel together, share a hotel room, and who knows where things may lead? Johnny might yet get to make his move.

Unless Scott makes one first.

Genres: M M Romance, Contemporary, Romance, Gay, LGBT

ebook

First published January 1, 2008

About the author

An author of gay erotic/romantic fiction, J.M. Snyder began in self-publishing and worked with Amber Allure, Aspen Mountain, eXcessica, and Torquere Presses.

Snyder's highly erotic short gay fiction has been published online at Amazon Shorts, Eros Monthly, Ruthie's Club, and Tit-Elation, as well as in anthologies by Alyson Books, Aspen Mountain, Cleis Press, eXcessica Publishing, Lethe Press, and Ravenous Romance.

In 2010, Snyder founded JMS Books LLC, a royalty-paying queer small press that publishes in both electronic and print format. For more information on newest releases and submission guidelines, please visit JMS Books LLC online.

Reviews

[Got Romance! Reviews · Rating 4 out of 5]

Title: On Company Time
Author: J. M. Snyder
Publisher: JMS Books
Publication Date: 2008
ISBN: 978-1-61152-067-5
Genre: Gay Interracial contemporary romance
Length: 43 pages
Rating: 4 Diamonds
Heat Level: Spicy
Other: Gay, masturbation, anal/oral play
Reviewer: S. K. Fero
Date: 4-30-11

Jimmy Taliafero is bored with his job and not interested in going to an out-of-town workshop to improve his people skills. What he is interested in is a new employee in another department, but he doesn’t know how to approach the man.

Scott Raines has had his eye on Jimmy since he started at the company. His attempts to make his interest known have been too subtle. But he gets a chance to make his intentions really known when he is to attend a workshop with the man he lusts after.

This was a fairly good story of a relationship that really struggles to develop.

[Ami · Rating 4 out of 5]

What I really enjoy from J.M. Snyder's stories is those moments leading up to the relationship. I love reading the thoughts from the main hero, what he is thinking, those cute flirts, those funny wishes. They're very entertaining. This one story also gives that -- as two colleague worker heads up for two-days workshop in another town, where they must stay in a hotel and share a room. Attraction flies everywhere and it's simply FUN.

[Furio · Rating 1 out of 5]

I suppose the idea was conveying how irresistible the attraction Jimmy feels for his sexy workmate is.
The actual end result is a character who is kind of vapid, idiotic being more apt a description.
Balancing humour and sexiness takes enormous skill, but in this M/M short romance Ms Snyder shows little to none.

[Holly · Rating 3 out of 5]

Enjoyable but a bit light weight and silly.

[Tailtiu · Rating 3 out of 5]

2,5* also part of the Hard at Work Anthology.

[Suzanne · Rating 3 out of 5]

2.5

[J.M. · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is my book so I'm not going to write a review.