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Our Own Way: A Slice of Life Harem
Forget work. Find girlfriends.
The world sucks.
Gabe has been clued into this particular fact for a long time now, but he's never quite felt like he's been in a position to do anything about it. For almost a decade, his life has been nothing but terrible, low-paying jobs dealing with awful people, going home to first his miserable household and later one irritating, frustrating, or insane roommate after another as he, like tens of millions of others like him, struggled to pay the bills and pay down some debt.
For as long as he's remembered, Gabe has wanted to be a writer, but breaking into the industry feels more insurmountable with each passing year. When he finally decides to take a leap of faith, a lucky break puts him in a tentative position to perhaps finally get on the path to sustaining himself doing the only thing he really cares writing.
Although he was prepared for new things to happen, Gabe is caught completely off guard when Ellen, an attractive former coworker he befriended and then lost track of a year ago, calls asking for emotional support after her seemingly perfect life has fallen to pieces.
When she arrives, things start getting heated, and he realizes Ellen is hoping to lead him down a different new and exciting path...
OUR OWN WAY is a serial fiction that contains intense scenes of hot sexual encounters between one man and several attractive women.
The world sucks.
Gabe has been clued into this particular fact for a long time now, but he's never quite felt like he's been in a position to do anything about it. For almost a decade, his life has been nothing but terrible, low-paying jobs dealing with awful people, going home to first his miserable household and later one irritating, frustrating, or insane roommate after another as he, like tens of millions of others like him, struggled to pay the bills and pay down some debt.
For as long as he's remembered, Gabe has wanted to be a writer, but breaking into the industry feels more insurmountable with each passing year. When he finally decides to take a leap of faith, a lucky break puts him in a tentative position to perhaps finally get on the path to sustaining himself doing the only thing he really cares writing.
Although he was prepared for new things to happen, Gabe is caught completely off guard when Ellen, an attractive former coworker he befriended and then lost track of a year ago, calls asking for emotional support after her seemingly perfect life has fallen to pieces.
When she arrives, things start getting heated, and he realizes Ellen is hoping to lead him down a different new and exciting path...
OUR OWN WAY is a serial fiction that contains intense scenes of hot sexual encounters between one man and several attractive women.
81 pages, Kindle Edition
Published July 27, 2021
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About the author
Misty Vixen
448 books333 followersHello and welcome to my website!
I am Misty Vixen (not my real name obviously), and I imagine that if you’re reading this, you want to know a bit more about me.
In the beginning (late 2014), I was an erotica author. I wrote about sex, specifically about human men banging hot inhuman women. Monster girls, alien ladies, paranormal babes. It was a lot of fun, but as the years went on, I realized that I was actually striving to be a harem author. This didn’t truly occur to me until late 2019-early 2020. Once the realization fully hit, I began doing research on what it meant to be a harem author. I’m kind of a slow learner, so it’s taken me a bit to figure it all out.
That being said, I’m now a harem author!
Just about everything I write nowadays is harem fiction: one man in loving, romantic, highly sexual relationships with several women. Nowadays, I tend to write more human on human stuff, but I still have a lot of non-human ladies in mind for the future, so if that’s your thing then stick around.
I’d say beyond writing harems, I tend to have themes that I always explore in my fiction, and they encompass things like trust, communication, respect, honesty, dealing with emotional problems in a mature way…basically I like writing about functional and healthy relationships. Not every relationship is perfect, but I don’t really do drama unless the story actually calls for it. In total honesty, I hate drama. I hate people lying to each other and I hate needless rom-com BS plots that could have been solved by two characters having a two minute conversation.
I am Misty Vixen (not my real name obviously), and I imagine that if you’re reading this, you want to know a bit more about me.
In the beginning (late 2014), I was an erotica author. I wrote about sex, specifically about human men banging hot inhuman women. Monster girls, alien ladies, paranormal babes. It was a lot of fun, but as the years went on, I realized that I was actually striving to be a harem author. This didn’t truly occur to me until late 2019-early 2020. Once the realization fully hit, I began doing research on what it meant to be a harem author. I’m kind of a slow learner, so it’s taken me a bit to figure it all out.
That being said, I’m now a harem author!
Just about everything I write nowadays is harem fiction: one man in loving, romantic, highly sexual relationships with several women. Nowadays, I tend to write more human on human stuff, but I still have a lot of non-human ladies in mind for the future, so if that’s your thing then stick around.
I’d say beyond writing harems, I tend to have themes that I always explore in my fiction, and they encompass things like trust, communication, respect, honesty, dealing with emotional problems in a mature way…basically I like writing about functional and healthy relationships. Not every relationship is perfect, but I don’t really do drama unless the story actually calls for it. In total honesty, I hate drama. I hate people lying to each other and I hate needless rom-com BS plots that could have been solved by two characters having a two minute conversation.
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March 21, 2022
Sweet and endearing
Pleasantly surprised at the pacing , plot and dialogue here. The story development is completely opposite of what I normally enjoy from Misty. The characters feel realer the dynamic between feels natural and not forced. I found myself smiling and giggling at parts cause they harker back to experiences I've had.
Pleasantly surprised at the pacing , plot and dialogue here. The story development is completely opposite of what I normally enjoy from Misty. The characters feel realer the dynamic between feels natural and not forced. I found myself smiling and giggling at parts cause they harker back to experiences I've had.
August 16, 2021
Good writing, great start to a series!
A nice fun read. A little shorter then the books I normally read, but it worked well. The story was interesting, engaging, and the sexy bits at the end were well written. I truly look forward to more in this series.
A nice fun read. A little shorter then the books I normally read, but it worked well. The story was interesting, engaging, and the sexy bits at the end were well written. I truly look forward to more in this series.
April 11, 2025
Ellen is a 34 year old accountant. We're told she's unusually tall (6'5"). Gabe is a 24 year old aspiring writer. Handsome, maybe 6', but not as tall as Ellen. They met a while back, when they were both working at a grocery store. They haven't talked since Ellen quit her job 4 years ago.
Ellen calls Gabe out of the blue, because she ran out of her house when she caught her fiancé cheating on her, and he was the only person she could think to call. The only other person she trusts is her BFF, who lives out of state.
They go from friends to lovers very quickly. Ellen basically shows up to crash on his couch and never leaves. They end up in an open relationship.
Not as much sex as you might expect. More talking, consent, and communication, which surprised me. "Slice of Life" is right. Towards the end they meet the girl who could actually end up being the serious girlfriend for both of them. Their story continues with her into the next book.
Ellen calls Gabe out of the blue, because she ran out of her house when she caught her fiancé cheating on her, and he was the only person she could think to call. The only other person she trusts is her BFF, who lives out of state.
They go from friends to lovers very quickly. Ellen basically shows up to crash on his couch and never leaves. They end up in an open relationship.
Not as much sex as you might expect. More talking, consent, and communication, which surprised me. "Slice of Life" is right. Towards the end they meet the girl who could actually end up being the serious girlfriend for both of them. Their story continues with her into the next book.
September 27, 2023
4.5 stars. Very well done for what it is, and only loses the notional .5 star since nothing really exciting happens. That however is slice-of-life, and you know what you're getting into here so I rate it on its merits as well as the ability to hold my attention.
I seem to be in a reading phase where I don't want anything heavy, so these books with their largely benign psychology and personal interactions are in that zone for me presently.
I seem to be in a reading phase where I don't want anything heavy, so these books with their largely benign psychology and personal interactions are in that zone for me presently.
August 13, 2021
Involving storyline.
I like this. It seems realistic, like it could happen in real life. Ok that might be stretching it...a 6' 5" hot woman with an average short guy? Only in my fantasies.
I like this. It seems realistic, like it could happen in real life. Ok that might be stretching it...a 6' 5" hot woman with an average short guy? Only in my fantasies.
September 4, 2021
Six feet five inches tall
Already familiar with one of the authors other series “a warm place”, thought I would try this one. Liked it enough to finish it and also read the 2nd book.
Already familiar with one of the authors other series “a warm place”, thought I would try this one. Liked it enough to finish it and also read the 2nd book.
September 12, 2021
I picked this up a bit of "palate cleanser" from the typical end-of-the-world type books that I normally read and it was better than I expected. It's more romance-oriented than your typical action book, which makes sense and yet it still worked for a great story.
January 3, 2022
Glad she branched out.
I always thought there was something to Misty Vixen's writing but I would often read it and get disappointed with the cassual relationships. I'm looking forward to reading more of her forays into this and other more committed genres.
I always thought there was something to Misty Vixen's writing but I would often read it and get disappointed with the cassual relationships. I'm looking forward to reading more of her forays into this and other more committed genres.
August 2, 2021
Outstanding start
Oh, this is going to be a great series. I love the opening book. Very well written, very well told,more please!
Oh, this is going to be a great series. I love the opening book. Very well written, very well told,more please!
August 11, 2021
Very nice book
This a fine erotic romance serial novella. It is well written and edited. The characters are likable and relatable. I anxiously await the sequel.
This a fine erotic romance serial novella. It is well written and edited. The characters are likable and relatable. I anxiously await the sequel.
February 8, 2022
A delightfully fluffy romance. I loved it and am excited to read more.
January 24, 2023
Hot read
Good romance with a steamy connection. I am looking forward to seeing where it goes.
Misty is a delightful author.
Good romance with a steamy connection. I am looking forward to seeing where it goes.
Misty is a delightful author.
May 27, 2023
Short and sweet. A mary sue tale but enjoyable none the less.
July 22, 2024
over the top
The story is more amusing than anything because it is so over the top. Too much happens too quickly to even be remotely plausible.
The story is more amusing than anything because it is so over the top. Too much happens too quickly to even be remotely plausible.
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