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Suck This
Carl has a good life for a poor kid from Boston. He has a job, a girlfriend, and a best friend who knows everything about him. Except about his occasional jones for guys. When Carl meets Vinnie, a sweet you thing with a mouth made for sin, he has a problem. The problem is Vinnie. How can any man resist anything that pretty, that sweet and that hot? Carl knows he should, though, especially when his best friend starts poking into his private life. And when Vinnie's vampire fangs start poking into his neck. Can Carl make up his mind what he wants?
68 pages, ebook
First published April 8, 2006
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A.M. Riley
19 books223 followersA.M. Riley is a film editor and amateur poet living in Los Angeles, California. She writes murder mystery, romance and urban paranormal with GLBT characters. In addition to writing, Riley enjoys politics, police blogs and ice hockey.
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January 4, 2009
Really 3.5 stars, but I'll bump it up to 4 because it was better than 3 stars.
Carl has been living with self denial all of his life. He likes receiving oral sex from men at the local gay bar, but in his mind he is not homosexual, just a man who likes a getting a blow job from other men. Carl is a blue collared worker who does what is expected from him. He has a girlfriend, works hard and hangs out with roudy homophobic friends who does not know about his occasional trips to the gay bar.
When Carl spots a delicately handsome man at the bar he is immediately fasinated with him. When he approaches the man, he discovers his name is Vinnie feels this immediate connection with him that Carl does not want to try to identify. When they find a dark alley where both of their sexual desires are satisfied, Carl is surprised when the smaller Vinnie becomes more assertive and sensually sucks then bites on his neck. (Carl doesn't like to be touched by other men, unless it's for oral gratification)
When they go their separate ways, Carl cannot forget Vinnie, and finds himself back at the bar week after week.
A bond quickly forms over the two men. Soon Carl starts giving into his desire for Vinnie and opens himself emotionally to him as well as sexually.
The mysterious Vinnie was quite intriguing at times. His patience with Carl and allowing Carl to come up with his own conclusions about their relationship as well as Vinnie's being a vampire made the story quite interesting. I really enjoyed watching them come together. Carl's personal growth throughout the novel was well paced and well thought out. I enjoyed it.
I wish the author would have made the book a little longer. There were some unanswered questions for me, but not enough to take away from the story itself.
If you are offended by Explicit M/M Sexual Play as will as Dirty Langurage this book is not for you.
Carl has been living with self denial all of his life. He likes receiving oral sex from men at the local gay bar, but in his mind he is not homosexual, just a man who likes a getting a blow job from other men. Carl is a blue collared worker who does what is expected from him. He has a girlfriend, works hard and hangs out with roudy homophobic friends who does not know about his occasional trips to the gay bar.
When Carl spots a delicately handsome man at the bar he is immediately fasinated with him. When he approaches the man, he discovers his name is Vinnie feels this immediate connection with him that Carl does not want to try to identify. When they find a dark alley where both of their sexual desires are satisfied, Carl is surprised when the smaller Vinnie becomes more assertive and sensually sucks then bites on his neck. (Carl doesn't like to be touched by other men, unless it's for oral gratification)
When they go their separate ways, Carl cannot forget Vinnie, and finds himself back at the bar week after week.
A bond quickly forms over the two men. Soon Carl starts giving into his desire for Vinnie and opens himself emotionally to him as well as sexually.
The mysterious Vinnie was quite intriguing at times. His patience with Carl and allowing Carl to come up with his own conclusions about their relationship as well as Vinnie's being a vampire made the story quite interesting. I really enjoyed watching them come together. Carl's personal growth throughout the novel was well paced and well thought out. I enjoyed it.
I wish the author would have made the book a little longer. There were some unanswered questions for me, but not enough to take away from the story itself.
If you are offended by Explicit M/M Sexual Play as will as Dirty Langurage this book is not for you.
July 23, 2010
Interesting story about a construction worker who's in self denial about his sexuality. He's got a girlfriend, likes to hang out with the guys and secretly picks up guys to give him bjs. One night he picks up a gorgeous man who appears to also have a blood fetish and when the night's over Carl can't forget the other man. Turns out Vinnie is a lot more than he appears and Carl's life won't ever be the same again.
I liked this story despite the fact that I didn't like Carl all that much. His constant references to his "little Carl" and his viewpoint on sexuality was quite off-putting at times. Vinnie though was a nicely written character and by the end when Carl changes for the better I was satisfied with the story.
I liked this story despite the fact that I didn't like Carl all that much. His constant references to his "little Carl" and his viewpoint on sexuality was quite off-putting at times. Vinnie though was a nicely written character and by the end when Carl changes for the better I was satisfied with the story.
May 4, 2015
I really enjoyed this short read. Great arc in the story, good idea and got the point across without ever saying it. I would love to read more of this couple, however I'm not a fan of accents in writing. I find it very off putting and distracting, especially since I didn't recognise the accent and it made it hard to decipher some of the meanings.
October 15, 2013
One of my favorite sayings!
Can't wait to read this.
Can't wait to read this.
February 16, 2017
Funny GFY. Macho and homophobic Carl was so far in denial he even didn't want to admit that Vinnie was a vampire and that he loved him.
March 27, 2011
Not sure how I feel after reading this story. It came right after the "Adam & Peter" series where the vampire element was distinctively wrapped around the story.
[spoiler ahead] In "Suck This, there was never any clear mention of what Vincent really was (the nickname Vinnie just makes me thinks of a kid, not full grown vampire). If you read the summary and are no stranger to this author, then the conclusion is obvious. Otherwise, except some allusive hints, you could just think Vincent was into kinky sex.
Carl's development throughout the story seemed quite natural. From closeted gay to out in the open about his feelings for Vincent. It was really a progressive evolution, from taking blowjobs in back allies, to renting a hotel room, to admitting his sexual preference in front of his best friend. Vincent, however, was a puzzle from the get-go. There was never any specific indication of his former life, liaisons and so on. There were just vague innuendos about what he did in his free time, what he was (vampire or not), how he came to be that way and act like that. And the ending with Carl, supposedly being turned to vampire, raised rather answered questions: what would Carl do, after quitting his job? What changes had they done to the club specifically and why? The list could go on.[end spoiler]
Overall, it was an ok story. But what dropped my rating was the series of questions it left behind and the incomplete portrayal of Vincent.
[spoiler ahead] In "Suck This, there was never any clear mention of what Vincent really was (the nickname Vinnie just makes me thinks of a kid, not full grown vampire). If you read the summary and are no stranger to this author, then the conclusion is obvious. Otherwise, except some allusive hints, you could just think Vincent was into kinky sex.
Carl's development throughout the story seemed quite natural. From closeted gay to out in the open about his feelings for Vincent. It was really a progressive evolution, from taking blowjobs in back allies, to renting a hotel room, to admitting his sexual preference in front of his best friend. Vincent, however, was a puzzle from the get-go. There was never any specific indication of his former life, liaisons and so on. There were just vague innuendos about what he did in his free time, what he was (vampire or not), how he came to be that way and act like that. And the ending with Carl, supposedly being turned to vampire, raised rather answered questions: what would Carl do, after quitting his job? What changes had they done to the club specifically and why? The list could go on.[end spoiler]
Overall, it was an ok story. But what dropped my rating was the series of questions it left behind and the incomplete portrayal of Vincent.
June 27, 2011
This title comes close to being a short story because it's barely 100 pages but there's a lot of bulk for so few pages. There's also some grammar issues and typos etc but I just found it to be a short, fun read that surprised me a lot more then I thought it would.
Carl starts out as the type of guy I usually hate in books and movies; the asshole who dislikes himself so he says crap about others. His slow development to someone who is fine with being gay and even learning and adopting habits and manners from his partner was a very interesting and surprising thing.
Vincent on the other side comes off as a very young, weak guy dealing with abandonment issues but he hides a stronger personality that slowly starts to appear. His sense of trust and loyalty was surprisingly strong and eventually won over Carl.
I would definitely be open to reading more about this couple, they worked well together.
If you absolutely can't stand grammar issues in your fiction then this title might bother you because that's the main reason I didn't rate the story higher. Also, the supernatural element, though present, is very much a background element to the story so if you're looking for a story that focusses on vampires then you won't find that type of material here either.
I found it a very interesting and fresh little story overall and I enjoyed it.
Carl starts out as the type of guy I usually hate in books and movies; the asshole who dislikes himself so he says crap about others. His slow development to someone who is fine with being gay and even learning and adopting habits and manners from his partner was a very interesting and surprising thing.
Vincent on the other side comes off as a very young, weak guy dealing with abandonment issues but he hides a stronger personality that slowly starts to appear. His sense of trust and loyalty was surprisingly strong and eventually won over Carl.
I would definitely be open to reading more about this couple, they worked well together.
If you absolutely can't stand grammar issues in your fiction then this title might bother you because that's the main reason I didn't rate the story higher. Also, the supernatural element, though present, is very much a background element to the story so if you're looking for a story that focusses on vampires then you won't find that type of material here either.
I found it a very interesting and fresh little story overall and I enjoyed it.
March 30, 2009
Writing review for this book brought up very ambivalent thoughts aka this book was not exactly my cup of tea. Our main hero Carl was drop out from high school and construction yard worker, not bright and not pretty one. He had also nasty habit to talk to his cock, nick named "Little Carl". He had girlfriend aka pussy for weekends and little bad habit to get his cock sucked by pretty boys, but he did not consider himself dirty cocksucker. Author managed to portrait ordinary primitive male who is and talks like lower class and eventually undergo moral change and became better man in the end. The change occurred after he met mysterious boy Vincent who sucked him in many senses of that word. Vincent, pale with dark hair and nasty habit to bite necks, yes dears you got it right who is Vinnie, but that aspect is not developed in the book and it is good.
I was surprised how sex scenes changed for pig wants fun to loving man making love. However this book did not make any impression on me except learning some new barnyard language words.
I was surprised how sex scenes changed for pig wants fun to loving man making love. However this book did not make any impression on me except learning some new barnyard language words.
April 29, 2010
My second experience with A.M. Riley's story, and this is her earlier one. I enjoy this story very much. I am not very huge fan of "gay for you" theme. Oh, I like them okay but I prefer both men know and admit that they're gay. This one has a sense of "gay for you" theme but it's really good. I like the portrayal of Carl from being attracted to Vincent until all out change in him. And well, it never says out loud that Vincent is a vampire (he is, isn't he, with his habit of biting Carl's neck) so it keeps that mysterious sense
September 27, 2015
This was just hard to read! Every second work I needed to stop and think about what the word actually was! Everything ended in ya.
Beyond that it was a in the closet construction worker learning his gay by being "sucked" by a vampire.
Beyond that it was a in the closet construction worker learning his gay by being "sucked" by a vampire.
September 30, 2009
This story was a little hard to follow at times and the dialect was confusing. But, I found Carl and Vinnie to be likable characters and was happy with the ending.
May 15, 2011
old favourite
really intriguing writing and great pace.
I like this style of m/m romance a lot
really intriguing writing and great pace.
I like this style of m/m romance a lot
August 8, 2011
So, this novella got 4 stars but is more like 3.5.
June 29, 2014
3.75 stars
August 29, 2015
A construction worker discovers that he really is gay after hooking up with a gay vampire. It was ok.
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