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Jock Dorm #3
David and Conner
Jock Dorm; Previous Drew and Vince
LGBT Erotic Contemporary
David, the oldest boy in his family and a priest, has always been considered special. What his family doesn't know is that he's also lonely...probably because he's good at denying it, even to himself.
Then Conner, a good-looking, tough cop with a soft spot for David, shows up in his life. All of a sudden David is finding it hard to deny a lot of things, including just how much he wants Conner.
Publisher's This book contains graphic male/male sexual practices.
LGBT Erotic Contemporary
David, the oldest boy in his family and a priest, has always been considered special. What his family doesn't know is that he's also lonely...probably because he's good at denying it, even to himself.
Then Conner, a good-looking, tough cop with a soft spot for David, shows up in his life. All of a sudden David is finding it hard to deny a lot of things, including just how much he wants Conner.
Publisher's This book contains graphic male/male sexual practices.
283 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 12, 2010
9 people are currently reading
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About the author
Bobby Michaels
13 books119 followersBobby Michaels lives in Fort Lauderdale with hundreds – nay! thousands – of gorgeous, muscular men (most of them Marines) running around in his mind. Some are memories of sexual encounters, some are the characters from his many Nifty stories and Loose Id novels and some are characters from novels waiting to be written. So, though he lives alone, he is never lonely.
Bobby has been many things in his life. An actor, director, nightclub singer, professional female impersonator, a monk and, for twenty nine years, a social worker and grant administrator for local government. His government career ended in 2007 when a stroke caused the loss of the use of his left arm so that now all his writing is done by dictation through a voice recognition program called Dragonspeak.
But through it all Bobby has been first and foremost a writer, beginning his career writing stories for trashy romance magazines in the 1960s along with stories and poetry through the rest of his life. From the time he was five years old, Bobby has always dreamed of actually holding in his hands a book with his name on it as the author.
An avid reader, Bobby’s Kindle has hundreds of books in it. Most of them are male/male romances because he loves reading them almost more than he likes writing them.
Bobby has been many things in his life. An actor, director, nightclub singer, professional female impersonator, a monk and, for twenty nine years, a social worker and grant administrator for local government. His government career ended in 2007 when a stroke caused the loss of the use of his left arm so that now all his writing is done by dictation through a voice recognition program called Dragonspeak.
But through it all Bobby has been first and foremost a writer, beginning his career writing stories for trashy romance magazines in the 1960s along with stories and poetry through the rest of his life. From the time he was five years old, Bobby has always dreamed of actually holding in his hands a book with his name on it as the author.
An avid reader, Bobby’s Kindle has hundreds of books in it. Most of them are male/male romances because he loves reading them almost more than he likes writing them.
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April 21, 2010
I DONT REALLY KNOW!!!
So I have been very excited to read this after the shocker at the end of Vince and Drew, Vince`s priest brother gay "oh no". So I was jumping out of my pants from excitement.With that said, this was not my fave book in the series for so many reasons.
It was just way too smoothe, you know when things go exactly the way for a character at some point it just becomes bothersome. I was Bothered! I liked David but he was a big cry baby, you know David is the priest that is gay so he hid who he was for like ever and has some serious mommy issues. In this story what David wanted David got. Way too easy.
I like Conner he was just your typical male to me, all manly but tender when he needed to be. Plus he is one patient and loving dude because he had to deal with a river of crying from his cry baby lover. My god the sex and theres a whole lot but in this story it just left me feeling blah, way too much snowballing. Worst case scenario if either Conner or David were killed, autopsy reveal a whole lot of CuM. It just became too much after awhile.
So my least favorite in the series way too happy and lovey. I know not a bad thing but when the subject is religion you always just wanna run from it. Its one of those taboo topics that you just wanna stay away from. I know this book is pure fantasy and you kinda wish it was that easy in reality for every gay couple. I just could not deal with David, or otherwise it would have been as awesome as Dar and Gregg.
Way too much snowballing.
So I have been very excited to read this after the shocker at the end of Vince and Drew, Vince`s priest brother gay "oh no". So I was jumping out of my pants from excitement.With that said, this was not my fave book in the series for so many reasons.
It was just way too smoothe, you know when things go exactly the way for a character at some point it just becomes bothersome. I was Bothered! I liked David but he was a big cry baby, you know David is the priest that is gay so he hid who he was for like ever and has some serious mommy issues. In this story what David wanted David got. Way too easy.
I like Conner he was just your typical male to me, all manly but tender when he needed to be. Plus he is one patient and loving dude because he had to deal with a river of crying from his cry baby lover. My god the sex and theres a whole lot but in this story it just left me feeling blah, way too much snowballing. Worst case scenario if either Conner or David were killed, autopsy reveal a whole lot of CuM. It just became too much after awhile.
So my least favorite in the series way too happy and lovey. I know not a bad thing but when the subject is religion you always just wanna run from it. Its one of those taboo topics that you just wanna stay away from. I know this book is pure fantasy and you kinda wish it was that easy in reality for every gay couple. I just could not deal with David, or otherwise it would have been as awesome as Dar and Gregg.
Way too much snowballing.
January 20, 2010
I typically only expend energy to write a review or rate a book I truly love so others can "buy with confidence" and enjoy a great read. Unfortunately, there was much I did not like about this book.
David is a Roman Catholic priest who meets Conner through his work helping disabled veterans struggling with post-war mental and emotional problems. They fall in love instantly and David decides to change his whole life - even before they have any real interaction - and the book spirals from there. Here's what I didn't like...David, as a priest and psychologist, was written completely out of character for both roles as were most of the characters in this book. Too many clichéd scenarios to count on one hand - virgin priest to no holds barred sex, completely unrealistic dialogue, unrealistic and simplistic resolutions to all problems - the list goes on. It appears the author wanted to capture everything he/she thought might make for a good book - including the whole alpha wolf/mate plot - and created a mish mash.
David is a Roman Catholic priest who meets Conner through his work helping disabled veterans struggling with post-war mental and emotional problems. They fall in love instantly and David decides to change his whole life - even before they have any real interaction - and the book spirals from there. Here's what I didn't like...David, as a priest and psychologist, was written completely out of character for both roles as were most of the characters in this book. Too many clichéd scenarios to count on one hand - virgin priest to no holds barred sex, completely unrealistic dialogue, unrealistic and simplistic resolutions to all problems - the list goes on. It appears the author wanted to capture everything he/she thought might make for a good book - including the whole alpha wolf/mate plot - and created a mish mash.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
January 3, 2016
2.5 disappointed stars
This was by far the worst of the series. The dialogue was extremely choppy and very fake. Being an atheist, I didn't enjoy all the religious content even though it does bring to light a lot of "problems" in the church concerning gay men/women.
Typical for the author, the sex scenes were quite descriptive. I could have done without all the snowballing...ick.
This was by far the worst of the series. The dialogue was extremely choppy and very fake. Being an atheist, I didn't enjoy all the religious content even though it does bring to light a lot of "problems" in the church concerning gay men/women.
Typical for the author, the sex scenes were quite descriptive. I could have done without all the snowballing...ick.
January 14, 2010
Ok there was MANY things really really wrong in this book!! But I love each and every one of them!!
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February 1, 2010This was probably the most awaited book from Bobby Michaels’ fans. For various reasons its release slipped month after month, and the book itself went under a total rewriting. Saying that I was curious to read it is saying a lie… I was dying curious to read it.
Each and every book by Bobby Michaels is a piece of him. Who he is, what he likes, how he lives, all of it is in his books. Bobby Michaels is angry? Then his character is angry. Bobby is sad? Then his character is sad. Bobby believes, despite everything, that the world could be better? Then his character has a hope that is greater than the world. Recently I read a right polemic about not judging a fictional book on the personal experience of its writer, and I firmly believe in it, with an exception: you can’t separate Bobby Michaels from his book, they are the same thing. There is an innocence in his characters that has written all over “Bobby”.
Innocence, what an odd word to describe characters who seem to base everything on sex, on the more basic instinct, like smelling the sex, like tasting the sex; but David and Conner, like Dar and Gregg, and Vince and Drew before, are all innocent. The world has not corrupted them, love is still the force that drives them, and sex is only the way to express it. If someone wonders on the credibility of two characters who fall in love at first sight, well then, maybe, that someone has lost its innocence. David and Conner can fall in love at first sight since they still firmly believe in it, they still consider it possible.
And the innocence and the hope it’s not only in the characters, it’s also in the story. David, Roman Catholic priest, has the chance to love and marry Conner simply changing his orientation becoming an Episcopal priest; he can continue to be a priest, he finds another Church that is willing to accept him, he has family and friends to support him. No apparently obstacles in his path, same as for Conner and his work as police detective. Are you thinking that this is too good to be true? Same here, friends, but I think that Bobby Michaels is not trying to tell you the reality as it’s, he is trying to tell you the reality as he would like it to be; this is his version of the story, how he is hoping the world will be in the next future. Don’t get the wrong idea that he doesn’t know how reality is, only that he prefers to give hope and romance to his men.
There is a lot of religion, politics (that sometime, unfortunately, are the same thing), family and social issue, so much of them that here and there I had the feeling that I was reading an essay, or maybe the brainstorming of the author, like he was trying to decide something, and used his characters to take that decision. There is also a lot of sex, and some purist would question the pairing, it was almost disconcerting leaving a discussion on the pro and cons of being a Roman Catholic rather than an Episcopal, to suddenly being in bed with David and Conner who were snowballing each time they had sex.
http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/92...
Each and every book by Bobby Michaels is a piece of him. Who he is, what he likes, how he lives, all of it is in his books. Bobby Michaels is angry? Then his character is angry. Bobby is sad? Then his character is sad. Bobby believes, despite everything, that the world could be better? Then his character has a hope that is greater than the world. Recently I read a right polemic about not judging a fictional book on the personal experience of its writer, and I firmly believe in it, with an exception: you can’t separate Bobby Michaels from his book, they are the same thing. There is an innocence in his characters that has written all over “Bobby”.
Innocence, what an odd word to describe characters who seem to base everything on sex, on the more basic instinct, like smelling the sex, like tasting the sex; but David and Conner, like Dar and Gregg, and Vince and Drew before, are all innocent. The world has not corrupted them, love is still the force that drives them, and sex is only the way to express it. If someone wonders on the credibility of two characters who fall in love at first sight, well then, maybe, that someone has lost its innocence. David and Conner can fall in love at first sight since they still firmly believe in it, they still consider it possible.
And the innocence and the hope it’s not only in the characters, it’s also in the story. David, Roman Catholic priest, has the chance to love and marry Conner simply changing his orientation becoming an Episcopal priest; he can continue to be a priest, he finds another Church that is willing to accept him, he has family and friends to support him. No apparently obstacles in his path, same as for Conner and his work as police detective. Are you thinking that this is too good to be true? Same here, friends, but I think that Bobby Michaels is not trying to tell you the reality as it’s, he is trying to tell you the reality as he would like it to be; this is his version of the story, how he is hoping the world will be in the next future. Don’t get the wrong idea that he doesn’t know how reality is, only that he prefers to give hope and romance to his men.
There is a lot of religion, politics (that sometime, unfortunately, are the same thing), family and social issue, so much of them that here and there I had the feeling that I was reading an essay, or maybe the brainstorming of the author, like he was trying to decide something, and used his characters to take that decision. There is also a lot of sex, and some purist would question the pairing, it was almost disconcerting leaving a discussion on the pro and cons of being a Roman Catholic rather than an Episcopal, to suddenly being in bed with David and Conner who were snowballing each time they had sex.
http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/92...
November 26, 2010
What a WASTE!!!!!!!!!!!!!1The first two were brilliant,this feels like someone else wrote it??
August 11, 2011
Cheesy gay fairytale filled with raunchy sex and political and religious debate.
March 2, 2010
I was disappointed by this story. I enjoyed the first two books, and I've liked other stories by Bobby Michaels, but this one didn't quite make it. I thought the story line in general was interesting, but Michaels missed some opportunities to show more emotion for David as he made the decision to change churches. I think that was one of my major issues -- I had a hard time connecting with the characters' emotions. It seemed to be written from a distance, like a narrative, with no opportunity to get close to Connor or David or really feel their pain. When David decides to leave the church and be with Connor, where was the anguish he had to be going through? When Connor was shot and he hadn't heard from hiim in a while, where was his confusion and ultimately his shock at finding Coonnor in the hospital? And everything happens perfectly in their lives -- from the new job to Connor being rich as sin to the two children dropping into their lives -- which is a crock! Life is never that good. I gave Bobby Michaels three stars because I thought it was a difficult topic to handle, and while I was ultimately disappointed with the writing style and perfect lives the two men led, he did attack some difficult issues and seemed to know a lot about the different church cultures.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
January 19, 2010
Very gayman centric with the sex but the convos are all way to perfect and womanly. David cries constantly. Seems like damn near every page.
I would have given it more stars for the courageous content and plot if nothing else if David didn't spend half the book crying. Or if anyone had a conversation that wasn't exactly the perfect thing to say everytime. Oh, until they get to David's mother. Then they just all attack her before she can even say anything. They have all the understanding in the world for everyone except her. It was uneven in that regard.
** spoilerish**
VERY graphic and repetitve sex scenes including rimming, snowballing ass cum and he is always very descriptive with smells. This one is no different.
I would have given it more stars for the courageous content and plot if nothing else if David didn't spend half the book crying. Or if anyone had a conversation that wasn't exactly the perfect thing to say everytime. Oh, until they get to David's mother. Then they just all attack her before she can even say anything. They have all the understanding in the world for everyone except her. It was uneven in that regard.
** spoilerish**
VERY graphic and repetitve sex scenes including rimming, snowballing ass cum and he is always very descriptive with smells. This one is no different.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
July 30, 2016
Esta relectura me llevó su tiempo pero al fin la he terminado y me ha gustado tanto como la primera vez.
Aunque la historia de David y Conner puede parecer un poco repetitiva al estar tan relacionada con la anterior entrega de la trilogía, hacia el final se vuelve totalmente individual y llegamos a observar como la relación entre los protagonistas va avanzando paso a paso a medida que van cumpliendo las metas que se han propuesto en la vida, hasta llegar a la más importante que es crear una familia completa.
Lo que más sorprende en esta historia es ver cómo los personajes principales y secundarios evolucionan en su visión del mundo y sus personalidades.
Obviamente es una historia que merece ser leída y descubierta página a página. Recomendable.
Aunque la historia de David y Conner puede parecer un poco repetitiva al estar tan relacionada con la anterior entrega de la trilogía, hacia el final se vuelve totalmente individual y llegamos a observar como la relación entre los protagonistas va avanzando paso a paso a medida que van cumpliendo las metas que se han propuesto en la vida, hasta llegar a la más importante que es crear una familia completa.
Lo que más sorprende en esta historia es ver cómo los personajes principales y secundarios evolucionan en su visión del mundo y sus personalidades.
Obviamente es una historia que merece ser leída y descubierta página a página. Recomendable.
January 12, 2010
Just like the other two volumes in the series, this long awaited third sequel was amazing in its character development and in the problems that gay men have with (some) churches.
David has tremendous issues when he realizes he's going to have to leave the Roman Catholic church if he wants to be with his lover Conner. Conner is very supportive, but many of the internal problems are David's to solve. Once he has done that he still needs to tackle his family and even though one of his brothers is gay and fully accepted by their parents, David is still scared. How he overcomes that fear is described with sensitivity and very credible.
I loved it!
David has tremendous issues when he realizes he's going to have to leave the Roman Catholic church if he wants to be with his lover Conner. Conner is very supportive, but many of the internal problems are David's to solve. Once he has done that he still needs to tackle his family and even though one of his brothers is gay and fully accepted by their parents, David is still scared. How he overcomes that fear is described with sensitivity and very credible.
I loved it!
October 8, 2013
The three stars is for the dirty, smutty sex. Otherwise it would be lower due to the fact that it was corny. I knew it would be going in but I think I forget until I start reading another one by this author. What a tidy little bow of love and acceptance we had in this book. I don't really think there are a bunch of priests around cursing like David and asking his man to fuck him constantly but I could be totally wrong. :)
November 29, 2013
Really love how this series of books encompasses a greater amount of time than most romances. Instead of ending once they fall in love, the books take the time to follow up what happens with friends, family, work and even kids! Fun books.
April 13, 2012
Yikes. I pride myself in always finishing a book but I had to fold on this after page 183. I couldn't take some of the sex acts and I was bored to tears. I loved book 1 and 2 of this series.
October 18, 2010
I truly did like this book as much as the first two, if not more because of the depth of the characters issues. It was a truly great book to read.
November 29, 2011
I love these series.. Not so explicit as the first two!! I loved it!!
January 29, 2012
There is such a thing as too much sex! I loved that they had a courtship of sort and that they adopted 2 boys who deserved a good home. 3.5 stars.
June 14, 2012
I was cleaning up some old files when I found these books so I decided to read them. Not really my thing (hence the 2 stars) but if you love lots of smut then this is for you.
March 10, 2014
5 stars for excellence in addressing issues that mattered--needed and still need addressing, boiling hot seck and drama that put soap and opera to shame
January 23, 2010
a hot and sexy story
April 2, 2011
like every gay dreams to be with a cop or a soldier...
leaves all the bottom guyz hard..
leaves all the bottom guyz hard..
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