Silver: Silver Lining

by Lucius Parhelion

In 1958 meteorologist Dr. Rob Lanard is in Las Vegas to observe the effects of the first nuclear test explosions on the weather. His boss on this job is Dr. Phillip Argent. The two men share more than just their boredom on the job; they are both pitching for the same team, so to speak. It's not the kind of thing men of their position dare get caught at, though, and Rob and Phillip must perform a careful dance, making sure they don't say anything that could give them away. Can a surprise day off and a storm conspire to let them get together the way they've been wanting to?

Genres: M M Romance, Historical, Ebooks, Historical Fiction, Romance

34 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 2009

About the author

Lucius Parhelion writes both free and published works. His free original work is found here:
http://www.e-fic.com/sundog/original....
and his fan fiction is on Archive of Our Own here:
http://archiveofourown.org/users/Parh...

He is also listed on Goodreads as Parhelion:
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...

This author is very private - he does not use social media or include an "about the author" blurb on his books.

Reviews

[WhatAStrangeDuck · Rating 4 out of 5]

Free: http://archiveofourown.org/users/Parh...

[Tam · Rating 3 out of 5]

Grooviest author name ever. Anyway, this is set in the 1950's where Rob and Phillip (who is referred to as Argent - his last name, in the whole story) are scientists doing some work on the nuclear bomb tests in Nevada. They are stuck in Vegas and bored and feel each other out and find out they are both gay. But due to the nature of the program, they are watched constantly, their phones and rooms bugged, etc. They take it very well though in my opinion, they just kind of accept that it's the way it is. They have a free day and go hiking but get caught in a storm. They are soaked and cold so stop at a hotel to get dry and warm and manage to get some alone time. *wink* *wink* They agree to meet-up back in Washington and pursue things. I did learn a lot about the nuclear program (and I think was sitting open mouthed at some of the stuff that was done which now seems so incredibly stupid) and the whole nature of hiding you are gay when you are being followed and watched more than usual, in a time where being gay would get you fired. I liked how they dealt with it, I guess years of practice of being the soul of discretion. So it was an interesting story from an historical perspective as well as enjoying the two characters together.

[Marge · Rating 4 out of 5]

An interesting picture of two scientists in the 50's, who had to be very careful not to get caught out with each other. Some excellent history of the above-ground nuclear testing, where people actually made a holiday of it to see what they could of the explosions.

I enjoyed the story, the characters, and the science with a circumspect but satisfying relationship in the making.

[Elin · Rating 4 out of 5]

So far, so very very good