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Bending the Rules
The women at Zach's gym drool over his bulging muscles and defined body, but Zach only has eyes for the new yoga instructor - Kieran. Slim, charming, and oh so flexible, Kieran normally doesn't go for the sexually ambiguous type, but one look at Zach and he's ready for some one on one training.
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Jack Greene
30 books94 followersJack Greene loathes author bios, thinking they ruin the mystery. But if you must, picture a handsome twenty-something insomniac: junior partner in a law firm by day, guitarist in a punk band by night. He roams the streets on his Ducati when he can't sleep, gathering material for his books, and watches the sun come up over West Hollywood as he types away at his laptop. Peace only comes when he writes the words "the end".
Jack writes about men who fuck, and love, other men. Men who, like all men, sometimes don't behave like they should.
Jack writes about men who fuck, and love, other men. Men who, like all men, sometimes don't behave like they should.
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February 3, 2010
A quick, hot read about two men falling in lust at the gym where they work. No complicated emotions or obstacles, just straightforward attraction and follow-through.
November 3, 2010
4.25 stars---I really enjoyed it!
April 22, 2011
3-1/2 stars. Good, short enjoyable read.
July 29, 2012
Another hot vignette - this one with a personal trainer and yoga instructor who meet on the job. But they take more than their work home.
December 12, 2012
Rating 3.5
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November 3, 2010In this short story by Jack Greene I had two confirmation: he likes pretty boys and romance. By the plot, and some of his previous story, I was sure on the first, but the romance was more a surprise.
In less than 25 pages, if you want to fit into it a good sex scene, usually the romance is a bit neglected. And so, as soon as the two met, I was there waiting to see when they would move on the dirty part of the story. Since they met in a gym, I thought the showers was a good place; but the shower scene arrived and passed without them doing nothing. Then they planned a dinner, and the two of them inside the same car was another good place, but they arrived to the restaurant and nothing happened. Then the dance club and still nothing. I finally realized the author was writing a full romantic story, with an old style courtship, and sincerely the sex was not his main target. Now don’t get me wrong, there is sex, and it’s good, but it’s the icing on the cake, not the main course.
Of the two men, the pretty boy, Kieran, yoga instructor, in all his oddity made by eyeliner and lipstick, was in a way the most classical character for a M/M romance; who instead was more original was Zach, personal trainer: usually this type of character is not famous for being smart or courteous. Zach not only is smart enough to avoid unneccessary involvement with people he works with (both customers than colleagues), but also to understand when someone important crossed his path so to do an exception. Plus Zach is sure of himself so much that he has no problem to admit that he can be attract by a man, and when he is, to act upon that attraction.
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In less than 25 pages, if you want to fit into it a good sex scene, usually the romance is a bit neglected. And so, as soon as the two met, I was there waiting to see when they would move on the dirty part of the story. Since they met in a gym, I thought the showers was a good place; but the shower scene arrived and passed without them doing nothing. Then they planned a dinner, and the two of them inside the same car was another good place, but they arrived to the restaurant and nothing happened. Then the dance club and still nothing. I finally realized the author was writing a full romantic story, with an old style courtship, and sincerely the sex was not his main target. Now don’t get me wrong, there is sex, and it’s good, but it’s the icing on the cake, not the main course.
Of the two men, the pretty boy, Kieran, yoga instructor, in all his oddity made by eyeliner and lipstick, was in a way the most classical character for a M/M romance; who instead was more original was Zach, personal trainer: usually this type of character is not famous for being smart or courteous. Zach not only is smart enough to avoid unneccessary involvement with people he works with (both customers than colleagues), but also to understand when someone important crossed his path so to do an exception. Plus Zach is sure of himself so much that he has no problem to admit that he can be attract by a man, and when he is, to act upon that attraction.
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B003XNTSYA/?...
September 16, 2010
A sexy short story about Zach, a personal trainer, and Kieran, the new yoga instructor at his gym. There's plenty of teasing, an explosive first time, and a few well-placed hints that the romance will continue beyond the story--all of which author Jack Greene handles nicely. I like that POV shifted between the two, so we saw how each feared voicing romantic thoughts lest they scare off the other. Call me a Disney romantic, but it makes for a happier Happily Ever After when I know the characters aren’t just having a one-off.
I didn’t like how flustered Zach tended to get, but that’s a personal character preference, and I can’t blame Zach given Kieran’s methods of flirtation. My only real issue with the story is its treatment of women: Zach’s view of women is rather dim--the women who want him are all shallow, and he wants no part of them; and the two women introduced are crushing hard on Zach, and one of them seems a bit homophobic and expects Zach to be the same. Being a woman myself, it was disappointing to see that.
On the whole though, a good, sexy read. I still enjoy Jack Greene’s writing, and I intend to look for more of it.
I didn’t like how flustered Zach tended to get, but that’s a personal character preference, and I can’t blame Zach given Kieran’s methods of flirtation. My only real issue with the story is its treatment of women: Zach’s view of women is rather dim--the women who want him are all shallow, and he wants no part of them; and the two women introduced are crushing hard on Zach, and one of them seems a bit homophobic and expects Zach to be the same. Being a woman myself, it was disappointing to see that.
On the whole though, a good, sexy read. I still enjoy Jack Greene’s writing, and I intend to look for more of it.
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April 29, 2022
Fantastic buildup... but if I'm being honest, I felt like it ended too soon. After all the yoga posturing, I was expecting a comeback, if you know what I mean. ;) Another five or ten pages would have made this so much better.
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January 3, 2011Oooh! Too Short! I mean that as a compliment. I felt like I was just getting to know the main characters and ... fade to black.
October 15, 2012
Shucks it's a HFN type of story. Loved the characters but the ending disappoints a bit.
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