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Escape

Davin is a Delta-23 replicate, which means he looks like every other Delta-23 on the planet. He's bored seeing the same face every day -- each replicate is his twin, though he alone seems to ache for something different. When a prison ship crash-lands in the woods and the replicates are asked to retrieve the prisoners, Davin jumps at the chance to encounter a natural-born.

Trace is a hard man who has lived a hard life, and the moment the ship carrying him crashes, he takes the opportunity to escape. The last thing he expects is the replicate eager to get up close and personal with an escaped prisoner.

NOTE: This story was originally published by Ruthie's Club in 2007 and appears in my collections SHORTS and OTHER WORLDS THAN THESE.


Navigator's Log
Length: Story (14,400 words)
Category: Gay Male
Firebolt Level:  3
Excess Level: 3
Ending: Happy For Now
 
Tylar Daire is the navigator on a space mission whose focus is to discover a cure for a mysterious illness killing colonists on Terra. The crew consists of the captain, a soldier for protection, a scientist to study the virus, Tylar himself, and hot-shot ace pilot Rion Z'ev. From the moment Tylar and Rion meet, sparks fly. They try their best to keep their growing relationship from the others, but when they're alone on the bridge during the day, or holed away in the sleeping quarters at night, they can't keep their hands off each other.
 
Soldier Jareth is an old friend of Tylar's. When he begins to suspect he's caught the virus they're trying to cure, he swears Tylar to secrecy. But Jareth gets worse, until he can't hide it any more, and he collapses out in the field. Will the crew be able to defeat the virus, or is it too late to save them all?
 
NOTE: This story appears in the print collection Other Worlds Than These.
 
Warnings: This title contains graphic language and explicit scenes of gay or M/M sex. 

Threesome

Length: Short Story (3,598 words)

Category: Gay Male, Contemporary

Firebolt Level: 4

Excess Level: 3

Ending: Happy For Now

When Chris and his boyfriend Alan stop into a local bar for a few drinks, the last thing they expect is to be propositioned by a stranger looking to earn a little extra cash. At first Chris laughs off the offer, but Julian can be nothing if not persuasive. His suggestion of taking on both guys at the same time does wicked things to Chris, and he knows he's in for the time of his life if he can just get Alan to go along with it...

NOTE: This is the only ménage à trois story I've written to date and began as a 300 word flash fiction short published by Ruthie's Club. It appears in my print collection Shorts.

Warnings: This title contains graphic language and explicit scenes of gay or M/M sex.


Maybe
Length: Short Story (11643)
Category: Gay Male
Heat Level: eXcess 1
 
Josh and DeMar fell in love while working together on the set of Gimme Moor, a stage production with which they toured for six long months. But something happened between them during the tour, turning their idyllic romance into a strained relationship until Josh could no longer take it and he left.
 
Weeks after the show has closed, DeMar calls Josh from the airport to pick him up-he’s in town and wants to visit, despite the arguments that tore them apart. He wants a second chance, but Josh isn’t so sure DeMar’s the one to blame for their break-up.
 
Can they somehow find what it was they had together in the beginning before they lose it all?

Other Worlds Than These
Gay Male, Anthology
Length: Novella (29,537)
Heat Level: eXcess 3
 
Six short speculative stories of gay men celebrating love and lust in worlds vastly different from our own. The e-book version contains the following stories:
 
Star-Crossed - When an old crush is assigned to his ship, Reth is surprised to find he’s still enamored by the flamboyant Xan, but it takes a rendezvous on the simdeck to bring this star-crossed pair together again.Escape - On the run, Trace, an intergalactic prisoner, stumbles upon Davin, a Delta-23 clone eager for a chance to observe a “natural-born”… up close and personal.Parking Lot Hero - Modern day superhero Vic Braunson saves his landlady from a gang of hoodlums.The Bard’s Song - Taurin is a king’s knight with a soft spot for bards, and the elfin flautist at Jéànty’s Inn attracts his attention.The Fall - Forbidden love between angels Gabe and Luce costs one his wings.World Enough and Time - It’s the end of the world, and time is running out for Allan. Then he meets Ricky.NOTE: The paperback edition contains two additional stories, Navigator’s Log and VR Palace, both of which are available in e-book format from the author’s website at http://jmsnyder.net.

Skaterboy
Length: Short Story (12,492)
Category: Gay Male, Romance
Heat Level: eXcess 1
 
CJ is a skateboarder who would rather spend his days boarding or customizing his deck. He can’t seem to hold onto a job now that he’s officially “grown up” and graduated from high school and lives with his lover, Richard, who wears a suit and tie to the office every day. Together they make an unlikely pair.
 
This story is a snapshot look at their relationship, how they came together and how they manage stay together despite their differences. After starting his day with a crazy dream, CJ convinces Rich to take time out of his busy schedule to meet for lunch.

Boy Toys

Recently dumped Jason is invited to a party, a sex toy party.  But he doesn't want to go without a partner and be the odd man out or get stuck with a date he can't stand; that is until Jason is asked to help Nigel, the demonstrator at the gathering.  Now things are looking up for the holiday season.

***Editor's Note: Previously released in Babes In Toyland.

Reviewer: Sandra
Review: Feb 3, 2009
Genre(s): GLBTQ
Jason is persuaded to attend a boy’s toys party. He is reluctant to go since his boyfriend has recently dumped him. He does shows up but is embarrassed by being the only single guy there, until Nigel the Boys Toys salesman asks him to be his helper. Jason is so attracted to Nigel that he agrees to help out.   Will anything come of the night or will Jason again be alone?   I enjoy Boy Toys.

Tech Support

Noah works in tech support at a software firm.  He gets a frantic call from Becky, the receptionist in Development, asking him to assist a new employee tackle his network problems.  Jared is haven’t a bad first day at work, and sounds unbearably cute over the phone, but Noah’s been disappointed before.
To get away from the phones, he takes smoke breaks with his buddy Joel, Becky’s boyfriend.  When Noah sees a cute new employee, Joel’s only too happy to help them hook up.  Still, Noah doesn’t want to write Jared out of the picture completely …
 

Reviewer: Sandra
Review: Jul 10, 2008
Genre(s): GLBTQ
Noah who is working in Tech Support gets a frantic phone call from his friend Becky who works in Development. A new guy is driving her nuts with questions and needs help with his computer. She wants to transfer his calls to Noah so Noah can help him. When Noah hears Jared's voice though his libido sits up and takes notice. Jared is grateful when Noah in tech support is able to help him out, though it ta

Conflict of Interest

Alex is volunteering for the summer with an outreach program, taking the summer off from studying music at a local community college. When Father Nate calls him and asks him to work with Jamie as a big brother, Alex envisions a little kid and maybe some hero worship. He's not expecting the beautiful young man only two years younger than he is.

Jamie's hot. Very hot, and even if he is eighteen, Alex feels guilty lusting after the kid. But Alex is sending some very mixed signals, and Jamie is getting pretty frustrated with the waiting. Will it take a catastrophe to make these two see that they might be right for each other?
 

Reviewer: Sandra
Review: Jul 3, 2008
Genre(s): GLBTQ
When Alex Hitchner joined the volunteer outreach program he didn't expect to be attracted to Jamie David the boy that is his first contact there. Jamie was a rough and highly aggressive boy and highly sexual, which made Alex uncomfortable because he doesn't want to take advantage of Jamie even though Jamie is making advances toward Alex from the get go. Jamie David is in the outreach program because Fathe

Working Man: Speed Trap

A speed trap along the highway catches Mark Peters doing 90 m.p.h. When Officer W. V. Tench approaches the car, Mark is sure the cop is the best looking guy he's ever seen and Mark can hardly utter an intelligent, coherent word. Unbelievably, Mark is issued a warning to keep his pretty smile off the pavement, turning Mark's world into mush.

Reviewer: Sandra
Review: Jun 23, 2008
Genre(s): GLBTQ
When Mark Peters was out for a drive one beautiful autumn day he didn't expect to be pulled over by a gorgeous cop. He flirted outrageously. Lt Tench Thought Mark was flirting with him just to get out of the ticket and didn't take him seriously; Until Mark again was pulled over hoping to connect again with LT Tench. This was a great start to what I wish was a full novel. I really loved this short "inturlu

Crushed

Once the star of his high school basketball team, Nathan Gayle has played the field for years. Now in his twenties, he’s getting tired of one night stands and heated hook-ups with strangers; he wants something more. Was that asking too much? Wes Roberts has had a fierce crush on Nathan since high school. A chance encounter at prom created a memory Wes still cherishes, one perfect moment in time. His current relationship with Roger pales in comparison, but he’s been with the man for eight months now and they’ve settled into a routine that’s not exactly comfortable. When Wes and Nathan meet up again years later at a friend’s party, the spark between them is rekindled. But there’s Roger, who wrestles with anger and drinking problems...Roger, whom Wes is still dating. Though the choice between the two men seems obvious, breaking up with Roger may be easier said than done...

Reviewer: Rita
Review: Mar 3, 2008
Genre(s): GLBTQ
Nathan is tired of the playboy lifestyle. He's also tired of his friend's girlfriend trying to fix him up with every gay man she knows. Why can't they understand he yearns for someone he can love for more than one night? When he runs into Wes at a friend's party he knows he's found the man he was looking for. Back in high school they'd had a back the attraction between them burns brighter than before. He want

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