I quite like the fact that all these were presented to the boy with the same importance, in this way the parents didn’t steal the boy innocence, he is still an 8 years old and the two Daddies know that. There are three potential problems: one, make understand the boy that, even if his dad is in love when another person, this doesn’t mean that he has forgot his mom two, let him digest the notion that a family now always has a dad and a mom, but maybe there is also the chance to have two daddies three, the most risky problem of all, how to explain that Daddy kissed Santa Claus without letting him stop to believing in the magic of Christmas. Note: this short story was previously published under the title Becoming the Spoils.Elisa_rolle Christmas Morning by Derek Clendening: In a very short seasonal story a single dad has to explain to his 8 years old son why he kissed Santa Claus. To escape the mysterious Mistress’s prison, predator and prey will have to work together - if, that is, they can manage to rein in their baser appetites for long enough! Viktor can’t wait to get his fangs into him - and there’s something about Frank that makes Viktor lust for more than just his blood. Delivered to his cell like Meals on Wheels, Frank’s the tastiest morsel he’s seen in a long time. But his fact-finding mission to an undead hangout takes a terrifying turn when he’s locked in a cellar with a starving - if sexy - bloodsucker and no escape in sight.įorlorn vampire Viktor hasn’t had a bite in months, ever since falling foul of über-vamp The Mistress and being imprisoned for his sins. Investigative journalist Frank would do anything for the next big scoop, and a chance to break the news to the world that vampires really exist is too good to pass up. Opposites attract, wishes come true, and old enemies find forgiveness in this variety pack of eight contemporary stories and four paranormal tales that’s a perfect introduction to the writing of a very British author.Ĭontains the stories: Love Found on Lindisfarne, Free Ride, Light the Fire, Dead Shot, Stronger Where it Counts, Jack in the Green, A Ghoul Like You, Batteries Not Included, Making it Pay, Trick or Treat, Good Breeding, and A Pint of Beer, a Bag of Chips, and Thou. Meet a rent boy with a secret, a very earthly version of Cupid, and men with a definite tinge of the supernatural.

Read about boys from the wrong side of town, boys from the right side of town, and boys from a town you really wouldn’t want to live in. Ranging from gritty to giddy, all feature two men finding their happy ever after - or at least for now - with a dash of the author’s trademark humour. Together for the first time, twelve short stories of male/male romance from award-winning author JL Merrow.

Just Like Santa by J.L. Merrow