About Cherry
edited by M. Rode
134 pages / 53650 words
ISBN: 978-1-60370-755-8, 1-60370-755-7
Available file types - html, lit, pdf, prc, epub, Sony-optimized pdf
What's better than a hot guy having his cherry popped? Ten hot couples doing it! From the first kiss ever, the first kiss with a new lover, or just the first time trying something new, Cherry has it all. From tender and sweet to raunchy and hot, from new lovers to old marrieds, this anthology has something for everyone.
With stories from Torquere newcomers and veterans alike, Cherry brings ten stories that are sweet and spicy, that explore the dynamics of trying out something new, be it kissing guys, meeting the in-laws or going places you've never gone before. There's just something about a first time, and Cherry brings you ten different ones.
Stories include:
No One's Cherry by Julia Talbot
First of Foot, Right of the Line by Kiernan Kelly
Nice Girls Do by Mallory Path
Lessons by Kathryn Scannell
Just Like Him by Dallas Coleman
Who Shall I Tell by Martin Delacroix
File Gumbo: A Roughstock Story by BA Tortuga
Alpha Male, Beta Male by Taylor Lochland
Different Strengths by JL Merrow
Graduation by Sean Michael
Review
Syd McGinley, author of the Dr. Fell books, writes: Ten stories…and ten
ways of losing a cherry.
Cherry offers ten mouth-watering stories edited by M. Rode that explore
the tricky question of just how do you navigate that first time? And
just what counts as a first time anyway? It’s tough to review this sexy
collection without giving too much away -- and I know readers will want
to relish losing their cherries along with the characters.
In “No One’s Cherry” by Julia Talbot, Cris is a thirty-something with
plenty of sheet time under his belt, but he’s still got some crucial
areas of inexperience. Exploring those areas with Glenn makes for a
smoking hot read.
Marines! What can be hotter? How about seeing F.B. face what he thinks
is his scariest mission ever as he faces a first time with Matt? By
turns sweet and sexy, “First of Foot, Right of the Line” by Kiernan
Kelly is a delight from start to finish.
If “Nice Girls Do” then what do nice boys do? Mallory Path’s story has
everything you could want in a first time and first love story.
Including kittens. And yeah, Alan and Taz are very nice boys.
An evocative encounter between a professional courtesan and an emperor’s
new lover forms the heart of Kathryn Scannell’s “Lessons.” Delightful,
tender, and with carefully crafted world-building this peep into Tengri
society makes me hope for more in this universe.
I dare not spoil the twist in “Just Like Him” -- but it’s a good one!
Dallas Coleman’s Trent had just trying to be a guy in love, and not, as
he says, “trying for his official queer boy rainbow merit badge” but now
he’s seeing clearly and is heading back to his country home. Funny, hot,
and gasp-making.
We’ve come a long way since 1977, and “Who Shall I Tell?” by Martin
Delacroix gives a clear reminder of the distance we’ve traveled. Adam
and Jake are two young lawyers at a conservative firm when they take on
a gay student group’s pro bono case. Details of the time make a perfect
frame for the sex -- and love -- stories that are both sensual and
realistic.
Oh boy! Rodeos! BA Tortuga brings us a scorcher as Beau Lafitte -- a
little Cajun bastard -- helps Sam Bell calm down after an unfair loss in
“File Gumbo.” Two hot cowboys and a bag of Funyuns, candles and Little
Debby cakes is one wild ride. Funny and raunchy.
So what are you going to do when you both thought the other was a
bottom? Good thing Aaron is a vet and Nathan is a farm boy -- they soon
figure out how animals determine who the alpha male is. Taylor
Lockland’s “Alpha Male, Beta Male” has barnyard wrestling, al fresco
screwing, and is down and dirty!
“Different Strengths” by JL Merrow takes us to the least expected of
places for this collection: a tittie bar and a big old homophobe to keep
us company. Don’t worry -- the bouncer will keep us safe -- or will he?
Erotic, yes, but there’s more to this encounter than sex, and there’s
several levels of satisfaction by the time this cherry is popped good.
And to end with a bang: “Graduation” by Sean Michael (say no more!)
shows the importance of not letting chances be missed – even if you grab
for them at the very last minute. Bobby nearly lets Neil get away, but
he shows up to find his old roommate. Has he left it too late to set
things right?
M. Rode has pulled together a creative, funny, moving and arousing
collection. Even once you’ve popped your cherry, you’ll go back for a
second bite.
Sample
From No One's Cherry
Julia Talbot
"I am not a virgin." Crispin wasn't anywhere near a virgin in theory, reality, or even physical proximity. He was at his friend Marc's Rainbow Barbeque party. There was no such thing as a virgin among Marc's favorite flamers.
"You so are." Marc toasted him with a glowing green margarita, which looked unnatural as hell. "You're a cherry."
"Marc, I was married for ten years. There's no way I can be a cherry." Crispin was thirty-two years old. He'd been in the army. No cherry.
"Yes, yes. Women." Marc flapped his free hand. "You got divorced because you were gay, and you've never so much as touched another dick. Ergo, virgin."
"Hey, I can't help it if the only fruity thing about me is my name." He didn't set off gaydars, or so he was told. Hell, he was damned manly, especially compared to Marc's buddies. Crispin had to admit he liked his men as manly as him. "You know how I feel about that. Until I can find a guy..."
"Who can take you and make you like it. Yes, darling, but that means you'll never get laid. Look at you. You're huge!"
He was not huge, either. But at six-one and two-hundred pounds of sold muscle, Crispin knew he could be a little intimidating. He wasn't a size queen or anything. He just had to stay in shape for his job.
Still, Marc's frank admiration made him flex a little.
"So not a virgin."
"So very much so." Marc glanced around, eyes lighting up when they landed on something beyond Crispin's shoulder. "Glenn! Come here a moment, love. I have a question to pose to you."
Crispin rolled his eyes before he turned around, expecting to see another skinny little queen with perfect hair, like most of Marc's friends turned out to be.
Glenn was so not one of those.