Perfect Working Order by Elizabeth Coldwell at Torquere Press
| Genre | Gay / Contemporary / Erotic Romance |
| Reviewed by | Serena Yates on 08-August-2015 |
| Genre | Gay / Contemporary / Erotic Romance |
| Reviewed by | Serena Yates on 08-August-2015 |
Gary thinks he knows all the personality quirks of his best friend from university, until Miles walks into a quiet English pub in his Scotland rugby shirt and kilt. Miles’ new-found confidence and good looks prove irresistible to Gary, who hasn’t seen him for five years. When Miles confides to Gary his confusion about his sexuality, can Gary help him overcome his anxiety about being attracted to men? And will he find out whether everything beneath Miles’ kilt really is in perfect working order?
This story is also included in Plaid Nights Anthology.
Gary and Miles have been friends for a while, dorm room mates even, but while Gary has been out for years, Miles has never said anything. When Miles comes to London for a rugby game and visits Gary in the pub he works afterward, it’s clear things have changed.
Gary is impressed with the change in Miles’s physical appearance and self-confidence, and he loves the kilt. But when things go further after Gary offers his room for Miles to stay overnight, there is a lot less certainty. Miles is clearly curious about having sex with a man, and Gary needs to figure out if he can do it without harming himself by putting too much meaning into what they do.
If you like stories about men trying to decide if they are straight or bisexual, if two men meeting up after a few years only to find themselves attracted to the other sound like fun, and if you’re looking for a read that is as short as it is hot, then you might like this short story.
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| Format | ebook |
| Length | Short Story, 21 pages/5500 words |
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| Publication Date | 15-July-2015 |
| Price | $2.49 ebook |
| Buy Link | http://www.torquerebooks.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=79_93&products_id=4442 |