Posts Tagged ‘Torquere Press’
September 6th, 2011 by Jenre / 261 views
Title: Boystown 3: Two Nick Nowak Novellas 
Author: Marshall Thornton
Publisher: Torquere Press
Length: 57,000 words, 196 pages
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Blurb:
Private Investigator Nick Nowak is back in two novella length mysteries set in Chicago during the early 1980s. In Little Boy Boom, Nick’s car explodes when a thief attempts to steal it. Realizing the bomb was meant for him, Nick sets out to discover who wants him dead only to find that the list of possible suspects is longer than he’d like. When he begins to run out of suspects he wonders if the bomb was truly meant for him.
In Little Boy Tenor, Nick is asked to find the murderer of a church choir’s star tenor, while at the same time his friend Ross asks him to find out the truth behind his lover, Earl Silver’s mysterious death. As he juggles the two cases, he becomes increasingly disturbed by what he learns. Read the rest of this entry »
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May 11th, 2011 by Oddmonster / 517 views
Title: Hot Lava 
Author: Rob Rosen
Publisher: Torquere Press
Length: 206 pages
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Blurb:
Multiple double-crosses and scams are afoot involving two scheming pimps, several rogue cops, dangerous Japanese businessmen, a cross-dressing lawyer, Mormon bad guys, and incarcerated drug dealers, all under the watchful surveillance of our heroes, Chase and Brandon, not to mention their drag alter-egos, Liza and Judy.
“Hot Lava” is a romantic comedy/murder mystery, as well as a laugh-out-loud funny and often deadly romp from one end of Oahu to the other. This heart-pounding thriller is about a dream vacation that quickly turns awry, with escaped convicts washing up on shore, bad guys scheming to do harm to our heroes, and sexy romps in unusual settings. It’s chock-full of witty banter and outlandish escapades, death and depravity, and friends, lovers, and other assorted crazy characters that fairly jump off the page. Take a vacation with Chase and Brandon and get yourself into Hot Lava!
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Posted in 2 stars, Action Adventure, Erotica, Gay, Mystery, Reviews | 1 Comment »
February 24th, 2011 by Kassa / 799 views
Title: First Impressions 
Author: Josephine Myles
Publisher: Torquere Press
Length: Short Story
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Blurb:
When ugly socks attract.
Surly artist Jez just can’t help staring at the brightly colored socks of the businessman who sits opposite him on the train every day. He weaves a whole history for the mysterious stranger in a vain attempt to stave off his attraction, but it only ends up feeding his bizarre obsession. Then one hot morning, Jez finally snaps and starts sketching… Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in 4 stars, Erotica, Fiction, Gay, Reviews, Romance | 9 Comments »
February 15th, 2011 by Emily / 358 views
Title: As Serious as the Grave
Author: Kiernan Kelly
Publisher: Torquere Press
Length: Novella / 40 pgs
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Blurb:
Tyler Grayle has really had it. Dying is a big part of his trouble even if it was only for a few hours before being brought back by the mysterious power of the Dante Comet. But he’s adjusted to life with no heartbeat; it’s the lack of any guy wanting to date him that’s bothering him now.
Until the weekend he discovers his best friend Daniel wants to be more than a friend. Then finds out that there are people out there who hate his kind and will do just about anything to make sure he stays dead for good.
Can he make his afterlife work for him?
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Posted in 4 stars, Erotica, Gay, Horror, Reviews, Romance | 6 Comments »
February 2nd, 2011 by Jenre / 520 views
Title: Boystown 2: Three Nick Nowak Mysteries 
Author: Marshall Thornton
Publisher: Torquere Press
Length: 251 pages
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Blurb: In the second Boystown collection, Chicago private investigator Nick Nowak finds himself involved with a young man who murdered his stepfather but refuses to assist in his own defense, hired to find the murderer of a dead porno star, and, in a case that traps him between the two men he loves, searching for a serial killer’s only living victim. Set in the second half of 1981, Boystown 2 follows Nick as he juggles his deepening relationship with Detective Bert Harker with the return of his ex, Daniel Laverty. Which man will he choose? Or will he be able to choose?
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Posted in 4.5 stars, Erotica, Gay, Mystery, Reviews, Romance | 4 Comments »
January 24th, 2011 by Jenre / 532 views
Title: Boystown: Three Nick Nowak Mysteries 
Author: Marshall Thornton
Publisher: Torquere Press
Length: 144 pages
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Blurb: A former police officer turned private investigator, Nick Nowak is haunted by his abrupt departure from the department, as well as, the traumatic end of his relationship with librarian Daniel Laverty. In these three stories set in Chicago during the early eighties, Nick locates a missing young man for a mysterious client, solves a case of arson at a popular nightspot, and goes undercover to prove a dramatic suicide was actually murder.
When he isn’t detecting, and sometimes when he is, Nick moves through a series of casual relationships. But his long suppressed romantic side surfaces when he meets Detective Bert Harker. Will he give love another chance? Or, will he continue to bury himself in the arms of strangers.
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Posted in 4.5 stars, Erotica, Gay, Mystery, Reviews, Romance | 4 Comments »
January 19th, 2011 by Jenre / 485 views
Title: Halfway 
Author: K.I.L. Kenny
Publisher: Torquere Books
Length: 21,400 words
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Blurb: Andy doesn’t see himself as a typical college freshman after three years of traveling with his diplomat father. But there are compensations to campus life, and he plans to make the most of them. He joins his father’s frat, makes the basketball team, and starts sampling the local nightlife — where he finds Steven, an aloof, exotic cross-dresser who doesn’t think much of frat boys.
Bridging the town vs. gown divide is tricky, and keeping the flame of romance alive in places like laundry rooms and parking lots seems to be Andy’s biggest challenge at first. It’s not long, though, before the frat president is making suggestive comments, and with pledge hazing to get through, Andy knows things are about to get much, much worse. When the pressure is on, will Andy have the guts to abandon compromise and take his commitment to Steven all the way? Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in 3.5 stars, Erotica, Gay, Reviews, Romance | 5 Comments »
August 26th, 2010 by Book Utopia Mom / 1,260 views
Title: Angels and Airheads
Author: Anne Brooke
Publisher: Torquere Books
Length:: Short story/11 pgs/5k
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Blurb:
Ricky has been secretly in love with his best friend Jez forever, but he’s never dared confess his feelings because he thinks Jez is too high-class for him. One evening, while sharing a quiet evening with Jez, a mysterious angel, Madred, appears and tries to persuade Ricky to take a chance on love.
Too bad Ricky doesn’t believe in angels. Madred is forced to take desperate measures in an attempt to show the reluctant Ricky the truth. When the angel leaves, can Ricky find the courage to declare himself to Jez, and what will happen to their friendship if he does?
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Posted in 3.5 stars, Erotica, Gay, Paranormal, Reviews, Romance | 4 Comments »
June 22nd, 2010 by Kassa / 978 views
Title: Downed Fences 
Author: Kate Roman
Publisher: Torquere Press
Length:: Novella/70 pages ebook
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Blurb:
Show jumper Cody Blackwell is used to taking orders both from his father, and from his trainer, with the hardest lessons learned after the lights are out. But when a fall in the jumping arena lands him in the arms of fellow rider Troy Griffiths, Cody discovers a range of feelings he’d never even imagined. Breaking free will open a whole new world, but also put his show jumping career on the line. Can Cody find the courage to make the toughest leap of his career?
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Posted in 3 stars, Erotica, Fiction, Gay, Reviews | 1 Comment »
January 3rd, 2010 by Emily / 1,124 views
Title: Guardian
Author: Kalita Kasar
Publisher: Torquere Press
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Blurb:
With no memories of his life before he was hit by a car as a child, Lionel Beaumont feels that rather than being born, he was dropped to earth as a ten year old. With more questions than answers, Lionel shuffles through life trying to make the best of it for himself and everyone around him. Until the night that he meets Ben Whittaker at a local pub. The answer he finds that night might just change things forever.
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Posted in 4 stars, Fiction, Gay, Paranormal, Reviews | 1 Comment »
