J.M. Snyder

Eight short speculative stories of gay men celebrating love and lust in worlds vastly different from our own. Contains the stories: Escape: When a prison ship crash-lands, Delta-23 replicate Davin jumps at the chance to meet someone different. A prisoner onboard, Trace uses the crash as an opportunity to escape, but the last thing he expects is to meet a replicate eager to get up close and personal with a natural-born. Navigator's Log: 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. Parking Lot Hero: It's the weekend of the Super Bowl. Vic is looking forward to a quiet Saturday with his lover, Matt. But when a trio of ruffians terrorize their landlady in the parking lot of the local grocery story, Vic finds the superhero in him called to action. Star-Crossed: On the night of his graduation from the Betelgeuse Flight Academy, Reth finally managed to corner the flamboyant Xan Anders. But what he hoped would be a tender moment that might lead to something more was interrupted when Xan slipped away. Seven months later, Reth is surprised to find all the old feelings still remain when he runs into Xan again. The Bard's Song: Taurin is the king's knight, but he has a weakness for song. When he hears of a new bard performing at Jeanty's Inn, he has to go see the half-elf flautist for himself. Quim's music is captivating, and Taurin returns to the Inn a second night. The knight's interest is evident to the bard, who invites Taurin to his room for a private performance. The Fall: Gabe fell in love with Luce the moment they met. Unfortunately, love is a forbidden emotion among angels, and their sin costs one of them his wings. VR Palace: In a future where pleasure is bought in virtual reality parlors, one man creates the perfect lover. Spun from binary code, everything he could want in a boy except real ... or is he? World Enough and Time: The world is coming to an end. Allan is pretty sure that’s the only explanation for the rain of salt that’s been falling for days, killing people in the streets and bringing Armageddon on a bit sooner than everyone expected. Then he meets Ricky.

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Quim shrugged. &ldquo;Perfect for a private concert, no?&rdquo;


He rose from the bed and suddenly stood very close to Taurin, the flute between them. The bard was about Taurin&rsquo;s height, maybe a head shorter, his face slightly upturned as he held Taurin&rsquo;s gaze. Taurin could see faint lines around Quim&rsquo;s thin mouth and wondered how old the bard might be. He looked no more than twenty, but with elven blood usually came a youthful appearance. Taurin&rsquo;s fingers ached to trace those tiny lines, smooth them out, but he held his hands at his sides.


&ldquo;Have a seat,&rdquo; Quim whispered, his breath a citrusy scent that Taurin inhaled deeply.


Taurin eased around the bard, his hip bumping Quim&rsquo;s, the mere touch sparking a shot of lightning across his groin to stiffen his cock. A sweet ache began to throb in his crotch and he sat down on the bed quickly, his tunic covering the budding bulge in his pants.


Chapter 8