M/M Fic Recs

[oakstone730]

In an ongoing attempt to avoid writing a difficult scene in my OF story I've been reading some m/m fics. Discovered two great authors: Josh Lanyon and Sean Kennedy

Josh Lanyon has written five books in the Adrien English series It starts with Fatal Shadows. Adrien (with an 'e') owns a L.A.mystery bookstore and when his store assistant and longtime hs friend is murdered, Adrien is the number one suspect in the eyes of homophobic homicide detective Jake Riordan. I also enjoyed his two-fer seres: Fair Game and Fair Play - set in the northwest US/Puget Sound area. Elliot Mills is a forced-out-by-injury former FBI agent who is pulled into a missing person investigation that brings him face to face with his ex.

Sean Kennedy is Australian and his two book series: Tigers & Devils; and Tigerland. AMAZON Description: The most important things in Simon Murray’s life are football [soccer], friends, and film—in that order. His friends despair of him ever meeting someone, but despite his loneliness, Simon is cautious about looking for more. Then his best friends drag him to a party, where he barges into a football conversation and ends up defending the honour of star forward Declan Tyler—unaware that the athlete is present. In that first awkward meeting, neither man has any idea they will change each other's lives forever. I really liked Simon and Declan as characters - sassy and funny and believable. There is also a great cast of support characters. All the smut is off-stage. There is a lot of Australian slang that I really liked trying to interpret.

Comments

[divertazsc.livejournal.com]

That's not "avoiding", you're researching.

[oakstone730.livejournal.com]

Very true! All these stories are written in the first person - as is my OF. I've been re-reading the Kennedy books because I like his first-person style so am trying to figure out what I like about it.

[digthewriter]

I've read both series. As much as I liked the writing, I have a huge problem with closet cases and the men who love them. As an independent thinker who is mostly out, adrien really just pissed me off SO MUCH and i cried for what Jake was doing to him.

[oakstone730.livejournal.com]

I haven't finished the series - waiting for the next three to come via ILL. I can see where you are coming from. I like how Simons friend addresses Dac with it in Devils Tigers

[fantasyfiend09.livejournal.com]

So I just spent my Mother's Day reading Fair Game and I must say "Thank you!!" for introducing me to Josh Lanyon. I have bought Fair Play and will move on from there. I will have to try Sean Kennedy as well. Thank you for broadening my horizons! *hugs*

[digthewriter]

Oh I loved fair game - it was so hot.

[oakstone730.livejournal.com]

I'm so glad you liked Fair Game! I really, really like his writing style. Last night I read the collection of short stories that he has posted on Amazon. Excellent (well, a couple of misses for me but overall really great).

[fantasyfiend09.livejournal.com]

And then I stayed up way too late on the sequel. *sigh* I need to learn basic self-regulation or I will never sleep again. ;)