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Taste Test: Shades of Autumn
by Addison Albright, GS Wiley, Jessica Freely
Category: Erotica/Gay-Lesbian Erotica/Romance
Description: Falling leaves. A chill in the air. Fall is the perfect time of year for a love story, and the Shades of Autumn Taste Test offers up three great stories. In A Walk in the Woods by Jessica Freely, George has given up finding anyone after his last crush turns him down. When George crash lands in a pile of leaves one night, finding it already occupied, he discovers more than he's ever believed he could have. In The Big Bang by GS Wiley, it's October 1962, and Jim is a college senior, more worried about his lack of a love life than impending nuclear war. When the Cuban missile crisis comes down to the wire, though, Jim's roommate David surprises them both by showing Jim exactly what he means to him. Finally, in The Straggler, by Addison Albright, Blake and Frank work for the same company, and they meet up on a golf course where Blake is a "straggler", looking to hook up as a fourth Player for a round of golf. He ends up joining Frank and his two friends. Will they ask him to join them for more than golf? Read Shades of Autumn today and find out!
eBook Publisher: Torquere Press/Taste Test, 2008 http://www.torquerepress.com
Filament eBookStore Release Date: March 2009
 
17 Reader Ratings:
Available eBook Formats: OEBFF Format (IMP) [71 KB]
Words: 13998
Reading time: 39-55 min.
All Other formats: Printing DISABLED, Read-aloud DISABLED
A Walk in the Woods by Jessica Freely George walked home through the park, his head down, his hands in his pockets. He barely noticed the beauty of the autumn day around him. Though late afternoon sunshine lit the leaves on the trees to blazing glory, and the air was spiced with the tang of impending frost, all George was aware of was his own misery. I should have known better, he thought. When Nate, the star of the student theater company at South Brighton Community College, had approached him in the student union, something had seemed off. For one thing, George was a freshman, and Nate was a senior. And though George had lusted after Nate since the first day of classes, he knew full well that, with his mousy looks and slight build, he was nowhere near Nate's league. Nate was tall and strong, with a swimmer's build and golden blond hair. He had periwinkle blue eyes, for chrissakes. And perfect teeth. And a face made for close-ups. The fact that Nate was openly gay did nothing to put him within George's reach. Nonetheless, when approached by the object of his desire, common sense abandoned George with all the alacrity he would have liked to use stripping Nate naked. Nate told him he was directing a production of The Reluctant Dragon for his senior project and he thought George would be perfect in it and would George mind stopping by his dorm room for a private audition? George wasn't sure if the offered part was for real or just a ploy to get him to Nate's room, but he didn't care. A great shot at a good part or an afternoon of wild sex with the hottest guy on campus: it was all good. He arrived at Nate's to find him alluringly clad in hip-hugging sweat pants and a thin tank top. Nate was just putting the finishing touches on the dragon costume, and his arms and face sported a few adorable smears of green paint. But he wasn't alone. Rebecca Haines and Victor Chessel were there as well, lounging on the bunk beds. Nate handed George the script, and asked him to read a few pages. But after only a few lines, Nate stopped him. "Do you like me?" Nate asked. George stared at him. His heart pounded. "Yeah, you're nice." Nate shook his head, his smile crooked. "No. You know what I mean. Do you like me like me." He pulled his shirt off, revealing a sculpted chest and honey-gold skin. His rose-brown nipples peeked out from a light dusting of curly blond hair. George swallowed. His mouth was dry, all of a sudden. Nate stood close to George. George could feel the man's body heat. It made him sweat. He tried to get his breath under control. "I ... uh..." "You're gay, right?"
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