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Love Is Always Write: Volume Three

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The stories you are about to read celebrate love, sex and romance between men. They are a product of the Love Is Always Write promotion sponsored by the Goodreads M/M Romance Group and are published as a free gift to you.

What Is Love Is Always Write?

The Goodreads M/M Romance Group invited members to choose a photo and pen a letter or story prompt asking for a short M/M romance story inspired by the image; authors from the group were encouraged to select a letter or story prompt and write an original tale. The result was an outpouring of creativity that shone a spotlight on the special bond between M/M romance writers and the people who love what they do.

Nearly 150 stories were submitted and published as a ten volume set – as well as an additional special bonus volume with three novel-length stories – titled Love Is Always Write; this edition is Volume Three.

Whether you are an avid M/M romance reader or new to the genre, you are in for a delicious treat.

Stories in Volume 3:

DELICIOUS SINN – Adrianna Dane (contemporary/rocker)
DEVIL'S HALO – Lee Brazil (contemporary/musicians/rock stars)
DIRTY PLAY – Kyle Adams (contemporary/geeks/nerds)
DISCIPLINARY ACTION – Jane Davitt (contemporary/BDSM)
DRINKS AND DREAMS – Mandy Beyers (contemporary/sweet-no-sex)
DROPPING A STITCH IN TIME – Casey K. Cox (paranormal/heaven-n-earth)
ENTANGLED – Lex Valentine (contemporary/rock stars)
ENVIOUS LULLABY – Nick Chivers (contemporary/rock stars)
EXCEPTION – Rinny Cinnamon (contemporary/law enforcement)
FALLING FACES – LdDurham (contemporary/humorous)
FEELS SO GOOD WHEN YOU STOP – Eve Ocotillo (contemporary/bartenders)
FIRE – Chauncey Watson (contemporary /firemen)
FIRE ON THE MOUNTAIN – S.W. Vaughn (contemporary/first-time)
FIRSTS AND FOREVER – Elizah J. Davis (contemporary/sweet-no-sex)
FOR THOSE WHO WAIT – Azalea Moone (contemporary/college)
FRIEZE FRAME – Cari Z (fantasy/mythical creatures)


Words of Caution
The stories in this collection are sexually explicit and intended for adult readers. Some stories may contain content that is disagreeable or distressing to some readers. The M/M Romance Group strongly recommends that each reader review the General Information section before each story for story tags as well as for content warnings.

585 pages, ebook

First published December 1, 2012

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Jane Davitt

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Retired from pro writing, pretty much. Any books where the rights are with me I've put up at A03, along with all my fic, which I'm still writing.

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Thank you to all who read my books. It meant a lot.

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1,275 reviews418 followers
August 15, 2016
The stories in Love is Always Write anthology celebrate love, sex and romance between men. They are a product of the Love Is Always Write promotion sponsored by the Goodreads M/M Romance Group and they are free.

The Goodreads M/M Romance Group invited members to choose a photo and pen a letter or story prompt asking for a short M/M romance story inspired by the image; authors from the group were encouraged to select a letter or story prompt and write an original tale.


From this volume, I've read six stories:

Dropping a Stitch in Time by Casey K. Cox - 2 stars
My review.

Devil's Halo by Lee Brazil - 1 star
My review.

Dirty Play by Kyle Adams - 2 star
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Falling Faces by LdDurham - 3 stars
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Exception by Rinny Cinnamon - 3 stars
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Frieze Frame by Cari Z. - 4 stars
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December 18, 2012
Delicious Sinn by Adrianna Dane (contemporary/rocker) - 3.5 stars I was actually surprised how good this was. It was a very well rounded story that let us get to know the characters enough that the progression felt natural. A few times Sinn talked and talked and revealed more than I think he actually would have... but the sex was hot and I enjoyed it. :)

Devil's Halo by Lee Brazil (contemporary/musicians/rock stars) -

Dirty Play by Kyle Adams (contemporary/geeks/nerds) - 5 STARS! I freakin' LOVE Kyle Adams's dweeb erotica! Whit was adorable and funny and perfect, and the sweet surprises we learned about Zack at the end were great. Anyone who liked this should def check out Dirty Zero and Dirty Drag for FREE at Smashwords!

Disciplinary Action by Jane Davitt (contemporary/BDSM) - 1.5 stars So, maybe it's my fault, because I'm not generally into menage books anyway. But this had a little bit of an emotional disconnect for me. It was a little too clinical in describing the initial sex scene (I didn't finish to get to the second one) without enough descriptors of how Zach actually felt, not just what he though about the situation.

And as far as the BDSM aspect... I'm all for fun and light sex scenes, but given the nature of the situation I thought it needed to be more serious. This was his first time, and one second Jack is giving an order, than Tay is making a joke and Jack just rolls his eyes. And Zach was back-talking all over the place, he never seemed appropriately submissive (neither did Tay for that matter). I guess I felt like they needed to set clearer boundaries.

And like Zach, I also thought he felt like a third wheel. Jack and Tay were adorable, but Zach felt out of place to me and he didn't really add anything to the story except some whining. So anyway, just didn't work for me.

Drinks and Dreams by Mandy Beyers (contemporary/sweet-no-sex) -

Dropping a Stitch in Time by Casey K. Cox (paranormal/heaven-n-earth) -

Entangled by Lex Valentine (contemporary/rock stars) -

Envious Lullaby by Nick Chivers

Exception by Rinny Cinnamon (contemporary/law enforcement) - 3.5 stars This was a good short story, although the characters were well developed enough that had it been longer I'm sure I would have given a slightly higher rating. I loved Charlie's sense of humor, and I definitely felt a connection between he and Niko during their flirting. The bank robbery was good to set things in motion and up their connection, but given the length of the story they did a good job at not making it too intense and overpowering so that it took over. I liked the back-story on Charlie too, it was thorough and enough to make him a deeper character without being too much information for a short. Great HFN ending that leaves us hoping for more.

Falling Faces by LdDurham (contemporary/humorous) -

...Feels So Good When You Stop by Eve Ocotillo (contemporary/bartenders) -

Fire by Chauncey Watson (contemporary /firemen) -

Fire on the Mountain by S.W. Vaughn (contemporary/first-time) - 3 stars I liked the story overall, it was just the way the story played out that I didn't like in parts. For example, I love a friends-to-lovers story, especially when one thinks the other is straight because there's that level of insecurity and really putting yourself out there. And I understand someone being in the closet, especially given what happened to Ethan as a teenager. What I don't understand is... JUST MOVE! Even if you wanted to stay in the closet I can't imagine living in that type of town always fearing the worst. That's crazy and I didn't feel there was sufficient explanation for it. We didn't even learn what Ethan does for a living until the end, so I felt a little lack of connection with Ethan since I didn't fully understand where he was coming from.

I felt I understood Jude more, although as bad as a drug habit is I think it's kind of hilarious that he was so rigid and strong about dumping Mike over that after all the other horrible stuff he did to him as a person was kind of brushed off. Don't get me wrong, drugs are bad blah blah blah, but I think calling him a faggot in a bowling alley and introducing him to his family as a drunk is worse. Woulda fit better if he caught him cheating I think.

Speaking of, I really hope Jude got tested after that dirt bag.

Hmm, what else? Oh yeah. Lightening hits a tree during a storm and blocks the road. OK, that puts them in the unusual situation they need to be in the have everything finally come to a head. Shit that goes down at the end . OK, that brings everything full circle. But Ethan spraining his ankle? One too many calamities for such a short story.

Lastly, I get that they wanted to make it seem like they were both willing to make sacrifices for each other... but I think Jude was wrong. That is not something anyone should have to sacrifice and I feel like it made him seem less strong as a character.

So those are all my little nit-picky things, but I enjoyed this as a light and quick read.

Firsts and Forever by Elizah J. Davis (contemporary/sweet-no-sex) -

For Those Who Wait by Azalea Moone (contemporary/college) - 4 stars Eek! So adorble and such a tease! This was a really short story about a guy finally building up the courage to go after his crush. It was refreshingly sweet and innocent.

Frieze Frame by Cari Z. (fantasy/mythical creatures) - 5 STARS! Wow, this was amazing. The blurb was funny and creative, but she didn't take it word-for-word and insert that into the story. Instead she created an entire world, life, whatever around a guy getting frozen into a frieze by a sorceress (and re-created the scene in the pic perfectly I might add.) So clever. It was funny right off the bat, and had me laughing out loud. Then it caught me off guard again by making me cry. Then at the end I was laughing again. I felt a huge connection with both of these guys, and really understood where they were both coming from. Loved it.
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October 8, 2014
Delicious Sinn 3.75 Stars
Short story about a jaded and abused rock star that is sought out by his dead friends younger brother. Lots of hot and kinky in this one.

Devils Halo 3.75 Stars
A bit of twincest with an added third but gah it was a HFN ending!!

Dirty Play 3 Stars
Two guys meet whilst involved in a role playing game. This one wasn’t really my sort of thing.

Disciplinary Action 3 Stars
A Dom plus two subs trying to work through the minefield of setting up in a ménage.

Drinks and Dreams 3 Stars
A masseur meets a client outside of work and they both fall for each other over pints of Guinness and talk of family

Dropping a Stitch in Time 4 Stars
When Jess meets the man of his dreams in the supermarket he realises that there is something very different about Omar but he would never in a million years have guessed quite how different.

Entangled 4.5 Stars
The straight rock star and his best friend finally admit their feelings for each after 5 years.

Envious Lullaby 4 Stars
Morgan wants nothing more than to get a recording contract but his friend Cameron is the one that lands it. He needs to get over his anger and hurt and go after the man of his dreams before it is too late.

Exception 3.75 Stars
Two men thrown together when they get up in a bank robbery. Enjoyed meeting Niko and Charlie a lot!

Falling Faces 4 Stars
The old school bully and the old school nerd meet up after graduating and discover they never really knew each other that well and they have a lot more in common than they thought.

Feels So Good When You stop 4 Stars
Erik dropped out of law school and his days of bartending in the sun are filled with hook-ups and casual sex until Tomas appears and offers him.

Fire 3 Stars
Firemen falls for the father of the boy he rescued. It was a bit quick!

Fire on the Mountains 3.5 Stars
Two best friends - one out and proud and one in the closet are forced to face reality on a camping trip that goes wrong.

Firsts and Forever 3.75 Stars
Ahh This was a cute look back at the first meeting and subsequent dating of Aaron and Noah after one of them proposes.

For Those Who Wait 3 Stars
Short and sweet story of 2 boys sharing their first kiss in a hot air balloon.

Frieze frame 4 Stars
When Thanos is frozen into a stone statue but alive within by a maniac queen he suffers for years with no way for freedom or death. When the queens manic son comes across him they develop a friendship and discover they can hear each other. It takes over 2000 years to break the curse before they can get their HEA.
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DELICIOUS SINN – Adrianna Dane (contemporary/rocker) ~ ★★★★☆ ~ 4 Stars

DEVIL'S HALO – Lee Brazil (contemporary/musicians/rock stars) ~ ★★★☆☆½ ~ 3.5 Stars

DIRTY PLAY – Kyle Adams (contemporary/geeks/nerds) ~ ★★★★★ ~ 5 Stars
~ Really Enjoyed

DISCIPLINARY ACTION – Jane Davitt (contemporary/BDSM) ~ ★★★☆☆½ ~ 3.5 Stars

DRINKS AND DREAMS – Mandy Beyers (contemporary/sweet-no-sex)

DROPPING A STITCH IN TIME – Casey K. Cox (paranormal/heaven-n-earth) ~ ★★★☆☆ ~ 3 Stars

ENTANGLED – Lex Valentine (contemporary/rock stars) ~ ★★★☆☆½ ~ 3.5 Stars

ENVIOUS LULLABY – Nick Chivers (contemporary/rock stars)

EXCEPTION – Rinny Cinnamon (contemporary/law enforcement)

FALLING FACES – LdDurham (contemporary/humorous)

FEELS SO GOOD WHEN YOU STOP – Eve Ocotillo (contemporary/bartenders)

FIRE – Chauncey Watson (contemporary /firemen)

FIRE ON THE MOUNTAIN – S.W. Vaughn (contemporary/first-time)

FIRSTS AND FOREVER – Elizah J. Davis (contemporary/sweet-no-sex)

FOR THOSE WHO WAIT – Azalea Moone (contemporary/college)

FRIEZE FRAME – Cari Z (fantasy/mythical creatures) ~ ★★★★★ ~ 5 Stars
~ Really Enjoyed ~ Excellent World Building
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2,656 reviews324 followers
December 16, 2012
I think there is something for everyone in this volume, but if by some weird chance there isn't, hold on, there are 11 in total. If you like the m/m genre many of these books will be keepers.

Fair disclosure, as one of the M/M Romance Group moderators, I could be considered biased, however, these stories, as a whole, do rate a 5 star rating in my opinion.

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December 17, 2012
Great stories from wonderful authors!! Thank you everyone!
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March 5, 2018
These are great to keep in your arsenal for times when you need a quick read.
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July 8, 2018
I really liked the many contemporary and rockers' stories in this volume and the fact that the BDSM share was very light this time.
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March 3, 2017
I was going to give it 2 stars, possibly even 1. But Cari Z.'s story did it for me.
Dropping a Stitch in Time was a nice story by Casey K. Cox

Envious Lullaby was meh-ish.

Feels so Good When You Stop was really good.

Fire on the Mountains was good.

Frieze Frame was absolutely great!

But all in all? I don't suggest this book, or hell, this series in general, to anyone.
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Delicious Sinn – Adrianna Dane
Devil's Halo – Lee Brazil
Dirty Play – Kyle Adams
Disciplinary Action – Jane Davitt
Drinks and Dreams – Mandy Beyers
Dropping a Stitch in Time – Casey K. Cox
Entangled – Lex Valentine
Envious Lullaby – Nick Chivers
Exception – Rinny Cinnamon
Falling Faces – LdDurham
...Feels So Good When You Stop – Eve Ocotillo
Fire – Chauncey Watson
Fire on the Mountain – S.W. Vaughn
Firsts and Forever – Elizah J. Davis
For Those Who Wait – Azalea Moone
Frieze Frame – Cari Z
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November 22, 2014
I came to the MM during the LHNB event. So it's wonderful that there are volumes of the past event stories all bundles and just sitting there waiting for me to read.


Delicious Sinn by Adrianna Dane - ★★★☆☆
Devil's Halo by Lee Brazil - ★★★☆☆
Dirty Play by Kyle Adams - ★★★★☆
Disciplinary Action by Jane Davitt - ★★★★☆
Drinks and Dreams by Mandy Beyers - ★★★☆☆
Dropping a Stitch in Time by Casey K. Cox - ★★★★☆
Entangled by Lex Valentine - ★★★★☆
Envious Lullaby by Nick Chivers - ★★★★☆
Exception by Rinny Cinnamon - ★★★★☆
Falling Faces by Ld Durham - ★★★★☆
...Feels So Good When You Stop by Eve Ocotillo - ★★★☆☆
Fire by Chauncey Watson - ★★★☆☆
Fire on the Mountain by S.W. Vaughn - ★★★☆☆
Firsts and Forever by Elizah J. Davis - ★★★☆☆
For Those Who Wait by Azalea Moone - ★★★☆☆
Frieze Frame by Cari Z. - ★★★★☆
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December 23, 2012
Okay, I admit I am somewhat biased towards this Anthology, given that I am one of the five-man (woman?) team who produced this collection of 11 Anthologies on behalf of the M/M Romance Group. But I do think there is something for everyone in each Volume, so while each individual story may not be a five-star read for you, there will be at least one that will reach out to you. Throw in the fact that all these wonderful authors donated their time and talent for the members of the M/M Romance Group in the group's Love Is Always Write event, I can't help but rate it 5 stars
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August 16, 2014
Short stories by a number of different m/m authors across a wide range of genres, topics, places and events all based on a photograph and a readers letter - brilliant premise to start a story. I really enjoyed the stories in the second half of the book....a little bit of something for everyone, sweet, sexy and hawt! Enjoyable read,
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December 22, 2012
As one of the group who worked on editing and proofing these stories and helped put the anthologies together I might be considered biased, but these anthologies are definitely worthy of the 5 star rating.
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May 14, 2013
Yet another great anthology of m/m romances. There are stories that are sweet, hot and everything inbetween to be found here.
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