Couplings [Paperback]

M. L. Rhodes (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 11, 2007

Award-winning and best-selling author M. L. Rhodes takes you on a journey with two very different couples who discover a passion and love that will change their lives forever. Couplings, which combines her two gay novellas The Professor's Secret Passion and Souls Deep, both previously available only in electronic format, is for readers who like their man-love stories emotional, adventurous, detailed, and sinfully hot! Included are the tales......The Professor's Secret Passion (Professor Aidan Sheridan has secretly fantasized about his grad student, Nathan Turner, for two long years. And now Nathan's hinting he's ready to take their relationship to a more intimate level. Although Aidan longs to claim Nate as his lover, he's afraid of the consequences should he give into his desire. But when Nate suspects Aidan's hiding his real feelings, he takes matters into his own hands, and their long pent-up passion explodes into a night of erotic intensity).......Souls Deep (Griffin Jacobs psychic abilities have become a threat to his politically powerful family. When their hired assassins finally track him down, his life is saved by a mysterious man named Jarrah. Griffin senses a dangerous undercurrent in his rescuer, as if he's not quite human. Yet Griffin's inexplicably drawn to him. Jarrah stirs an erotic, soul-deep desire in Griffin that goes against everything he's ever believed about himself. But can he follows his heart and give himself over, body and soul, to a creature of the night?)

Product Details

• Paperback: 174 pages
• Publisher: Amber Quill Press, LLC (April 11, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1602729999
• ISBN-13: 978-1602729995
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.2 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,284,083 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Worth the Price of Admission!, September 17, 2007

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Jem (MD, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Couplings (Paperback)

Couplings includes two novellas. The first is a familiar take on the professor/student relationship. Nathan is a graduate student working on his PhD. Over the last two years he has fallen in love with his mentor and advisor, Aiden. Nathan has finally decided that tonight he will confront Aiden with his feelings and see what happens. While this story was cute, with a very hot sex across an office desk, it was not very original. Aiden predictably rebuffs Nathan to protect him, but eventually gives in to love. I did enjoy it, but it was the second novella that is really special.

Souls Deep introduces readers to Griffin, a young telepath on the run from his powerful family. They fear what he may know. When two hitmen corner him in an ally, he is saved by Jarrah - a vampire. Griffin finds himself overwhelmingly attracted to Jarrah and the two give in to their desires with unbelievably HOT sex. The scenes are particularly steamy, and tender, as Griffin is a virgin. But, Jarrah is reluctant to allow himself to love a human, and Griffin must finally stop running and confront his family. The ending isn't a complete surprise, but it is quite satisfying. This tale takes place in the not too distant future, where society has mostly collapsed. The world is fleshed out for the reader with subtley placed descriptions from Griffin without disrupting the pace of the story. Rhodes has woven an excellent romance story with a vampire that doesn't have the same old plot but does have great sex - the spanking scene had me tingling! This story alone was worth the price of the book.

3 Stars for "The Professor's Secret Passion" and 5 stars for "Souls Deep." Plus, unlike many gay romances, this has a hot cover with no CGI (thankfully) in sight.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Couplings, July 19, 2007

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Elisa (Italy) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Couplings (Paperback)

The Professor's Secret Passion by M.L. Rhodes

Nate is a postgraduate student of 27 years old, openly gay and with a brilliant future career. And he is in love with his mentor, Aidan, a 36 years old professor.

And Nate has decided to speak clearly to Aidan and to let him know his feelings and, with good chances, to start a relationship with him. Doesn't matter if he is his mentor, and if he has a position of authority on him. Like all the youth, he wants all and now.

But Aidan, after a night of passion, is abrutply awaken and try to quit his feelings for Nate: he fear not for himself, but for Nate and for his future. But Nate has no intention to accept a no, when the eyes and body of Aidain proclaim a loud "yes".

Nate is young and intense, obviously to all his against what he wants. He is a positive character, who not easily accept a no like answer, and he is able to read beyond the words to the real feelings of Aidan.

Aidan, even if older, is still unsure in the matter of love; but he is not blind to the feelings of Nate and sure doesn't want to hurt him.

Short but intense, this is a story I would like to continue.

Souls Deep by M.L. Rhodes

Griffin is a man on flight. His family wants him dead and he has no one and no where to go. He is young and smart but in an post apocaliptic world he is alone. And one night, in an alley, he is shot dead. Or he thinks so. But then Jarrah arrives to help him.

Jarrah is a vampire. A former doctor he cherishes the human life above all. And he hates himself to be a vampire. And like Griffin, he is alone.

Griffin is immediately drawn by the vampire, better by the man, although it is the first time he feels sexual desire for a man. But it is not a gay thing, it is the need of a lonely soul to share its feeling. And doesn't matter if this soul is of a man. Love is above the gender.

A very beautiful novel, very intimate and close: for the most part shared between the two characters, it has also very well written sex scenes.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars No M/M romance fan should miss this!, April 21, 2007

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R.Parklane (Tokyo, Japan) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Couplings (Paperback)

I love these 2 novellas from Rhodes and am most glad to have them finally in print. The professor's secret passion is just that, a passionate and emotional love story between a professor and his student. Nathan's aggressive and relentless pursue of his professor is hot, delicious yet touching. Aidan finally reciprocating after much pain to both of them is heartening. I wish this could have been longer.
My favorite is the second novella, "Soul Deep". This dark vampire tale against a bleak and harsh setting is most stirring and deeply emotional. I love both characters here, especially the vampire Jarrah. This sensual immortal of the dark world who struggles through centuries of aloneness and solitary is one mesmerizing character. Jarrah finally finding love with the young mortal Griffin is some passionate, arousing and moving story telling from Rhodes. Strongly recommended!