I DO [Paperback]

Storm Grant (Author), Kris Jacen (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 2, 2009

Do you support the right of any human being to marry the person they love? The right to say 'I Do' to a life of commitment and sharing with that one special person? We do. We hope that marriage will soon be a dream that everyone can share. That's why the following authors of LGBT fiction have donated stories to this anthology, in aid of Lambda Legal Fund's fight for marriage equality: Tracey Pennington, Alex Beecroft, Charlie Cochrane, Clare London, Storm Grant, Lisabet Sarai, Sharon Maria Bidwell, Jeanne Barrack, Marquesate, Z.A Maxfield, P.A Brown, Allison Wonderland, Erastes, Zoe Nichols and Cassidy Ryan, Emma Collingwood, Mallory Path, Jerry L. Wheeler, Moondancer Drake, Fiona Glass, Lee Rowan. All profits from the sale of this anthology will be donated to the Lambda Legal Defense to fight Prop 8 in support of marriage equality for all.

Product Details

• Paperback: 308 pages
• Publisher: MLR Press (January 2, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1934531707
• ISBN-13: 978-1934531709
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,153,664 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Worthwhile cause and a worthwhile read, January 29, 2009

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Ms. A. Brooke "Anne Brooke" (Godalming, Surrey) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: I DO (Paperback)

This is a nice mix of stories, some erotic and some not, though I do think that the first one in the collection, The Lindorm's Twin, is rather weak and shouldn't have been included at all, let alone be in pride of place. It rather put me off and I was desperately skipping it. However, that said, the collection picks up again once you get to the second story and from there on it's fine.

Particular favourites include Outed by Clare London (a witty tale of an unexpected coming out moment which includes a brother/sister conversation that made me laugh out loud. It's my joint favourite and a classy read), Lust in Translation by Storm Grant (where a hooker isn't entirely what he seems and a cop gets rather more than he bargained for), Making Memory by Lisabet Sarai (a moving encounter between two very different women) and Code of Honour by Marquesate (my other joint favourite in the collection - a short story with considerable depth set in the Foreign Legion with two very strong leads. I couldn't put it down, in a virtual sense).

And special mention has to go to gay fiction stalwarts, Alex Beecroft, Sharon Maria Bidwell, Fiona Glass and Erastes (whose story of grief relived actually had me crying at the start), all of whom can always be relied on to produce a good solid tale well told. Worth a read for sure and of course it's a very good cause.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Say, "I do!" to "I Do - an anthology in support of marriage equality.", January 23, 2009

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Leslie H. Nicoll "Passionate Kindle owner!" (Westbrook, ME USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: I Do -- an anthology in support of marriage equality (Kindle Edition)

"I Do" is an anthology of 20 stories which was compiled as a direct result of the passing of Proposition 8. Many of the authors do not live in California and in fact, do not even live in the United States, but had a wish to do something to demonstrate their outrage at the passing of this proposition. As noted in the foreword, "...we can at least make money...if we can't march at least we can march for the cause."

From this brainstorm came this book and we as readers are the happy beneficiaries. This is a wonderful collection of stories, by turns happy, poignant, funny, sweet, and sexy that is full of interesting and intriguing characters. Several of the authors were familiar to me while others were new. You can be sure I'll be seeking out their other books to read now that we've been introduced! Most importantly, this collection achieved a rare goal: there isn't a dud in the bunch. Of course I have a few personal favorites but I know I will be be happily re-reading the entire collection in months and years to come.

The Kindle version is nicely formatted. You can switch between left and full justification and there are links to move back and forth between the table of contents and the stories, a particularly important feature in a collection such as this.

In sum, highly recommended. As a bonus, all proceeds will be donated to the Lambda Legal Defense Fund to support their efforts to fight Proposition 8. I can't think of a better win-win for anyone who buys this book: money for a great cause and several hours of very entertaining reading.

Enjoy!

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome and enjoyable to the end, January 26, 2009

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Chris "Book-Lover" - See all my reviews

This review is from: I DO (Paperback)

I just finished I Do, and let me tell you. I had all the emotions that are possible. Some brought tears to my eyes. Other stories made me laugh, even giggle (yes giggle) and others made me want more, and then some more on top of that. Truly worth reading again. To close, this anthology gave me pause to reflect and it made me feel a lot.