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An Officer and His Gentleman by Ryan Field is a classic literary romance. The central character is the damsel in distress, though in this case it is a male protagonist. Chance Martin is being held prisoner by an evil tyrant, his boss and landlord Dan Pratta. Dan, of course, is the villain. The knight in shining armor is Brody Johnston, a naval officer on leave. The central character has a sympathetic comrade named Sarah who injects comedy and dramatic flare into the story. In order to truly appreciate this story, the reader has to be willing to suspend realism and accept the tale for what it is. All of the elements of the romance are crystal clear, and all are significantly… Read more
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This is the first time I've ever read a cross-dressing story. And honestly? I didn't even read the blurb before I loaded it on my reader. I just saw this name: Ryan Field. So, it was a definite read. The story is short but it packs a punch because Ryan has this knack of fleshing his characters out with short well structured sentences. This is about Rush, a senior in college who considers himself no different than anyone else he goes to school with...Well other than he has a secret passion for lipstick, earrings and very high heels. Well, he gets the perfect chance to put together the most awesome Halloween outfit ever. One that he has spent years inventing. Rush is five feet, six… Read more
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I was asked to review one story out of the three included with this anthology and ended up reading two of them. The first one written by EM Lynley, The Christmas Bonus, is a story about 2 very big corporal business men who live their lives around their jobs. Brant owns his own business and Alec is the man who is trying to land a deal that will ensure his position with his company. However, things aren't as easy as all that. Alec does his very best to get the wealthy business owner to sign on the dotted line and he'll do whatever it takes to see that done. Brant makes Alec work hard for that signature and when he leaves town for the holidays with the contract unsigned, Alec takes… Read more
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