Xavier Mayne (2)
Author of Frat House Troopers
For other authors named Xavier Mayne, see the disambiguation page.
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- Xavier Mayne is the pen name of a professor of English who works at a university in the Midwest United States. Versed in academic theories of sexual identity, he is passionate about writing stories in which men experience a love that pushes them beyond the boundaries they thought defined their sexuality. He believes that romance can be hot, funny, and sweet in equal measure.
The name Xavier Mayne is a tribute to the pioneering gay author Edward Prime-Stevenson, who also used it as a pen name. He wrote the first openly gay novel by an American, 1906’s Imre: A Memorandum, which depicts two masculine men falling in love despite social pressures that attempt to keep them apart.
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So, I liked this book much more than I should have. The name is asinine and doesn't at all convey what the book is about. It doesn't even involve a frat. The first part of the book, though is silly like that, the typical straight-cop-goes-undercover-in-a-gay-world, except that he's not really playing a gay guy. It's more along the lines of [b:Hot Head|10506237|Hot Head (Head, #1)|Damon Suede|http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1307050057s/10506237.jpg|15412114], although not as serious.
I think show more Mayne does a good job of portraying what a guy would feel after doing what Brandt has to do,violated, almost like he's been raped, and yet aroused by it .
The ending was silly, too, but I liked it. The romance, though, was way too sudden and intense. Hot as fuck, though. The sex scenes throughout were yummy. I particularly liked the one whereBrandt has to do a private video chat .
How they dealt with the romance with the fact they were cops was asinine, too. But the only thing I really had a problem with is the emphasis on people being straight until they were gay, and more than just the MCs. One character has a gay brother and a close gay friend. His sister tells the gay friend (who also was straight until he fell in love with a man) that she and her brother talked after the other brother came out. BOth really examined their own sexuality and determined they were straight. She emphasizes this in a way that is still supportive of the new relationship.
I know the author has studied alternative sexualities, but I think this is bullshit. I don't believe that overnight someone becomes gay without ever finding another person of their own gender attractive ever.
Please see my comments for more information about how I feel about this.
I'll leave you with: Seriously, straight male cops do not giggle all the time. show less
I think show more Mayne does a good job of portraying what a guy would feel after doing what Brandt has to do,
The ending was silly, too, but I liked it. The romance, though, was way too sudden and intense. Hot as fuck, though. The sex scenes throughout were yummy. I particularly liked the one where
How they dealt with the romance with the fact they were cops was asinine, too. But the only thing I really had a problem with is the emphasis on people being straight until they were gay, and more than just the MCs. One character has a gay brother and a close gay friend. His sister tells the gay friend (who also was straight until he fell in love with a man) that she and her brother talked after the other brother came out. BOth really examined their own sexuality and determined they were straight. She emphasizes this in a way that is still supportive of the new relationship.
I know the author has studied alternative sexualities, but I think this is bullshit. I don't believe that overnight someone becomes gay without ever finding another person of their own gender attractive ever.
Please see my comments for more information about how I feel about this.
I'll leave you with: Seriously, straight male cops do not giggle all the time. show less
As soon as I read the blurb for this book I started to laugh. What a brilliant idea, to take an existing show (The Bachelorette, I believe) and do a "what if one or more of the bachelors are gay" version of it? The potential has got to be there. And I think the author did a particularly good job designing the reasons and motivations for each of the gay contestants to be on the show anyway. And, surprise, surprise, there are more than two… I loved the whole story and everything about it: show more from the setting and all the characters, to the "games" they had to play and how the losers got voted off, to the slow buildup of the romance, to all the contemporary references (like tweeting secrets all over the Internet). And don’t forget the emotional torment and angst the two MCs went through – really, really well done!
Riley broke my heart. He's trying to be all macho, but deep down he is depressed, insecure, and has a hell of a lot to prove to himself. Or so he thinks. His ex-fiancée has done a total number on him when she left him, and he is struggling to come out of that. What better way to prove that he's still got it than to win the show? After all, only the malest of the male bachelors can possibly win. I loved his strategizing as he figured out what to do at each stage. The poor man has no idea where it will lead him, and his objective of winning the bachelorette's heart at almost any cost almost blinds him to the really important developments between him and Asher. To the fact that he may actually be gay.
Asher knows he is gay from the start, but does a brilliant job at hiding it. He has the best motivation possible to win the show: he needs the money to pay for his sister's cancer treatment. I loved that he becomes Riley's closest ally when he decides working together with the seemingly unbeatable man may be his best strategy. Little does he know what kind of heartache he is in for as they both struggle to define the feelings between them. Actually, he is pretty sure what he feels, but having to stay in the game and adhere to the rules means he has to continue hiding it.
Above and beyond those two, some of the other secondary characters were really funny, and some added some depth as well. In particular, the producer, Kaitlyn, and her assistant. Now, at first I was a little irritated to find their point of view included as well. I mean, this is supposed to be a romance, right? But actually, as I got into the story, I could see how their way of looking at everything really added a lot of insight, mystery, and extra tension. Very cleverly done!
If you like reality shows where contestants are voted off every week, and even if you don’t, this book will hold your attention with all the strategies behind every move anyone makes. If you enjoy reading about tortured characters who struggle to understand themselves and what is important in life, and if you're looking for a read that is as amusing as it is hot and intense, then you will probably like this novel. show less
Riley broke my heart. He's trying to be all macho, but deep down he is depressed, insecure, and has a hell of a lot to prove to himself. Or so he thinks. His ex-fiancée has done a total number on him when she left him, and he is struggling to come out of that. What better way to prove that he's still got it than to win the show? After all, only the malest of the male bachelors can possibly win. I loved his strategizing as he figured out what to do at each stage. The poor man has no idea where it will lead him, and his objective of winning the bachelorette's heart at almost any cost almost blinds him to the really important developments between him and Asher. To the fact that he may actually be gay.
Asher knows he is gay from the start, but does a brilliant job at hiding it. He has the best motivation possible to win the show: he needs the money to pay for his sister's cancer treatment. I loved that he becomes Riley's closest ally when he decides working together with the seemingly unbeatable man may be his best strategy. Little does he know what kind of heartache he is in for as they both struggle to define the feelings between them. Actually, he is pretty sure what he feels, but having to stay in the game and adhere to the rules means he has to continue hiding it.
Above and beyond those two, some of the other secondary characters were really funny, and some added some depth as well. In particular, the producer, Kaitlyn, and her assistant. Now, at first I was a little irritated to find their point of view included as well. I mean, this is supposed to be a romance, right? But actually, as I got into the story, I could see how their way of looking at everything really added a lot of insight, mystery, and extra tension. Very cleverly done!
If you like reality shows where contestants are voted off every week, and even if you don’t, this book will hold your attention with all the strategies behind every move anyone makes. If you enjoy reading about tortured characters who struggle to understand themselves and what is important in life, and if you're looking for a read that is as amusing as it is hot and intense, then you will probably like this novel. show less
This series demands to be read in order otherwise you will be totally lost and wondering what in the world is happening. I started this series 5 years ago and for some reason got waylaid...so I had to go back and read the first 4. Glad I did because I remembered how much I liked these two guys and their offbeat “case files. This is James and Oliver’s story and unfortunately Brandt and Donnelly have only a minor role in it. I missed seeing them work together. Oliver is adorable as the show more straight bartender in the gay bar. James is a regular at his end of the bar. James is a huge tipper, but there is a bit of sadness in him, Oliver always looks forward to their conversations during his weekly visits to the club. James is in politics and Oliver is about to be caught up in the ugliness of James' life and the lies that have been told. I really disliked James for what he did and had a bit of a harder time forgiving him than Oliver did. James and Oliver hideout together and of course things go from hate to love in the blink of an eye as they try to figure out damage control. I enjoyed their story, but I really missed the Brandt and Donnelly involvement. Maybe what Xavier Mayne has shown with this one is that love is love wherever you find it and we shouldn't be putting labels on it. show less
I just adored this book. There's something about this author's silly, sweet and sexy but totally implausible books that totally works for me. I loved his book Frat House Troopers for the same reason and it was great to be back with Brandt and Donnelly for another caper. We also got a second romance between two high school seniors who are wrestlers. One of them is video taped in the locker room and his feelings for his best friend are made very obvious and their journey from friends to lovers show more while struggling with coming out in a very conservative town was really well done. The story got a bit cheesy and schmaltzy at times but I still adored it! show less
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