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P.D. Singer (–2020)

Author of Fire on the Mountain

42+ Works 446 Members 53 Reviews

About the Author

Includes the name: P. D. Singer

Series

Works by P.D. Singer

Fire on the Mountain (2009) 70 copies
Don't Read in the Closet: Volume Three — Contributor — 39 copies
The Rare Event (2012) 29 copies
Scrum (2014) 23 copies
Snow on the Mountain (2009) 23 copies
Blood on the Mountain (2012) 23 copies
Return to the Mountain (2013) 16 copies
Prep Work (2011) 14 copies
On Call: Afternoon (2012) 10 copies
Spokes (2013) 9 copies
Fall Down the Mountain (2010) 9 copies

Associated Works

Taste Test: Walk the Plank (2009) — Contributor — 1 copy

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Other names
Singer, Pam
Date of death
2020-10-01
Gender
female
Nationality
USA
Places of residence
Colorado, USA

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2.5 stars

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Marlobo | Dec 24, 2022 |
Scrum was written for the M/M Romance Group’s Love Has No Boundaries picture prompt event. The photo prompt was of a handsome and buff, shirtless rugby player looking into the camera.


Scrum is the story of Robin and his obsession with a famous rugby player named Yves Dubois. Robin was never interested in rugby until his best friend Sebastian, told him about the ”Big piles of sweaty men.” Sebastian also wants to set Robin up on a blind date with his cousin who plays rugby. Robin vehemently refuses to hear anything about the cousin since the blind dates Sebastian has set Robin up on have been dismal failures. Little does Robin know that Sebastian’s cousin is Yves Dubois.

I think the author did a good job of following the requestor’s prompt request. The story was cute and I loved the characters. I could easily imagine Yves’ accent and manner of speech and I could sense Robin’s skittishness and hesitation with meeting Yves. Learning about rugby was also interesting.

However, the story often lost interest for me when there were large patches of monologue and the words were dry rather than full of color. Often sentences were clipped and short which I found irritating. At times it almost felt like a narration and I didn’t feel like I was a part of the story.

The parts of the story I liked best were when Yves was seducing Robin back at Yves’ apartment by teaching Robin what the differences were between a good scrum and a bad scrum. It was a very sexy tension filled scene that was helped along with Robin’s cute thoughts as Yves touched and ‘bound’ to him. The other scene I liked very much was at the end when Robin and Yves were going to the tavern. I think this was the perfect way to end the story.

He slipped his arm around Yves’ waist and snugged into his side. Yves dropped his arm around Robin’s shoulders. Bound, they went in to meet the team.

I enjoyed the characters and the plot but I didn’t care for the long swatches of monologue that were dry or the clipped sentences. I give Scrum 3.5 Stars and raise it to 4 Stars because Goodreads doesn't allow half stars.


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Penumbra1 | 4 other reviews | Oct 11, 2022 |
Prep Work is a stand-alone short story starring Jude Marshall, a celebrity chef, and Tommy Bell, owner and chef of a pub. This is told in first person in Jude’s pov and narrator monologue in Tommy’s pov.



First the cover. It doesn’t fit the characters. Tommy is the pub chef, not Jude, but it shows an older male as chef. Jude is older. The younger man just looks like any guy off the street. Tommy wore an apron and baseball cap when cooking. When a cover doesn’t match the story, it affects the star rating for me. A cover is like presentation of a meal, and since this is a book heavy on the cooking, this is a poor presentation.

The blurb does a good job of explaining what the plot is about, which revolves around cooking and food. Make sure you eat before reading this because the relationship literally revolves around food. I wasn’t sure what to expect from this book. I thought it would be more light-hearted from the blurb, but it wasn’t. This had compact and tight writing, with scenes and emotions that moved along quite quickly. I didn’t care for the first chapter, which was written in Jude’s internal monologue. I found it boring. But once Jude met Tommy, the story became more interesting. Also, I think I became accustomed to the author’s writing style.

Because of Jude’s compulsion to blurt out the first thing on his mind without considering other people’s feelings, he’s burnt many bridges and is regulated to a TV show when he’d rather have his own restaurant. Tommy is trying to keep the pub, which has been in his family for years, afloat. Jude stops by at the pub hoping for comfort food, and it’s anything but. He complains and Tommy comes out to ask what’s wrong. Tommy is working by himself and Jude causes him to run behind when diners arrive. Jude then helps out, and from there a mutual admiration develops as Jude realizes that Tommy is self-taught and is a fan of Jude’s. Instant attraction follows quickly.

Tommy and Jude end up in bed and the relationship starts at whirlwind speed, only to quickly end because of Jude’s abrupt and clumsy comments. This is the part of the story I had trouble with. Tommy fell hard for Jude right off the bat after one night together. Tommy had developed feelings for Jude and became insulted when he kind of led Jude into a trick question. Then when Jude said he had to leave because of his job, Tommy was more upset. Tommy came across as insecure. Jude tried to explain, but Tommy wouldn’t listen. The emotional crisis on Tommy’s part seemed like too much drama. Jude however, was attracted to Tommy and wanted to rearrange his schedule to stay. The whole situation around Tommy being hurt and Jude pretty much having to try and beg for forgiveness after they’d been together only one evening, preparing dinner, then one night of sex, was overdone to me. It’d be more realistic in a longer story but not this shorter one.

The last chapter of the book was from Tommy’s or the narrator’s pov. It was a monologue style detailing all of Tommy’s worries about whether Jude would want to return home to Tommy after his latest TV trip. The only dialogue was the last paragraph in Jude’s words and I think they were perfect. I like it when an author ties up a story with the perfect last words. Not many authors can do that.

Overall once I got past the first chapter with all the monologue, and adjusted to the author’s compact writing style for this short story, I ended up liking this. The author covered a lot of territory in the develop of a quick relationship. I’d recommend it as long as the reader goes into it with an open mind on the writing style. I give Prep Work, 4 Stars.

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