False Colors: An M/M Romance
by:
Alex Beecroft (author)
Format: ebook
ISBN:
9780786748914 (0786748915)
Publish date: June 17th 2009
Publisher: Running Press Book Publishers
Pages no: 336
Edition language: English
Category:
Adventure,
Novels,
Historical Fiction,
Romance,
War,
Military,
Historical Romance,
Action,
Glbt,
M M Romance,
Gay
Loved this story! What an exciting trip! Don't approach this book thinking it's just some man-lurve erotica. Not even close. It was actually quite the nautical adventure that realistically depicted life of navy officers during wartime in the 1700s, with the added spice of a forbidden and dangero...
This is probably my favorite historical m/m romance I've read so far - because it's more than "just" a romance, although the relationship between the two (interesting and well-rounded) main characters is the focus. Beecroft paints a vivid picture of naval life and what it meant to be a gay man when ...
Rating: 4.5* of fiveSomehow or another, I've never written a review of this Age-of-Sail tale. Must fix that soon.
John has just been given a ship and his mission is to stop the pirates from stealing English people and enslaving them. This is how John and Alfie meet. Alfie is assigned to be one of John's lieutenants. Now Alfie knows he's gay. John is not aware of his inclinations. You see, John grew up somewhat ...
What I learned from this book? Logistics of ship battles and the details - I almost was completely derailed from the story with the details of bomb ketches, mortars, and ship fighting. In the end, the details did put me in the day-to-day life of living on a ship. I did enjoy this book, but the tw...