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April 2nd, 2012

Author Review: A Tryst of Fate by H.C. Brown

A Tryst of Fate by H.C. Brown
Publisher: Silver Publishing
Genre: GLBT, M/M, Historical, Erotic Romance
Length: 171 pages

Summary:

After inheriting a Georgian house in Berkley Square, London, Colt Daniels, millionaire art dealer, finds himself obsessed by a portrait of the home’s former owner, Lord Alexander Swift.

During a conversation with author, Jake Williams, Colt discovers Lord Swift and his cousin had mysteriously disappeared from the cellar one evening, shortly after Alexander’s illicit affair with the rogue, David Fitzhugh. Jake reveals Colt bears a remarkable resemblance to Fitzhugh.

Colt decides to investigate Alexander’s strange disappearance and ventures into his cellar late one night to look for a secret passageway. When his flashlight fails, Colt finds himself transported back in time to 1775 and there he comes face to face with the man of his dreams — Lord Alexander Swift.

Barb Manning’s Review:

A Tryst of Fate is a gay romance novel by H. C. Brown that involves time travel. Millionaire art dealer Colt Daniels finds himself transported back to 1775. He explores the cellar of his newly restored London home after purchasing the portrait of Lord Alexander Swift, a man he’s been fascinated by since he inherited his home.

Both Colt and Alexander are engaging characters and much of the action of the novel focuses on the two of them. Alexander is a lonely man suffering under the oppressive anti-sodomite sentiments of the time, while Colt is a free and openly gay man of the 21st century with the money and power to get what he wants.

In A Tryst of Fate, H.C. Brown writes an entertaining time travel story with glimpses into the difficulties of a modern man trying to live in the 1700′s, as well as the obvious hurdles faced by a man from 1775 trying to fit into the modern world. However, H.C. Brown rushes the romance between Colt and Alexander somewhat. They barely know each other before they are falling into bed. A little more build up in their relationship could have made the story much richer.

Nevertheless, the scenes between the two are passion-filled and on occasion touching and sometimes humorous.

Rated 3.5 Ravens by Barb Manning!

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November 2nd, 2011

Author Review: Time to Live by H.C. Brown

Time to Live by H. C. Brown
Publisher: Noble Romance
Genre: Contemporary, Erotic Romance, BDSM, M/M, GLBT
Length: 35 pages

Summary:

Seth Bannock is living a lie. Nothing in his life is working out. He likes women . . . he respects women . . . but when he tries to kiss a woman and she does that tongue thing, he wants to spew.

Confused by his body’s reaction to the men at his gym, Seth seeks help from the only gay club he knows—Floggers. Is the man crazy? Seeking answers, the sweet, vanilla virgin marches into the BDSM club to speak to the owner Rio Knight.

Realization that he has been on the wrong team all his life comes in the form of a six-foot-seven Adonis by the name of Matt Duffey. Instantly attracted to the leather-clad alpha male, Seth must leave his old life behind and embrace his newfound sexuality.

Seth thought his life had complications before he met Matt, but nothing comes close to the rollercoaster ride in the big dom’s arms.

MacKenzie’s Review:

The beginning of Time to Live by HC Brown is great. It draws you in and compels you to want to find out what happens next.

While the ending of the story is exactly where these characters should have ended up, it felt as if they needed a few more chapters to get there plausibly. The middle and end of the story have a rushed feel. The actions of the main character, Seth, didn’t hold true to the setup at the beginning of the story…at least for me. While Seth’s character is developed quite well (even though his later actions seem rushed), I would have like to have seen Matt’s character developed a bit more throughout the story. To me there were issues with his Dom qualities; he didn’t seem to be able to listen or care what his sub was having issues with during a portion of the story. With a deeper development – a few more chapters maybe – I have no doubt this author could bring Matt’s character to life in greater depth and I would have understood the reasons behind his behavior.

All that said, the writing itself was fantastic! The visualizations were engaging. I was drawn into the scene and felt as if I was in the room with the characters. I would certainly recommend this as a fun read to others, even with the earlier caveats. I haven’t had the opportunity to read any other books by HC Brown, but that name will certainly make it on my list of authors to watch for in the future.

Rated 3 ½ Ravens by MacKenzie!

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