Blurring the Lines

By: J.M. Snyder

Narrated by: Klaus von Hohenloe

Greg is straight but makes easy money offering his services to gay men online. He's inexpensive but has a few ground rules: never reveal his real name, never invite a client home, and never, ever, ever agree to more than three appointments with anyone. Ever.

RC is handsome, loaded, and lives in a big house in a swanky neighborhood. Greg doesn't understand why such a guy needs to pay for companionship, but RC's been burned by men who are only interested in his money, and paying someone takes off the pressure of maintaining a relationship.

Their first appointment goes well, and they schedule another. But Greg is surprised when RC calls him a few days later just to hang out. Greg doesn't pal around with his clients; it's strictly business. But there's something about the guy that makes him say yes.

At dinner, RC introduces himself as Ryan, and Greg breaks his own rule and shares his real name, too. By the end of the evening, the lines between client and friend have begun to blur. Does this count as their second appointment even if they don't have sex?

By the time they meet up again, Greg is half in love with Ryan. Will this next appointment be their last, or will Greg embrace something he didn't even know he was looking for?

©2014 J.M. Snyder (P)2016 J.M. Snyder

Pay-to-Play Leads to Happy-Ever-After

Would you listen to Blurring the Lines again? Why?

Yes, I like the narrator and the writing has some clever word play.

Who was your favorite character and why?

There were only two characters. Both had equal importance in the story plot. Both needed more development then the short story format allowed.

Any additional comments?

This is an interesting take on a well-trodden pay-to-play leads to a personal epiphany theme. The author has some interesting word play that provokes a grin or a chuckle from time to time. Clever writing is a big plus. The feel and tone is good heartedly warm. The development of the story happens, a bit, too fast; cramped by the short story format. I would have liked a bit more character development and background then the format allowed.

The choice of narrators was very good. Klaus von Hohenloe puts a lot of expression into his well tamboured voice. He has an ability to suggest more than one character believably.

Disappointed

The ending of the book should be where the story started. I was hoping for more interaction between the main characters,

i loved it.

The internal dialogue was delicious. The sex was hot The conclussion made me grin. viva le differance

Hilarious, I loved it

I can't believe it ended with the L word. Haaaaa. But I'd totally read the sequel.

No Labels...

But I'm not...Blurring the Lines is a quaint short story that brings into question the need for labels. Connections are so much more than a label. I thoroughly enjoyed this story and how I would love to have such an adventure towards a HEA.