Title and Link: Pull
Author: Bryl R. Tyne
Publisher URL: Dreamspinner Press
Genre: Contemporary M/M
Length: Short story
Rating: 4 stars out of 5
THE BLURB
Nineteen years old, disowned, and stripped of family funds, Chaz Miller is just trying to survive. It’s a good thing he’s got skills—his cocksucking will come in a handy when he lands a noteworthy and steady john. But after being busted, Chaz finds an unexpected benefactor in Vice Detective Chris Conley, who gets him into a prostitute rehabilitation program. Now Chaz needs to redeem himself… so he can find a permanent place in Chris’s arms
THE REVIEW
Chaz had to do despicable things to survive after he had been kicked out by his family for being gay. He could not afford to go to school anymore so he took to the streets and a life as a hooker in order to eat. He lived in a cardboard box and $10 tricks were the only way out for him. He couldn’t find a job because he had no bathroom facilities to make himself look presentable for an interview and no telephone for call backs. Then he found the perfect customer in between all the other men he serviced – someone who came by regularly to avail himself of Chaz’s services, who was not only good looking, but clean, and also paid double the going rate.
What Chaz didn’t know until one fateful day was that his customer is Vice Detective Chris Conley! Chaz was furious when he found out and thought he had been betrayed because Chris gave him up when all the other hookers were arrested, but Chris turned out to be Chaz’s benefactor.
I liked this story because although Chris helped himself to Chaz, he also wanted to give him an opportunity at a better life, and the author built up the connection between the two protagonists to show that maybe there could be a future for them together. The pace was fast and non-stop and the characters were appealing. Obviously, given Chaz’s “career,” he was very experienced in giving pleasure so the action was hot and frequent and he clearly loved his job.
I enjoyed this story immensely and I think you will too. If you’re looking for a very short, hot story with well defined, three dimensional characters, Pull by Bryl R. Tyne should be on your To Buy list. Definitely recommended.
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Hi. I’ve been a member of the site now for about a week. I don’t mean to hijack a thread about a review but I was wondering if there is a forum section. Am I missing the link? A place where members can talk about books they’ve read that haven’t been reviewed. Or what eReaders they use, if any. What draws them to buy a book. Clunkers they’ve read. Funny things they’ve noticed in m/m romance.
Thanks,
Mike
Hi Mike
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Thanks for your excellent suggestion. This site has only been around for 3 months and I will be asking bloggers on the 3 month anniversary (October 19) for suggestions about ways to improve its content and usefulness. Previously I had a blog for about 15 months and moved here because we outgrew it.
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Please watch for the post and add your suggestions. In the meantime, I will ask Christian our webmaster to look into this to see if it’s possible to set up an interactive forum on the site where readers and other bloggers can comment and exchange information about books, ereaders etc.
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As you know we have a message board but that’s more social than what you have in mind.
I’m happy you enjoyed PULL and thank you for the wonderful review!
~Bryl
Hi Bryl
I really enjoyed this story, as you can tell.:) Quite a nice package and Chaz was wonderful. I must check out your backlist!
Sounds an interesting little story, Wave. I like stories with characters who have lost everything and have to survive on their wits. This seems a good tale of redemption.
Jen
It is quite interesting … and hot (if you like that sort of thing)*g*
I’m ready to buy. The cover shot and bicep flex pulled me in (and your review).
Hi Rob
For $.149 you can’t go wrong.*g* I really did like this story because it was a bit different from the norm and the characters appealed to me.
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The cover photo is one that Dreamspinner uses for all of its “shorts”
Heh, I’d have one issue with reading this – “Chaz” is my nickname at work!
Speaking of the names, I’m also a bit suprised at the writer naming the main characters “Chaz” and “Chris”. They seem a bit too similar.
JFM
As you probably know, Chaz is short for Charles so it’s not a “girly” name.:) Chris is, of course, the short form for Christopher.
I so loved this story – it was dark and punchy and rich. One of my favourites!
Axxx
Anne
With the kind of upscale books that you write I never would have thought you would like a story as down and dirty as Pull. Just goes to show that I should stop making assumptions about people.*g*
Wave..you mean I’ll never get to see his left bicep? lol I’m going to download today.
Rob
Never mind the bicep, the story is really good *g* Let me know how you like it.
Tee hee, Wave! Well, I am an Essex Gal – you have to expect down and dirty!…
Axxx
I bought a kindle in april, and as a reading device, it is unsurpassed. The improvements from the first generation, particularly the more stylish exterior put it well above the Sony reader. The biggest reason to own a kindle has to be the massive library of downloadable books. 275,000, and growing every week. I’ve read some reviews where the users are irritated over certain aspects, and most seem to me to be no reason not to own a kindle. The lack of an external port for flash cards may seem a huge loss for some, but I ( who will have to replace a library of about 350 books) see no reason to complain, since internal memory leaves room for over a thousand titles. The only thing I wish was that the kindle had been made six years ago. I am a former Marine who deployed to Iraq in 2003 and 2004-05, and both trips I must have packed 30 pounds of books in my seabag, and those only lasted a few weeks! With the kindle I could have had all my books in a 10 oz. package. I am planning on going back out to Iraq as a contractor to work on predator drones later this year, and am so relieved that I’ll be able to take my library with me. When you live a life of constant travel, portability is everything, and nothing supports a bibliophile like myself more than my kindle.
Hi Lawrence
Thanks so much for your endorsement of the Kindle because I just bought one and am awaiting delivery. I have never owned an ereader before – I read all of my books on my computer – so this will be a new experience for me.
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Like you, I carry around a lot of books whenever I travel and most of the time they are a lot heavier than anything else in my bags. When I went to Australia a few years ago I had so many books and magazines I had to pay overweight.
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Be safe in Iraq. From what I hear, it’s still very much a work in progress and probably be for decades. I hope you will be able to log on to the site while you’re away.
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Have a happy Christmas or whatever holiday you celebrate.