Title: Mann of My Dreams
Fandom: original fiction
Pairing: original m/m
Categories: action/adventure, case-fic, drama, romance
Length: epic
Warnings: violence of all forms
Author on LJ:
tinnean
Website: author on Crvboy
Author's Summary: What starts out as curiosity on the part of a senior special agent of the very covert Washington Bureau of Intelligence and Security becomes a series of mind games when the DD of Operational Targeting he's intrigued by learns of it and becomes curious himself.
Review:
Mann of My Dreams Series is action, spy-novel, case-fic, and steamy hot sex all rolled into one well-plotted, fun story. The sexual tension between the two main characters, who happen to work for opposing spy agencies, is so deliciously palpable. Even after they’ve had sex with each other! Mark Vincent and Quinton Mann play a very dangerous game, but little do they know their relationship is going to get a lot more complicated.
Please heed the warning. While the violence portrayed in this series is not any worse than the standard spy-novel (i.e. people being beat-up badly, killed, or otherwise assaulted is not uncommon), it is probably not to everyone’s taste. For me, even though some parts dragged a little, the sweet, sweet revenge storyline made it all worthwhile. The wonderful supporting cast and episodic mini-stories within the series make the entire reading experience fun and captivating. Mark Vincent’s landlord, who, incidentally, used to be a rentboy, has his own story series, but it’s of a different genre and IMHO nowhere near as interesting as Mann of My Dreams Series.
The verdict: a truly delightful story -- serious, but not too dark, and yet packed with tons of entertainment.
Mann of My Dreams (links to chapter 1; all subsequent chapters can be found in the sidebar)
Sidebar Series (stories featuring some of the secondary characters in Mann of My Dreams)
Fandom: original fiction
Pairing: original m/m
Categories: action/adventure, case-fic, drama, romance
Length: epic
Warnings: violence of all forms
Author on LJ:
Website: author on Crvboy
Author's Summary: What starts out as curiosity on the part of a senior special agent of the very covert Washington Bureau of Intelligence and Security becomes a series of mind games when the DD of Operational Targeting he's intrigued by learns of it and becomes curious himself.
Review:
Mann of My Dreams Series is action, spy-novel, case-fic, and steamy hot sex all rolled into one well-plotted, fun story. The sexual tension between the two main characters, who happen to work for opposing spy agencies, is so deliciously palpable. Even after they’ve had sex with each other! Mark Vincent and Quinton Mann play a very dangerous game, but little do they know their relationship is going to get a lot more complicated.
Please heed the warning. While the violence portrayed in this series is not any worse than the standard spy-novel (i.e. people being beat-up badly, killed, or otherwise assaulted is not uncommon), it is probably not to everyone’s taste. For me, even though some parts dragged a little, the sweet, sweet revenge storyline made it all worthwhile. The wonderful supporting cast and episodic mini-stories within the series make the entire reading experience fun and captivating. Mark Vincent’s landlord, who, incidentally, used to be a rentboy, has his own story series, but it’s of a different genre and IMHO nowhere near as interesting as Mann of My Dreams Series.
The verdict: a truly delightful story -- serious, but not too dark, and yet packed with tons of entertainment.
Mann of My Dreams (links to chapter 1; all subsequent chapters can be found in the sidebar)
Sidebar Series (stories featuring some of the secondary characters in Mann of My Dreams)
