Hello all! Well, since I missed doing bonus recs for the comm hitting 500 (Woohoo!), I've decided to post a few extra recs for our Harlequin theme week. Here's the first one:

Title: Outcome
Author: Lamardeuse
Fandom: Starsky and Hutch
Pairing: Starsky/Hutch
Categories: Post-series, Harlequin, Drama, Attempted Suicide (by OC)
Length: Epic
Warnings: Homophobia, non-physical domestic abuse
Author on LJ: lamardeuse 
Website: when the world is puddle-wonderful

Author’s Summary: After a surprising revelation from Kiko, Starsky and Hutch re-evaluate their relationship.

Review:
This story starts off with a wonderful Harlequin classic: Starsky and Hutch pretend to be a gay couple. It all starts off when Kiko, Hutch’s ‘little brother’ from the Big Brother program, comes out and what’s more, wants advice on how to handle it from Hutch who he assumes is in a relationship with Starsky. Starsky and Hutch end up playing along, not wanting to disrupt Kiko’s fragile acceptance of his own sexuality, and end up making a few realizations along the way.

The story starts out this way, but there’s a lot more to it and it quickly moves beyond that single premise. Set post-series, Starsky and Hutch are now private detectives and in the midst of the Kiko situation, we also get two investigations for plot: a teenage runaway and a famous singer with a verbally and emotionally abusive estranged husband. Add on a peek into Hutch’s unhappy childhood (always a favorite among authors) and you’d think from the description that there’s way too much going on for a single story. Lamardeuse handles all of these plot threads wonderfully though and never lets the reader get lost or confused.

It’s a great story with plenty of romance and plot plus a nice happy-ever-after for the guys who not only end up together, but also get a wonderful unofficial family and the prospect of a long life together in domestic bliss. ^_^

Outcome