It's once again time for "Signature Week" in the Gay Authors News Blog. If you missed the July Signature Background, there's still plenty of time to download it. Going with a "Christmas In July" theme, this month's featured story is "The Luxorian Fugitive" by Mann Ramblings. If you haven't already read it, check out this review provided to us by Joann414 and perhaps it just might inspire you to go check the story out for yourself!

Reviewer: Joann414
Status: Complete
Word Count: 95,676

A spaceship named The Santa Claus, the messaging and security system voiced by a non-human voice called Mrs. Claus, and a crew that is anything but the things children dream of at Christmas time. lol.

Marc Danverse is the Captain of the Santa Claus and takes a more than professional interest in some of his crew members. His interest is one that is not for the weak minded and gentle souls to partake in unless they're prepared.

Sergeant Liam Jacks is haunted by nightmares that can only be forgotten when he seeks Captain Daverse's sexual remedies. Being submissive to Danverse's dark sexual preferences helps him to rid his mind of his bad dreams and past. It seems to be the only remedy until Hadrian Jamison boards The Santa Claus.

Every good story has the tall, dark, and handsome stranger that has a mysterious past and present it seems in the case of Hadrian Jamison. Appearing in a long hooded robe to board The Santa Claus at the Spaceport Alpha, he immediately draws the attention of Captain Danverse and Sergeant Jacks. The two officers of The Santa Claus are curious about the stranger, but have no idea what is in store because of the other man's presence on their ship.

Last but not least, we have the young mechanic, Mac. The jovial, muscular, young, handsome grease monkey that feels unwanted by any of the other men on the ship. Mac harbors feeling for Captain Danverse, who returns his feelings, but doesn't think the young man needs to be subjected to his darker side in the bedroom. Mac interacts with the other crew members, eventually finding out why they aren't attracted to him and is furious with the reason.

So, what do you have with this group of men when you throw in angst, anger, jealousy, and feelings of love and protectiveness? One hot mess!

Mann Ramblings never loses momentum in this story of space raiders, political interference, and men laying claim to who or what they believe is theirs. It's a story not to be missed, even if you think you're not into stories in space. I loved it, and it certainly didn't fall under genres that I normally read.

One word of warning. Bdsm. It's in the story, but wasn't in bad taste, in my opinion. It's not gruesome and down grading like you find in a lot of stories. I found the bdsm used in the story fitting for the character that Mr. Ramblings created to portray this type of sexual individual. He's strong, a leader, and takes care of his own, keeping his bedroom activities where they belong. There's no force used.

Each character has their personal flaws and strong points, the most prominent being, protecting those they love.

I enjoyed this story as I have all of Mann's stories. If you haven't read it and want an exciting, sexual, sultry story to wile away a few hours, this is the perfect plot and characters for you. Go read and find out for yourself.