Timothy M.

Well, Matt took the plunge, but he's not quite sure where he'll land. Parker helps him along nicely with a little push now and then.

Clever Matt, but he shouldn't play the causal friend game for too long.

Is he still telling himself he wants Parker as a friend ? Although, admittedly it's a great way to start, so I approve of his strategy. It's a lot better than the tongue-tied crush behavior we see in so many stories.

LOL, he really is clueless, isn't he? But at least he wasn't scared off by Parker being gay, so he seems open-minded enough to grab the chance.

I'll take good conversation over looks - as long as there are nice companionable silences too. And a few perks

He seems sensible and realistic, which is something I like in a person.

Very true, reality does not always match the fantasy. He's gently self-deluded, but not too bad, and Parker seems to be the boy to set him right.

I like Tyr, and I hope Andy and the twins decide to live in Prince Winter's castle. I bet Tyr would love to be at the bottom of a puppy pile of those three - and I get the feeling he's a mate. I'd forgotten about Andy writing to Winter to tell him about his mates. quite dangerous, what if the letter was intercepted by a Rathburn soy? Why was Tyr's bed a ruin ? (Winter murmured, keeping his eyes carefully averted from any bare flesh in the ruin)

Hmm, if I've read Boy Story it must have been a long time ago. Time to (re)visit.

Bad Eli, climbing to the loft all by himself and standing on wobbly ladders. He should at least have trusted Pax to explain to Mat, or he should have told Mateo he needed him to hold the ladder and carry stuff. If Eli doesn't ask Mateo to do something for him, his mate will come up with things in order to fulfill his need to be useful to Eli. And that help may not be what Eli wants. I'm glad they took him to the club, and the reward is a new mate.

LOL, no only since the big site update, where the term chapter comment was introduced and reviews was reserved for Complete stories. That's why you'll find old replies to comments saying Thank you for Reviewing.

You can't get reviews until the story is complete, but I'll be back with a comment for this chapter asap. Right now I'm off to bed. I should have gone to sleep an hour ago, but I wanted to read this new chapter first.

Aawww You're making me I'm pleased you're fond of my guys, I have to admit I am too. No, I don't actually go looking for pictures, but some of my readers do and they'll send me pictures or post them in my story topics if they comply with GA rules. @pzetts3 even made a gallery with suggestions for characters from Gary's Cards on the Table and my Clueless Camping story. So your second suggestion of listing imaginary traits is what I do.

Thank you, Def. I'm so happy you loved it and thought I did justice to @aditus's characters. It was fun to borrow them, and Sablo will take good care of Michael. Now that Myr has helped making a series for me, I can add another Angel and Imp story if inspiration strikes. But first I need to finish my CC story (either of them).

You've captured exactly what I wanted to convey with this story. When the Cardmaker appeared in my head several years ago, I immediately knew here was a guy who deserved a break and to find love. I didn't know at the time that he also needed to get a an extended family, but I'm so pleased my readers like this development too.

Thank you, Def. I'm happy you found your way back to the story, I know it's not easy, when I post so rarely. On he other hand, it's wonderful to get comments unexpectedly or spread out over time, so I don't mind if my readers take their time catching up.

I think you mean it's your third comment on this chapter alone. All of them are welcome, but I'm not sure what kind of prize I should give you. If you''re reading the story again because new chapters are posted so rarely you've forgotten the story and have to refresh your memory, then I guess you should get some sort of consolation prize. If you're reading it again because you like the story, the way I do with my favorite stories, then perhaps I should come up with something else. How about a huge for being a wonderful reader.

Sigh, I'm in two minds. On one hand they do need to talk about the big stumbling block for a future relationship, which is not the porn but whether Erik will leave New York. On the other hand, it's much too soon for this talk, and Ryan's sister should have kept her mouth shut for now. We know Erik is getting fed up with his life, but Ryan doesn't. In addition, if Ryan raises the question, Erik will leave NY for his sake, and for the chance of a relationship, but he needs to make the decision for his own sake, to prevent any future resentment.

Well, now I'm having withdrawals symptoms again. It's been a long time since you posted the third book.

Sometimes you get into a bad situation, fall in with the wrong people, harbor misunderstandings about other people or yourself. Your worth as a human being isn't measured by your ability to avoid mistakes, because everybody make those. No, it's what you do afterwards which matters. Do you admit the fault you made? Do you try to make up for it, to do better? This is a story about a boy who takes the first steps towards the man he is meant to be, just by being honest and willing to learn from his misstep. It's a frustrating path at times, perhaps mostly for us readers, but we hope he gets there and is rewarded in the end.

I like normal or realistic flaws in characters. If the flaw becomes the defining characteristic of a person, it can cause me to abandon the story. For me this is particularly the case if the flaw is emotional in character and never gets tempered or influenced by rational thought or logic. I'm sure other readers have other kinds of flaws they dislike for whatever reasons. An example: A boy is in love with someone he thinks is unobtainable, due to status, looks, or whatever. We all know the feeling, right? However, his best friend disputes this fact and his arguments sound good (to us). But the boy isn't convinced, because he thinks his friend is biased. Fair enough. But then the object of his affections shows interest or even invites him out. Or the boy finds him in a vulnerable moment and helps him, realizing he's human after all. If the boy still persists in thinking he's unworthy and keeps wallowing in this feeling to the point where it puts a (future) relationship in danger, then this flaw becomes the main focus of the story rather than what the boy can do to overcome it. That's the point where I give up.

Yes, @ColumbusGuy and I have a good laugh about this at times, when I help him with Danish phrases for his Jay and Miles story.

Not to mention your confused European readers.

I'll definitely give the first three a go, then. I'm loving this Book Bazar, Myr. Even if the books I have to go read take me away from my writing.

You can say that again ! I'm already deep into book three and I can't put it down. Bloody amazing. Myr, put it on the top of your pile.