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My guess was wrong about Gavin having come back as Elijah -- Elijah didn't fit Henry's description of Gavin. So now I wonder if the young guy with Elijah is Gavin. The fortress and it's tunnels sure sound ominous. Our heroes may need more than Justy's pistol.

It's probably not a coincidence that we heard about Gavin in the previous chapter. As I remember, Gavin was around the same age as Lije and his "death" was bodily ascenscion to heaven. Has Gavin come back as Lije in order to continue his saintly work of protecting Rothenia?

Pam wasn't like this when Liebe was born 8 months ago. I hope she isn't seriously ill. Please not another death.

Great story, Carlos. I also vote for longer chapters. One of your strengths as a writer is showing rather than telling. The space limitation resulted in a lot of highlighting rather than showing. I didn't feel like I got to know the new people in Chipper's life very well and what beyond sex and drugs had him becoming friends with them so quickly.

You better not use 1K chapters for the Harley story. Harley could take up a whole chapter talking.

Thank you, Carlos. The 3-piece white suit is a very different look from your motorcycle leathers. You were clearly already a rebel!

Please, a photo for all your loyal fans.

Tyler's birth mom died a few days after flying back to Europe from Australia, when he was nearly two years old. He started high school (boarding school) when he was thirteen -- eleven years after his mother died -- and that's when his parents told him about his birth mother's death. What's weird is they told him she'd died fifteen years earlier (rather than eleven), that is, she died four years before he was born.

I’ve read and re-read your Rothenian stories (both modern and historical) and the young Andy/Matt/Terry stories several times on various sites over the years. Each time, the stories have been a delight to read. And they are just as delightful this time around on Gay Authors. Each story has added an additional cast of characters and each character and each story is distinct from previous ones. You’ve never resorted to repackaging; it’s always been new, fully-developed, living, breathing people and new, different plot twists and turns each time around. And so much fun to read!! And, in my opinion, Mike, you’ve created something truly special in “Alike in Dignity.” The Rothenian teens, individually and as a group, are not at all English, which is quite a feat for an author. What's special is their innocence (even Willem and Bolo) and openness. It's sweet and heart-warming. Thank you for adding this brand-new story to the Rothenian series.

Very sweet story. Thank you.

Great end to the Henry saga.

A fun chapter. However, that's not how the legal system works in the United States. What you wrote is a wonderful fantasy. It would take years to resolve any legal suit. Also, the federal government can't tell the individual States what to do. Devon would have to negotiate a separate contract with each state building a prison.

Am I remembering correctly that in the original it was U.S. prisons that illegally used the plans of a young Australian architect?

It's like a high school reunion dance, all your old friends and enemies turning up. Who's missing to walk in in the next chapter?

Great start. Pulled me right in. And so many mysteries already. Bravo, encore.

What I wish is for you to return to the universe and characters of the “Atlantis Shift” series. Your writing wasn’t as accomplished back then as it is now, but I found the ideas intriguing. More, please.

I got hooked on CJ in the very first chapter of “Summer” and have looked forward to every chapter since. Your writing and character development has become so accomplished and the characters seem so real that the time has swept by (or it’s just that I’m getting much older) that it’s hard to believe it’s been over 4 years. I’ve enjoyed everything you’ve published on GA. Some authors keep telling similar stories, with different names, places and costumes; while I enjoy their writing I already know all the elements that will show up in their next series. You, Carlos, on the other hand, have a varied imagination and I never know what to expect. I loved the final two chapters of GMA, all warm and cuddly feeling. Thank you, thank you, and thank you for giving us CJ’s (along with 249 others) story!!

It'd enjoyable to read these stories again. They still feel fresh encountering them again after several years. Are these the same versions that are on Awesome Dude?

Don't forget Damien's mind control powers, which Roxanne doesn't know about. How's going to keep him for several days, hurt him and kill him when he can make her do anything he wants?

We've met the cast of characters and now the play has started with a mystery. Good story so far I suspect we'll soon learn all about what an Aussie country farrier and vet does. I enjoy when you teach us about stuff that has become unfamiliar to our "modern" lives.

Good chapter, an interesting start to the story, with a lot happening. The Grammarly program is already making a huge improvement in making your writing easier to read, especially with dialog. Thank you for using it.

Great job, as expected. The only thing that could have made it any better was if "here were naked studs as far as the eye could see" was the chapter's opening line. The Easter egg hunt's gonna be fun, what with how chock full of people and happenings this chapter is.

Very sweet. Yum. Sam's lips taste like rain -- could he be the Water Guardian but not know it?

Another fun chapter. The story is labeled "Thriller/Suspense, Adventure, Fantasy, Romance." It feels like it's finally moving beyond romance, with lots of little bits beginning to inject a bit of suspense. What's with Eve, is she using some siren's power of allure on Sam? Was she flustered by Sam's rejection so that she got all clumsy or was she faking that whole business for some unknown reason? Who is it that's visiting Blair? Is he really as innocent as he seems or does he have sinister plans for Sam? What's going on with Desmond and Rayhe? Did they do a 180 from who they were in "Spector's Gamble" and turn into super laid back dudes only want to fuck? You've definitely got me hooked, Katya.

“RITCHIE!” What a great way to start a chapter, calling out the name of one of my favorite characters. I remember how concerned I was about Ritchie when Lourdes and Rich died suddenly, and CJ lived far from him. At the funeral, CJ swore to himself to look after Ritchie and never allow him to feel rejected or abandoned. CJ and Ozzie decided they’d give Ritchie gentle love to balance the tougher kind of limit-setting love from the dads. And it sure worked. Ritchie has grown and blossomed, confident, funny, following his own goals, lots of friends, at ease with adults. He used to idolize CJ, yet at 17, has already turned out to be his own man, not a carbon copy of CJ. Carlos, thanks for giving us glimpses of Ritchie in the last few chapters. My heart's aflutter with happiness.