Just Wink by Bryl R. Tyne

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Title: Just Wink
Author:  Bryl R. Tyne

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Publisher: Changeling Press LLC

Genre: Homoerotic romance/holiday

Length: 22 pgs.

About The Book:
How hard could donning a Christmassy green Speedo and pretending for thirty seconds to savor a giant candy cane be, anyway? Granted, Parker abhors candy canes and his co-actor is a lecherous Santa wannabe with grubby paws, but can’t the man just call the commercial a rap, take his money, and go home to his husband for the holidays?
Never fear, his husband Jeremy’s got the solution. A new bedroom technique designed to encourage creativity may bring about the visualization skills Parker needs to save his acting career and his marriage.

The Review:

At just 22 pages, packaged in a festive and sexy cover, this quick read packs a real punch, feeling like punch after punch in the gut for poor Parker, at first. One can’t help but squirm along with him as he struggles to juggle the skin-crawling requirements of an unsatisfying acting career and the broken promises made to Jeremy, his ultimately satisfying husband.

The early story of Parker, wrapped as tightly in self-doubt as he is in a scant green Christmas Speedo, offers no warm, fuzzy feelings for the holiday. He can’t even begin to feign enjoyment for a deplorable candy cane while seated in the lap of a lecherous Santa for a 30 second commercial. Utterly clouded by dissatisfaction with this never-ending shoot, the day is just a snapshot of his dwindling acting career. Pondering his dissatisfaction mires Parker deeper, further impacting his inability to perform.

After hours of missing the mark, the frustration of Parker’s director is palpable when he yells, “What haven’t I made clear? Desire. Ecstasy. Satisfaction. In that order!” He then sends Parker and the lewd Santa home to try again in the morning. I must admit, by this point, even I was ready for a final “cut” and a better start for this poor guy.

Parker, as frustrated as his director, finds his tension creeping into the fabric of his interaction with husband Jeremy at home, regardless of his attempt to keep it to himself. He can’t drop his self-doubt and disappointment long enough to follow his partner’s direction in the bedroom, even for fun. Yet, somehow, their argumentative state ignites a welcome hot spark to burn through Parker’s darkness and despair.

The push of Jeremy’s passionate compassion is met by Parker pulling back until their push and pull-back becomes a rhythmic dance of desire. Jeremy, an understanding and creative lover, delivers a steamy bedroom surprise in which he demands that Parker’s attention be held obediently and long enough to allow visions of “sugarplums” to dance in Parkers head – perhaps straight on through dawn.

Will Parker accept the challenge and eventually learn, in the comfort of his own bed with a partner who knows him best, that openly merging all aspects of his life rather than compartmentalizing them greases the gears of creativity? Read on to find out.

Rest assured, the lesson learned is not necessarily the crescendo of the story, if you know what I mean. In the end, this hot, little number surely heats up the night after Parker’s day begins as cold as the season’s snow piling up outside.

Pagan Elements: N/A

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