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Spoils of War
by Aleksandr Voinov & Raev Gray
Published by eXcessica in an anthology called “Divine Matches.”
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When Achilleus, the greatest warrior who ever lived, falls before Troy (or Ilion, as it was known), Ares, God of War, stands ready to take his spirit with him to his palace. There, Ares demands that Achilleus yield to him. But can the embrace of a god and the offer of immortality make Achilleus forget his one true love, Patroklos?
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Spoils of War by Aleksandr Voinov & Raev Gray
Book Review by Jasmine
4/5 Story 5/5 Whips in the Backseat for Writing
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Spoils of War is an excellent erotic romp. A worthy Naughty read and the writing duo Aleksandr Voinov & Raev Gray are undeniably talented writers! I love their style, the precision and execution of Achilleus’ tale speaks of their talent with words and the amount of care they put into the mythology and research. Part of the mythology is what stood in my way as a reader.
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The opening lines of the book:
When Achilleus, the greatest warrior who ever lived, falls before Troy (or Ilion, as it was known), Ares, God of War, stands ready to take his spirit with him to his palace. There, Ares demands that Achilleus yield to him. But can the embrace of a god and the offer of immortality make Achilleus forget his one true love, Patroklos?
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Thank you for your research and accuracy to the time and history, but if I had not seen the movie Troy I think I would have been very lost. It is from that film that I recall that Achilles as I am more familiar with the name being spelled, is the son of a water goddess and makes a prophecy about the two paths in life that he can choose from, a long life, or glory. Maybe calling Illion – Troy and Achilleus – Achilles the story would have played down the style that those added touches using more accurate names lends the story.
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The story is a fulfilling read and has a clear style that if you enjoy take the time to go out and look for more titles by these authors. Spoils of War stands out from the pack. It is a read that you will not forget.
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See more of Aleksandr Voinov’s work at his Official Author Web site
Visit Raev Gray at Excessica.com
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Skywalker
by Kiernan Kelly
Publisher: Torquere Press
Robert Prescott Reyes-Waterson is a man with four names, an office-with-a-view, and a superior attitude, particularly when it comes to blue collar workers. That changes when he meets Joseph Brant, a full-blooded Mohawk ironworker who isn’t what he seems, and won’t take “no” for an answer. – Synopsis from TorquerePress.com
Skywalker by Kiernan Kelly
Review by Jasmine
4.95/5 Whips in the Backseat
Skywalker by Kiernan Kelly is a great short read. And by short I mean a compact 28 pages. What amazes me is when authors, and I include Kiernan Kelly among them, are able to give you a complete story in so few words. It is skill that is missing in a number of the short Romances I have read that I walked away wanting more. With this story I was quickly drawn into the Romance and the characters.
Joseph and Robert work the “Opposites Attract” angle, facing a white collar, blue collar misconceptions after meeting in a bar. Sometimes you wonder as a reader what made these two characters approach each other almost at first site across a room. In this case there was no doubt, it just worked and their interaction was engagingly believable.
It is a great short read and one I will definitely be revisiting it in the future. I am a notorious re-reader. So if you read M/M this is a great one to add to your TBR List. It was one of those reads where I was looking at the page count cause I just did not want the book to end.
