4 stars
Levi Ramone entered the gay porn
market for one reason, and one reason only–he needed the cash to pay his
momma's spiraling gambling debts.
Seven years later, he's a veteran with a reputation as one of Blue Boy Studio's most ruthless tops, and when his boss suggests it's time for a change, he finds himself staring down the barrel of a gun. Figuratively speaking, at least.
Enter Sonny Valentine, a go-go dancer at Blue's sister club, Silver's. Levi has secretly admired Sonny from afar for years, but there's one problem–he can't stand Sonny and the feeling is entirely mutual. When Levi learns Sonny is to play the third part in a scene he considers his worst nightmare, he figures things can't get any worse.
But when preparations for the scene from hell collide with tragic events in his personal life, he finds his fast growing, red hot attraction to Sonny the one thing left between him and a bullet.
Seven years later, he's a veteran with a reputation as one of Blue Boy Studio's most ruthless tops, and when his boss suggests it's time for a change, he finds himself staring down the barrel of a gun. Figuratively speaking, at least.
Enter Sonny Valentine, a go-go dancer at Blue's sister club, Silver's. Levi has secretly admired Sonny from afar for years, but there's one problem–he can't stand Sonny and the feeling is entirely mutual. When Levi learns Sonny is to play the third part in a scene he considers his worst nightmare, he figures things can't get any worse.
But when preparations for the scene from hell collide with tragic events in his personal life, he finds his fast growing, red hot attraction to Sonny the one thing left between him and a bullet.
We love short stories and Bullet by Garrett Leigh is a great example of
why. It is short, to the point, and gives
us just enough to make the story move along.
We don’t get bogged down is back-stories, and the everyday mundane, it
is a snapshot of how people fall in lust and hopefully eventually love.
This is a story about porn stars, and after seven years performing on
screen Levi Ramone is a well-known, ruthless top that takes what he wants regardless
of his partner. Like the reason he go
into porn, he is approached to do his first bottom scene for money, and reluctantly
agrees, only to find out that Sonny Valentine has been hired to be in the shoot
as well. Sonny Valentine is a go-go dancer at a sister club and is just
starting his porn career. There is no
love lost between these two men, but their lust is sure to consume them.
Sonny and Levi’s relationship is the quintessential love-hate
turn-around. They can’t stand each
other, but are inexplicably drawn to each other. It makes for an interesting push-pull story. Levi is struggling in his life; his mother is
a homophobic, alcoholic woman with huge gambling debts. Levi is trying to do the best by her as he
lost his father to suicide years ago, but how much can he take of her abuse?
Sonny offers him a place that he can be himself, someone who knows
nothing about his family life. But Sonny
is one of those people who gets under your skin and just irritates you, but
that’s kind of what Levi needs. Someone
to push him out of his comfort zone. It
is a hard story, Levi has a hard life and cut himself off from feeling.
At 106 pages, Bullet is a great short story, and honestly we love
Garrett Leigh! It is easy to read, to
sink into and to fall in love with Sorry and Levi.
