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Consider the culture of the twenty-first century: Each morning, you
hear a half-dozen ads on the radio before your feet touch the
floor. By the end of the day, hundreds--perhaps thousands--of
marketing messages have targeted you. And yet little is understood
about how marketing affects our lives and society. Enter Terry
O'Reilly and Mike Tennant, the ad men behind "The Age of
Persuasion," the popular radio show broadcast on the Canadian
Broadcasting Corporation and Sirius Radio. They have made it their
mission to share the back-room story of modern marketing,
entertaining asides and all: "Think of advertisers as millions of
ants in a colony, each working hard and each with its own
objective. Except that in this colony, every single ant is
competing against the others. That's the ad business. Almost every
ad you see, hear, and otherwise experience is competing for a piece
of your imagination. And like any cross-section of humanity, the
vast, worldwide advertising community is diverse: composed of
geniuses and idiots, saints and buffoons, and everything in
between." From the early players to the Mad Men of the 1960s and
beyond, "The Age of Persuasion" provides an entertaining--and
eye-opening--look at a world driven by marketing.
Raised in an orphanage after being found abandoned on the London
docks as a newborn baby, without a known last name nor date of
birth, Theodore has but one friend, Seth, a fellow orphan. Destiny
takes Theodore away from Seth and back to the sea when he comes of
age and is found an apprenticeship on a vessel in the English
merchant navy.
Thor, as he becomes known aboard ship, soon falls for Miguel, the
handsome boatswain. However, his life is turned upside down when
their ship is raided. Miguel is torn from his life and Thor is
taken hostage and forced into the life of a pirate aboard The
Dragon. Both attracted to and repulsed by the evil Captain Wyvern,
Thor finds the large dragon tattoo -- the symbol of the rank of the
ship's captain -- taking hold of him and binding him to the man.
Fate intervenes once more and Thor is elected captain of The
Dragon when Wyvern is killed during a raid. Dismayed by Wyvern's
ruthlessness, Thor is determined to show humanity to those vessels
his crew plunders now that he is in charge. But despite his growing
wealth, power, and reputation, Thor is restless and unfulfilled. He
feels his life is not yet complete and somehow reaches beyond the
decks of the pirate ship he now captains.
A raid on a Dutch merchant ship brings yet another twist to Thor's
life when someone from his past is found on board. Thor now has to
face hard choices, the most difficult of which involves deciding if
he can leave the sea and make a new life on land with his
rediscovered love. But with a price on his head and a large tattoo
of a dragon on his body, can Thor escape his past life of a pirate?
O.B. Benson knows that, as a gay baseball player, his only chance
to keep from being shut out of the Major Leagues is to stay as far
from the public eye as possible. His low profile is threatened when
the team manager insists O.B. take part in a TV interview to help
boost lagging fan support.
Avery Turner, TV reporter, is handsome, fit, and definitely pushes
O.B.'s libido into high gear. He's also out -- something O.B.'s
situation doesn't allow. And Avery believes in monogamous
commitment -- something O.B. cannot identify with. But when Avery
delivers a curveball to the catcher, O.B. doesn't know how to
handle it.
When O.B.'s interview is aired, he's forced to evaluate his life
of meaningless one night stands. Can O.B. and Avery work out their
differences and build a winning team, or will O.B. strike out?
Son of an Indian brave and a white captive, Soaring Hawk is raised
in the native customs. As he grows into manhood, he discovers his
desire for the love of men. Knowing the fate of those of 'two
spirits' within his tribe, he leaves the Indian village, disguises
his heritage, and enters the white man's world as Samuel Hawkins.
He soon discovers life is difficult for a man who prefers men.
While he finds companionship, and forms bonds with many of the men
he meets, he is unable to find a relationship which satisfies his
deepest need. He also discovers much of what is in the world
outside his village conflicts with the values of his native
upbringing.
He embarks on an odyssey which takes him across the continent and
into the arms and beds of many lovers. As he travels, he comes to
realize love has many forms. But the one he seeks most continually
eludes him.
Where will his odyssey lead him? Will he ever come to the end of
his search for Soaring Hawk?
What do you do when your boyfriend begins acting strangely, and at
the same time, you meet someone his total opposite? Do you start
having second thoughts?
Jesse Jamison must confront those very questions. After two years
of living with his lover Dennis "Denny" Christopoulos, a charming
flight attendant, the man starts taking on extra flights, making
excuses for not coming home, and receiving private phone calls.
During this time, Jesse also meets Nick Warden, a new neighbor. He
immediately sees the contrasts between the two men and finds Nick
attractive on so many levels.
Meanwhile, Denny has growing reservations about his relationship
with Jesse, especially once a new man comes into his own life. Yet
Denny isn't ready to give up the good thing he has going with Jesse
since he isn't sure about the new man's intentions, or his own
feelings.
Nick also struggles with his growing love for Jesse. While he
would like nothing more than to claim Jesse for himself, his
integrity prevents him from playing the home-wrecker. His
hesitation to step in, however, nearly causes his undoing and a
missed opportunity at love.
Each man has his own second thoughts. But who will act on them,
and what will be the consequences?
Sometimes it feels right, even when it's wrong.
In this collection of stories about young gay love, authors Drew
Hunt and Terry O'Reilly explore different aspects of what it's like
to develop strong feelings for the wrong guy. Four stories, four
different outcomes.
Milton's Hero by Drew Hunt
What should JJ do when he learns Milton has a crush on him? JJ's
girlfriend Maggie thinks it's cute. How can they solve this
impossible triangle?
Milton's Ultimate Hero by Drew Hunt
Dressing as Superman, Steve begs Milton for a second chance. But
did he show his true colors when he didn't rescue Milton at school?
Ricky by Terry O'Reilly
A new school gives Dave Felder a fresh start where no one knows
he's gay. He's determined to keep it that way...until he meets
Ricky.
The Batboy by Terry O'Reilly
Thad's job as a batboy puts him near his favorite ball player,
Iggy. As Thad fights fears of being gay, things get complicated
when he discovers Iggy's secret.
Sequel to "Awakening"
Robert, handsome half-breed apprentice cooper, travels to the Ohio
Country with Nathaniel Morgan. Robert has loved Nathaniel since
being apprenticed to him many years before. Robert's love is
unreturned, as Nathaniel's heart belongs to another who has been
left behind.
Robert is unwillingly sent as an interpreter with the British Army
to inform the settlers and the Shawnee that King George will honor
the Indians' claim to the land. Captured by the Shawnee, Robert
comes to be loved by an Indian brave. Robert returns his love but
only up to a point, as he is still held captive by his love for
another man.
Can he let his love for Nathaniel go and give himself completely
to Red Horse? Or will he forever live his life with a divided
heart?
Jonathon Carver, a young Puritan school teacher, meets handsome
Nathaniel Morgan, master cooper. He comes to recognize the longings
he's had all his life as desire for the love of another man, and
Nathaniel provides that love.
Their love must be carefully guarded, as they live in Colonial
America during a time of the call to Awakening of the Puritan
spirit. Knowing the penalty for their love is dire, they strive to
keep their affair secret.
Desperate for a way to resolve their situation, they devise a bold
plan which could free them to be together. But can their love for
one another overcome the structure of the society in which they
live? Or will they be destined to forego fulfillment of their
desire and go their separate ways?
Brad Sturgis, adopted son of Andy Barnes and David Bennett, is all
grown up and ready to face life with his boyfriend, Hank Reynolds.
However, he soon discovers life away from the Bennett-Barnes
household proves much trickier than it seemed when he was growing
up.
Brad finds many things in Hank's work as a horse trainer competing
for the man's attention and affection. The time-consuming nature of
the equine show world and the constant demands of the clients Hank
coaches -- their interest in him sometimes goes beyond that of
trainer/rider -- test the strength of the bond between the two men.
Will Brad learn to face such challenges with courage and good
humor as his adoptive parents did before him? Will the next
generation prove to be as tough and as tender, as solid and as
steadfast as the one before?
When David Bennett and Andy Barnes meet, they fall in love and
create a family, which is completed with the adoption of Brad
Sturgis, orphaned after the death of his parents.
David, Andy, and Brad embrace the joys and challenges of being a
gay family. From horse shows, family celebrations, a wedding on the
beach to bedside vigils, football games to identity crises, David
and Andy face life together with steadfast love punctuated with
passionate physical expression.
Lee Masters, a handsome young cowboy, is fired from his cattle
drive when his sexual orientation is discovered. Frustrated and
angry, he rides to a mountain lake where he meets a Dakota native
named Tatanka, who is also exiled from his tribe for refusing to
adhere to tribal custom for braves who prefer men to women. They
strike up a friendship, which readily turns to love. Their family
is completed when a young Indian, Sleeps With Dogs, insists they
take him with them on their search for a home.
Their quest to find acceptance in either the white man's world or
the native population is a difficult journey. Can two men who love
each other find a place in the harsh reality of the western
wilderness, or will they always be walking in two worlds?
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