Also by Ranae Rose:
- A Taste of Honey
- True Alpha
- Haunted Passions
- The Party Girl's Valentine
- Lonely Alpha
- Hot Ink
- Demon of Mine
- Glazed
- Party Girl
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Published: May 06, 2012
Words: 26,774 (approximate)
Language: English
ISBN: 9781476323398
Short description
The war that won the country its independence also lost many of the men who fought to achieve it, including Brom’s lover. Years later, he still feels as if he left half of himself on the battlefield. When a new schoolmaster comes to Sleepy Hollow, a spark and a whiskey-flavored kiss ignite feelings he thought were long dead. Prequel to the novel Haunted Passions.Extended description
The war that won the country its independence also lost many of the men who fought to achieve it, including Brom’s lover. Years later, he still feels as if he left half of himself on the battlefield. When a new schoolmaster comes to Sleepy Hollow, a spark and a whiskey-flavored kiss ignite feelings he thought were long dead. But in order to be with John, he’ll have to let the past be the past, or risk letting it destroy his opportunity to start over. And even then, loving another man is a dangerous endeavor.Whiskey Dreams is a historical M/M romance, and contains explicit content that is suitable for adult readers only.
Prequel to the novel Haunted Passions - Whiskey Dreams tells the story of how Brom and John first met and how their relationship began.
Whiskey Dreams is a novella of approximately 25,000 words. Also contains a brief (1,500 word) excerpt from Haunted Passions.
Adult-content rating: This book contains content considered unsuitable for young readers 17 and under, and which may be offensive to some readers of all ages. For more information, see the Support FAQ.
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gay romance, mm romance, gay erotic romance, romance historical, gay adult romance, ranae rose, gay adult fiction, gay historical romanceAvailable ebook reading formats
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ETA: soon
on Dec. 08, 2012 :
(★★★1/2) WHISKEY DREAMS, the prequel to "Haunted Passions", was a fast, pleasurable read because the incredible writing let me relax and simply enjoy the story. I highly recommend this to anyone looking for a sweet yet smexy M/M historical romance.
Having forgotten everything but that WHISKEY DREAMS was an M/M historical, a mental fly kept buzzing about my head while reading. Not until @ 40% in did I finally realize that the story was a clever re-working of Washington Irving's "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow". (Yeah, I know, took me long enough but c'mon, I read that decades ago.)
Set in 1784 Sleepy Hollow, New York, Ms. Rose's version re-casts Abraham "Brom Bones" Van Brunt as a former Continental Army soldier who is haunted by the death of his lover/fellow soldier during an ambush more than two years ago. Ichabod is replaced with the more agreeable John Crane, who is still a schoolmaster but becomes Brom's lover instead of his rival. And apparently, both are bi-sexual, which sets up nicely for the intro of the lovely Katrina Van Tassel in the latter part of WHISKEY DREAMS (as well as the story in "Haunted Passions").
Given its short length, Brom and John's relationship occurs at hyper-speed. Everything is from Brom's POV so the reader gets a very limited understanding of John. The sex scenes are highly erotic but their first kiss...
"... Slowly, recklessly, stupidly, he drew John close. Close enough that he could see bright flecks in his grey eyes, truly silver in the moonlight. ... With a last rush of whiskey-scented breath, Brom pressed his mouth against John’s. ..."
Technically, I noticed certain oddities (such as narrative text combined with dialogue) and there were minor edit/proof errors. Nonetheless, it's been quite some time since an author's writing style meshed so well with my mental reading cadence.
I don't know how or why I never heard of Ms. Rose or read any of her books. But I'll certainly be remedying that as quickly as possible, starting with Haunted Passions. Because contrary to what the blurb for WHISKEY DREAMS says, it's a stand-alone title only insofar as the main characters meet and the foundations of a potential relationship is set. That's the tease. It's almost—but not quite—an HFN, which pretty much requires the reader to get "Haunted Passions".
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Review by:
hrhsophia
on Oct. 25, 2012 :
Beautifully written.
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Review by:
Ike Rose
on July 02, 2012 :
Excellent book - well written with believable characters and no gross anachronism (one of the hardest things about writing historic gay romances)
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Review by:
Emma Skye
on June 18, 2012 :
very well written
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Review by:
Pamela Jenewein
on May 31, 2012 :
An enjoyable read. Great characters and believable premise.
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Review by:
nupchiget
on May 11, 2012 :
Good book.
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Review by:
Lady Moons
on May 06, 2012 :
Very well written and the story line really captured my attention.. Loved it.
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