Laid (Bad Cops Diaries 1) by A.J. Llewellyn
Good guys with bad boys, it's probably one of the most common pair in the erotic imaginery, but in this case, the good guy is not exactly so “good”.
Jack Cannon is a special agent of the LAPD. He is in a special squad, three men under his personal control, and basically he deals with the worst layer of criminality. But even if he is not an immaculate angel, he is not even the stereotype bad cop. Only that he doesn’t behave like a romance hero. Truth be told, I think he is not even an ideal gay icon, true, Jack is gay but he is not waving his rainbow flags. From this perspective I think his character rings quite true, I can’t really imagine that some gay romance cops I read before really exist in real life.
When Jack has to boil off a bit of steam he has a preferred way to do that, get laid. And the better place to do that is at his local gym. It’s there that he meets Lucky, a one night stand who becomes something more. Even the way Jack and Lucky meet sounds quite real, Jack is not the flowers and wine type, and I can’t see him falling in love for the first guy he meets. Instead it’s more right for him to go and find some willing bodies in a “safe” place. It’s not illegal and if all the men involved are willing and enjoy themselves, it can be also pretty good. So at first Lucky is only another one of those willing bodies, but from the first “taste”, Jack knows that Lucky is special.
I like the touch of romance that enters the story at this point. It’s not that suddenly both Jack than Lucky turn in perfect romance heroes, but at least they have a bit of reluctance in continuing with their occasional meet and hit encounters, when both of them know that probably the right guy entered their life. Another thing I liked is that all the sex encounters are nice, even the ones without romance. It’s always plain (meaning that there are usually only two, maximum, three men and their bodies, and nothing else) but good sex.
Note on the Series: In conjunction with Massive Studios/Falcon Films, this is the first book in a four part series to be filmed by director John Bruno for Massive Studios. Rob Romoni will star in the movie version of “Laid” playing cop Jack Cannon. Laid will be shot in webisodes for Massive Studios and then released as a DVD thru Pulse. LAID Book cover designed by John Bruno. Images of Hunter Marx and Matt Murdock provided by www.massivestudio.com.
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