Promises in Every Star-Review

Promises in Every Star is not normally what I would have chosen for myself. However, there are some great stories hidden in this book of short stories.  It would be a mistake to label any of these stories Romance, some are not even that erotic, and in fact almost all of them end in almost a sad way.  While there is defiantly a touch of hot and steamy, but in some of the stories the sex is not the main focus.  There are stories about lost love, new adventures, ghostly encounters, and encounters with creatures of the deep in this book.

What this book does offer is a great view on the insight of an aging gay male and the fantasy's that one might have.  However, each fantasy is touched with more than a little reality.  At the end of the book I couldn't help but feel sad for most of the men I met.  While they do get sex, most do not find what they are really looking for. If you are looking for happy endings, and forever ever after I strongly suggest you find another book.  If you are looking for a collection of erotic stories with a touch of real life thrown in then you might want to give this book a read. 
 

Here is the Synopsis for the book.  

Todd Gregory has become one of the most acclaimed writers and editors of gay male erotica over the past ten years. His short stories run the gamut from romance to noir to horror to fantasy—but the common denominator is always hot, passionate sex between two men. Published everywhere from websites to anthologies to magazines, Todd Gregory is always provocative—physically and intellectually. Here, in Promises in Every Star, for the first time, all of his published short stories are in one place. This collection also includes several never-before-published stories.