Best Gay Romance 2009 Author:Richard Labonte (Editor) Best Gay Romance 2009 is short fiction at its finest on the subject of love -- first love, true love, and love everlasting (with makeup sex, wake-up sex, and everything in between). The romantic possibilities range from a surprising encounter between two blue-collar buddies to a brief airport rendezvous that becomes something more,... more » and a reminder to us all that it is never too late for love. A self-confessed true romantic, Richard Labonte has gathered a sensational collection of stories about finding love at home, at work, at any age, and often, in the most unexpected places.
Stories include:One by T. Hitman, Coming Back to Me by Simon Sheppard, What We Leave Behind by Shanna Germain, The Calamus Emotion: Love Among the Ruins by Jack Fritscher, Adult by Naty Soltesz, Briefly, Forever by Lee Houck, The Pools of Paradise by David Holly, Chiaroscuro by Jay Mandal, As Sweet by Any Other Name by Mark G. Harris, Finders Keepers by Rob Rosen, Kindred Souls by Vic Bach, Liebestod: Love/Death Final Aria with Imaginary Music by Robert M. Dewwy, The Terror of Knowing What This World Is About by Thomas Kearnes, Afflicted by J. M. Snyder, Starting Over by Sam Sommer, Sail Away by Tom Cardamone, The Baker by Neil Plakcy, and The Forest of Suicides by Andrew Warburton. « less