False Colors

This is part of a longer review. [...] False Colors is a novel that's half a poignant story of ships-passing-in-the-night male love, and half rip-roaring, swashbuckling, cannon-exploding, pirate fighting, iceberg-ramming Age of Sail adventure. Beecroft puts her characters through physical torture--literally--with stomach-turning details, and through psychological torture just as excruciating. This is one female author who... Read Full Review

I just finished this book and found it to be very satisfying. Very romantic, sometimes brutally graphic, but well written and enjoyable. The erotic scenes are very tasteful, so even the prudish shouldn't be too offended. If you enjoy gay romantic period piece novels, this one should be near the top of your wish list.

Beecroft, Alex. "False Colors: An M/M Romance, Running Press, 2009. What A Read! Amos Lassen John Cavendish has just taken the command of HMS Meteor. He is a strong man and his aspiration to make his first mission a success despite his mediocre crew. It is 1762 and Cavendish leads his crew into battle having to stop the slave trade off of the coast of Algeria. His lieutenant Alfred (Alfie) Donwell feels the mission will... Read Full Review

There are certain writers who have the capacity to make me want to smash my keyboard into tiny pieces and not write again. When I finished Alex Beecroft's new book, False Colors, I had that feeling this morning. There are a very few books on my list of 'essential reads' for anyone interested in Gay Historical Fiction. The Charioteer, At Swim Two Boys, As Meat Loves Salt and now False Colors. Yes, it's that good. If you are... Read Full Review