Special Forces: Gay Military Erotica

Overall, this read did what it was supposed to, delivered gritty, hot military erotica. Some of the stories were better than others, I'll leave it to other readers to decide which were best for them. Every story, honestly, had some nugget of goodness about it, some more than others. I wouldn't rate any of the stories less than 3.5 stars, but truthfully, some of the stories did drag the collection down from an overall 5-star to a 4. If you're looking for cushy, squishy, girlie m/m romance, keep looking. This is flesh-slapping, out in the battlefields raw sex. Some of the stories have more of an emotional connection than others. They vary from the Civil War to indeterminate future conflicts in alternate histories. This was money well-spent, in my opinion, and while I won't re-read some of the stories, the collection is, for me, a keeper overall.

Mackenzie, Jr., Phillip. "Special Forces: Gay Military Erotica", Cleis Press, 2009. In the Service Amos Lassen There is something about the armed forces that seems to appeal to gay men and it is probably because men live together for extended periods of time. "Special Forces" is a look at men at war and where is a great sense of urgency and tremendous feelings of anger and uncertainty. Here are 15 stories by some of the best erotic writers, some of whom have actually served in the armed forces. Men here face each other and are not afraid to do so, What may begin as tour of duty can possibly end as a love affair and we see men having men in the most dangerous of times and in the most dangerous of places, This is a book that faces reality and does not shy away from the things that men do together. Among the authors included are Jack Fritscher, Jeff Mann, Marquesate, Simon Sheppard and Rob Rosen. If you like good erotica, this is the book for you.