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How important is a ‘happy ever after’?
Willy Wonka: But,
Charlie, don't forget what happened to the man who suddenly got everything he
ever wanted.
Charlie: What's
that?
Willy Wonka: He lived
happily ever after.
—Willy Wonka and the
Chocolate Factory
Once upon a time MM
romances ended in happily ever after. Evil villains were slain, submissives
rescued and eternal bliss achieved—usually via a hot romp beneath the sheets.
But things have changed. While "happily ever after" holds on
tenaciously in the genre, reader expectations are not so clear cut.
Unless you define it
by "the last printed page," it can be hard to put exact definitions
on what makes an ending an ending. "Happily ever after" does a favor
for readers: it affirms that the story has reached its conclusion. For modern
writers and readers, the problem with "happily ever after" is how
unrealistic that is. It’s not how life works. But then again, "real
life" doesn't have shifters, demons or supervillains either, yet readers
seem okay with suspending their disbelief for these characters.
Some writers take
delight in subverting the trope, comfortably navigating into the uncomfortable
territory of not-so-happily or happy for now. I’m not one of them. It may be
clichéd, it may get critics turning up their noses, but I want my boys to get
their happy ever afters and I think my readers do to. I want readers to pick up
my stories secure in the knowledge that whatever I put my characters through,
they come through in the end. I want my readers to finish the last sentence of
a story, sigh happily, maybe wipe away a tear and look forward to the next
book. Of course, Picturing Lysander is a short story, to be followed by a full
length novel in the future – so sorry readers, you may have to wait a while to
get your happy ending this time.
Blurb for Picturing
Lysander:
Photography, like
love, should have no limits.
Lysander Brock is a talented photographer and capturing the
perfect picture is his passion. His work takes him all over the world and he is
famous for his willingness to take risks for the perfect image.
Kyle Dawson is tasked by his mysterious employer to obtain
Brock’s services for a dangerous job and he’s prepared to use any method to
ensure that the young photographer does as he’s told. Breaking and entering and
blackmail are just tools of his trade.
Despite the circumstances, the spark of attraction between
Brock and Kyle is strong. Brock’s addiction to adrenaline-fuelled adventure
holds him captive, just as much as Kyle’s brooding dominant appeal. As a
fragile trust builds between them, Kyle takes a gamble and tells Brock the
truth about his mission. Can Brock accept the challenges ahead—as a
photographer and as a man?
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Author Bio:
Lucinda lives in a small village in the English countryside,
surrounded by rolling hills, cows and sheep. She started writing to fill time
between jobs and is now firmly and unashamedly addicted.
She loves the English weather, especially the rain, and
adores a thunderstorm. She loves good food, warm company and a crackling fire.
She's fascinated by the psychology of relationships, especially between men,
and her stories contain some subtle (and not so subtle) leanings towards BDSM.
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