This Rough Magic

by Josh Lanyon

Overview

Wealthy playboy Brett Sheridan thinks he knows the score when he hires tough guy private eye Neil Patrick Rafferty to find a priceless stolen folio of Shakespeare's The Tempest.

Brett's convinced his partner-in-crime sister is behind the theft -- a theft that's liable to bring more scandal to their eccentric family, and cost Brett his marriage to society heiress Juliet Lennox. What Brett doesn't count on is the instant and powerful attraction that flares between him and Rafferty.

Once before, Brett tok a chance on loving a man, only to find himself betrayed and broken. This time around there's too much at risk.

But as the Bard himself would say, "Journeys end in lovers meeting."

Product Details

BN ID:	2940016504544
Publisher:	JustJoshin Publishing, Inc.
Publication date:	04/14/2013
Series:	Shot in the Dark , #1
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	213 KB

About the Author

Author of over sixty titles of classic Male/Male fiction featuring twisty mystery, kickass adventure, and unapologetic man-on-man romance, JOSH LANYON’S work has been translated into twelve languages. Her FBI thriller Fair Game was the first Male/Male title to be published by Harlequin Mondadori, then the largest romance publisher in Italy. Stranger on the Shore (Harper Collins Italia) was the first M/M title to be published in print. In 2016 Fatal Shadows placed #5 in Japan’s annual Boy Love novel list (the first and only title by a foreign author to place on the list). The Adrien English series was awarded the All Time Favorite Couple by the Goodreads M/M Romance Group. In 2019, Fatal Shadows became the first LGBTQ mobile game created by Moments: Choose Your Story.
She is an Eppie Award winner, a four-time Lambda Literary Award finalist (twice for Gay Mystery), An Edgar nominee, and the first ever recipient of the Goodreads All Time Favorite M/M Author award.
Josh is married and lives in Southern California.

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Editorial Reviews

Aside from its original and well thought-out storyline, what stands out about This Rough Magic is the excellent characterization, especially Brett's. The suffocating weight of his responsibilities for a family that doesn't deserve his sacrifices, and the tangible desire he feels for Rafferty are depicted with clarity and emotion. Rafferty and Brett's surprising moment in the alley is erotic without being explicit and poignant without a word spoken between them. Brett's despondence nearly destroy

Joyfully Reviewed - Joyfully Recomended Read

The story begins in the most traditional way possible for a tale about a private dick [am I allowed to say that on SiN?] with a first page from Neil's point of view that could have come from Chandler or Hammett, except it has the delicious substitution of a homme fatale instead of the more usual female love interest. But the story is not solely a romance. There's a good plot on several levels, an excellent cast of supporting characters and several BIG surprises. pace.

Speak its Name

"This Rough Magic was a wonderful story and of a type to be expected from the electronic pen of Josh Lanyon. The story was - for me - a delightful read and peek into the San Francisco of the mid-20th century, and shows why I am a fan of Mr. Lanyon's works. It is a mystery that is filled with a bit of suspense, a missing folio, a bit of surprising news for one of the characters, and sprinkled with a small dash of 'mad caper.' "

Night Owl Reviews