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Near Life Experience
All it takes is one fateful phone call to change David's His ex-boyfriend is HIV-positive. Thinking back, it's all too easy to conclude he may have been exposed. With the support of his best friend Jason, David goes for testing, and the two weeks waiting for his results are a painful exercise in what ifs and what nows with only Jason – steady, calm, comforting Jason – to serve as a lifeline. There's no way to know what will happen. But David comes to realize that living is precious, and choosing the right person to love can help you make the best of the life you have.
61 pages, Kindle Edition
First published September 1, 2008
About the author
Alix Bekins
18 books24 followersAlix lives in the coastal mountains of Northern California with her partner and their dog. She’s been writing for as long as she can remember in a variety of genres, including fiction, erotica, poetry, and nonfiction and has even managed to get some of it published from time to time.
Sexuality is the cornerstone of her life and work and always has been, through two degrees and several life plans. Her work and writing focus on the themes of self-discovery and coming out, with a healthy dose of kink on the side.
Alix is pretty sure she’s the only person in the world who wears a plastic Viking helmet as a thinking cap when she battles writer’s block. She always wins.
Contact info:
Email: [email protected]
Blog: https://alixbekins.wordpress.com
Sexuality is the cornerstone of her life and work and always has been, through two degrees and several life plans. Her work and writing focus on the themes of self-discovery and coming out, with a healthy dose of kink on the side.
Alix is pretty sure she’s the only person in the world who wears a plastic Viking helmet as a thinking cap when she battles writer’s block. She always wins.
Contact info:
Email: [email protected]
Blog: https://alixbekins.wordpress.com
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July 22, 2019
So much angst.
Still good though. Loved the slow turn from friends to lovers.
Still good though. Loved the slow turn from friends to lovers.
May 9, 2012
First m/m novel I've read that stars two Shakespearean actors, so points for that. I would have enjoyed seeing just a little more of that world woven into the plot. I'm guessing the author preferred to keep the book relatively light, but I would have liked to see a stronger AIDS subplot, in some form. However, I liked that the two friends moved slowly and somewhat awkwardly into a relationship--much more realistic than an insta-love story.
November 30, 2009
Cute little story. Though I couldn't help noticing that it must've been heavily influenced by CWRPS J2 - it might have even started as a fanfic. Oh, I'm not complaining, definitely not. But all the time I expected to see Jared and Jensen, not David and Jason :P
April 23, 2012
Very well done m/m romance about two friends whose friendship changes in interesting ways after one of them finds out an ex is HIV positive and goes in to be tested.
April 23, 2012
3.5 stars
March 30, 2011
A very nice novella about a very serious issue, but the author treats it lightly so the book still focuses on the romance between the main characters.
November 5, 2013
A sweet story with a good lesson for those who are paying attention. Appealing characters and a HEA. I found it an entertaining afternoon read.
December 16, 2018
3.5 Stars
December 22, 2011
Difficult subject, very well done.
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