Wednesday, August 16, 2017

Review & Giveaway: PEEPSHOW by Clare London (A London Lads Story)



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Length: 16,000 words
Cover: Tibbs Design
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press


Blurb

Ever wanted to spy secretly on other people's lives?

Ken doesn't have a choice: his student summer job is manning the CCTV screens for the new central London shopping mall. But instead of spotting criminals or vandals, he becomes fascinated by a cute waiter from the local bistro who sneaks out to the backyard for his break--and plays sexy to the camera.

Is he an old friend, or just an anonymous exhibitionist? Should Ken be excited by this naughty peepshow, or will people think he's a voyeuristic pervert? Poor Ken's confused and thrilled in turn. It's like living in one of the movies he's studying at university. He knows the man can't see him, yet Ken feels a connection of some kind. It all encourages Ken to continue with his guilt-ridden Waiter Watch.

Ken bears the suspense as long as he can, until a chance meeting and an abortive blind date provide the explanation to the secret assignations. But will this guide Ken to a real-life chance of romance?

First Edition published by Amber Quill Press/Amber Allure, 2013.



Carra's Review

Peepshow is a very quick read (it took me about an hour or so), and is a good choice for something light with a touch of voyeurism.  It also has a hint of second chance to it for a little added intrigue.  

I did like the characters (even if Ken’s friend Robbie could be a bit over-boisterous), and the pretense of the story is what drew me to it in the first place.  It did feel a bit incomplete though, since we actually don’t get to see a lot of the main couple together, nor do we get to see if their relationship winds up being successful.

As for Ken’s Waiter on the CCTV?  I’m on the fence with how he’s gone about getting Ken’s attention.  I keep wavering between creepy, hot, and just plain odd.  But once they get together in person, that kind of faded into the background…but again, that incomplete feeling I got made me wish the story was twice as long as it was so we could get more about these two guys.


If you’re looking for an interesting, quick read and like a bit of voyeurism, be sure to check Peepshow out…it’s meant for readers 18+ for adult language and sexual content.



Author Bio

Clare took the pen name London from the city where she lives, loves, and writes. A lone, brave female in a frenetic, testosterone-fuelled family home, she juggles her writing with the weekly wash, waiting for the far distant day when she can afford to give up her day job as an accountant. She's written in many genres and across many settings, with novels and short stories published both online and in print. She says she likes variety in her writing while friends say she's just fickle, but as long as both theories spawn good fiction, she's happy. Most of her work features male/male romance and drama with a healthy serving of physical passion, as she enjoys both reading and writing about strong, sympathetic and sexy characters.

Clare currently has several novels sulking at that tricky chapter 3 stage and plenty of other projects in mind . . . she just has to find out where she left them in that frenetic, testosterone-fuelled family home.

All the details and free fiction are available at her website. Visit her today and say hello!





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