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    Dreams of a Hero

    By Charlie Cochrane

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    Mild-mannered and unassuming, Miles is on a journey he never expected. After a visit to Greece with his partner, Roger, he begins to experience vivid dreams in which he travels back in history and takes on the role of avenging hero.

    Roger notices Miles's newfound bravery during his waking hours and is concerned that his lover is changing into someone he doesn't recognize.

    When they discover a gay-friendly café is being plagued by violent thugs, Miles is uncharacteristically determined to take action, no matter the cost. Roger argues it would be both dangerous and pointless to intervene, but Miles insists he's been called to fight an army, and now he's found one.

    17,000 words

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherCarina Press
    Release dateFeb 13, 2012
    ISBN9781426893186
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    Dreams of a Hero
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    Charlie Cochrane

    Charlie Cochrane writes gay fiction, predominantly historical romances/mysteries, but with an increasing number of forays into the modern day. She's even been known to write about gay werewolves — highly respectable ones.Her ideal day would be a morning walking along a beach, an afternoon spent watching rugby, and a church service in the evening, with her husband and daughters tagging along, naturally. She loves reading, theatre, good food and watching sport.Charlie was named Author of the Year 2009 by the review site Speak Its Name.

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    • 3/5
      Mystery writer Roger and his accountant husband Miles vacation in Greece where Miles has dreams about he and Roger being part of the Sacred Band of Thebes (Google it - it's an amazing bit of history). When they next vacation in Cape Cod, they encounter a situation with a pair of father/son bullies and Miles sets about to neutralize them in a non-illegal, but perhaps immoral, manner. (Don't want to give away too much of the story.)

      Mmpphh .... the story itself seemed a bit too .... theatrical and I almost expected either Roger or Miles to drop an "old chap" or "jolly good" here or there. I also wasn't sure if Roger and Miles were elderly since they read like a pair of 70-ish English gentlemen.