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The Tourist Kindle Edition

by Clare London (Author) Format: Kindle Edition

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Visiting isn't a science, at least not for me. It's just what I do. Not that I mind, though. It's not a bad thing, you understand, to find yourself in someone else's body, stepping into a hot shower stark-naked and sporting a decent-sized morning wood.

Ace is a tourist. A spirit who spends his time visiting the lives of others for entertainment and sexual satisfaction. He can't make anyone do anything they aren't willing to dobut he is able to push them to their personal limits.

He's currently visiting Dan and his lover, Rickya couple struggling with jealousy and words left unsaid. Emboldened by Ace, Dan becomes more sexually aggressive, a pleasant surprise for Ricky. But when an abusive ex threatens their newfound happiness, how far will Ace want to get involved? Will his fascination with the couple's sexual games tempt him to protect them from a very real physical danger?

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English
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February 28, 2011
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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B004K1F7US
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Carina Press (February 28, 2011)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ February 28, 2011
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 311 KB
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Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 84 pages

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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.

All the details and free fiction are available at her website.

Clare also writes as Stella Shaw, and launched a new series of rent boy romances in 2021.

Website + blog : www.clarelondon dot com

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Publishers: Jocular Press, JMS Books, Lethe Press, Cleiss Books.

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T. Gray

Good m/m romantic suspense novella

Reviewed in the United States on August 23, 2012

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A pretty taut m/m romantic suspense novella about Ace, an unsettled spirit who enjoys being a "tourist," traveling and possessing different bodies for a short time, mostly to experience the good stuff (i.e. sex.) He hops into Dan, a big but mild-mannered contractor who is very much taken with Ricky, his new boyfriend. Ace is quite happy with the good stuff between Dan and Ricky, but then is surprised to find some deeper issues of self confidence, trust, and fear of past relationships miring his host. Ace isn't used to sticking around during the hard stuff, but he finds himself jumping in deeper than he ever has before, but how much impact can a tourist really have?

London has some neat ideas in here, and by allowing Ace to jump around, she gives both Ace and the reader new perspectives on the main characters, both of whom are very sympathetic. You really root for them to sort things out, and ironically, the tourist serves as a good bridge.

There was a moment in the story when I thought things were about to get Very Dark, which was a little stressful with Ace's very visceral, immediate narrative voice, but it didn't go That Far, so I was a lot happier.

Overall, a very good novella with some really neat ideas.

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Harrison H

Unusual suspense novella that's also quite moving

Reviewed in the United States on December 5, 2018

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Once again, London displays a deft touch for storytelling in this story about a couple visited by a "tourist", a travelling spirit with a large sexual appetite who lives vicariously in the bodies of others. While Ace, the spirit, can't dictate the actions of the person he's visiting he can nudge them along in a desired direction if they're willing. In this case, he finds himself helping the couple through some relationship issues by helping them push through their barriers, both physical and emotional. And by helping the couple, Ace finds himself resolving a few issues for himself.

London's depiction of Ace is quite clever, starting in the first scene where he finds himself inhabiting the body of Dan, in the shower with Ricky, his lover. Ace is a bit confused at first but considering the situation he's happy to roll with it and we as readers get to be "tourists" too, learning about the couple as Ace does, assessing the situation and becoming more attached to the couple as we go along as they confront a number of issues, not the least of which is Ricky's possessive ex-boyfriend.

All in all, a highly unusual and satisfying read.

Reviewed in the United States on September 15, 2012

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This is a sweet little tale of a wandering ghost who stumbles upon a floundering relationship. There was a hint of BDSM gone wrong in Ricky's past but nothing too confronting.

I wanted to like this book but I found it too shallow to truly satisfy. It had potential to be rich & erotic but stayed on the fluffy side of the line. This was a pleasant but easily forgotten read.

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silvia

Grew on me

Reviewed in the United States on November 5, 2019

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I didn’t really get into this book until almost halfway through. Then I couldn’t put it down. It’s a very unique storyline. Ace grew on me. He started out as an intrusion that I didn’t appreciate until he shared how he came to be. That was the turning point for me, I was hooked.

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Me2Tsundoku

An excellent read, good entertainment.

Reviewed in the United States on July 23, 2014

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This was such a unique read. I thought Ms London did a great job of creating this supernatural story with so many points of view from multiple characters and pulling it together to a happy conclusion. Love, affection, insecurity, uncertainty, fear, lust, sex, suspense, violence and evil - this book has it all and done very capably. An excellent read.

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Elizabeth Cooper

Unique Story, Luscious Writing... Lovely.

Reviewed in the United States on May 24, 2011

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What a unique story! I admit, I've had fantasies about being a tourist like Ace. As a kid, I used to wonder what it would be like to 'project' myself inside another person's skin, fell what they feel, think what they think. Learn them from the inside out. (I guess maybe that's why I became a writer.) I loved seeing this concept developed by a talented author.

Clare London does a fabulous job of making Ace likeable, but more importantly, she does a phenomenal job introducing us to both Dan and Ricky. Despite the fact that Ace bounces between both of them, it's always easy to tell whose skin he's in and I never got confused about which character was thinking, or feeling, or speaking. I liked all the main characters quite a bit, and I loved watching Ace prod Dan and Ricky so they'd finally say all those things they hadn't dared confess to each other without his presence.

Very hot, with luscious writing and a brilliant twist on first-person point of view, THE TOURIST is a must read.

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VM

The smut is hot...

Reviewed in the United States on November 25, 2018

...but the constant switch in POVs and flashbacks are confusing and jarring. This isn’t a full-length novel, but the characters aren’t fleshed out and the parts that are, are a bit of cliché.

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Sue bowdley

Totally different and unique book x

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 30, 2016

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I have to give this five stars even if it is a short read.....Clare London did this brilliantly...Ace is a ghost..calls himself a tourist....he visits other mens bodies for sme bedroom fun...when he jumps into Dan and then his boyfriend Ricy..not only does he get some hot fun...he also gets to help them with Ricky's nasty ex...Brilliantly done and will be looking up more from this author x