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"Making Sacrifices" by Jove (romance & trust) 10, 10, 10
http://www.dejanews.com/getdoc.xp?AN=335050924


"Making Sacrifices" by Jove. Guest reviewed by Poison Ivan
(poisoniv1@hotmail.com). Miss J's stories are available at
http://www.cadvision.com/buis/jove/place.html.

Amy has problems. Jonathon is an all-right guy, but Amy can't stand to have
him touch her in an intimate way. And Jonathon is fed up with waiting. And
Amy is furious that he's fed up. And Amy suddenly finds herself abandoned in
a sleazy part of town. Fortunately, Jonathon's older brother Dean lives
nearby, so Amy pays Dean an unexpected late night visit.

Amy is comfortable with Dean; Dean is open to listening; and Amy needs to get
something off her chest. Eventually the explanations come out, and some of the
details are ugly, ugly, ugly. Many tears are shed, and for good reason.
Amy's is not a pleasant story.

Dean, being the sensitive guy that he is, volunteers to restore Amy's trust in
the male sex, and there follows a long, slow, careful love-making scene,
complete with stops and starts and awkward moments. When barriers are finally
broken, the action heats up, and the sex is a very tender and very hot.

This story was first posted a couple weeks ago, and that version had quite a
few technical problems, but most of those have been fixed in this latest
posting. The Dean character was just a tad too sensitive for my tastes, but
that is a minor complaint. "Making Sacrifices" is a very nice story about the
importance of trust, and the damage that can happen when trust is violated. I
highly recommend this story.

Ratings for "Making Sacrifices"
Athena (technical quality): 10
Venus (plot & character): 10
Ivan (appeal to reviewer): 10