Awakening
M/M Historical Romance BUY A COPY TODAY: Jonathan Carver, a young Puritan school teacher, meets the handsome Nathaniel Morgan, master cooper. He comes to recognize the longings he has had all his life as desire for the love of another man. Nathaniel provides that love. Their love must be carefully guarded as they live in Colonial America at the time of the call to Awakening of the Puritan spirit. Knowing that the penalty for their love is dire, they strive to keep their affair secret. | 
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Excerpt
Jonathan Carver was on his hands and knees in his loft over the classroom of the grammar school. His knees, forearms and forehead were pressed into the cornhusk filled mattress of his bed. He could feel Nathaniel's tumescence within him. Nathaniel's sweat dripped on his back while his lover's rough, work hardened hands rubbed his hips. As he rhythmically pumped his body against him, Jonathan could feel Nathaniel's testicles slapping against his legs, his coarse pubic hair prickling his smooth buttocks with every stroke. Nathaniel's ragged breaths whispering in Jonathan's ears were punctuated with low moans and the invoking of God's name along with Jonathan's.
Jonathan was past the pain of penetration that, at first, had seared through his body as he lost his virginity to Nathaniel's initial powerful thrusts. The physical sensations he was now experiencing were not pleasurable by any means. The feeling of fullness, a need to evacuate caused him much discomfort. But, the overwhelming emotional satisfaction of being in union with another man, far out weighed any perceived unpleasantness. With his eyes closed, he allowed himself to be mesmerized by the moment, pushing down the voices that cried for his eternal damnation for engaging in such debauchery.
“Jonathan, it is going to happen!” Nathaniel's voice was strained as he thrust himself tightly against Jonathan's buttocks and stopped all movement. Jonathan could feel the bigger man holding his breath and then, accompanied by a moan, he could sense the pulsating of Nathaniel's penis deep inside his bowel. A renewed, but irregular stroking followed. At the conclusion of each thrust, Jonathan could feel the pulsations of the organ trapped in the confines of his body, feel Nathaniel shudder, hear him moan in pleasure.
The undulations slowed and finally ceased. With a groan and great rush of breath, Nathaniel collapsed on the kneeling man, causing him to crumple to the mattress. Jonathan felt the heaving of Nathaniel's chest, the pounding of his heart against his back and the slow softening of his member. He dreaded the moment when it would be withdrawn. Their union, despite the discomfort it had caused him, was the most thrilling experience Jonathan Carver had ever had in all his twenty years of life. It was the culmination of a search that had gone on since puberty, though until recently, he had had no idea of what he was searching for, or that he was even searching at all, only that there was a sense of something important missing in his life. Now that missing piece had been discovered.
Reviews
Blondie at Rainbow Reviews said:5 stars -- All I can say is WOW!! I loved this book from start to finish.
Terry has fleshed out his characters very well. I can tell by the description what the characters looked like. Jonathan's father with a beard and dark clothes, his mother demure wearing dark clothes and his brother Samuel a sour man who is out to catch the pair of star crossed lovers.
Ley at Joyfully Reviewed said:Awakening was a great story and even diehard romantics like myself who didn't get the story they were hoping for, can't deny that what Awakening did offer made the story well worth reading. I can't wait for the sequel.
Whitney from Fallen Angel Reviews said:4 Angels -- Mr. O'Reilly has done a wonderful job of bringing Puritan society to life in Awakening. Although this is not a happily-ever-after story, it is very thought-provoking, and it is more than worth the read.
Rose Nymph at Literary Nymphs Reviews said:3.5 Nymphs--Although the characters’ actions were frustrating a lot of the time, this is testament to the authenticity of the period and I did come to care about the characters’ happiness.
There were some very interesting plot twists and the ending, which I won’t spoil for anyone, took me by surprise.
Elise Lyn from Cata Network said:4.5 stars--Awakening is a gritty, realistic tale...Be prepared to be surprised and know that Terry O’Reilly has more than a few tricks up his sleeve.
Christina from Romance Junkies said:3.5 blue ribbons--AWAKENING by Terry O’Reily is not your usual historical romance. I was immediately intrigued by the idea of two men in love in Puritan New England. The author does a wonderful job of describing the setting and the political and religious climate of the time very realistically.
The reader really gets a sense of the harshness of puritan life and I appreciated the practicality of the ending of the novel.