Man Crush

By: Isobel Starling

Narrated by: Gary Furlong

Length: 46 mins

Publisher's summary

An intriguing short M/M story from award-winning author Isobel Starling.

When Marcus' assistant, Kyle, neglects to send him the report he'd been waiting for and goes to lunch, Marcus has no option but to poke around on his errant employee's computer. He finds that his assistant spends more time browsing than working, and his favorite site is Undr, a website where men post covertly taken photos of hot men traveling on the London Underground.

Marcus is drawn to a photo of a man who was given the moniker "Java Joe". The man has a fanbase of gay men and straight women who take secret photos of him as he travels and upload them to the website, then discuss his attributes

Over the following weeks, Marcus becomes obsessed with seeing the next covertly taken image of the man. Heading for an earlier train one morning, Marcus happens upon none other than "Java Joe" in the flesh. Unable to prevent closeness on the packed morning train, Marcus and his man-crush get caught in a crush of bodies...and sparks fly.

©2020 Isobel Starling (P)2020 Isobel Starling, Decent Fellows Press

Now I want some Java Joe!

Short, sweet, sexy, and English. Those attributes tick my boxes. Throw in narration by Gary Furlong and I'm sold.
This audiobook made me laugh out loud and Gary's performance was great. I'd recommend it.

Gary Furlong Performs a Sensual Starling Short

Leave it to Isobel Starling to come up with such a unique and creative meet-cute. I love the way these two find each other!

Of course they've got amazing chemistry (I'm not going to spoil it here, but it's worth a read or listen just for their dirty, dirty hookup!). And such a sweet and funny ending, it's wonderful.

Audio performed by Gary Furlong who brings his wickedest accent out to play. I know I've said it a dozen times, but damn that man's smokey, sultry, seductive voice is so sexy! He sure knows what he's doing.

Fun, Sexy, Commuting Story

Fun, sexy story of a 39 year old, stressed marketing businessman who becomes obsessed with an attractive commuter he saw on a website where people take secret pictures of hot guys they see on the tube. Eventually his obsession causes him to seek out the man, nicknamed "Java Joe". What happens when he finally meets Joe? Has he been punked? Will Joe be angry? Will the hunter become the hunted? Get this sexy, short listen and find out.

Gary Furlong always does a fantastic job narrating Ms. Starling's characters, and this is another winner.

I received a complimentary copy of this audiobook, and I loved it enough to willingly leave this honest review.

Light on the action; nice story.

Narrator Gary Furlong does a great job with this romantic short about 2 men connecting via technology and daily commutes. While their erotic scene was steamy and well-written, you'll have to imagine their skin-to-skin adventures. The story ends before they get that far. The mystery of how they meet was very clever; it kept my attention to the very end.

Too Short, Need More Now

Want more more. So sweet. Gary Furlong is just WOW. Please tell me there is or will be a follow-up full length novel/audio.

Short, flirty and hot!

I love Gary Furlong's voice and he was perfect for this short story. I've enjoyed everything I've listened to by the fantastic pairing of Isobel Starling and Gary Furlong.

This was a great bite-size listen and I loved it, but now I'd love it if Isobel would write another story for this hot pair of guys. 😊

A complimentary copy of this audiobook was provided to me but my review was voluntary and not influenced by the author and/or narrator.

enjoyed it

arghhhh!! I need to know what happens next !!! 😁
Entertaining for what it is - even though it's short Gary Furlong does a stellar performance bringing life to the characters.

Fun Short Story

This was a really fun, but short, listen.

Marcus is frustrated with his assistant who has gone to lunch after saying that he sent him a report which he needs urgently. But the report has not turned up in his mailbox. He goes to Kyle's desk to try to find the file and finds that Kyle spends more time surfing the net than actually working. He has left his browser open to a website in which people post pictures of hot men they have taken. The picture on the screen is called "Java Joe," and Marcus is intrigued.

Still, he fires Kyle! Then Marcus begins checking out this website as more pictures of "Java Joe" appear. He can't help himself, this guy has him hot under the collar! One day, he takes an earlier train to work and guess who is on the train!

Gary Furlong, as usual, is just wonderful in this sly little short. I listened twice I enjoyed it so much!

I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.

Fun and quick listen

A cute and sweet story, but it ends all too soon. I liked the idea of a single picture causing a man to search out his crush. I enjoyed the little twist with “Java Joe”.

Greg Furlong did a great job. Even for a short story he brought life to the characters and is so expressive.

So cute!!

This is such a cute short listen. I would definitely love a follow-up story because I just love the twist atbthe end and I love the characters. Gray Furlong does an amazing job with this short listen. Even with such a short story he brings the story to life. I love it so much!