In Haven by Lee Benoit Haven is a rule breaker. He works as a male nurse in a 1970’s set hospital and when he sees a new father facing a political battle to keep his newborn son he sets out to save the man, especially since he’s more than a little bit physically attracted to him.

In Sickness and Health by Sean Michael returns us to the lives of Rig, Rock, and Dick, the men of his Jarheads universe. Rock and Dick are down with the flu and Rig sets his medical and sexual skills on task to heal them.

House Call by Jane Davitt is the story of Dr. Paul Jackson, a closeted doctor in a small town. When an emergency house call brings him into contact with the one night stand that he can’t stop thinking about, and never expected to see again, Paul discovers that he has some healing of his own to do.

Bedside Manner is a homoerotic anthology filled with stories about people in various professions in the medical field. While all the stories were enjoyable, I felt that out of the three, House Call was the best story.

In Sickness and Health was a good story but unless you are familiar with the Jarheads world that Sean Michael has created you would be a bit lost in the story. If you are looking for something graphic and hot then this is a story for you. While In Haven by Lee Benoit was a very well written story, I felt that the events taking place were a bit unbelievable and while I am all for suspension of belief in the everyday scheme of storytelling, I had a bit of trouble doing it with this story. Other than that minor quibble, the characters were engaging and the story with its suspenseful nature was enjoyable. I just wish that there had been more of a build up to the attraction between Tadeo and Haven. Now, onto my favorite of the three, House Call by Jane Davitt. I really felt the connection with Paul and Steve. The sense of regret and longing that both men feel and the reconnection that Paul felt with his chosen profession came across the page strongly. I like author Jane Davitt and this just reaffirms my liking for her storytelling skills.

Reviewed by: April