Product Description

Sometimes…being a hero isn’t about putting on a cape. Alexander Parker has always been painfully shy and his job at the British Museum keeps him busy. Dedicated and serious, no one is more surprised than Alexander when the replica of a Greek warrior’s helmet he impulsively places on his head suddenly transforms him from mild-mannered clerk into something else entirely. Adrian Mackenzie, the editor of a famous erotic gay magazine, is about to get the scoop of the decade. The crime-ridden city seems to have a savior, a mysterious man who is righting wrongs, protecting innocents, and as luck would have it… is extremely hot. When Adrian happens to stumble upon the Good Samaritan in action he falls hard and fast discovering love and Alexander’s true identity. Now, if he can only get Alexander to come out of the closet. But is the world ready for a gay superhero? Let bestselling author G.A. Hauser take you on an unforgettable fun-filled adventure and discover the story that inspired Ewan Gallagher’s famous movie roll in G.A.’s For Love and Money.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #936354 in Books
• Published on: 2008-12-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 196 pages

Customer Reviews

Alexander the Great
Ms. Hauser has written a fun, romantic read here. I gave it four stars because it does not rise to the level of books I've previously rated at five stars, but it comes close enough that four and a half would be deserved. It's fun to watch the transformation of gorgeous, shy hunk-a-dunk Alexander, who works at the British Museum and is enamored of Greek warriors and the cameraderie and generally sexy hunkiness that he imagines they must have shared. In the beginning of the book, he was so shy and fearful that he had almost no social contacts other than with the people with whom he worked and his mother. He knew he desperately needed to open up and learn how to connect with people, he knew he was gay and attracted to guys, and he knew he wanted some gay man to love him and be permanently devoted to him, but he didn't have a clue how to accomplish any of those goals. He also had a heart of gold and a desire to help people in trouble, visualizing himself in his dreams and daydreams as a superhero. When first he found a replica of an ancient Greek warrior's helmet through the Museum, then met Adrian, the handsome and well-to-do editor of a gay magazine, he began to live his secret fantasies and learn about gay society and gay sex. Adrian quickly realized Alexander's inner (as well as outer) beauty and heroism and became besotted with the naive hunk. The book is about the establishment and growth of their relationship and the impact of fame on each and on their relationship. It's got some great sex scenes and some tender and loving romance; if you're interested in either gay erotica and/or romance, and especially if you've read and enjoyed other books by Ms. Hauser, you should go for this one as well. Enjoy.

Murphy's Hero by G.A. Hauser
Murphy's Hero was the first movie with Ewan Gallagher, the main character of For Love and Money, the movie which allows Ewan to come back to England and so meet again his doctor lover. Since For Love and Money was my first book by G.A. Hauser, I was delighted to see this new book coming out.

Alexander is a 27 years old guy who works for the British Museum. He loves Ancient History, in particular Greek, and he is fascinated with the tales of those ancient warrior, so brave and proud, and sometime also so free to express their love for a fellow soldiers. Alexander is painful shy, at 27 years old he is still a virgin in every sense of the word, he has never even kissed a girl, let alone a guy. Alexander's parents were not an ideal fictional family, not so bad, but far from being supportive or able to give a steady example to their son. In particular Alexander's mother was ultra-protective and always ready to let down her son's achievement. This led to Alexander being an asocial guy, who shies away from any personal relationship, being friendship or love.

The one day he puts on a fake Corinthian helmet, and suddenly he is an hero. Actually he doesn't make real superhero's action, he scares away bag-snatchers or helps elderly people to cross the streets, but suddenly he is on the mouth of everyone. With the helmet that conceal his identity, Alexander feels free to be the brave man he is not in his real life.

Adrian is the chief-editor of an erotic gay magazine. When he spots Alexander he believes to have found the right man for one of the centerfold of his magazine, but when he has the chance to know better the guy, he realizes that it will be impossible to bring him in front of a camera: Alexander is too shy and he will never have the courage to claim in front of the world that he is gay. And then it's more exciting to take all for himself the handsome guy, and teach him every aspect of the gay life: Adrian takes Alexander hand in hand through all the level of his sexual tuition.

Truth be told, Alexander is not a very smart man... if he was a woman, he would be one of those playgirls in bunny dress; not a bad boy, only too naivee and innocent to come out alive from the real world alone. Alexander is like a big boy who needs at every moment the reassurance of a real adult to tell him that he is doing right and that everything will go in the right way.

On the other hand, even is more experience and wordly, Adrian is not a ruthless man. He is tender and sweet with Alexander, and he will not betray him, not even for a good story for his magazine. Adrian becomes the firm hand Alenxander needs, but he is not a dominant figure, far from it. Both Adrian than Alexander are simple gay guys in a very normal world, and in the end, even the superhero's ventures of Alexander are only actions that every man or woman should be doing in a good world.

The story is sweet and romantic, almost tender. There is always caustic touch of G.A. Hauser, in the supporting characters of Alexander's mother, of his two female colleague and a bit also in Adrian's friends, but it's diluted, not so strong like in other books. There is also a nice cameo appearance of Ian and Scott from The Kiss.

The worst of her books
I have read almost all of this authors books and been very satisified with all except this one. I don't know why it really bothered me so much other than to say I thought it would really involve a super hero from the description. It's just a regular guy wearing a helmet and little else that spooks people (probably because he looks ridiculous). It was like pulling teeth to get through this book for me. She has written alot of very good books, but this definitely isn't one of them. Read THE BOY NEXT DOOR, that is probably her best book and just let this one go unless you just want to be able to say "I HAVE READ ALL HER BOOKS".