Product Description

Josh and Jaime have always been different from the rest of the world, that is. To them, they are one and the same person. Born identical twins, even they have difficulty telling where one ends and the other begins. They know that their love for one another crosses all social boundaries, but living apart would kill them. Fearing the backlash of being discovered, they bide their time and explore the new dynamics of their powerful relationship. But will they be torn apart?

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #150645 in Books
• Published on: 2009-07-23
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 88 pages

About the Author
Sage Whistler, pleading guilty to a flirty mind, hopped from the mainstream to swim up-creek with the bad boys and started writing gay fiction only a year ago. She's been hooked ever since. One of her personal goals is to write the kinds of stories that shock, thrill, and delight her readers.

Customer Reviews

Slight story and horrific editing
Warning: This review might contain what some people consider SPOILERS.
Disclaimer: I prefer romances that are more about feelings than sex. If a book has lots of lust-filled, dispassionate sex, I'm not impressed. If the sex is a manifestation of love, bring it on.

Rating: 5/10

Pros:
- Interesting idea. Some people might be bothered by the idea of incest regardless of the situation, but incest doesn't bother me unless there's a possibility that a child might result from it and be born with defects. Obviously that's not an issue here.
- Because of the naturally close relationship between the two main characters (their being twins, that is, not their being lovers), the "we're just two halves of the same person" thing that I have come to think of as cliché in romances actually works here. And to Whistler's credit, it's not overdone.
- Sweet, tender love scenes. Both partners are very giving sexually.

Cons:
- Very short - no more than 90 pages. Not worth the price unless you can find it pretty cheap.
- Worst copy editing I have ever seen in a book, self-published or not. In addition to misspelled words and terrible punctuation throughout, there are simple stylistic inconsistencies piled one on top of another. Examples: paragraphs that aren't indented; scene breaks indicated sometimes by white space, sometimes by a more typical divider (*****, for example); white space that occurs accidentally and indicates not a scene break but a copy editing flub; etc.
- Protagonists whose first names begin with the same letter. I realize that oftentimes parents really do name twins like that, but in a book, the similarity in the two names simply slows down reading and disrupts the flow of the text. Even Whistler becomes confused every now and then: occasionally (s)he writes that Jaime does something when it's clear from the context of the sentence that Joshua is the one really doing it (and vice versa).
- Poor editing (and I'm not talking about copy editing now). This includes not just failing to catch that the wrong character name is used here and there, but also leaving inconsistencies in the story (for example, in the first chapter, saying that the twins' older brother is 6'4" but not quite as tall as they are and then saying that the twins are 6'1") and missing numerous POV shifts throughout the story.
- One character I found a little unbelievable. (Possible SPOILER here) The twins' brother's best friend shows up and wreaks havoc as the story's villain, but I found it hard to believe that their brother could ever have been such good friends with this guy, since the brother turns out to be pretty decent.

Overall comments: If you don't mind (or recognize) poor editing and enjoy angsty romance, by all means read it if you can find a reasonably priced copy. If you're looking for a great plot and/or have learned (and have retained) basic rules about English grammar and--especially--punctuation, this book will drive you crazy.

Torn
Joshua and Jaime are identical twins, but with some slight appearance differences that those close to them were able to tell them apart. Their personalities were their biggest difference, Jaime was sweet and easygoing with a smile that put everyone at ease and Joshua was quieter and much more reserved. One thing the twins shared besides their appearance were emotions for each other that went well past the normal feelings of brotherly love. Once the twins revealed their true feelings to each other, the risk of family scorn and social backlash wasn't enough to stop them from acting upon the feelings they both had held back from for so long.
Torn was a story about two people so in sync with one another that if they weren't twins that type of connection with a stranger would be frightening. Jaime and Joshua needed to be with each, no other person would have fit. As taboo a subject as incest is the relationship between Joshua and Jaime was a beautiful one. Having the type of relationship these two embarked on is difficult, there are struggles within themselves to contend with and the struggles of how others will view them, especially family. If you are okay with reading about twincest, which I am, I'm certain you will enjoy Torn just as much as I did.

Ley
reviewed for Joyfully Reviewed

Great Book!!!
If you can be non judgmental, and see and feel the love Josh and Jamie have for each other, then this book is great.
I didn't care that they were brothers. I cared about the love they had for each other and how difficult things could be and were for them. I also would have been more than happy to be friends with either man just so I could support them and let them know `you really can't help who you love' and that who you love does not make you a bad or evil person.
I really liked this book and I'm only sorry there is not another like it that I may read. Perhaps Sage will write more books along these lines.