Professionals

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BACKTRACK

100 - 140 pp with card covers, letter columns & beautiful artwork. All issues in print. FanQ award winner. Joanne Kerr edits this zine

COLLECTED PROFESSIONALS

(REQUIEM: US:$26 ROW:$32 ) Color cover and b&w interiors by Bluespirit. An anthology of stories by Darby Brennan. Some stories appeared in Discovered in a Letterbox, on the Pros-Lib and in the multimedia zines Deck the Halls, Bedroom Eyes Second Night, and Everybody Dies. There are three totally new stories. Titles: Intuition: Cowley tires of B & D's dance around each other. Forever Yours: Follows 'No Stone,' with Ray leaving Bodie behind. Ten years later, their paths cross again. 'Till Death Do Us Join. All Or Nothing: Bodie, acting on impulse, tries to seduce his partner, Ray Doyle, without thinking about the consequences. Just A Few Minutes Now... The same scene, a moment from Lawson's Last Stand, from three different points of view. Realisation: Ray's girlfriend knows a bit more about Ray's relationship with Bodie than even Ray does. A Very Special New Year's Eve: Interesting tradition, kisses at Midnight.... Penny For Them. Cards On The Table. The Wonderful Thing About Equality. Be Careful What You Wish For. Everything is going splendidly until Ray tells Bodie that he loves him.

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DOWN UNDER EXPRESS

Multi FanQ award winner.

Eternal Return

(KRESCH: USA:$12 Can:$15 Eur:$23 Pac:$24 ) - (Kathy Resch) (86 pgs) - A Pros novel by Amber Skye - gorgeous full color cover by TACS. ‘Love, having no geography, knows no boundaries'.

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Hazardous Fortune

(REQUIEM: US:$23 CAN:$27 ROW:$29 ) by Sally Fell, A Bodie/Doyle Professionals slash Historical AU novel. Colour cover. Digest sized zine, approx. 170 pages.

Summary:

When Raymond Doyle unexpectedly inherits a fortune from his aunt his initial shock soon turns to horror as he realises that the inheritance involves conditions that are impossible for him to meet. In an attempt to take control of his life before it is wrested from him by his remaining family he leaves his home on an errand bequeathed to him by his aunt but soon finds himself embroiled in a case of mistaken identity, a situation which is inextricably linked to a hitherto unknown cousin of his and that gentleman's unconventional connection with the enigmatic Captain Bodie.

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A LITTLE B&D

(REQUIEM: US:$30 ROW:$36 ) Color cover by Sekhmet. Interior colors by Tauna. Interior b&w by Suzan Lovett, Sekhmet, Tauna. Anthology of stories includes The Ancronym Series (6 stories) by Karen Klinck, If It's Done for Love by Alanna, Stakeout by Tauna, Lucky Charms by Shorts, Can Life Go On by Darby Brennan, The Thinks I Do For You, Sunshine by Darby Brennan. Some stories include loving bdsm, some graphic violence, and one 'love after death' with a positive ending. From No Name No City Press 210 pages.

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A LITTLE B&D 2

(REQUIEM: US:$24 ROW:$30 ) Cover and interiors by Tauna. Love and angst with the Lads. Ray is taken hostage in a story by Karen Klinck. Three stories centered around All Hallow's Eve, Christmas, and Easter, add a bit of romance and humor, all by Karen Klinck. The second half of the zine is a long story by Darby Brennan. Set immediately after 'Mixed Doubles' Bodie and Doyle have one more thing to resolve whether their partnership can survive the events of the last few days. They take off for a holiday in Somerset, but before things can be rectified, Bodie is captured, leaving Doyle to apprehend the villain, save his partner, and come to terms with what happened during the Parsali affair. 150 pages. from No Name, No City Press.

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MORE THAN JUST A HOLIDAY ROMANCE

(REQUIEM: US:$29 ROW:$35 ) Color cover and interior art by Shar. AU novel by Darby Brennan. Bodie, having just had his engagement broken off, goes away for a few weeks holiday to Ramsgate. There, he meets the owner of a high-class hotel, one Raymond Doyle, an openly gay man who obviously fancies Bodie. After a kiss, Ray vanishes for a couple of days, leaving Bodie to ponder if it's gay sex he's interested in, or Doyle in particular. He decides the later and sets about seducing Ray. Everything is fine until Det. Sgt. Murphy arrives with a photo of a know drug smuggler, and asks Ray if he's seen the man, and Ray finds it is the man with whom he is now in love. Bodie. from devious developments press. 292 pages digest.

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NEW MEMORIES

(REQUIEM: US:$22 ROW:$28 ) Color cover and color interior by Shar. AU Novel by Darby Brennan. When an auburn haired, green eyed young man is seriously injured in a hit and run, Consultant Surgeon William Bodie puts him back together, and despite what it could do to his career, falls deeply in love. John Smith reciprocates, or so it seems, but then a young woman, Ann Holly, appears claiming that John is one Raymond Doyle, her fiancé. From devious developments press. 144 pages digest.

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No Holds Barred

(Kathleen Resch) Professionals

Other Times & Places

(Kathleen Resch) Professionals Slash - Characters based very loosely upon Bodie and Doyle. The concept of this fanzine is to take these characters to the outer limits... and beyond. To stretch the readers imagination.

PROFESSIONAL MAYHEM

(REQUIEM: US:$20 ROW:$26 ) Color cover. A collection of adventures by Karen Klinck, edited by Jenn M Glass. Stories include: Proper Dress Required, Intentions, Job on the Wild Side, His Day in Court, more. Join the Terrible Twins, Cowley's finest, on their adventures. All brand new stories, never seen before. 110 pages, approx. From No Name, No City Press.

THE PROS THEME ZINES

In the late 1980s Noel Silva did several Pros zines built around a particular "theme" - a phrase such as "up against the wall" or "slippery when wet" which needed to be incorporated into each story. The zines originally had small print runs. She has now collected them in two volumes, and they are once again available.

SECRET AGENT MEN

(REQUIEM: US:$26 CAN:$30 ROW:$32 ) Color cover, one b&w interior by Shar. Stories: 'Maximum Provacation' by Tavaran. Bodie and Doyle live together, but are forced to work apart. Which will happen first, frustration overload or the case gets solved? 'Stay' by Shorts. "Once we have Doyle, then the major players will be taken out." What does Cowley mean? 'You Only Had To Ask' by Darby Brennan. This very long story is about half the zine. Doyle is a virgin. Bodie hates virgins. To get what he wants most, Doyle decides he needs to get experience. From AngelWings Press 203 pages, digest.

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SECRET AGENT MEN 2

(REQUIEM: US:$32 CAN:$36 ROW:$38 ) Color front and back cover by Hindman. B&W interior by Bluespirit. Intriguing romance with the lads from CI5. Stories include: 'A Very Personal Relationship' by Darby Brennan, 'Branded' by Cassidy Collins, 'Internal Jungle' by Shorts, 'Trip Through Your Wire' by Garnet, 'The Temple of Venus' by Lizzie, 'Use the Slave's Entrance' by Tauna. Approx 206 pages digest. from devious developments press

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SECRET AGENT MEN 3

(REQUIEM: US:$30 CAN:$34 ROW:$36 ) Color cover and b&w interiors by Bluespirit. Stories: 'Three Degrees of Separation' by Tavaran (a Pros/The Chief/Always and Everyone x-over): How long had it been now? Eight, no, more like nine years since Bodie had convinced himself he was in love with his partner. 'Love is Blind' by Shorts. The unexpected explosion had Doyle ducking to the relative safety of the car as debris rained down. 'A Birdwatcher's Guide to Cornish Ghosts' (part two) by Lizzie. The haunting in Bodie's home was happening all over again. Things went from bad to worse. 'The Dream' by Darby Brennan. He hated it when the Cow separated them, and he knew that the Scot realised that although they worked well apart - very well, better even than some lone agents - together, they were invincible. Or at least that's what he used to think. Before the dream. 244 pages. from devious developments press

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SECRET AGENT MEN 4

(REQUIEM: US:$41 CAN:$45 ROW:$48 ) Color cover and interior art by Bluespirit. The BIGGEST issue yet! Stories include: 'Chances Are' by Dillya Kay. Bodie's caring washes away the pain of losing Ann, but Ray must still face his confusion about what he really wanted. 'Awareness' by Shorts. Murphy takes Ray's place on a mission, and no one is happy about it. 'A Birdwatcher's Guide to Cornish Ghosts' (part 3) by Lizzie. Continues the story from SAM 3. 'No Matter What' by Lyn Townsend. Bodie nearly loses Doyle. 'Vaporized' by Dillya Kay. "At least we'll go together. The words ticked through his brain. I won't be left behind if it all goes wrong." 'He Wouldn't Catch A Unicorn' by Darby Brennan. An AU tale of Ray as artist by day, and something else entirely by night. 'The Secrets Beneath' by Sally Fell. "My name's Bodie," he said, his face like thunder. "One of you is Mr. Doyle, I take it?" An AU story. 412 pages digest. from devious developments press

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SECRET AGENT MEN 5

(REQUIEM: US:$28 CAN:$32 ROW:$34 ) Color cover and interior art by Bluespirit. Stories this time include: 'Coming Home' by Darby Brennan. Bodie and Doyle are separated, will they ever get together again? 'Hard Men' by Dillya Kay. A hostage crisis in London involves CI5. 'Better Late Than Never' by Darby Brennan. "He wanted to see his partner, but he didn't necessarily want Ray to know he was there." 'Crossed Wires' by Tavaran. "...'Sides, you've got to admit it's funny, the thought of you as a telephone sex-line operator." 'Heat of the Night' by Zoe. A bit of jealous Bodie....

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Secret Agent Men 6

(REQUIEM: US:$26 CAN:$30 ROW:$32 ) A Bodie/Doyle Professionals slash anthology. Colour cover & by Cat's Meow Creative Arts. Digest sized zine, 212 pages.

Stories:

The More Loving One by Willow Phillips
Excerpt: Their painstakingly nurtured trust - the trust that had taken years to build; years for them to be comfortable with - would be destroyed, leaving a distraught Bodie and one shattered partnership, not to mention what would happen to their jobs. Cowley would kick him straight out of the only job he enjoyed, and there would be no more Ray Doyle to work with; to touch; to joke around with. No more nights out, drinking heavily, consoling each other as they suffered the morning after. No more caring for each other when they fell ill. When it came down to it, there was a hell of a lot at stake.

After Ann by Darby Brennan
Excerpt: Bodie's heart went out to his partner and he ached for him. For a brief moment he was filled with an overwhelming hatred so deep for Ann Holly, that if she had been in the room at that precise second, he would have cheerfully killed her. How dare the stuck up bitch hurt his partner? His sensitive, vulnerable, insecure Ray?

After Esther by Darby Brennan
Excerpt: It was on the tip of Doyle's tongue to ask, 'And you? Are you okay? Will you get over me? Do you hate me? Are you disappointed in me?' But he held his words in.

After Keller by Darby Brennan
Excerpt: Ray looked up and glared at him, his look telling Bodie that he believed Bodie had heard, but was intent on forcing his partner to repeat his words. He gritted his teeth and then said slowly, stressing his words one by one. "I told him that you were mine. And that if he ever came near you again I'd kill him with my bare hands." He glowered at Bodie, daring him to argue.

After Bodie by Darby Brennan
Excerpt: He'd waited patiently, had told himself that he could and would go on waiting for Bodie. Had assured himself that he knew that one day Bodie would see that Ray meant what he'd said that birds didn't matter, and that it was Bodie who Ray wanted. But he realised now that it had been a hopeless dream, a fantasy - just one of his illusions.

A Birdwatcher's Guide to Cornish Ghosts (part four) by Lizzie
Excerpt: Doyle never really knew how he'd got them to the top of the cliff that June afternoon. For months afterwards he experienced nightmares about the episode, waking sweating and crying out in the middle of the night.

Even the Walls Have Ears by Fabienne
Excerpt: Doyle slammed the mug down on the coffee table. He definitely needed to shower and forget this whole sordid business with this Andrew Philips or Bodie guy. But then... he couldn't, could he? It had been wonderful and exciting and... His shoulders slumped; for Bodie it had been just sex.

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Secret Agent Men 7

(REQUIEM: US:$22 CAN:$26 ROW:$28 ) A Bodie/Doyle Professionals slash anthology. Colour cover & by Cat's Meow Creative Arts. Digest sized zine, 152 pages.

Stories:

The Letter by Darby Brennan
Excerpt: His skin began to crawl as if a thousand ants had burst through the surface, and he knew in a flash of insight that could only come from seven years as closer-than-close partner and best friend, that Ray being here tonight was not something good.

The Return by Darby Brennan
Excerpt: The silence stretched between them and the tension pressed down more heavily, until Ray could taste it. He searched his mind for something, anything, to say. The quiet, within the room at least, got heavier.

Whispers by Fabienne
Excerpt: Ray Doyle woke up and turned on his back, frowning. What a weird dream. He shivered and sat up; having a full bladder could be a good reason for weird dreams. He padded to the bathroom, took care of the problem, washed his hands and returned to bed. He tried to remember what the dream had been about, but it was just a voice, a soft voice.

Repercussions by Aussiejoan
Excerpt: To say Doyle was furious at what he considered to be a thoughtless, hare-brained, foolish, idiotic, suicidal course of action on Bodie's part, was an understatement and the supernova that had erupted between them in the car driving back to his apartment was spectacular in its ferocity.

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Secret Agent Men 8

(REQUIEM: US:$30 CAN:$34 ROW:$36 ) A Bodie/Doyle Professionals slash anthology. Wraparound colour cover by Cat's Meow Creative Arts. Digest sized zine, 232 pages.

Stories:

How It Ends and Begins By MajorBrat
Excerpt: Africa, Jordan, Ireland...it was always rivers of blood. It was the smell of gunpowder and rot, the sounds of voices in pain and in anger. It didn't matter the location, it was always the same smells and sounds. He didn't remember pouring the scotch but he certainly made sure to drink it down, hoping that somehow it would force the dreams and memories to leave off for a bit.

Touched by Darby Brennan
Excerpt: Since then, he'd shagged countless women. Some he'd even cared for, or believed he'd cared for, but they were the ones that had gone wrong. They were the ones who'd ended up screwing him, and not in the literal sense. Caring was for sissies; caring was for the weak, the immature, the idiotic.

Hammer was Right By Tauna
Excerpt: Bodie rubbed his hands together and blew on them. "It's a bleeding naughty party, innit? Looks to be some randy old Ministry goats and some extremely nubile young wenches going at it hammer and tongs... Should ask Father what he wants us to do."

The Breakroom by Aussiejoan
Excerpt: Looking at Ray, hovering over his partner who was retaining his grip on Ray's wrist, I was conscious of a silent conversation going on between them. I felt somehow... a voyeur, an intruder, a bystander privy to an intimate moment between two people who shared a deep and personal bond.

Pushing Out The Boundaries by Izzie
Excerpt: Those hours staring blindly out at a darkened street had been bitter. He could no longer pretend ignorance of the depth and nature of his feelings for Bodie.

Change is Inevitable by Darby Brennan
Excerpt: "I don't give a damn what you call me in public; except for 'sir'. Did you see the looks people gave you? The snide, sideways glances? They already think I fuck you and own you, that you're my slave, my dogsbody, my bottom man."

A Birdwatcher's Guide To Cornish Ghosts (part five) by Lizzie
Excerpt: Mixed emotions cluttered Bodie's mind as he made his way back to their table. It looked like The Dolphin had a ghost. He wasn't thrilled that it had chosen him to make its appearance to but at least Doyle seemed more cheerful and that had to count for something.

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Secret Agent Men 9

(REQUIEM: US:$39 CAN:$44 ROW:$46 ) A Bodie/Doyle Professionals slash anthology. Colour front and back covers by Lorraine Brevig and interior art by Enednoviel. Digest sized zine, 342 pages.

Stories:

Reason To Believe by Sally Fell
Excerpt: The bullet that thudded into a tree not two feet from Bodie's left ear was the first indication that things weren't going to go according to plan.

Falling for You by Lyn
Excerpt: "I don't mind. If you want to walk around headquarters with your arse showing, Raymond, that's entirely up to you. I certainly don't mind. Don't know what Cowley will think of it, though."

Five Years and You by lbc
Excerpt: Five years ago, after almost a year as lovers, Bodie and he had moved in together. Six months ago, Bodie had moved out and started a new life. Tomorrow, Bodie was getting married.

Heaven is a Place on Earth by LilyK
Excerpt: Top CI5 Man Arrested for Partner's Murder. There was a picture accompanying the article. Doyle, held between two uniformed coppers, his hands cuffed behind him, snarling into the camera.

Revelations by Darby Brennan
Excerpt: Cowley had a dilemma. He didn't like his agents getting 'involved' with each other, but he accepted that it did happen. And sex or not, Bodie and Doyle were, and had been, 'involved' with each other for years.

Epiphany by Lyn
Excerpt: No one from CI-5 who'd celebrated with them the night before could recall seeing Bodie after Doyle had left.

Compton's Bar by Willow Phillips
Excerpt: He shut his eyes and moaned softly as the images ran, movie-like, through his brain, and he could feel his arousal, his cock thickening and making his already tight trousers even tighter.

Predator or Prey, Heaven or Hell by April Hackett
Excerpt: He took a deep breath and tried to leash his anger. What did Fate have against them having a spot of vacation?

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Secret Agent Men 10

(REQUIEM: US:$20 CAN:$25 ROW:$27 ) A Bodie/Doyle Professionals slash anthology. Colour wraparound cover by Cat's Meow Creative Arts. Digest sized zine, 150 pages. All happy endings.

Stories are:

Rock and a Hard Place by Lyn
Excerpt: Ray Doyle couldn't hold back the pained gasp that forced its way past his clenched jaws as the rigid rubber hose slammed against his already aching ribs.

A Watch is Just a Watch by Darby Brennan
Excerpt: So, in what Bodie later told me was a very proprietorial manner, I declared that I was taking Bodie home.

Bite Me by Annie
Excerpt: So, that makes it okay, does it? You getting killed instead of me?

Take a Chance by Darby Brennan
Excerpt: Bodie knew that some people wondered about Ray's level of commitment to Bodie, wondered whether his feelings for Bodie, his caring, his concern were as deep as Bodie's for Ray.

Learning Curve by LilyK
Excerpt: How dare his supposed best friend have the audacity to even try to comfort him!

Destiny by Darby Brennan
Excerpt: Things changed totally, inexplicably and forever after Doyle dying and coming back to life.

Love Slow and Easy by April Hackett
Excerpt: The thought of resuming my conjugals makes manoeuvring worth it, Sunshine.

Our Life by Bast
Excerpt: He smiled, just a little, when Bodie moved back into his line of sight and he sighed again, another sigh of happy contentment.

Undercover Revelations by LilyK
Excerpt: He waited until the chauffeur opened the door to the Rolls, then paused to give anybody watching a chance to hone in on him.

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Shadows Over The Land

(KRESCH: USA:$12 Can:$15 Eur:$23 Pac:$24 ) - (Kathleen Resch) Professionals SLASH (edited by Nina Boal)

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Soul Surrender

(KRESCH: USA:$13 Can:$16 Eur:$24 Pac:$25 ) - (Kathleen Resch) Professional Slash - a Novel by Amanda Warrington.

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THE SPECIAL GEN COLLECTION

(NEON: USA:$13 CAN:$16 ROW:$21 ) - An all-PROS zine made up of all the PROS stories previously published in Neon Rainbow's multi-media zines through December 2002. 68 pages.

THE SPECIAL SLASH COLLECTION

(NEON: USA:$12 CAN:$15 ROW:$20 ) - An all-PROS zine made up of all the PROS stories previously published in Neon Rainbow's multi-media slash zines through December 2002. 75 pages.

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WHO IS RAY DOYLE?

(REQUIEM: US:$24 ROW:$30 ) Color cover and interior art by Cat's Meow Creative Arts. Novel by Darby Brennan. Ray loses his memory due to a blow to the head during a case. He remembers nothing of his relationship with Bodie, but is attracted to him, and willing to go on. But when he tries to go past kissing, he cannot. His memories return. Not the ones he lost only days ago, but ones he lost when he was sixteen. Prestory child abuse, off screen. From devious developments press. 172 pages digest.

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