Neil Plakcy’s fiction has appeared in the collections Cowboys, Hot Cops, and Best Gay Romance. The editor of Skater Boys, Surfer Boys, and Hard Hats as well as the author of Paws and Reflect, he also writes the book column for GayWired.com. He lives in South Florida. Active Duty "In addition to being well-written, most of the stories got to the heart of the matter of what it means to be openly gay in an hostile institution." —Huffington Post "Variety reigns as Active Duty offers both tender and tantalizing tales of same-sex love, in and out of fatigues." —Library Journal "A collection of fourteen stories that celebrate the freedom of our heroes to love and to lust after whomever they desire." —Kink Etc. "Sizzling stories of liaisons between military men who don’t mind getting down and dirty with each other, in more ways than one!" —Night Owl Reviews