Bel Ami: The Blush of Youth Hardcover – January 1, 2010

Received in perfect shape packed very secure. Book is worth the cost. Beautiful men. Beautiful skin. Beautiful nudity.Very heavy book to be expected with so much Young MALEHOOD EXPOSED.Worth 6 ******.

If you love the work of Howard Roffman and the charm, beauty and sexiness of Bel Ami, you can't go wrong with this classic book of male erotica. Roffman seems to have concentrated a little more on faces (not that he has neglected any of the other wonderful attributes of the Bel Ami boys) and the sheer beauty and joy and exuberance of youth just leaps off the pages. Photographed in a tantalizing assortment of Hungarian settings with some gorgeous pups thrown in, there is not an image in this book that is not a gem. And to add a little extra slice of spice, Roffman has included a tasty selection of many of the boys having fun with their erections, even with a splash or more of cum! If you like puppies of both the human form and the canine variety, you won't be able to resist this book!

Howard Roffman continues to be one of the most highly successful photographers of youths in their prime. He has associated with Bel Ami Boys (Eastern European young models who are selected and employed for their squeaky clean good looks) for several volumes, but this newest edition tops them all. BEL AMI: THE BLUSH OF YOUTH is the product of prolonged photographic outings in Budapest, Hungary, Bratislava, Slovakia and Berlin, Germany and the countryside that surrounds these cities. This gathering of young men is fully charged with the discovery of and fascination with physical contact. Yes, there are scenes that celebrate the push button response of touch and many of the images are of tender embracing while others are of groups of several of these amazingly perfect models enjoying each other in every way imaginable. Occasionally Rothman pauses the camera to examine puppies at play and with their mother and this only underscores the youthful innocence the models 'imitate'.With both exterior and interior locations, Roffman makes his models completely comfortable with their exploration of sexuality. Some of these full color images are solo, others duo and others of larger groups - at play, at shower, at sport and always at joy. These young beautiful models are at times inquisitive, at times tender, at times aggressively physical, at pleasure - and always with the glow of the blush of youth. These are modern day idols, not at all unlike the Greek Gods. And they and the artist have created a book brimming over with explosive fun. Grady Harp, October 10