Love and Guns

Love and Guns is a slash Sentinel fanzine that ran for sixteen issues. 
All covers are by TACS. 
They were agented by Requiem Publications with print and PDF ezine available as of 2018.
==Printing Mix-Up==
Issues #3 and #4 were printed out of order. See the editorial for issud #3.
==Word About the Submissions==
From the editorial for issue #3: 
==General Fan Comments==
===1997===
===2000===
==Issue 1==
Love and Guns 1 was published in 1997 and is 201 pages long. The interior art is by TACS.
* Love and Guns by MegaRed ("After Maya leaves, Jim is left with a despondent Blair - who has to be convinced that not everyone he cares about will leave him.") (1)
* Walk the Walk by Yvonne McCool ("Jim has to go undercover as an ex-con to help break up a pornographic movie ring using underage runaways. Will he be able to get out safely or will he be pulled into the hellish world of the beautiful woman running the ring...like once before? (8)
* Into the Woods by Nemrys ("Blair gets Jim to do sentinel testing while camping. How far does Jim go before he realizes that his guide has an ulterior reason for these tests?") (43)
* Facing the Night Together by Scout ("Jim goes to work without Blair and is shot. Even after the cop convalesces, Blair is feeling guilty about not being there to prevent a zone-out, so he starts popping pills to get through the night without nightmares.") (52)
* Nightmares II - revised & combined by MegaRed ("What happened after Jim killed Lash and rescued Blair from the warehouse and what were the effects on the young man afterwards?") (67)
* Night Train by MegaRed ("Blair shows Jim how he can pick handcuffs with his Swiss army knife, but after several tests, Blair finds himself stuck and can't free his hands...so Jim takes advantage of the situation by using...a feather?") (84)
* Good Vibrations by M. Leigh Frank ("Just how much trouble can an electric toothbrush get you into? Blair finds out.") (99)
* Forgotten Memories by Brandy ("Nightmares about the crash in Peru threaten Jim's sanity. Can he get Blair to help him without telling him about his deepest secret?") (111)
* When the Smoke Clears by K. Ann Yost ("Blair's been missing for two days before Jim realizes that Jane (Pheromones) has kidnapped him for revenge against the detective.") (124)
* Much Ado About Nothing by Windy ("Getting school work and Jim's work done was literally exhosting the grad student. One night he comes homes, takes a quick shower and climbs into his lover's bed ready to go to sleep. Forgetting his wet hair, which falls on a startled detective, he's now faced with a pissed off bed mate. What's a guy to do?") (135)
* Swimming With the Sharks by Legion ("Jim is dating a rich, successful woman and Blair is so not happy. What Jim doesn't know is that this woman is also very dangerous and had painful plans for the Cascade detective.") (139)
* One Piece Missing by R'Rain ("A serial killer of gay men is loose and Jim goes undercover as bait to catch him. While on this job, he gets a different perspective on this life style and begins to question his own beliefs. He also realizes he is being drawn to Blair and is confused if it is only the case making him feel like this... or something more.") (153)
File:loveandguns1-1.jpg| from #1
File:loveandguns1-2.jpg| from #1
File:loveandguns1-3.jpg| from #1
File:loveandguns1-4.jpg| from #1
==Issue 2==
Love and Guns 2 was published in 1997 and is 198 pages long.
* The Other's World by R'rain ("Blair is selected to go on a two-week observation study on a Peruvian tribal anomaly - human sacrifice - and has Jim go along with him but the head of the study didn't know Blair was bringing along his 'male lover'. Will the Professor make it difficult for Jim and Blair in the jungle and will the 'killing puzzle' be solved?") (sequel to "One Missing Piece" in the previous issue) (1)
* Keeping In Touch by Legion ("Jim is slated for an IA investigation because of the way he handled a prisoner but through Blair, learns that, because of childhood abuse, why he was trigger ready with his fists when he booked the criminal. But once Blair learns about Jim's childhood, he realizes he can't tell him that he's in love with the detective...so he moves out of the loft and says he is moving in with his lover...a young woman from the university.") (56)
* Short Eyes by Moz ("When the guys in the bullpen start teasing Jim and calling him 'short eyes', Jim tells them like it is...") (82)
* Confederate Dreams by P. B. ("Blair has discovered that he's in love with his roommate, but with the stress of the end of the school year, papers and keeping Jim from zoning out, he just falls asleep exhausted in the living room and dreams of another time and place - but one that has the answers for him.") (92)
* Reunions by Brenda Antrim ("Crossover with The Professionals, "a completely revised and expanded version of the episode "Intersections" with a continuation added, separate and distinct of that name available electronically.") (Jim and Blair go to a police conference not realizing how much of an impact this will make on their lives, especially Blair's. After a murder and kidnapping, the young man finally learns who his father is, much to the happy confusion that follows Jim, Blair, Naomi and members of CI5 to London and back.") (107)
File:loveandguns2-1.jpg| from issue #2
File:loveandguns2-2.jpg| from issue #2
File:loveandguns2-3.jpg| from issue #2
File:loveandguns2-4.jpg| from issue #2
==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 2==
==Issue 3==
Love and Guns 3 was published in May 1998 (after #4) and is 178 pages long.
From the editorial: 
* Guided Imagery by Frances Redding ("Jim goes to a late night meeting with a snitch and gets into trouble. Blair is awakened from sleep by the recently dead Inchacha, who tells the student to find and help the detective by using his own senses.") (1)
* Hope For The Future by Emrys ("Ellison is confused by the onslaught of hyperactive senses and strange visions and meets a graduate student, Blair Sandburg, who says he can help him.") (15)
* Indiana Comes in Cascade by Pumpkin ("Fun and games with Indiana Ellison.") (25)
* Something That We Do, poem by J.M. Griffin (33)
* In The Pale Moonlight by R'rain ("Jim and Blair spend the night in a haunted house whose ghostly happenings make them realize the love they have for each other.") (34)
* Tres Sheik by MegaRed ("Can two people have the same dream at the same time...desert, sand and sheiks? Previously net published but revised by the author.") (47)
* None Other by J.M. Griffin ("Blair is in love with Jim, but thinks the detective would get angry if he knew so turns to someone else.") (91)
* Confessions by Legion. Jim's brother, Stephen, tries to sabotage Ellison’s and Blair’s new friendship.") (96)
* Straight Boys in Bed by Haze ("Blair is insecure about a physical relationship with Jim because of disappointing earlier affairs.") (119)
* Picking Up the Right Pieces by Bagheera ("Carolyn comes back to Cascade with the hopes of getting back together with Jim...but there's one problem—Blair.") (124)
* Just Another Elf Story by Windy ("One more time...Blair dons a pair of pointed ears.") (138)
* Fever Pitch by J.M. Griffin ("Blair has a fever from the flu.") (145)
* Always, poem by J.M. Griffin (147)
* ”Not Images Of Beauty, But Realities” by Sabra Lindburg ("Jim discovers photographs of Blair taken when the student was several years younger, but the erotic nature of the shots disturb the cop who had certain longings hidden and controlled for years but now is in danger of giving into them.") (148)
File:Loveguns3-2.jpg|from issue #3, TACS
File:Loveguns3-3.jpg|from issue #3, TACS, Blair as an elf
File:Loveguns3-4.jpg|from issue #3, TACS, Jim as Indiana Jones
File:Loveguns3-5.jpg|from issue #3, TACS, titled "The Rock"
File:Loveguns3-1.jpg|from issue #3, sample text
File:Loveguns3-6.jpg|from issue #3, TACS, rare example of a portrayal of Steven Ellison
File:Loveguns3-7.jpg|from issue #3, titled "Ellison's Harem," by TACS the color version of this is in issue #14
==Issue 4==
Love and Guns 4 was published in 1997 (which was before #3) and is 177 pages long. 
In issue #3, the editor explained the reason for this: 
* Mother-in-Law by R'rain ("Blair decides it time to tell Naomi about his relationship with Jim. Afterwards, Blair thinks everything is okay...until Naomi shows up on the Cascade P.D. doorstep while Jim is giving Blair a lesson in shooting a gun at the P.D. target range...all the while a bomber is loose and blowing up schools.") (sequel to "One Missing Piece" in issue #1 and "The Other's World" in issue #2) (1)
* Whoever Fights The Monsters... by Stacy Stronach ("Young boys are being molested and murdered and Ellison has to find out who is doing it...unfortunately, it also dredges up childhood memories that Jim has to take care of as well, with the help of Blair. A x-over story with "Millennium".") (38)
* Life Savings by Yvonne McCool ("In the old West, 1874, the Sandburg 'Banking' family plan to open a new branch in Cascade and must transport gold, the bank seal and Blair Sandburg from Philadelphia across the uncivilized Old West. In order to do this safely, the family hires Jim Ellison, a renown tracker and war hero to take charge of the move.") (50)
* Family Skeletons by Candy Apple ("Jim Ellison reveals his family and background to Blair and his friends when his father dies. Little did they realize that an estate and extensive land are part of his inheritance...but was it *his father* that really died and what really happened to his mother? Did she die from an automobile accident years ago...or was it murder, and if it was, who would have done it?") (72)
File:Loveguns4-1.jpg|from issue #4, sample text, title page
File:Loveguns4-2.jpg|from issue #4, TACS
File:Loveguns4-3.jpg|from issue #4, TACS
File:Loveguns4-4.jpg|from issue #4, TACS
==Issue 5==
Love and Guns 5 was published in November 1998 and is 194 pages long. It has a color cover and interior b/w art by TACS.
* Possibilities of Loving by Gillian Middleton ("Blair keeps telling Jim that he loves him, but Jim keeps saying Blair doesn't know what he's talking about.) (1)
* Always and Forever by J.M. Griffin ("After Alex, Blair leaves Jim and finds another lover, but can Blair stay away from his former love.") (43)
* Milestones - Jim by Ann Teitelbaum ("The beginning of a love affair - part 1.") (48)
* Milestones - Blair by Ann Teitelbaum ("The beginning of a love affair - part 2.") (50)
* Sweet Surrender by the Lady of Shalott ("After the near drowning, Jim takes Blair to a hotel where they work out their differences.") (52)
* Stolen Minutes by Legion ("Jim is depressed so Blair tries one of his methods to make the cop feel better.") (69)
* Model Behavior by the Lady of Shalott ("Jim is the head of a large and lucrative corporation and he is looking for a model with 'just the right look' - a young grad student.) ("This was to be continued in the next issue.") (73)
* The Lost Hours by Legion ("Jim's personal thoughts on how important Blair is to him.") (86)
* Synchronicity by Debbi Baily ("After Blair is released from the hospital, he has no memory of Jim from his past - and what they were to each other.") (90)
* Rock and Roll Fantasy by Y.S. McCool ("Blair is a rock and roll singer and he is being stalked - and Jim is his bodyguard. Sex, rock and roll and tight pants - what more could you ask for?") (102)
File:Loveguns5-1.jpg|from issue #5, TACS
File:Loveguns5-2.jpg|from issue #5, sample text
File:Loveguns5-3.jpg|from issue #5, TACS, titled "Grin and Bear It"
File:Loveguns5-4.jpg|from issue #5, TACS
File:Loveguns5-5.jpg|from issue #5, TACS
File:Loveguns5-6.jpg|from issue #5, TACS
==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 5==
==Issue 6==
Love and Guns 6 was published in January 1999 and is 190 pages long.
* Capture by Merlyn ("Blair is running for his life while being tracked by a deranged killer in the woods and Jim is nowhere near.") (1)
* Travellers by J.M. Griffin ("An AU where Blair as a young gypsy boy steals the heart and soul of a war weary James Ellison.") (24)
* How Do You Feel by Ophelia ("Panic attacks can sometimes bring on the truth and Blair decides it's time to tell Jim about a few of his own.") (songfic) (61)
* Bet Me by M. Leigh Frank ("Jim confronts Simon about the way Blair has been treated and what it has done to the student.") (76)
* Conjugation by Legion ("An AU in the future, where the world has been decimated by disease and ecological disaster, Jim and Blair lead some of Cascade’s survivors to safety.") (81)
* Something So Simple by Debbi Bailey ("Blair tells Jim he loves him... Jim tells Blair he loves him—and except for the fact that Jim’s married (which he forgot to tell Blair about). Well... uh, did I also say there was angst? However, the policy of this zine is that all our stories end with a happy (and satisfied) ending.") (148)
File:Loveguns6-1.jpg|from issue #6, TACS
File:Loveguns6-2.jpg|from issue #6, sample text
File:Loveguns6-3.jpg|from issue #6, TACS
File:Loveguns6-4.jpg|from issue #6, TACS
==Issue 7==
Love and Guns 7 was published in May 1999 and contains 187 pages.
The art is by Sorka and TACS.
* 1002nd Night by Serena ("An AU and Jim appears as a handsome sheik, saving a lost party of explorers in the dessert among them a teacher called Blair and a student named Richard. First published on the net.") (1)
* Discovered In An Alley by Emrys ("To keep Simon from being discovered during an undercover case, Jim does the first thing he can think of...much to Blair's and Simon's shock.") (19)
* The Puzzle That Is Us by K Ann Yost ("Carolyn is murdered and Jim is found guilty and sent to prison - except Blair takes matters into his own hands and helps Jim escape.") (29)
* Past Perfect by Legion ("Legion's universe of the sentinel after the breakdown of society continues in this further adventure.") (66)
* Second Chance by Jungle Kitty ("After Blair is almost permanently taken from Jim by Alex, soul searching and dreams show Ellison what is meant to be.") (129)
* Ebony and Ivory by Owlet and McVey ("Watching Jim's and Blair's close relationship, brings back memories for Simon when he was in college and a certain relationship that he once had.") (150)
* Illuminations by J. M. Griffin ("The night brings on inner reflections to Blair and Jim and of their life together.") (161)
* Discoveries by Ophelia ("A startling revelation of Naomi has Blair furious and Jim upset. Can she pull herself out of this one?") (167)
File:Loveandguns7-1.jpg|from issue #7, Sorka
File:Loveandguns7-2.jpg|from issue #7, Sorka
File:Loveandguns7-3.jpg|from issue #7, TACS
==Issue 8==
Love and Guns 8 was published in May 1999. and contains 191 pages. It has art by TACS and Sorka. 
* Unexpected Awakenings by Owlet ("At night when the panther stalks the darkness to seduce the Wolf, he had better make sure Blair's floor is clean and uncluttered.") (1)
* That Which Does Not Kill by MegaRed ("As Jim holds the wet body of his Guide, he is suddenly transported to his shadowlife where Incacha demands to know the truth from the Sentinel...and Alex meets her just rewards.") (6)
* The Way It's Supposed To Be by Emrys ("Can't these boys ever get to relax after a job is over...?") (20)
* Journey Into Darkness by Tiger Tyger ("Jim thinks Blair is dead and there is only one thing on his mind - revenge! After leaving final instructions with Simon, he flies to Peru...entering the final plane ride as a detective but leaving the surprised pilot as a savage. He returns to his tribe where he refuses another guide and takes off after Alex, no longer the rational man he was. What he doesn't know is Blair is alive and after him to keep him from murdering the woman and then...possibly himself.") (26)
 
File:Loveandguns8-1.jpg|from issue #8, TACS
File:Loveandguns8-2.jpg|from issue #8, TACS, Blair drips water into a critically ill Jim's mouth
File:Loveandguns8-3.jpg|from issue #8, TACS
File:Loveandguns8-4.jpg|from issue #8, Sorka
File:Loveandguns8-5.jpg|from issue #8, sample text
File:Loveandguns8-6.jpg|from issue #8, TACS
==Issue 9==
Love and Guns 9 was published in July 1999 and contains 192 pages.
The story, Love and Curses, has this warning, which appears to be written by the author for the list it was originally posted: 
* Anytime by XFreak ("One of Blair's students is murdered because he is gay. Unable to help Jim with the case, he tells the detective it is because the young man reminded him of himself when he was younger...he's just afraid to tell Jim just how much the student was like himself, even now.") (1)
* Future Perfect ("The final part of Legion's futuristic saga.") (31)
* Mountains by Pumpkin ("Jim invites Blair along on a vacation that includes climbing glaciers. Blair doesn't think this is much of an idea so Ellison tells him there is a practice wall inside the resort they can try first, not realizing how full his hands will be (and his lap) when Blair goes halfway up and decides - no way!") (42)
* Love and Curses by Sorka ("From the net, but I couldn't resist drawing an illo for this story. Jim receives a bracelet from Blair as a present not knowing that he is getting more than a piece of jewelry.") (51)
* The Brass Ring by Ophelia ("Did Blair really lose everything when he gave up his dissertation?") (76)
* Crusade by Serena: Novella length story AU that takes place during the time of knights and crusades. It involves treachery, mercenaries, lies, slavery.") (88)
File:Loveguns9-1.jpg|from issue #9, TACS
File:Loveguns9-2.jpg|from issue #9, sample text
File:Loveguns9-3.jpg|from issue #9, TACS
File:Loveguns9-4.jpg|from issue #9, TACS for Love and Curses
==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 9==
==Issue 10==
Love and Guns 10 was published in September 1999 and is 198 pages long. It has interior art by TACS and Diana.
* Midnight Ride by Ophelia ("Blair discovers that Jim has a motorcycle and begs for a ride...and gets more than he bargained for when the big key is finally inserted.") (1)
* Charismatic by K.A. Yost ("A day at the races if followed up with a racy night.") (13)
* Fraud by XFreak ("Blair feels less than worthy after his press conference, so to prove his love, Jim tells everyone close to the two men, the truth.") (20)
* Going Down by Lianne Burwell ("Jim and Blair are in a helicopter searching for an escaped convict. The copter crashes, Jim loses his memory and thinks he is back in Peru...he also thinks Blair is Incacha.") (34)
* Jungle Love by Pumpkin ("Vacationing in the jungles of Peru, Jim allows Blair to conduct some tests...with some interesting data arising.") (60)
* The Locked Door by Geli ("Arguing seems to be the only thing that Jim and Blair are doing lately...until Jim tells Blair what he really wants.") (67)
* A Guide’s Need by Ophelia ("Blair’s constant bad behavior is only evident when Jim goes on dates. Jim decides to find out if the reason is because Blair is jealous.") (74)
* Return to Innocence by Rayden Star ("Jim comes down with a deadly disease and it's only Blair’s love that pulls him through, but once he is better, Jim finds that the love seemed to disappear as well.") (92)
* Pictures on the Net by Serena ("Finding child pornography on the Internet has Blair pushing Jim to help break it up, especially after several small children turn up missing.") (150)
* Reassurance by Emrys (Now for an easy relaxing story...not!) (186)
File:Loveguns10-1.jpg|from issue #10, TACS
File:Loveguns10-2.jpg|from issue #10, sample text
File:Loveguns10-3.jpg|from issue #10, Diana
File:Loveguns10-4.jpg|from issue #10, Diana
==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 10==
==Issue 11==
Love and Guns 11 published in February 2000 and contains 194 pages.
All fiction is by Sorka.
The art is by TACS.
The author introduces their fiction: 
* Tree Hugger ("Blair just received his master's degree and plans to spend the summer with his new girlfriend...who happens to be a part of a radical nature group. Not knowing that the group has kidnapped a police officer, Blair is faced with helping a 'pig' escape or saving an innocent life. Now Blair has to deal with the consequences of his actions.") (1)
* Covert Ops ("Blair is a student on an expedition with Dr. Stoddard. Unfortunately, Papua, where the group is doing a field study, is over turned by a military coup and the whole group is captured and held prisoner. Jim is in the Army, part of the Rangers and it is their mission to rescue the students. Oliver, Jim's superior, is trying to get rid of Jim in order to cover up his drug operations, and sets him up to fail in his mission to save the students.") Not be confused with Covert Operations, a 2000 Sentinel story by Rogue. (48)
* Turn Upon a Dragon's Wing ("The dragons of Pern make an appearance with the riders J'im and B'lar. A magical story where dragons are impressed with their human riders at the time their eggs hatch. The heir to a hold and a harper's lives are changed when a dragonet impresses with each and a whole new beginning for each starts.") (98)
File:Loveguns11-1.jpg|from issue #11, Blair and Oliver (OMC) from "Covert Ops" TACS
File:Loveguns11-2.jpg|from issue #11 TACS
File:Loveguns11-3.jpg|from issue #11 TACS
File:Loveguns11-4.jpg|from issue #11 TACS
==Issue 12==
Love and Guns 12 was published in October 2000 contains 188 pages.
The art is by TACS.
* Speaking in Tongues by Destina Fortunato ("Blair asks Jim the important question... Where do I fit in your life? Now Jim has to honestly answer.") (1)
* Tonight, poem by Patt Rose-Darrow (11)
* Just Once by Emrys ("Warning: Haircut Warning...Blair is alone at home when he decides that is time to trim his locks for the police academy. What he doesn't know is that Jim has come home and hears the pounding of Blair's heartbeat. He races into the bathroom to find a dejected partner...with scissors in his hands.") (12)
* Fun in the Bullpen, poem by Patt Rose-Darrow (31)
* You Know You're a Sentinel When, poem by Patt Rose-Darrow (32)
* Pirate's Price by Nova D. ("An historical AU romance novella. Squire Blair Sandburg battles pirates and thieves to find the one man who made his heart race faster. After being captured and sold to a slave auction, he is bought by the Black Panther, a well-known buccaneer. Thinking his life is over, he is confronted by his new owner with only the hope that he will be allowed to live by being ransomed.") (33)
* An Inheritance of Wings by Sorka ("Blair's old mentor is dying in Australia and asks for Blair to come to him. Jim, knowing how important this man was to Blair, accompanies him there. In the meantime, Carolyn arrives back in Cascade to promote a new department and becomes involved romantically with Simon. Wondering if this is going to be a problem with Ellison when he returns, he is completely thrown back when Jim tells him of his own loving involvement now with Blair. Neither man is happy about the new situation of the other and basic trust between them almost breaks.") (117)
File:Loveandguns12-1.jpg|from issue #12 TACS
File:Loveandguns12-2.jpg|from issue #12 TACS
File:Loveandguns12-3.jpg|from issue #12 TACS
==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 12==
==Issue 13==
Love and Guns 13 was published in October 2000 and contains 152 pages. 
It has art by TACS. According to at least one fan, there was to be art by Larkkin which was left out of the zine and may have been in later editions; it does not appear in the issue used here on Fanlore.
* All The Kings Horses by Valaria ("Just starting a relationship is hard enough, much less starting one with a member of your own sex. But if that was all, Blair could have easily worked it out with Jim...no it was something else and that something else came from Jim's childhood...and it was THAT that was causing them the biggest problems. This is the first part (but complete in itself) of a longer story.") (Reprinted as the first part of All the King's Horses, All the King's Men.) (1)
* Getting Back On Solid Ground by Gloria R ("Ah, yes...how do you tell a cop that in your own fantasies that he is the sexiest thing on earth...when he's wearing his Kevlar...") (54)
* Even Darkness Fades by Gena Fisher ("Children are missing...disappearing right out of their homes...no sign of struggling. It is as if they simply walked our and disappeared. The cases are weighing heavily on Jim and Blair is trying his best to show Jim that he is there for him. They both realize that they are there for each other but Carolyn shows up to help with the disappearances and then Jim is missing himself...subject to the same set of circumstances that happened to the children. An excellent 'what's happening here' mystery.") (92)
File:Loveguns13-1.jpg|from issue #13, TACS
File:Loveguns13-2.jpg|from issue #13, sample text
File:Loveguns13-3.jpg|from issue #13, TACS, for the story "On Solid Ground"
File:Loveguns13-4.jpg|from issue #13, TACS
==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 13==
==Issue 14==
Love and Guns 14 contains 158 pages. It is undated, but appears to have been published in 2000. It has art by TACS.
* Beautiful Slave by Geli ("Ahhh, a favorite of mine, an AU where Blair is a beautiful slave.") (1)
* Something to Hold Onto by Owlet ("A nightmare come true.") (10)
* Taped Deceptions by Altera Kai ("Blair confides to who he thought was a friend about his feelings for Jim...but the 'friend' turns in the taped conversation to the school board who threatens dismissal.") (13)
* Happy Birthday, James by Ophelia ("Blair gets a phone call in the middle of the night from a very drunken Carolyn...and strangely enough, he gets the idea for Jim's next birthday present from her.") (27)
* Olympic Games by Geli ("Jim is watching the Olympic games one night and learns that at least one of Blair's former lovers was a man. So he decides to change the rules of the friendship game they were playing.") (90)
* Rainy Day by Garnet ("Can Jim ever get over the possibility that Blair could really get hurt and he could lose him for good?") (100)
* Transformation, poem by Garnet (120)
* The Morning Lake by Geli ("On a vacation at his brother's cabin with Blair, the cool mountain lake water awakes more than Jim's senses.") (124)
* Journey into Destiny by K. Ann Yost ("Blair is troubled after nearly drowning in the fountain and can't figure out his role with Jim now. In a dream, Incacha comes to him and suddenly everything is clear again.") (132)
* Talisman by J.M.Griffin ("After the debacle of his sentinel paper being released by Naomi, Blair decides to go on an expedition with Dr. Stoddard. Even when he told Jim he couldn't be a cop and that this was for the best, Jim never protested...so Blair left. Unfortunately, Blair is in a bad accident in the mountains which kills Stoddard and the other assistant and only the leopard talisman, which seems to come alive, manages to get Blair to any type of help. He didn't know that Jim knew something was wrong with Blair before a phone call told him that Blair was missing and Jim goes to find him.") (141)
File:Loveguns14-1.jpg|from issue #14, TACS, titled "Ellison's Harem," the black and white version of this illo is in issue #3
File:Loveguns14-2.jpg|from issue #14, sample text
File:Loveguns14-3.jpg|from issue #14, TACS
File:Loveguns14-4.jpg|from issue #14, TACS
==Issue 15==
Love and Guns 15 was published in May 2001 and contains 157 pages.
The art is by TACS.
* Shake Down by Rogue (1)
* Layin' In It by Valaria (companion piece to "Makin' My Bed" which is in Tales of Cascade #2, "Layin' In It" is also in that zine) (51)
* Up Against the Wall by Emrys (64)
* Feathers and Paint by Garnet (73)
* Gabe's Real Miracle by Lucy (85)
* Fit to be Tied by Lillith (95)
* Jim, Blair and the 'Big Rig' by Cherokee Girl (129)
* The Shriner's Convention by Otter (149)
File:Loveandguns15-1.jpg|from issue #15 TACS
File:Loveandguns15-2.jpg|from issue #15 TACS
==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 15==
==Issue 16==
Love and Guns 16 contains 160 pages. It was published in July 2002. It contains two uncredited illos.
* Reason to Endure by Legion ("Jim comes up with a plan to keep Blair by his side and in his home for as long as his partner will stay.) ("It is the third part of a series which began in Stories of a Different Hue, part one and two are titled "The Business of Survival."") (1)
* Demands of the Flesh by KAM ("Good loving for both the boys.") (35)
* After Hours by Ophelia ("Jim thinks he's bested Blair in the bullpen, but his partner has other ideas.") (38)
* Laundry Day by Ophelia Sequel to "After Hours". ("Jim wants payback.") (43)
* Rafe's Revenge by Ophelia Sequel to "Laundry Day" ("Rafe thinks he has the upper hand against Jim and Blair. Little does he know how quickly the tables can be turned.") (49)
* Tender, Loving Care by KAM ("Blair gets some much needed TLC.") (58)
* Hope for Our Future by Emrys ("Blair is plagued by mysterious and disturbing visions of the past. What are their meaning and how will they impact on his and Jim's future?") (62)
File:Loveandguns16-1.jpg|from issue #16, sample text
File:Loveandguns16-2.jpg|from issue #16, uncredited illo, possibly by TACS
==References==
 
Category:Sentinel Slash Zines
Category:1997 Zines
Category:1990s Zines
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