Roses and Lavender

Roses and Lavender is a slash Professionals anthology. It required an age statement to order.
==Regarding the Title==
The title of this zine series comes from dialogue from the show spoken by George Cowley: 
==Submission Guidelines==
==Issue 1==
Roses and Lavender 1 was published in May 1997 and contains 124 pages.
* Krivas by Elizabeth Holden ("Krivas has escaped from prison, and Bodie and Doyle have been sent to find him. But Bodie is finding that his past memories of Krivas are overshadowing the present. Can Doyle help him find a way out of the past?") (7 pages)
* Wings of Morning by Irene ("Doyle is a veteran of the 1914-18 war, and Beau is the amnesiac shell-shock victim Doyle finds wandering the streets. What is behind Beau's loss of memory?") (This is an alternate universe story written from a verbal description of Rhiannon's "Veils of Morning", published with the author's permission.) (23 pages) 
* The Still of the Night by Alexandra ("Bodie has found out that Doyle has resigned from CI5. When he goes after him, Doyle is missing. Bodie can probably find him - but what do they have to say to each other?") (10 pages)
* Carrier by Irene ("A strange woman accosted Mickey Hamilton, and he started dreaming that the doctors were letting people die. But now Mickey Hamilton is dead, and it's Doyle who's having the dreams. What's wrong with him?") (gen) (10 pages)
* Adrenaline by PFL ("At the end of a long undercover op for Doyle, he ended up in hospital. Doyle was raped, and Bodie killed the man who was about to kill Doyle. So why does Bodie want to resign from CI5?") (17 pages)
* One-to-One Correspondence by Jan Levine and Irene ("Doyle is up north on assignment and Bodie is stuck in the Archives, and neither one has anything better to do than write letters to the other. An epistolary story.") (22 pages)
* Waking from Dreams by PFL ("Murphy and Bodie have been sleeping together for some time but Murphy has been noticing things about Bodie and Doyle that they haven't noticed about themselves.") (A sequel to Meg Lewtan's "There Has to Be a Morning After." Published with the author's permission.) (6 pages)
* Epiphany by Alexandra and Irene ("At the end of "Man Without a Past," Doyle realises that Bodie is the only one for him. But Bodie doesn't seem to be understanding much of what Doyle is saying.") (28 pages)
==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 1==
==Issue 2==
Roses and Lavender 2 was published in February 1998 and contains 178 pages.
From the editorial: 
* Hours of Darkness by Alexandra and Irene ("Doyle is back on the A Squad, but his partnership with Bodie hasn't been quite the same since his convalescence. Cowley has Bodie and Doyle undercover on a spy probe, and they work well enough together during the hours of daylight. But it seems as if the only real communication between them takes place in the hours of darkness.") (1)
* Edge of the Sky by Blackbird ("Everything is going well in Bodie's life - the job, his girlfriends, his friendship with Doyle - so why does Bodie find himself walking off the edge of a cliff?") (33)
* Night on the Town by Elizabeth Holden ("Bodie's plan is for one last double-date - dinner, dancing and sex - with two girls and Doyle before leaving CI5 (and Doyle) forever. The only problem is, Doyle has a different plan.") (45)
* Keeper by Irene ("Bodie has sailed the seven seas. Doyle has scarcely travelled a mile from the place he was born. How long can the two of them stay together? Yet how long can they stay apart?") (An AU inspired by Eleanor Farjeon's short story "Mill of Dreams.") (52)
* No-Limit Stakes (called "No-Limit Game" in the table of contents) by PFL ("The stakes are high when it comes to Bodie's and Doyle's current assignment to get Cordoba safely back to Colombia. The stakes are even higher when it comes to resolving the tensions between the two of them in the aftermath of a bout of casual sex.") (67)
* Between Dreams We Lie Awake by Morgan Dawn ("Bodie leaves the mercenary jungles and starts a new life in CI5, only to learn that there is more to his dreams than he expects. And in trying to understand the dreams, he has only one chance to bring Doyle to his side.") (79)
* Local Time by Irene ("As he gets to know his new partner, Bodie decides Doyle may not be the most annoying man in the world. Not quite. But there are definitely limits to what he wants from Doyle. The question is, what does Doyle want from him?") (105)
Image:roses2-1.jpg| from issue #2, sample text, title page to "Between Dreams We Lie Awake"
Image:roses2-2.jpg| from issue #2, spoiler page
==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 2==
 
==Issue 3==
Roses and Lavender 3 was published in October 1999 and contains 153 pages.
* Rules by PFL ("Bodie knows all about the rule of the jungle. He finished his quest for wild justice to find that Doyle's rule of law influences him far more than he'd suspected. But does Doyle realize it? Can Bodie make Doyle believe it?") (22 pages)
* Never Say Goodbye by Castalia. Bodie and Doyle have a tempestuous relationship. But Bodie isn't comfortable with intimacy, and Doyle isn't comfortable with Bodie's distance. And suddenly, all the choices are being taken away. Are there any last chances?") (5 pages)
* Knaves, Thieves, and Teachers by Irene ("Doyle knows where he's going - to pull off a jewel heist on the island of Kiloran. Bodie has his own reasons for sailing to Kiloran. But cat burglars like Doyle can't afford to trust men they've just met, even if they are tall, dark, and beautiful.") (An alternate universe story inspired by the film 'I Know Where I'm Going.') (32 pages)
* The White Cloth by Nell Howell ("Cowley and Doyle are trapped in a building after a bomb's blast. They're eventually rescued - but what is the true aftermath of the incident?") (32 pages)
* To Love That Well by PFL ("Biafra. 1969: Robert Kingsford meets a fellow Englishman, a blue-eyed mercenary named Bodie. Despite the hell all around them, something between them begins. St Victor's. 1999: Robert Kingsford meets Bodie again, this time as a patient in his Resus unit. After thirty years, can something begin again?") (crossover with Always and Everyone; pairing is Bodie/Kingsford.) (20 pages)
* Sunshine by Castalia ("Doyle thinks it's just games they're playing. Bodie doesn't think so. A story from the darkest depths of Pros.") (5 pages)
* Voice-over by Elizabeth O'Shea ("Bodie is unconscious, and the doctor says Doyle's voice might serve as a path back to the waking world. So talk, the doctor orders Doyle - and Doyle talks. Gossip, complaints, scolding - Doyle says it all. And then he says some more.") (34 pages)
==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 3==
 
==Issue 4==
Roses and Lavender 4 was published in February 2001 and contains 151 pages.
From the editorial: 
* Now Dancing Merry by Irene ("Bodie has been injured on an op. His memory is coming back in pieces. He knows who he is, and he remembers Mr Cowley and CIS. He does not remember the man who is his partner, Raymond Doyle. Eventually, it's all sure to come back. But how can Bodie remember when he's not at all sure why he forgot?") (1)
* Yet Another Wednesday Morning by Castalia ("A sequel to M. Fae Glasgow's "Wednesday Morning" in ...As Three £3 Notes, offering an alternative ending to the original story. Doyle is still trapped in the web of his feelings, after Bodie's sudden departure for the Foreign Legion, on that particular Wednesday morning. But Doyle deserved better, and Bodie couldn't possibly be so cruel. Besides, the author of the sequel desperately needed even a tiny sparkle of hope for them.") (14)
* Dancing in the Rain by Nell Howell ("When an event shatters the lives of the people at the centre of CI5, what will it take to heal the wounds that Bodie and Doyle, each in his own way, suffer? A story that explores the power and the limitations of love.") (19)
* All Hallows Eve by The Hag ("Doyle is home from the hospital, recovering from being shot. But some of Bodie's comments keep running through his mind. What does Bodie mean, and what does it portend for their relationship?") (27)
* The Snowman with the Dark Coat by Castalia ("Doyle pleads, Bodie retreats. They both get angry. They start to fall apart, but they can't resist each other either. They keep going on, hurting each other. Slowly, like snowflakes, falling apart, yet falling for each other, not seeing, not understanding. Until a final decision is needed, an agreement of a sort, and that could be the greatest mistake of all.") (31)
* Knaves Errant by Irene (sequel to her "Knaves, Thieves, and Teachers" in Roses and Lavender #3) ("In "Knaves, Thieves, and Teachers," Raymond Doyle met Bodie for the first time. Now Doyle is bringing Bodie home to London. It's touch and go what sort of chance they'll have together, given Elizabeth Walsh's plans for them. But before they face the demands of CI-17, Doyle has a trickier task—he must introduce Bodie, his new lover, to Marge Harper, his oldest friend.") (58)
* The Eve of Destruction by Nell Howell ("On Christmas Eve, while ordinary citizens make merry, George Cowley awaits news in a hospital waiting-room. In the aftermath of an operation that went sour, he will have more with which to deal than he ever expected.") (75)
* Ringing in the Changes by PFL ("Bodie isn't sure about his new partner. Or rather, he is quite sure—he wants shut of him as soon as possible. But things improve, and the relationship grows, over several years. A complete short novel.") (81)
File:Roses4-1.jpg|from issue #4
File:Roses4-2.jpg|from issue #4, spoiler page
==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 4==
==Issue 5==
Roses and Lavender 5 was published in October 2001 and contains 135 pages. There is no interior art. 
From the editorial: 
* Chances Change by PFL ("In the story "Waking from Dreams," Murphy faced the unwelcome realisation that despite his love for Bodie, despite Bodie's true affection for him, Bodie's heart belonged to Doyle. So, as Doyle had done for him. Murphy decided to step aside and give Doyle a chance with Bodie. The problem? Doyle had long ago told Bodie he wasn't interested in men. Now Doyle has to decide how to tell Bodie the truth, how to determine what they both want and need, and, most importantly of all, how to protect Bodie, even if it means giving up their chance at love.") (19 pages)
* A Man Called Bodie by Elizabeth Holden ("Doyle's awakening love for Bodie is put to the test when Bodie returns from captivity and brainwashing by the KGB. Has Bodie been changed forever—or are things not as they seem?") (17 pages)
* Rice Pudding Again by Irene ("Seventeen years ago, Bodie and Doyle put themselves on the line to help Jack Stone protect his wife and kids in "You'll Be All Right." Interdependent stories by Irene, PFL, and Elizabeth O'Shea explore what happens when Linda Stone comes to the attention of CIS and Bodie and Doyle come to the attention of her mother, Chrissie Stone.") (part 1 of 4 in the 'Pudding' series) (6 pages)
* The Proof of the Pudding by PFL (part 2 of 4 in the 'Pudding' series) (9 pages)
* Stir the Pudding and Make a Wish by Elizabeth O'Shea (part 3 of 4 in the 'Pudding' series) (11 pages)
* Christmas Pudding Again by Irene (part 4 of 4 in the 'Pudding' series) (1 page)
* If I Should Fall From Grace with God by Luka ("Four years ago, Ray Doyle experienced a horrendous trauma that caused him to leave CI5 and pursue other paths. Now his path and CI5's are crossing again. Which means that Doyle has to confront Bodie—whom he left on the worst of terms.") (41 pages)
* The Luck Bringers by Nell Howell ("On a freezing New Year's Eve, Bodie is happily basking in the warm aftermath of a day's worth of loving when he abruptly finds himself alone, stranded, cold, and with no resources but his own fingers and toes. Follow along with Bodie as he weathers his first experience of one of Doyle's Old Family Traditions. Warning: for mushy romantics only.") (7 pages)
* Look After Bodie by Irene ("When a blackmailer confronts Bodie with an event from his military past, Bodie tells Cowley of the threat immediately. But even as Doyle works to shelter Bodie from the resulting furor, Bodie is forced to consider other secrets might yet be exposed. Bodie contemplates his deepest secret: his feelings for Doyle.") (12 pages)
==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 5==
==Issue 6==
Roses and Lavender 6 was published in 2007 and contains 130 pages (85,000 words).
* Where the Knavery Ends by Irene (The third in her Knave sequence, following "Knaves, Thieves, and Teachers" in Roses and Lavender 3 and "Knaves Errant" in Roses and Lavender #4.)
* On Manoeuvres by PFL
* It's a Long Winding Road to Bethlehem by Castalia
* Mercenary by PFL
* Something Blue by Cassie Ingaben
* Descent by P. R. Zed (Author's summary on AO3: "Bodie doesn't expect an average obbo to turn into a visit to the Underworld. Not a death story. Honest.")
* And You Can Have This Heart to Break by PFL (The sequel to her story "I Will Lay Down My Heart" in Night Music in B and D.")
* A Midwinter Night's Dream by Irene
* The All-Conquering God by Cassie Ingaben
* The End is Where We Start From by PFL
* Two in the Morning by Irene
==References==
Category:The Professionals Slash Zines
Category:1990sCategory:2000s