Book of the Week Poll
Welcome to the Love Bytes Book of the Week Poll. Here are the books which achieved a 4.5 or 5.0 review last week from our reviewers.
The poll will stay open until next Friday at Midnight. As a reminder, the top two books from each week’s poll will roll into our Book of the Month poll at month’s end. Happy Voting!
Please scroll to the very bottom for the voting section.
Sutphin Boulevard (Five Boroughs #1) by Santino Hassell
Reviewed by Jenna
TITLE: Sutphin Boulevard
SERIES: Five Boroughs #1
AUTHOR: Santino Hassell
PUBLISHER: Dreamspinner Press
LENGTH: 264 Pages
BLURB:
Michael Rodriguez and Nunzio Medici have been friends for two decades. From escaping their dysfunctional families in the working-class neighborhood of South Jamaica, Queens to teaching in one of the city’s most queer friendly schools in…Read More »
Him by Sarina Bowen and Elle Kennedy
Reviewed by Amber
TITLE: Him
AUTHOR: Sarina Bowen & Elle Kennedy
PUBLISHER: Rennie Roads Books
LENGTH: 276 pages
BLURB:
They don’t play for the same team. Or do they?
Jamie Canning has never been able to figure out how he lost his closest friend. Four years ago, his tattooed, wise-cracking, rule-breaking roommate cut him off…Read More »
The Eye and the Arm (Champions of the Gods #2) by Andrew Q. Gordon
Reviewed by Dan
TITLE: The Eye and the Arm
SERIES: Champion of the Gods #2
AUTHOR: Andrew Q. Gordon
PUBLISHER: DSP Publications
LENGTH: 309 Pages
BLURB:
After defeating Meglar at Belsport, Farrell returns to Haven to recover from his injuries, but Khron, the god of war, has other ideas. He gives Farrell…Read More »
Bitter Taffy (Candy Man #2) by Amy Lane
Reviewed by Amber
TITLE: Bitter Taffy
SERIES: Candy Man #2
AUTHOR: Amy Lane
PUBLISHER: Dreamspinner Press
LENGTH: 192 pages
BLURB:
Rico Gonzalves-Macias didn’t expect to fall in love during his internship in New York—and he didn’t expect the boss’s son to out them both and get him fired either. When he returns to Sacramento stunned…Read More »
Get Your Shine On by Nick Wilgus
Reviewed by Carissa
TITLE: Get Your Shine On
AUTHOR: Nick Wilgus
PUBLISHER: Dreamspinner Press
LENGTH: 350 pages
BLURB:
When his mother goes out to party one Saturday night and doesn’t come back, seven-year-old Ishmael Hood is taken in by his estranged uncle Henry and Henry’s live-in boyfriend, Sam. As this unlikely trio…Read More »
Blue Steel Chain (Trowchester Blues #3) by Alex Beecroft
Reviewed by Carissa
TITLE: Blue Steel Chain
SERIES: Trowchester Blues #3
AUTHOR: Alex Beecroft
PUBLISHER: Riptide Publishing
LENGTH: 250 pages
BLURB:
At sixteen, Aidan Swift was swept off his feet by a rich older man who promised to take care of him for the rest of his life. But eight years later, his…Read More »
Breaking (Fall or Break #2) by Barbara Elsborg
Reviewed by Amber
TITLE: Breaking
SERIES: Fall or Break #2
AUTHOR: Barbara Elsborg
PUBLISHER: Samhain Publishing
LENGTH: 321 Pages
BLURB:
Archer Hart is on the move before the man he’s just killed is found. When a bullet whizzes past his ear, he realizes hunter is now hunted. So much for his retirement plans. Someone wants…Read More »
Prickly Business (Portland Pack Chronicles #1) by Piper Vaughn and Kenzie Cade
Reviewed by Vicki
TITLE: Prickly Business
SERIES: Portland Pack Chronicles #1
AUTHORS: Piper Vaughn and Kenzie Cade
PUBLISHER: Dreamspinner Press
LENGTH: 256 pages
BLURB:
Some people might call Avery Babineaux a prick. He’s a hedgehog shifter from an old-money Louisiana family with a penchant for expensive shoes and a reputation for being a judgmental snob….Read More »
Snowman by Isabelle Rowan
Reviewed by Carissa
TITLE: Snowman
AUTHOR: Isabelle Rowan
PUBLISHER: Dreamspinner Press
LENGTH: 276 pages
BLURB:
We all find ways to run away. Some do it in seclusion, others in the arms of lovers.
Since the death of his long-time partner, Caleb Maguire lives a quiet life in Australia’s Victorian high country with only…Read More »
Red Hot (Sex & Mayhem #5) by K.A. Merikan
Reviewed by Dan
TITLE: Red Hot
SERIES: Sex & Mayhem #5
AUTHOR: K.A. Merikan
PUBLISHER: Acerbi & Villani Ltd.
LENGTH: 312 Pages
BLURB:
— Live fast. Die young. Fuck hard.—
Red Jack. Rude. Crude. Horny ginger mess. In love with… himself.
Loki. Deadbeat. Volatile. Stalker. Terminally ill. Fatally in love.
When it comes…Read More »
