Reviewed by Annika

TITLE: Fish and Ghosts

SERIES: Hellsinger #1

AUTHOR: Rhys Ford

NARRATOR: Tristan James

PUBLISHER: Dreamspinner Press

RELEASE DATE: September 2, 2014

LENGTH: 8 hours, 16 minutes

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When his Uncle Mortimer died and left him Hoxne Grange, the family’s Gilded Age estate, Tristan Pryce knew he wasn’t going to have an easy time of it. He was to be the second generation of Pryces to serve as a caretaker for the estate, a way station for spirits on their final steps to the afterlife. The ghosts were the simple part. He’d been seeing boo-wigglies since he was a child. No, the difficult part was his own family. Determined to establish Tristan’s insanity, his loving relatives hire Dr. Wolf Kincaid and his paranormal researchers, Hellsinger Investigations, to prove the Grange is not haunted.

Skeptic Wolf Kincaid has made it his life’s work to debunk the supernatural. After years of cons and fakes, he can’t wait to reveal the Grange’s ghostly activity is just badly leveled floorboards and a drafty old house. The Grange has more than a few surprises for him, including its prickly, reclusive owner. Tristan Pryce is much less insane and much more attractive than Wolf wants to admit and when his Hellsinger team unwittingly release a ghostly serial killer on the Grange, Wolf is torn between his skepticism and protecting the man he’d been sent to discredit.

Reviewed by Chris

TITLE:  Salt Magic, Skin Magic

AUTHOR:  Lee Welch

NARRATOR:  Joel Leslie

PUBLISHER:  Tantor Audio

LENGTH:  9hr 14min

RELEASE DATE:  February 12, 2019

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Lord Thornby has been trapped on his father’s isolated Yorkshire estate for a year. There are no bars or chains; he simply can’t leave. His sanity is starting to fray. When industrial magician John Blake arrives to investigate a case of witchcraft, he finds the peculiar, arrogant Thornby as alarming as he is attractive. John soon finds himself caught up in a dark fairytale, where all the rules of magic—and love—are changed.

To set Thornby free, both men must face life-changing truths—and John must accept that the brave, witty man who’s winning his heart may also be about to break it. Can they escape a web of magic that’s as perilous as love?

Reviewed by Annika

TITLE: Sweet Nothings

SERIES: Amuse Bouche #1, Dreamspun Desires #55

AUTHOR: T. Neilson

NARRATOR: Simon Ferrar

PUBLISHER: Dreamspinner Press

RELEASE DATE: July 13, 2018

LENGTH: 5 hours, 49 minutes

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Will a bitter bite from the past spoil a sweet romance?

Tristan Love, the youngest of seven brothers, is back in his hometown. He’s left the New York food scene and an abusive relationship behind him, but he holds his love of French pastries close to his heart and is determined to put his skills to use in a bakery of his own.

Returning to his childhood home means his meddlesome brother Simon will butt into his business, but before the bakery even opens its doors, Tristan’s delectable creations have the town’s mouths watering, and Jake, a cute mechanic, asks Tristan out. It all seems worthwhile….

That is, until the bakery burns down, Jake’s criminal past comes to light, and Tristan’s nasty ex rears his head where he is decidedly not wanted.

Reviewed by Annika

TITLE: Something to Dye For

SERIES: Curl Up and Dye #2

AUTHOR: Aimee Nicole Walker

NARRATOR: Joel Leslie

PUBLISHER: Chasing Rainbow Press

RELEASE DATE: March 7, 2018

LENGTH: 8 hours, 9 minutes

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A phone call in the middle of the night forces Detective Gabriel Wyatt out of his warm bed and into the frigid night to identify the body of a murdered man whose wallet contains Gabe’s business card instead of an ID. That night sets off a chain of events that chills Gabe to his bones when it appears the killer has set his eyes on a new target: Josh Roman.

Josh comes face-to-face with a painful reminder of his past just when he’s ready to acknowledge that his feelings for Gabe go way beyond liking the man. How can he trust that his feelings for Gabe are right when before, he’d always been so wrong?

Will Josh and Gabe finally acknowledge that what they have is something to live for, or will they allow danger and doubts to destroy their chance at something amazing?

Something to Dye For is audiobook two in the Curl Up and Dye Mysteries series. These audiobooks are made to be listened to in order. They contain sexually explicit material and are intended for adults 18 and older.

Reviewed by Annika

TITLE: Irregular Heartbeat

AUTHOR: Chris Zett

NARRATOR: Abby Craden

PUBLISHER: Tantor Audio

RELEASE DATE: January 29, 2019

LENGTH: 10 hours, 6 minutes

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After nearly a decade as a professional drummer, Diana Petrell leaves her rock-star life behind to continue her residency in emergency medicine. She’s determined not to let anything stop her—not even falling in love with her aloof mentor, Dr. Emily Barnes.
Emily has only ever focused on her career as a senior attending in the emergency department, and she isn’t happy about having to babysit a resident with a ten-year gap in her résumé, no matter how intriguing she is.
But every time they work together, it’s not just their patients’ heartbeat that gets a little irregular. Soon, the once-clear lines between work and personal life begin to blur.
When Diana’s unorthodox secret past is revealed, putting her job in jeopardy, Emily has to choose between her career and her relationship. A lesbian romance that asks how much we’d risk for love.

Reviewed by Annika

TITLE: Bleed

SERIES: Flesh and Blood #2

AUTHOR: Joel Abernathy

NARRATOR: Kirt Graves

PUBLISHER: Self-Published

RELEASE DATE: March 1, 2019

LENGTH: 8 hours

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Vengeance.
My purpose, carved deeper into my soul than their names carved in my flesh.
Dominic.
The man who took everything from me, my own personal devil in shifting flesh.
Ursache.
My pack. The high-born family of wolves I’ve sworn my life to protect, even if my dying breath is pledged to another.
Mason…
My everything. Friend, confidant, enemy, lover. Most dangerous of all, he would become the reason I lived if I let him. He is the one thing I won’t allow Dominic to take from me. Love is not a luxury I can afford, but the sweetness of revenge has nothing on the taste of him…

Reviewed by Annika

TITLE: Pretty Pretty Boys

SERIES: Hazard and Somerset Mysteries #1

AUTHOR: Gregory Ashe

NARRATOR: Tristan James

PUBLISHER: Tantor Audio

RELEASE DATE: July 24, 2018

LENGTH: 12 hours 58 minutes

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After Emery Hazard loses his job as a detective in Saint Louis, he heads back to his hometown–and to the local police force there. Home, though, brings no happy memories, and the ghosts of old pain are very much alive in Wahredua. Hazard’s new partner, John-Henry Somerset, had been one of the worst tormentors, and Hazard still wonders what Somerset’s role was in the death of Jeff Langham, Hazard’s first boyfriend.

When a severely burned body is discovered, Hazard finds himself drawn deeper into the case than he expects. Determining the identity of the dead man proves impossible, and solving the murder grows more and more unlikely. But as the city’s only gay police officer, Hazard is placed at the center of a growing battle between powerful political forces. To his surprise, Hazards finds an unlikely ally in his partner, the former bully. And as they spend more time together, something starts to happen between them, something that Hazard can’t–and doesn’t want–to explain.

The discovery of a second mutilated corpse, though, reveals clues that the two murders are linked, and as Hazard gets closer to answers, he uncovers a conspiracy of murder and betrayal that goes deeper–and closer to home–than he could ever expect.

Reviewed by Annika

TITLE: American Dreamer

SERIES: Dreamers #1

AUTHOR: Adriana Herrera

NARRATOR: Sean Crisden

PUBLISHER: Harlequin Audio

RELEASE DATE: March 4, 2019

LENGTH: 8 hours, 13 minutes

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No one ever said big dreams come easy

For Nesto Vasquez, moving his Afro-Caribbean food truck from New York City to the wilds of Upstate New York is a huge gamble. If it works? He’ll be a big fish in a little pond. If it doesn’t? He’ll have to give up the hustle and return to the day job he hates. He’s got six months to make it happen—the last thing he needs is a distraction.

Jude Fuller is proud of the life he’s built on the banks of Cayuga Lake. He has a job he loves and good friends. It’s safe. It’s quiet. And it’s damn lonely. Until he tries Ithaca’s most-talked-about new lunch spot and works up the courage to flirt with the handsome owner. Soon he can’t get enough—of Nesto’s food or of Nesto. For the first time in his life, Jude can finally taste the kind of happiness that’s always been just out of reach.

An opportunity too good to pass up could mean a way to stay together and an incredible future for them both…if Nesto can remember happiness isn’t always measured by business success. And if Jude can overcome his past and trust his man will never let him down.