Reviewed by Becca

TITLE: Rules for Loving

SERIES: Davey’s Rules #8

AUTHOR: Susan Hawke

PUBLISHER: self-published

LENGTH: 131 pages

RELEASE DATE: April 14, 2020

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Davey’s Rule #85: Daddy will always treat his boy like he’s Daddy’s world… because that’s how it should be!

Note: This is a 37k collection of short stories that follow the final book in the Davey’s Rules series.

Revisit all your favorite couples and families from Daddy’s Lap in this five-part, seven-story collection that shows them all living their happily-ever-afters.

These stories include:

A unique bachelor party, wedding, and new proposal that take place during a long weekend in Vegas.

The day when Travis and Adam officially adopt their daughter.

The fabulous moment when Sammy and Davey say ‘I Do’.

Mikey and Landon finally share how they became a couple.

And finally, get ready to smile as Davey and Sammy welcome a new baby.

This collection of shorts is number eight in a series about not-so-perfect Daddies, adorable “boys,” and one sassy brat with an insane list of rules. Grab your fan and tissues because this series comes with both a high heat advisory and all the squishy feels you’d want from a Susan Hawke book. Please be aware that this is a bonus book to the series, a 37k collection of shorts rather than a full-length novel.

Reviewed by Becca

TITLE: The Selkie’s Coat

SERIES: Waves of Fate #1

AUTHOR: Drea Roman

PUBLISHER: self-published

LENGTH: 266 pages

RELEASE DATE: April 11, 2020

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A marshmallow alpha with more heart than sense and a stubborn human omega trying to guard his heart fall in love in this first story from the Waves of Fate omegaverse.

“Oops! You dropped your coat!” With these words, waiter Daniel Collins turns alpha selkie Gregory Samson’s life upside down. Because that coat is not some fancy heirloom fur. No, it is Gregory’s selkie pelt, which magically connects him with his seal animal inside.

When Gregory hears Daniel’ voice, he knows the rare human omega is his mate. Too bad Daniel has more than a few misgivings about trusting his heart to a selkie. Because the magical seal shifters have one of the worst player reputations of all shifter kind and Daniel fears a broken heart. How will Gregory convince Daniel to give him a chance?

It wouldn’t be so hard if Gregory’s mother and everyone else would just stop meddling!

Brought together by the magic of Gregory’s coat, can the pair weather insecurities, an interfering mother, meddling friends, and a disgruntled inner animal?

The Selkie’s Coat is book 1 of the Waves of Fate Omegaverse. It can be read as a standalone.

Reviewed by Becca

TITLE: Above and Beyond

SERIES: Bronco’s Boys #6

AUTHOR: Andrew Grey

PUBLISHER: Dreamspinner Press

LENGTH: 193 pages

RELEASE DATE: March 10, 2020

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When Salvatore Adruccio finished his time in the military, he moved on to a life of good friends, cold drinks, and hot men. His job as a bouncer at Broncos is fun and drama-free, at least until sexy but secretive server Elliot Hastings catches his eye.

On the run and in possession of evidence that could expose his stepfather for the dangerous and powerful criminal he is, Elliot doesn’t want to draw anyone else into his troubles. But when a thug catches up to him and Salvatore fends him off, he decides Elliot needs his help, even if he won’t admit it. Attraction quickly heats into passion, but Elliot is wary of commitment when he might have to drop everything and run at any moment. The only way they can be together in all the ways they want is to take out the threat posed by Elliot’s stepfather and his underworld ties.

And Salvatore intends to do just that.

Reviewed by Becca

TITLE: James

SERIES: Gates of Heaven #3

AUTHOR: M. Tasia

PUBLISHER: Boroughs Publishing Group

LENGTH: 151 pages

RELEASE DATE: October 19, 2019

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GOING IT ALONE

Too many ghosts live inside James Masterson’s head, and they weren’t the company he sought. Actually, he prefers no one’s company, but he finds himself surrounded by overly friendly, meddlesome types while visiting his brother at The Gates in DTLA. Somehow, James becomes the unwelcome subject of Detective Richard Ross’s attention, and, before he knows how it happened, James is caught up in Ross’s family drama. When a madman tries to kill Ross’s sister and her daughter, James’s special ops Army training kicks in, and he becomes their hero, something he knows down to his core, he is not. The thing about crazy killers is they never give up, and when the final showdown comes to a head, James knows he’ll do anything to keep the family he has found, especially the love of a sexy detective.

Reviewed by Valerie

TITLE:  Charlie Sunshine

AUTHOR:  Lily Morton

SERIES:  Close Proximity #2

PUBLISHER:  Self Published

LENGTH:  272 pages

RELEASE DATE:  April 21, 2020

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Sometimes love is a lot closer to home than you think.

Charlie Burroughs can’t keep a man. All he wants is a good relationship like the ones he sees his friends having, but none of the men he picks ever work out. Despite him trying to be the perfect boyfriend, the men are either threatened by his looks or his epilepsy or a combination of the two. It’s lucky that he has his best friend Misha to turn to. The two of them are closer than peas in a pod and fiercely loyal to each other. He can’t imagine his life without Misha in it.

Misha Lebedinsky is the complete opposite of his best friend. Being the support system for his mum and twin sisters leaves Misha with neither the time nor the inclination for a relationship. Quick and frequent hook-ups are his favourite means of communication and any other pesky emotional needs he has are met by Charlie, who he’s devoted to. He lives a life of happy compartmentalization with no intention of ever changing.

All of this changes when the two best friends move in together. Being in close proximity means that they suddenly start to see each other in a very different light. But Charlie struggles when his drive to be the perfect partner clashes with the fact that he’s in love with a man who knows every little thing about him. And even if he can get past that, can a relationship ever work with a man who’d need a dictionary to tell him what love means?

From bestselling author Lily Morton comes a love story about a sunny librarian who has relationship written all over him and a cynical banker who doesn’t even have it in his blurb.

Reviewed by Becca

TITLE: A Touch of Danger

SERIES: Surviving Vihaan #1

AUTHOR: Elaine White

PUBLISHER: Ninestar Press

LENGTH: 257 pages

RELEASE DATE: February 10, 2020

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Drew’s life sucks. Saving money to escape his homophobic family is one thing, but his only paying gig at the moment is playing his father’s “only gay in the village” plus-one to every LGBT friendly business event.

Then his brother comes up with a plan. Sheffield needs someone to go undercover for his police investigation. Drew has all the qualifications: he’s gay, he has experience with exotic animals, and he’s college-aged. And he’s easily bought.

Going undercover to solve the mystery of a college campus smuggling ring was never in his plans. Neither was hot, perfect, house captain Rylee. The inside jokes about cats, animal prints, and talk of a place called Vihaan that forbids same-sex relationships, are just the tip of the suspicious iceberg.

Little does Drew know that he’s about to expose more than an illegal smuggling operation. The truth could be more lethal than he could imagine. And, despite it all, it might be his own secret past that kills him before the truth can be unveiled.

Reviewed by Becca

TITLE: Finn

SERIES: Gates of Heaven #2

AUTHOR: M. Tasia

PUBLISHER: Boroughs Publishing Group

LENGTH: 142 pages

RELEASE DATE: May 19, 2019

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HEART MURMUR

Fleeing from his existence as an outcast child in a fanatic cult, Finn Masterson makes his way to Los Angeles, only to find an unforgiving city with little prospects for a teenager with few life skills. After years of living on the streets in DTLA, doing anything and everything required to survive, Finn finds a home, a job, and kindness with Saint Jeffrey, who is renovating a grand old building mere blocks from Skid Row. Finn knows better than to trust a good thing, so when harassing texts and calls culminate in threats to the people he has come to care about—especially a former Marine, Miguel Fernandez—Finn returns to the streets to keep those he loves safe. But one single-minded, stubborn warrior brings Finn back into the fold, and they defeat his last remaining enemy giving them the freedom to pursue their forever.

Reviewed by Becca

TITLE: Samun

SERIES: Kif Warriors #6

AUTHOR: Kiki Burrelli & Crista Crown

PUBLISHER: self-published

LENGTH: 196 pages

RELEASE DATE: March 12, 2020

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Long ago, Samun accepted that the Fires intended for him to be single. He’s too direct, too literal, too focused. That doesn’t mean he hasn’t felt a pang of longing as each member of his kif met their mates and started building families of their own. He’s thankful for his kif. Otherwise, he’d always feel on the outside how he feels on the inside—alone.

Still, Samun was as excited as the others to return home to M’Asra. But while they were away, their home was attacked and their people are on the run. He’s glad to be free of the distraction of a mate now. He can help his kif, help his people. That is, until he meets a cunning thief who shows Samun that his Fires have a sense of humor.

Samun knows what he’s meant to do—claim his mate as all his kifmatess have done. But his warrior brothers show him nothing but doubt. They can’t believe the Fires would send him an outlaw to love. They think Samun should concentrate on helping their people, reclaiming a home for their children. As outside forces loom ever closer, Samun knows to save one, he must claim the other.

Matters of the heart have never been his strong suit, nor is explaining his feelings to his family, but he’ll have to learn to do both, or risk losing everything.

Samun is the sixth book in The Kif Warriors, an alien mpreg series. This series is the first co-write between Crista and Kiki. They’ve joined forces to bring you all the humor, magic, steam and action that you enjoy!

Reviewed by Jess

TITLE: Prize Fighter

AUTHOR: Geonn Cannon

PUBLISHER: Supposed Crimes

LENGTH: 178 pages

RELEASE DATE:  April 1, 2020

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Six years ago, professional boxer Max “Wrecker” Reszke lost control in the ring. One moment of blind rage puts her opponent into a coma from which she never woke. Though cleared of any criminal charges, Max hangs up her gloves and swears that she’ll never risk losing control like that again.

Until one night, a chance encounter in an alley, a damsel in distress. Max leaps into action and saves the stranger. She soon learns that the woman she saved is actress Renee Lamar. Renee, anxious and paranoid about security, offers to reward Max’s chivalry with a job as her bodyguard.

Max has nothing to lose by agreeing, but soon discovers Renee might be her own worst enemy. Half a decade after leaving the ring, Max faces a new fight that can’t be won with fists.

Reviewed by Becca

TITLE: The Start of a Beautiful Friendship

SERIES: Spy vs. Spook #.5

AUTHOR: Tinnean

PUBLISHER: self-published

LENGTH: 53 pages

RELEASE DATE: August 23, 2019

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It’s 1996, and Mark Vincent, senior special agent of the Washington Bureau of Investigation and Security, is sent on assignment to Prague to cancel the head of a terrorist organization. He has no doubt it will be a simple operation. After all, he’s the best, isn’t he?

Only another member of the WBIS gets involved, and when everything goes south—including the loss of valued members of his team—Mark vows to destroy the man responsible for this debacle.

Refused permission to return to the States and ordered to take time off to decompress, Mark heads to Paris, where he meets an attractive rent boy who introduces himself as Louis. Unable to resist, Mark, portraying an ordinary businessman, gives his name as Rick, and they spend the week together. However, neither man is what he portrays himself as. With this unlikely pair, can this be the start of a beautiful friendship?

Reviewed by Sadonna

TITLE:  The Imperfection of Swans

AUTHOR:  Brandon Witt

PUBLISHER:  Self-published

LENGTH:  286 pages

RELEASE DATE:  April 21, 2020, 2nd ed.

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Kevin Bivanti’s dream to open a wedding dress shop—a place with stunning gowns to make every bride-to-be feel adored—is on the verge of becoming a reality. When he quits a successful advertising career to buy an old brownstone in a trendy Boston neighborhood, fate intervenes, ushering in Casper James, who hopes to open his own bakery. With Casper willing to take the risk, their ambitions meld into a wedding dress and wedding cake boutique.

But extensive renovations to the brownstone, an affair with his ex-husband, family drama with his mothers, and the anxiety of significant life changes push Kevin to the brink of a nervous breakdown. And as Casper becomes more than a business partner, the attraction adds another layer of intensity for an already struggling Kevin.

With the stress of a new business venture and the resurgence of Kevin’s personal demons, Kevin and Casper must find the courage to pursue hope in the of face life’s uncertainties and imperfections.

REVIEWED BY TAYLIN

TITLE: The Infinite Onion

AUTHOR: Alice Archer

PUBLISHER: Shine Even If

LENGTH: 439 pages

RELEASE DATE: March 31, 2020

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The truth is harder to hide when someone sharp starts poking around.
Grant Eastbrook hit the ground crawling after his wife kicked him out. Six months later, in Seattle without a job or a place to live, he escapes to the woods of nearby Vashon Island to consider his options. When he’s found sleeping outdoors by a cheerful man who seems bent on irritating him to death, Grant’s plans to resuscitate his life take a peculiar turn.
Oliver Rossi knows how to keep his fears at bay. He’s had years of practice. As a local eccentric and artist, he works from his funky home in the deep woods, where he thinks he has everything he needs. Then he rescues an angry man from a rainy ditch and discovers a present worth fighting the past for.
Amid the buzz of high summer, unwelcome attraction blooms on a playing field of barbs, defenses, and secrets.
Standalone romance. HEA.

Reviewed by Becca

TITLE: Conceivable

SERIES: Roanoke River Omegas #1

AUTHOR: Willa Okati

PUBLISHER: Changeling Press

LENGTH: 103 pages

RELEASE DATE: February 21, 2020

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Omega Jory’s in love with his best friend, Alpha Darius, and Darius has no idea. Darius’s in love with Jory, and Jory has no idea. But when Jory asks Darius to father his baby, everything’s about to explode. Jory’s body burns with the need to conceive. He’s so hot to be bred he’s insatiable, demanding everything Darius can give — and more. And the more Darius gives, the more Darius wants.

But it’s not all fun and games. Jory’s body wants all the sex it can take, but it isn’t cooperating with conception. And the fluctuating hormones are making Jory a little crazy. Darius’s got to figure out how to save the day and to tell his best friend he wants to be more than friends, for keeps.