Reviewed by Becca

TITLE: Love

SERIES: Wolves of Walker County #4

AUTHOR: Kiki Burrelli

PUBLISHER: self-published

LENGTH: 7039 kb

RELEASE DATE: May 28, 2020

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Lurking beneath the surface, a monster waits. Possessive. Dominating. Alpha.

Aver Walker isn’t one to make waves. He’s steady, calm and sensible. He and his cousins have carved out a good life for themselves and things around the Walker house are finally starting to look like normal. Their version of normal, anyway.

And Aver couldn’t be more miserable. He’s been living a lie, hiding his sexuality and his nature. No one realizes his rational demeanor is a facade and it’s getting harder to hide the dominating beast lurking beneath his skin. The only time he can be himself is when he leaves his home. At the end of each trip, he has to tuck his true identity away. The task was never easy, but he always managed, until he met the man who made him want to be just who he was for every moment possible.

Self-professed guardian gayngel, he helps those who need his help, too bad he needs it the most.

Hollister is the first man to know, family isn’t who you were born to, but who you choose. He hasn’t survived as long as he has without hope, a whole lot of luck, and the best friends a man could ask for. Now, he does what he can to help those around him. His job as a fortune teller on the pier pays only so much, but he doesn’t need much. He has his friends, and they have fun, like the night they go clubbing and Hollister’s life changes forever.

Every time Aver returns home, he lets go of a life he’ll never get to live. But after a weekend with Hollister, Aver refuses to shove the memories, or the man, behind him. Hollister makes him feel like he could have everything he wants, his life in the pack and his man by his side. But, as things once again begin to heat up on pack lands, Aver is split by the two sides of his life. The pack needs a leader–once and for all–and the Walker house sits in conflict. Without their matriarch, they are flying blinder than usual and the decisions they make now will change everything.

Love is the fourth and final book in the Wolves of Walker County series. It’s packed with the romance, jokes, loyalty, and love you’ve come to expect from the Walker men. Love answers that question everyone in Walker County has been asking, who will lead the pack?

For maximum enjoyment, this quartet should be read in order.

REVIEWED by Jen B.

TITLE: Surviving the Merge

SERIES: Chadwick #1

AUTHOR: C.P. Harris

PUBLISHER: C.P. Harris

LENGTH: 322 Pages

RELEASE DATE: May 26, 2020

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My name is Justin, and when I was seventeen, I fell in love with a boy named Damon.

Damon was sick, only I didn’t know it at the time. And like any disease left untreated, it festered and burrowed into the unaffected areas of us, until we were both so far from healthy, we were killing one another. Then a tragedy sparked our implosion.

With nothing of us remaining to salvage, I was left to pick up the pieces, while Damon found his escape in the abyss. Leaving me alone with Blake.

Damon and Blake are two halves of a whole. But Damon is the coldest part of darkness, and Blake the warmest part of light. Which form of ecstasy would you choose?

I love Blake with a ferocious intensity akin to the peeling back of skin. But Blake isn’t Damon. And Damon was gone—until now.

What once threatened to tear us apart has become our catharsis.

Outnumbered in the relationship with the man who was my life, I’ve begun to learn more about love than I ever thought possible.

**An M/M romance and book one in the Chadwick trilogy.
Can be read as a standalone, but reading in order is recommended as the characters make appearances in all three books. Surviving the Merge contains explicit sex and graphic language.

Author’s note: For those that appreciate warnings, please use the Amazon “look inside” feature to find them within the first several pages.

Reviewed by Becca

TITLE: Tiptoeing Through a Minefield

SERIES: Hart’s Medical Center #5

AUTHOR: Shea Balik

PUBLISHER: self-published

LENGTH: 156 pages

RELEASE DATE: May 26, 2020

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Ronan Hart had done everything he could think of to save his family’s hospital, but he knew he was failing. Desperate, he went out on a limb and hired an Omega who everyone claimed was unconventional to help him. Little did he know that ‘unconventional’ meant insane, or that he’d willingly fall down the man’s rabbit hole to be with him.

Shale Baker did things his own way. He believed that everyone should be treated equally, even Omegas like him. If it required kicking down doors, blowing things up, or something completely out of the box, like Tiptoeing Through a Minefield. He was prepared to take on the world to make it a just place, but he hadn’t ever imagined what would happen to all his careful planning when he fell in love.

These two obstinate men must find a way to compromise before it’s too late. It isn’t just a happily ever after they are fighting for, but their very lives.

Warning: Hijinx and mayhem abound as Shale comes up with one crazy plan after another to catch a stalker. There are no limits when it comes to Shale’s imagination, or the stalker’s determination to make him pay.

PLEASE NOTE: Although each couple gets their very own HEA, this series should be read in order for maximum enjoyment!

Reviewed by Becca

TITLE: Lonely No More

SERIES: Songs of Love #3

AUTHOR: M.J. Calabrese

PUBLISHER: self-published

LENGTH: 5418 kb

RELEASE DATE: June 2, 2020

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Martin Kull, forty-eight year old tech billionaire, should be the happiest man on Earth. But, sadly, that wasn’t the case. Despite the legions of people around him, Martin Kull was lonely. Love was the only thing he couldn’t buy. When photos of him paying off a male prostitute surface, Martin decides it’s time for a change. He deletes his Grindr app and asks Vince Pirelli, the fifty year old cook at an all night diner, out on a date.

Would his Executive Assistant Ray’s idea about three dates before sex be the answer? Or would love be impossible for him to find?

Reviewed by Valerie

TITLE:  Camp

AUTHOR:  L.C. Rosen

PUBLISHER:  Little, Brown Books for Young Readers

LENGTH:  384 pages

RELEASE DATE:  May 26, 2020

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From the author of the acclaimed Jack of Hearts (and other parts) comes a sweet and sharp screwball comedy that critiques the culture of toxic masculinity within the queer community.

Sixteen-year-old Randy Kapplehoff loves spending the summer at Camp Outland, a camp for queer teens. It’s where he met his best friends. It’s where he takes to the stage in the big musical. And it’s where he fell for Hudson Aaronson-Lim – who’s only into straight-acting guys and barely knows not-at-all-straight-acting Randy even exists.

This year, though, it’s going to be different. Randy has reinvented himself as ‘Del’ – buff, masculine, and on the market. Even if it means giving up show tunes, nail polish, and his unicorn bedsheets, he’s determined to get Hudson to fall for him.

But as he and Hudson grow closer, Randy has to ask himself how much is he willing to change for love. And is it really love anyway, if Hudson doesn’t know who he truly is?

Reviewed by Becca

TITLE: A Body on the Hill

SERIES: A Mitch O’Reilly Mystery #2

AUTHOR: Brad Shreve

PUBLISHER: Beeson Press

LENGTH: 227 pages

RELEASE DATE:  June 10, 2020

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PI Mitch O’Reilly is hired by big time Hollywood director T.J. Mooney to follow his son, Austin, who is trying to start an acting career without riding the coattails of his powerful father. T.J. isn’t happy his beloved son has changed his last name and chooses to live in a sketchy neighborhood rather than the family mansion in Bel Air.

To Mitch it’s another routine stakeout until a body is found below the Hollywood Sign. Evidence shows the person wasn’t killed on the hill. Instead, someone went through the trouble of dragging the victim through the trail and dumped them there. Was the killer sending a message? If so, deciphering that message could lead Mitch to solving the crime.

Reviewed by Becca

TITLE: The Way of Us

SERIES: WITSEC #4

AUTHOR: Patricia Logan

PUBLISHER: Westburg Publishing

LENGTH: 295 pages

RELEASE DATE: April 28, 2020

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Together for months now, Luca Price and ATF special agent Kane Delancey, are navigating their new reality. They are in love and…

…in horrible danger.

A serial killer is using bombs to kill young gay men in Los Angeles. He doesn’t care about collateral damage as long as his chosen victim dies a gruesome death in the process. He must be stopped, and all the letter agencies are on the job. Kane is doing his best to find the murderer and running up against one roadblock after another.

Luca has drama of his own and when he’s unexpectedly called away to Miami, he feels nothing but panic. Kane holds his hand to help him through this challenging time, but nothing could have prepared him for more shocking news. Feeling betrayed, angry, and dreadfully afraid, Luca has only one person he can count on. Thankfully, Kane is his constant support. They must get his family to LA where they’ll be safe.

Making a deal with the Devil might be their only hope…

REVIEWED by Jay V.

TITLE: Firedrake

SERIES: Dragon Mage Chronicles #3

AUTHOR: J.A. Jaken

PUBLISHER: White Owl Publishing

LENGTH: 156 pages

RELEASE DATE: June 12, 2020

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It’s a race against time as Andrei and Jander head deep into the volcanic warrens of the inner mountains to stop Kirin from completing the dark magic spell that will awaken the power of the dragons. There they find new allies in unlikely places, but also face betrayal in unanticipated forms. Can Jander overcome his fear of the power he still does not entirely understand in order to save himself and the master he has grown to love

Reviewed by Donna

TITLE: The Second and His Bonded

SERIES: Kincaid Pack #2

AUTHOR: Kiki Clark

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 85 000 Words

RELEASE DATE: June 8, 2020

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As the son of an enemy, Kieran never expected to find a family with the Kincaid Pack… or a true mate’s bond.

After barely escaping his abusive family, wolf shifter Kieran McAllister struggles to find his place in the Kincaid Pack. Especially with the pushy but gorgeous second-in-command showing up every time Kieran turns around… and making him want things he shouldn’t.

The traumatized wolf who continuously refuses Bennett Young’s help has begun to haunt his dreams. But if there’s one thing he knows, it’s that tiger shifters don’t have mates. So why can’t Bennett get Kieran’s sad eyes out of his head?

Despite their differences, Kieran and Bennet find something they never expected in each other. Just as their bond begins to grow though, Kieran’s past threatens to destroy the very pack they both have been fighting to protect.

Reviewed by Valerie

TITLE: Second Priority

AUTHOR: Este Holland

SERIES: Priorities #2

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 136 pages

RELEASE DATE: June 12, 2020

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Sometimes it takes that special someone to open our hearts.

Riley

My heart belonged to him the moment we met. Four years later and my feelings haven’t changed.

Daniel Winters was closed off, unapproachable for anything but sex, and I refused to give in. I was—and still am—worth more than a one-night stand.

But lately something’s changed in him. Something I can’t resist. And my heart is demanding it won’t be second priority any longer.

Daniel

The world is changing. I’m changing. It used to be my job was all I cared about. Getting a good story and telling the truth was priority. But now I find myself lonely, looking for something or someone to make my world bright.

Someone like Riley.

It’s been years since we first met, and I messed it all up. I’m not going to let him get away again, even if I do screw up occasionally.

When a blackmailer interrupts our new life, I may stumble, but Riley will help me pick up the pieces. We won’t go down without a fight.

Reviewed by Sadonna

TITLE:  Home for a Cowboy

AUTHOR:  Amy Aislin

SERIES:  Windsor, Wyoming #1

PUBLISHER:  Self-published

LENGTH:  195 pages

RELEASE DATE:  June 9, 2020

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Las doesn’t date seasonal workers. Marco’s on a three-month contract.

Lassiter Windsor-March has been planning for his future for as long as he can remember and he knows exactly where that future lies: at his family’s ranch in Wyoming. What doesn’t lie in his future is a summer fling with one of the seasonal workers—they never stick around.

Even if one of those workers is the college crush he’s invited to work a summer job at the ranch.

Marco Terlizzese is as laissez-faire as Las isn’t. He might not know where he’ll be once his contract with Windsor Ranch is up, but he knows three months is plenty of time to get his long-time crush to agree to go out with him.

Amid a starry summer sky, their chemistry ignites as feelings deepen, forcing Las and Marco to decide where they truly belong.

Reviewed by Cheryl

TITLE: The Night Wolf

SERIES: The Wolves of Lydon #1

AUTHOR: Parker Williams

PUBLISHER: Dreamspinner Press

LENGTH: 206 pages

RELEASE DATE:  May 26 2020

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The night wolf is a legend told to scare children into obeying their parents. It is said that to control a night wolf is to harness limitless power….

Gareth Blackthorn has been Alpha of the prosperous Lydon pack for nearly two decades. Breaking with tradition, Gareth doesn’t take over other packs by challenge. Instead, he lets wolves come to him and petition for admittance. He’s had his pick of the best, the brightest, and the most talented.

Until now.

A power-hungry Alpha desires Omega Sean Adler’s talent… and his submission, whether given freely or not. He’s been on the run since he was fifteen, surviving any way he could, until one night, he knows he’ll finally succumb to the injuries from his latest attack—and he’s ready to go. That’s when Gareth finds him, and Gareth’s wolf insists on claiming Sean as his mate. But there’s something mysterious about Sean, something tied to the mark on his shoulder….

Now Gareth must decide. Will he keep Sean despite the dangers that will arise, or will he throw the young man back to the wolves?

Reviewed by Becca

TITLE: Omega Arrival

SERIES: Angel Hills Pack #1

AUTHOR: Rebecca James

PUBLISHER: self-published

LENGTH: 169 pages

RELEASE DATE: March 7, 2020

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Formerly published under the same title with the same cover. Rights regained by author and contents re-edited.

Five omegas and three betas leave River Wolf Pack compound to join Angel Hills Pack in the Eufaula Mountains. Pack alpha Grey has hopes of rebuilding the dwindling population by mating the fertile omegas within his pack. He, himself, requires sons to carry on his title in the future. Justin looks forward to leaving behind his difficult past with an abusive alpha and secretly hopes the charismatic second alpha Milo will choose him. Gabriel has never wanted to mate, too embarrassed by his body’s reaction during heat, but soon gains the attention of Grey and his beta mate, Ian. All of the omegas hope for a happy ending, but a shadow falls upon the pack that brings danger to one of them.

Reviewed by Valerie

TITLE: Marc Jillson & The Gazebo

AUTHOR: Anyta Sunday

SERIES: Love Inscribed #2

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 229 pages

RELEASE DATE: May 14, 2020

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Want true, heart-throbbing romance? Put down the Cheetos, and stop being a jackass.

The question is, can I do it?

I’ve been an epic dick to my friends, my uncle. Him.

Travis Hunter. Photographer, econ-student, paraplegic. Can I redeem myself? Apologize? Make a fresh start?

Hunter seems to think so. Even roped me into saving his favorite gazebo from the bulldozers.

The confidence of this man amazes me. He’s no bullshit where I’m all bullshit. I throw up walls where he knocks them down.

He’s beautiful, too. Strong arms inked with hummingbirds, a wide teasing mouth, and blue eyes that read me like an open book.

He looks at me, and I look away.

These shivery feelings I have for Hunter? They can’t happen. I don’t deserve him.

Where did I put those Cheetos?

Reviewed by Becca

TITLE: Crossroads Shadowland

SERIES: Crossroads #4

AUTHOR: Keta Diablo

PUBLISHER: self-published

LENGTH: 75 pages

RELEASE DATE: April 2020

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Frank and Rand travel into the heart of New Orleans to solve the latest case. This should be the perfect opportunity to introduce Rand to the dangerous and sometimes dirty world of private investigating.

But the case is riddled with complications and trouble A century-old ghost has taken two young boys into the seedy bowels of another realm for desecrating his grave. To add to Frank and Rand’s dilemma, gay-haters stalk the streets of New Orleans, intent on wreaking havoc among the community.

With the assistance of a nun, Sister Francoise Genevieve, Frank must enter that other realm to rescue the missing young boys and dispense a little street justice in the human world to save the man he loves.

The Crossroads series is scorchingly hot & blends mystery, suspense & paranormal. All 4 books in the series can be read as stand-alones with the same characters, a happy-for-now ending & no cliffhangers.