Reviewed by Valerie

TITLE:  Something Fabulous

AUTHOR:  Alexis Hall

PUBLISHER:  Montlake

LENGTH:  363 pages

RELEASE DATE:  January 25, 2022

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Valentine Layton, the Duke of Malvern, has twin problems: literally.

It was always his father’s hope that Valentine would marry Miss Arabella Tarleton. But, unfortunately, too many novels at an impressionable age have caused her to grow up…romantic. So romantic that a marriage of convenience will not do and after Valentine’s proposal she flees into the night determined never to set eyes on him again.

Arabella’s twin brother, Mr. Bonaventure “Bonny” Tarleton, has also grown up…romantic. And fully expects Valentine to ride out after Arabella and prove to her that he’s not the cold-hearted cad he seems to be.

Despite copious misgivings, Valentine finds himself on a pell-mell chase to Dover with Bonny by his side. Bonny is unreasonable, overdramatic, annoying, and…beautiful? And being with him makes Valentine question everything he thought he knew. About himself. About love. Even about which Tarleton he should be pursuing.

Reviewed by Taylin

TITLE: College Days

SERIES: Reagalos Series – The Prequel

AUTHOR: Rebecca Cohen

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 230 Pages

RELEASE DATE: January 13, 2022

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Lornyc is good at keeping secrets, because secrets can get you kicked out of College.

Lornyc considers the undergraduate course, and most of the people on it, beneath him. He just needs to get through this year and then he can start his doctorate. Methian might be attractive enough, but he’s an annoying, fat-headed, sloth toad, and Lornyc doesn’t want him as a lab partner. In fact, Lornyc doesn’t want anything to do with him.

Prequel to the Reagalos novels: enemies to lovers, new adult, gay romance fantasy. A stand-alone novel in the Reagalos universe that charts how Lornyc and Methian got together, despite their best efforts not to.

Reviewed by Valerie

TITLE:  Devil’s Dance

SERIES:  Rebel Kings MC #1

AUTHOR:  Garrett Leigh

PUBLISHER:  Fox Love Press

LENGTH:  374 pages

RELEASE DATE:  February 3, 2022

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Opposites attract. The outlaw biker and the accountant. Straightlaced vs straight to hell. Or heaven, depending on how you look at it.

And you can look at it any way you like, doesn’t mean it’s true. Either way, falling for snarky Alexei Ivanov is the lightbulb moment I’ve been waiting for my whole damn life. Or at least since my head got turned by someone else. A man I call brother, but he’s so much more than that.

I’ve loved Saint Malone for years. My loyal wingman has owned my heart so long I figured it had died of yearning for him. But Saint is as fragile as he is deadly. I don’t know how to help him until Alexei brings me to life in ways I can’t describe.

He opens my eyes, and I see them both.

I love them both.

With the weight of the underworld bearing down on me, I just gotta stay alive long enough to tell them.

Devil’s Dance is the first in a hurt/comfort, dark romance, MMM duet from the world of the Rebel Kings MC. Expect: tattoos, leather, and an enigmatic Russian hitman.

Reviewed by Kat

TITLE: Vegas Bound

AUTHOR: Bruce Rose

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 330 pages

RELEASE DATE: January 2, 2022

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A second chance might just cost him everything… 

When a former roadie and bodyguard is mistaken for an escort by a gorgeous man, he’s intrigued, and willing to play along, but when he’s offered a thousand dollars for one night, Cooper starts to have second thoughts. Just what the hell will he have to do to earn that kind of money?

On the verge of changing his mind, Cooper finds himself further intrigued by the man’s reluctance to get down to details. Cautiously feeling him out, Cooper discovers a kink he never even knew he had, turning their hookup into an eye-opening experience, one he simply can’t stop fantasizing about long after their tryst is over.

When all his efforts to track the man down end in dismal failure, Cooper worries he’ll never find another man like Blake, only to discover him at the last place he expected; his office. Dating in the workplace is strictly forbidden, but apparently that won’t be a problem when Blake doesn’t even remember him.

Or does he?

This erotic gay workplace romance contains a former head banger with a sudden lust for bondage, an upper-crust MBA boss learning to proudly fly his freak flag, lots of story-based kink, exquisite restraints, some dirty-talking role-play, an intriguing BDSM club, and two totally hot guys falling in love while learning to trust. 87,000 words or 348 pages.

Reviewed by Larissa

TITLE:   THIRDS Volume One: Books 1-3

SERIES: The THIRDS Collection Book 1

AUTHOR: Charlie Cochet

PUBLISHER:  Self-published

LENGTH:  879 pages

RELEASE DATE: January 20, 2022

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Welcome to the THIRDS Universe! Included in THIRDS Volume One are the following three books:

Hell & High Water

When homicide detective Dexter J. Daley’s testimony helps send his partner away for murder, the consequences – and the media frenzy – aren’t far behind. He soon finds himself sans boyfriend, sans friends, and, after an unpleasant encounter in a parking garage after the trial, he’s lucky he doesn’t find himself sans teeth. Dex fears he’ll get transferred from the Human Police Force’s Sixth Precinct, or worse, get dismissed. Instead, his adoptive father – a sergeant at the Therian-Human Intelligence Recon Defense Squadron otherwise known as the THIRDS – pulls a few strings, and Dex gets recruited as a Defense Agent.

Dex is determined to get his life back on track and eager to get started in his new job. But his first meeting with Team Leader Sloane Brodie, who also happens to be his new jaguar Therian partner, turns disastrous. When the team is called to investigate the murders of three HumaniTherian activists, it soon becomes clear to Dex that getting his partner and the rest of the tightknit team to accept him will be a lot harder than catching the killer – and every bit as dangerous.

Blood & Thunder

When a series of bombs go off in a Therian youth center, injuring members of THIRDS Team Destructive Delta, and causing a rift between agents Dexter J. Daley and Sloane Brodie, peace seems unattainable. Especially when a new and frightening group, the Order of Adrasteia, appears to always be a step ahead. With panic and intolerance spreading and streets becoming littered with the Order’s propaganda, hostility between Humans and Therians grows daily. Dex and Sloane, along with the rest of the team, are determined to take down the Order and restore peace, not to mention settle a personal score. But the deeper the team investigates the bombings, the more they believe there’s a more sinister motive than a desire to shed blood and spread chaos.

Discovering the frightful truth behind the Order’s intent forces Sloane to confront secrets from a past he thought he’d left behind for good, a past that could not only destroy him and his career, but also the reputation of the organization that made him all he is today. Now more than ever, Dex and Sloane need each other, and, along with trust, the strength of their bond will mean the difference between justice and all-out war.

Rack & Ruin

New York City’s streets are more dangerous than ever with the leaderless Order of Adrasteia and the Ikelos Coalition, a newly immerged Therian group, at war. Innocent civilians are caught in the crossfire and although the THIRDS round up more and more members of the Order in the hopes of keeping the volatile group from reorganizing, the members of the Coalition continue to escape and wreak havoc in the name of vigilante justice.

Worse yet, someone inside the THIRDS has been feeding the Coalition information. It’s up to Destructive Delta to draw out the mole and put an end to the war before anyone else gets hurt. But to get the job done, the team will have to work through the aftereffects of the Therian Youth Center bombing. A skirmish with Coalition members leads Agent Dexter J. Daley to a shocking discovery and suddenly it becomes clear that the random violence isn’t so random. There’s more going on than Dex and Sloane originally believed, and their fiery partnership is put to the test. As the case takes an explosive turn, Dex and Sloane are in danger of losing more than their relationship.

Reviewed by True

TITLE: Headcase

SERIES: Necessary Evils #4

AUTHOR: Onley James

PUBLISHER: Self-Published

LENGTH: 303 pages

RELEASE DATE: January 31, 2022

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Asa Mulvaney is half of a psychopathic whole. He and his twin brother live together, party together…kill together. In the Mulvaney family, murder is the family business and business is good. So, when an experiment separates Asa and his brother, Asa is forced to navigate the world on his own for the first time in his life.

Zane Scott is a small-time crime blogger, but he dreams of a byline in a major paper and his suspicions surrounding Thomas Mulvaney are about to make that dream a reality. When an invitation to a boring fundraiser lands him not beside Thomas, as he had hoped, but Asa Mulvaney, they share an intensely passionate encounter that leaves Zane trapped in a cage of his own making.

At a nearby college, a cluster of suicides isn’t what it seems. When Asa’s father asks him to look into it, he sees the perfect opportunity to exploit his little crime reporter and make him fall in line. And Asa needs him to fall in line. Zane is suspicious of Asa’s motives and half-convinced he’s dead either way, but he won’t say no to a chance to peek behind the Mulvaney family curtains.

As the two unravel a sinister plot, Asa’s obsession with Zane grows and Zane finds being Asa’s sole focus outweighs almost anything, maybe even his career—which is good for Asa because loving a Mulvaney is a full-time job. Can he convince Zane that he’s worth navigating a family of psychopaths and tolerating an almost too close for comfort twin? Or will Zane learn the hard way that the Mulvaney boys always get what they want? Always.

Headcase is a high heat, intense, lovers-to-frenemies, psychopath romance with an HEA and no cliffhangers. It features an obsessive, calculating psychopath and a wannabe reporter who will stop at nothing to earn himself a major byline. As always, there’s gratuitous violence, very dark humor, enough killers to fill an auditorium, and enough heat to melt your kindle. This is book four in the Necessary Evils series. Each book follows a different couple.

Reviewed by True

TITLE: Daddy’s Stepstalker

SERIES: Daddy’s Little Deviants #1

AUTHOR: Gianni Holmes

PUBLISHER: Self-Published

LENGTH: 457 pages

RELEASE DATE: January 25, 2022

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He’s been Daddy since he won me my first stuffie at a carnival booth.

Even when he married her and became unavailable.

For years Daddy Shaw’s all I’ve ever wanted.

But he still sees me as the innocent boy he took in.

It’s a giggle how sweet he thinks I am.

He has no idea of the things I have done.

Of how I’ve stalked him…

…fantasized about him

… killed for him.

Will he still think of me as his little angel when he finds out I’m rotten to the core?

Reviewed by Kat

TITLE: Yours To Be Forgotten

SERIES: The Long Way Home (Book 2)

AUTHOR: Hayden Hall

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 215 pages

RELEASE DATE: February 1, 2022

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One of us regrets, the other one forgets.

After a warehouse explosion wipes his memory of me, all I see is a chance for redemption. I broke Ashton’s heart two years ago when I chose my career over his warm embrace. And now I’m the only person who can help him find his memories.

But reliving those moments is far from easy. Every step I take in Devil’s Lake is a reminder of the biggest mistake I’ve ever made. And the man walking with me has no clue who I am. He has no clue how much he once loved me.

He looks at me with the same wonder and awe like the first time we met, but we’re racing down the opposite tracks.

If I’m successful, he might just remember me. And when he does, he’ll hate me just like I deserve.

Yours To Be Forgotten is the second book in The Long Way Home trilogy and should be read after Yours To Be Forgiven. Next and final book, Yours To Be Protected, brings this tale to an end in April.

Reviewed by Sadonna

TITLE:  Last Date

SERIES:  Kip O’Connor MM Mystery #2

AUTHOR:  S.C. Wynne

PUBLISHER:  Wynne Wynne Publishing

LENGTH:  202 pages

RELEASE DATE:  January 30, 2022

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Some dates are simply murder.

After barely surviving a terrifying stalker last month, Kip is reexamining his life choices. There’s nothing like almost dying to make you take stock of things.

One bright spot is that the ever maddening Merrick Dawson has stopped following him around picking on him. Merrick has begun dating Peter Harris, who by all accounts is a wonderful guy. Peter is nice. He’s handsome. He’s downright annoyingly perfect.

When Kip is asked out on a romantic sunset cruise by one of Pearl Cove’s most eligible bachelors, he decides he has nothing to lose. Unless he wants to spend the rest of his days alone, he needs to be proactive about finding love.
But when Kip shows up for the cruise, instead of champagne and chocolate-covered strawberries, he finds his date dead.

This is book two in my Kip O’Connor M/M Cozy Mystery series. Each book has a cozy feel to it and there is a strong romantic (slow burn) storyline in each book. No on-page steam but some mild violence.

Reviewed by True

TITLE: Sugar Bunny

SERIES: My Kinky Housemate #1

AUTHOR: Colette Davison

PUBLISHER: Self-Published

LENGTH: 324 pages

RELEASE DATE: February 1, 2022

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Can a no-strings fun-times relationship with two older men lead to real and lasting love?

With the My Kinky Housemate app, I’ve found a place to live with seven like-minded guys. My new start and a chance to make my dreams come true aren’t turning out like I hoped. A housemate has the solution—become a sugar baby. Answering an ad is easy, but will a Sugar Daddy be interested in me?

A sexy interior designer is way more than I expect. He wants to spoil me, spank me, and share me with his silver fox husband.

Together, Colton and Ford solve some of my problems but create another as I start to fall for them. However fun our time together is, I have to remind myself it’s not real. It won’t last. It’s not love… is it?

Sugar Bunny is an MMM, D/switch/s, age-gap romance. It includes pet-play, spanking, an open relationship, sharing—but no cheating!—and some hurt/comfort.

Trigger warning: there are mentions of domestic abuse, but it does not directly involve the main characters.

Reviewed by Kat

TITLE: Bound By Love Boxed Set (Say My Name/ The Bears’ Surrender/I Dare You)

SERIES: Bound By Love

AUTHOR: Patricia Logan

PUBLISHER: Westburg Publishing

LENGTH: 402 pages

RELEASE DATE: July 29, 2018

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The Bound by Love Complete boxed set contains all three complete books from the series. Say my Name, The Bears’ Surrender, and I Dare you.

Raw Hide is the hottest BDSM gay club in New York City. It is run by Cole Chambliss, the recluse owner who is rumored to watch patrons from his eerie two-way mirror in the ceiling each night. The goings on below are sexy as hell. Every night in-house Doms step up to display their BDSM artistry as Cole watches, closed off to the world he abandoned years before due to the horrible scars he bears, destined to live alone. One night all of that changes when Dawson, a down on his luck rent boy, walks into the club.

Join Cole, his only companion, Bull, and all the Doms of Raw Hide take a wild ride in untamed cowboy leather style, as only they can do. Yee Haw!

Reviewed by Kat

TITLE: His Boy to Cuddle

SERIES: Naughty or Nice – Season Two

AUTHOR: Morticia Knight

PUBLISHER: Knight Ever After Publishing

LENGTH: 112 pages

RELEASE DATE: January 28, 2022

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Dear Santa,
I just recently moved to Boston and would love to find a sweet, pretty boy to spend the holidays with. I’m a fit, thirty-eight-year-old Daddy who loves to cuddle, pamper and kiss up a storm. Spankings and punishments? Not so much. With that in mind, I’d prefer a nice boy. Naughty in bed? That’s a different story! I’m all about heating up the sheets and keeping my boy satisfied. All Littles are welcome, any age, but if he likes dolls and frilly things—even better. I love me a femme boy who knows what he wants.

I need to be up-front, though, Santa. This is a no strings attached arrangement for the week leading up to Christmas only. A long-term relationship isn’t what I’m searching for right now and be sure to let any potential boys know I’m not a wealthy dude. I can’t shower him with lots of presents but I can sure shower him with tons of affection!

Thanks, big guy. I hope you can fulfill my wish.
DareDaddy

His Boy to Cuddle is part of the Naughty or Nice Season Two multi-author series. Each book can be read as a standalone, but there are so many Daddies looking for some holiday magic to bring them their perfect boys, why not grab them all? From this novella, you can expect a super shy boy who prefers nighties over PJs, a spectacular vintage Barbie collection, first times, and a muscular, bearded Daddy who can’t keep his hands off the prettiest boy he’s ever seen.

Reviewed by Kat

TITLE: Just Watch Me

AUTHOR: Lee Blair

PUBLISHER: Bosta Books

LENGTH: 135 pages

RELEASE DATE: January 27, 2022

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My idea of an adventure is logging into my favorite game and meeting up with my online friends from the safety of my couch. I’m happy in my boring and predictable life. I certainly don’t need a gorgeous man moving into my building to mix things up.

When my neighbor brings home a fresh hookup, I mean to close the blinds. I really do! It’s just that he has a tattoo and shows all that skin, and well, I’m ashamed to say I get busted. It’s not my fault he never closes his blinds and our studio apartments stare right into each other’s. I try to ignore my shame until, one day, my neighbor puts on a show, and like the magic of my favorite video games—I forget how to be boring. I’m drawn by his looks, but ensnared by his kindness. I never expected to talk to him, let alone become friends, and especially not more.

Just Watch Me is a 38,000-word low-angst, super sweet, gay romance with steam about a tech geek who tumbles out of his comfort zone thanks to his gorgeous temporary neighbor. This book is for fans of ridiculous T-shirts, secret geeks, all the cheese, neighbors who become lovers, and a homebody falling for someone always on the move.

Reviewed by Kat

TITLE: Stay A Little Longer

SERIES: A Fate, Texas Novel

AUTHOR: Jess Bryant

PUBLISHER: Blue Lemon Press

LENGTH: 208 pages

RELEASE DATE: January 27, 2022

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Country music superstar, Trent Thorne is on the run. What he’s kept
hidden from the world is no longer a secret. He trusted the wrong
person, a man he’d stupidly thought he was in love with, and instead of
a happily ever after all he’d gotten was outed. Unwilling to sit around
and watch his private life get plastered all over the news, Trent hits
the road and somehow ends up in his best friend Lemon’s small hometown
of Fate, Texas. He only intended to crash there for one night, but in Fate, one night can change everything.

Lance Nichols knows a thing or two about hiding. He’s so deep in the
closet he can’t even see daylight. The former womanizer finally admitted
the truth to himself a few years ago but he never thought he’d be able
to say the words aloud, not to his family, not to his friends, and
certainly not to his secret celebrity crush when the guy stumbles
awkwardly into his life.

But the words come easily with Trent. Everything comes easily with him. Talking, touching, and even opening up about all the things he’d never told a soul.

Fate brought these two together, but will it also tear them apart? One
newly outed man refuses to go back in the closet. The other can’t
imagine coming out of his.

The world is closing in on their little bubble, but before it does, can they figure out how to coexist and be part of each other’s lives? Can Lance stop hiding and take a chance on love? And what happens if Trent decides to stay a little longer… maybe even forever?

== NOTE ==

This is a special rerelease with new cover and bonus content at the end
(Safe: A Fate, Texas Novella, is now included inside this book)