Book Review: In Your Eyes (Mates #3) by Cardeno C.
Reviewed by Carissa
TITLE: In Your Eyes
SERIES: Mates #3
AUTHOR: Cardeno C.
PUBLISHER: The Romance Authors
LENGTH: 200 pages
BLURB:
Two very different men with a tumultuous history must overcome challenges from all sides and see past their society’s rules to realize they are destined for one another.
Raised to become Alpha of...Read More »
Release Day Group Review: Sloe Ride (Sinners #4) by Rhys Ford
GROUP REVIEW BY VICKI, CINDY, CARISSA, DANIELLE AND DONNA
TITLE: Sloe Ride
SERIES: Sinners #4
AUTHOR: Rhys Ford
PUBLISHER: Dreamspinner Press
LENGTH: 246 Pages
BLURB:
It isn’t easy being a Morgan. Especially when dead bodies start piling up and there’s not a damned thing you can do about it.
Quinn Morgan never quite fit into...Read More »
Flashback Friday Book Review: The Courtship of Julian St. Albans (Consulting Magic #1) by Amy Crook
Reviewed by Carissa
TITLE: The Courtship of Julian St. Albans
SERIES: Consulting Magic #1
AUTHOR: Amy Crook
PUBLISHER: Self-Published
LENGTH: 360 pages
BLURB:
Alexander Benedict is a misanthropic thirtysomething magical consultant, working with the Agency’s top homicide detective, and perfectly content with his life, thank you very much.
Julian St. Albans is...Read More »
Recent Release Review: Inked Souls (Scarred Souls #2) by T.T. Kove
Reviewed by Carissa
TITLE: Inked Souls
SERIES: Scarred Souls #2
AUTHOR: T.T. Kove
PUBLISHER: Less Than Three Press
LENGTH: 46,000 words
BLURB:
Kian didn’t anticipate being dragged along while his friend got a tattoo as anything but a waste of time. Then he meets Silver, a handsome tattoo artist...Read More »
Recent Release Review: Beware of Geeks Bearing Gifts by Charlie Cochet
Reviewed by Carissa
TITLE: Beware of Geeks Bearing Gifts
AUTHOR: Charlie Cochet
PUBLISHER: Dreamspinner Press
LENGTH: 68 pages
BLURB:
Julian “Quinn” Quinetro, a gruff, tough Miami SWAT officer, has been injured on the job, and all he’s looking for is a little peace and quiet to recover—difficult to achieve with his large...Read More »
Book Review: Protection by T.T. Kove
Reviewed by Carissa
TITLE: Protection
AUTHOR: T.T. Kove
PUBLISHER: Arctic Circle Press
LENGTH: 71 pages
BLURB:
Adrian isn’t looking for a boyfriend. He’s focused on school and social situations make him anxious. When his mother encourages him to make a friend and be more outgoing, he takes a chance at a party....Read More »
Release Day Review: Charmed and Dangerous: Ten Tales of Gay Paranormal Romance and Urban Fantasy
Group Review by Donna, Vicki, Carissa, Dan, Cindy & Tammy
TITLE: Charmed and Dangerous: Ten Tales of Gay Paranormal Romance and Urban Fantasy
AUTHOR: Rhys Ford, Ginn Hale, KJ Charles, Nicole Kimberling, Jordan Castillo Price, Jordan L. Hawke, Charlie Cochet, Lou Harper, Andrea Speed, Astrid Amara
PUBLISHER: JCP Books LLC
LENGTH: 509...Read More »
Recent Release Review: Bulls and Blood (The Blood & Thorn Ranch #1) by T.A. Chase
Reviewed by Carissa
TITLE: Bulls and Blood
SERIES: The Blood & Thorn Ranch #1
AUTHOR: T.A. Chase
PUBLISHER: Pride Publishing
LENGTH: 96 pages
BLURB:
Breaking the rules has never been Wesley’s way…until he meets Mino.
Rule Number Two that the Thorn brothers live by is that employees of the ranch are off-limits. Wesley has...Read More »
Good Reads – Love is an Open Road, Line of Sight by Jenn Burke
Theme Week Love is an Open Road
Reviewed by Carissa
TITLE: Line of Sight
SERIES: Don’t Read in the Closet 2015, Love is an Open Road
AUTHOR: Jenn Burke
PUBLISHER: M/M Romance Group
LENGTH: 57 pages
BLURB:
Betrayed by his alien partner, it takes intergalactic cop Cailad kar Natoth a...Read More »
Recent Release Review: Overly Dramatic (Treading the Boards) by Rebecca Cohen
Reviewed by Carissa
TITLE: Overly Dramatic
SERIES: Treading the Boards
AUTHOR: Rebecca Cohen
PUBLISHER: Dreamspinner Press
LENGTH: 131 pages
BLURB:
Andy Marshall moves to London looking for a fresh start after breaking up with his long-term boyfriend. To stave off boredom from his day job as an accountant and to meet new people,...Read More »
Recent Release Review: Coming Back (The Belladonna Arms #3) by John Inman
Reviewed by Carissa
TITLE: Coming Back
SERIES: The Belladonna Arms #3
AUTHOR: John Inman
PUBLISHER: Dreamspinner Press
LENGTH: 200 pages
BLURB:
Barney Teegarden knows what it’s like to be alone. He knows what it’s like to have a romantic heart, yet no love in his life to unleash the romance on. With the...Read More »
Recent Release Review: A Fashionable Indulgence (A Society of Gentlemen #1) by K.J. Charles
Reviewed by Carissa
TITLE: A Fashionable Indulgence
SERIES: A Society of Gentlemen #1
AUTHOR: K.J. Charles
PUBLISHER: Loveswept
LENGTH: 264 pages
BLURB:
In the first novel of an explosive new series from K. J. Charles, a young gentleman and his elegant mentor fight for love in a world of wealth, power, and manipulation.
Recent Release Review: Bloodguilty by K.M. Penemue
Reviewed by Carissa
TITLE: Bloodguilty
AUTHOR: K.M. Penemue
PUBLISHER: Less Than Three Press
LENGTH: 69 pages
BLURB:
When Casimir reaches Brightgate, he isn’t sure what to expect from the City of Monsters, though he’s a monster himself. He definitely doesn’t anticipate being attacked mere moments after arriving—or that he’d be rescued...Read More »
Book Review: The Dead by Cal Matthews
Reviewed by Carissa
TITLE: The Dead
SERIES: Thaumaturge Series #1
AUTHOR: Cal Matthews
PUBLISHER: Self-pub
LENGTH: 227 pages
BLURB:
“She’s dead,” I said to him harshly, and he made a tiny, breathless noise. The old man put his hand on the boy’s shoulder, and the girl gave another sob, her face crumpling...Read More »
Recent Release Review: Heat Wave: Tuscaloosa by Jeff Adams
Reviewed by Carissa
TITLE: Heat Wave: Tuscaloosa
AUTHOR: Jeff Adams
PUBLISHER: JMS Books
LENGTH: 51 pages
BLURB:
Ethan is a grad student stuck in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, for the summer. Though he’s thrilled about his teaching assistant position at the university, he’s not at all excited about the record-breaking heat wave plaguing...Read More »
Series Review: The Valespian Pact (Books 1&2) by Lexi Ander
Reviewed by Carissa
This is a Series Review of The Valespian Pact Series (Books 1 & 2 )
AUTHOR: Lexi Ander
PUBLISHER: Less Than Three Press
SERIES REVIEW:
With book three still in the works, coming to the end of the current two-book series can feel a bit cliff-hanger-y. There is...Read More »
Book Review: Not Quite Shakespeare (a Dreamspinner Press Anthology)
Reviewed by Carissa
TITLE: Not Quite Shakespeare
AUTHOR: Becky Black, Bette Browne, Theo Fenraven, M.A. Ford, S.A. Garcia, Penny Hudson, Annabelle Jacobs, Jules Jones, Rhidian Brenig Jones, Sarah Madison, Jay Northcote, Chris Quinton, Megan Reddaway, Rob Rosen, Sam Evans
PUBLISHER: Dreamspinner Press
LENGTH: 350 pages
BLURB:
Take a ride...Read More »
Recent Release Review: 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 »
Recent Release Review: 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 »
Book Review: 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 »