Book Review: The Sol of Jupiter by Thaddeus J.
Reviewed by Carissa
TITLE: The Sol of Jupiter
AUTHOR: Thaddeus J
PUBLISHER: Self-published
LENGTH: 253 pages
BLURB: Turner Michaels is an idealistic junior enlisted communicator that wants nothing more than to successfully execute his duties. After being transferred to a light armored reconnaissance unit in the middle of the Mojave Desert, the young U.S....Read More »
Book Review: Bashert by Gale Stanley [Advent Calender Event]
Reviewed by Carissa
TITLE: Bashert
SERIES: 2013 Advent Calendar – Heartwarming
AUTHOR: Gale Stanley
PUBLISHER: Dreamspinner
LENGTH: 48 pages
BLURB: Is it possible to be a good Jew and a gay man?
Not for Jonah Stern. He can’t reconcile his faith with his attraction to boys, so he turns his back on Judaism. A college...Read More »
Book Review: At First Touch by T. A. Chase & Devon Rhodes
Reviewed by Carissa
TITLE: At First Touch
SERIES: International Men of Sports #3
AUTHOR: T.A. Chase and Devon Rhodes
PUBLISHER: Totally Bound
LENGTH: 148 pages
BLURB: Excelling at the game he loved was everything to King, until Lukas showed him at first touch how much better his life could be…
Ewansiha ‘King’ Kroenig is at...Read More »
Book Review: Come to Dust by J. S. Cook
Reviewed by Carissa
TITLE: Come to Dust
SERIES: Inspector Raft Mystery #3
AUTHOR: J.S. Cook
PUBLISHER: Dreamspinner Press
LENGTH: 230 pages
BLURB: In the frigid winter of 1891, with the nation still reeling from the Barings bank crisis, Inspector Philemon Raft returns from an involuntary sabbatical, tasked with solving the kidnapping of highly placed...Read More »
Book Review: The Harvest - Taken by M. A. Church
Reviewed by Carissa
TITLE: The Harvest: Taken
SERIES: The Harvest #1
AUTHOR: M.A. Church
PUBLISHER: Storm Moon Press
LENGTH: 274 pages
BLURB: In the year 2050, humanity finds out they are indeed not alone.
Massive space ships appear without warning above the capital cities of all major nations. The planet Tah’Nar is dying. Chemical...Read More »
Book Review: Breaking Point by N.R. Walker
Reviewed by Carissa
TITLE: Breaking Point
SERIES: Turning Point #2
AUTHOR: N.R. Walker
PUBLISHER: Totally Bound
LENGTH: 238 pages
BLURB: A fight for what’s right becomes a fight for his life.
As guilt plagues him, Matthew Elliott’s world begins to spiral out of control. The harder he holds on,...Read More »
Release Day Review: Bottoms Up by Etienne
Reviewed by Carissa
TITLE: Bottoms Up
SERIES: An Avondale Story; About a Bottoms #1
AUTHOR: Etienne
PUBLISHER: Dreamspinner Press
LENGTH: 250 pages
BLURB: RN First Assistant Chris Bottoms enjoys being a bottom. Though abused by his stepfather as a boy and conditioned to enjoy sex only one particular...Read More »
Book Review: An Inch at a Time by Heidi Belleau & Amelia C. Gormley
Reviewed by Carissa
TITLE: An Inch at a Time
SERIES: The Professor’s Rule #2
AUTHOR: Heidi Belleau and Amelia C. Gormley
PUBLISHER: Riptide Publishing
LENGTH: 60 pages
BLURB: James Sheridan is failing history. Luckily, his professor is a rumored pervert, and James isn’t too proud to pay for...Read More »
Pre-release Review: Drive My Car by Megan Slayer
Reviewed by Carissa
TITLE: Drive My Car
AUTHOR: Megan Slayer
PUBLISHER: Totally Bound
LENGTH: 49 pages
BLURB: Can the one being led, do the leading?
Miles Hornish has seen it all—men, women, ménages…but none of them make the grade. No, this self-made real estate magnate wants one person to...Read More »
Book Review: The Stars That Tremble by Kate McMurray
Reviewed by Carissa
TITLE: The Stars That Tremble
AUTHOR: Kate McMurray
PUBLISHER: Dreamspinner Press
LENGTH: 200 pages
BLURB: Giovanni Boca was destined to go down in history as an opera legend until a vocal chord injury abruptly ended his career. Now he teaches voice lessons at a prestigious...Read More »
Current Week Release Review: Rainbow Briefs Anthology by Kira Harp
Reviewed by Carissa
TITLE: Rainbow Briefs
AUTHOR: Kira Harp
EDITED BY: Sara Winters
PUBLISHER: Self-published
LENGTH: 218 pages
BLURB: Have you ever looked at a picture, perhaps a photo of two guys in a tight hug, or two girls holding hands, and wondered, What happened before that moment?...Read More »
Pre-release Review: Hollywood Bound by Morticia Knight
Reviewed by Carissa
TITLE: Hollywood Bound
SERIES: Gin & Jazz #1
AUTHOR: Morticia Knight
PUBLISHER: Totally Bound
LENGTH: 189 pages
BLURB: Sweet and innocent nineteen year-old Jack has loved the older and more street wise Nick from almost the first time he met him. Nick has taken care...Read More »
Book Review: Unbreak My Heart by K-lee Klein
Reviewed by Carissa
TITLE: Unbreak My Heart
AUTHOR: K-lee Klein
PUBLISHER: Amber Allure
LENGTH: 284 pages
BLURB: Brett Taylor has been doing just fine living in his little world of grief and pain for the past three years—thank you very much. Losing someone special is life changing, and...Read More »
Book Review: Seducing Stephen by Bonnie Dee and Summer Devon
Reviewed by Carissa
TITLE: Seducing Stephen
AUTHOR: Bonnie Dee and Summer Devon
PUBLISHER: Loose Id
LENGTH: 144 pages
BLURB: What does a jaded earl see in a studious young man? Everything he never knew he was missing.
The dark, alluring Peter, Lord Northrup, is Stephen’s every nighttime fantasy made...Read More »
Pre-release Review: Serenading Stanley by John Inman
Reviewed by Carissa
TITLE: Serenading Stanley
AUTHOR: John Inman
PUBLISHER: Dreamspinner Press
LENGTH: 234 pages
BLURB: Welcome to the Belladonna Arms, a rundown little apartment building perched atop a hill in downtown San Diego, home to the city’s lost and lovelorn. Shy archaeology student Stanley Sternbaum has just moved...Read More »
Pre-release Review: Burning Ashes by H. Lewis-Foster
Reviewed by Carissa
TITLE: Burning Ashes
AUTHOR: H. Lewis-Foster
PUBLISHER: Dreamspinner Press
LENGTH: 200 pages
BLURB: Intelligent and confident, Australian cricketer Nat Seddon is one of the world’s best bowlers. He’s openly gay, but keeps his private life to himself, everything under control. But on the last day...Read More »
Pre-release Review: Good Boy by Anne Tenino
Reviewed by Carissa
TITLE: Good Boy
SERIES: Theta Alpha Gamma #4
AUTHOR: Anne Tenino
PUBLISHER: Riptide Publishing
LENGTH: 77 pages
BLURB: Brad “Frat Boy” Feller and Sebastian “Toppy” DeWitt have been together for nine months, and their relationship is as hot as ever. The only cloud Brad sees on...Read More »
Book Review: Junk by Josephine Myles
Reviewed by Carissa
TITLE: Junk
SERIES: The Bristol Collection, Book 1
AUTHOR: Josephine Myles
PUBLISHER: Samhain Publishing
LENGTH: 351 pages
BLURB: Letting go is the first step to healing…or bringing it all crashing down.
When an avalanche of books cuts off access to his living room, university librarian Jasper...Read More »
Book Review: Dead in the Desert by Lou Harper
Reviewed by Carissa
TITLE: Dead in the Desert
SERIES: L.A. Paranormal #3
AUTHOR: Lou Harper
PUBLISHER: Harper Books
LENGTH: 111 pages
BLURB: Jon Cooper used to think he wanted a life free of complications, but that was before he got involved with his roommate, Leander. Jon knows that the only thing...Read More »