Recent Release Review: Cronin's Key III (Cronin's Key #3) by N.R. Walker
Reviewed by Vicki
TITLE: Cronin’s Key III
SERIES: Cronin’s Key #3
AUTHOR: N.R. Walker
PUBLISHER: Blueheart Press
LENGTH: 193 pages
BLURB:
History isn’t always what it seems…
Twelve months after his change, Alec MacAidan is still getting used to his many vampire talents. While most vampires would give anything to have more than one supernatural power, Alec craves nothing...Read More »
Book Review: Dancing Around The Cop (Alpha and Omega #2) by Lisa Oliver
Reviewed by Vicki
TITLE: Dancing Around The Cop
SERIES: Alpha and Omega #2
AUTHOR: Lisa Oliver
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 176 pages
BLURB:
Terry Martin has an awesome life – good friends, loving parents and a job he loves designing all of the bright and wonderful costumes for the drag queens at Club Blue. Sure, no one but his parents...Read More »
Theme Week Review: Muscling Through by J.L. Merrow
Reviewed by Vicki
TITLE: Muscling Through
AUTHOR: J.L. Merrow
PUBLISHER: Samhain Publishing
LENGTH: 87 pages
BLURB:
The bigger they come, the harder they fall… in love.
Cambridge art professor Larry Morton takes one, alcohol-glazed look at the huge, tattooed man looming in a dark alley, and assumes he’s done for. Moments later he finds himself disarmed—literally and figuratively. And,...Read More »
Release Day Review: Base Instincts (Demonica #11.7) by Larissa Ione
Reviewed by Vicki
TITLE: Base Instincts
SERIES: Demonica #11.7
AUTHOR: Larissa Ione
PUBLISHER: Riptide Publishing
LENGTH: 150 pages
BLURB:
As a Seminus demon, Raze’s life literally depends on having sex with females. The problem is that he doesn’t desire females, and it’s physically impossible for him to be with males. Thankfully, he and his best friend, Fayle, have an arrangement...Read More »
Release Day Review: Valor on the Move by Keira Andrews
Reviewed by Vicki
TITLE: Valor on the Move
AUTHOR: Keira Andrews
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 250 pages
BLURB:
He’d give his life to protect the president’s son. But he never expected to risk his heart.
Growing up gay in the White House hasn’t been easy for Rafael Castillo. Codenamed “Valor” by the Secret Service, Rafa feels anything but brave...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 »
Book Review: The Gift (Las Vegas Escorts #2) by Andrew Grey
Reviewed by Vicki
TITLE: The Gift
SERIES: Las Vegas Escorts #2
AUTHOR: Andrew Grey
PUBLISHER: Dreamspinner Press
LENGTH: 225 pages
BLURB:
Sequel to The Price
Las Vegas Escorts: Book Two
Ember is a drop-dead gorgeous Las Vegas escort. He notices Alejandro in some of the classes he teaches at his side business—a yoga studio. Then, color-blind Alejandro further captures Ember’s attention...Read More »
Recent Release Review: Potato Surprise: A Brimstone Prequel (Brimstone #0) by Angel Martinez
Reviewed by Vicki
TITLE: Potato Surprise: A Brimstone Prequel
SERIES: Brimstone #0
AUTHOR: Angel Martinez
PUBLISHER: Mischief Corner Books
LENGTH: 120 pages
BLURB:
Before Ness, before Corny, before Leopold and Heckle and Mac, there was just Shax and Verin and a newly stolen, er, acquired cargo ship. Join Shax on his first adventure in space in which a pampered demon...Read More »
Book Review: After the Final Encore (Encore #2) by Scotty Cade
Reviewed by Vicki
TITLE: After the Final Encore
SERIES: Encore #2
AUTHOR: Scotty Cade
PUBLISHER: Dreamspinner Press
LENGTH: 200 pages
BLURB:
Sequel to Final Encore
Country superstar Billy Eagan’s career is soaring. He’s topping the charts and winning award after award. He and his manager and life partner, Ian Dillon, have been virtually inseparable for almost five years, solidifying their...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: Forever in the Sun (Stories from Sapphire Cay #6) by Meredith Russell and R.J. Scott
Reviewed by Vicki
TITLE: Forever in the Sun
SERIES: Stories from Sapphire Cay #6
AUTHOR: Meredith Russell and R.J. Scott
PUBLISHER: Love Lane Books
LENGTH: 122 pages
BLURB:
Will Lucas and Dylan’s happy ever after be able to weather the storm that is heading for Sapphire Cay? Join characters old and new as we celebrate Dylan and Lucas’s wedding and...Read More »
Goodreads – Love is an Open Road: Out in the Deep End by Lane Hayes
Theme Week : Love is an Open Road
Reviewed by Vicki
TITLE: Out in ther Deep End
AUTHOR: Lane Hayes
LENGTH: 41 pages
STORY PROMPT:
Dear Author,
My water polo team is the most LGBT friendly team on campus. Literally half the team is queer and it’s ok, you can be jealous. One of the...Read More »
Recent Release Review: One Marine, Hero by E.M. Lynley
Reviewed by Vicki
TITLE: One Marine, Hero
AUTHOR: E.M. Lynley
PUBLISHER: Dreamspinner Press
LENGTH: 280 pages
BLURB:
He’s a hero to everyone but himself.
Marine helicopter pilot Captain Jake Woodley struggles after receiving the Medal of Honor for a mission where he didn’t bring every man back alive. Being called a hero and having his photo plastered...Read More »
Recent Release Review: When to Hold Them (Bluewater Bay #9) by G.B. Gordon
Reviewed by Vicki
TITLE: When to Hold Them
SERIES: Bluewater Bay #9
AUTHOR: G.B. Gordon
PUBLISHER: Riptide Publishing
LENGTH: 221 pages
BLURB:
Doran Callaghan doesn’t know when to fold ’em. His gambling has landed him in debt and in jail, and now it’s got him stuck in the sticks in a reintegration program. He wants to turn his...Read More »
Recent Release Review: Lonely Hearts (Love Lessons #3) by Heidi Cullinan
Reviewed by Vicki
TITLE: Lonely Hearts
SERIES: Love Lessons #3
AUTHOR: Heidi Cullinan
PUBLISHER: Samhain Publishing
LENGTH: 325 pages
BLURB:
With the quiet help of his wealthy family, Sebastian “Baz” Acker has successfully kept his painful past at bay. But as the end of college draws near, his friends—his buffer zone—are preparing to move on, while his own life...Read More »
Recent Release Review: Groomzilla by Tere Michaels
Reviewed by Vicki
TITLE: Groomzilla
AUTHOR: Tere Michaels
PUBLISHER: Dreamspinner Press
LENGTH: 160 pages
BLURB:
When drama threatens to ruin a romance on a reality show, only a true friend can save a groomzilla’s wedding.
Daniel Green, an event planner with a neat, quiet, orderly life, reluctantly agrees to plan the wedding of his childhood friend Ander, an outrageous...Read More »
Recent Release Review: Guardians of the Haunted Moor (The Tyack and Frayne Mysteries #5) by Harper Fox
Reviewed by Vicki
TITLE: Guardians of the Haunted Moor
SERIES: The Tyack and Frayne Mysteries #5
AUTHOR: Harper Fox
PUBLISHER: FoxTales Publications
LENGTH: 147 pages
BLURB:
The wedding is just the beginning…
Gideon and Lee have spent a year in chaotic married bliss, with all the trimmings – a dog, tricky in-laws, and a baby girl they both adore. But...Read More »
Recent Release Review: Wounded Vol. 2 (Little Goddess #2 Vol 2.) by Amy Lane
Reviewed by Vicki
TITLE: Wounded Vol. 2
SERIES: Little Goddess #2 Vol. 2
AUTHOR: Amy Lane
PUBLISHER: DSP Publications
LENGTH: 250 pages
BLURB:
Green and Bracken’s beloved survived their enemy’s worst—with help from unexpected vampiric help.
But survival is a long way from recovery, and even further from safety. Green’s people want badly to return to the Sierra Foothills, but they’re...Read More »
Release Day Review: Yellowbelly Hero (Heroes at Heart #1) by Susan Laine
Reviewed by Vicki
TITLE: Yellowbelly Hero
AUTHOR: Susan Laine
SERIES: Heroes at Heart #1
PUBLISHER: Dreamspinner Press
LENGTH: 83 pages
BLURB:
Heroes at Heart: Book One
Yancy Bell was bullied in high school for being a yellowbelly, not because of any cowardice, but because of his nervous bladder condition. It’s Yancy’s first year in college, and he’s hoping to make...Read More »
Release Day Review: Prickly Business (Portland Pack Chronicles #1) by Piper Vaughn and Kenzie Cade
Reviewed by Vicki
TITLE: Prickly Business
SERIES: Portland Pack Chronicles #1
AUTHORS: Piper Vaughn and Kenzie Cade
PUBLISHER: Dreamspinner Press
LENGTH: 256 pages
BLURB:
Some people might call Avery Babineaux a prick. He’s a hedgehog shifter from an old-money Louisiana family with a penchant for expensive shoes and a reputation for being a judgmental snob....Read More »