Recent Release Review: Coming Clean by Silvia Violet
Reviewed by Vicki
TITLE: Coming Clean
AUTHOR: Silvia Violet
PUBLISHER: Silvia Violet Books
LENGTH: 210 pages
BLURB:
An unexpected inheritance lands Jeremy a large house and plenty of money to take a sabbatical from his job teaching poetry at a small college. He intends to sell the house and take off on a new path to discover what...Read More »
Release Day Duo Review: Kick at the Darkness by Keira Andrews
Duo Reviewed by Cindy and Vicki
TITLE: Kick at the Darkness
AUTHOR: Keira Andrews
PUBLISHER: KA Books
LENGTH: 265 pages
BLURB:
To live through the zombie apocalypse they have to survive each other first.
College freshman Parker Osborne is having the worst day ever. He humiliated himself trying to pick up a cute guy, he hasn’t made any...Read More »
Recent Release Review: Requiem in Leather (Deputy Joe #4) by James Buchanan
Reviewed by Vicki
TITLE: Requiem in Leather
SERIES: Deputy Joe #4
AUTHOR: James Buchanan
PUBLISHER: MLR Press
LENGTH: 220 pages
BLURB:
The wilds of San Francisco are a long way from the rural-Utah beat of Deputy Joe Peterson.
Kabe’s former Dom, the man who protected him in prison, dies and Kabe, along with Jack’s other boys, returns to The City to...Read More »
Recent Release Review: Cronin's Key II (Cronin's Key #2) by N.R. Walker
Reviewed by Vicki
TITLE: Cronin’s Key II
SERIES: Cronin’s Key #2
AUTHOR: N.R. Walker
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 195 pages
BLURB:
History isn’t always what it seems.
With the battle of Egypt behind them, Alec and Cronin are enjoying the thrill of new love. Though fate doesn’t wait long before throwing them back into the world of weird.
They know Alec’s...Read More »
Recent Release Review: Deep Deception (Deep #2) by Z.A. Maxfield
Reviewed by Vicki
TITLE: Deep Deception
SERIES: Deep #2
AUTHOR: Z.A. Maxfield
PUBLISHER: Samhain Publishing
LENGTH: 235 pages
BLURB:
He’ll give up everything for his immortal lover…except his humanity.
Leave a note and slip away to Paris alone, Adin thought. It’ll prove to his vampire lover he doesn’t need 24/7 supervision, Adin thought. Instead, Adin lands in a surreal situation...Read More »
Theme Week Review - Men in Uniform: Jacob's Ladder (St. Nacho's #3) by Z.A. Maxfield
Reviewed by Vicki
TITLE: Jacob’s Ladder
SERIES: St. Nacho’s #3
AUTHOR: Z.A. Maxfield
PUBLISHER: Loose Id
LENGTH: 170 pages
BLURB:
Jacob “Yasha” Livingston is having a bad day. First there is the head cold. Then the orgy, the fight, and the hospital. Between that and the bus driver who ejects him — after accusing him of transmitting the Swine Flu...Read More »
Release Day Short Story Review: The New Hire (The Hard Hat Series #2) by T.J. Hall
Reviewed by Vicki
TITLE: The New Hire
SERIES: The Hard Hat Series
AUTHOR: J.T. Hall
PUBLISHER: Diamond Print Press
LENGTH: 20 pages
BLURB:
A short erotic romance.
Gary’s got a problem with his new hire, Tim. He’s allowed the young, attractive guy to get under his skin, and now he finds that he wants more than just a casual fling....Read More »
Series Review: Moonstruck and Rebel Moon (Moonstruck 1 & 2) by Shannon West
Reviewed by Vicki
TITLE: Moonstruck
SERIES: Moonstruck #1
AUTHOR: Shannon West
PUBLISHER: Dark Hollows Press
LENGTH: 108 pages
BLURB:
Special Agent in Charge Jaden Malik’s meeting with the old gray alpha was the first step in an attempt to convince him a fight by his pack against their removal by the Bureau of Lupine...Read More »
Recent Release Review: The Peacock's Eye by Jay Lewis Taylor
Reviewed by Vicki
TITLE: The Peacock’s Eye
AUTHOR: Jay Lewis Taylor
PUBLISHER: Manifold Press
LENGTH: 328 pages
BLURB:
Philip Standage – half-Italian, Catholic, Kit Marlowe’s last lover – is one of the Admiral’s Players, the company that rivals Shakespeare’s. Once Nick Hanham wheedles his way in to the Rose theatre, Philip even has an apprentice to...Read More »
Short Story Review: Hawaiian Trunks by Caraway Carter
Reviewed by Vicki
TITLE: Hawaiian Trunks
AUTHOR: Caraway Carter
PUBLISHER: MLR Press
LENGTH: 40 pages
BLURB:
In Hawaii for the wedding of his lovers, Toby Lee wonders if he’ll ever find a love like Clay & Colin. When he meets Wolff, a hot bartender, over the course of a weekend he thinks it could just be possible. Toby...Read More »
Recent Release Review: Rent to Own by P.J. Nevada
Reviewed by Vicki
TITLE: Rent to Own
AUTHOR: P.J. Nevada
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 51,000 words
BLURB:
What’s a relationship about? Can long term commitments exist on just sex? Or can sex lead to a solid long term relationship? Troy Sanders wants that kind of relationship with a man, based on a serious connection, a complete possession of...Read More »
Book Review: The Biker's Omega (Alpha and Omega #1) by Lisa Oliver
Reviewed by Vicki
TITLE: The Biker’s Omega
SERIES: Alpha and Omega #1
AUTHOR: Lisa Oliver
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 143 pages
BLURB:
Book One – Alpha and Omega series
Can be read as a standalone
Marly Miles has been happy in his life as a lone Omega wolf, living and working among the humans of Orlando, Florida. When an attack on...Read More »
Book Review: Behind the Velvet Curtain by Matt Converse
Reviewed by Vicki
TITLE: Behind the Velvet Curtain
AUTHOR: Matt Converse
PUBLISHER: Comet Press
LENGTH: 65 pages
BLURB:
Sex sells, what it attracts can be deadly. Matt Jaxx is a sexy stripper who develops a fast following, but one of them turns scary stalker. Along the way he way he meets Justin and it’s lust at first sight,...Read More »
Recent Release Review: Welcome to Lobster Cove (Lobster Cove #1) by Carol Lynne
Reviewed by Vicki
TITLE: Welcome to Lobster Cove
SERIES: Lobster Cove #1
AUTHOR: Carol Lynne
PUBLISHER: Totally Bound
LENGTH: 91 pages
BLURB:
When following your dream lands you in Lobster Cove, Maine, anything is possible.
After gaining custody of his younger brother, Boone Jensen moves to a unique LGBT community on the coast of Maine. There, he hopes to find work...Read More »
Recent Release Review: Truth & Tenderness (Faith, Love, & Devotion #6) by Tere Michaels
Reviewed by Vicki
TITLE: Truth & Tenderness
SERIES: Faith, Love, & Devotion #6
AUTHOR: Tere Michaels
PUBLISHER: Dreamspinner Press
LENGTH: 200 pages
BLURB:
Newly promoted police captain Evan Cerelli takes command of his own precinct as Matt Haight’s security business begins to expand at a rapid rate. Both of their careers require more and more of their time—away from...Read More »
Release Day Review: Naming his Mate (Black Hills Wolves #17) by M. Limoges
Reviewed by Vicki
TITLE: Naming his Mate
SERIES: Black Hills Wolves #17
AUTHOR: M. Limoges
PUBLISHER: Decadent Publishing
LENGTH: 64 pages
BLURB:
Small-town sheriff, Mike Hadley, would love to experience a headache-free day for once in his life. Unfortunately, that’s not going to happen anytime soon. While investigating a rash of disappearances and dealing with his ornery lover, he’s thrown...Read More »
Recent Release Review: Family Jewels by M.J. O'Shea
Reviewed by Vicki
TITLE: Family Jewels
AUTHOR: M.J. O’Shea
PUBLISHER: Dreamspinner Press
LENGTH: 200 pages
BLURB:
Corbin Ford, aka the Nightwatchman, named for the antique pocket watches he leaves behind at jobs, has been in the cat-burgling business for years. His father was. His grandfather was. His mother is still one of the most renowned thieves. Corbin likes...Read More »
Recent Release Review: Blood and Ghosts (Blood #2) by Shira Anthony
Reviewed by Vicki
TITLE: Blood and Ghosts
SERIES: Blood #2
AUTHOR: Shira Anthony
PUBLISHER: Dreamspinner Press
LENGTH: 230 pages
BLURB:
Sequel to Blood and Rain
With vampire Nicolas Lambert’s marriage to a rival clanswoman only weeks away, Adrien Gilbert struggles to come to terms with his defeat at the hands of Verel Pelletier, a vampire hunter and an immortal like himself....Read More »
Recent Release Review: Conflict of Interest by Zahra Owens
Reviewed by Vicki
TITLE: Conflict of Interest
AUTHOR: Zahra Owens
PUBLISHER: Dreamspinner Press
LENGTH: 276 pages
BLURB:
When a material witness changes her story during a court interrogation, allowing the man who assaulted her little boy to go free, Senior Crown Prosecutor Finn DeHavilland’s legendary self-control goes out the window. His subsequent suspension from appearing in court leaves...Read More »
Recent Release Review: Claw (Gothika #3) by Jamie Fessenden, Kim Fielding, & Eli Easton
Reviewed by Vicki
TITLE: Claw
SERIES: Gothika #3
AUTHORS: Jamie Fessenden, Kim Fielding, & Eli Easton
PUBLISHER: Dreamspinner Press
LENGTH: 220 pages
BLURB:
Gothika: Volume Three
Beasts lurk in the shadows of wild and forgotten places and in the hearts and souls of men. They are the stuff of dreams and nightmares, but are they feral and savage, or just...Read More »