Recent Release Review: Foolish Encounters Anthology by Amy Lane, Angel Martinez, Tali Spencer, Tinnean, Elin Gregory, J.C. Wallace, & Freddy MacKay

Reviewed by Vicki

TITLE: Foolish Encounters – A Rainbow Gold Anthology

AUTHORS: Amy Lane, Angel Martinez, Tali Spencer, Tinnean, Elin Gregory, J.C. Wallace, & Freddy MacKay

PUBLISHER: Wilde City Press

LENGTH: 353 pages

BLURB:

An accident, a chance encounter, a thought blurted out, a boat blown off course, a change in direction that suddenly runs into the...Read More »

Book Review: Tigerland (Tigers & Devils #2) by Sean Kennedy

Reviewed by Vicki

TITLE:  Tigerland 

SERIES: Tigers and Devils #2

AUTHOR: Sean Kennedy

PUBLISHER: Dreamspinner Press

LENGTH: 306 pages

BLURB:

After an eventful and sometimes uncomfortably public courtship, Simon Murray and Declan Tyler settled into a comfortable life together. Now retired from the AFL, Declan works as a football commentator; Simon develops programs with queer content for a...Read More »

Recent Release Review: A Way Home (Gay Amish Romance #3) by Keira Andrew

Reviewed by Vicki

TITLE: A Way Home

SERIES: Gay Amish Romance #3

AUTHOR: Keira Andrews

PUBLISHER: KA Books

LENGTH: 240 pages

BLURB:

Will returning to their Amish roots renew their faith in each other?

Isaac and David never thought they’d go back to the Amish world. But when Isaac’s younger brother is stricken with cancer, they don’t hesitate to...Read More »

Series Review: Brandywine Investigations books 1-3 by Angel Martinez

Reviewed by Vicki

SERIES REVIEW: Brandywine Investigations

AUTHOR: Angel Martinez

PUBLISHER: Amber Allure for #1 & #3

BOOK ONE TITLE: Canines, Crosshairs, and Corpses

LENGTH: 183 pages

BLURB:

What’s a Lord of the Dead to do? Hades’ bride of several thousand years has served him with divorce papers and she doesn’t just want him out...Read More »

Recent Release Review: Axel's Pup (Werewolves & Dragons #1) by Kim Dare

Reviewed by Vicki

TITLE: Axel’s Pup   

SERIES: Werewolves & Dragons #1

AUTHOR: Kim Dare

PUBLISHER: Self published

LENGTH: 560 pages

BLURB:

As the landlord of The Dragon’s Lair and leader of The Black Dragons Motorcycle Club, Axel Carmichael has seen it all and done it all. He’s a respected and experienced dom. Nothing shocks him any more, and nobody...Read More »

Recent Release Review: Final Encore (Encore) by Scotty Cade

Reviewed by Vicki

TITLE: Final Encore

SERIES: Encore

AUTHOR: Scotty Cade

PUBLISHER: Dreamspinner Press

LENGTH: 210 pages

BLURB:

When hunky aspiring country singer Billy Eagan heads to Nashville in search of his big break, a relationship and love are the furthest things from his mind. Taking a foreman’s job at the Lazy H ranch and not knowing how he...Read More »

Book Review: Fighting Fangs (Bound and Bonded #4) by Lisa Oliver

Reviewed by Vicki

TITLE: Fighting Fangs

SERIES: Bound and Bonded #4

AUTHOR: Lisa Oliver

PUBLISHER: Self published

LENGTH: 118 pages

BLURB:

Ace is on a mission. On the run from his old pack, the enforcer is determined that cat shifter Teric must die. In his head it’s the only way he can regain his place in the Washington pack and...Read More »

Series Review: Bound and Bonded 1-3 by Lisa Oliver

Reviewed by Vicki 

SERIES REVIEW: Bound and Bonded

AUTHOR: Lisa Oliver

PUBLISHER: Self Published

BOOK ONE TITLE: Don’t Touch 

LENGTH: 97 pages

BLURB: 

Submissive wolf shifter Levi has met his mate, the one he wants to call Master. The problem is the Master concerned wants him for nothing more than a regular Saturday night scene and thanks to the rules...Read More »

Recent Release Review: Dance Off by Ariel Tachna and Nessa L. Warin

Reviewed by Vicki

TITLE: Dance Off 

AUTHOR: Ariel Tachna and Nessa L. Warin

PUBLISHER: Dreamspinner Press

LENGTH: 230 pages

BLURB:

On the reality show Dance Off, pro rugby player Olivier Gautier and Olympic swimmer JC Webster each have one goal in mind: to stay on the show as long as possible to earn his charity of choice maximum...Read More »

Recent Release Review: The Homeport Journals by A.C. Burch

Reviewed by Vicki

TITLE: The Homeport Journals

AUTHOR: A.C. Burch 

PUBLISHER: Wilde City Press

LENGTH: 272 pages

BLURB:

Fleeing New York City and an abusive partner, would-be writer Marc Nugent finds work at HomePort, the Provincetown mansion of Lola Staunton, a fabulously wealthy recluse. Aided by an attractive-but-unattainable artist and an all-too-available cross-dresser, Marc investigates accusations of rape...Read More »

Recent Release Review: A Shot of J&B (Vasquez and James Spin off) by Lou Sylvre

Reviewed by Vicki

TITLE: A Shot of J&B 

SERIES: Vasquez and James Spin off

AUTHOR: Lou Sylvre

PUBLISHER: Dreamspinner Press

LENGTH: 214 pages

BLURB:

Six years ago, Brian Harrison helped save the life of Jackie Vasquez, and he’s never really forgotten him. After the rescue, Brian ended his employment with Jackie’s uncle Luki and left the US for England, aiming...Read More »

Theme Week Review - Sports: Tigers and Devils (Tigers and Devils #1) by Sean Kennedy

Reviewed by Vicki

TITLE: Tigers and Devils

SERIES: Tigers and Devils #1

AUTHOR: Sean Kennedy

PUBLISHER: Dreamspinner Press

LENGTH: 376 pages

BLURB:

The most important things in Simon Murray’s life are football, friends, and film—in that order. His friends despair of him ever meeting someone, but despite his loneliness, Simon is cautious about looking for...Read More »

Recent Release Review: Nowhere Ranch by Heidi Cullinan

Reviewed by Vicki

TITLE: Nowhere Ranch 

AUTHOR: Heidi Cullinan

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 178 pages

BLURB:

Love will grow through the cracks you leave open.

Ranch hand Roe Davis absolutely never mixes business with pleasure—until he runs into his boss, Travis Loving, at the only gay bar within two hundred miles.

Getting involved with the ranch owner is a bad...Read More »

Release Day Review: He's Just Knot That Into You by Nico Jaye

Reviewed by Vicki

TITLE: He’s Just Knot That Into You

AUTHOR: Nico Jaye

PUBLISHER: Dreamspinner Press

LENGTH: 129 pages

BLURB:

When Tanner moves to Chicago for a new job, he experiences his First Shift, a revelation that signifies he’s met his mate since the last full moon. The only problem? He doesn’t know who it is. To...Read More »

Recent Release Review: Eastern Cowboy by Andrew Grey

Reviewed by Vicki

TITLE: Eastern Cowboy

AUTHOR: Andrew Grey

PUBLISHER: Dreamspinner Press

LENGTH: 200 pages

BLURB:

Brighton McKenzie inherited one of the last pieces of farmland in suburban Baltimore. It has been in his family since Maryland was a colony, though it has lain fallow for years. Selling it for development would be easy, but Brighton wants to...Read More »

Recent Release Review: Vulnerable (Little Goddess #1) by Amy Lane

Reviewed by Vicki

TITLE: Vulnerable

SERIES: Little Goddess #1

AUTHOR: Amy Lane

PUBLISHER: DSP Publications

LENGTH: 304 pages

BLURB:

Working graveyards in a gas station seems a small price for Cory to pay to get her degree and get the hell out of her tiny town. She’s terrified of disappearing into the aimless masses of the lost and the...Read More »

Recent Release Review: Cinder and the Smoke by Geonn Cannon

Reviewed by Vicki

TITLE: Cinder and the Smoke 

AUTHOR: Geonn Cannon

PUBLISHER: Supposed Crimes LLC

LENGTH: 201 pages

BLURB:

In nineteenth century New York, safes aren’t living up to their name. A thief so wily, so impossible to capture the the police call her “the Smoke” has been targeting the wealthy. In reality the Smoke is a woman...Read More »

Recent Release Review: Journey to Lobster Cove (Cattle Valley #32) by Carol Lynne

Reviewed by Vicki

TITLE: Journey to Lobster Cove

SERIES: Cattle Valley #32

AUTHOR: Carol Lynne

PUBLISHER: Totally Bound

LENGTH: 104 pages

BLURB:

Spreading acceptance one town at a time.

When the town of Cattle Valley runs out of room for new construction, Asa Montgomery begins to look into alternative locations. He discovers a small fishing village in Maine for sale...Read More »