Book Review: The Social Climber by Jere M. Fishback
Reviewed by Cheryl
TITLE: The Social Climber
AUTHOR: Jere M. Fishback
PUBLISHER: Nine Star Press
LENGTH: 138 pages
RELEASE DATE: March 8, 2021
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High school classmates, Josh Livingstone who’s gay, and his straight friend Simon LePage, hatch a plot to improve their status at school by creating new images for themselves. But their efforts...Read More »
Book Review: Love Him/ Hate Him by Chris Bedell
Reviewed by Cheryl
TITLE: Love Him/ Hate Him
AUTHOR: Chris Bedell
PUBLISHER: Willow River Press
LENGTH: 185 pages
RELEASE DATE: February 16, 2021
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17-year-old Connor doesn’t believe his best friend’s death was an accident. Falling down the stairs was random, and Connor can’t help but wonder if someone might’ve pushed her…
Determined to find out...Read More »
Recent Release Review: Invincible Me (Stories of the Seasons) by Addison Lloyd
Reviewed by Cheryl
TITLE: Invincible Me
SERIES: Stories of the Seasons
AUTHOR: Addison Lloyd
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 95 pages
RELEASE DATE: April 28, 2021
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A reaction to almost dying or gay awakening?
I don’t fit in anymore. Not at home. Not at school. And this jittery feeling—like I’m living someone else’s life—needs to stop. Nothing...Read More »
Book Review: Why Can't Relationships by Like Pizza (The Pizza Chronicles) by Andy V. Roamer
Reviewed by Cheryl
TITLE: Why Can’t Relationships Be Like Pizza
SERIES: The Pizza Chronicles
AUTHOR: Andy V Roamer
PUBLISHER: NineStar Press
LENGTH: 208 pages
RELEASE DATE: March 15 2021
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As RV enters sophomore year, his friendships and relationships create more questions than answers. RV still cares for Bobby, but Bobby seems a different, more distant...Read More »
Book Review: Say Yes to a Mess by Elle Brownlee
Reviewed by Cheryl
TITLE: Say Yes To A Mess
SERIES: Dreamspun Desires
AUTHOR: Elle Brownlee
PUBLISHER: Dreamspinner Press
LENGTH: 177 Pages
RELEASE DATE: November 17, 2020
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Can a fake engagement become a real marriage?
Wiley Grey is stuck in a rut. He loves his picturesque hometown, helping in his best friend’s bakery, and the house his...Read More »
Book Review: Charisma Check (Roll for Love #2) by Charlie Novak
Reviewed by Cheryl
TITLE: Charisma Check
SERIES: Roll for Love
AUTHOR: Charlie Novak
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 274 Pages
RELEASE DATE: January 19, 2021
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Hatred is complicated, clothing is simple—Edward doesn’t need a man, and he certainly doesn’t need cosplayer and tattoo artist, Izzy Montes, AKA The Masked Gentleman, Edward’s ultimate nemesis.
Edward and Izzy have...Read More »
Flashback Friday Book Review: Nuttin' But Trouble (College of United Monsters) by C B Archer
Reviewed by Cheryl
TITLE: Nuttin’ But Trouble
SERIES: College of United Monsters
AUTHOR: C B Archer
PUBLISHER: Deep Desires Press
LENGTH: 60 pages
RELEASE DATE: September 5, 2019
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The once elite College of United Monsters (C.U.M.) is not only having financial troubles but is now suffering from missing student problems. In order to stay afloat,...Read More »
Recent Release Review: Blind Tiger (The Pride #1) by Jordan L. Hawk
Reviewed by Cheryl
TITLE: Blind Tiger
SERIES: The Pride Book 1
AUTHOR: Jordan L. Hawk
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 238 pages
RELEASE DATE: March 19, 2021
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1924, Chicago. Prohibition is in full swing and gang bosses rule the city with might—and magic.
When Sam Cunningham flees his small-town life to try his luck in the big...Read More »
Book Review: Home and Family (Heart, Home, Family #3) by Andrew Grey
Reviewed by Cheryl
TITLE: Home and Family
SERIES: Heart, Home, Family #3
AUTHOR: Andrew Grey
PUBLISHER: Andrew Grey Books
LENGTH: 126 pages
RELEASE DATE: February 16, 2021
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Mark has worked on Clay and Dell’s farm for a year, and he’s now in charge of the care and feeding of their growing herd of goats. He’s...Read More »
Book Review: Daddy’s Forbidden Room by K.A. Merikan
Reviewed by Cheryl
TITLE: Daddy’s Forbidden Room
AUTHOR: K.A. Merikan
PUBLISHER: Acerbi & Villani Ltd.
LENGTH: 181 pages
RELEASE DATE: December 9, 2020
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“Oh, Kevin, no… you don’t need a boyfriend. What you need is a Daddy.”Kevin knows his worth. He’s a cute twink who, despite his lack of experience, has a lot to...Read More »
Book Review: Worth It by Chloe B. Young
Reviewed by Cheryl
TITLE: Worth It
AUTHOR: Chloe B. Young
PUBLISHER: Riptide Publishing
LENGTH: 233 Pages
RELEASE DATE: October 5, 2020
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The price of love could be too high to pay.
Elliott Meyer is a dedicated student . . . and a part-time sex worker. College is expensive, and after his mother’s death left his...Read More »
Book Review: Gagging the Gharial (Kinky Critters #5) by Caitlin Ricci and A.J. Marcus
Reviewed by Cheryl
TITLE: Gagging the Gharial
SERIES: Kinky Critters #5
AUTHOR: Caitlin Ricci and A.J. Marcus
PUBLISHER: eXtasy
LENGTH: 38 pages
RELEASE DATE:
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Kyan hid his true self away, afraid that Sai would reject his kinky side. He tried to be happy with Sai in a love without kink, but when his true side...Read More »
Short Story Review: Rilke’s Ghost by Michael Ampersant
Reviewed by Cheryl
TITLE: Rilke’s Ghost
AUTHOR: Michael Ampersant
PUBLISHER: Lust Spiel Books
LENGTH: 26 pages
RELEASE DATE: September 14, 2019
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While visiting the lovely town of Duino on the Adriatic Italian coast, Michael A. provoked the wraith of the legendary German poet Rainer Maria Rilke by applying Google-translate to the wordsmith’s famed “Duineser...Read More »
Love Bytes Reviewers' "Best of 2020" Day #5 - Cheryl
Welcome to the Love Bytes Reviewers’ Best of 2020
Here at Love Bytes, we reviewed everything from contemporary romance to fantasy, paranormal, historical, adventure, mystery, comedy and everything in between in 2020. Each day for the next few weeks, we will feature one of our reviewer’s top...Read More »
Book Review: Heart Beats (Joker's Sin #3) by Davidson King
Reviewed by Cheryl
TITLE: Heart Beats
SERIES: Joker’s Sin #3
AUTHOR: Davidson King
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 203 pages
RELEASE DATE: November 27, 2020
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Their love story isn’t easy.
Every night Ledger stands on the stage of Joker’s Sin, the most popular gay nightclub in Haven Hart, mixing music. Many of the people who come through...Read More »
Book Review: My Merman Boyfriend by Elizabeth Monvey
Reviewed by Cheryl
TITLE: My Merman Boyfriend
SERIES: My Boyfriend is…
AUTHOR: Elizabeth Monvey
PUBLISHER: Evernight Publishing
LENGTH: 54 Pages
RELEASE DATE: 21 July 2020
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Rian dreams of the sea. When he wakes up in a hospital after an accident, he is unable to remember anything. Not even his boyfriend, Jarred.
He is whisked away to...Read More »
Book Review: Combustible (Roanoak River Omegas #3) by Willa Okati
Reviewed by Cheryl
TITLE: Combustible
SERIES: Roanoak River Omegas
AUTHOR: Willa Okati
PUBLISHER: Changeling Press
LENGTH: 96 Pages
RELEASE DATE: May 29, 2020
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Long, lean, wild and unconventional for an Omega, Zane rocks and rolls Alpha Grant’s world. Zane can’t be predicted. He can’t be contained. And Grant freaking loves it.
But it’s not all beer...Read More »
Book Review: The Witching Hour (Some Like It Haunted Anthology) by Pelaam
Reviewed by Cheryl
TITLE: The Witching Hour
SERIES: Some Like It Haunted Anthology
AUTHOR: Pelaam
PUBLISHER: Pride Publishing
LENGTH: 66 pages
RELEASE DATE: October 20 2020
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Legend says that at the witching hour creatures of darkness are at their most powerful. Gerald is about to find it’s more than legend.
Gerald Pickering is an actor with...Read More »
Book Review: Tread (Kink Files #2) by A.G. Carothers
Reviewed by Cheryl
TITLE: Tread
SERIES: Kink Files
AUTHOR: A.G. Carothers
PUBLISHER: Self-Published
LENGTH: 110 pages
RELEASE DATE: April 20 2020
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Abel Kensington the Fifth, aka TheFifthAbel – Accountant, Germaphobe, Service Submissive turned Daddy Dom, and resigned to being alone.
Mired in his routines that keep the worst of his fears and obsessive behaviors at bay,...Read More »
Book Review: Tundras, Travellers and Other Travesties by Amara Lynn
Reviewed by Cheryl
TITLE: Tundras, Travellers and Other Travesties
AUTHOR: Amara Lynn
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 34 Pages
RELEASE DATE: February 22, 2020
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Eis has lived on a solar powered outpost in a tundra covered land all zir life.
After zir parents passing, Eis is left to maintain the outpost alone, struggling to do so...Read More »