Recent Release Review: Gentle (A Shane and Corey Gay Teen Mystery – Book One) by Mark Zubro

Reviewed by Dan

TITLE:  Gentle

SERIES:   A Shane and Corey Gay Teen Mystery – Book One

AUTHOR:     Mark Zubro

PUBLISHER:     MLR Press, LLC

LENGTH:     245 Pages

RELEASE DATE:  September 1, 2016

BLURB:

Two high school boys try to survive amid death and danger in the desert, while hoping for the possibility of first love.

Shane Semereau wants...Read More »

Release Day Review: A Selfless Man (Men of Manhattan #6) by Sandrine Gasq-Dion

Reviewed by Dan

TITLE:  A Selfless Man

SERIES:   Men of Manhattan Book 6

AUTHOR:     Sandrine Gasq-Dion

PUBLISHER:     Wilde City Press

LENGTH:     132 Pages

RELEASE DATE:  September 14, 2016

BLURB:

Ryan Carter always hoped his life would turn around for the better. He has a job that he loves, and another one that he hates....Read More »

Release Day Review: Obsidian Moons (Obsidian #2) by Jon Keys

Reviewed by Dan

TITLE:  Obsidian Moons

SERIES:   Obsidian Book 2

AUTHOR:     Jon Keys

PUBLISHER:     Dreamspinner Press

LENGTH:     224 Pages

RELEASE DATE: September 12, 2016

BLURB:

After achieving the impossible and releasing their people from the Varas slavers, Anan and Terja, a spellweaver and spellspinner, start the arduous journey back to their homeland. A winter trek...Read More »

Flashback Friday Book Review: Lovers Entwined by Lillian Francis

Reviewed by Dan

TITLE:  Lovers Entwined

AUTHOR:     Lillian Francis

PUBLISHER:     Finally Love Press

LENGTH:     270 Pages

RELEASE DATE: August 3, 2015 (2^nd Edition)

BLURB:

Ewan Matthews is one of Boston’s leading genealogy experts. When a would-be bridegroom comes looking for confirmation that there are no skeletons in his ancestral closet, Ewan considers turning the...Read More »

Book Review: Killing Time at the Lingerroot Inn by John C. Dupré

Reviewed by Dan

TITLE:  Killing Time at the Lingerroot Inn

AUTHOR:     John C. Dupré

PUBLISHER:     Self-Published

LENGTH:     236 Pages

RELEASE DATE:  May 17, 2016

BLURB:

When a car accident in the New England woods forces Eric Williams to take shelter at the foreboding Lingerroot Inn, he worries his business trip is a bust. But the...Read More »

Recent Release Review: Of Paradise & Purgatory (Santo Domingo Stories #1) by Stephen del Mar

Reviewed by Dan

TITLE:  Of Paradise & Purgatory

SERIES:   Santo Domingo Stories #1

AUTHOR:     Stephen del Mar

PUBLISHER:     LMW Books

LENGTH:     353 Pages

RELEASE DATE:  August 24, 2016

BLURB:

Going home can be hell, even if it’s paradise.

Victor Cruz returns to the Arizona town where he grew up to bury his estranged father, and...Read More »

Book Review: The Second Half: A Gay American Football Story by Scott Pomfret

Reviewed by Dan

TITLE:  The Second Half: A Gay American Football Story

AUTHOR:     Scott Pomfret

PUBLISHER:     Lethe Press

LENGTH:     234 Pages

RELEASE DATE:  June 14, 2016

BLURB:

Division I-AA college football coach Peyton Stone has a secret. It’s not so much that he’s gay. It’s that he’s fallen in love with the starting quarterback...Read More »

Release Day Review: Bear Among The Books by T.J. Masters

Reviewed by Dan

Content Warning:

Contains references to Past Non-Consensual Stepfather/Stepson relations

TITLE:  Bear Among The Books

AUTHOR:     T. J. Masters

PUBLISHER:     Dreamspinner Press

LENGTH:     232 Pages

RELEASE DATE:   September 2, 2016

BLURB:

Forty-eight-year-old Ben Thompson is a librarian, a passionate book lover, and a man who embodies the definition of a bear....Read More »

Release Day Review: Wes' Denial (Tease and Denial #2) by Joseph Lance Tonlet

Reviewed by Dan

Content Warning: Scenes of violence, extreme BDSM and homophobia.

Not for the faint at heart.

TITLE:  Wes’ Denial

SERIES:   Tease and Denial (Book 2)

AUTHOR:     Joseph Lance Tonlet

PUBLISHER:     Self-Published

LENGTH:     301 Pages

RELEASE DATE:  September 1, 2016

BLURB:

Wes has spent his life looking for that one...Read More »

Release Day Review: Blood Divine by Greg Howard

Reviewed by Dan

TITLE:  Blood Divine

AUTHOR:     Greg Howard

PUBLISHER:     Wilde City Press

LENGTH:     271 Pages

RELEASE DATE:  August 31, 2016

BLURB:

Cooper Causey spent a lifetime eluding the demons of his youth and suppressing the destructive power inside him. But a disconcerting voicemail lures Cooper back home to the coast of South Carolina...Read More »

Book Review: Zac's Mulligan (Guarding the Gods #1) by Ann Lister

Reviewed by Kat

TITLE: Zac’s Mulligan 

SERIES: Guarding the Gods (Book 1) 

AUTHOR: Ann Lister 

PUBLISHER: SleighFarm Publishing Group 

LENGTH: 379 pages 

RELEASE DATE: August 9, 2016 

BLURB: 

Zac Mulligan is a former Marine now providing personal security for the infamous rock band, Black Ice. Seeing all the guys around him in committed relationships reminds him...Read More »

Recent Release Review: Identity Crisis (Serve and Protect #3) by Shelly Connors

Reviewed by Dan

TITLE:  Identity Crisis

SERIES:   Serve and Protect Series (Book 3)

AUTHOR:     Shelly Connors

PUBLISHER:     Publish Green

LENGTH:     152 Pages

RELEASE DATE:  August 23, 2016

BLURB:

Sometimes, you can’t outrun your past.

Twins, Kolby and Kaleb Bailey think they have finally found ease in their new life and the men they love.  They own...Read More »

New Release Review: Guns n' Boys: Chokehold (Guns n' Boys #5) by K. A. Merikan

Reviewed by Dan

TITLE:  Guns n’ Boys: Chokehold

SERIES:   Guns n’ Boys #5

AUTHOR:     K.A. Merikan

PUBLISHER:     Acerbi & Villani

LENGTH:     336 Pages

RELEASE DATE:  August 24, 2016

BLURB:

This book is part of a series about a single couple, which needs to be read in order.

— The ugliest truths blossom into the prettiest lies....Read More »

Book Review: Priddy's Tale by Harper Fox

Reviewed by Dan

TITLE:  Priddy’s Tale

AUTHOR:     Harper Fox

PUBLISHER:     Fox Tales

LENGTH:  159 Pages          

RELEASE DATE:  June 18, 2016

BLURB:

What doesn’t kill you sometimes makes you wish it had…

Priddy’s a lost soul in a part of Cornwall the tourists don’t get to see. He’s young, sweet-natured and gorgeous, but that’s not...Read More »

Release Day Review: Back Off! That's My Jock (JOCK #3) by Wade Kelly

Reviewed by Dan

Content Warning:

Contains references to violently homophobic abuse and one graphically violent abuse scene

TITLE:  Back Off! That’s My Jock

SERIES:   The JOCK Series Book 3

AUTHOR:     Wade Kelly

PUBLISHER:     Dreamspinner Press

LENGTH:     314 Pages

RELEASE DATE:  August 26, 2016

BLURB:

Defining his sexuality didn’t make sense until his best friend spelled...Read More »

New Release Split Decision Duo Review: Midlife Crisis by Rob Rosen

Split Decision Duo Review

 by Kat & Dan

TITLE: Midlife Crisis 

AUTHOR: Rob Rosen 

PUBLISHER: Fierce Publishing 

LENGTH: 182 pages 

RELEASE DATE: August 20, 2016 

BLURB: 

Jack is thirty-five and single once again. He is not, as he as quick to point out, going through a midlife crisis. Still, it would be nice to...Read More »

Book Review: Booker's Song by Hannah Walker

Reviewed by Dan

TITLE:  Booker’s Song

AUTHOR: Hannah Walker

PUBLISHER:   Self-Published 

LENGTH:     251 Pages

RELEASE DATE:  July 29, 2016

BLURB:

Rillian Mascini is one of the most knowledgeable mages in the world. Spending his days and sometimes nights with his nose in a book has taught him magic and histories that few care...Read More »

Release Day Review: Marked by Shadow (Chronicles of an Earned #3) by Meraki P. Lyhne

Reviewed by Dan

TITLE:  Marked By Shadow

SERIES:   Chronicles of an Earned #3

AUTHOR:     Meraki P. Lyhne

PUBLISHER:     eXtasy Books

LENGTH:     353 Pages

RELEASE DATE:  August 19, 2016

BLURB:

Unwittingly, Nathan unlocks a spell and becomes the master of a man enslaved by shadow.

While sorting through an old estate in the basement of an auction...Read More »

Release Day Review: Relative Best (Foothills Pride #5) by Pat Henshaw

Reviewed by Dan

TITLE:  Relative Best

SERIES:   Foothills Pride Stories #5

AUTHOR:     Pat Henshaw

PUBLISHER:     Dreamspinner Press

LENGTH:     87 Pages

RELEASE DATE:  August 17, 2016

BLURB:

Sometimes love sneaks up when you’re least looking for it….

Zeke Bandy, owner of Bandy’s Finest Hotel in Old Town Stone Acres, California, is too busy for love. Not only...Read More »

Release Day Book Review: Lime Gelatin And Other Monsters by Angel Martinez

Reviewed by Dan

TITLE:  Lime Gelatin and Other Monsters

SERIES:   Offbeat Crimes #1

AUTHOR:     Angel Martinez

PUBLISHER:     Pride Publishing

LENGTH:     113 Pages

RELEASE DATE:  August 16, 2016

BLURB:

Kyle Monroe, his irritating new partner and their fellow freaks at the 77th Precinct must learn to work together to stop a vicious murderer that might not even...Read More »