Love Bytes Reviews Best of 2023: Day #15 - Dani(Elle)
Welcome to the Love Bytes Reviewers’ Best of 2023
Another year has passed in which books have brought all of us a much-needed escape and sense of comfort. Our Love Bytes team reviewed approximately 1,300 LGBTQ+ books in 2023, from contemporary romance to fantasy, paranormal,...Read More »
Release Day Review: Snowbody Loves Me (Christmas Falls) by Jacki James
Reviewed by Danielle
TITLE: Snowbody Loves Me
SERIES: Christmas Falls
AUTHOR: Jacki James
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 211 pages
RELEASE DATE: November 17, 2023
They say there’s no place like home for the holidays… But that isn’t true when snowbody loves you.
When I...Read More »
New Release Review: Insatiable Park Avenue Prince (Park Avenue Princes #2) by Brooke Blaine & Ella Frank
Reviewed by Danielle
TITLE: Insatiable
SERIES: Park Avenue Princes #2
AUTHOR: Brooke Blaine & Ella Frank
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 346 Pages
RELEASE DATE: November 9, 2023
Who are we? Like you even need to ask. We’re the seven...Read More »
New Release Review: Secrets We Fight (Forbidden) by Kimberly Knight & Rachel Lyn Adams
Reviewed by Danielle
TITLE: Secrets We Fight:
SERIES: Forbidden Series
AUTHOR: Kimberly Knight & Rachel Lyn Adams
PUBLISHER: Kimberly Knight
LENGTH: Pages
RELEASE DATE: October 12, 2023
BLURB:
Dive into this thrilling standalone MM romance that’s filled with suspense and sizzling chemistry by the
Reviewed by Danielle
TITLE: Infamous
SERIES: Park Avenue Princes #1
AUTHOR: Brooke Blaine & Ella Frank
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 370 Pages
RELEASE DATE: September 21, 2023
BLURB:
Who are we? Like you even need to ask. We’re the seven richer-than-sin legacies causing debauchery at the prestigious Astor University in Manhattan.
Some call...Read More »
Book Review: Bad Pucking Timing by Michele Lenard
Review by Danielle
TITLE: Bad Pucking Timing
AUTHOR: Michele Lenard
PUBLISHER: CMFR
LENGTH: 291 Pages
RELEASE DATE: August 8, 2023
BLURB:
The ice is my happy place. My sanctuary. The source of my happiest memories, and the promise of my future. It’s also the reason I’m living a lie.
As a kid you don’t...Read More »
New Release Review: XOXO by Christina Lee
Review by Danielle
TITLE: XOXO
AUTHOR: Christina Lee
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 281 Pages
RELEASE DATE: July 20, 2023
BLURB:
Lark Levitt doesn’t belong at Roosevelt College, at least in theory. Most students who attend the private university come from wealthy families, and Lark is only a scholarship and a bus ride away from the...Read More »
Release Day Review: A Lifetime Kissing You (Inevitable #3) by Riley Hart
Review by Danielle
TITLE: A Lifetime Kissing You
SERIES: Inevitable #3
AUTHOR: Riley Hart
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 407 Pages
RELEASE DATE: July 6, 2023
BLURB:
Charles
I have a great family, a successful career, and never struggle to find the company of a man when I want it, and I do—often. The loss of...Read More »
Release Day Review: Against the Rush (Philadelphia Power #1) by Susan Scott Shelley & Chantal Mer
Review by Danielle
TITLE: Against the Rush
SERIES: Philadelphia Power #1
AUTHOR: Susan Scott Shelley & Chantal Mer
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 184 Pages
RELEASE DATE: May 30, 2023
BLURB:
Jalen Daniels loves his job as a hockey coach to kids in the Philadelphia Power’s youth league. Coaching in the same league he played in and...Read More »
Recent Release Review: Road Rules (Rules of the Game #1) by Brigham Vaughn
Review by Danielle
TITLE: Road Rules
SERIES: Rules of the Game #1
AUTHOR: Brigham Vaughn
PUBLISHER: Two Peninsulas Press
LENGTH: 407 Pages
RELEASE DATE: March 24, 2023
BLURB:
Rule #1: Hockey Comes First
As NHL team captain, Zane Murphy’s goal for the upcoming season is simple: take the Evanston River Otters all the way to...Read More »
Recent Release Review: A Very Filthy Game (Winner Takes All #3) by Lauren Blakely
Review by Danielle
TITLE: A Very Filthy Game
SERIES: Winner Takes All #3
AUTHOR: Lauren Blakely
PUBLISHER: Top Notch Boyfriend Books
LENGTH: 312 pages
RELEASE DATE: February 2, 2023
BLURB:
When the British billionaire wants to teach the cocky athlete a brand new kind of game…
Lately, I’ve been full of questions. One hot summer night, I find all the answers...Read More »
Love Bytes Reviews: "Best of 2022" Final Day - Dani(elle)
Welcome to the Love Bytes Reviewers’ Best of 2022
Another year has passed in which books have brought all of us a much needed escape and sense of comfort. Our Love Bytes team reviewed approximately 1,300 LGBTQ+ books in 2022, from contemporary romance to fantasy, paranormal, historical,...Read More »
Book Review: Twelve Dates of Christmas by Elizabeth Hollows
Reviewed by Danielle
TITLE: Twelve Dates of Christmas: Naughty or Nice
AUTHOR: Elizabeth Hollows
PUBLISHER: Pride Publishing
LENGTH: 133 Pages
RELEASE DATE: December 8, 2020
BLURB:
FROM EXCITING AUTHOR OF LGBT+ ROMANCE ELIZABETH HOLLOWS
From the Naughty or Nice? collection
Twelve blind dates over Christmas? Chance has low expectations until he meets a gorgeous rule-breaker with a...Read More »
New Release Review: Secret & Lies by Brooke Blaine & Ella Frank
Reviewed by Danielle
TITLE: Secrets & Lies
AUTHOR: Brooke Blaine & Ella Frank
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 277 Pages
RELEASE DATE: November 29 , 2021
BLURB:
I wasn’t supposed to want him. The bronzed god lying by my pool in tight shorts that left little to the imagination. But I was only human, and with...Read More »
Release Day Review: Savage Rivals by Becca Steele
Reviewed by Danielle
TITLE: Savage Rivals: An MM Enemies to Lovers High School Romance
AUTHOR: Becca Steele
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 256 Pages
RELEASE DATE: November 18, 2021
BLURB:
Asher Henderson.
Captain of the Highnam Academy football team, and the bane of my existence.
As Alstone High’s team captain, I’ve been pitted against...Read More »
Recent Release Review: Cold Cases and Second Chances by J.M Dabney
Reviewed by Danielle
TITLE: Cold Cases and Second Chances
AUTHOR: J.M. Dabney
PUBLISHER: Hostile Whispers Press, LLC
LENGTH: 285 Pages
RELEASE DATE: October 26, 2021
BLURB:
Life and Death sometimes made you believe in second chances
Robert
One thing I was sure of in my life was I’d never start over after my marriage of thirty years...Read More »
New Release Review: Truth of Dare (Dare to Try #3) by Ella Frank & Brooke Blaine
Reviewed by Danielle
TITLE: Truth of Dare
SERIES: Dare to Try #3
AUTHORS: Ella Frank & Brooke Blaine
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 222 Pages
RELEASE DATE: September 27, 2021
BLURB:
Truth or Dare is the final book in the Dare to Try trilogy and should only be read after Dare You and Dare Me.
Lieutenant Kieran Bailey...Read More »
Recent Release Review: Ignite (Set on Fire #1) by Rebecca James
Reviewed by Danielle
TITLE: Ignite
SERIES: Set on Fire #1
AUTHOR: Rebecca James
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 279 Pages
RELEASE DATE: September 10, 2021
BLURB:
It’s the same old story: gay boy falls for his straight best friend.
When Luca’s best friend Michael asks him to pose as his boyfriend for a week at a resort in...Read More »
Recent Release Review: Save Me (Love in the Pacific North #1) by Beck Grey
Reviewed by Danielle
TITLE: Save Me
SERIES: Love in the Pacific North #1
AUTHOR: Beck Grey
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 143 Pages
RELEASE DATE: September 2, 2021
BLURB:
Deputy US Marshal Jamie MacDougall assumes his latest assignment is just another security detail, but when he finds himself falling for the gorgeous key witness he’s sworn...Read More »
Split Decision Book Review: Saxon (Tags of Honor #6) by Annabella Stone
Reviewed by Valerie and Danielle
TITLE: Saxon
SERIES: Tags of Honor #6
AUTHOR: Annabella Stone
PUBLISHER: Self-Published
LENGTH: 170 pages
RELEASE DATE: July 29, 2021
BLURB:
Is four days enough for him to convince Saxon that friends with benefits is not enough anymore?
Red Squadron’s Explosive Ordnance Disposal Specialist, Saxon Berg, hides his feelings under jokes, quick wit, and snark. The last...Read More »