Recent Release Review: Timeless by Declan Rhodes
Reviewed by Taylin
TITLE: Timeless
SERIES: Standalone
AUTHOR: Declan Rhodes
PUBLISHER: Self-Published
LENGTH: Approx. 238 Pages
RELEASE DATE: April 16, 2024
BLURB:
In 2024, Dylan Mercer is a rising star of professional hockey, adored by fans and unmatched on the ice. Yet beneath the glitz of his burgeoning career lies a truth Dylan fears could derail...Read More »
Book Review: Unbreak My Heart by JoJo Stone
Reviewed by Taylin
TITLE: Unbreak My Heart
SERIES: Standalone
AUTHOR: JoJo Stone
PUBLISHER: Self-Published
LENGTH: 173 Pages
RELEASE DATE: March 31, 2024
BLURB:
𝐂𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐨𝐧
Ten years ago, the person I thought I was going to spend the rest of my life with disappeared without a trace. I don’t know if he’s alive or dead, happy or...Read More »
Book Review: Earthquake Ethan (Forces of Nature #3) by RL Merrill
Reviewed by Taylin
TITLE: Earthquake Ethan
SERIES: Forces of Nature #3
AUTHOR: RL Merrill
PUBLISHER: Celie Bay Publications
LENGTH: 322 Pages
RELEASE DATE: March 13, 2024
BLURB:
The Earth shook the morning actor Ethan Bradley arrived in Los Angeles looking for a second chance. He hoped his former producers Reese Matheson and Toby Griffiths meant it...Read More »
Recent Release Review: The Other Half of Me (Straight Friends Fall In Love) by Aiden Wilde
Reviewed by Taylin
TITLE: The Other Half of Me
SERIES: Straight Friends Fall In Love #1
AUTHOR: Aiden Wilde
PUBLISHER: Self-Published
LENGTH: 223 Pages
RELEASE DATE: April 6, 2024
BLURB:
MATTY
We hadn’t spoken for years. Then, out of the blue, Chad messages me.
He’s getting divorced. He needs to get away.
Did I want to go...Read More »
Book Review: Last Resort (Treasure Trail) by Morgan Brice
Reviewed by Taylin
TITLE: Last Resort
SERIES: Treasure Trail #3
AUTHOR: Morgan Brice
PUBLISHER: Darkwind Press
LENGTH: 216 Pages
RELEASE DATE: March 6, 2024
BLURB:
Weird things are happening again in Cape May and the ghosts of old mobsters never rest easy.
Erik Mitchell gets a strange delivery of antique poker chips with odd markings tied to...Read More »
Book Review: Blink (Treasure Trail) by Morgan Brice
Reviewed by Taylin
TITLE: Blink
SERIES: Treasure Trail #2
AUTHOR: Morgan Brice
PUBLISHER: Darkwind Press
LENGTH: 212 Pages
RELEASE DATE: August 21, 2021
BLURB:
Ghosts always remember. Mobsters never forget.
Erik Mitchell helped Interpol bust cartels, oligarchs, and spoiled billionaires for art fraud. As an undercover cop, Ben Nolan helped bring down a Newark crime family. Now...Read More »
Split Decision Book Review: The Player by Felice Stevens
Reviewed by Taylin & Danielle
TITLE: The Player
AUTHOR: Felice Stevens
PUBLISHER: Good Man Press
LENGTH: 311 pages
RELEASE DATE: March 11, 2024
BLURB:
Friday night lights hide more than they reveal…
When retired NFL superstar Keller Williams returns to his small town to coach his old high school football team, he’s surprised how much he...Read More »
Release Day Review: A Clutch of Guilty Wishes (A Dash & Eli Romantic Mystery) by JD Sampson
Reviewed by Taylin
TITLE: A Clutch of Guilty Wishes
SERIES: A Dash & Eli Romantic Mystery #1
AUTHOR: JD Sampson
PUBLISHER: Self-Published
LENGTH: 258 pages
RELEASE DATE: March 14, 2024
BLURB:
Hollywood: 1935
Dash Hailey, the son of a powerful movie mogul, finds himself entangled in a captivating mystery when his old chum, starlet Bunny Drake, is...Read More »
New Release Review: Ignited (LSU #3) by Becca Steele
Reviewed by Taylin
TITLE: Ignited
SERIES: LSU #3
AUTHOR: Becca Steele
PUBLISHER: Self-Published
LENGTH: 254 Pages
RELEASE DATE: March 11, 2024
BLURB:
My life was perfect. A dream degree course, amazing friends, a different guy every weekend.
Until him.
One night.
No names.
We thought we’d never see each other again.
But the man that blew my mind turns...Read More »
New Release Review: Deader than Dead (Paranormal Problems: Necromancers) by H.L. Day
Reviewed by Taylin
TITLE: Deader than Dead
SERIES: Paranormal Problems: Necromancers #1
AUTHOR: H.L. Day
PUBLISHER: Self-Published
LENGTH: 220 Pages
RELEASE DATE: March 8, 2024
BLURB:
Even death can’t stop fate.
Professional thief, Bellamy, might have bitten off more than he can chew this time. Jobs have gone wrong before, but never this wrong. His moral code...Read More »
Recent Release Review: Full Disclosure (Veiled Intentions) by Elle Keaton
Reviewed by Taylin
TITLE: Full Disclosure
SERIES: Veiled Intentions #4
AUTHOR: Elle Keaton
PUBLISHER: Dirty Dog Press
LENGTH: 202 pages
RELEASE DATE: February 29, 2024
BLURB:
Niall didn’t want to know.
He thought he didn’t care what had happened to his mother after she disappeared all those years ago. But, the past has a way of rising...Read More »
Series Review: Veiled Intentions (Books 1 - 3) by Elle Keaton
Reviewed by Taylin
This is a Series Review of the Veiled Intentions Series (Books 1 – 3)
These books have also been under the series name Hamarsson and Dempsey
AUTHOR: Elle Keaton
PUBLISHER: Dirty Dog Press LLC
SERIES REVIEW:
The veiled Intentions series was initially named the Hamarsson and Dempsey...Read More »
New Release Review: Brighter Than Fear (Fangs & Felons #3) by Becca Seymour
Reviewed by Taylin
TITLE: Brighter Than Fear
SERIES: Fangs and Felons #3
AUTHOR: Becca Seymour
PUBLISHER: Rainbow Tree Publishing
LENGTH: 274 Pages
RELEASE DATE: February 22, 2023
BLURB:
In the world of covert operations, trust is paramount, yet I’ve been straying, fostering secret ties with the elusive “unicorn hacker,” challenging my loyalty to the ITU, my...Read More »
Release Day Review: Trickster by Sam Burns & W.M. Fawkes
Reviewed by Taylin
TITLE: Trickster
SERIES: Standalone
AUTHOR: Sam Burns & W.M. Fawkes
PUBLISHER: Flicker Fox Books
LENGTH: 177 Pages
RELEASE DATE: February 8, 2024
BLURB:
Our greatest treasure is time.
Everything else is negotiable. Opportunities missed can be seized again—loves lost, recovered—but the tick of time is inexorable, inescapable, and merciless.
That’s where I come in. I,...Read More »
Recent Release Review: Follow My Lead (Rockstar Romance) by Cal Cooper
Reviewed by Taylin
TITLE: Follow My Lead
SERIES: Rockstar Romance #1
AUTHOR: Cal Cooper
PUBLISHER: Self-Published
LENGTH: 154 Pages
RELEASE DATE: January 13, 2024
BLURB:
Noah: Losing our sound engineer right before the start of my band’s first tour seems like a disaster. But when Lane shows up instead, it turns out to be a stroke...Read More »
New Release Review: Earth and Water (Steel Bonds) by J.L. Gribble
Reviewed by Taylin
TITLE: Earth and Water
SERIES: Steel Bonds #1
AUTHOR: JL Gribble
PUBLISHER: Limani Press
LENGTH: 349 Pages
RELEASE DATE: January 23, 2024
BLURB:
A life with no room for distraction
Earth mage Kane Nalamas may be on his first official contract as a mercenary, but his years of experience and training don’t prepare him...Read More »
Recent Release Review: The Red Dragon of Oxford (Wings Over Albion) by Joy Lynn Fielding
Reviewed by Taylin
TITLE: The Red Dragon of Oxford
SERIES: Wings Over Albion #1
AUTHOR: Joy Lynn Fielding
PUBLISHER: Self-Published
LENGTH: 230 Pages
RELEASE DATE: January 15, 2024
BLURB:
Dragons aren’t real. Or so I used to think.
Oxford isn’t exactly what I’d imagined. Sure, the colleges are romantic, and everyone is brilliant enough to trigger my impostor syndrome....Read More »
Recent Release Review: Cthulhu For Christmas (Tinsel and Tentacles) by Meghan Maslow
Reviewed by Taylin
TITLE: Cthulhu For Christmas
SERIES: Tinsel and Tentacles Multi-Author Series
AUTHOR: Meghan Maslow
PUBLISHER: Pun City Pantser
LENGTH: 239 Pages
RELEASE DATE: December 29, 2033
BLURB:
Six accidental tentacles, five naked neighbors, four evil mages, three ugly sweaters, two dead bodies, and one crush on my straight best friend . . .
Some things...Read More »
Love Bytes Reviewers’ “Best of 2023” Day #1 – Taylin
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,...Read More »
New Release Review: Elex (Sons of Hecate #1) by Mellanie Rourke
Reviewed by Taylin
TITLE: Elex
SERIES: Sons of Hecate #1
AUTHOR: Mellanie Rourke
PUBLISHER: Self-Published
LENGTH: 320 pages
RELEASE DATE: December 26, 2023
BLURB:
Elex is a slave even though his father is King of Alexandria. Disinherited once his elemental magic developed, he was banished to the Alexandrian Legion to “learn his place” at the non-existent...Read More »