Taylin

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 »


Book Review: The Necromancer's Prisoner (Hearts of Allaria) by Elric Shaw

Reviewed by Taylin

 

TITLE: The Necromancer’s Prisoner

SERIES: Hearts of Allaria #1

AUTHOR: Elric Shaw

PUBLISHER: Self-Published

LENGTH: 309 Pages

RELEASE DATE: November 27, 2023

BLURB:

Sometimes the real villain isn’t who it seems…

Alistair’s first solo mission as a paladin sounded simple enough: purge the undead terrorizing a remote mountain village and bring the wicked necromancer...Read More »


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