Release Day Review: Addicted to Ellis D by S.E. Harmon
Reviewed by Valerie
TITLE: Addicted to Ellis D
AUTHOR: SE Harmon
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 324 pages
RELEASE DATE: March 1, 2023
BLURB:
Chef Luca Alessi’s life is barely recognizable these days. He used to spend his days in the kitchen creating cutting-edge cuisine. Now he’s trying to keep his family’s restaurant and legacy alive. It doesn’t help...Read More »
Release Day Review: To the Moon and Back by N.R. Walker
Reviewed by Valerie
TITLE: To the Moon and Back
AUTHOR: N.R. Walker
PUBLISHER: BlueHeart Press
LENGTH: 220 Pages
RELEASE DATE: February 23, 2023
BLURB:
Gideon Ellery had the perfect life. Nice house, great...Read More »
Release Day Review: Prince of Lies by Lucy Lennox
Reviewed by Valerie
TITLE: Prince of Lies
AUTHOR: Lucy Lennox
PUBLISHER: Self-Published
LENGTH: 331 pages
RELEASE DATE: February 14, 2023
BLURB:
Rowe Prince is a lying liar who windmills into my life in full color, claiming...Read More »
New Release Review: Undone by Christina Lee
Reviewed by Valerie
TITLE: Undone
AUTHOR: Christina Lee
PUBLISHER: Self-Published
LENGTH: 260 pages
RELEASE DATE: January 30, 2023
BLURB:
Shae Shanahan has no idea how to sew a button or steam a shirt....Read More »
Release Day Review: Inevitable Disclosure (Valor and Doyle #4) by Nicky James
Reviewed by Valerie
TITLE: Inevitable Disclosure
SERIES: Valor and Doyle #4
AUTHOR: Nicky James
PUBLISHER: Self-Published
LENGTH: 431 pages
RELEASE DATE: January 30, 2023
BLURB:
Quaid is adrift in MPU. With his partner...Read More »
New Release Review: Runaway Skies (Runaway Bay #2) by Simon Doyle
Reviewed by Valerie
TITLE: Runaway Skies
SERIES: Runaway Bay #2
AUTHOR: Simon Doyle
PUBLISHER: SD Press
LENGTH: 304 pages
RELEASE DATE: January 24, 2023
BLURB:
19-year-old French student Kaiser “Kai” Kateb has too...Read More »
Release Day Review: Until I Saw You by Dianna Roman
Reviewed by Valerie
TITLE: Until I Saw You
AUTHOR: Dianna Roman
PUBLISHER: Wild One Press
LENGTH: 316 pages
RELEASE DATE: January 24, 2023
BLURB:
An MM romance story of survival, healing, and finding the...Read More »
Release Day Review: The Loner (The Vers Podcast #1) by Riley Hart
Reviewed by Valerie
TITLE: The Loner
SERIES: The Vers Podcast #1
AUTHOR: Riley Hart
PUBLISHER: Self-Published
LENGTH: 257 pages
RELEASE DATE: January 23, 2023
BLURB:
Declan
As a founding member of
Recent Release Review: Jon and Mack’s Terrifying Tree Troubles by AJ Sherwood
Reviewed by Valerie
TITLE: Jon and Mack’s Terrifying Tree Troubles
SERIES: Jon’s Mysteries Case #5 and Mack’s Marvelous Manifestations #4
AUTHOR: AJ Sherwood
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 246 pages
RELEASE DATE: January 13, 2023
BLURB:
It’s like a bad game of Telephone.
Grant locates a murdered teen in McMinnville. He calls Jon.
Jon locates the girl’s ghost. He calls Mack.
Mack talks...Read More »
Recent Release Review: Rocky Start (A-List Security #4) by Annabeth Albert
Reviewed by Valerie
TITLE: Rocky Start
AUTHOR: Annabeth Albert
SERIES: A-List Security #4
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 311 pages
RELEASE DATE: January 12, 2023
BLURB:
I think I’m falling for my bodyguard co-worker. Now I need protection… from myself.
As a former SEAL intelligence officer, I’m supposed to be smart. Unfortunately, those smarts don’t apply to love. I did a nice...Read More »
Release Day Review: Foxed by Jay Hogan
Reviewed by Valerie
TITLE: Foxed
AUTHOR: Jay Hogan
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 321 pages
RELEASE DATE: January 12, 2023
BLURB:
FOXED: To be thrown into a state of uncertainty—flustered, bamboozled, bewildered, puzzled, vexed.
AKA, me. Jed Marshall. 55-year-old successful classic car mechanic; divorced, mostly closeted, and whose wholly inexperienced bisexuality has suddenly awakened after one smouldering look and said,...Read More »
New Release Review: The Tech (Long Con Adventures #5) by Amy Lane
Reviewed by Valerie
TITLE: The Tech
SERIES: Long Con Adventures
AUTHOR: Amy Lane
PUBLISHER: Dreamspinner Press
LENGTH: 448 pages
RELEASE DATE: January 10. 2023
BLURB:
Can two quiet con men who lost their childhoods find their places as a part of a family—and with each other?
Ever since he watched his father die, Etienne Couvier has kept to himself. Under the...Read More »
Book Review: The Bees and Other Wild Things by Chase Connor
Reviewed by Valerie
TITLE: The Bees and Other Wild Things
SERIES: A Surplus of Light sequel
AUTHOR: Chase Connor
PUBLISHER: The Lion Fish Press
LENGTH: 139 pages
RELEASE DATE: October 21, 2022
BLURB:
Places can be haunted, but so can people. It’s not just the woods that are imbued with the memory of two boys...Read More »
Love Bytes Reviewers’ “Best of 2022” Day #3 – Valerie
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,...Read More »
Audio Book Review: Playing Games (Franklin U #1) by Riley Hart (author) and J.F. Harding (narrator)
Reviewed by Valerie
TITLE: Playing Games
SERIES: Franklin U #1
AUTHOR: Riley Hart
NARRATOR: J.F. Harding
PUBLISHER: Self-Published
LENGTH: 6 hours, 36 minutes
RELEASE DATE: September 8, 2022
BLURB:
Brax
Tyson Langley thinks the
Audio Book Review: A Very Merry Krewmas: A Trials of Fear Special by Nicky James (author) and Adam Gold (narrator)
Reviewed by Valerie
TITLE: A Very Merry Krewmas
SERIES: Trials of Fear #7
AUTHOR: Nicky James
NARRATOR: Adam Gold
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 5 hours, 1 minute
RELEASE DATE: November 7, 2022
BLURB:
The snow is...Read More »
Recent Release Review: Turn Me On (Winner Takes All #2) by Lauren Blakely
Reviewed by Valerie
TITLE: Turn Me On
SERIES: Winner Takes All #2
AUTHOR: Lauren Blakely
PUBLISHER: Top Notch Boyfriend Books
LENGTH: 306 pages
RELEASE DATE: December 2, 2022
BLURB:
The first rule of being...Read More »
Release Day Review: Merry Christmas Cupid (Hartbridge Christmas #3) by N.R. Walker
Reviewed by Valerie
TITLE: Merry Christmas Cupid
SERIES: Hartbridge Christmas #3
AUTHOR: N.R. Walker
PUBLISHER: BlueHeart Press
LENGTH: 253 pages
RELEASE DATE: December 8, 2022
BLURB:
After a year of tragedy, forty-four-year-old Gunter Zuniga is leaving heartbreak behind and moving to the peaceful and picturesque town of Hartbridge, Montana. He buys an old house in need of some work, which...Read More »
Release Day Review: A Million Little Moments (Inevitable #2) by Riley Hart
Reviewed by Valerie
TITLE: A Million Little Moments
SERIES: Inevitable #2
AUTHOR: Riley Hart
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 266 pages
RELEASE DATE: December 6, 2022
BLURB:
Sutton
Jasper’s been my best friend my whole life. From losing my family when I was young, to living together and running our business, it’s always been me and Jasp. I feel...Read More »
Release Day Review: Christmas On Firefly Hill by Garrett Leigh
Reviewed by Valerie
TITLE: Christmas on Firefly Hill
AUTHOR: Garrett Leigh
PUBLISHER: Fox Love Press
LENGTH: 205 pages
RELEASE DATE: December 1, 2022
BLURB:
The single dad and the rootless vagabond. Expect:...Read More »