Author Archives: Heather C

Book Review: Roses in the Devil’s Garden by Charlie Cochet

Posted on September 11, 2014 by Heather C

Reviewed by Heather C

13665323Title: Roses in the Devil’s Garden
Author: Charlie Cochet
Series: Fallen Rose #1
Heroes: Harlan Mackay and Nathan Reilly
Genre: MM Historical Romance
Length: 18,779 words
Release Date: May 2012
Available at: All Romance eBooks
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Blurb: In a city overrun by lawlessness and corruption, best friends and lovers- Prohibition Agents Harlan Mackay and Nathan Reilly, are fighting a losing battle. With bootleggers running amuck and countless speakeasies materializing every day, how can two men possibly hope to make a difference? Especially when they can’t even trust their own bureau?

If dealing with hoodlums wasn’t enough, a ghost from Nathan’s past threatens to destroy everything Harlan and Nathan hold dear.

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Early Review: Mending Him by Summer Devon and Bonnie Dee

Posted on September 8, 2014 by Heather C

Reviewed by Heather C

22224746Title: Mending Him
Authors: Summer Devon and Bonnie Dee
Heroes: Robbie Grayson and Charles Worthington
Genre: MM Historical Romance
Length: 200 pages
Publisher: Samhain Publishing
Release Date: September 9, 2014
Available at: Samhain Publishing, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and Kobo
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb: As his world collapses, love opens his heart.

Robbie Grayson has always felt like a bit of an outsider in the Chester family, though he’s related by blood. An orphan taken in at a young age, he is further set apart by a limp inflicted by a childhood illness.

Nevertheless, he’s content enough with his quiet country life—until a mercurial wastrel named Charles Worthington explodes into it. And Robbie is assigned to play nursemaid to an invalid with an attitude.

Injured in a carriage accident, Charles arrives at the Chester estate drunk as a lord and with empty pockets. Despair consumes him as his broken body slowly heals, but the kindness of quiet, thoughtful Robbie saves him from drowning in self-pity.

Over chess matches and conversation, these polar opposites challenge each other to break out of old patterns, until desire burns through the thin veneer of pure friendship. Yet their passion could destroy the family bonds they value so highly. Especially when someone catches wind of their relationship—and threatens blackmail.

Product Warnings
This book contains hot man-on-man lovin’ between not-quite kissin’ cousins.
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Categories: 4 Star Ratings, Book Review, Heather C's Reviews, LGBT, Published in 2014 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

Book Review: Winterblaze by Kristen Callihan

Posted on September 5, 2014 by Heather C

Reviewed by Heather C

Winterblaze (Darkest London, #3)Title: Winterblaze
Author: Kristen Callihan
Series: Darkest London #3
Hero/Heroine: Winston and Poppy Lane
Genre: M/F Paranormal Romance, Historical
Length: 422 Pages
Publisher: Grang Central Publishing
Release Date: February 26, 2013
Available at: Amazon and Barnes & Noble
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb: Once blissfully in love . . .

Poppy Lane is keeping secrets. Her powerful gift has earned her membership in the Society for the Suppression of Supernaturals, but she must keep both her ability and her alliance with the Society from her husband, Winston. Yet when Winston is brutally attacked by a werewolf, Poppy’s secrets are revealed, leaving Winston’s trust in her as broken as his body. Now Poppy will do anything to win back his affections . . .

Their relationship is now put to the ultimate test.

Winston Lane soon regains his physical strength but his face and heart still bear the scars of the vicious attack. Drawn into the darkest depths of London, Winston must fight an evil demon that wants to take away the last hope of reconciliation with his wife. As a former police inspector, Winston has intelligence and logic on his side. But it will take the strength of Poppy’s love for him to defeat the forces that threaten to tear them apart.

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Book Review: Shifting Shadows: Tales From the World of Mercy Thompson by Patricia Briggs

Posted on September 2, 2014 by Heather C

Reviewed by Heather C

Shifting Shadows: Stories from the World of Mercy ThompsonTitle: Shifting Shadows: Tales From the World of Mercy Thompson
Author: Patricia Briggs
Series: Mercy Thompson and Alpha & Omega
Genre: M/F Urban Fantasy
Length: 464 Pages
Publisher: Ace
Release Date: September 2, 2014
Available at: Ace, Amazon and Barnes & Noble
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About the Book: A compilation of 6 old and 4 new stories from the world of Mercy Thompson plus 2 outtakes.

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Early Review: Forged by Desire by Bec McMaster

Posted on September 1, 2014 by Heather C

Reviewed by Heather C

17901769Title: Forged by Desire
Author: Bec McMaster
Series: London Steampunk #4
Hero/Heroine: Garrett/Perry
Genre: MF Historical Romance, Steampunk
Length: 448 pages
Publisher: Sourcebooks Casablanca
Release Date: September 2, 2014
Available at: Amazon and Barnes & Noble
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb: A FEAR SHE CAN’T ESCAPE

Ten years ago, Perry fled her thrall contract to find sanctuary among the Nighthawks. In that time, she’s become a respected woman of the Guard, and she’s wanted Garrett Reed for as long as she can remember. But when a new case takes a chillingly familiar turn, Perry finds herself once again in the path of a madman…only this time, there’s nowhere left to run.

A DESIRE THAT CAN’T BE TEMPERED

Out of their depth and racing against time, Perry and Garrett must learn to trust the desire sparking between them…or risk losing themselves forever to the darkness stalking London’s streets.

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Book Review: Chasing the Rebel by Tyler Flynn

Posted on August 26, 2014 by Heather C

Reviewed by Heather C

1Title:  Chasing the Rebel
Author: Tyler Flynn
Heroes: Lord Rothbury/James Lockhart
Genre: MM Historical Romance
Length: 158 Pages
Publisher: Carina Press
Release Date: June 2, 2014
Available at: Carina Press, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, All Romance eBooks and Kobo
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Blurb: France, 1791

Marcus, Lord Rothbury, is on the run. Part of a foiled plot to help King Louis and Queen Marie Antoinette escape to Switzerland, he’s searching for the jewels the rebels stole from the queen—jewels that, when sold in England, will buy the monarchs’ freedom and restore the aristocratic order Marcus holds dear.

Pamphleteer James Lockhart publicly condemns the monarchy and has his own plans for the jewels—selling them to help the Parisian poor. But when the two are thrown together against a common adversary, Marcus finds himself increasingly attracted to the impetuous American.

As they hunt for the jewels, Marcus begins to suspect his companion isn’t all he seems. Secretive and changeable, James could be playing a double game, and Marcus can’t be sure who James is fighting against—the enemy, or the man who’s fallen in love with him.
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Book Review: Moonglow by Kristen Callihan

Posted on August 24, 2014 by Heather C

Reviewed by Heather C

1Title:  Moonglow
Author: Kristen Callihan
Series: Darkest London #2
Hero/Heroine: Ian Ranulf/ Daisy Ellis Craigmore
Genre: MF Paranormal
Length: 384 Pages
Publisher: Forever
Release Date: June 31, 2012
Available at: Amazon and Barnes & Noble
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb:

Once the seeds of desire are sown . . .

Finally free of her suffocating marriage, widow Daisy Ellis Craigmore is ready to embrace the pleasures of life that have long been denied her. Yet her new-found freedom is short lived. A string of unexplained murders has brought danger to Daisy’s door, forcing her to turn to the most unlikely of saviors . . .

Their growing passion knows no bounds . . .

Ian Ranulf, the Marquis of Northrup, has spent lifetimes hiding his primal nature from London society. But now a vicious killer threatens to expose his secrets. Ian must step out of the shadows and protect the beautiful, fearless Daisy, who awakens in him desires he thought long dead. As their quest to unmask the villain draws them closer together, Daisy has no choice but to reveal her own startling secret, and Ian must face the undeniable truth: Losing his heart to Daisy may be the only way to save his soul.
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Book Review: The Curious Case of the Clockwork Menace by Bec McMaster

Posted on August 22, 2014 by Heather C

Reviewed by Heather C

The Curious Case Of The Clockwork Menace (London Steampunk, #3.5)Title:  The Curious Case of the Clockwork Menace
Author: Bec McMaster
Series: London Steampunk #3.5
Hero/Heroine: Garrett/Perry
Genre: MF Steampunk
Length: 44,990 Words
Publisher: Bec McMaster
Release Date: August 19, 2014
Available at: Smashwords and Amazon
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb: Friends, partners, and professionals… So just why is this case coming between them?

In a Victorian London ruled by the blood-drinking elite, Perry Lowell is a logical and accomplished Nighthawk: a rogue blue blood who tracks murderers and thieves for the Guild. So when she and her charming-but-reckless partner, Garrett, are charged with finding a missing theatre starlet, it should be a simple solve.

But with an entire theatre of suspects, including a flirtatious understudy and whispers of a Clockwork Menace haunting the place, tension is brewing between the pair of them. Can they come together to solve the case – or will it be too late, when the murderer turns his gaze on Perry herself?

Warning: This is not a traditional HEA. Set three years before Forged By Desire (available Sept 2014), it’s a pre-romance novella featuring Perry and Garrett. Heads will butt, tempers will flare – and perhaps one of them might come to realise just what the other truly means to them?
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