Audio Review

Audio Review: Control by Mary Calmes and Cardeno C.

Posted on March 20, 2015 by Nikyta

Reviewed by Nikyta

Title: Control
Authors: Mary Calmes and Cardeno C.
Narrator: Greg Tremblay
Heroes: Vy and Robert
Genre: M/M Paranormal
Length: Book – 220 Pages / Audio – 7 Hours, 44 Minutes
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Release Date: Book – April 18, 2014 / Audio – December 17, 2014
Available at: Dreamspinner Press, Amazon and Audible
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb: Vy Aleknos is the leader of a hawk shifter flock. Openly gay since he was a teen, Vy is proud and self-assured on the outside, while secretly worrying he’ll be forced to spend his life alone because two males can’t be mates. When bear shifter Robert Cimino appears in Vy’s small town, Vy realizes his concerns were unfounded – he has a male mate, and a sexy, dominant one to boot.

Robert is a bear shifter who refuses to shift. Immediately attracted to Vy, he deviates from his normal pattern and seeks more than a one off with the powerful, bristly hawk. But Robert’s affections are rooted in his human form, and when Vy discovers Robert doesn’t recognize him as his mate, he pulls away. If Robert wants to stay with Vy, he must convince a man deeply ruled by his animal instincts to give their relationship as humans a chance. Continue reading →

Categories: 4 Star Ratings, Audio Review, LGBT, Nikyta's Reviews, Published in 2014 | Tags: audio book, avian shifters, bear shifters, Cardeno C., Control, Dreamspinner Press, Greg Tremblay, HEA, M/M, Mary Calmes, mates, paranormal, The Blogger Girls, Wolves | Leave a comment

Audio Review: As You Are by Ethan Day

Posted on February 26, 2015 by Nikyta

Reviewed by Nikyta

Title: As You Are
Author: Ethan Day
Narrator: Jason Frazier
Heroes: Julian & Danny
Genre: M/M Contemporary
Length: 5 hrs and 51 mins
Publisher: Wilde City Press
Release Date: February 4, 2015
Available at: Audible
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb: Operation Danny….

That’s all bartender and recent college graduate, Julian Hallowell has had on his mind for the past year. Julian may have no idea what he wants to do with his life, but he definitely knows he’s in love with the boy next door: the one in the next room to be exact, his roommate, Danny Wallace.

Danny owns a used textbook store just off campus, and while Julian has done his level best to make Danny fall for him, all his hard work appears to have been in vain. Danny doesn’t seem to view Julian as anything other than that–a roommate and friend. So when new guy in town Andy Baker asks him out on a date, Julian can’t think of a good reason to say no.

Julian has already instituted a Reverse Operation Danny plan, which he’s positive will purge all thoughts of love and lust for his roomie out of his head. He’s ready to move on and start looking for his next Mr. Right, and Andy just might fit the bill.
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Categories: 4 Star Ratings, Audio Review, LGBT, Nikyta's Reviews, Published in 2015 | Tags: As You Are, comedy, Contemporary, Ethan Day, Friends to Lovers, Jason Frazier, M/M, roommates, Wilde City Press | Leave a comment

Audio Review: Legally Wed by Rick R. Reed

Posted on February 17, 2015 by thebloggergirls

Reviewed by Morgan

Title: Legally Wed
Author: Rick R. Reed
Narrator: John Solo
Heroes: Duncan Taylor/Peter Dalrymple
Genre: MM Contemporary
Length: Book – 216 Pages / Audio – 6 Hours, 55 Minutes
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Release Date: Book – February 3, 2014 / Audio – January 6, 2015
Available at: Amazon, Audible and iTunes
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb: Love comes along when you least expect it. That’s what Duncan Taylor’s sister, Scout, tells him. Scout has everything Duncan wants—a happy life with a wonderful husband. Now that Seattle has made gay marriage legal, Duncan knows he can have the same thing. But when he proposes to his boyfriend Tucker, he doesn’t get the answer he hoped for. Tucker’s refusal is another misstep in a long line of failed romances. Despairing, Duncan thinks of all the loving unions in his life—and how every one of them is straight. Maybe he could be happy, if not sexually compatible, with a woman. When zany, gay-man-loving Marilyn Samples waltzes into his life, he thinks he may have found his answer.

Determined to settle, Duncan forgets his sister’s wisdom about love and begins planning a wedding with Marilyn. But life throws Duncan a curveball. When he meets wedding planner Peter Dalrymple, unexpected sparks ignite. Neither man knows how long he can resist his powerful attraction to the other. For sure, there’s a wedding in the future. But whose?
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Categories: 2 Star Ratings, Audio Review, Guest Reviewer, LGBT, Published in 2015 | Tags: audio book, Conflicted, Contemporary, Dreamspinner Press, Family Drama, Friends, Guest Reviewer - Morgan, Guilt, Hurt/Comfort, John Solo, Legally Wed, M/M, Rick R. Reed, The Blogger Girls, Woman's POV | Leave a comment

Audio Review: Stay With me by S.E. Harmon

Posted on February 11, 2015 by thebloggergirls

Reviewed by Morgan

Title: Stay With Me
Author: S.E. Harmon
Narrator: Michael Stellman
Heroes: Mackenzie “Mac” Williams and Jordan Channing
Genre: MM Contemporary
Length: Book – 290 Pages / Audio – 10 Hours, 5 Minutes
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Release Date: Book – April 29, 2014 / Audio – January 20, 2015
Available at: Amazon, Audible and iTunes
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb: Private investigator Mackenzie Williams’ newest client is everything he’s looking for in a guy–charming, beautiful, intelligent, and successful. There’s only one itty bitty problem: the guy’s not exactly gay. In fact Jordan Channing is looking for a PI to follow his fiance. The smart thing would be to thank Jordan for his time, turn Mr. Perfect away (don’t let the door hit you on the rump, thank you very much), and forget he exists.

Of course Mackenzie has never been accused of doing the smart thing. Being a smart aleck is more his MO. Relationships aren’t up his alley, never have been. So why’s he so inexplicably drawn to his new client?

Jordan has always been the high achiever, a man who lives in a focused, controlled, and carefully constructed manner. But for the first time in his life, he has to admit the impossible: another man is getting his engine running on all cylinders. Despite Jordan’s denial, it’s not long before he can no longer resist the strong undercurrents pulling them together. Now Jordan must decide if he can go against everything he’s ever known to have the only love he’s ever wanted.
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Categories: 2.5 Star Ratings, Audio Review, Guest Reviewer, LGBT, Published in 2015 | Tags: audio book, Contemporary, Dreamspinner Press, First-Time, GFY, Guest Reviewer - Morgan, M/M, Michael Stellman, Private Detective, S.E. Harmon, Stay With Me, The Blogger Girls | Leave a comment

Audio Review: Thaw by Jordan Castillo Price

Posted on February 4, 2015 by thebloggergirls

Reviewed by Morgan

Title: Thaw
Author: Jordan Castillo Price
Narrator: Gomez Pugh
Series: Psycop #1.5
Heroes: Vic/Jacob
Genre: MM Paranormal
Length: Book – 4 Pages / Audio – 8 Minutes
Publisher: Jordan Castillo Price
Release Date: Book – February 3, 2008 / Audio – December 15, 2014
Available for Free from: Jordan Castillo Price
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb: As a psychic homicide investigator, Victor Bayne doesn’t get much time to relax. Thaw offers a rare glimpse of him off the clock. Heard of the PsyCop series, interested in m/m fiction, but never tried it? Take a taste of Victor and his sexy boyfriend, Jacob, whose smoldering good looks threaten to melt the ice rink where they’re skating.
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Categories: 4.5 Star Ratings, Audio Review, Guest Reviewer, LGBT, Published in 2014 | Tags: audio book, Cops, Established couple, Free Story, Gomez Pugh, Guest Reviewer - Morgan, Ice Skating, Jordan Castillo Price, M/M, paranormal, Short Story, Thaw, The Blogger Girls | Leave a comment

Audio Review: Fall Down the Mountain by P.D. Singer

Posted on January 30, 2015 by thebloggergirls

Reviewed by Morgan

Title: Fall Down the Mountain
Author: P.D. Singer
Narrator: Finn Sterling
Series: Mountain #3
Heroes: Mark McAvoy/Allan Tengerdie
Genre: MM Contemporary
Length: Book – 224 Pages / Audio – 7 Hours, 7 Minutes
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Release Date: Book – October 18, 2012 / Audio – December 2, 2014
Available at: Amazon, Audible and iTunes
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb: Every night ski patrol Mark McAvoy relives the avalanche that took a life on his watch. Emotionally fragile and single by choice, he’s aghast at his friends’ taking charge of his social life. Hosting a potluck will at least provide him with a good meal.

Invited to the potluck on a whim, Allan Tengerdie catches Mark’s eye—and taste buds. This cuddly chef could be perfect for a lonely, too-thin skier; too bad Allan falls better than he skis. When Allan’s injured and frightened he’ll lose his catering company, he’s afraid to ask too much of a man he barely knows.

Mark wants to help but has his own problems. Was the avalanche a tragic accident or cold-blooded murder? His role in the inquiry leaves Mark in trouble at work, at the mercy of the law, and with too much time on his hands. If he clings tightly to Allan, will they be swept away together?

First edition published by Torquere Press (2010).

Bonus Story: Storm on the Mountain

A blizzard shuts down the ski resort, giving Mark a chance to show Allan he’s learned from his mistakes. Does he know Allan well enough now to say what’s in his heart?

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Categories: 3.5 Star Ratings, Audio Review, Guest Reviewer, LGBT, Published in 2014 | Tags: audio book, Contemporary, Fall Down the Mountain, Finn Sterling, Guest Reviewer - Morgan, M/M, P.D. Singer, Series - Mountain, Skiing, The Blogger Girls | Leave a comment

Audio Review: The Fight Within by Andrew Grey

Posted on January 25, 2015 by thebloggergirls

Reviewed by Morgan

Title: The Fight Within
Author: Andrew Grey
Narrator: Andrew McFerrin
Series: The Good Fight #2
Heroes: Bryce Morton and Paytah Stillwater
Genre: MM Contemporary
Length: Book – 206 Pages / Audio – 7 Hours, 7 Minutes
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Release Date: Book – March 4, 2013 / Audio – December 15, 2014
Available at: Amazon, Audible and iTunes
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb: Bryce Morton needs a change of scenery. Since his partner’s death a year ago, he’s become withdrawn and quiet, so his friends, Jerry Lincoln and Akecheta (John) Black Raven, convince him to go camping with them on a Sioux reservation. Though he’s not immediately sure he’s done the right thing, Bryce becomes more interested when he meets Paytah, the man who owns the reservation’s trading post.

Paytah Stillwater’s life is filled with hurt, and sometimes the only thing he has left is pride. After being abused as a child and disbelieved when he spoke up, he has withdrawn into himself—but he can never truly put his past behind him, because the source of his pain still lives on the reservation. Paytah is proud of his heritage and careful with his heart, but when Bryce commits a selfless act of kindness for one of the reservation’s children, the walls around Paytah’s heart begin to melt.

Bryce and Paytah each fight the pain within them. When Paytah’s abuser sets his sights on one of the reservation youngsters, Bryce and Paytah must set their individual fights aside. Finding a way to stop the abuser unites them to fight their way forward—together.
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Categories: 3.5 Star Ratings, Audio Review, Guest Reviewer, LGBT, Published in 2014 | Tags: alcoholism, Andrew Grey, Andrew McFerrin, Audio Review, Child Abuse, Computers, Contemporary, death, Death of a partner, Dreamspinner Press, Grief, Guest Reviewer - Morgan, M/M, Native American, Past Abuse, Poverty, racism, The Blogger Girls | Leave a comment

Audio Review: The Good Fight by Andrew Grey

Posted on January 24, 2015 by thebloggergirls

Reviewed by Morgan

Title: The Good Fight
Author: Andrew Grey
Narrator: Andrew McFerrin
Series: The Good Fight #1
Heroes: Jerry Lincoln and John Black Raven
Genre: MM Contemporary
Length: Book – 200 Pages / Audio – 6 Hours, 13 Minutes
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Release Date: book – September 3, 2012 / Audio – October 29, 2014
Available at: Amazon, Audible and iTunes
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb: Jerry Lincoln has a problem: his Sioux Falls IT consulting business has more work than one man can handle. Luckily, that means he can hire some help. Jerry just hopes his new employee, John Black Raven, ends up being more helpful than distracting—but John’s deep eyes and long hair are very distracting.

John came to town for an education and a chance at a life he couldn’t have on the reservation, but what’s important to him now is getting a job and keeping it. Six months ago, his sister died, and now her children are in foster care. Despite having the law on his side, John can’t get custody—can’t even see his niece and nephew.

As Jerry and John grow closer, John discovers he doesn’t have to struggle alone. Jerry helps him win visitation rights and provides much-needed support. Yet their victories aren’t without setbacks. Child Services is tangled up with money, politics, and red tape, and Native American children are their bread and butter. But John and Jerry are determined to fight the good fight and to win—in more ways than one.
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Categories: 4 Star Ratings, Audio Review, Guest Reviewer, LGBT, Published in 2014 | Tags: Adoption, Andrew Grey, Andrew McFerrin, audio book, Computers, Contemporary, Dreamspinner Press, Guest Reviewer - Morgan, Location - South Dakota, M/M, Native American, racism, Series - The Good Fight, The Blogger Girls, The Good Fight, Twin | Leave a comment

Audio Review: Until Forever Comes by Cardeno C.

Posted on January 23, 2015 by thebloggergirls

Reviewed by Morgan

Title: Until Forever Comes
Author: Cardeno C.
Narrator: Charlie David
Series: Mates #2
Heroes: Ethan Abbatt and Miguel Rodriquez
Genre: MM Paranormal
Length: Book – 204 Pages / Audio 5 Hours, 54 Minutes
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Release Date: Book – May 20, 2013 / Audio – November 11, 2013
Available at: Amazon, Audible and iTunes
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb: Ethan Abbatt is a wolf shifter who can’t shift. Plagued by pain and weakness all his life, he hopes to find an honorable death by joining his pack mates in a vampire attack. Instead, Ethan learns two things: draining his blood releases his pain and his wolf, and he has a true mate – a vampire named Miguel.

Miguel Rodriguez is more than four centuries old. Strong, powerful, and vicious, he walks through life as a shadow, without happiness or affection. When a young shifter tells Miguel they’re true mates, destined to be together, Miguel sends him away. But Ethan is persistent, and Miguel can’t resist for long. Once Miguel gives in, being together comes naturally. The challenge is keeping themselves alive so they can stay by each other’s side until forever comes.
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Categories: 5 Star Ratings, Audio Review, Guest Reviewer, LGBT, Published in 2013 | Tags: audio book, Cardeno C., Charlie David, Country, Dreamspinner Press, Guest Reviewer - Morgan, M/M, mates, paranormal, Prequel, Series - Mates, Shifters, The Blogger Girls, Until Forever Comes, vampires, Werewolves, Young Lover | Leave a comment

Audio Review: Snow on the Mountain by P.D. Singer

Posted on January 11, 2015 by thebloggergirls

Guest Reviewed by Morgan

Title: Snow on the Mountain
Author: P.D. Singer
Narrator: Finn Sterling
Series: The Mountains #2
Heroes: Jake Landon and Kurt Carlson
Genre: M/M Contemporary
Length: 6 hours and 43 minutes
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Release Date: November 12, 2014
Available at: Amazon, iTunes & Audible
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb: Sequel to Fire on the Mountain

Champagne powder snow, gorgeously groomed slopes, and elegant hotels draw the expert and the wealthy to the exclusive Wapiti Creek Ski Resort, but for Jake Landon and Kurt Carlson, the lure is work. A novice skier, Jake’s been assigned to run the bunny lift, but Kurt’s afraid he’ll be stuck shoveling snow all winter. Instructing at a private ski school should be his dream job, but it brings giggles and sideways glances among their new friends.

All summer, Jake and Kurt were alone in the wilderness. If Jake wanted to stay in the closet, it didn’t matter. Now they have to navigate a relationship in public, where the five-year-old twins who’ve adopted Jake as their ski buddy are as big a nuisance as the ski patroller who has a crush on him. Would-be friends, vicious coworkers, and the perils of the mountain could mean the end for Kurt and Jake, but their biggest danger comes from each other.

Bonus story: “Mistletoe on the Mountain”

Jake’s agonizing over what to give Kurt for their first Christmas together – he knows what Kurt wants most can’t be gift wrapped. Continue reading →

Categories: 4.5 Star Ratings, Audio Review, Guest Reviewer, LGBT, Published in 2014 | Tags: avalanche, Contemporary, Drama, Dreamspinner Press, escort service, Established couple, Guest Reviewer - Morgan, M/M, P.D. Singer, Rescue, series, Series - The Mountains, ski school, Skiing, Snow on the Mountain, The Blogger Girls | Leave a comment

Audio Review

Audio Review: Control by Mary Calmes and Cardeno C.

Audio Review: As You Are by Ethan Day

Audio Review: Legally Wed by Rick R. Reed

Audio Review: Stay With me by S.E. Harmon

Audio Review: Thaw by Jordan Castillo Price

Audio Review: Fall Down the Mountain by P.D. Singer

Audio Review: The Fight Within by Andrew Grey

Audio Review: The Good Fight by Andrew Grey

Audio Review: Until Forever Comes by Cardeno C.

Audio Review: Snow on the Mountain by P.D. Singer

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