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SJD Peterson Week Review: Plan B

Reviewed by Heather C

iTitle:  Plan B
Author: SJD Peterson
Heroes: Danny Marhsal/Lance Lenard
Genre: MM Contemporary Romance
Length: 182 Pages
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Release Date: February 6, 2013
Available at: Dreamspinner Press, Amazon, All Romance eBooks and Kobo
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb: Danny Marshal has always lived his life out loud, but his androgynous appearance is only a small part of who he is. One night at a frat party, Danny meets Lance Lenard, football jock and apparent straight guy. Lance is shocked when he’s immediately attracted to Danny’s feminine side. Danny is happy to be the subject of Lance’s first man-on-man experiment—until Lance begins to struggle with the fact that despite his appearance, Danny is indeed a man.

Lance’s whole life has been focused on his goal of playing in the NFL, and he knows those dreams will be smashed if anyone finds out about his little secret. Although Lance has come to hunger for Danny’s touch, he’s not willing to give Danny what he’s grown to crave: a boyfriend who’s proud to love him for every flamboyant and snarky cell in his body.

Life sends Danny and Lance in different directions, each of them focused on his respective Plan A. But the best-laid plans of mice and men often go awry.
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Dangerous Wish by Morticia Knight: Excerpt + Giveaway!

An Excerpt from Dangerous Wish

By the time the taxi had arrived and taken them back to his place, Dan’s buzz had been severely damaged. His nervousness at what he was about to do had wormed its way in and taken over. Insecurity was a bitch.

He wiped his sweaty palms on his jeans then took out his wallet to pay for the cab. Jared tried to hand him a ten dollar bill and Dan waved it away.

Jared pouted. “I want to pay my half.”

He’d said it in a playful way—the same teasing way that had kept Dan in an almost constant state of arousal all evening. Tucking his anxiety away for later, he kept his focus on the sweet gem sitting next to him.

“I’ve got this.”

In a move that he was sure surprised him more than Jared, he gave Jared a quick kiss on the lips. He shifted away quickly, not wanting Jared to see any conflict, not wanting him to guess just how inexperienced he really was as a lover. He needed the night to be perfect.

After exiting the car, they walked hand in hand down the short pathway that led to Dan’s apartment. It was really a fourplex, the units all lined up in a row, Dan’s on the far right. Stopping when they reached the entrance of his place, Dan fumbled at the door with his key, Jared behind him, wrapping his arms around Dan and nibbling at his earlobe. Jared made soft cooing noises and there was a gentle press against Dan’s ass, the feel of Jared’s hard shaft.

Jesus.

He wanted inside. Inside the apartment, inside of Jared. He’d dreamt of the moment when he would first fuck a guy for so long that it didn’t seem real that it was about to finally happen. The lock eventually cooperated—or maybe it was his fingers—but he was able to get them into the house, Jared still clinging to him, Dan stumbling and laughing.

As soon as the door had shut behind them, Dan twisted in Jared’s arms and their lips mashed together, tongues frantic and searching. There was no attempt made to be tender or loving – he was nothing but urgent need. They grasped and clung to one another, Dan gripping Jared’s hip with one hand. He used the other to do what he’d been desperate to do all evening—he twined his fingers in Jared’s thick, soft hair, reveling in the silken feel against his skin.

Fact #1 – EMT Jared Li is well respected as an outstanding medic amongst his peers in Mesa, Arizona.

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About Dangerous Wish (Uniform Encounters #6)

Love is a dangerous emotion that EMT Jared won’t risk. But it looks as though a sweet and sexy National Guardsman is about to make him wish for that—and much more.

EMT Jared Li loves his job, his friends and clubbing. There’s nothing like a night of fun getting glammed up, throwing on some heels and shaking his ass to the latest Britney tune. Life is all about having a good time with as many hot guys as possible.

Dan Harrison has been in the National Guard for about six months and out for not much longer than that. At twenty-two, he’s somewhat innocent, a little shy and not interested in meaningless hook-ups. One night at a karaoke bar changes everything for him when his fellow Guardsman Joseph introduces him to his friend Jared. Dan’s never met anyone like the luscious twink who’s filled with so much life and laughter.

A night of passion shakes them to their very cores. Jared really likes Dan, but doesn’t want to get caught up in any type of exclusive thing. Dan wishes there could be more between them, but is willing just to be friends in order to remain near the androgynous stunner.

Hanging out strictly as friends proves to be almost impossible for them both. Not only does Jared continuously lust after the muscular soldier, but he’s also falling for the caring and compassionate man. Dan’s every sex fantasy stars Jared in one of his daring club outfits, but his heart is what really matters and it’s already been lost to Jared.

A traumatic event breaks down the barriers between them and gives them the chance to be together the way they both want. But after Dan is called up by the Guard to assist at a natural disaster, the same bravery that Jared admires in Dan might be the final thing that separates them forever.

Available at: Totally Bound & Amazon

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About Morticia Knight

M/M Erotic Romance author Morticia Knight enjoys a good saucy tale – after all, who doesn’t? Since she loves several genres, you may find your heroes in a contemporary, historical, paranormal or sci-fi setting. One of her passions is bringing people’s fantasies to life on the page, because life is too short for even one boring moment. Her stories are volcanic in heat, deep in emotion, and sprinkled with doses of humor.

When not indulging in her obsession for books, she loves the outdoors, film and music. The Pacific Northwest is the ideal spot to enjoy both hiking and beachcombing. Once upon a time she was the singer in an indie rock band that toured the West Coast and charted on U.S. college radio. She now resides on the northern coast of Oregon, where the constant rain and fog remind her of visits to family in England and Scotland when she was a child.

She is currently working on a new series about men in uniform entitled Sin City Uniforms and a BDSM spin-off to the Gin & Jazz series entitled The Hampton Road Club.

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In this blog tour, Morticia Knight is giving away a a signed paperback copy of Dangerous Wish! To enter, just click the link below!

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Book Review: Upside Down by Andrew Grey

Reviewed by Susan65

1Title: Upside Down
Author: Andrew Grey
Series: Broncos Boys #2
Heroes: Lowell Cartwright/Jeremy Hodgson
Genre: MM Contemporary
Length: 200 Pages
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Release Date: August 15, 2014
Available at: Dreamspinner Press, Amazon and All Romance Ebooks
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb: Lowell Cartwright’s life as a mercenary problem solver has taken its toll, and after one more difficult job, he wants out. For help, he turns to Bull, a soldier of fortune turned club owner—not exactly a friend, but the best chance Lowell has. He visits Bull’s club to scope it out and meets Jeremy Hodgson. The twink captures his attention in a big way. Bull tells Lowell to stay away from the club until he decides whether he can help, so Lowell stays in town. When he spots Jeremy passed out on the floor of a convenience store, he goes to Jeremy’s aid.

Lowell piques Jeremy’s interest immediately, pushing all the right buttons. Then, when Jeremy needs help, Lowell’s kindness turns interest into something more.

But trouble comes knocking when Jeremy’s place is bugged. Maybe Lowell’s past is catching up to him, or maybe the danger centers on Jeremy’s roommate Tristan’s mysterious boyfriend. Whatever the source of the problem, the future Lowell and Jeremy hope for doesn’t stand a chance unless they can find a way to protect themselves.
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SJD Peterson Week Review: Beyond Duty

Reviewed by Nikyta

iTitle: Beyond Duty
Author: SJD Peterson
Heroes: Gunny/Mac
Genre: M/M Contemporary
Length: 212 Pages
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Release Date: August 12, 2013
Available at: Dreamspinner Press, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, All Romance eBooks and Kobo
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb: The repeal of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell didn’t come soon enough for Gunther “Gunny” Duchene and Macalister “Mac” Jones, career US Marines who met at boot camp in the 1990s. They’ve been somewhere between best friends and lovers in peacetime and wartime both, but as the clock ticks toward Mac’s and Gunny’s retirements, the guys have much more to worry about than coming out.

Whether their relationship will survive outside of the closet they’ve had to shove it into for over two decades is a big question mark. After all, Gunny questions why a hot military man like Mac–who could get any guy he wanted, including a younger, sexier one–would want him. But as Gunny and Mac navigate emotional waters as choppy as any they saw on duty, they just might learn Semper Fi applies to more than their careers.

This edition is the expanded novel of the short story Beyond Duty which has been included in this novel. However it has been edited and changed to 3rd person POV.
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Book Review: Down on the Farm by Stone Richards

Reviewed by JustJen

1Title: Down on the Farm
Author: Stone Richards
Heroes: Nate Stokes/Tom Ford
Genre: MM Contemporary
Length: 78 Pages
Publisher: eXtasy Books
Release Date: July 1, 2010
Available at: eXtasy Books, Amazon and Barnes & Noble
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb:  When workaholic, Tom Ford, inherits the controlling interest in Welleby Farm, he thinks he will take two weeks off and check out his good fortune. When he arrives at the farm, he learns it is four thousand acres of thriving agriculture, a fortune five hundred company and being run by a very sexy overseer.

Nate Stokes loves the land and takes pride in making the farm prosperous—and he’s caught the eye of the new owner.

Will Tom take the initiative and act on his lust for Nate? Or will Nate be the one to make the first move?
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Honorary Blogger SJD Peterson: The Crazy, Rambling …Oooh Squirrel…mind of SJD Peterson + Giveaway!

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The Crazy, Rambling …Oooh Squirrel…mind of SJD Peterson

by SJD Peterson

First of all I want to thank The Blogger Girls for featuring me on their blog! I’m beyond honored!

When they approached me about writing something, I was like…. Hmmm….Well…. Ugh! I have no idea what to write about and I hate talking about myself.  There I was staring at the screen—nothing—so I went back to the email and it struck me how different the books they are reading and reviewing are. Inspiration hit. YAY! Hence the title of this blog: The Crazy, Rambling …Oooh Squirrel…mind of SJD Peterson.

Most who know me will tell you I get bored very easily and I have a manageable (Hey it is) Adult Attention Span Disorder. I try to stay focused but I often times find it very difficult to do so. It’s probably why I usually have four or five books going at once. I’ll be there typing along and BAM realize I’m staring out the window thinking of another book.

You can definitely see this in my writing. I can’t even count the number of times I’ve read, This is totally different than the last book I read by this author  I don’t know, I think it’s a good thing. It means I’ll never get stuck in a rut or viewed as boring right?

The books being reviewed this week are proof… BAMF, Beyond Duty, Connor’s Courage, Plan B and Pup. We’ve got a Twisty Bad Boy story, Retired Marines coming out, Cowboys, Flamboyant Theater major vs. Jock and a flighty but sweet submissive who can’t focus (sound familiar).  The next few books I have coming out are, you guessed it, different.

My first mystery titled Splintered is coming out in September, which will be followed in November by my first historical Night Stick. December will see sugary sweet Christmas story and how do I follow up sugary sweet? BDSM of course LOL.

So stayed tuned. You never know what will come out of me next and to be quite honest, I couldn’t even begin to guess. What I do know is it will contain men loving men and more than likely doing really naughty things to each other 😉

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About BAMF

iWith his fauxhawk, sleeve tattoos, and visible piercings, Ridley Corbin has the whole badass vibe going on in spades. The image serves him well as the self-proclaimed protector of the underdog, and he wants nothing more than to be Alex Firestone’s hero.

Alex, a mild-mannered library assistant, has moved to Slater, a quiet college town, hoping to hide from his past. He keeps to himself, but that doesn’t save him from catching the unwanted attention of the campus bully. But not all is as it seems. Alex’s past comes calling, and it’s time he becomes top dog.

Buy Link: http://www.dreamspinnerpress.com/store/product_info.php?products_id=5260

Available at:  Dreamspinner Press, Amazon, Barnes & Noble and All Romance Ebooks

Check out Gyn’s review of BAMF to see what she thought of it!

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About SJD Peterson

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SJD Peterson, better known as Jo, hails from Michigan. Not the best place to live for someone who hates the cold and snow. When not reading or writing, Jo can be found close to the heater checking out NHL stats and watching the Red Wings kick a little butt. Can’t cook, misses the clothes hamper nine out of ten tries, but is really handy with power tools.
Visit Jo at her Blog, Facebook, Twitter, Goodreads or email her at sjdpeterson@gmail.com.

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As part of this Author Week, Jo has awesomely decided to give away an eBook copy of EACH of the SJD Peterson books we review this week! That means there will be FIVE winners at the end of this giveaway in which we’ll randomly pick which winner gets which eBook as their prize! The giveaway starts now and ends August 23, 2014 at 11:59 p.m. To enter, just click the link below!

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SJD Peterson Week Review: BAMF

Guest Reviewed by Gyn

iTitle: BAMF
Author: SJD Peterson
Heroes: Ridley/Alex
Genre: M/M Contemporary
Length: 200 Pages
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Release Date: July 28, 2014
Available at:  Dreamspinner Press, Amazon, Barnes & Noble and All Romance Ebooks
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb:  With his fauxhawk, sleeve tattoos, and visible piercings, Ridley Corbin has the whole bad ass vibe going on in spades. The image serves him well as the self-proclaimed protector of the underdog, and he wants nothing more than to be Alex Firestone’s hero.

Alex, a mild-mannered library assistant, has moved to Slater, a quiet college town, hoping to hide from his past. He keeps to himself, but that doesn’t save him from catching the unwanted attention of the campus bully. But not all is as it seems. Alex’s past comes calling, and it’s time he becomes top dog.
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Audio Review: Burnished by Fire by Andrew Grey

Guest Reviewed by Morgan 

1Title: Burnished by Fire
Author: Andrew Grey
Narrator: Peter B. Brooke
Series: By Fire #3
Heroes: Lee Stanton/Dirk Krause
Genre: M/M Contemporary
Length: 2 hours, 5 minutes
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Release Date: July 24, 2014
Available at:  Dreamspinner Press, Amazon, Audible and iTunes
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb:  Firefighters Lee Stanton and Dirk Krause need a vacation. Work seems to have other ideas: they spend the day before their holiday begins battling a fire that claims three lives. Thankfully, Lee and Dirk will have a whole week on the high seas to recover.

They’re having a wonderful time—until they spot Dirk’s miserable, closed-minded father on the ship. Between his father’s presence and his guilt over the lives he couldn’t save, Dirk feels sure his romantic cruise is going to tank. But then he saves another passenger’s life—and maybe he can salvage something else too.
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A Blogger Girl Q&A with Kol Anderson + Giveaway!

JustJen: I am very excited to have the opportunity to share with everyone a little glimpse into the masterful wordsmithing mind of my good friend, Mr. Kol Anderson.   I’m so happy to have you with us today and want to thank you for sharing a little bit of yourself with us all.

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The Inner Workings of a Mastermind

First, I have to ask about Prisoner

How has Aaron’s journey and its effect on your readers impacted your life?

Well, I went from thinking I could never be a writer to thinking maybe I can still hard and get better at it. Sometimes all of it feels unreal. The things people say sometimes, like how the characters touched them or how it affected them, it makes me feel like I’m finally being understood.

What did you expect the reception of Broken Season 1 to be?

Nothing? Lol Prisoner still sells! Still pretty high on the charts and unbelievable.

What can we expect for Carter in Episode 4?

If I told you, I’d have to kill you.

(Just kidding. I’d probably just tie you up and make you Vincent’s next victim.)

Who is the Prisoner character that has had the biggest impact on you?

I f***ing love that bastard.

What has the impact of Prisoner on your fans’ lives meant for you?

The world. Truly.

If I’m still writing it is because of them.

Now, a little about A Perfect Place

Did you know how A Perfect Place was going to end when you started writing it?

I usually know the ending when I start a story. I even write them down. Sometimes I write alternate endings pick one when I’m at that point according to feel. Perfect Place, yes. I knew where it was going to end.

Was it difficult for you to get into the mindsets of younger Lee and Jackson in A Perfect Place?

Actually no. That book came to me so easily. It just kind of flowed, especially the younger boys parts and their connection with the older age parts.

What was your overall goal, or theme for writing A Perfect Place?

I never have like a whole take over the world type plan for any book. I just pretty much write what I feel like writing. I wanted a story that hadn’t been written before, something that showed two people growing together and how we feel life changes people but somehow everything is still the same. I wanted to show that.

Another motivation, was that some people were coming up to me and telling me I only sell because I write sex in my books. Guess I just wanted to prove to myself that wasn’t the case.

How do you go about building the setting in your stories? Such as in A Perfect Place where it is so vivid – do you see the setting before you start writing the story, or build your world as you go along?

Well the setting in Perfect Place for sure the setting was a character in itself that’s how it was always supposed to be, like an evil villain for Liam and a home for Jax. Other times I build the world as I go.

Now for some General nosy questions – touting other works 😉

Do you draw from your own life when depicting your characters’ experiences?

Absolutely. Sometimes I see a person in real life for five minutes and I end up speculating about how he or she might react in a situation and that’s how they end up becoming characters.

It’s an impossible question to ask any author, but if you had to choose any one of your characters to spend a weekend with?

Is it wrong to say Vincent? Lol but seriously though… *thinks hard* yep.

Still Vincent. Crap.

Tell us about an exciting recent release (The Crying Game maybe?)

I am very proud of The Crying Game these days! It’s kind of endearing in a twisted sort of way lol and I hope people will take it for a love story instead of a twisted tale.

What is something that absolutely no one knows about you? (that everyone will know now :D)

Okay, damn. Let me think.

For a long time I thought Aristotle was just the name of our neighbor’s cat. I couldn’t understand why all the grown ups were making such a big fuss about it.

Oh yeah and I totally have a thing for souvenirs. I’ve kept every tooth from every body I have ever buried in an acid bath.

What is the strangest fan mail you’ve received from a reader to date?

I give people mindfucks in general so the fan mail is all pretty ahem ‘interesting.’ But once a guy sent me a shot of his you-know-what. Told me he wanted me to lick his ‘giant’ (debatable) dick so he could piss on my face. That comes under strange, right?

It’s a difficult question to ask any writer, but if you had to explain your writing process in three sentences.

Write. Purge. Repeat.

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About The Crying Game

1William Davenport can’t take the weight of the secret in his life any more. When his brother makes the ultimate sacrifice for their family’s legacy and leaves William in the cold, it may just be time to accept the reality that everyone wants him to accept.

Available at:  Amazon

 

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About Once Broken

9Next Installment in the Broken Series. Find out what happens to Aaron next and meet Carter Bennett, his replacement.

Available at: Amazon

 

 

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About Kol Anderson

 

I love to dream. And sometimes enjoy the concept of nightmares turning into fantasies, hence the dark subject matter of my books and the constant HEA approach. I do love the idea of love, and I have a passion for reading and movies and music and anything that keeps me distracted from the fact that life is pointless.

You can find Kol on Amazon, his Blog, Facebook or Twitter.

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Kol has kindly offered up eBook copies of The Perfect Place and Once Broken to TWO lucky winners!! The giveaway starts now and ends August 22, 2014 at 11:59 p.m. To enter, just click the link below!

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Don’t forget to check out JustJen’s reviews of The Crying Game and Once Broken to see what she thought of it!

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Book Review: Once Broken by Kol Anderson

Reviewed by JustJen

9Title: Once Broken
Author: Kol Anderson
Series: Broken: Season 2 #1
Heroes: Carter Bennett
Genre: MM Thriller
Length: 55 Pages
Publisher: Kol Anderson
Release Date: July 30, 2014
Available at: Amazon
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb:  Next Installment in the Broken Series. Find out what happens to Aaron next and meet Carter Bennett, his replacement.
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