Published in 2016

Book Review: Anyplace Else by Kim Fielding

Posted on December 4, 2016 by thebloggergirls

Reviewed by Ami

Title: Anyplace Else
Author: Kim Fielding
Series: 2016 Advent Calendar – Bah Humbug
Heroes: Grant Beaudoin/Predimir
Genre: MM Holiday
Length: 33 pages
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Release Date: December 1, 2016
Available at: Amazon
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb: Grant Beaudoin should be thrilled to escape Minneapolis at Christmastime and grateful to lounge on a Hawaiian beach. Instead he is mired in self-pity and drowning in too much tequila. His twin is marrying the perfect man, while Grant is stuck in middle management with no love life in sight. A walk into the rain forest leads to a meeting with a doomed man who has a story about a holiday that predates Christmas. Grant comes to realize that difficult endings can lead to new beginnings—and perhaps a brighter future.
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Categories: 2 Star Ratings, Ami's Reviews, Book Review, LGBT, Published in 2016 | Tags: Anyplace Else, Dreamspinner Press, fantasy, gods, Holiday - Christmas, Kim Fielding, M/M, Mythical, Series - 2016 Advent Calendar - Bah Humbug, Short Story, The Blogger Girls, Violence | Leave a comment

Book Review: A Chance for Us by Jake C. Wallace

Posted on December 3, 2016 by susan65coug Miss Behaving

Reviewed by Susan65

Title: A Chance for Us
Author: Jake C. Wallace
Series: New Vampire Justice #2
Heroes: Justin Master/Max Kincaid
Genre: MM Paranormal
Length: 274 Pages
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Release Date: November 11, 2016
Available at: Amazon and Barnes & Noble
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb: Love between a young man with a broken mind and the jaded New Vampire Justice officer who cares for him might be the last hope to stop a human-vampire war….

Justin Masters is stuck in a nightmare. Waking after seven years in a catatonic state, he falls desperately in love with the straight NVJ officer who saved him. Between that and dreams of being tortured and taking pleasure in the pain, which bleeds into his waking hours, Justin’s sure he’s starting to crack.

The growing unrest in the vampire world should be Max Kincaid’s focus, but Justin’s struggle, along with Max’s confusing feelings for his ward, have him reeling. When Justin’s attacked, his resulting needs might be more than what Max can provide, but he’ll be damned if anyone else will touch Justin.

As the NVJ investigates humans missing from a high-end bite club, they uncover a deeper plot that traces back to Justin. If those who want him have their way, there will be bloodshed. Justin and Max are in a fight to save Justin not only from those who would use him, but from his own mind.
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Categories: 4 Star Ratings, Book Review, LGBT, Published in 2016, Susan65's Reviews | Tags: A Chance for Us, bisexual, Boyfriends to Enemies to Friends, Coma, Dreamspinner Press, Human v. Vampire, Hurt/Comfort, injury/recovery, Jake C. Wallace, Law Enforcement, M/M, mystery, paranormal, psychological thriller, PTSD, Reunited, Series - New Vampire Justice, The Blogger Girls, vampires | Leave a comment

Book Review: Popcorn Garlands by Ariel Tachna

Posted on December 3, 2016 by thebloggergirls

Reviewed by Ami

Title: Popcorn Garlands
Author: Ariel Tachna
Series: 2016 Advent Calendar – Bah Humbug
Heroes: Carlos Mendez/Ned Williams
Genre: MM Holiday
Length: 32 pages
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Release Date: December 1, 2016
Available at: Amazon
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb: Carlos Mendez spends all year working hard at his Houston-based landscaping business, and he sends every spare penny he earns back to his family in Mexico. By the time the holidays roll around, he doesn’t have much patience for the unadulterated greed and consumerism paraded past him. But a chance meeting with his neighbor, Ned Williams, and Ned’s cancer-stricken daughter, might help to remind him of the real meaning of the season—something beyond the gaudy lights and extravagant displays—something he wants to be a part of.
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Categories: 3 Star Ratings, Ami's Reviews, Book Review, LGBT, Published in 2016 | Tags: Ariel Tachna, Blue-collar, Contemporary, Dreamspinner Press, HFN, Holiday - Christmas, interracial, M/M, Men with kids, Popcorn Garlands, Series - 2016 Advent Calendar - Bah Humbug, Short Story, Single Parent, The Blogger Girls | Leave a comment

Book Review: When Forever Ended by Cara Dee

Posted on December 2, 2016 by thebloggergirls

Reviewed by JustJen

Title: When Forever Ended
Author: Cara Dee
Series: Camassia Cove #2
Heroes: Kelly/Will
Genre: MM Contemporary
Length: 183 pages
Publisher: Cara Dee
Release Date: November 30, 2016
Available at: Amazon
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb: At ten years old, Kelly and I were two rambunctious boys who carved our initials into a tree in the forest. We promised to be best friends forever and bumped our fists to seal the deal. I never should’ve kissed him that summer before college. It was a day that buried me in shame, a day I spent the next twenty-four years regretting, a day I never told anyone about.

At forty-three, depression was suffocating me. Not even my wife and two children could lift the heavy fog. I was riddled with guilt and self-hatred, and I was starting to realize that I would slowly fade away until nothing remained. Then one day, Kelly was back in town.

10% of the proceeds will be donated to Hope For Depression.
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Categories: 4 Star Ratings, Book Review, JustJen's Reviews, LGBT, Published in 2016 | Tags: Cara Dee, Closeted, Coming Out, Depression, Friends to Lovers, Hurt/Comfort, Little to No Sex, Men with kids, Mental Illness, second chances, Self-Published, Series - Camassia Cove, The Blogger Girls, When Forever Ended | Leave a comment

Book Review: Cursed Miracles by Meg Harding

Posted on December 2, 2016 by thebloggergirls

Reviewed by Ami

Title: Cursed Miracles
Author: Meg Harding
Series: 2016 Advent Calendar – Bah Humbug
Heroes: William Mashinter/Brady Gallagher
Genre: MM Holiday
Length: 48 pages
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Release Date: December 1, 2016
Available at: Amazon
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb: Two hundred years ago on Christmas Eve, William Mashinter was frozen in time, cursed by his wife to roam the world on his own, waiting for the love of his life to find him. The love of his life, whom she killed. Time hasn’t healed this wound, and William is tired of the happy holiday and the constant reminders of a love that’s been taken from him. But then the impossible happens, and maybe… maybe he can get a new Christmas perspective.

Brady Gallagher has lived three different lives, always aware of the first and most important, yet unable to find the man who will fill in the missing pieces and let him know he’s not crazy. He encounters him at a work event, of all places, but is he willing to throw everything else to the wind and embrace the miracle laid out before him?
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Categories: 4 Star Ratings, Ami's Reviews, Book Review, LGBT, Published in 2016 | Tags: Contemporary, cursed, Cursed Miracles, Dreamspinner Press, fantasy, Holiday - Christmas, M/M, Meg Harding, Reunited, Series - 2016 Advent Calendar - Bah Humbug, Short Story, The Blogger Girls | Leave a comment

Book Review: The Fortune Cookie by Matt Burlingame

Posted on December 2, 2016 by Nikyta

Reviewed by Nikyta

Title: The Fortune Cookie
Author: Matt Burlingame
Series: Series – 2016 Advent Calendar – Bah Humbug
Heroes: Laurence & Nick
Genre: M/M Contemporary
Length: 49 pages
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Release Date: December 1, 2016
Available at: Dreamspinner Press & Amazon
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb: Thirty-three-year-old technical writer Laurence Hart is a modern-day Scrooge when it comes to the holiday season—and the rest of the year too. He doesn’t like most people, they don’t like him, and he’s happy to keep it that way. Over lunch with his best friend, he receives a fortune cookie promising him true love. The next day, forced to work on a holiday charity committee or lose his job, he meets Nick, a jolly ginger giant who loves all things Christmas. Together they face numerous obstacles to put together a holiday fair to raise money for children in foster care in only four days. While Laurence has to mend his curmudgeonly ways to make the event a success, Nick’s holiday magic might mend Laurence’s heart.
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Categories: 4 Star Ratings, Book Review, LGBT, Nikyta's Reviews, Published in 2016 | Tags: Christmas, Coworkers, cute, emotionally damaged, Holiday - Christmas, M/M, Matt Burlingame, Pets, Series - 2016 Advent Calendar - Bah Humbug, sweet, The Blogger Girls, The Fortune Cookie | 1 Comment

Book Review: Santa for Hire by Asta Idonea

Posted on December 1, 2016 by thebloggergirls

Reviewed by Ami

Title: Santa For Hire
Author: Asta Idonea
Series: 2016 Advent Calendar – Bah Humbug
Heroes: Richard Barrett/Blaine Ryder
Genre: MM Holiday
Length: 31 pages
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Release Date: December 1, 2016
Available at: Amazon
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb: Dumped by his ex on Christmas Eve two years ago, Oxford Street department store manager Richard Barrett now hates the holidays. Things go from bad to worse when the store’s usual Santa is too ill to reprise his role and the firm sends cocky but handsome Blaine Ryder to take his place. The attraction between the two is clear, but Blaine is an incorrigible player who reminds Richard of his ex. His idea of a relationship is a quick roll in the hay, and his advances have Richard running for the hills. It might take some special intervention for both of them to realize they can change enough to have a chance at a holiday romance.
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Categories: 3 Star Ratings, Ami's Reviews, Book Review, LGBT, Published in 2016 | Tags: Asta Idonea, Contemporary, Coworkers, Dreamspinner Press, HFN, Holiday - Christmas, M/M, office romance, Santa for Hire, Series - 2016 Advent Calendar - Bah Humbug, Short Story, The Blogger Girls | Leave a comment

Audio Review: Snowed In by Teodora Kostova

Posted on December 1, 2016 by thebloggergirls

Reviewed by Morgan

Title: Snowed In
Authors: Teodora Kostova
Narrators: Dan Rider
Genre: M/M Contemporary
Length: 3 hours and 7 mins
Publisher: Teodora Kostova
Release Date: November 14, 2016
Available at: Amazon and Audible
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb: Nate has been in love with Quinn, his brother’s best friend, for as long as he can remember. But when he finally gets the chance to show Quinn how he feels, his heart gets broken in the most unexpected way.

Quinn doesn’t believe in miracles, especially not Christmas ones. When he decides to win Nate back he knows it won’t be easy. The last thing he expects is a health scare, a road trip and a vicious snow storm to work in his favor. In the end, a cabin in the woods turns out to be not only the shelter they desperately need, but also Quinn’s very own Christmas miracle.

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Categories: 3.5 Star Ratings, Audio Review, Morgan's Reviews, Published in 2016 | Tags: audio book, brothers bff, Christmas, Colorado, Dan Rider, Friends to Lovers, Gay, Holiday, M/M, New Adult, Novella, scorned lover, second chance at love, Self-Published, Snow Storm, snowed in, Teodora Kostova, The Blogger Girls, virgins | 1 Comment

Book Review: Bite Night by Clare London

Posted on December 1, 2016 by Nikyta

Reviewed by Nikyta

Title: Bite Night
Author: Clare London
Series: 2016 Advent Calendar – Bah Humbug
Heroes: Benny & Irwin
Genre: M/M Paranormal
Length: 25 pages
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Release Date: December 1, 2016
Available at: Dreamspinner Press & Amazon
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb: Creatures of the Night and Santa’s Christmas duties don’t mix. Every myth and bedtime story tells you so.

But on Christmas Eve, when the Elves walked off the job over pension rights, it was time for me—Irwin, the only vampire on Santa’s payroll, despite recent diversity initiatives—and my trusty team to help out. Just deliver a few parcels, Santa asked me. Just help out on your local patch. Just for one night.

Armed with my reluctance to face all that human sentimentality, and accompanied by a wise-cracking werewolf and an unruly fairy with a taste for vodka, I did my best. Honest.

But we were heading for disaster until I came face-to-face with cute babysitter Benny. It’s Santa’s Number One Rule—no interaction with the clients. But Benny somehow managed to upset my appetite, inflame my libido, and restore my faith in the Christmas spirit, with one cheeky smile and a tasty body piercing.

It’s Christmas, and the show must go on!
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Categories: 4 Star Ratings, Book Review, LGBT, Nikyta's Reviews, Published in 2016 | Tags: Bite Night, Christmas, Clare London, cute, Dreamspinner Press, Holiday - Christmas, M/M, magic, paranormal, Series - 2016 Advent Calendar - Bah Humbug, sweet, The Blogger Girls, vampires | Leave a comment

Book Review: Buddy the Cat by Sara Stark

Posted on November 30, 2016 by Nikyta

Reviewed by Nikyta

Title: Buddy the Cat
Author: Sara Stark
Series: 2016 Daily Dose – A Walk on the Wild Side
Heroes: Noel & Mike
Genre: M/M Paranormal
Length: 22 pages
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Release Date: June 1, 2016
Available at: Dreamspinner Press & Amazon
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb: Noel is a lonely librarian who spends most of his time working, surfing dating websites to no avail, and hanging out with the cat who shows up on his balcony every night. When he meets Mike, he’s finally found a man who holds his interest. But it soon becomes clear that there’s more to the bird-chasing businessman than what’s on the surface.
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Categories: 3 Star Ratings, Book Review, LGBT, Nikyta's Reviews, Published in 2016 | Tags: Buddy the Cat, cat shifters, cute, Dreamspinner Press, M/M, no sex, paranormal, Pets, Sara Stark, Series - 2016 Daily Dose - A Walk on the Wild Side, sweet, The Blogger Girls | Leave a comment

Published in 2016

Book Review: Anyplace Else by Kim Fielding

Book Review: A Chance for Us by Jake C. Wallace

Book Review: Popcorn Garlands by Ariel Tachna

Book Review: When Forever Ended by Cara Dee

Book Review: Cursed Miracles by Meg Harding

Book Review: Santa for Hire by Asta Idonea

Audio Review: Snowed In by Teodora Kostova

Book Review: Bite Night by Clare London

Book Review: Buddy the Cat by Sara Stark

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