4.5 Star Ratings

Audio Review: Stardust by Andrew Grey

Posted on January 29, 2016 by thebloggergirls

Reviewed by Morgan

Title: Stardust
Author: Andrew Grey
Narrator: Andrew McFerrin
Series: Celebrate!
Heroes: Duncan/Georg
Genre: MM Contemporary
Length: One Hour, 50 Minutes
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Release Date: August 27, 2015
Available at: Amazon, Audible and iTunes
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb: Duncan is an ocean from home over the holidays and expects to spend them alone. To his pleasant surprise, one of his European co-workers, Georg, befriends him and includes Duncan in the holiday traditions of his homeland: cutting a Christmas tree under starry skies at Georg’s country estate, decorating it at the family’s city home, and shopping at the Christmas market in Munich. Both men are lonely and realize they have much in common. But Georg’s life is in Germany and Duncan’s is in Boston. With the project they’re working on nearing completion, any chance for more than a holiday fling seems as elusive as stardust.

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Categories: 4.5 Star Ratings, Audio Review, LGBT, Morgan's Reviews, Published in 2015 | Tags: Andrew McFerrin, audio book, Cheating Ex, Contemporary, Count/Royalty, Dreamspinner Press, Europe, Friends to Lovers, Holiday - Christmas, Location - Germany, M/M, scientists, Series - Celebrate! - 2014 Advent Calendar, Short Story, Stardust, The Blogger Girls, Workplace Romance | Leave a comment

Book Review: Vanished by Carter Quinn

Posted on January 28, 2016 by justjenbo

Reviewed by JustJen

Title: Vanished
Author: Carter Quinn
Series: Vanished #1
Heroes: Henry/Tom
Genre: MM Contemporary
Length: 98 pages
Publisher: Carter Quinn
Release Date: September 17, 2014
Available at: Amazon and Barnes & Noble
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb: Henry Cooley has good friends and a good life. He’s secure in his job and his relationship. He and Tom, the love of his life, are about to celebrate their twenty-first anniversary as a couple. Their son, CJ, is in his second year at Cal Arts. Henry’s only problems are his growing dissatisfaction with his job and the fact that Tom’s parents still hate him, even after all these years. At least those are his only problems until the morning he wakes up to discover Tom has vanished.
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Categories: 4.5 Star Ratings, Book Review, JustJen's Reviews, LGBT, Published in 2014 | Tags: Carter Quinn, cliffhanger, Established couple, Family Drama, Grief, Homophobia, Location - San Francisco, Loss, Men with kids, Mystery/Suspense, Novella, Self-Published, Series - Vanished, The Blogger Girls, Vanished | Leave a comment

Book Review: Romanus by Mary Calmes

Posted on January 27, 2016 by thebloggergirls

Reviewed by Morgan

Title: Romanus
Author: Mary Calmes
Series: Midsummer’s Nightmare
Heroes: Mason James/Luc Toussaint
Genre: MM Paranormal
Length: 70 Pages
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Release Date: January 27, 2016
Available at: Amazon and Barnes & Noble
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb: Stopping to offer help one sultry summer night, Mason James is unprepared for the change that this simple act of kindness will bring. After giving an old man a ride home, Mason discovers a new, magical, and even dangerous world he cannot hope to understand. But he also finds Luc Toussaint and is intoxicated at first sight… and even the secret Luc protects won’t be enough to keep Mason away from the truth of his heritage and their love.
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Categories: 4.5 Star Ratings, Book Review, LGBT, Morgan's Reviews, Published in 2016 | Tags: alpha male, Dreamspinner Press, Fireman, gargoyles, HFN, insta love, Low Angst, M/M, magic, Mary Calmes, mates, paranormal, Romanus, Series - Midsummer's Nightmares, Shifters, Short Story, The Blogger Girls | 1 Comment

Book Review: Unquiet by Melanie Hansen

Posted on January 22, 2016 by justjenbo

Reviewed by JustJen

Title: Unquiet
Author: Melanie Hansen
Series: Resilient Love #3
Heroes: Loren Smith/Eliot Devlin
Genre: MM Contemporary
Length: 296 Pages
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Release Date: January 22, 2016
Available at: Amazon and Barnes & Noble
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb: Loren Smith has been in love with Eliot Devlin almost his entire life. During their turbulent childhood and teen years, Loren didn’t always understand Eliot, and sometimes he could be a challenge, but Eliot was the only one to ever truly ease Loren’s deep loneliness and accept him. When Eliot’s increasingly erratic and self-destructive behavior culminates in a suicide attempt at seventeen, Loren is devastated.

Upon meeting again by chance nine years later, Loren is enjoying a successful career as a police officer while Eliot’s life has been a constant struggle for stability. In and out of mental hospitals, with a rap sheet a mile long, he continues to be buffeted by the twin storms of mania and depression. Loren’s love and protectiveness for Eliot are deeply ingrained in him, however, and their feelings for each other are quickly rekindled.

Loren has issues of his own he’s dealing with, and trying to understand and cope with Eliot’s bipolar disorder isn’t easy. They believe they’re meant to be, and Eliot brings a fulfillment to Loren’s life that no one else will ever match. But as they both come to realize, love by itself can’t cure all.
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Categories: 4.5 Star Ratings, Book Review, JustJen's Reviews, LGBT, Published in 2016 | Tags: Bipolar, childhood friends, Closeted, Coming Out, Contemporary, Cop, Depression, disability, Dreamspinner Press, Drug/Alcohol Use, Friends to Lovers, Hurt/Comfort, injury/recovery, M/M, Melanie Hansen, Mental Disorder, Reunited, Self-Harm, Series - Resilient Love, Suicide Attempts, The Blogger Girls, Unquiet | Leave a comment

Audio Review: Lover Reborn by J.R. Ward

Posted on January 22, 2016 by susan65coug Miss Behaving

Reviewed by Susan65

Title: Lover Reborn
Author: J.R. Ward
Narrator: Jim Frangione
Series: Black Dagger Brotherhood #10
Hero/Heroine: Tohrment/Autumn (No’One)
Genre: MF Paranormal
Length: 23 Hours, 13 Minutes
Publisher: Recorded Books
Release Date: March 28, 2012
Available at: Amazon and Audible
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb: Ever since the death of his shellan, Tohrment has been a heartbroken shadow of the vampire leader he once was. Brought back to the Brotherhood by a self-serving fallen angel, he fights again with ruthless vengeance, unprepared for a new tragedy. Seeing his beloved in dreams—trapped in a cold, isolated netherworld—Tohr turns to the angel Lassiter to save his former mate. The only way to rescue her is for Tohr to love another. As war with the lessers rages, and a new clan of vampires vie for the Blind King’s throne, Tohr struggles between an unforgettable past and a hot, passion-filled future. But can his heart let go and set all of them free?
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Categories: 4.5 Star Ratings, Audio Review, M/F, Published in 2012, Susan65's Reviews | Tags: Angels, audio book, betrayal, Emotional, Grief, Hurt/Comfort, J.R. Ward, Jim Frangione, Lover Reborn, MF, paranormal, Series - Black Dagger Brotherhood, tear jerker, The Blogger Girls, vampires, Violence | Leave a comment

Audio Review: Lover Unleashed by J.R. Ward

Posted on January 21, 2016 by susan65coug Miss Behaving

Reviewed by Susan65

Title: Lover Unleashed
Author: J.R. Ward
Narrator: Jim Frangione
Series: Black Dagger Brotherhood #9
Heroine/Hero: Payne/Manny
Genre: MF Paranormal
Length: 18 Hours, 37 Minutes
Publisher: Recorded Books
Release Date: March 29, 2011
Available at: Amazon and Audible
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb: Payne, twin sister of Vishous, is cut from the same dark, warrior cloth as her brother: A fighter by nature, and a maverick when it comes to the traditional role of Chosen females, there is no place for her on the Far Side… and no role for her on the front lines of the war, either.

When she suffers a paralyzing injury, human surgeon Dr. Manuel Manello is called in to treat her as only he can—and he soon gets sucked into her dangerous, secret world. Although he never before believed in things that go bump in the night—like vampires—he finds himself more than willing to be seduced by the powerful female who marks both his body and his soul.

As the two find so much more than an erotic connection, the human and vampire worlds collide… just as a centuries old score catches up with Payne and puts both her love and her life in deadly jeopardy.
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Categories: 4.5 Star Ratings, Audio Review, M/F, Published in 2011, Susan65's Reviews | Tags: audio book, BDSM, disability, Emotional Breakdown, Equestrian, Family Drama, Hurt/Comfort, injury/recovery, J.R. Ward, Jim Frangione, Lover Unleashed, Men with pets, MF, paranormal, Physician, Series - Black Dagger Brotherhood, The Blogger Girls, vampires | Leave a comment

Audio Review: Crash & Burn by Abigail Roux

Posted on January 18, 2016 by susan65coug Miss Behaving

Reviewed by Susan65

Title: Crash & Burn
Author: Abigail Roux
Narrator: J.F. Harding
Series: Cut & Run #9
Heroes: Ty/Zane
Genre: MM Contemporary
Length: 10 Hours, 44 Minutes
Publisher: Riptide Publishing
Release Date: December 15, 2015
Available at: Amazon and Audible
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb: It’s been five years since Special Agents Ty Grady and Zane Garrett first worked together to solve the Tri-State murders, and time has been both harsh and kind. Engaged now, they face the challenge of planning a deeply uncertain future together. Zane is at the pinnacle of his career with one last mystery to solve, while Ty is at sea in a world where he’s no longer the tip of a spear.

There’s just one more hurdle in the way of their happy ever after: a traitor from their inner circle who threatens to burn their world to the ground.

Squeezed between the Vega cartel, an unknown mole, and too many alphabet agencies to count, Ty and Zane must gather all their strength and resources to beat the longest odds they’ve ever faced. To make it out alive, they’ll need help from every friend they’ve got. Even the friends who might betray their trust.
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Categories: 4.5 Star Ratings, Audio Review, LGBT, Published in 2015, Susan65's Reviews | Tags: Abigail Roux, Action/Adventure, audio book, betrayal, Brothers in Arms, Contemporary, Crash & Burn, Existing Characters, Existing Couple, HEA, J.F. Harding, Law Enforcement, M/M, military, Mystery/Suspense, Revenge, Riptide Publishing, Road trip, secrets, Series - Cut & Run, The Blogger Girls, Violence, Wedding | Leave a comment

Audio Review: Gingerbread Palace by E.M. Lynley

Posted on January 17, 2016 by thebloggergirls

Reviewed by Morgan

Title: Gingerbread Palace
Author: E.M. Lynley
Narrator: Nick J. Russo
Series: Delectable #4
Heroes: Alex Bancroft/Kevin Flint
Genre: MM Contemporary
Length: 3 Hours, 31 Minutes
Publisher: Silk Road Press
Release Date: December 5, 2015
Available at: Amazon and Audible
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb: A week before Christmas, Alex Bancroft’s bakery goes up in flames. When he runs back inside after a dog, firefighter Kevin Flint has to rescue Alex—and Quincy—from the smoldering building, endangering them and inflaming Kevin’s resentment.

Now Alex can’t create the elaborate gingerbread house he donates to a foster-kids charity each year. Fire Station 7 again comes to his rescue, offering their kitchen and their manpower.

Everyone but Kevin Flint, that is. A third-generation firefighter, he’s fearful of stepping too far out of the closet. So when his powerful physical attraction for Alex ends in a sizzling secret encounter in the firehouse, Kevin can’t push Alex far enough away, and Alex returns the cold shoulder.

After a change of heart, Kevin risks his life to prove he’s worthy of Alex’s affection, but without a Christmas miracle, their chances at sweet romance might go up in smoke.

Like all Delectable stories, Gingerbread Palace includes recipes used in the book.
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Categories: 4.5 Star Ratings, Audio Review, LGBT, Morgan's Reviews, Published in 2015 | Tags: Abuse, Arson, audio book, Baker, Closeted, Contemporary, E.M. Lynley, enemies to lovers, firefighters, Gingerbread Palace, Holiday - Christmas, injury/recovery, M/M, Nick J. Russo, Novella, OFY, Series - Delectable, The Blogger Girls | 2 Comments

Audio Review: Lover Enshrined by J.R. Ward

Posted on January 14, 2016 by susan65coug Miss Behaving

Reviewed by Susan65

Title: Lover Enshrined
Author: J.R. Ward
Narrator: Jim Frangione
Series: Black Dagger Brotherhood #6
Hero/Heroine: Phury/Cormia
Genre: MF Paranormal
Length: 17 Hours, 44 Minutes
Publisher: Recorded Books
Release Date: December 15, 2008
Available at: Amazon and Audible
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb: Fiercely loyal to the Black Dagger Brotherhood, Phury has sacrificed himself for the good of the race, becoming the male responsible for keeping the Brotherhood’s bloodlines alive. As Primale of the Chosen, he is obligated to father the sons and daughters who will ensure that the traditions of the race survive, and that there are warriors to fight those who want all vampires extinguished.

As his first mate, the Chosen Cormia wants to win not only his body, but his heart for herself. She is drawn to the noble responsibility behind the emotionally scarred male. But Phury has never allowed himself to know pleasure or joy. As the war with the Lessening Society grows grim, tragedy looms over the Brotherhood’s mansion, and Phury must decide between duty and love….
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Categories: 4.5 Star Ratings, Audio Review, M/F, Published Before 2010, Susan65's Reviews | Tags: Alcohol Usage, Angels, audio book, bisexual, Coming Out, drug addiction, Gay, J.R. Ward, Jim Frangione, Lover Enshrined, M/M, MF, Murder, paranormal, Reunited, Series - Black Dagger Brotherhood, Sexual Assault, The Blogger Girls, Undead, vampires, Violence, war | Leave a comment

Book Review: Double Indemnity by Maggie Kavanagh

Posted on January 13, 2016 by susan65coug Miss Behaving

Reviewed by Susan65

Title: Double Indemnity
Author: Maggie Kavanagh
Series: The Stonebridge Mysteries #1
Heroes: Sam/Nathan
Genre: MM Contemporary
Length: 214 Pages
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Release Date: January 26, 2015
Available at: Amazon and Barnes & Noble
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb: Sam Flynn dreamed of being a journalist until a car accident killed his parents and put his brother into a long-term coma. Now Sam spends his days as a landscaper toiling in the New England sun and his nights drunk in bed with the closest warm body. In his limited spare time, he writes about Stonebridge’s local crime and politics on his blog “Under the Bridge.”

Then Sam’s favorite client is found dead in her home—shortly after telling him someone has betrayed her trust. Sam can’t believe her grief-stricken husband Nathan would be a suspect, but the investigation hones in on him. Sam has always admired handsome Nathan from afar, but now he puts his libidinous feelings aside to help clear his name. However, the closer he gets to Nathan, the more he’s told to keep away from him and the investigation—by the fatherly police chief, by an officer on the case who’s hated him since school, and by Nathan himself.

Sam’s determined to expose the real reason his friend died and clear Nathan’s name—even if it’s the last thing he does. Which, considering how fast the death toll is increasing in Stonebridge… it might be.
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Categories: 4.5 Star Ratings, Book Review, LGBT, Published in 2016, Susan65's Reviews | Tags: Alpha Males, bisexual, Blue-collar, Contemporary, Cops, Corruption, Double Indemnity, Dreamspinner Press, FBI, M/M, Maggie Kavanagh, Murder, Mystery/Suspense, Series - The Stonebridge Mysteries, The Blogger Girls, undercover, widower | Leave a comment

4.5 Star Ratings

Audio Review: Stardust by Andrew Grey

Book Review: Vanished by Carter Quinn

Book Review: Romanus by Mary Calmes

Book Review: Unquiet by Melanie Hansen

Audio Review: Lover Reborn by J.R. Ward

Audio Review: Lover Unleashed by J.R. Ward

Audio Review: Crash & Burn by Abigail Roux

Audio Review: Gingerbread Palace by E.M. Lynley

Audio Review: Lover Enshrined by J.R. Ward

Book Review: Double Indemnity by Maggie Kavanagh

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