4 Star Ratings

Book Review: Fireworks and Resolutions by Leandra Dohman

Posted on December 12, 2015 by Nikyta

Reviewed by Nikyta

Title: Fireworks and Resolutions
Author: Leandra Dohman
Series: Sleigh Ride – 2015 Advent Calendar
Heroes: Joseph & Carter
Genre: M/M Contemporary
Length: 20 pages
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Release Date: December 1, 2015
Available at: Dreamspinner Press & Amazon
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb: Something big happened at the office Christmas party between Joseph and Carter, his coworker and ultimate crush. Too bad Joseph doesn’t remember it. Now, it’s New Year’s Eve, and Joseph finds himself locked in the bathroom with Carter. Joseph doesn’t understand why his natural confidence fizzles out whenever Carter is around, but the man reduces him to an awkward mess. If he can just find the courage to be himself, there might be more fireworks in his future than the ones they watch from the balcony.
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Categories: 4 Star Ratings, Book Review, LGBT, Nikyta's Reviews, Published in 2015 | Tags: co-workers, Contemporary, cute, Dreamspinner Press, Fireworks and Resolutions, Holiday - New Year's, Leandra Dohman, M/M, Series - Sleigh Ride - 2015 Advent Calendar, sweet, The Blogger Girls | Leave a comment

Dual Book Review: A Forced Silence by Cate Ashwood

Posted on December 11, 2015 by thebloggergirls

Reviewed by Ami and Morgan

Title: A Forced Silence
Author: Cate Ashwood
Heroes: Adam Carson/Sam McKenna
Genre: MM Contemporary
Length: 200 Pages
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Release Date: December 11, 2015
Available at: Amazon and Barnes & Noble
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb: For paramedic Adam Carson, his world is lights and sirens and saving lives. Pressures at work keep him firmly in the closet, and life is too busy to contend with the complications that come with dating and relationships. When a familiar face from his past turns up where he least expects it, Adam starts to question whether or not there is room in his life for those complications.

The last person forensic pathologist Sam McKenna expects to see at pub night is Adam, the guy who made his life hell in high school. The attraction is instant, but Adam isn’t gay and Sam has no interest in pursuing him. Still, the leftover animosity from their teenage years isn’t enough to extinguish the lust growing between them. After both are called to the scene of a horrific murder, Adam admits he’s not as straight as he led Sam to believe and they seek comfort and distraction in each other’s arms. One night becomes many as the murder investigation intensifies, but when Adam is faced with losing Sam, he is forced to make a choice: to break his silence, or to give up everything for the job he loves.
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Categories: 4 Star Ratings, 5 Star Ratings, Book Review, LGBT, Published in 2015 | Tags: A Forced Silence, Cate Ashwood, Closeted, Contemporary, Dreamspinner Press, enemies to lovers, Forensic Pathologist, Frenemies, Homophobia, M/M, Murder, Mystery/Suspense, Paramedic, Reunited, Second Chance, The Blogger Girls | 1 Comment

Book Review: Talk Turkey by Bru Baker

Posted on December 10, 2015 by Nikyta

Reviewed by Nikyta

Title: Talk Turkey
Author: Bru Baker
Series: Sleigh Ride – 2015 Advent Calendar
Heroes: Carson & Tom
Genre: M/M Contemporary
Length: 58 pages
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Release Date: December 1, 2015
Available at: Dreamspinner Press & Amazon
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb: Carson is a California transplant settling into life in the Windy City. On his first Christmas away from home, he assures his worried family he’ll be having a real Christmas dinner.

Recent culinary school graduate Tom Stockton earns some extra money giving out cooking advice at the Talk Turkey hotline. Tom’s honeyed voice and sharp sense of humor are attractive to the lonely Carson, and Carson finds reasons to call the hotline again and again. But on Christmas Eve, Carson’s call is less playful and more panicked with the big meal looming. Carson is just looking for advice, but Tom has a surprise in store that might lead to much more.
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Categories: 4 Star Ratings, Book Review, LGBT, Nikyta's Reviews, Published in 2015 | Tags: Bru Baker, Contemporary, cute, Dreamspinner Press, Holiday - Christmas, M/M, Series - Sleigh Ride - 2015 Advent Calendar, sweet, Talk Turkey, The Blogger Girls | Leave a comment

Book Review: Reindeer Games by Kenzie Cade

Posted on December 9, 2015 by Nikyta

Reviewed by Nikyta

Title: Reindeer Games
Author: Kenzie Cade
Heroes: Nik & Dash
Genre: M/M Paranormal
Length: 22,000 words
Publisher: Less Than Three Press
Release Date: December 9, 2015
Available at: Less Than Three Press
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb: Dashing von Stride has one thing on his mind: winning the window display contest for the Miracle on Main Christmas Contest. His plans are set and ready—and then he walks into his toy store, Reindeer Games, to find a sleigh that shouldn’t be there. The mystery sleigh sparks a new plan, however, and now all Dash needs is the perfect Santa to model his display after.

This year, the pranks with his reindeer have gotten out of hand. Instead of preparing for the Big Day, Niklaus Kringle is hunting for his missing sleigh. Locating it should have been easy, but games easily won are seldom worth playing…
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Categories: 4 Star Ratings, Book Review, LGBT, Nikyta's Reviews, Published in 2015 | Tags: artists, cute, elves, Holiday - Christmas, Kenzie Cade, Less Than Three Press, M/M, magic, paranormal, Reindeer Games, royalty, sweet, The Blogger Girls | Leave a comment

Book Review: The Oracle’s Sprite by Mell Eight

Posted on December 6, 2015 by Nikyta

Reviewed by Nikyta

Title: The Oracle’s Sprite
Author: Mell Eight
Series: The Oracle #4
Heroes: Keir & Sprite
Genre: M/M Fantasy
Length: 25k words
Publisher: Less Than Three Press
Release Date: September 30, 2015
Available at: Less Than Three Press & Amazon
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb: At just eighteen years of age, Keir became the leader of the army fighting against the usurper king while Princes Edan and Egan led the navy. At his side, willing to help from time to time, was Sprite.

A friendly ghost, Sprite likes to keep Keir company and occasionally play tricks on Keir’s sister. When the Oracle demands Keir’s presence, he expects Sprite to travel with him.

He doesn’t expect the gale that knocks him overboard and into an adventure that might just kill him.
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Categories: 4 Star Ratings, Book Review, LGBT, Nikyta's Reviews, Published in 2015 | Tags: cute, dragons, fantasy, injury/recovery, Less Than Three Press, M/M, magic, Mell Eight, military, no sex, series, Series - The Oracle, sweet, The Blogger Girls, The Oracle's Sprite, warriors, yearning | Leave a comment

Book Review: Never Too Early: Full Circle by Chris Owen and Tory Temple

Posted on December 4, 2015 by susan65coug Miss Behaving

Reviewed by Susan65

Title: Never Too Early: Full Circle
Authors: Chris Owen and Tory Temple
Series: Never Too Early #3
Heroes: Jake/Tor/Chance/Tucker
Genre: MMMM Contemporary
Length: 223 Pages
Publisher: Torquere Press
Release Date: November 25, 2015
Available at: Amazon
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb: In the final book of the Never Too Early series, cowboys Jake and Tor and firefighters Chance and Tucker have more on their plates than they bargained for. What started out as friendship has developed into strong feelings, and the couples continue to grow and learn about each other. However, adding two and two is more than a simple math problem. Words and emotions can be a dangerous mix, as the four men discover, and jealousy and miscommunication threaten what they’ve built together.

When two of the four unexpectedly connect, it sends all of them reeling. Pride is bruised and feelings are wounded, although they try desperately to hold themselves together in order to navigate this new territory. The physical distance between them all is both a blessing and a curse. When one of them reveals something that can’t be taken back, it threatens the relationships of all four men. How do two separate couples blend themselves to become one unit? The doubts and fears threaten to overwhelm them all, and no one will emerge unscathed.
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Categories: 4 Star Ratings, Book Review, LGBT, Published in 2015, Susan65's Reviews | Tags: Alpha Males, Chris Owen, Contemporary, Established Couples, firefighters, Hurt/Comfort, M/M, M/M/M/M, medics, Never Too Early: Full Circle, open relationship, piercings, Polyamory, ranchers, Reunited, Road trip, Series - Never Too Early, The Blogger Girls, Torquere Press, Tory Temple | Leave a comment

Book Review: Lifeline by Brynn Stein

Posted on December 3, 2015 by susan65coug Miss Behaving

Reviewed by Susan65

Title: Lifeline
Author: Brynn Stein
Heroes: Eric Duncan/Dennis Hayden
Genre: MM Contemporary/Paranormal
Length: 65 Pages
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Release Date: November 4, 2015
Available at: Amazon and Barnes & Noble
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb: Eric Duncan rolls into a quaint Upstate New York town to sell medical supplies. He doesn’t intend to stay long, but an apparently homeless man whom he keeps running into catches his attention. While passersby ignore the man, Eric can’t leave the situation alone.

Dennis Hayden’s last memory is of hiking in the mountains. He doesn’t know how he ended up in town, nor how he keeps popping up in various places. He walks around aimlessly, trying to recall something as simple as his name. He’s not sure what to think of the stranger he sees repeatedly, and who keeps trying to talk to him.

While meeting a potential client at the hospital, Eric overhears a young lady looking for her brother who went missing several days ago, while hiking. Eric recognizes the picture of Dennis on the flyer and sets out to reunite him with his sister.
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Categories: 4 Star Ratings, Book Review, LGBT, Published in 2015, Susan65's Reviews | Tags: Amnesia, Brynn Stein, Contemporary, Dreamspinner Press, Family Drama, ghosts, Hurt/Comfort, Injury/Ilness, Lifeline, M/M, mystery, no sex, Out-of-Body Experience, paranormal, Road trip, Short Story, slow burn, sweet, The Blogger Girls | Leave a comment

Book Review: Desires’ Pride by Tempeste O’Riley

Posted on December 2, 2015 by Nikyta

Reviewed by Nikyta

Title: Desires’ Pride
Author: Tempeste O’Riley
Series: Desires Entwined #2.5
Heroes: Chase/Rhys
Genre: M/M Contemporary
Length: 27 pages
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Release Date: November 2, 2015
Available at: Dreamspinner Press & Amazon
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb: When Chase Manning wakes up on the first morning of PrideFest, the last thing he expects to find is his lover and life partner, Rhys Sayer, on bended knee. But the news that marriage has been legalized in the state is a game changer for both of them.

After a mad dash to the courts, all they want is to find their friends at PrideFest to celebrate. However, what happens when they arrive will bond them together forever—if their friends don’t have a collective meltdown about their sudden disappearance first.
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Categories: 4 Star Ratings, Book Review, LGBT, Nikyta's Reviews, Published in 2015 | Tags: Contemporary, cute, Desires' Pride, existing relationships, Gay Marriage, M/M, series, Series - Desires Entwined, sweet, Tempeste O'Riley, The Blogger Girls | Leave a comment

Book Review: Veiled Loyalties by Scotty Cade

Posted on December 2, 2015 by thebloggergirls

Reviewed by Morgan

Title: Veiled Loyalties
Author: Scotty Cade
Series: Bissonet & Cruz Investigations #2
Heroes: Beau/Tollison
Genre: MM Contemporary
Length: 154 Pages
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Release Date: November 2, 2015
Available at: Amazon and Barnes & Noble
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb: Halloween is Beau Bissonet’s favorite holiday, from carving pumpkins to decorating his yard to donning a costume and scaring the neighborhood kids. But this year his Halloween is about to take a different turn, one that will challenge his skills as a detective and his commitment to his partner in work and love.

A year since Beau and Tollison solved The Royal Street Heist, found love, and formed Bissonet & Cruz Investigations, they are thriving personally and professionally. That is until Tollison’s ex, Bastien Andros, shows up out of the blue. Naturally, Beau’s suspicious, but two days after Bastien’s arrival, he goes missing, and Tollison worries his past may catch up to him.

A mysterious package makes clear who has Bastien and what’s at stake. With both Bastien and Beau’s lives now at risk, Tollison has only one option: travel to Zurich, Switzerland, secure and deliver the ransom, keep both men safe, and stay true to himself at the same time.
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Categories: 4 Star Ratings, Book Review, LGBT, Published in 2015 | Tags: Crime, Dreamspinner Press, Established couple, exes, Holiday - Halloween, Kidnapping, Location - Europe, Location - New Orleans, Mystery/Suspense, Private Detectives, Road trip, Scotty Cade, sequel, Series - Bissonet & Cruz Investigations, The Blogger Girls, Veiled Loyalties | Leave a comment

Book Review: Signs of Desire by Tempeste O’Riley

Posted on November 30, 2015 by Nikyta

Reviewed by Nikyta

Title: Signs of Desire
Author: Tempeste O’Riley
Series: Desires Entwined #4
Heroes: Simon & Adrian
Genre: M/M Contemporary
Length: 200 pages
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Release Date: November 30, 2015
Available at: Dreamspinner Press & Amazon
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb: Simon Tyler knows his job as a gay romance author makes his lack of faith in love more than a little ironic, but he’s tired of being used for his wallet. When a night out turns into a matchmaking scheme orchestrated by his best friends, Simon’s not thrilled, but since he’s not the target and he’s sworn off happily-ever-after anyway, he goes along with it… until he meets Adrian, the object of their efforts, and finds perhaps he hasn’t given up on love after all.

Professor Adrian Keys has tried to date Hearing men before, but being Deaf himself, he’s never had any success at making a connection. After his friends con him into going out and Adrian realizes it’s all an elaborate plan to set him up, he braces for yet another failure, only to discover there is a spark—except it’s not with the man his friends had in mind, but with Simon Tyler instead.

Not all their friends have found a way past their romantic failures, but Simon and Adrian might be on the path to happily-ever-after.
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Categories: 4 Star Ratings, Book Review, LGBT, Nikyta's Reviews, Published in 2015 | Tags: crazy meddling family, cute, disability, series, Series - Desires Entwined, Signs of Desire, sweet, teachers, Tempeste O'Riley, The Blogger Girls | 1 Comment

4 Star Ratings

Book Review: Fireworks and Resolutions by Leandra Dohman

Dual Book Review: A Forced Silence by Cate Ashwood

Book Review: Talk Turkey by Bru Baker

Book Review: Reindeer Games by Kenzie Cade

Book Review: The Oracle’s Sprite by Mell Eight

Book Review: Never Too Early: Full Circle by Chris Owen and Tory Temple

Book Review: Lifeline by Brynn Stein

Book Review: Desires’ Pride by Tempeste O’Riley

Book Review: Veiled Loyalties by Scotty Cade

Book Review: Signs of Desire by Tempeste O’Riley

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