4 Star Ratings

Book Review: Dante’s Mates by Maggie Walsh

Posted on June 21, 2015 by susan65coug Miss Behaving

Reviewed by Susan65

1Title:  Dante’s Mates
Author:  Maggie Walsh
Series:  Beyond the Angel Pack #1
Heroes: Dante Calebrese/Dale Cole/Dare Davis
Genre: MMM Paranormal
Length: 216 Pages
Publisher: Siren-Bookstrand
Release Date: January 22, 2015
Available at:  Amazon and Barnes & Noble
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Blurb: Vampire Prince Dante Calebrese has waited over 2,000 years to find his mates. One night, within minutes of each other, he finds both mates.

Wolf shifter Dale Cole feels an overwhelming sense of guilt after all the underhanded things he was forced to do by his evil sister and father. Dale feels he has no other choice than to leave this world.

Dragon Lord Dare Davis has been hiding in the fae realm for over 1,000 years after his race was nearly wiped out. He has learned to close off all emotion and just live his life for the next battle. But when the three can’t come together because of Dare’s inability to show or feel emotion, Dante banishes him from their lives in hopes of keeping Dale safe and happy. Dare must find a way to show his mates that he can change and that they can depend on him. But Dante and Dale have trouble forgiving and forgetting.
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Book Review: All of Me by Cardeno C.

Posted on June 19, 2015 by susan65coug Miss Behaving

Reviewed by Susan65

1Title: All of Me
Author: Cardeno C.
Heroes: Abel/Kai
Genre: MM Paranormal
Length: 76 Pages
Publisher: The Romance Authors
Release Date: June 7, 2015
Available at:  Amazon and Barnes & Noble
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Blurb: To bond with his destined mate, an Alpha wolf must look past what he sees and trust what he feels.

Bonded by their parents before they were conceived, wolf shifters Abel and Kai adored each other since they were children. As teens, the two future Alphas took the next step in their bonding process and vowed to remain true to one another until Kai came of age. But when tragedy struck, Abel felt betrayed and ran from Kai instead of completing their mating.

Abel never stops yearning for the man who was supposed to lead by his side and after years without contact, Kai returns, broken and on death’s door. If Abel wants to fulfill their destiny and merge their packs, he’ll need to look past what he saw and trust his heart.
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Book Review: Scent of the Heart by Parker Williams

Posted on June 17, 2015 by Nikyta

Reviewed by Nikyta

Scent-400x600 2Title: Scent of the Heart
Author: Parker Williams
Series: Shifting Needs #2
Heroes: Casey & Sev
Genre: M/M Paranormal
Length: 214 pages
Publisher: Self-published
Release Date: June 15, 2015
Available at: Amazon
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb: Casey Scott grew up being told he’d never amount to anything, and despite the unwavering love and support from his best friend, Jake, the idea sticks in the back of Casey’s mind. When he discovers he has a unique destiny in an enclave where shifters and humans live together, he seizes the chance, wanting for once in his life to be someone special.

Tsvetok Yerokhin lost his parents to the evil ruler of the enclave when he was a boy. The responsibilities of raising his two younger brothers nearly overwhelmed him and self- doubt took over. When the new Alpha and his Protector arrive in time to save his life, Sev is grateful, but he’s even more shocked when he scents his mate with them.

Casey isn’t prepared for the feelings that sweep over him when he meets Sev, but he refuses to act on them because he’s straight. Still, there is something so alluring about Sev that Casey can’t help being drawn to him.

As the two explore the edges of their new discovery, an evil returns, determined to control the enclave or destroy it. The Alpha and Protector are powerless to stop it, but Casey holds the key to victory. If he can discover what it is, he has a chance to save them all. To be the hero.

Unfortunately, the hero has to be willing to make the ultimate sacrifice, and for Casey that means losing his heart.
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Book Review: Surrender the Past by Kris Ripper

Posted on June 17, 2015 by justjenbo

Reviewed by JustJen

1Title: Surrender the Past
Author: Kris Ripper
Series: Scientific Method Universe
Heroes: Nick/Bernie
Genre: MM Contemporary BDSM
Length: 295 Pages
Publisher: Kris Ripper
Release Date: February 10, 2015
Available at: Amazon and All Romance Ebooks
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Blurb:  Sometimes the only way to move forward is to master the past.

Nick Coates is happy. He should be happy, right? He loves managing a gym, has good friends, and he’s never had a problem picking up men. This must be what happiness feels like, since he has no complaints. Maybe a few regrets, but everyone’s got regrets.

When his friend Lucy asks him to stage a “slave training” for one of her boys, he laughs it off. Nick can’t train a slave. His only attempt at playing that role ended with a dive into self-destruction so filthy and dark it probably should have killed him. Then again, Lucy’s never asked him a favor like this before. Maybe he’ll give it a shot, just for a few days. Maybe a week. And as long as he’s decided to do it, he may as well call the only person he knows who can help.

It’s been nine years. Surely after nine years they’ve grown up enough to have a conversation on the phone. In person. Naked. No, wait.

Bernie LaCroix never stopped thinking about Nick, gorgeous Nick, on his knees, surrendering everything to the moment. He’s also never forgiven himself for screwing it up so badly Nick refused to talk to him for the better part of a decade. The second he hears Nick’s voice, everything in his brain vows not to do it all over again and everything in his heart vows to do whatever it takes to get Nick back.

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Book Review: Learning from the Master by Lynn Kelling

Posted on June 16, 2015 by justjenbo

Reviewed by JustJen

1Title: Learning from the Master
Author: Lynn Kelling
Series: Bound by Lies #0.5
Heroes: Jenner Parrish/David Davenport
Genre: MM Contemporary BDSM
Length: 50 Pages
Publisher: Fantastic Fiction
Release Date: June 16, 2015
Available at: Amazon
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Blurb:  Most things in life come easily to eighteen-year-old Jenner Parrish, who’s on track to inherit the family business, and is popular, well-liked and good looking. He has everything he could want, except when it comes to love, and sex. Closeted, lonely and desperate, he acquires an invitation to an event at a nearby private gay club, Manse. Feeling out of his element and for the first time quite shy, Jenner is unable to play the wallflower when he captures the attention of the suave, seductive owner of Manse, David Davenport. David is used to getting what he wants, and what he wants is gorgeous young Jenner, who begins to realize every fantasy and wild desire could be his for the taking, if only he dares to ask and obediently serve. (M/M/M – For content labels and excerpt, see details on publisher’s site.)

Note from the author: M/M BDSM Romance novella. It’s part of the Society of Masters and a prequel to Bound by Lies, though it can be read as a standalone story! It also introduces the characters David and Shea from my next novel release, Loving the Master, also coming very soon!
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Book Review: The Vampire’s Prisoner by Scarlet Blackwell

Posted on June 13, 2015 by susan65coug Miss Behaving

Reviewed by Susan65

1Title: The Vampire’s Prisoner
Author: Scarlet Blackwell
Heroes: Alex Somerville/Raphael Lefevre
Genre: MM Paranormal
Length: 61 Pages
Publisher: Scarlet Blackwell
Release Date: June 6, 2015
Available at:  Smashwords
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Blurb: Doctor Alex Somerville has a fascination for all things paranormal. He arranges for a captured French vampire to be brought to his Victorian London home, where he plans to study the creature for a scientific paper. Arriving unconscious and burned by the sun, Raphael Lefevre’s survival as a lab specimen appears in doubt. But a vampire’s recuperative powers are legendary, and soon Raphael is making it clear that he is none too pleased by his situation. It’s not long before he sets about seducing Alex. Will Raphael be able to turn the tables and make Alex into the vampire’s prisoner?
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Book Review: Pure Innocence by Victoria Sue

Posted on June 12, 2015 by justjenbo

Reviewed by JustJen

1Title: Pure Innocence
Author: Victoria Sue
Series: Pure #3
Heroes: Damon/Oliver
Genre: MM Contemporary BDSM
Length: 140 Pages
Publisher: Dark Hollows Press
Release Date: June 6, 2015
Available at: Amazon and Barnes & Noble
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Blurb:  They’d finally caught the madman who had been kidnapping, torturing and murdering submissives. Damon had sat in that warehouse, clutching Oliver, the boy barely alive, and somehow in the weeks that followed Damon never seemed to be able to let him go.

Oliver was broken, in body, mind, and spirit. And for the first time since he had brought him home from the hospital, Damon started questioning himself. Was he going to be enough for Oliver? If he could even find all the pieces of Oliver’s broken soul, could he mend them? Had the horrors that had ripped through Oliver left too many holes for Damon to repair? And finally, if he was going to be able to put Oliver back together, could he stop his own heart shattering in the process?
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Book Review: Soul Sick by Kendall McKenna

Posted on June 6, 2015 by susan65coug Miss Behaving

Reviewed by Susan65

1Title: Soul Sick
Author: Kendall McKenna
Series: Semper Fidelis
Heroes: Jamie/Tucker
Genre: MM Contemporary
Length: 58 Pages
Publisher: Totally Bound
Release Date: May 29, 2015
Available at:  Amazon
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Blurb: Jamie thought he made it home to Tucker, leaving war behind. Now, each day he battles to fit into his own life, and save the love that saved his life.

Jamie is a captain in the U.S. Marine Corps who carried a photo of Tucker with him throughout his deployment. His body and his heart both make it home, but he isn’t sure about his sanity. It no longer feels as if his own life even fits.

Tucker is a reformed bad boy who has an advanced degree and an important job but still sports long hair and tattoos. He missed Jamie while he was deployed, but he couldn’t stop living his own life. Now, they’re struggling to learn to live with each other again, and things are going downhill fast.

Jamie wants everything to be the way it used to, but his anger and self-destructive behavior begin to push Tucker away. Too much alcohol and a night of violence inside their home take them nearly to the brink. Tucker is willing to fight alongside Jamie to keep it all from falling apart, if Jamie can learn to accept the help he needs…before it’s too late.
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Book Review: Training Complex by Leta Blake

Posted on June 2, 2015 by susan65coug Miss Behaving

Reviewed by Susan65

1Title: Training Complex
Author: Leta Blake
Series: Training Season #2
Heroes: Matty/Rob
Genre: MM Contemporary
Length: 345 Pages
Publisher: Leta Blake
Release Date: May 11, 2015
Available at:  Amazon and Barnes & Noble
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Blurb: Buckle up – Matty’s back!

Figure skater Matty Marcus didn’t capture Olympic gold, but he won rancher Rob Lovely’s heart.

After Rob sold his ranch and Matty hung up his skates, they started a new life together in New York City. Now Matty has taken on a fresh challenge as a figure skating coach, and Rob’s second career as a physical therapist should be everything he’s dreamed of. But in the brutal heat of their third summer in the city, Rob yearns for the wide-open country, and the intensity of city life awakens Matty’s demons.

Matty asks for increasingly intense BDSM scenes, and his disordered eating and erratic behavior ramp up the stakes. Rob struggles to stay in control, and after a well-intentioned anniversary gift goes awry, he still thinks he can handle the fallout. But the concrete jungle is closing in and his coping skills are unraveling.

Their love is deep, but Rob will have to admit the truth about what he really wants before they both tumble into chaos.
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