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Audio Review: Life After Joe by Harper Fox

Reviewed by Morgan

1Title: Life After Joe
Author: Harper Fox
Narrator: Sam Crisden
Heroes: Matt and Aaron
Genre: MM Contemporary
Length: Book – 110 Pages / Audio – 3 Hours, 18 Minutes
Publisher: Carina Press
Release Date: Book – June 28, 2010 / Audio – November 10, 2010
Available at: Carina Press, Amazon and Audible
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb: It’s not the breaking up that kills you, it’s the aftermath.

Ever since his longtime lover decided he’d seen the “heterosexual light,” Matt’s life has been in a nosedive. Six months of too many missed shifts at the hospital, too much booze, too many men. Matt knows he’s on the verge of losing everything, but he’s finding it hard to care.

Then Matt meets Aaron. He’s gorgeous, intelligent and apparently not interested in being picked up. Still, even after seeing Matt at his worst, he doesn’t turn away. Aaron’s kindness and respect have Matt almost believing he’s worth it-and that there could be life after Joe. But his newfound happiness is threatened when Matt begins to suspect Aaron is hiding something, or someone…
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Categories: 5 Star Ratings, Audio Review, Guest Reviewer, LGBT, Published in 2010 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Audio Review: On the Rocks by Ari McKay

Reviewed by Morgan

1Title: On the Rocks
Author: Ari McKay
Narrator: Michael Stellman
Heroes: Mal and Aidan
Genre: MM Contemporary
Length: Book – 73 Pages / Audio – 1 Hour, 46 Minutes
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Release Date: Book – December 1, 2012 / Audio – November 10, 2014
Available at: Dreamspinner Press, Amazon, Audible and iTunes
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb: For years, Mal has given Aidan a little piece of the world for special occasions in the form of unique rocks and fossils—until the year he gives Aidan a piece of the moon instead. Aidan has treasured every gift: in a world of impersonal relationships, they’re the one reminder he has that somebody out there cares about him for who he really is. Then through a twist of fate, their relationship goes beyond personal and into intimate, leaving Aidan shocked and set to run the other way. Despite his feelings for Mal, past experiences have convinced Aidan that he’s a failure at relationships, and he’s afraid to trust his heart. It just might take a Christmas miracle for Aidan to find the courage to love.
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Categories: 4 Star Ratings, Audio Review, Guest Reviewer, LGBT, Published in 2014 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Audio Review: Criss Cross by Jordan Castillo Price

Reviewed by Morgan

1Title: Criss Cross
Author: Jordan Castillo Price
Narrator: Gomez Pugh
Series: PsyCop #2
Heroes: Vic and Jacob
Genre: MM Paranormal
Length: Book – 163 Pages / Audio – 4 Hours, 9 Minutes
Publisher: JCP Books, LLC
Release Date: Book – November 11, 2008 / Audio – November 5, 2014
Available at: Amazon, Audible and iTunes
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb: Criss Cross finds the ghosts surrounding Victor getting awfully pushy. The medications that Victor usually takes to control his abilities are threatening to destroy his liver, and his new meds aren’t any more effective than sugar pills.

Vic is also adjusting to a new PsyCop partner, a mild-mannered guy named Roger with all the personality of white bread. At least he’s willing to spring for the Starbucks.

Jacob’s ex-boyfriend, Crash, is an empathic healer who might be able to help Victor pull his powers into balance, but he seems more interested in getting into Victor’s pants than in providing any actual assistance.
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Categories: 5 Star Ratings, Audio Review, Guest Reviewer, LGBT, Published in 2014 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Audio Review: Control by Mary Calmes and Cardeno C.

Reviewed by Morgan

1Title: Control
Authors: Mary Calmes and Cardeno C.
Narrator: Greg Tremblay
Heroes: Vy Aleknos and Robert Cimino
Genre: MM Paranormal
Length: Book – 220 Pages / Audio – 7 Hours, 44 Minutes
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Release Date: Book – April 18, 2014 / Audio – December 17, 2014
Available at: Dreamspinner Press, Amazon and Audible
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb: Vy Aleknos is the leader of a hawk shifter flock. Openly gay since he was a teen, Vy is proud and self-assured on the outside, while secretly worrying he’ll be forced to spend his life alone because two males can’t be mates. When bear shifter Robert Cimino appears in Vy’s small town, Vy realizes his concerns were unfounded – he has a male mate, and a sexy, dominant one to boot.

Robert is a bear shifter who refuses to shift. Immediately attracted to Vy, he deviates from his normal pattern and seeks more than a one off with the powerful, bristly hawk. But Robert’s affections are rooted in his human form, and when Vy discovers Robert doesn’t recognize him as his mate, he pulls away. If Robert wants to stay with Vy, he must convince a man deeply ruled by his animal instincts to give their relationship as humans a chance.
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Categories: 5 Star Ratings, Audio Review, Guest Reviewer, LGBT, Published in 2014 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Audio Review: Shiny! by Amy Lane

Reviewed by Morgan 

1Title: Shiny!
Author: Amy Lane
Narrator: Tyler Stevens
Heroes: Will Lafferty and Kenny Scalia
Genre: MM Contemporary
Length: Book – 200 Pages / Audio – 6 Hours, 15 Minutes
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Release Date: Book – February 21, 2014 / Audio – December 8, 2014
Available at: Dreamspinner Press, Amazon, Audible and iTunes
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb: Will Lafferty and Kenny Scalia are both having sort of a day. Will gets fired for letting fifth graders read Harry Potter, and Kenny finds his boyfriend and his sex toys in bed with a complete stranger. When Will knocks over Kenny’s trash can-and strews Kenny’s personal business all over the street-it feels like the perfect craptastic climax to the sewage of suckage that has rained down on them both.

But ever-friendly, ever-kind Will asks snarky Kenny out for a beer-God knows they both need one-and two amazing things occur: Kenny discovers talking to Will might be the best form of intercourse ever, and Will discovers he’s gay.

Their unlikely friendship seems like the perfect platonic match until Will reveals how very much more he’s been feeling for Kenny almost since the beginning. But Kenny’s worried. Will’s newfound sexuality is bright and glittery and shiny, but what happens when that wears off? Is Will’s infatuation with Kenny strong enough to stay real?
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Categories: 4.5 Star Ratings, Audio Review, Guest Reviewer, LGBT, Published in 2014 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Audio Review: McFarland’s Farm by Cardeno C.

Guest Reviewed by Morgan

1Title: McFarland’s Farm
Author: Cardeno C.
Narrator: Paul Morey
Series: Hope #1
Heroes: Lucas Reika/Jared McFarland
Genre: MM Contemporary
Length: Book – 56 Pages / Audio – 2 Hours, 34 Minutes
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Release Date: Book – September 10, 2014 / Audio – November 11, 2014
Available at: Amazon and Audible
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb: Wealthy, attractive Lucas Reika treats life like a party, moving from bar to bar and man to man. Thumbing his nose at his restaurateur father’s demand that he earn his keep, Lucas instead seduces a valued employee in the kitchen of their flagship restaurant, earning himself an ultimatum: lose access to his father’s money or stay in the middle of nowhere with a man he has secretly lusted over from afar.

Quiet, hard-working Jared McFarland loves his farm on the outskirts of Hope, Arizona, but he aches to have someone to come home to at the end of the day. Jared agrees to take in his longtime crush as a favor. But when Lucas invades his heart in addition to his space, Jared has to decide how much of himself he’s willing to risk and figure out if he can offer Lucas enough to keep him after his father’s punishment is over.
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Categories: 4 Star Ratings, Audio Review, Guest Reviewer, LGBT, Published in 2014 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Book Review: My Cowboy Homecoming by Z.A. Maxfield

Guest Reviewed by Gyn 

1Title: My Cowboy Homecoming
Author: Z.A. Maxfield
Series: The Cowboys #3
Heroes: Tripp/Lucho
Genre: MM Contemporary
Length: 317 Pages
Publisher: Penguin/Intermix
Release Date: December 2, 2014
Available at:  Penguin/Intermix, Amazon and Barnes & Noble
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb:  Love can heal the deepest wounds…
A sense of duty brings a soldier home…but a passionate cowboy makes him want to stay.

After his brother’s tragic death, Tripp has to leave the army and return to New Mexico to take care of his mother while his father is in prison for arson. Seeking work at the J-Bar Ranch, Tripp is immediately drawn to injured cowboy Lucho Reyes, whose foot was accidentally crushed by a rescue horse. But will the sins of the father interfere with the desires of the son? Tripp’s father may be responsible for the death of Lucho’s grandfather. Now Tripp must balance caring for his mother, repairing his father’s damages, and trying to win the heart of a man who has every reason to hate him and his family…
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Categories: 4 Star Ratings, Book Review, Guest Reviewer, LGBT, Published in 2014 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Audio Review: Feels Like Home by Rowan McAllister

Reviewed by Morgan 

1Title: Feels Like Home
Author: Rowan McAllister
Narrator: Michael Stellman
Series: I’ll be home for Christmas
Heroes: Jeremy Porter and Paul McClellan
Genre: MM Contemporary
Length: Book – 78 Pages / Audio – 1 Hour, 46 Minutes
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Release Date: Book – December 1, 2011 / Audio – November 10, 2014
Available at: Dreamspinner Press, Amazon, Audible and iTunes
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb: It’s only three days ’til Christmas. Jeremy Porter is still grieving over his mother’s death, and Paul McClellan is a lonely divorcee just trying to make it home even though the only one waiting for him is his cat. It may seem like a miserable combination, but when Jeremy saves Paul from being hit by a car during a nasty snowstorm, their connection and chemistry are undeniable. It’s easy to cuddle up with a stranger when you’re snowed in but can a holiday affair turn into more if being together feels like home?
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Categories: 4 Star Ratings, Audio Review, Guest Reviewer, LGBT, Published in 2014 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Book Review: Darach’s Cariad by R.J. Scott

Guest Reviewed by Morgan 

1Title: Darach’s Cariad
Author: R.J. Scott
Series: The Fire Trilogy #2
Heroes: Darach Gravenor/Ceithin Morgan
Genre: MM Paranormal
Length: 133 Pages
Publisher: Love Lane Books
Release Date: November 7, 2014
Available at:  Love Lane Books, Amazon and All Romance Ebooks
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb:  Darach Gravenor is a keeper of blue Fire. He is alone in his world and he wants to rescue his friend Kian from the horrors of the Other World.

Ceithin Morgan is Cariad. Strong with Ancient magic he teaches Darach that not all children’s fairy stories should be believed. Ceithin has his own reasons for helping Darach and shows Darach that there is magic that he never even knew existed.

They are living on borrowed time. Guardian knows what they are doing and he is coming for Ceithin. Darach and Ceithin have two choices — do they run, or do they make their stand together?
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Categories: 3 Star Ratings, Book Review, Guest Reviewer, LGBT, Published in 2014 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Book Review: Kian’s Hunter by R.J. Scott

Guest Reviewed by Morgan 

1Title: Kian’s Hunter
Author: R.J. Scott
Series: Fire Trilogy #1
Heroes: Kian and Regan Campbell
Genre: MM Paranormal
Length: 102 Pages
Publisher: Love Lane Books
Release Date: March 19, 2014
Available at:  Love Lane Books, Amazon and Barnes & Noble
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb:  Please note, this book was originally a short story written in 2010. This version is inspired by that short story and is a complete re-write.

Kian has crossed over from his world to ours to seek revenge. His plan is to kill the monster who murdered his Uncle. The same monster who used magic to escape to our world and is hiding here and growing in strength.

Regan Campbell is a hunter of Demons. The first son, of a first son, he is the one who protects this world from the monsters that no one else knows are here.

When Kian reaches this world, he knows Regan is the perfect man to fight alongside him, but Regan trusts no one.

It isn’t until they are facing death and a terrible evil that will be let loose, that Regan finally realises he can trust another…his fated partner, Kian.
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Categories: 3.5 Star Ratings, Book Review, Guest Reviewer, LGBT, Published in 2014 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment