JustJen’s Reviews

Book Review: The Price of Dick by Dan Skinner

Posted on June 1, 2014 by justjenbo

Reviewed by JustJen

tpodTitle: The Price of Dick
Author: Dan Skinner
Heroes:  J.J. Johnstone
Genre: MM Contemporary
Length: 291 pages
Publisher: Cerberus, Inc.
Release Date: May 22, 2014
Available at: Amazon, Barnes & Noble, All Romance Ebooks
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb: His name is Richard Fitch, but he’ll say, “Call me Dick.” He’s a big butch, brainy boy in an executive suit, hotter than spit on a griddle. The kind of guy you can see fully dressed and immediately imagine buck naked in the middle of an orgasm. All six-feet-two muscular, hairy, sexually intoxicating inches of him. He’s an ambitious freshman at a prominent investment firm who’s figured out he can use more than his smarts to get ahead… he’s perfected a method of driving home a hard deal which no one can resist. However, he’s got one really big secret. I found out Dick’s secret the hard way, but I’m prepared to share. Are you willing to pay the price? It’ll cost you. But that’s The Price of Dick.

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Book Review: The Dog Trainer by Owen Keehnen

Posted on May 28, 2014 by justjenbo

Reviewed by JustJen

DTTitle: The Dog Trainer
Author: Owen Keehnen
Heroes: Richard/Abe
Genre: M/M Contemporary
Length: 70 pages
Publisher: Wilde City Press
Release Date: May 21, 2014
Available at: Wilde City
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb: Sometimes the last thing you expect is exactly what you need.

Richard is a typical neurotic gay urbanite, a serial monogamist with a domineering peer group and a well-paying dead end job. That is until one night, while stumbling home drunk, Richard finds a puppy named Hambone. Almost immediately Richard’s life and his relationships begin to change. At the recommendation of Evelyn, his neighbor across the hall, Richard hires a dog trainer named Abe. From the moment Richard hears Abe’s voice on the phone he feels a connection with this professional pooch-handler. When they meet face-to-face the attraction is palpable. Richard loves the way Abe treats Hambone. Abe opens Richard’s eyes to a different take on life and what really matters.

Will love conquer all in the end? It will if Hambone has any say in the matter.

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Book Review: What Can Brown Do For You? by Hunter Frost

Posted on May 25, 2014 by justjenbo

Reviewed by JustJen

miu-whatcanbrowndoforyou185Title: What Can Brown Do For You?
Author: Hunter Frost
Series: Men in Uniform Anthology
Heroes: Sean Barlow/Rob Goodwin
Genre: MM Contemporary
Length: 33 pages
Publisher: Torquere Press, Inc.
Release Date:  May 21, 2014
Available at: Torquere, Amazon & All Romance eBooks

Men in Uniform Anthology is also available at Torquere.

Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb: IT geek Sean Barlow lusts after the dreamy UPS guy who charms the ladies in his office with his roguish smile and sinful brown shorts. The delivery guy couldn’t be more out of Sean’s league, even if by some miracle he was gay. But when a freak power outage finds Sean trapped in the elevator with his uniformed hunk, he learns first-hand that you can’t judge a UPS guy by the size of his package.

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Book Review: Double Alchemy: Climax by Susan Mac Nicol

Posted on May 24, 2014 by justjenbo

Reviewed by JustJen

DA Climax-2Title: Double Alchemy: Climax
Author: Susan Mac Nicol
Series: Double Alchemy #2
Heroes: Quinn Fairmont/Cade Mairston
Genre: M/M Paranormal
Length: 254 pages
Publisher: Boroughs Publishing
Release Date: May 22, 2014
Available at: Boroughs Publishing, Amazon, Barnes and Noble, All Romance eBooks
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb: Powerful modern warlock Quinn Fairmont found ecstasy with the silver-eyed and not-quite-human Cade Mairston, but to know true happiness the pair must best both the shadow of a long-ago lover and an ancient enemy who seeks to destroy love, light and all they hold dear.
A BLINDING LIGHT
It begins with a Book of Shadows discovered by a London coven. The grimoire is as dangerous as it is rare, which is why it evokes modern-day warlock Quinn Fairmont’s desire. He collects objects of great power and beauty—like his lover, Cade Mairston.

Against all odds he and Cade found each other, but their perils have just begun. First is the ex-lover who once held Quinn in thrall. And, someone has been killing warlocks. Could it be one of his own kind? There are those too who would challenge Quinn’s power in their quest to overthrow him as Grand Master. Or is the danger something darker, something invoked inadvertently, rising from the shadows, building from the very inside of a man until it brings an end with a quick flash of light? Of the truth, the surface has only been scratched. Now Quinn and Cade must go deeper and find both answers and an end. They must learn what lurks in the hearts of men…and whether it seeks to love or destroy. Continue reading →

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Early Review: Fused by Fire by Draven St. James

Posted on May 19, 2014 by justjenbo

Reviewed by JustJen

Fused by Fire (Firehouse Six, #3)Title: Fused by Fire
Author: Draven St. James
Series: Firehouse Six #3
Heroes: Michael/Simon
Genre: M/M Contemporary
Length: 116 Pages
Publisher: Loose ID
Release Date: May 20, 2014
Available at: Loose Id
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb: Michael prides himself on being the man that everyone can depend on until one of his firefighters is severely wounded on the job. Will he be allowed to process the situation alone? Not when a loud and persistent Simon Winters shows up on his doorstep. The man hasn’t met a boundary he didn’t skip across.

Simon has had the biggest crush on Lieutenant Firefighter, Michael Donovan since the first day he saw him. Which just happened to be at an interview for a job to work as a firefighter. Before his desire to lick the gruff older man from head to toe affects his work, Simon transfers over to being a paramedic. Just when he’s begun to build a life that doesn’t include hot shower fantasies of Michael, the object of his angst is thrust into his path.

All too quickly, Simon begins to barrel through Michael’s defenses and dig up the desires Michael has fought so hard to hide. As passions flare out of control, tragedies collide from every side. Michael’s struggle to keep Simon at a distance starts to crumble beneath the weight of the secrets that Simon is hiding. Will Michael be able to protect Simon when he needs it the most or will he lose Simon forever? Continue reading →

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Book Review: Rough Attraction by Talon P.S.

Posted on May 17, 2014 by justjenbo

Reviewed by JustJen

Rough Attraction (Dominion of Brothers, #3)Title: Rough Attraction
Author: Talon P.S.
Series: Dominion of Brothers #3
Genre: M/M BDSM
Length: 198 pages
Publisher: Self-published
Release Date: May 29, 2013
Available at: Amazon, All Romance eBooks & Barnes and Noble
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads & Booklikes

Blurb: Like brimstone and caramel. When two men come together with a Rough Attraction that burns as fast as Nitrous Oxide in their veins, its hard to find the cruise control and trust that they can make this last for the long run.

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Life and relationships aren’t always neat and clean, or come in perfect little packages. Maxum St. Laurents knows this all too well. After being in a four-year relationship that does everything but bring him pleasure and fulfillment, he finds himself struggling to keep working at it. It doesn’t help matters that the man who satisfies every need and want he could have is the man he is having an affair with. And for Maxum, affairs don’t translate into long term relationships.

Darko Laszkovi just couldn’t help himself when he spotted the handsome man ranting over a flat tire on the side of the road. Moreover, he couldn’t be happier when the reward turned into an insatiable lover he hoped to keep for the long run. But, despite the rough attraction that holds them to each other like power-magnets, when Maxum struggles to let go of a relationship that doesn’t work; Darko’s patience and understanding that, we aren’t always where we want to be, gets tested to the max.

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Categories: 3.5 Star Ratings, Book Review, JustJen's Reviews, LGBT, Published in 2013 | Tags: , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Book Review: Subject 13 by Ethan Stone

Posted on May 16, 2014 by justjenbo

Reviewed by JustJen

Subject 13Title: Subject 13
Author: Ethan Stone
Heroes: Luke Kincaid/Ben Skinner
Genre: M/M Contemporary
Length: 230 pages
Publisher: Self-published
Release Date: April 20, 2014
Available at: Amazon & All Romance eBooks
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb: Luke Kincaid’s life is exploding all around him. First his lover leaves him to marry a woman, then childhood nightmares return with a vengeance. He finds comfort in his renewed friendship with high school buddy Ben Skinner. Luke works on rebuilding his life but repressed memories threaten everything. Luke and Ben investigate his past while Luke fights his attraction to Ben, who he believes is straight.

But someone doesn’t want them to discover the truth and Luke’s life is in jeopardy. Luke can’t stop his search—not even when he finds out it is connected to a government cover up. Luke and Ben must uncover the secrets of Luke’s past as well as deal with their true feelings for each other.

Second Edition: This book has been extensively re-edited with several changes to the plot.

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Categories: 4 Star Ratings, Book Review, JustJen's Reviews, LGBT, Published in 2014 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment