Nikyta’s Reviews

Book Review: First Comes Marriage by Shira Anthony

Posted on February 10, 2016 by Nikyta

Reviewed by Nikyta

Title: First Comes Marriage
Author: Shira Anthony
Series: Dreamspun Desires
Heroes: Chris & Jesse
Genre: M/M Contemporary
Length: 262 pages
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Release Date: January 15, 2016
Available at: Dreamspinner Press & Amazon
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb: Their marriage was supposed to be all business….

When struggling novelist Chris Valentine meets Jesse Donovan, he’s interested in a book contract, or possibly a date. The last thing Chris expects is a marriage proposal from New York City’s most eligible bachelor!

Jesse’s in a pinch. To keep control of his company, he has to marry. So he has valid reasons for offering Chris this business deal: in exchange for living in a gorgeous mansion for a year, playing the doting husband, Chris gets all the writing time he wants and walks away with a million-dollar payoff. Surely Chris can handle that. He can handle living with the most handsome and endearing man he’s ever met, a man he immediately knows he wants in the worst way and can’t have. Or can he?
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Categories: 3.5 Star Ratings, Book Review, LGBT, Nikyta's Reviews, Published in 2016 | Tags: arranged marriage, Contemporary, cute, Dreamspinner Press, Dreamspun Desires, First Comes Marriage, lies, M/M, OFY, Shira Anthony, sweet, The Blogger Girls, Writer | Leave a comment

Book Review: The Millionaire Upstairs by M.J. O’Shea

Posted on February 6, 2016 by Nikyta

Reviewed by Nikyta

Title: The Millionaire Upstairs
Author: M.J. O’Shea
Series: Dreamspun Desires
Heroes: Sasha & Harrison
Genre: M/M Contemporary
Length: 198 pages
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Release Date: January 1, 2016
Available at: Dreamspinner Press & Amazon
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb: He might be hard to work for, but he’s impossible to resist.

Sasha Sobieski has the perfect job working at legendary American fashion house Harrison Kingsley—or at least he used to. He just never thought he’d have to work for Harrison Kingsley himself. Harrison is exacting, difficult, cold, and hands-down the sexiest man Sasha has ever seen.

After years at the top, Harrison Kingsley knows what he wants, when he wants it, and exactly how he’d like it to be delivered to him. What he wants most right now? His new assistant. Sasha is mouthy, opinionated, and he drives Harrison mad. Problem is, Harrison can never tell if it’s with anger… or desire.
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Categories: 4 Star Ratings, Book Review, LGBT, Nikyta's Reviews, Published in 2016 | Tags: artists, assholes, Contemporary, cute, Dreamspinner Press, Dreamspun Desires, M.J. O'Shea, M/M, separated for a bit, sweet, The Blogger Girls, The Millionaire Upstairs, yearning | Leave a comment

Book Review: Gone Away by Elizabeth Noble

Posted on January 6, 2016 by Nikyta

Reviewed by Nikyta

Title: Gone Away
Author: Elizabeth Noble
Series: Circles #4
Heroes: Mason & Riece
Genre: M/M Contemporary
Length: 130 pages
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Release Date: January 6, 2016
Available at: Dreamspinner Press & Amazon
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb: Mason Arquette isn’t one for mincing words. In fact, he often rubs people the wrong way—with the exception of Riece Burrell. Riece came with his own set of social issues, but he saw right through Mason’s tough exterior, and they made a perfect couple. Or so Mason thought… until Riece abruptly ended their relationship without much explanation.

Years later, Mason and Riece are thrown back together. As a US Forestry Service photographer, Riece is sent on assignment to the Black Hills, where Mason works. When Mason is tasked with guiding Riece around the territory, old feelings are quickly rekindled.

But nothing is ever easy. Just as Mason and Riece begin to work things out, they’re targeted by people with motives so vile and twisted they defy imagination. In a desperate race for their lives, they must depend on one another and take a big step out of their personal comfort zones to find their way back to safety—and back to love.
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Categories: 4.5 Star Ratings, Book Review, LGBT, Nikyta's Reviews, Published in 2016 | Tags: artists, Contemporary, Dreamspinner Press, Elizabeth Noble, favorites, Gone Away, injury/recovery, M/M, Park Ranger, second chances, series, Series - Circles, suspense/action, The Blogger Girls, Thriller | Leave a comment

Book Review: Loving and Loathing Vegas by Lex Chase

Posted on December 30, 2015 by Nikyta

Reviewed by Nikyta

Title: Loving and Loathing Vegas
Author: Lex Chase
Series: Sleigh Ride – 2015 Advent Calendar
Heroes: Jackson & Vegas
Genre: M/M Paranormal
Length: 62 pages
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Release Date: December 1, 2015
Available at: Dreamspinner Press & Amazon
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb: Jackson has loved Vegas since God created Man—literally. As demonic incubi hailing from the Seventh Circle of Hell, Jackson and Vegas have never been anything more than roommates. Now living among humans, they run Eaven, a TripAdvisor-recommended detour-worthy diner famous for its devilishly decadent pies. Business is dead on the holidays, and Jackson will gleefully stab himself with a spatula if he has to clean spotless pots and pans one more time.

For fun—or torture—Vegas makes him a bet that should Jackson win, they take a much-needed vacation. Should he lose, he’s doomed to clean out grease traps for all eternity. When the challenge is to fall in love with other people by Christmas, it proves Vegas isn’t the least bit interested. But when they find an abandoned baby in the trash, she could be the Christmas miracle to warm Jackson’s cynical heart.
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Categories: 4 Star Ratings, Book Review, LGBT, Nikyta's Reviews, Published in 2016 | Tags: Angels, chefs, demons, Dreamspinner Press, Friends to Lovers, Holiday - Christmas, kids, Lex Chase, Loving and Loathing Vegas, M/M, paranormal, Series - Sleigh Ride - 2015 Advent Calendar, The Blogger Girls, unrequited, voyeurism, working together | Leave a comment

Book Review: An Assassin’s Holiday by Dirk Greyson

Posted on December 29, 2015 by Nikyta

Reviewed by Nikyta

Title: An Assassin’s Holiday
Author: Dirk Greyson
Series: Sleigh Ride – 2015 Advent Calendar
Heroes: Brick & Robin
Genre: M/M Contemporary
Length: 54 pages
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Release Date: Decemember 1, 2015
Available at: Dreamspinner Press & Amazon
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb: Brick Colton has been hired to kill Santa Claus—or at least the kindhearted accountant playing Santa for the kids in an orphanage. Brick grew up in an orphanage himself, but that isn’t the only thing bothering him about the contract on Robin Marvington’s life. The details don’t add up, and it’s looking more and more like someone has set Robin up. As Brick investigates, Robin brings some much-needed cheer into his life, the light in Robin’s soul reaching something in Brick’s dark one. But all of that will end if they can’t find the person who wants Robin dead.
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Categories: 3.5 Star Ratings, Book Review, LGBT, Nikyta's Reviews, Published in 2016 | Tags: An Assassin's Holiday, assassins, Contemporary, Dirk Greyson, Dreamspinner Press, Holiday - Christmas, M/M, Series - Sleigh Ride - 2015 Advent Calendar, The Blogger Girls | Leave a comment

Book Review: Elf on the Beach by T.J. Nichols

Posted on December 28, 2015 by Nikyta

Reviewed by Nikyta

Title: Elf on the Beach
Author: T.J. Nichols
Series: Sleigh Ride – 2015 Advent Calendar
Heroes: Roone & Kyle
Genre: M/M Paranormal
Length: 41 pages
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Release Date: December 1, 2015
Available at: Dreamspinner Press & Amazon
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb: Roone Sorley is an elf on a mission. He has one year to live in the mortal world and experience everything it has to offer before deciding if he is going to return to the North Pole and immortality or stay and become human. Christmas in Australia is all sun, sand, and surf. For Kyle Morgan, that means lots of tourists wanting to learn how to surf, but he hates Christmas. This time of year always reminds him about the family he doesn’t have.

With the clock ticking and only days left, Roone plans on making the most of the heat and the beach and his hot surfing instructor. Beyond that he has no idea what he wants. However with a little magic, he might be able to give Kyle exactly what he needs.
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Categories: 3 Star Ratings, Book Review, LGBT, Nikyta's Reviews, Published in 2015 | Tags: assholes, cute, Dreamspinner Press, Elf on the Beach, elves, Holiday - Christmas, M/M, magic, paranormal, Series - Sleigh Ride - 2015 Advent Calendar, sweet, T.J. Nichols, The Blogger Girls | Leave a comment

Book Review: Not the Best Day by Brynn Stein

Posted on December 26, 2015 by Nikyta

Reviewed by Nikyta

Title: Not the Best Day
Author: Brynn Stein
Series: Sleigh Ride – 2015 Advent Calendar
Heroes: Henry & Clint
Genre: M/M Contemporary
Length: 31 pages
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Release Date: December 1, 2015
Available at: Dreamspinner Press & Amazon
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb: Henry hates Christmas shopping. Hates it with a passion. But here he is, downtown shopping two days before Christmas. It would almost be bearable except for the jerk in the trapper hat and plaid scarf who keeps turning up like a bad penny, apparently with no other goal in life than to make Henry’s already crappy day even crappier. Henry doesn’t know what’s up with the guy, but Henry wishes he’d just go away. That doesn’t seem to be in the cards, however. In a day full of surprises, the biggest is yet to come.
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Categories: 3.5 Star Ratings, Book Review, LGBT, Nikyta's Reviews, Published in 2015 | Tags: Brynn Stein, Contemporary, Cops, Dreamspinner Press, Holiday - Christmas, M/M, Not the Best Day, Pets, Series - Sleigh Ride - 2015 Advent Calendar, The Blogger Girls | Leave a comment

Book Review: A Trip to Remember by Meg Harding

Posted on December 25, 2015 by Nikyta

Reviewed by Nikyta

Title: A Trip to Remember
Author: Meg Harding
Series: Sleigh Ride – 2015 Advent Calendar
Heroes: Colin & Logan
Genre: M/M Contemporary
Length: 55 pages
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Release Date: December 1, 2015
Available at: Dreamspinner Press & Amazon
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb: Colin wants to spend the Christmas holiday with his family, but a blizzard settles in and his flight is cancelled. Unwilling to accept this, he strikes out on his own and crashes his car. Where he ends up might be better than where he was going, though.

Logan was content to wait out the blizzard and spend the holiday alone, but when a frozen-solid Colin ends up on his doorstep, he’s not going to turn him away. He takes him in and shows him Christmas spent with a stranger really doesn’t have to be awkward after all.
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Categories: 4 Star Ratings, Book Review, LGBT, Nikyta's Reviews, Published in 2015 | Tags: A Trip to Remember, Contemporary, cute, Dreamspinner Press, Holiday - Christmas, M/M, Meg Harding, Pets, Series - Sleigh Ride - 2015 Advent Calendar, snowed in, sweet, The Blogger Girls | Leave a comment

Book Review: Hapless by Therese Woodson

Posted on December 24, 2015 by Nikyta

Reviewed by Nikyta

Title: Hapless
Author: Therese Woodson
Series: Sleigh Ride – 2015 Advent Calendar
Heroes: Ty & Micah
Genre: M/M Contemporary
Length: 49 pages
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Release Date: December 1, 2015
Available at: Dreamspinner Press & Amazon
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb: All Ty wants is to propose to his boyfriend, Micah, before Christmas Eve. He has the perfect ring, the perfect setting, and the perfect plan, but the universe has other ideas. A sprained ankle, a choking woman, and a crying sister are just the tip of the iceberg as Ty stumbles toward his happy ever after. Now, as Christmas Eve looms before him, he has to figure out how to ask the biggest question of his life without his perfectionism getting in the way or he might lose the person he wants to spend the holiday, and every day after, with.
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Categories: 4.5 Star Ratings, Book Review, LGBT, Nikyta's Reviews, Published in 2015 | Tags: Contemporary, cute, Dreamspinner Press, existing relationships, Hapless, Holiday - Christmas, injury/recovery, M/M, Series - Sleigh Ride - 2015 Advent Calendar, sweet, The Blogger Girls, Therese Woodson | Leave a comment

Book Review: Worth the Wait by Caitlin Ricci & Cari Z.

Posted on December 23, 2015 by Nikyta

Reviewed by Nikyta

Title: Worth the Wait
Author: Caitlin Ricci & Cari Z.
Series: Sleigh Ride – 2015 Advent Calendar
Heroes: Tate & Brandon
Genre: M/M Contemporary
Length: 31 pages
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Release Date: December 1, 2015
Available at: Dreamspinner Press & Amazon
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb: When Tate promises his niece Addie he’ll get a book signed by her favorite author, he never expects to end up in a line four blocks long with sleet coming down around him. It’s three days until Christmas and he’s cold and miserable, but Addie will be devastated if he gives up.

A cute guy who offers him an umbrella is just the encouragement Tate needs to stick it out, especially when Brandon brings him something hot to drink. But the signing ends before Tate can get to the front of the line, and Tate is sure he’s ruined Christmas for his niece. Luckily Brandon gets him in to see the author, who happens to be his mother.

A simple thank you isn’t enough for Tate, and neither he nor Brandon wants to end things there. For two men unused to such an instant mutual attraction, the Christmas season just got a little more merry.

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Categories: 4 Star Ratings, Book Review, LGBT, Nikyta's Reviews, Published in 2015 | Tags: Caitlin Ricci, Cari Z., Contemporary, cute, Dreamspinner Press, Holiday - Christmas, kids, M/M, Series - Sleigh Ride - 2015 Advent Calendar, sweet, The Blogger Girls, Worth the Wait | Leave a comment

Nikyta’s Reviews

Book Review: First Comes Marriage by Shira Anthony

Book Review: The Millionaire Upstairs by M.J. O’Shea

Book Review: Gone Away by Elizabeth Noble

Book Review: Loving and Loathing Vegas by Lex Chase

Book Review: An Assassin’s Holiday by Dirk Greyson

Book Review: Elf on the Beach by T.J. Nichols

Book Review: Not the Best Day by Brynn Stein

Book Review: A Trip to Remember by Meg Harding

Book Review: Hapless by Therese Woodson

Book Review: Worth the Wait by Caitlin Ricci & Cari Z.

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