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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.

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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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Categories: 4 Star Ratings, Book Review, JustJen's Reviews, LGBT, Published in 2014 | Tags: , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

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
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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 →

Categories: 4 Star Ratings, Book Review, JustJen's Reviews, LGBT, Published in 2014 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Challenge Week Review: Blood Bound by Patricia Briggs

Posted on May 23, 2014 by susan65coug Miss Behaving

Reviewed by Susan65

285205Title: Blood Bound
Author: Patricia Briggs
Series: Mercy Thompson #2
Heroes: Mercy/Adam
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Length: 292 pages
Publisher: Ace
Release Date: January 30, 2007
Available at: Patricia Briggs, Amazon, Barnes and Noble
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Blurb: Under the rule of science, there are no witch burnings allowed, no water trials or public lynchings. In return, the average law-abiding, solid citizen has little to worry about from the things that go bump in the night. Sometimes I wish I was an average citizen…

Mechanic Mercy Thompson has friends in low places-and in dark ones. And now she owes one of them a favor. Since she can shapeshift at will, she agrees to act as some extra muscle when her vampire friend Stefan goes to deliver a message to another of his kind.

But this new vampire is hardly ordinary-and neither is the demon inside of him.

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Categories: 4 Star Ratings, Book Review, M/F, Published Before 2010, Susan65's Reviews | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Challenge Week Review: The Magpie Lord by K.J. Charles

Posted on May 23, 2014 by Nikyta

Reviewed by Nikyta

The Magpie Lord (A Charm of Magpies, #1)Title: The Magpie Lord
Author: K.J. Charles
Series: A Charm of Magpies #1
Heroes: Lucien Vaudrey/”Crane” & Stephen Day
Genre: M/M Historical Paranormal
Length: 178 pages
Publisher: Samhain Publishing
Release Date: September 3, 2013
Available at: Samhain Publishing & Amazon
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Blurb: A lord in danger. A magician in turmoil. A snowball in hell.

Exiled to China for twenty years, Lucien Vaudrey never planned to return to England. But with the mysterious deaths of his father and brother, it seems the new Lord Crane has inherited an earldom. He’s also inherited his family’s enemies. He needs magical assistance, fast. He doesn’t expect it to turn up angry.

Magician Stephen Day has good reason to hate Crane’s family. Unfortunately, it’s his job to deal with supernatural threats. Besides, the earl is unlike any aristocrat he’s ever met, with the tattoos, the attitude…and the way Crane seems determined to get him into bed. That’s definitely unusual.

Soon Stephen is falling hard for the worst possible man, at the worst possible time. But Crane’s dangerous appeal isn’t the only thing rendering Stephen powerless. Evil pervades the house, a web of plots is closing round Crane, and if Stephen can’t find a way through it—they’re both going to die.

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Categories: 4.5 Star Ratings, Book Review, LGBT, Nikyta's Reviews, Published in 2013 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Book Review: Highfell Grimoires by Langley Hyde

Posted on May 22, 2014 by Heather C

Reviewed by Heather C

18617680Title: Highfell Grimoires
Author: Langley Hyde
Heroes: Neil & Leofa
Genre: M/M Steampunk
Length: Novel
Publisher: Blind Eye Books
Release Date: May 22, 2014
Available at: Blind Eye Books and Weightless Books
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Blurb: Born to privilege, gifted in languages and spells, Neil Franklin has planned his brilliant future—from academic accolades to a proper marriage—and is intent upon upholding his family name and honor. The sudden death of his parents shatters all of that, leaving Neil and his younger sister beggared and orphaned.

When Neil’s estranged uncle offers him a bargain that will save him and his sister from debtor’s prison or exile, Neil eagerly agrees. Handing over the family grimoire as collateral for their debt, Neil devotes himself to working as a teacher for wayward youths at a charity school high in the clouds.
But Highfell Hall is not the charity Neil imagines it to be and the young men there aren’t training for the dull lives of city clerks. Amidst the roaring engines and within the icy stone halls, machinations and curious devices are at work. And one man, the rough and enigmatic Leofa, holds the key to the desire that Neil has fled from all his life and a magic as dangerous as treason.

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Categories: 5 Star Ratings, Book Review, Heather C's Reviews, LGBT, Published in 2014 | Tags: , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Book Review: Saugatuck Summer by Amelia C. Gormley

Posted on May 22, 2014 by susan65coug Miss Behaving

Reviewed by Susan65

SaugatuckSummer_500x750Title: Saugatuck Summer
Author: Amelia C. Gormley
Series: Saugatuck #1
Heroes: Topher/Jace
Genre: MM Contemporary
Length: 363 pages
Publisher: Riptide Publishing
Release Date: May 19, 2014
Available at: Riptide, Amazon, Barnes and Noble, All Romance Ebooks
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Blurb: One summer can change everything

Hi, I’m Topher Carlisle: twenty-one, pretty, and fabulous. At least, that’s what I keep telling myself. But let’s get real. Walking the fake-it-til-you-make-it road to independence and self-respect isn’t easy. Especially since my mom’s a deadbeat alcoholic, and most of my family expects me to turn out just as worthless. Oh, and I’m close to losing my college swimming scholarship, so let’s add “dropout” to the list.

My BFF has invited me to stay at her beach house on the shore of Lake Michigan. That’ll give me one summer to make money and figure out what I want to do with my life. So of course I decide to have an affair with my BFF’s married, closeted dad. Because that always works out.

Now I’m homeless, friendless, jobless. Worthless. Just like my family expects, right? Except there’s this great guy, Jace, who sees it differently. He’s got it all together in ways I can only dream of—he’s hot, creative, insightful, understanding. He seems to think I don’t give myself enough credit. And if I don’t watch out, I may start to believe him.

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Categories: 4.5 Star Ratings, Book Review, LGBT, Published in 2014, Susan65's Reviews, Uncategorized | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Book Review: Pretty Poison by Kari Gregg

Posted on May 21, 2014 by susan65coug Miss Behaving

Reviewed by Susan65

19173721Title: Pretty Poison
Author: Kari Gregg
Heroes: Noah and Wade
Genre: M/M Paranormal
Length: 147 Pages
Publisher: Self-published
Release Date: December 15, 2013
Available at: Amazon, All Romance eBooks & Barnes & Noble
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Blurb: Deadly poison…or exquisite cure?

Noah fell from an eighth story balcony as a toddler, cracking open his skull and shattering his body. The accident would’ve killed a human, but even shifter blood can’t heal some damage. After the pack recommended a mercy killing, Noah’s family ran. But there’s no outrunning the mating pact formed before Noah’s birth.

Wade, the new alpha, chooses an adult Noah to fulfill the pact. Wade believes the previous alpha was a fool to reject Noah as a weak and inferior wolf, but Noah’s family was wrong to hide him and starve his wolf, too. Human doctors with human medicines are poison to shifter physiology. Now that Noah is fully grown, halting his shift to retain the pins, plates, and bars holding him together hurts rather than helps him, and for Wade, more than Noah’s recovery is at stake.

Noah’s family sacrificed everything to keep him alive. Noah will do whatever it takes to save them—including mate with the alpha who is determined to correct past mistakes and defeat old prejudices contaminating the shifter community.

Too bad some still believe Noah is the true poison…and should be culled from the pack for good. Continue reading →

Categories: 4 Star Ratings, Book Review, LGBT, Published in 2013, Susan65's Reviews | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment