Susan65’s Reviews

Book Review: The Growing Season by Diana Copland

Posted on June 29, 2014 by susan65coug Miss Behaving

Reviewed by Susan65

1Title: The Growing Season
Author: Diana Copland
Series: Secrets of Neverwood #2
Heroes: Danny Redmond/Sam Ignatius
Genre: M/M Contemporary
Length: 145 Pages
Publisher: Carina Press
Release Date: June 30, 2014
Available at: Carina Press, Amazon, All Romance eBooks and Kobo
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Blurb: The four years since Danny Redmond left Neverwood have been heartbreaking, and past mistakes continue to haunt him, even after he returns home.Together with two foster brothers he barely knows, they plan to turn the house into a welcoming place for runaways once again—the dying wish of their foster mother, Audrey.

Danny has nothing to contribute to the restoration of the decrepit mansion, save for a gift for growing things. His efforts to bring Audrey’s beloved gardens back to their former glory are complicated by handsome landscaper Sam Ignatius…and the feelings developing between them, despite their fiery differences of opinion. But one voice gives him hope, the only one he’s always trusted—Audrey’s.

Danny comes to care deeply for Sam, but things look bleak when Sam’s city councilman father threatens to have Neverwood torn down. Danny isn’t surprised. Why would he expect the future to be different from his past? All his relationships end in disaster…

Three foster brothers are called home to Neverwood, the stately Pacific Northwest mansion of their youth. They have nothing in common but a promise to Audrey, the woman they all called mother…

Secrets of Neverwood is a multi-author trilogy; One Door Closes, The Growing Season and The Lost Year can be enjoyed either as a continuity or as standalones.
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S.A. Meade Week Review: Mourning Jack

Posted on June 28, 2014 by susan65coug Miss Behaving

Reviewed by Susan65

1Title: Mourning Jack
Author: S.A. Meade
Heroes: Ade and Cal Eric
Genre: MM Contemporary
Length: 160 Pages
Publisher: Total E-Bound
Release Date: May 14, 2012
Available at: Total E-Bound, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, All Romance eBooks and Kobo
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Blurb: When Ade loses his best friend he soon learns that mourning Jack brings not only sorrow but happiness too. Restaurant chef Ade is a man of his word. When his best friend is killed while serving in Afghanistan, he honours a promise to look after Jack s lover, Cal. Ever the white knight, Ade does his best to console Cal in spite of losing his job and nearly losing his life. Ever the fool, Ade falls in love and learns the hard way that loving someone who can t love him isn t enough. With a new job in a new place comes the possibility of a new love, but Eric has baggage of his own. Can Ade and Eric leave their old heartaches behind and find new happiness with each other?”
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Book Review: Unheard Destruction by Zach Sweets

Posted on June 25, 2014 by susan65coug Miss Behaving

Reviewed by Susan65

1Title: Unheard Destruction
Author: Zach Sweets
Author: The Destruction Trilogy
Heroes: Rusty/Hal
Genre: MM Sci-Fi
Length: 200 Pages
Publisher: Less Than Three Press
Release Date: May 14, 2014
Available at: Less Than Three, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, All Romance Ebooks
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Blurb: Rusty and Hal step out of their house to a world destroyed. Before they can make sense of what has happened, they are abducted—by aliens.

Help arrives in the unexpected form of Assim, an alien who can speak directly to Rusty’s mind, but getting them out of one mess is only the first step in resolving a much greater one—and it is a problem that only humans can solve, leaving Rusty and Hal no choice but to learn fast and fight hard if they ever want to see home again.
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Book Review: Degranon: A Science Fiction Adventure by Duane Simolke

Posted on June 23, 2014 by susan65coug Miss Behaving

 

Reviewed by Susan65

1Title: Degranon: A Science Fiction Adventure
Author: Duane Simolke
Series: Taldra
Genre: MM Sci-Fi
Length: 184 Pages
Publisher: Duane Simolke (iUniverse)
Release Date: May 26, 2014
Available at: Duane Simolke, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, All Romance Ebooks and Kobo
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Blurb: This revised version of Duane Simolke’s science fiction adventure Degranon features more gay characters and a sharper focus on diversity themes. On the planet Valchondria, no illness exists, gay marriage is legal, and everyone is a person of color. However, a group called “the Maintainers” carefully monitors everyone’s speech, actions, and weight; the Maintainers also force so-called “colorsighted” people to hide their ability to see in color.

The brilliant scientist Taldra loves her twin gay sons and thinks of them as the hope for Valchondria’s future, but one of them becomes entangled in the cult of Degranon, while the other becomes stranded on the other side of a doorway through time. Can they find their way home and help Taldra save their world?

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Challenge Book Review: Rasputin’s Kiss by L.M. Somerton

Posted on June 21, 2014 by susan65coug Miss Behaving

Reviewed by Susan65

1Title: Rasputin’s Kiss
Author: L.M. Somerton
Series: Investigating Love #1
Heroes: Alex Courtney/Conor Trethuan
Genre: MM Thriller
Length: 222 Pages
Publisher: Totaly Bound
Release Date: March 7, 2014
Available at: Totally Bound, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, All Romance Ebooks and Kobo
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Blurb: What if the last thing you felt was the kiss of a knife? Rasputin’s kiss is lethal. He’s a ghost-killing and disappearing into the night. With few leads and four bodies on his conscience, Detective Inspector Alex Courtney and his team are running on empty and it’s only a matter of time before Rasputin strikes again. When Alex recruits a young detective to play the part of his boyfriend and provide a tempting target for a killer, he knows he is taking a huge risk. He doesn’t expect Conor Trethuan to be a perfect potential submissive. When their mutual attraction becomes more, Alex has to face the conflict between his possessive instincts and the need to push his young lover into danger. Investigating their feelings has to come second to investigating the case. There’s no time to decide if what they feel for each other is real. With Rasputin closing in, they may not live to find out.(
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Book Review: The Rekindling of Love by Derrick Knight

Posted on June 20, 2014 by susan65coug Miss Behaving

Reviewed by Susan65

1Title: The Rekindling of Love
Author: Derrick Knight
Series: The Innkeeper #1
Heroes: Dwyer Von Strohm/John Fitzgerald
Genre: M/M Contemporary
Length: 350 Pages
Publisher: Derrick Knight
Release Date: April 10, 2014
Available at: Amazon
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Blurb: Dwyer Von Strohm thought his life was perfect. He had a great job as a pharmaceutical sales representative; he lived in Chicago’s premiere gay community, drove an expensive car, and had an unlimited number of hot gay men to pursue. Dwyer thought his was living the life he had always dreamed. Then one day he becomes a causality of a poor economy. In a very short time, Dwyer loses his job, loses his status in the gay community and is reduced to living a lonely existence.

Dwyer’s situation forces him to move back home and live with his parents in the small town of Glasburg Illinois. Dwyer had left Glasburg many years ago because the love of his life, John Fitzgerald, had broken his heart. Dwyer reunites with gay friends from high school who are facing their own life challenges.

Soon Dwyer and John’s paths collide and it is evident both men still have strong feelings for each other. Will Dwyer find it in his heart to forgive John or will he let the demons from their past prevent them from rekindling the love they once shared?
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Book Review: Slasherazzi by Daniel A. Kaine

Posted on June 19, 2014 by susan65coug Miss Behaving

Reviewed by Susan65

1Title: Slasherazzi
Author: Daniel A. Kaine
Heroes: Alex/Vince
Genre: M/M Thriller/Horror
Length: 192 Pages
Publisher: Wilde City Press
Release Date: June 11, 2014
Available at: Wilde City Press and Amazon
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Blurb: Recently promoted to Detective, Alex is out to prove himself and the Slasherazzi case is the perfect opportunity. Mutilated corpses are showing up across Tampa, and when the team discovers the newest victim was tortured alive, Alex becomes more determined than ever to stop the crazed serial killer before the horrific stabbings escalate further.

With the return of Alex’s ex-boyfriend and journalist, Vince, the investigation takes a dangerous twist: the killer starts showing a personal interest in Alex. Can he stop the murders and salvage his relationship with Vince, or does he risk letting both men get away?(
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Early Review: Flibbertigibbet by Willa Okati

Posted on June 16, 2014 by susan65coug Miss Behaving

Reviewed by Susan65

1Title: Flibbertigibett
Author: Willa Okati
Heroes: Donovan/Leaf
Genre: M/M Contemporary
Length: 26,367 words
Publisher: Totally Bound
Release Date: June 20, 2014
Available at: Totally Bound
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Blurb: Is Donovan ready to leave routine behind and take a chance on a flirtatious flibbertigibbet?

Donovan thought he had his life all planned out. He knew where he was headed, and how he’d get there. Might not have been the most exciting life, but it was safe. Sensible. Practical. Just what he wanted.

That was before his house burned down in a freak accident. Now, Donovan’s life is all about crash space on a friend’s houseboat and entertaining the antics of his new neighbour and marina maintenance man Leaf. If Leaf ever took anything seriously in his life, he shows no signs of it. He’s loquacious, outrageous, and not even a little shy. Absolutely not the kind of man Donovan had thought he’d fall for before he tipped head over heels for the flibbertigibbet’s offbeat charm.

When it comes down to a choice between sensible and scandalous, is Donovan really ready to leave routine behind and take the plunge into deep water?
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Book Review: Cross & Crown by Abigail Roux

Posted on June 14, 2014 by susan65coug Miss Behaving

Reviewed by Susan65

1Title: Cross & Crown
Author: Abigail Roux
Series: Sidewinder #2
Heroes: Nick/Kelly
Genre: MM Contemporary
Length: 225 Pages
Publisher: Riptide Publishing
Release Date: June 9, 2014
Available at: Riptide Publishing, Amazon, Barnes & Noble
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Blurb: When Nick O’Flaherty arrives at the scene of a double homicide to find he has a witness to the crime, he thinks it’s his lucky day. But when he realizes his witness is suffering from amnesia and can’t even remember his own name, Nick wishes he’d gone with his gut and put in for vacation time.

Then Nick’s boyfriend and former Recon teammate, Kelly Abbott, joins him in Boston, and Nick finds his hands a little too full as the case and his personal life collide. The witness he’s dubbed “JD” is being tailed by Julian Cross, a retired CIA hitman. To complicate matters further, JD forms an attachment to Nick that Nick struggles not to respond to as they search for the key to JD’s identity.

Trying to determine whether JD is friend or foe as they investigate the crime puts them on the trail of a much older mystery. When multiple attempts are made on their lives, Nick is forced to turn to old enemies and new allies to solve a centuries-old crime before he and Kelly get added to the history books.
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