Posts Tagged With: Abuse

Audio Review: Planting His Dream by Andrew Grey

Posted on July 24, 2016 by thebloggergirls

Reviewed by Morgan

Title: Planting His Dream
Author: Andrew Grey
Narrator: Derrick McClain
Heroes: Foster/Javi
Genre: MM Contemporary
Length: 6 Hours, 37 Minutes
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Release Date: July 12, 2016
Available at: Amazon, Audible and iTunes
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb: Foster dreams of getting away, but after his father’s death, he has to take over the family dairy farm. It soon becomes clear his father hasn’t been doing the best job of running it, so not only does Foster need to take over the day-to-day operations, he also needs to find new ways of bringing in revenue.

Javi has no time to dream. He and his family are migrant workers, and daily survival is a struggle, so they travel to anywhere they can get work. When they arrive in their old van, Foster arranges for Javi to help him on the farm.

To Javi’s surprise, Foster listens to his ideas and actually puts them into action. Over days that turn into weeks, they grow to like and then care for each other, but they come from two very different worlds, and they both have responsibilities to their families that neither can walk away from. Is it possible for them to discover a dream they can share? Perhaps they can plant their own and nurture it together to see it grow, if their different backgrounds don’t separate them forever.
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Categories: 3.5 Star Ratings, Audio Review, LGBT, Morgan's Reviews, Published in 2016 | Tags: Abuse, Andrew Grey, audio book, Class Differences, Contemporary, Derrick McClain, Dreamspinner Press, Employee/Employer, Farmer, first love, First-Time, Gay Virgins, Loss of Loved One, Low Steam, M/M, Migrant, OFY, Planting His Dream, Religion, sweet, The Blogger Girls | Leave a comment

Book Review: A Cowboy’s Home by R.J. Scott

Posted on July 8, 2016 by susan65coug Miss Behaving

Reviewed by Susan65

Title: A Cowboy’s Home
Author: R.J. Scott
Series: Montana #3
Heroes: Justin/Sam
Genre: MM Contemporary
Length: 218 Pages
Publisher: Love Lane Books
Release Date: July 8, 2016
Available at: Amazon
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb: One burned and broken man finds his way home. Can he find peace in the arms of a man easy to love?

Justin made the ultimate sacrifice for his country, battling domestic terrorism, never the man he really was, using hate to avenge the death of his best friend. The friend he’d killed.

What he doesn’t count on is getting shot, and if he’s going to die he wants it to be on Crooked Tree soil. Home.

Sam is as much a part of Crooked Tree as any of the families, and the offer to buy into the ranch is a dream come true. But falling for a hidden, secretive, injured man isn’t the way to keep his head in the game.
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Categories: 4.5 Star Ratings, Book Review, LGBT, Published in 2016, Susan65's Reviews | Tags: A Cowboy's Home, Abuse, Amnesia, betrayal, chef, Contemporary, cowboys, Family Drama, injury/recovery, Love Lane Books, M/M, Murder, R.J. Scott, Ranch, Reunited, scarred, Series - Montana, slow burn, sweet, The Blogger Girls, Violence | Leave a comment

Book Review: Bootleg Diva: Confessions of a Quarterback Princess by Levi Brody by Mercy Celeste

Posted on June 22, 2016 by susan65coug Miss Behaving

Reviewed by Susan65

Title: Bootleg Diva
Author: Mercy Celeste
Series: Southern Scrimmage #4
Heroes: Levi Brody
Genre: MM Contemporary
Length: 232 Pages
Publisher: Mercy Celeste
Release Date: June 5, 2016
Available at: Amazon and Barnes & Noble
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb: A Southern Scrimmage Biography

All heroes need an origins story.

From trailer park to the Super Dome.
Everybody’s All-American quarterback by day.
Infamous exotic dancer by night.

Levi Brody is one of the undisputed greats of the game. With two Super Bowl rings, one MVP, three Pro-Bowl appearances, three National Championships, three SEC Championships and four State High School championships Levi has indeed left his mark on the sport, but it’s all a load of crap.
This is my origin story and like all good origin stories, this one lies somewhere-
Between the helmet and the tiara.

The story of the rise and fall of the first fictional gay quarterback in the NFL.
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Categories: 5 Star Ratings, Book Review, LGBT, Published in 2016, Susan65's Reviews | Tags: Abuse, alcoholism, Assault, Bootleg Diva: Confessions of a Quarterback Princess by Levi Brody, Bullying, Closeted, Contemporary, Conversion Therapy, Cross dressing, Domestic Violence, Drug/Alcohol Use, Family Drama, Grief, Hurt/Comfort, M/M, Mercy Celeste, NFL, Psychologically Damaged, Rape, Self-Published, Series - Southern Scrimmage, Sports - Football, The Blogger Girls, Violence | Leave a comment

Audio Until September by Chris Scully

Posted on June 17, 2016 by thebloggergirls

Reviewed by Morgan

Title: Until September
Author: Chris Scully
Narrator: Michael Pauley
Heroes: Archie/Ryan
Genre: MM Contemporary
Length: 7 Hours, 51 Minutes
Publisher: Riptide Publishing
Release Date: June 13, 2016
Available at: Amazon, Audible and iTunes
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb: As a teenager, Archie Noblesse clawed his way out of the poverty, heartache, and abuse of the reservation and left his family behind. Desperate to shake the shadow of his past, he reinvents himself as Archer Noble, an outspoken blogger and controversial author who lives only for himself. But when his beloved sister dies, Archer is saddled with guardianship of his niece and nephew.

Elementary school teacher Ryan Eriksson is devastated when his best friend Marguerite is killed, leaving her two young children orphaned. Helping Archer with his new responsibilities eases his grief, but when Archer offers him custody of the children, Ryan’s left with an impossible choice: get the family he’s always wanted, or respect Margie’s wishes and convince Archer to give parenting—and his heritage—a chance.

To buy time, Ryan promises to stay for the summer, hoping that Archer will change his mind and fall for the kids. But Archer’s reluctant, and the growing attraction between him and Ryan complicates matters. Legal decisions must be made, and soon, before Ryan returns to school. But with hearts involved, more than just the children’s future is on the line.
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Categories: 5 Star Ratings, Audio Review, LGBT, Morgan's Reviews, Published in 2016 | Tags: Aboriginal, Abuse, addiction, angsty, audio book, Author, Chris Scully, Contemporary, enemies to lovers, Grief, HEA, Hurt/Comfort, Illness/injury, interracial, Location - Canada, Low Steam, M/M, Men with kids, Michael Pauley, Opposites Attract, racism, Riptide Publishing, Single Parent, slow burn, sweet, Teacher, The Blogger Girls, Until September | Leave a comment

Book Review: Fourth and Long by Michele Michael Rakes

Posted on June 9, 2016 by susan65coug Miss Behaving

Reviewed by Susan65

Title: Fourth and Long
Author: Michele Michael Rakes
Series: Sequel to Saving Kane
Heroes: Irus Beaumont/Jackson McCoy
Genre: MM Contemporary
Length: 413 Pages
Publisher: Loose Id
Release Date: March 17, 2016
Available at: Amazon and Barnes & Noble
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb: Irus Beaumont, cornerback for the Highlanders, has an issue with his nemesis: wideout for the Pirates, Jackson McCoy. Partly jealous over Jackson’s skill and ability to scrub coverage, Irus also struggles against an unbearable attraction to the receiver. Firmly ensconced in the closet, Irus also has a no football player rule, leaving his desires for Jackson unfulfilled. Anti-gay sentiment in the league keeps Irus closeted, even though he’d rather be out and proud.

When Jackson McCoy suffers a gay bashing at the hands of his team mates after winning the national championship, he finds himself traded to the Highlanders. Spring training brings out Jackson’s competitive nature, eliciting the aggression of his new team’s cornerback, Irus Beaumont.

In practice, Irus hurts Jackson badly. The injury places Jackson on the reserve roster. Jacks has plenty of time to contemplate his life, career, and his attraction to the sexy cornerback. Off to Orlando for the best rehab where guilt inspires Irus to call him every evening, Jackson can’t stop thinking about Irus, or what the season holds for his team.
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Categories: 4 Star Ratings, Book Review, LGBT, Published in 2016, Susan65's Reviews | Tags: Abuse, Athletes, Child Abuse, Child Molestation, Closeted, Contemporary, enemies to lovers, Fourth and Long, Gay Bashing, Homophobia, Loose Id, M/M, Michele Michael Rakes, Pedophilia, Pro Athletes, Pro Football, Reunited, Sports - Football, The Blogger Girls | 2 Comments

Book Review: A Cobra’s Charm by Meghan Maslow

Posted on June 8, 2016 by thebloggergirls

Reviewed by Morgan

Title: A Cobra’s Charm
Author: Meghan Maslow
Series: 2016 Daily Dose – A Walk on the Wild Side
Heroes: Jiri/Miksa
Genre: MM Paranormal
Length: 50 Pages
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Release Date: June 1, 2016
Available at: Amazon and Barnes & Noble
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Blurb: Jiri’s life has been one misery after the next. A cobra shifter, he’s held captive by a collector who keeps him—and other shifters—in a private harem-style “zoo” in the Libyan desert. Considered a dangerous predator by the other shifters, and little more than a boy toy to the collector, Jiri is friendless, timid, and despondent.

Miksa is the collector’s latest find. But honey badgers are known for their bad attitude, fearlessness, and fighting spirit. Miksa has no doubt he’ll escape, even if it means taking the whole zoo down with him.

When honey badger and cobra meet, there should be instant enmity—after all, honey badgers eat cobras—yet both men find themselves oddly drawn to the other. Romance blossoms, but can it survive captivity and beyond? In order to do so, Jiri will have to find a strength he doesn’t know he possesses and Miksa will have to open a heart long closed to anyone except his immediate family.
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Categories: 4 Star Ratings, Book Review, LGBT, Morgan's Reviews, Published in 2016 | Tags: Abuse, Anthology, Captivity, Cobra Shifter, Dreamsinner Press, Honey Badger Shifter, Hurt/Comfort, Kidnapping, M/M, mates, paranormal, Series - 2016 Daily Dose - A Walk on the Wild Side, Shifters, Short Story, Slavery, Snake Shifter, The Blogger Girls, Unique Shifters, Violence | Leave a comment

Book Review: Trevor by Catherine Lievens

Posted on June 3, 2016 by thebloggergirls

Reviewed by Morgan

Title: Trevor
Author: Catherine Lievens
Series: Whitedell Pride #21
Heroes: Trevor/Micah
Genre: MM Paranormal
Length: 128 Pages
Publisher: eXtasy Books
Release Date: June 1, 2016
Available at: Amazon
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb: Sometimes you have to get over bad memories to create new ones.

Trevor has known who his mate was for years, but he’s so painfully shy and insecure that the most he’s done to woo him has been leaving him cupcakes on his porch. He knows he’s going to lose him if he doesn’t finally make a move, though, and with a not so gentle push from two of his friends, he calls Micah.

Micah is still dealing with bad memories from his shifter ex-boyfriend, and he’s glad when he meets Trevor. Trevor looks unassuming and sweet, and Micah is thrilled, until he finds out Trevor is just like his ex. He runs, thinking he’ll never see Trevor again.

Family and friends conspire to get Trevor and Micah together, and it works, until Micah discovers his father has been hiding a secret that could put Trevor and the entire pride in danger. Will Micah and Trevor’s fragile relationship survive, or will the past push them apart?
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Categories: 4 Star Ratings, Book Review, LGBT, Morgan's Reviews, Published in 2016 | Tags: Abuse, Catherine Lievens, Cheetah Shifter, Extasy Books, Interspecies, Low Steam, M/M, mates, Misunderstanding, paranormal, Series - Whitedell Pride, Shifters, The Blogger Girls, Trevor, Unique Shifters, Unrequited Love | Leave a comment

Book Review: Damaged Goods by Susan Mac Nicol

Posted on May 30, 2016 by thebloggergirls

Reviewed by Susan65

Title: Damaged Goods
Author: Susan Mac Nicol
Series: Men of London #7
Heroes: Jax/Dare Rowan
Genre: MM Contemporary
Length: 183 Pages
Publisher: Boroughs Publishing
Release Date: March 28, 2016
Available at: Amazon and Barnes & Noble
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb: Touched by tragedy, love is an elusive dream never to be realised by eighteen-year-old Jax Grady–until he discovers his secret admirer and receives the sweetest gift he could ever desire.

THE SWEETEST GIFT

Tragedy and horror shaped Jackson Grady’s life, leaving him orphaned and scarred. At eighteen he’s ready to claim his future, but who could love his disfigured face and damaged soul? Definitely not a big, burly, beautiful Irish Traveller who is entirely the stuff of dreams.

Dare Rowan didn’t mean to become obsessed with the blue-eyed man he first saw across a field, but that porcelain skin and innocent air demanded another meeting. Jax has the face of a wounded angel, and the rest of the young man is as heart-breakingly perfect. Jax is beautiful in every way and teaching him about love and life will be something Dare will embrace. Like unwrapping and savoring the candy at the shop where he works, Dare will show this young man everything Jax desired but never thought he’d have, and take Jax to new highs while he holds him through the lows. Between them, they’ll find out just how sweet life can be.
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Categories: 4 Star Ratings, Book Review, LGBT, Published in 2016, Susan65's Reviews | Tags: Abuse, Age Gap, Angst, Contemporary, Damaged Character, Damaged Goods, disability, Hurt/Comfort, Location - London, M/M, Non-explicit, scarred, Series - Men of London, Susan Mac Nicol, sweet, The Blogger Girls, Vision Impaired, YA | Leave a comment

Audio Review: Violated by Jamie Fessenden

Posted on May 30, 2016 by thebloggergirls

Reviewed by Morgan

Title: Violated
Author: Jamie Fessenden
Narrator: K.C. Kelly
Heroes: Derek Sawyer/Russ Thomas
Genre: MM Contemporary
Length: 9 Hours, 42 Minutes
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Release Date: March 21, 2016
Available at: Amazon, Audible and iTunes
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb: Derek Sawyer thinks he has it all—a high-salaried position, a boyfriend, a dog, even a new cabin on the lake—until a business trip with his manager and best friend, Victor, shatters his world.

One night of drunken horsing around in their hotel room leads to the most intensely personal violation Derek has ever endured. As if the humiliation of working under his attacker every day isn’t enough, Victor reports Derek for sexual harassment. Now he’s without a job, without a boyfriend, and the mortgage on the cabin is due.

Officer Russ Thomas has worked with rape victims before, and it doesn’t take him long to sort out the truth in Derek’s tale. With his support, Derek finally reports the crime, months after it happened. But restraining orders and lawyers further Victor’s anger toward him, and even though a relationship develops between Derek and the policeman, Russ can’t be there to protect him all the time.
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Categories: 4 Star Ratings, Audio Review, LGBT, Morgan's Reviews, Published in 2016 | Tags: Abuse, audio book, Child Abuse, Contemporary, Cops, Crime, Damaged Character, Dreamspinner Press, Friends to Lovers, Hurt/Comfort, injury/recovery, Jamie Fessenden, K.C. Kelly, M/M, Men with pets, Non/Con, PTSD, Rape, The Blogger Girls, Violated | Leave a comment

Cover Reveal: Senseless by Kol Anderson!

Posted on May 23, 2016 by thebloggergirls

Senseless

by Kol Anderson

Blurb: Jason Hamilton has pampered and protected his baby brother all his life. After the death of their parents, they’ve grown accustomed to each other’s love, relying on no one else but themselves. So when eighteen year old Colton gets kidnapped from his college dorm, Jason will do anything to get him back. Devyn Taylor has had a crush on Colton Hamilton for years. But being Jason’s friend he never had the guts to actually go ahead with what he wanted. But no matter how much he’s tried Devyn can’t seem to forget about Colton. So when some friends who got badly burned by Jason, devise a plan to kidnap his brother, Devyn realizes this is his one and only chance to get Colton. The problem? Devyn didn’t realize how sadistic his so-called friends are and just how serious things are about to get.

Coming soon to Amazon on July 1, 2016! Add it to your Goodreads shelf!

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