Posts Tagged With: assholes

Book Review: Down and Dirty by Rhys Ford

Posted on January 4, 2015 by Nikyta

Reviewed by Nikyta

Title: Down and Dirty
Author: Rhys Ford
Series: Cole McGinnis #5
Heroes: Ichi & Bobby
Genre: M/M Contemporary/Mystery
Length: 200 pages
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Release Date: January 2, 2015
Available at: Dreamspinner Press & Amazon
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb: From the moment former LAPD detective Bobby Dawson spots Ichiro Tokugawa, he knows the man is trouble. And not just because the much younger Japanese inker is hot, complicated, and pushes every one of Bobby’s buttons. No, Ichi is trouble because he’s Cole McGinnis’s younger brother and off-limits in every possible way. And Bobby knows that even before Cole threatens to kill him for looking Ichi’s way. But despite his gut telling him Ichi is bad news, Bobby can’t stop looking… or wanting.

Ichi was never one to play by the rules. Growing up in Japan as his father’s heir, he’d been bound by every rule imaginable until he had enough and walked away from everything to become his own man. Los Angeles was supposed to be a brief pitstop before he moved on, but after connecting with his American half-brothers, it looks like a good city to call home for a while—if it weren’t for Bobby Dawson.

Bobby is definitely a love-them-and-leave-them type, a philosophy Ichi whole-heartedly agrees with. Family was as much of a relationship as Ichi was looking for, but something about the gruff and handsome Bobby Dawson makes Ichi want more.

Much, much more.
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Categories: 4 Star Ratings, Book Review, LGBT, Nikyta's Reviews, Published in 2015 | Tags: Age Gap, artists, assholes, closet cases, Contemporary, cute, Down and Dirty, Dreamspinner Press, favorites, Friends to Lovers, M/M, mystery, OFY, Rhys Ford, series, Series - Cole McGinnis, spinoffs, suspense, sweet, The Blogger Girls, yearning | 2 Comments

Book Review: Swordplay by Chris T. Kat

Posted on December 30, 2014 by Nikyta

Reviewed by Nikyta

Title: Swordplay
Author: Chris T. Kat
Series: Jeff Woods Mystery #3
Heroes: Jeff & Alex
Genre: M/M Contemporary Mystery
Length: 240 pages
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Release Date: December 22, 2014
Available at: Dreamspinner Press & Amazon
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb: After leaving his dream job as an Atlantic City detective, Jeff Woods has moved to Washington DC with his life partner, Alex Fisher, and Alex’s disabled little brother Sean. Parker Trenkins, Jeff’s ex-partner on the force, has made the move as well, along with his significant other David. Jeff and Parker partner up once again, but in a new way, as owners of their own detective agency.

Life is difficult at the best of times. Sean loses sight in one of his eyes, a direct result of being pushed into the Atlantic by a homicidal maniac a year ago. In his struggle to deal with everything, a restless Alex enrolls in tai chi classes at a nearby school.

As it happens, a murder case Jeff and Parker take involves the head of that very tai chi school, Charles Cooper. Cooper is a suspect in the murder of a financial corporation official. He appears to have motive. Jeff and Parker’s investigation arouses the real killer’s interest, and if they don’t uncover his identity soon, it may be too late for them.
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Categories: 4 Star Ratings, Book Review, LGBT, Nikyta's Reviews, Published in 2014 | Tags: assholes, Chris T. Kat, Contemporary, Crime/Mystery, deception, Dreamspinner Press, existing relationships, injury/recovery, Jeff Woods Mysteries, kids, lies, M/M, private investigators, series, Swordplay, The Blogger Girls | Leave a comment

Book Review: Business or Pleasure by Michael Cross and Emma Michaels

Posted on December 22, 2014 by Nikyta

Reviewed by Nikyta

Title: Business or Pleasure
Author: Michael Cross and Emma Michaels
Series: Celebrate! – 2014 Advent Calendar
Heroes: Ian & Alex
Genre: M/M Contemporary
Length: 36 pages
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Release Date: December 1, 2014
Available at: Dreamspinner Press & Amazon
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb: When American Ian lands a secretarial job in the United Kingdom, he thinks he’s set for life. Admittedly, he’s still a bachelor living in a small apartment and working for a complete jackass, but other than that, his life is everything he ever hoped for in an enticing city full of beautiful people. When Alistair Security is robbed during the Christmas Fundraiser, the last thing Ian expects is to end up locked in with his boss, Alex Alistair, and to realize he might have mistaken his resentment for something else. The two men find common ground throughout the night, but when morning comes and the news hits the headlines, their connection will be tested. Ian might find himself at the start of a hot office romance—or he’ll spend the holidays browsing the classifieds.

A story from the Dreamspinner Press 2014 Advent Calendar package “Celebrate!”.

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Categories: 3 Star Ratings, Book Review, LGBT, Nikyta's Reviews, Published in 2014 | Tags: assholes, Business or Pleasure, closet cases, Contemporary, cute, Dreamspinner Press, Emma Michaels, Holiday - Christmas, hostage, M/M, Michael Cross, OFY, Series - Celebrate! - 2014 Advent Calendar, sweet, The Blogger Girls, unrequited, Unrequited Love | Leave a comment

Book Review: In the Fire by Eileen Griffin and Nikka Michaels

Posted on November 1, 2014 by Nikyta

Reviewed by Nikyta

Title: In the Fire
Authors: Eileen Griffin and Nikka Michaels
Series: In the Kitchen #2
Heroes: Ethan Martin/James “Jamie” Lassiter
Genre: M/M Contemporary
Length: 93,000 words
Publisher: Carina Press
Release Date: November 3, 2014
Available at: Carina Press, Amazon and Barnes & Noble
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb: Because the way to a man’s heart…

Eight years ago, the world was their oyster. Until, that is, competing chefs Ethan Martin and James Lassiter’s hot and heavy relationship fizzled after Jamie left for an internship in Paris. Even though Jamie’s career has taken off since his return to the States, with his own television show and a lot of fame, his feelings for Ethan have never quite gone away.

Ethan’s culinary career has developed more slowly, but he’s almost saved enough to buy the restaurant where he works and re-open it as his dream spot, Bistro 30. If only he could get the sexy chef who loved him and left him out of his mind.

But when someone starts sabotaging the restaurant and a fire threatens to take away everything Ethan holds dear, his only option is to rely on Jamie for help. Back in close quarters, the two men will have to find a way to work through their past if they hope to save the restaurant and their future.
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Categories: 4 Star Ratings, Book Review, LGBT, Nikyta's Reviews, Published in 2014 | Tags: against all odds, assholes, back from the past, betrayal, Carina Press, chefs, Contemporary, Eileen Griffin, ex-lovers, famous, In the Fire, M/M, Nikka Michaels, second chances, series, Series - In the Kitchen, The Blogger Girls, yearning | 4 Comments

Book Review: Made for You by Lauren Layne

Posted on October 30, 2014 by Nikyta

Reviewed by Nikyta

Title: Made for You
Author: Lauren Layne
Series: The Best Mistake #2
Heroine/Hero: Brynn/Will
Genre: M/F Contemporary Romance
Length: 260 Pages
Publisher: Forever
Release Date: October 28, 2014
Available at: Forever, Amazon and Barnes & Noble
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb: Three years ago, Brynn Dalton made a rare error in judgment and had a one-night stand with the one man she swore would never get into her designer panties. Will Thatcher was exactly the type of sexy playboy that good girls like Brynn stayed away from. And when Will moved across the country just days after their fling, Brynn vowed to put him behind her, even as the memories haunt her.

Now Will Thatcher is back, and just in time to see Brynn’s perfectly structured life begin to crumble. Her job is dull, her social life is tedious, and Brynn’s perfect cardiologist boyfriend doesn’t seem to be in any hurry to get to Tiffany & Co. More than ever, Brynn needs her childhood nemesis to keep his distance.

But Will isn’t content to be Brynn’s dirty little secret any longer. This time, he’s out to show Brynn Dalton that the imperfect man might just be the best mistake of her life.

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Categories: 4.5 Star Ratings, Book Review, M/F, Nikyta's Reviews, Published in 2014 | Tags: Angst, assholes, Contemporary, deception, enemies to lovers, favorites, Forever, fuck buddies, Lauren Layne, Made for You, MF, Opposites Attract, romance, second chances, separated for a bit, series, Series - The Best Mistake, sexual tension, sweet, tear jerker, The Blogger Girls, unrequited, yearning | Leave a comment

Book Review: Walk a Mile by Sarah Madison

Posted on October 15, 2014 by Nikyta

Reviewed by Nikyta

Title: Walk a Mile
Author: Sarah Madison
Series: The Sixth Sense #2
Heroes: Jerry Lee Parker/John Flynn
Genre: M/M Paranormal
Length: 240 Pages
Publisher: Dreampsinner Press
Release Date: October 3, 2014
Available at: Dreamspinner Press, Amazon and Barnes & Noble
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb: Six months after starting their hunt for a serial killer who is still at large, FBI agents Jerry Lee Parker and John Flynn are partners in every sense. But Jerry has serious doubts about their relationship and whether they would even be together if not for the way Flynn changed after touching a mysterious artifact in a museum.

Flynn hates the extraordinary power bestowed on him by the artifact and wants nothing more than to have a normal life again. Jerry fears that without the unusual connection they forged, Flynn will no longer want or need him. Chasing after a similar artifact takes them back to Flynn’s old stomping grounds in Washington D.C., where his newfound abilities uncover long-buried secrets, the kind people would kill to protect. But they aren’t the only ones looking for these powerful relics, and what they discover will threaten their relationship—and their lives.
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Categories: 3.5 Star Ratings, Book Review, LGBT, Nikyta's Reviews, Published in 2014 | Tags: Amnesia, assholes, Bi-Sexual, body swapping, deception, Dreamspinner Press, existing relationship, FBI, injury/recovery, M/M, mystery, Mystery/Suspense, paranormal, psychics, Sarah Madison, series, Series - The Sixth Sense, The Blogger Girls, Walk a Mile, working together | Leave a comment

Book Review: Forgiving Thayne by J.R. Loveless

Posted on October 9, 2014 by Nikyta

Reviewed by Nikyta

Title: Forgiving Thayne
Author: J.R. Loveless
Series: True Mates #2
Heroes: Nicholas Cartwright/Thayne Whitedove
Genre: M/M Paranormal
Length: 290 Pages
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Release Date: October 1, 2014
Available at: Dreamspinner Press, Amazon and Barnes & Noble
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb: Nicholas Cartwright has done everything in his power to forget that night six months ago in Senaka, when his true mate rejected him, leaving him shattered and disillusioned. Burying himself in his work, he pushes himself to the point of exhaustion while finding the touch of another unbearable. Suddenly his mate needs his help, and he may be asking for more than Nicholas can find it in himself to give.

Thayne Whitedove has always been a wanderer, spending his days on the road and his nights wrapped in the arms of whatever random hookup he meets, until a fateful mistake sends him rushing for the comforts of home. To his utter dismay, the only way to correct his error in judgment is to accept the one thing he’s never wanted… his mate. Thayne must decide whether to keep running or to stay and fight for Nick’s forgiveness.
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Categories: 4 Star Ratings, Book Review, LGBT, Nikyta's Reviews, Published in 2014 | Tags: Alcohol use, Angst, assholes, deception, Dreamspinner Press, emotionally damaged, Forgiving Thayne, Hurt/Injury, J.R. Loveless, M/M, mates, Mystery/Suspense, paranormal, second chances, series, Series - True Mates, sex outside the main couple, Shifters, The Blogger Girls, warriors, Werewolves, wolf shifters, yearning | 3 Comments

Book Review: Fever Pitch by Heidi Cullinan

Posted on October 6, 2014 by Nikyta

Reviewed by Nikyta

Title: Fever Pitch
Author: Heidi Cullinan
Series: Love Lessons #2
Heroes: Aaron Seavers/Giles Mulder
Genre: M/M Contemporary
Length: 339 Pages
Publisher: Samhain Publishing
Release Date: September 30, 2014
Available at: Samhain Publishing and Amazon
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb: Sometimes you have to play love by ear.

Aaron Seavers is a pathetic mess, and he knows it. He lives in terror of incurring his father’s wrath and disappointing his mother, and he can’t stop dithering about where to go to college—with fall term only weeks away. Ditched by a friend at a miserable summer farewell party, all he can do is get drunk in the laundry room and regret he was ever born. Until a geeky-cute classmate lifts his spirits, leaving him confident of two things: his sexual orientation, and where he’s headed to school.

Giles Mulder can’t wait to get the hell out of Oak Grove, Minnesota, and off to college, where he plans to play his violin and figure out what he wants to be when he grows up. But when Aaron appears on campus, memories of hometown hazing threaten what he’d hoped would be his haven. As the semester wears on, their attraction crescendos from double-cautious to a rich, swelling chord. But if more than one set of controlling parents have their way, the music of their love could come to a shattering end.

Warning: Contains showmances, bad parenting, Walter Lucas, and a cappella.
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Categories: 4.5 Star Ratings, Book Review, LGBT, Nikyta's Reviews, Published in 2014 | Tags: Angst, assholes, College, Contemporary, cute, emotionally damaged, favorites, Fever Pitch, grieving, Heidi Cullinan, just barely legal, M/M, musicians, Samhain Publishing, school, second chances, series, Series - Love Lessons, sex outside the main couple, sweet, The Blogger Girls, unrequited, virgins, working together, yearning | 2 Comments

Debut Author Review: Matters of Courtship by C.M. Jackson

Posted on September 17, 2014 by Nikyta

Reviewed by Nikyta

Title: Matters of Courtship
Author: C.M. Jackson
Heroes: William Samuel Davis/Lucas O’Malley-Hamilton
Genre: M/M Alternate Reality/Contemporary
Length: 256 Pages
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Release Date: September 8, 2014
Available at: Dreamspinner Press, Amazon and Barnes & Noble
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb: Crown Prince of the United Kingdom of America, William Samuel Davis, has recently been outted by the press. Worse yet, he’s been thrown into an arranged marriage with one of the stuffiest people he knows—one Lucas O’Malley-Hamilton. It’s a match made in hell, and William fully intends to make everyone see the error of their ways and send Lucas back home on the first available flight.

But things quickly get more complicated than William had thought possible as the Anti-Monarchy crowd uses his outting against him. As he is forced to face the realities of his position, he finds himself drawn to sides of Lucas he hadn’t known existed. Tensions rise throughout the country and in William’s world. While the situation absolutely refuses to improve, it can and will get worse.
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Categories: 4.5 Star Ratings, Book Review, Debut Authors, LGBT, Nikyta's Reviews, Published in 2014 | Tags: Alternate Reality, arranged marriage, assholes, C.M. Jackson, Contemporary, Dreamspinner Press, famous, M/M, Matters of Courtship, military, royalty, The Blogger Girls | Leave a comment

Book Review: Riding the Whirlwind by Joy Lynn Fielding

Posted on August 28, 2014 by Nikyta

Reviewed by Nikyta

Title: Riding the Whirlwind
Author: Joy Lynn Fielding
Series: Strength of the Pack #5
Heroes: Dave Mitchell/Christian Taylor
Genre: M/M Paranormal
Length: 141 Pages
Publisher: Siren Bookstrand
Release Date: July 15, 2014
Available at: Siren Bookstrand and Amazon
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Blurb: Five years undone in just five days.

Dave Mitchell and Christian Taylor are on a mission from their alpha—to discover what happened to a pack of Argent shifters thirteen years ago. Away from their pack and out of their usual routine, they find underlying tensions in their relationship coming to the surface.

When their investigation leads them to the resident pack, Christian seeks respite from his demons by throwing himself eagerly into the cage-fighting ring the pack runs. He knows Dave hates him to fight, but he also knows Dave will understand. Dave always understands.

But when Dave meets a kindred spirit among the pack members, all Christian’s certainties come crashing down around him. It becomes clear that their relationship might not survive this. And when things between them reach crisis point and the local pack gets involved, it may prove to be the death of more than just their relationship.
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Categories: 4 Star Ratings, Book Review, LGBT, Nikyta's Reviews, Published in 2014 | Tags: assholes, cowboys, emotionally damaged, existing relationships, HEA, injury/recovery, Joy Lynn Fielding, M/M, mates, paranormal, Riding the Whirlwind, series, Series - Strength of the Pack, Shifters, Siren-Bookstrand, The Blogger Girls, warriors, Werewolves, working together | Leave a comment

Posts Tagged With: assholes

Book Review: Down and Dirty by Rhys Ford

Book Review: Swordplay by Chris T. Kat

Book Review: Business or Pleasure by Michael Cross and Emma Michaels

Book Review: In the Fire by Eileen Griffin and Nikka Michaels

Book Review: Made for You by Lauren Layne

Book Review: Walk a Mile by Sarah Madison

Book Review: Forgiving Thayne by J.R. Loveless

Book Review: Fever Pitch by Heidi Cullinan

Debut Author Review: Matters of Courtship by C.M. Jackson

Book Review: Riding the Whirlwind by Joy Lynn Fielding

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