Posts Tagged With: Blue-collar

Book Review: Must Like Spinach by Con Riley

Posted on October 21, 2016 by thebloggergirls

Reviewed by Ami

Title: Must Like Spinach
Author: Con Riley
Heroes: Jon/Tyler
Genre: MM Contemporary
Length: 245Pages
Publisher: Con Riley
Release Date: October 21, 2016
Available at: Amazon
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb: Jon’s future in New York seems bright. He’s on the corporate fast track as an executive problem solver, but somehow he can’t help feeling hollow. Yearning for a life spent outdoors makes no sense if he wants to flourish in this city, nor does losing his cool with clients when they make bad decisions. Only leaving the East Coast behind for three months can save his business reputation.

His exile in Seattle has unexpected upsides. Jon’s rented home has a garden where his true passions blossom. It’s overgrown yet idyllic—perfect if he didn’t have to share it with another tenant. Tyler might be as cute as hell, and their landlady adores him, but Jon can’t let himself fall for someone who seems lazy.

Three months could be enough time to see Tyler clearly, but choosing which to nurture long-term—love or a business career—might take Jon longer than one summer.
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Categories: 4 Star Ratings, Ami's Reviews, Book Review, LGBT, Published in 2016 | Tags: Blue-collar, Con Riley, Consultant, Contemporary, enemies to lovers, Executive, Low Angst, M/M, Must Like Spinach, Self-Published, slow burn, The Blogger Girls | Leave a comment

Book Review: Beyond the Grill by Tracey Michael

Posted on October 5, 2016 by thebloggergirls

Reviewed by Ami

Title: Beyond the Grill
Author: Tracey Michael
Heroes: Justin Walker/shane Steel
Genre: MM Contemporary
Length: 96 Pages
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Release Date: October 5, 2016
Available at: Amazon and Barnes & Noble
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb: Justin Walker is used to being the hookup but never the boyfriend, and that’s okay. Justin has goals—he might sling burgers by night and work on his car by day, but he has plans to go to school and make a life for himself. He also has a few friends and loving parents.

What more could a guy ask for?

Hot, muscular, manly Shane Steel is a walking wet dream. Justin fantasizes about having Shane as more than a casual acquaintance, and one night he works up the courage to flirt with Shane. To his surprise—and terror—Shane is interested. Very interested.

As they bond over their love of cars and drag racing, Justin begins to believe he can be more to Shane than a side guy. Too bad Shane’s manipulative and dangerous ex is dead set against letting that happen.
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Categories: 2 Star Ratings, Ami's Reviews, Book Review, LGBT, Published in 2016 | Tags: Beyond the Grill, Blue-collar, Contemporary, Dreamspinner Press, Evil Ex, interracial, M/M, Miscommunication, Short Story, The Blogger Girls, Tracey Michael | Leave a comment

Book Review: Making Waves by Marie Sexton

Posted on September 29, 2016 by thebloggergirls

Reviewed by Ami

Title: Making Waves
Author: Marie Sexton
Series: Wrench Wars #4
Heroes: Ward/Ash
Genre: MM Contemporary
Length: 76 Pages
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Release Date: September 29, 2016
Available at: Amazon and Barnes & Noble
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb: Best friends since they were teenagers, Ward Kent and Dean Zimmerman work together at Reggie’s garage, where the reality show Wrench Wars is filmed. Outside of work, Dean is a notorious player, and as far as he’s concerned, Ward’s the best wingman ever. Little does he know, Ward is much more interested in the gentlemen than the ladies.

Then Dean’s younger brother, Ash, comes to work at the garage. Ash may be seven years younger, but he’s had a crush on Ward for years, and he’s not shy about going after what he wants.

Admitting his best friend and his brother are gay is one thing. Seeing them together? That’s a bit more than Dean can take, and he’s about to force Ward to make a decision: lose his best friend and his job, or give up Ash forever.
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Categories: 2.5 Star Ratings, Ami's Reviews, Book Review, LGBT, Published in 2016 | Tags: Age Gap, Best Friend's Brother, Blue-collar, Contemporary, Dreamspinner Press, M/M, Making Waves, Marie Sexton, mechanics, Series - Wrench Wars, Short Story, The Blogger Girls | Leave a comment

Book Review: David, Renewed by Diana Copeland

Posted on September 21, 2016 by justjenbo

Reviewed by Ami

Title: David, Renewed
Author: Diana Copeland
Heroine/Hero: David/David
Genre: MM Contemporary
Length: 244 Pages
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Release Date: September 21, 2016
Available at: Amazon and Barnes & Noble
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb: When interior designer David Snyder buys a beautiful century-old house in eastern Washington, he is reeling with heartbreak and looking for somewhere to put down roots. Unfortunately his new home comes with a laundry list of problems: electrical, plumbing, heating… things David knows nothing about. When his mother offers him the business card of a local handyman, David pictures an overweight, balding man in his fifties. But Jackson Henry couldn’t be further from that stereotype.

Dark-haired, muscular, and handsome, Jackson left a large construction firm in Seattle to take care of his sick mother. However, his hometown still has an active “good old boy” network, and finding employment in construction is almost impossible for an openly gay man. Determined to persevere, Jackson takes odd jobs as a handyman. He’s exactly what David needs—in more ways than one.

David isn’t ready for his attraction to Jackson, not considering the way his last relationship ended. But as the two men get to know each other, it becomes clear that the heart often knows best, and it rewards those willing to listen.
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Categories: 3.5 Star Ratings, Ami's Reviews, Book Review, LGBT, Published in 2016 | Tags: Blue-collar, Contemporary, David Renewed, Diana Copeland, Dreamspinner Press, Handyman, Hurt/Comfort, Interior Designer, M/M, slow burn, The Blogger Girls | Leave a comment

Audio Review: The Burnt Toast B&B by Heidi Belleau and Rachel Haimowitz

Posted on August 15, 2016 by thebloggergirls

Reviewed by Morgan

Title: The Burnt Toast B&B
Authors: Heidi Belleau and Rachel Haimowitz
Narrators: Dorian Bane and Tobias Silversmith
Series: Bluewater Bay #6
Heroes: Ginsberg Sloan/Derrick Richards
Genre: MM Contemporary
Length: 6 Hours, 22 Minutes
Publisher: Riptide Publishing
Release Date: August 2, 2016
Available at: Amazon and Audible
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb: After breaking his arm on set, Wolf’s Landing stuntman Ginsberg Sloan finds himself temporarily out of work. Luckily, Bluewater Bay’s worst B&B has cheap long-term rates, and Ginsberg’s not too proud to take advantage of them.

Derrick Richards, a grizzled laid-off logger, inherited the B&B after his parents’ untimely deaths. Making beds and cooking sunny-side-up eggs is hardly Derrick’s idea of a man’s way to make a living, but just as he’s decided to shut the place down, Ginsberg shows up on his doorstep, pitiful and soaking wet, and Derrick can hardly send him packing.

Not outright, at least.

The plan? Carry on the B&B’s tradition of terrible customer service and even worse food until the pampered city-boy leaves voluntarily. What Derrick doesn’t count on, though, is that the lousier he gets at hosting, the more he convinces bored, busybody Ginsberg to try to get the B&B back on track. And he definitely doesn’t count on the growing attraction between them, or how much more he learns from Ginsberg than just how to put out kitchen fires.
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Categories: 4.5 Star Ratings, Audio Review, LGBT, Morgan's Reviews, Published in 2016 | Tags: actor, Age Gap, anal virgin, audio book, bisexual, Blue-collar, Closeted, Coming Out, Contemporary, Dorian Bane, HEA, Heidi Belleau, Homophobia, humor, injury/recovery, Lumberjack, M/M, Opposites Attract, Rachel Haimowitz, romance, sensitive topics, Series - Bluewater Bay, sweet, The Blogger Girls, The Burnt Toast B&B, Tobias Silversmith, Trans Character, trust issues | Leave a comment

Audio Review: Hell on Wheels by Z.A. Maxfield

Posted on August 3, 2016 by thebloggergirls

Reviewed by Morgan

Title: Hell on Wheels
Author: Z.A. Maxfield
Narrator: Nick J. Russo
Series: Bluewater Bay #3
Heroes: Nash/Spencer
Genre: MM Contemporary
Length: 6 Hours, 55 Minutes
Publisher: Riptide Publishing
Release Date: July 20, 2016
Available at: Amazon and Audible
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb: Nash is the reliable one in the Holly family, the guy everyone counts on to keep things going. His genius twin brother is off at university, so Nash runs the family’s auto repair business and cares for his partially-paralyzed little sister while his crackpot father invents. His life seems mapped out for the foreseeable future, however much that might chafe.

So when Wolf’s Landing actor Spencer Kepler-Constantine lands in his life, Nash is ready for a diversion. Spencer is in the middle of a very painful, very public divorce and isn’t ready for a relationship—not that Nash wants one. But they both need a friend, especially one with benefits.

As they grow closer, Nash starts to see his family in a whole new light. Do they really need him so badly? Or does he simply need to be needed? Then Spencer’s ex reappears with a grand romantic gesture, and Nash has to figure out what he wants—and how to get it—before Spencer’s gone for good.
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Categories: 4 Star Ratings, Audio Review, LGBT, Morgan's Reviews, Published in 2016 | Tags: actor, audio book, Blue-collar, Celebrirty, Cinderella Story, Class Differences, Contemporary, disability, Family Drama, Friends to Lovers, HEA, Hell on Wheels, humor, Hurt/Comfort, Infidelity, M/M, mechanic, Nick J. Russo, Riptide Publishing, romance, Series - Bluewater Bay, sweet, The Blogger Girls, Z.A. Maxfield | Leave a comment

Audio Review: Lovers Leap by J.L. Merrow

Posted on March 8, 2016 by thebloggergirls

Reviewed by Morgan

Title: Lovers Leap
Author: J.L. Merrow
Narrator: Mark Steadman
Heroes: Michael/Rufus
Genre: MM Contemporary
Length: 5 Hours, 13 Minutes
Publisher: Riptide Publishing
Release Date: February 29, 2016
Available at: Amazon and Audible
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb: If they looked, would they ever leap?

Good-looking, confident, and doted on by his widowed mum, Michael is used to thinking only of himself. Getting shoved off an Isle of Wight pier by an exasperated ex ought to come as a wake-up call—but then he meets Rufus and he’s right back to letting the little head take charge. Rufus is cute, keen, and gets under Michael’s skin in a disturbing way.

Would-be chef Rufus can’t believe his luck when a dripping wet dream of a man walks out of the sea on his birthday, especially when Michael ends up staying at the family B&B. Life is perfect—at least until Michael has to go home to the mainland.

Rufus can’t leave the island for reasons he’s entirely neglected to mention. And though Michael identifies as bi, breaking his mum’s heart by coming out and having an actual relationship with a guy has never been his plan. With both men determined to keep their secrets, a leap of faith could land them in deep water.
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Categories: 4 Star Ratings, Audio Review, LGBT, Morgan's Reviews, Published in 2016 | Tags: audio book, Baker, Birthday, bisexual, Blue-collar, British, Ciming Out, Closeted, Coming-of-Age, Contemporary, F/F, First-Time, Gay Virgin, gfy/ofy, Homophobia, J.L. Merrow, Leap Year, Lovers Leap, M/M, Mark Steadman, Riptide Publishing, Small Town Romance, sweet, The Blogger Girls | Leave a comment

Book Review: A Fine Romance by T. Neilson

Posted on January 30, 2016 by thebloggergirls

Reviewed by Morgan

Title: A Fine Romance
Author: T. Neilson
Heroes: Benji Rao/Jamie Durham
Genre: MM Contemporary
Length: 121 Pages
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Release Date: November 25, 2015
Available at: Amazon and Barnes & Noble
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb: Benji Rao, a hard-working welder from the Pacific Northwest, is recovering from a life-threatening and life-changing injury at a posh California resort. Trouble is, he’s miserable. His friends are worried, his panic attacks are getting worse, and the guy in the bungalow next to his is none other than Jamie Durham—the kind of neighbor who plays music loud, blows everybody’s breakers, and doesn’t care what people think of him.

But there’s more to Jamie than late nights, a huge inheritance, and a wild reputation. After endless bad press, Jamie longs for a chance to live a normal life, without the rumors and innuendo, and without his growing concern that he might be going crazy.

When Ben finds himself desperate for a date and Jamie is the only option, Jamie can’t believe his luck—a date with Ben would be as normal as it gets. But when the date doesn’t exactly go as planned, Ben and Jamie must overcome their personal demons to find their way to love.
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Categories: 3.5 Star Ratings, Book Review, LGBT, Morgan's Reviews, Published in 2015 | Tags: A Fine Romance, actor, Blue-collar, Contemporary, crazy, Dreamspinner Press, enemies to lovers, Evil Family, Hurt/Disability, injury/recovery, Location - California, M/M, PTSD, T. Neilson, The Blogger Girls, Welder | Leave a comment

Book Review: Double Indemnity by Maggie Kavanagh

Posted on January 13, 2016 by susan65coug Miss Behaving

Reviewed by Susan65

Title: Double Indemnity
Author: Maggie Kavanagh
Series: The Stonebridge Mysteries #1
Heroes: Sam/Nathan
Genre: MM Contemporary
Length: 214 Pages
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Release Date: January 26, 2015
Available at: Amazon and Barnes & Noble
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb: Sam Flynn dreamed of being a journalist until a car accident killed his parents and put his brother into a long-term coma. Now Sam spends his days as a landscaper toiling in the New England sun and his nights drunk in bed with the closest warm body. In his limited spare time, he writes about Stonebridge’s local crime and politics on his blog “Under the Bridge.”

Then Sam’s favorite client is found dead in her home—shortly after telling him someone has betrayed her trust. Sam can’t believe her grief-stricken husband Nathan would be a suspect, but the investigation hones in on him. Sam has always admired handsome Nathan from afar, but now he puts his libidinous feelings aside to help clear his name. However, the closer he gets to Nathan, the more he’s told to keep away from him and the investigation—by the fatherly police chief, by an officer on the case who’s hated him since school, and by Nathan himself.

Sam’s determined to expose the real reason his friend died and clear Nathan’s name—even if it’s the last thing he does. Which, considering how fast the death toll is increasing in Stonebridge… it might be.
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