Posts Tagged With: Contemporary

Book Review: To Be Human by Pearl Love

Posted on April 26, 2015 by Nikyta

Reviewed by Nikyta

Title: To Be Human
Author: Pearl Love
Series: To Be Human #1
Heroes: Tim & David
Genre: M/M Contemporary
Length: 326 pages
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Release Date: January 9, 2015
Available at: Dreamspinner Press & Amazon
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb: TM 05637 was created to be a killer. Genetically engineered for superiority, he was facing a life of missions, blood, and death until his creator decides to set him free. On the run from those holding his leash, he is found by David Conley, an ordinary store owner who stumbles upon a remarkable find. Renaming himself “Tim,” TM 05637 sets out to discover what it means to have a normal life.

Through his friendships with a young boy dealing with a nightmarish family life, and David’s mother, who decides Tim is perfect for her son, Tim slowly discovers his humanity. Even more importantly, David teaches Tim about the power of love. But General Woodard, leader of the project that created Tim, threatens their happiness with his determination to bring his evasive quarry permanently to heel.

As the search net closes ever tighter around him, Tim must find a way to thwart his pursuers so he can stay with David and live out his dream.
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Categories: 3 Star Ratings, Book Review, LGBT, Nikyta's Reviews, Published in 2015 | Tags: cliffhanger, Contemporary, cute, deception, Dreamspinner Press, emotionally damaged, injury/recovery, just barely legal, Little to No Sex, M/M, military, Pearl Love, series, sweet, The Blogger Girls, To Be Human, warriors | Leave a comment

Book Review: The Price by Andrew Grey

Posted on April 25, 2015 by justjenbo

Reviewed by JustJen

Title: The Price
Author: Andrew Grey
Heroes: Hunter/Grant
Genre: MM Contemporary
Length: 200 Pages
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Release Date: April 17, 2015
Available at: Amazon and Barnes & Noble
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb: Hunter Wolf is a highly paid Las Vegas escort with a face and body that have men salivating and paying a great deal for him to fulfill their fantasies. He keeps his own fantasies to himself, not that they matter.

Grant is an elementary-school teacher who works miracles with his summer school students. He discovered his gift while in high school, tutoring Hunter, a fellow student. They meet again when Hunter rescues Grant in a club. Grant doesn’t know Hunter is an escort or that they share similarly painful pasts involving family members’ substance abuse.

After the meeting, Hunter invites Grant to one of the finest restaurants in Las Vegas. Hunter is charming, sexy, and gracious, and Grant is intrigued. With more in common than they realized, the two men decide to give a relationship a try. At first, Grant believes he can deal with Hunter’s profession and accepts that Hunter will be faithful with his heart if not his body. Both men find their feelings run deeper than either imagined. For Grant, it’s harder than he thought to accept Hunter’s occupation, and Hunter’s feelings for Grant now make work nearly impossible. But Hunter’s choice of profession comes with a price, which could involve Grant’s job and their hearts—a price that might be too high for either of them to pay.
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Categories: 4 Star Ratings, Book Review, JustJen's Reviews, LGBT, Published in 2015 | Tags: Andrew Grey, Contemporary, Dreamspinner Press, Family Drama, Friends to Lovers, M/M, rent boy, Reunited, Teacher, The Blogger Girls, The Price | Leave a comment

Book Review: The Empty Box by Jane Davitt and Alexa Snow

Posted on April 22, 2015 by justjenbo

Reviewed by JustJen

Title: The Empty Box
Authors: Jane Davitt and Alexa Snow
Series: The Square Peg #3
Heroes: Dave/Jeremy
Genre: MM Contemporary
Length: 273 Pages
Publisher: Loose Id
Release Date: April 7, 2015
Available at: Amazon and Barnes & Noble
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb: Dave’s taking life day by day after leaving Travis, his emotionally abusive partner of fifteen years. Working as the cook at the Square Peg is all the social life he has and he’s content with that.

When a swerving car leaves him sprawled on the snowy sidewalk with a broken ankle, being rescued by his new neighbor, young, sinfully pretty Jeremy, seems like the start of something good, even if twenty years separate the two men. But Travis isn’t content to let Dave slip away and Dave’s his own worst enemy, holding Jeremy at arms’ length when Jeremy wants to get as close as possible.

With decisions about his future complicated by his tangled past, can Dave accept the second chance Jeremy offers or will his heart stay empty of love?
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Categories: 3.5 Star Ratings, Book Review, JustJen's Reviews, LGBT, Published in 2015 | Tags: addiction, Age Gap, Alexa Snow, chef, Contemporary, crazy ex-lover, Friends to Lovers, Grief, Hurt/Comfort, injury/recovery, Jane Davitt, Loose Id, M/M, Men with pets, Nerd, Series - The Square Peg, Suicide, The Blogger Girls, The Empty Box | Leave a comment

Book Review: The Nephilim’s Promise by W.S. Long

Posted on April 18, 2015 by susan65coug Miss Behaving

Reviewed by Susan65

Title: The Nephilim’s Promise
Author: W.S. Long
Heroes: Eli and Micha/Joshua
Genre: MM Paranormal
Length: 98 Pages
Publisher: JMS Books
Release Date: April 12, 2015
Available at: Amazon
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb: Eli is immortal. Almost immortal, anyway. His father is an archangel he never knew, while his mother was a human. When another angel asks him to save a human male in Ancient Egypt, his life is forever changed.

When Micha comes into his life, Eli is no longer alone, but Micha’s untimely death leads Eli to search for his eternal love through reincarnations of Micha over the centuries. Based on a medium’s tip, Eli finds Joshua Milbanks, eighteen years old and homeless, kicked out of his foster home because he is gay.

When Eli saves Joshua from a bullet, Joshua doesn’t know what to think, but he cannot deny he is drawn to Eli. Is Joshua Micha reincarnated? Or will Eli continue to be lonely without his eternal love?
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Categories: 2.5 Star Ratings, Book Review, LGBT, Published in 2015, Susan65's Reviews | Tags: Angels, Contemporary, fade to black, Historical, Hurt/Comfort, Immortal, JMS Books, M/M, No HEA, paranormal, Reincarnation, The Blogger Girls, The Nephilim's Promise, W.S. Long | Leave a comment

Book Review: A Barlow Lens by Elizabeth Noble

Posted on April 16, 2015 by Nikyta

Reviewed by Nikyta

Title: A Barlow Lens
Author: Elizabeth Noble
Series: Circles #2
Heroes: Val & Wyatt/Tom & Phillip
Genre: M/M Contemporary & Historical
Length: 116 pages
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Release Date: January 14, 2015
Available at: Dreamspinner Press & Amazon
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Blurb: While planning a future with his partner, Val, Wyatt’s past refuses to be forgotten. Wyatt’s old friend asks him to look into the mysterious death of her uncle in a fire back in 1927, when men were silent, tough, and did not love other men—except when they did. Working with Val, Wyatt digs up clues uncovering the truth behind the tragic school fire and the one responsible. The story of Tom and Philip slowly reveals itself, and Wyatt and Val realize nothing is as simple as they originally believed. As their trail heats up, an old enemy of Wyatt’s decides he’s waited long enough for revenge. If Wyatt can’t tie everything together, history might repeat itself.
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Categories: 3.5 Star Ratings, Book Review, LGBT, Nikyta's Reviews | Tags: A Barlow Lens, Contemporary, Cops, cute, Dreamspinner Press, Elizabeth Noble, existing relationships, Historical, Historical 1900s, M/M, Murder Mystery, series, Series - Circles, sweet, The Blogger Girls | 1 Comment

Book Review: Room 1024 by Racheline Maltese and Erin McRae

Posted on April 15, 2015 by justjenbo

Reviewed by JustJen

Title: Room 1024
Authors: Racheline Maltese and Erin McRae
Heroes: Cameron/Noah
Genre: MM BDSM
Length: 43 Pages
Publisher: Torquere Press
Release Date: April 8, 2015
Available at: Amazon
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb: When Cameron takes his submissive boyfriend Noah to a gay men’s leather convention in San Francisco, Cam expects to spend the week exploring their relationship and experimenting with non-monogamy. What he doesn’t expect is to run into his own former dom, Lou, in an embarrassingly public reunion.

While Noah is enthusiastic about the opportunity to play with the former international leather title-holder, Cam is more wary. He and Lou have unfinished business. A four-way encounter with Lou and his sub Stephen could be great fun—or it could show Noah that Cameron can never quite be the dom he wants and needs.

As Cameron and Noah work through the uncertainties in their relationship, Noah is offered everything he ever wanted, in a completely different way than he ever expected, leading all four men to discover that sometimes the only way forward is to revisit the past.
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Categories: 2.5 Star Ratings, Book Review, JustJen's Reviews, LGBT, Published in 2015 | Tags: BDSM, Contemporary, Erin McRae, M/M, Non-Monogamy, Racheline Maltese, Room 1024, Short Story, The Blogger Girls, Torquere Press | Leave a comment

Book Review: A Way Home by Keira Andrews

Posted on April 14, 2015 by thebloggergirls

Guest Reviewed by Morgan

Title: A Way Home
Author: Keira Andrews
Series: Gay Amish Romance #3
Heroes: Isaac/David
Genre: MM contemporary
Length: 210 Pages
Publisher: KA Books
Release Date: April 8, 2015
Available at: Amazon
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb: Will returning to their Amish roots renew their faith in each other?

Isaac and David never thought they’d go back to the Amish world. But when Isaac’s younger brother is stricken with cancer, they don’t hesitate to return. Their relationship is on the rocks after insecurity and fear drove a wedge between them in San Francisco, and David is determined to make things right. Yet if they thought navigating “English” life was confusing, being back in Zebulon is even more complicated.

Their families are desperate to bring them back into the fold, and pressure from the community builds. Isaac and David yearn for a future together, but each day it becomes harder to hide the truth about who they really are. They’re caught between two worlds, and if they’re not careful it could tear them further apart.

Can Isaac and David make their way back to each other—and find a place to call home?

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Categories: 4.5 Star Ratings, Book Review, Guest Reviewer, LGBT, Published in 2015 | Tags: A Way Home, Amish, Cancer, Closure, Contemporary, Established couple, Friends to Lovers, Guest Reviewer - Morgan, Homophobia, KA Books, Keira Andrews, M/M, Religion, Series - Gay Amish Romance, Series Finale, The Blogger Girls | Leave a comment

Book Review: Part Time Cowboy by Maisey Yates

Posted on April 11, 2015 by justjenbo

Guest Reviewed by Ami

Title: Part Time Cowboy
Author: Maisey Yates
Series: Copper Ridge #1
Heroine/Hero: Sadie Miller/Eli Garrett
Genre: MF Contemporary Romance
Length: 400 Pages
Publisher: Harlequin HQN
Release Date: April 1, 2015
Available at: Amazon and Barnes & Noble
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb: A one-time bad girl comes home to small-town Oregon in the first in a sexy, heartfelt new series from USA TODAY bestselling author Maisey Yates…

Sadie Miller isn’t expecting any welcome-home parades on her return to Copper Ridge. Least of all from part-time rancher, full-time lawman Eli Garrett. The straight-laced, impossibly hot deputy sheriff glares at her like she’s the same teenage hoodlum who fled town ten years ago. But running from her demons has brought Sadie full circle, ready to make a commitment at last. Not to a man, but to a B and B. On Garrett land. Okay, so her plan has a tiny flaw…

Eli works too hard to let a blonde ball of trouble mess up his town. But keeping an eye on Sadie makes it tough to keep his hands off her. And if she’s so wrong for him, why does being with her feel so right?
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Categories: 4 Star Ratings, Book Review, Guest Reviewer, M/F, Published in 2015 | Tags: Bad Girl Turned Good, Contemporary, Guest Reviewer - Ami, Harlequin HQN, Law Enforcement, Maisey Yates, MF, Part Time Cowboy, romance, Series - Copper Ridge, Siblings, Small Town Romance, The Blogger Girls | Leave a comment

Book Review: Carry the Ocean by Heidi Cullinan

Posted on April 10, 2015 by justjenbo

Reviewed by JustJen

Title: Carry the Ocean
Author: Heidi Cullinan
Series: The Roosevelt #1
Heroes: Jeremey Samson/Emmet Washington
Genre: NA Contemporary
Length: 268 Pages
Publisher: Samhain Publishing
Release Date: April 7, 2015
Available at: Amazon and Barnes & Noble
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Blurb: Normal is just a setting on the dryer.

High school graduate Jeremey Samson is looking forward to burying his head under the covers and sleeping until it’s time to leave for college. Then a tornado named Emmet Washington enters his life. The double major in math and computer science is handsome, forward, wicked smart, interested in dating Jeremey—and he’s autistic.

But Jeremey doesn’t judge him for that. He’s too busy judging himself, as are his parents, who don’t believe in things like clinical depression. When his untreated illness reaches a critical breaking point, Emmet is the white knight who rescues him and brings him along as a roommate to The Roosevelt, a quirky new assisted living facility nearby.

As Jeremey finds his feet at The Roosevelt, Emmet slowly begins to believe he can be loved for the man he is behind the autism. But before he can trust enough to fall head over heels, he must trust his own conviction that friendship is a healing force, and love can overcome any obstacle.

Warning: Contains characters obsessed with trains and counting, positive representations of autism and mental illness, a very dark moment, and Elwood Blues.
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Categories: 5 Star Ratings, Book Review, JustJen's Reviews, LGBT, Published in 2015 | Tags: Anxiety, autism, Carry the Ocean, Coming-of-Age, Contemporary, Depression, disability, Endearing, First-Time, Friends to Lovers, funny, Heartwarming, Heidi Cullinan, Hurt/Comfort, M/M, Mental Disorder, NA, Samhain Publishing, Series - The Roosevelt, Suicide, sweet, The Blogger Girls | 3 Comments

Book Review: Walk With Me by Cardeno C.

Posted on April 9, 2015 by thebloggergirls

Guest Reviewed by Morgan

Title: Walk With Me
Author: Cardeno C.
Series: Home #7
Heroes: Eli Block/Seth Cohen
Genre: MM Contemporary
Length: 288 Pages
Publisher: The Romance Authors
Release Date: February 7, 2015
Available at: Amazon and Barnes & Noble
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb: When Eli Block steps into his parents’ living room and sees his childhood crush sitting on the couch, he starts a shameless campaign to seduce the young rabbi. Unfortunately, Seth Cohen barely remembers Eli and he resolutely shuts down all his advances. As a tenuous and then binding friendship forms between the two men, Eli must find a way to move past his unrequited love while still keeping his best friend in his life. Not an easy feat when the same person occupies both roles.

Professional, proper Seth is shocked by Eli’s brashness, overt sexuality, and easy defiance of societal norms. But he’s also drawn to the happy, funny, light-filled man. As their friendship deepens over the years, Seth watches Eli mature into a man he admires and respects. When Seth finds himself longing for what Eli had so easily offered, he has to decide whether he’s willing to veer from his safe life-plan to build a future with Eli.

Walk With Me is set in the Home series where the books are linked by theme or world. They are independent and can be read in any order.
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Categories: 5 Star Ratings, Book Review, Guest Reviewer, LGBT, Published in 2015 | Tags: Cardeno C., Childhood Crush, Contemporary, Friends to Lovers, Guest Reviewer - Morgan, Jewish, M/M, May/December, Music, Rabbi, Series - Home, The Blogger Girls, The Romance Authors, Walk With Me, Weddings | Leave a comment

Posts Tagged With: Contemporary

Book Review: To Be Human by Pearl Love

Book Review: The Price by Andrew Grey

Book Review: The Empty Box by Jane Davitt and Alexa Snow

Book Review: The Nephilim’s Promise by W.S. Long

Book Review: A Barlow Lens by Elizabeth Noble

Book Review: Room 1024 by Racheline Maltese and Erin McRae

Book Review: A Way Home by Keira Andrews

Book Review: Part Time Cowboy by Maisey Yates

Book Review: Carry the Ocean by Heidi Cullinan

Book Review: Walk With Me by Cardeno C.

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