Posts Tagged With: Crime/Thriller/Mystery

Book Review: Killing Time in LA by Victor J. Banis

Posted on May 8, 2018 by thebloggergirls

Reviewed by Ami

Title: Killing Time in LA
Author: Victor J. Banis
Series: Tom & Stanley #3
Heroes: Tom/Stanley
Genre: MM Contemporary
Length: 200 Pages
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Release Date: May 8, 2018
Available at: Amazon and Barnes & Noble
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb: No matter how Stanley tries, he and Tom can’t seem to get away from bodies.

On vacation in LA, Stanley’s visit with a friend at a popular Mexican restaurant owned by La Paloma, the flamenco dancer, leads to meeting a couple from Mexico. When the woman is found dead, Tom and Stanley work with LAPD Detective Betts—a recovering alcoholic who lost his son to a child murderer—to find the young man. The bodies pile up as Tom, Stanley, and Betts race to solve the puzzle of a Russian agent, drug smuggling, illegal immigrants, and police corruption.

Stanley might hate bodies, but Tom can’t resist a mystery. While killing time in LA, will a killer set his sights on Stanley?
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Categories: 3.5 Star Ratings, Ami's Reviews, Book Review, LGBT, Published in 2018 | Tags: Contemporary, Crime/Thriller/Mystery, Dreamspinner Press, Established couple, Killing Time in LA, Low Steam Level, M/M, Multiple POV, Series - Tom & Stanley, suspense, The Blogger Girls, Victor J. Banis | Leave a comment

Book Review: Dancing Men by Adira August

Posted on November 30, 2017 by justjenbo

Reviewed by JustJen

Title: Dancing Men
Author: Adira August
Series: Hunter Dane Investigation #2
Heroes: Hunter/Cam
Genre: MM BDSM
Length: 385 Pages
Publisher: Adira August
Release Date: November 1, 2017
Available at: Amazon
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb: For adults who love some mystery with their men. A 70k police procedural with a liberal dose of M/M heat. The 2nd of the Hunter Dane Investigations. Matchstick Men, their 1st case, also available on Amazon.

An ancient burial urn, empty for millennia, is suddenly not so empty.

When Detective Lieutenant Hunter Dane probes the murder at Natural History Museum, it’s his own past that haunts him. To solve the complex case, Hunter needs the talents of Camden Snow, the brilliant, beautiful, “no limits” Dom who’d helped him unravel a very peculiar, and very personal, murder.

But now, Cam’s ready to kill Hunt, himself! Their high-intensity D/s relationship that began in a playroom, ended in an emergency room.

Detective Dane is about to discover that history does, indeed, repeat itself. And his brain and body—humming with suspect information and sensual anticipation—want so much more than a killer behind bars.
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Categories: 5 Star Ratings, Book Review, JustJen's Reviews, LGBT, Published in 2017 | Tags: Adira August, BDSM, bisexual, Contemporary, Crime/Thriller/Mystery, Dancing Men, Detective, Established couple, Existing Characters, injury/recovery, Law Enforcement, M/M, Reunited, Self-Published, Series - Hunter Dane Investigation, Skier, The Blogger Girls | 2 Comments

Book Review: Liar, Liar by T.A. Moore

Posted on June 17, 2017 by thebloggergirls

Reviewed by JustJen

Title: Liar, Liar
Author: T.A. Moore
Heroes: Simon/Jacob
Genre: MM Contemporary
Length: 216 Pages
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Release Date: May 12, 2017
Available at: Amazon and Barnes & Noble
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb: Just another day at the office.

For some people that means spreadsheets, and for others it’s stitching endless hems. For Jacob Archer a day at the office is stealing proprietary information from a bioengineering firm for a paranoid software billionaire. He’s a liar and a thief, parlaying a glib tongue and a facile conscience into a lucrative career. He just has one rule—never get involved with a mark.

Well, had one rule. To be fair though, Simon Ramsey is dark, dangerous, and has shoulders like a Greek statue. Besides, it’s not as though Jacob’s even really stealing from Simon… just his boss and his brother-in-law. Simon didn’t buy that excuse either after he caught Jacob breaking into the company’s computer network.

That would have been that—one messy breakup, one ticket to Bali booked—but it turns out that the stolen information is worth more than Jacob thought. With his life—and his ribs—threatened, Jacob needs Simon to help him out. Or maybe he just needs Simon.
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Categories: 4.5 Star Ratings, Book Review, JustJen's Reviews, LGBT, Published in 2017 | Tags: Contemporary, Crime/Thriller/Mystery, Dreamspinner Press, ex-military, Head of Security, injury/recovery, Kidnapping, Liar Liar, M/M, Murder, suspense, T.A. Moore, The Blogger Girls, Thief, Violence | Leave a comment

Book Review: Unsettled by Zach Jenkins

Posted on June 16, 2017 by justjenbo

Reviewed by JustJen

Title: Unsettled
Author: Zach Jenkins
Series On the Strip #1
Heroes: James/Evan
Genre: MM Contemporary
Length: 222 Pages
Publisher: Self Published
Release Date: May 22, 2017
Available at: Amazon and Barnes & Noble
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb: He’s a cop who looks like a cowboy and I just have to see his gun.

I’ve refused second dates for years because I’m too much of a mess to hope for any relationship to work out. After one wild, impulsive, and let’s face it, pleasantly filling night with James, I’m ready to throw all of that out the window.

Men are for drinking buddies and dirty jokes… and now, so much more.

Evan is the first man I’ve ever slept with. If I get my way, he’ll be the one I’m with forever. I’m not sure how I’ll tell the other guys at the police station, but I’ve got bigger problems to worry about.

Someone is attacking people on The Strip in August, GA, and they are working way too close to the club where Evan is a DJ. I’ve got to catch whoever is responsible so that I can protect Evan, the man who taught me everything about love.

Unsettled is a steamy, standalone, first time with a man, romantic thriller novel with no cliffhangers.
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Categories: 3.5 Star Ratings, Book Review, JustJen's Reviews, LGBT, Published in 2017 | Tags: bisexual, Coming Out, Contemporary, Cop, Crime/Thriller/Mystery, Dirty Cops, DJ, Family Drama, First-Time, Hate Crimes, Homophobia, Location - Atlanta, M/M, Self-Published, tattoos, The Blogger Girls, Unsettled, Zach Jenkins | Leave a comment

Audio Review: Long Time Gone by S.E. Jakes

Posted on February 7, 2016 by susan65coug Miss Behaving

Reviewed by Susan65

Title: Long Time Gone
Author: S.E. Jakes
Narrator: Adam North
Series: Hell or High Water #2
Heroes: Prophet Drews/Tom Boudreaux
Genre: MM Contemporary
Length: 7 Hours, 52 Minutes
Publisher: Riptide Publishing
Release Date: December 16, 2015
Available at: Amazon and Audible
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb: When a tornado meets a volcano, nothing is safe.

Soldier of fortune Prophet Drews always worked alone—until Tom Boudreaux became his partner. But when Tom walked away three months ago, ostensibly to keep Prophet safe, Prophet learned the true meaning of being alone. Everyone knows that Prophet, a Navy SEAL turned CIA spook turned mercenary, can look after himself. Which means he must’ve driven his lover away.

Even with half a world between them, Prophet can’t get the man out of his head. Maybe that’s why he’s in New Orleans in the middle of a hurricane, protecting Tom’s aunt. But the only looter around is Tom, bursting back into Prophet’s life. It turns out that Prophet’s been stuck in Tom’s head—and heart—too.

Their explosive reunion gets even hotter when Tom is arrested for murder. As they fight to clear his name, they delve deep into his past, finding enemies among everyone they meet. Staying alive in such a dangerous world is hard enough, but they soon discover that fighting to stay together is the most difficult thing they’ve ever done.
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Categories: 3.5 Star Ratings, Audio Review, LGBT, Published in 2015, Susan65's Reviews | Tags: Action/Adventure, Aligator Kink, Alpha Males, audio book, Cajun, Contemporary, Crime/Thriller/Mystery, Existing Characters, HFN, humor, Hurricane Sex, Hurt/Comfort, injury/recovery, Kidnapping, Law Enforcement, Long Time Gone, M/M, Mercenary, military, Partners, piercings, PTSD, Reunited, Riptide Publishing, S.E. Jakes, Series - Hell or High Water, Sexy, Special Ops, suspense, The Blogger Girls, Violence | Leave a comment

Book Review: Flesh Market by Kate Lowell

Posted on November 6, 2015 by justjenbo

Reviewed by JustJen

Title: Flesh Market
Author: Kate Lowell
Series: Bodies and Souls #1
Heroes: Leo/Julian
Genre: MM Contemporary
Length: Novel
Publisher: Loose Id
Release Date: November 10, 2015
Available at: Loose Id

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Blurb: Special Agent Leo Gale is up a creek. A year and a half of deep cover is about to go up in flames. He needs help – something, someone to salvage the operation and save the lives of untold numbers of trafficked teenagers.

But he wasn’t expecting the partner they sent, or his own gut-punch of a response to the man.

Julian worked hard for that FBI Honors Internship. It was supposed to be a foot in the door. He’d never expected it to catapult him into the middle of a major undercover operation. Yet here he is, sleeping on a filthy mattress and using every trick in the book to avoid torture–and worse. He’s never felt so scared, or so alive, in his entire life, and he’s not sure if it’s the danger, or Leo, that’s making his heart race.

There’s no time to think about it, though. The operation is heating up, and Leo and Julian are running out of time and options. As choices become more difficult, they must find a way to take the traffickers down, or risk becoming just another set of organs for sale.
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Categories: 4 Star Ratings, Book Review, JustJen's Reviews, LGBT, Published in 2015 | Tags: Abuse, Age Gap, Contemporary, Crime/Thriller/Mystery, FBI, Flesh Market, HFN, injury/recovery, Kate Lowell, Law Enforcement, Loose Id, M/M, Murder, Non/Con, Organ Harvesting, Rape, Reunited, Sex Market, Sex Slaves, Sex Trafficking, The Blogger Girls, undercover, Violence | 1 Comment

Book Review: Evil’s Embrace by L.M. Somerton

Posted on October 8, 2014 by susan65coug Miss Behaving

Reviewed by Susan65

Title: Evil’s Embrace
Author: L.M. Somerton
Series: Investigating Love #2
Heroes: Alex Courtney/Conor Trethuan
Genre: MM Contemporary
Length: 178 Pages
Publisher: Totally Bound
Release Date: May 30, 2014
Available at: Totally Bound, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, All Romance eBooks and Kobo
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb: Never underestimate the power of obsession.

After the trauma of the Rasputin case, Detective Inspector Alex Courtney and his boyfriend, Detective Constable Conor Trethuan, are in desperate need of a holiday.

The peace and tranquillity of Cornwall can’t eradicate Conor’s nightmares, though, and the unbearable prospect of losing Alex drives him to confess feelings that he isn’t sure are reciprocated. Alex responds in the best way he knows how—by issuing orders and claiming Conor’s body as well as his heart.

Prematurely recalled to work, they are thrown into a dangerous trafficking case focused on a leather bar with a hardcore reputation, Spikes. Conor is sent in undercover, not knowing that he is only a decoy. When Alex learns that the motivation behind his team’s involvement in the case might not be as straightforward as it seems, he realises that his actions might jeopardise not just their relationship, but Conor’s life, too. A shadowy figure from Conor’s past is about to step into the light.
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Categories: 3 Star Ratings, Book Review, LGBT, Published in 2014, Susan65's Reviews | Tags: Abduction, Abuse, action, Age Gap, Alpha Males, BDSM, Contemporary, Cops, Crime/Thriller/Mystery, Established couple, Evil's Embrace, Graphic Violence, Hurt/Comfort, Illness/injury, L.M. Somerton, M/M, Revenge, Road trip, Series - Investigating Love, The Blogger Girls, Totally Bound | Leave a comment

Challenge Week Review: Life Lessons by Kaje Harper

Posted on April 19, 2014 by justjenbo

Reviewed by JustJen

Title: Life Lessons
Author: Kaje Harper
Series: Life Lessons #1
Heroes: Anthony “Tony” Hart/Jared “Mac” MacLean
Genre: MM Contemporary
Length: 276 Pages
Publisher: MLR Press
Release Date: May 3, 2011
Available at: MLR Press, Amazon, All Romance eBooks & Barnes and Noble
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads & Booklikes

Blurb: Tony Hart’s life has been quiet lately. He has good friends and a rewarding teaching job. Then the murdered body of another teacher falls into the elevator at his feet, and Tony’s life gets a little too exciting.

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