Posts Tagged With: Death of a Loved One

Book Review: Believing Rory by S.C. Wynne

Posted on April 29, 2016 by thebloggergirls

Reviewed by Morgan

Title: Believing Rory
Author: S.C. Wynne
Heroes: Lane Graham/Baron MacDonald
Genre: MM/NA Contemporary
Length: 200 Pages
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Release Date: April 29, 2016
Available at: Amazon and Barnes & Noble
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb: Will Rory bring them together or stand between them?

Eighteen-year-old Lane Graham has always relied on his braver, more confident buddy, Rory. But Rory’s sudden suicide blindsides Lane and sends him into an emotional tailspin. How’s he supposed to start college in a few months feeling this damaged?

Baron MacDonald knew Rory from playing League of Legends together. He was always intrigued by Lane’s online presence, and Rory had promised to set them up. Now that Rory’s gone, Baron has to approach Lane on his own.

On the surface, Baron and Lane couldn’t seem more different. Baron is confident and serious, and Lane is guarded and uncertain. But it’s the pain beneath the flesh that binds these two souls together like barbed wire and cement.
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Categories: 4 Star Ratings, Book Review, LGBT, Morgan's Reviews, Published in 2016 | Tags: Believing Rory, College, Contemporary, Death of a Loved One, Dreamspinner Press, first love, Gamers, Grief, High School, Hurt/Comfort, Jock/Nerd, M/M, NA, Opposites Attract, Rape, S.C. Wynne, Sexual Abuse, Suicide, The Blogger Girls, virgin, YA | Leave a comment

Book Review: Out of Nowhere by Roan Parrish

Posted on February 28, 2016 by justjenbo

Reviewed by JustJen

Title: Out of Nowhere
Author: Roan Parrish
Series: Middle of Somewhere #2
Heroes: Colin Mulligan/Rafael Guerrera
Genre: MM Contemporary
Length: 274 Pages
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Release Date: February 29, 2016
Available at: Amazon and Barnes & Noble
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb: The only thing in Colin Mulligan’s life that makes sense is taking cars apart and putting them back together. In the auto shop where he works with his father and brothers, he tries to get through the day without having a panic attack or flying into a rage. Drinking helps. So do running and lifting weights until he can hardly stand. But none of it can change the fact that he’s gay, a secret he has kept from everyone.

Rafael Guerrera has found ways to live with the past he’s ashamed of. He’s dedicated his life to social justice work and to helping youth who, like him, had very little growing up. He has no time for love. Hell, he barely has time for himself. Somehow, everything about miserable, self-destructive Colin cries out to him. But down that path lie the troubles Rafe has worked so hard to leave behind. And as their relationship intensifies, Rafe and Colin are forced to dredge up secrets that both men would prefer stay buried.
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Categories: 5 Star Ratings, Book Review, JustJen's Reviews, LGBT, Published in 2016 | Tags: Alcohol use, Closeted, Coming Out, Contemporary, Death of a Loved One, Dirty Talk, Dreamspinner Press, drug addiction, Ex-Con, Family Drama, HFN, Homophobia, Hurt/Comfort, M/M, mechanics, Out of Nowhere, Roan Parrish, Series - Middle of Somewhere, tattoos, The Blogger Girls | 1 Comment

Book Review: Speaking of Dreams by Stephen Osborne

Posted on October 30, 2015 by thebloggergirls

Guest Reviewed by Morgan

Title: Speaking of Dreams
Author: Stephen Osborne
Heroes: Frank Hunter/Donny Rodriguez
Genre: MM Contemporary
Length: 200 Pages
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Release Date: October 23, 2015
Available at: Amazon and Barnes & Noble
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb: When it’s meant to be, it’s useless to fight it.

Four years ago a drowning accident brutally ripped Jason out of artist Frank Hunter’s life. As he celebrates his forty-fifth birthday with his friends, Frank knows his dating life is over. A chance meeting with Donny Rodriquez, however, shakes Frank’s world to its core. Donny is twenty years Frank’s junior, but so full of life and vitality that Frank knows he has to paint the young man. Donny agrees, although he makes his romantic interest in Frank plain. Frank does his best to put Jason and the past behind him, but the memory of his late lover won’t let him go.

Yet Donny sparks something in Frank, and after several disastrous dates with men his own age, Frank ends up back with Donny. Donny soon learns that to win Frank’s heart, he must not only bridge the age gap but find a way to enable Frank to let go of the past.
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Categories: 5 Star Ratings, Book Review, Guest Reviewer, LGBT, Published in 2015 | Tags: Age Gap, Artist, Biracial, Contemporary, Death of a Loved One, Drag Queen, Dreamspinner Press, Guest Reviewer - Morgan, M/M, May/December, Mexican-American, Mid-West, Older MC, second chances, Speaking of Dreams, Stephen Osborne, The Blogger Girls, widower | Leave a comment

Audio Review: Melody Thief by Shira Anthony

Posted on October 10, 2015 by thebloggergirls

Reviewed by Morgan

Title: Melody Thief
Author: Shira Anthony
Narrator: Peter B. Brooke
Series: Blue Notes #2
Heroes: Cary Redding/Antonio Bianchi
Genre: MM Contemporary
Length: 7 Hours, 47 Minutes
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Release Date: August 11, 2015
Available at: Amazon, Audible and iTunes
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb: Cary Redding is a walking contradiction. On the surface he’s a renowned cellist, sought after by conductors the world over. Underneath, he’s a troubled man flirting with addictions to alcohol and anonymous sex. The reason for the discord? Cary knows he’s a liar, a cheat. He’s the melody thief.

Cary manages his double life just fine until he gets mugged on a deserted Milan street. Things look grim until handsome lawyer Antonio Bianchi steps in and saves his life. When Antonio offers something foreign to Cary—romance—Cary doesn’t know what to do. But then things get even more complicated. For one thing, Antonio has a six-year-old son. For another, Cary has to confess about his alter ego and hope Antonio forgives him.

Just when Cary thinks he’s figured it all out, past and present collide and he is forced to choose between the family he wanted as a boy and the one he has come to love as a man.
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Categories: 4 Star Ratings, Audio Review, LGBT, Published in 2015 | Tags: addiction, audio book, Contemporary, Death of a Loved One, Dreamspinner Press, Europe, Guest Reviewer - Morgan, Hurt/Abuse, injury/recovery, lawyer, M/M, Men with kids, Music, Musician, Peter B. Brooke, Reunited with Parent, Series - Blue Notes, Shira Anthony, Single Father, The Blogger Girls, The Melody Thief, travel | Leave a comment

Posts Tagged With: Death of a Loved One

Book Review: Believing Rory by S.C. Wynne

Book Review: Out of Nowhere by Roan Parrish

Book Review: Speaking of Dreams by Stephen Osborne

Audio Review: Melody Thief by Shira Anthony

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