Posts Tagged With: Dreamspinner Press

Audio Book Review: Some Kind of Magic by R. Cooper

Posted on November 5, 2015 by thebloggergirls

Reviewed by Morgan

Title: Some Kind of Magic
Author: R. Cooper
Narrator: Ron Herczig
Series: Beings in Love #1
Heroes: Ray Branigan/Cal Parker
Genre: MM Paranormal
Length: 6 Hours, 8 Minutes
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Release Date: September 9, 2015
Available at: Amazon, Audible and iTunes
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb: Being a police detective is hard. Add the complication of being a werewolf subject to human prejudice, and you might say Ray Branigan has his work cut out for him. He’s hot on the trail of a killer when he realizes he needs help.

Enter Cal Parker, the beautiful half-fairy Ray’s secretly been in love with for years—secretly, because while werewolves mate for life, fairies…don’t. Ray needs Cal’s expertise, but it isn’t easy to concentrate with his mate walking around half-naked trying to publicly seduce him. By the time Ray identifies the killer—and sorts out a few prejudices of his own—it may be too late for Cal.
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Categories: 4 Star Ratings, Audio Review, Guest Reviewer, LGBT, Published in 2015 | Tags: Dreamspinner Press, fairies, Guest Reviewer - Morgan, Law Enforcement, M/M, magic, mates, Murder, Parnormal, Police, R. Cooper, Ron Herczig, Series: Beings in Love, Some Kind of Magic, The Blogger Girls, Werewolves | 1 Comment

Book Review: The Prince’s Consort by Antonia Aquilante

Posted on November 3, 2015 by Nikyta

Reviewed by Nikyta

Title: The Prince’s Consort
Author: Antonia Aquilante
Series: Chronicles of Tournai #1
Heroes: Phillip & Amory
Genre: M/M Fantasy
Length: 290 pages
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Release Date: October 16, 2015
Available at: Dreamspinner Press & Amazon
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb: Legends tell of large cats defending the principality of Tournai, but such creatures have been lost to time.

Or have they?

Prince Philip inherited the throne at a young age, and since then, his life has centered around ruling his country and resisting those pressuring him to take a wife and conceive an heir—forcing him to hide his attraction to men. When kind-hearted Amory is offered to the prince in exchange for more time for Amory’s father to complete a commission, both Philip and Amory are horrified. But Philip agrees to keep Amory at the palace, where they gradually become friends, then lovers. For the first time in his life, Philip is free to share not only his heart, but the magical shape-shifting ability that runs in the royal bloodline.

Neither Amory nor Philip imagined falling in love, and they certainly don’t expect the lengths those who oppose their relationship will go to keep them apart—maybe even resorting to murder.
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Categories: 3 Star Ratings, Book Review, LGBT, Nikyta's Reviews, Published in 2015 | Tags: against all odds, Antonia Aquilante, artists, betrayal, cat shifters, cute, Dreamspinner Press, ex lovers as secondary characters, fantasy, injury/recovery, M/M, magic, Mpreg, royalty, series, Series - Chronicles of Tournai, sweet, The Blogger Girls, The Prince's Consort | Leave a comment

Audio Review: Truth in the Dark by Amy Lane

Posted on November 2, 2015 by thebloggergirls

Reviewed by Morgan

Title: Truth in the Dark
Author: Amy Lane
Narrator: Nick J. Russo
Heroes: Knife/Aerie-Smith
Genre: MM Fantasy
Length: 4 hours, 40 minutes
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Release Date: September 30, 2015
Available at: Amazon, Audible and iTunes
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb: “I am not beautiful…”

Knife’s entire existence has been as twisted as his flesh and his face. The only thing beautiful in his life is his sister. When Gwennie is obliged to turn a suitor down because she fears to leave her brother to the brutality of their village, Knife is desperate for anything to ensure her happiness.

Her suitor’s cousin offers him a way out, but it won’t be easy. Aerie-Smith has been cursed to walk upright in the form of a beast, and his beloved village suffers from the same spell. Aerie-Smith offers Gwen a trousseau and some hope, if only Knife will keep him company on his island for the span of a year and perform one “regrettable task” at year’s end.

Knife is unprepared for the form the island’s curse takes on his own misshapen body. In one moment of magic, he is given the body of his dreams—and he discovers that where flesh meets spirit and appearance meet reality, sometimes the only place to find truth is in the darkness of a lover’s arms.

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Categories: 5 Star Ratings, Audio Review, Guest Reviewer, LGBT, Published in 2015 | Tags: Amy Lane, audio book, Beauty/Beast, Bullying, curses, Dreamspinner Press, fairies, Fairytale, fantasy, Fate, Friends to Lovers, Guest Reviewer - Morgan, Historical, M/M, magic, Murder, Nick J. Russo, Rape, royalty, The Blogger Girls, Truth in the Dark | Leave a comment

Book Review: The Shape of Honey by Ki Brightly

Posted on October 31, 2015 by Nikyta

Reviewed by Nikyta

Title: The Shape of Honey
Author: Ki Brightly
Heroes: Yulian & Rolly
Genre: M/M Paranormal
Length: 350 pages
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Release Date: October 19, 2015
Available at: Dreamspinner Press & Amazon
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb: Yulian Volkov is an entrepreneur and lone werewolf who hates the city. At a pack meeting, he learns the only member he’s attracted to is being expelled for crimes unspecified. Yulian strikes a deal with the pack leader to allow Rolly Witten to live on his farm and work in his Meadery. Although enjoying handsome Rolly’s company, Yulian must tread carefully, since Rolly doesn’t trust him and the pack doesn’t acknowledge homosexuality exists. Meanwhile, Yulian stealthily courts Rolly by teaching him the value of his wolf side.

Rolly, who’s known he was gay since he was a teen, has accepted a life of solitude—and a life of crime. He has no desire to relocate. Yet Yulian’s trust in his ability to do honest work builds his confidence. As life is settling well for them, Rolly learns a friend from his old pack had a crush on him, and he’s torn between returning his friend’s feelings or pursuing the budding relationship with Yulian. But that’s not their worst problem. Assassins are trying to take out both wolves, and they need to figure out who wants them dead or all the trust and happiness they’re building together won’t matter.
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Categories: 4 Star Ratings, Book Review, LGBT, Nikyta's Reviews, Published in 2015 | Tags: assholes, closet cases, criminals, deception, Dreamspinner Press, emotionally damaged, grieving, injury/recovery, Ki Brightly, M/M, paranormal, Shifters, slow burn, sweet, taken, The Blogger Girls, The Shape of Honey, unrequited, UST, working together, yearning | 1 Comment

Cover Reveal: Signs of Desire by Tempeste O’Riley + Exclusive Excerpt!

Posted on October 30, 2015 by thebloggergirls

Signs of Desire

by Tempeste O’Riley

Blurb: Simon Tyler knows his job as a gay romance author makes his lack of faith in love more than a little ironic, but he’s tired of being used for his wallet. When a night out turns into a matchmaking scheme orchestrated by his best friends—though he’s not the target—Simon’s not thrilled, but since he’s sworn off happily-ever-after anyway, he goes along with it… until he meets the object of their efforts, Adrian, and finds perhaps he hasn’t given up on love after all.

Professor Adrian Keys has tried to date hearing men before, but being deaf himself, he’s never had any success at making a connection. After his friends con him into going out and Adrian realizes it’s all an elaborate plan to set him up, he braces for yet another failure, only to discover there is a spark—except it’s not with the man his friends had in mind, but with Simon Tyler instead.

Not all their friends have found a way past their romantic failures, but Simon and Adrian might be on the path to happily-ever-after.

Coming soon to Dreamspinner Press on November 30, 2015! Pre-order your copy here!

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And the moment you’ve been waiting for! Signs of Desire cover reveal…

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Categories: Book Promo, Cover Reveals, Excerpts, LGBT, Published in 2015 | Tags: Dreamspinner Press, Signs of Desire, Tempeste O'Riley, 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: The Heart of Frost by Charlie Cochet

Posted on October 29, 2015 by thebloggergirls

Reviewed by Morgan

Title: The Heart of Frost
Author: Charlie Cochet
Narrator: Robert Nieman
Series: North Pole City Tales #2
Heroes: Jack/Rudy
Genre: MM Fantasy
Length: 3 hours, 4 minutes
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Release Date: October 5, 2015
Available at: Amazon, Audible and iTunes
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb: At the North Pole, no one is more powerful and feared than the Prince of Frost. As general of the toy soldier army, Jack Frost has been working extra hard to put away the villainous Mouse King once and for all. If that isn’t taxing enough, Jack has to deal with the scandal and gossip brought on by news of his relationship with Rudy Rein Dear, captain of the Rein Dear Squadron, which hit headlines last holiday season. Lucky for Jack, his reputation has managed to deter any foolish attempts to stir up trouble. At least until now.

When someone sabotages Rudy’s plane during a test run a few weeks before Christmas, Jack is determined to find the culprit by any means necessary. The closer he gets to finding answers, the more difficulty he has not falling back to his icy ways. Has the Mouse King stepped up his game in order to throw Jack off his, or is someone a little closer to home behind the attempt on Rudy’s life? Either way, Jack has every intention of delivering a Christmas they won’t soon forget, even if it means losing the newfound warmth in his heart.

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Categories: 4.5 Star Ratings, Audio Review, LGBT, Published in 2015 | Tags: Alternate World, audio book, Dreamspinner Press, elves, Established couple, fairies, fantasy, Guest Reviewer - Morgan, Holiday - Christmas, humor, M/M, magic, Robert Nieman, Series - North Pole City Tales, The Blogger Girls, The Heart of Frost | Leave a comment

Audio Review: Forging the Future by Mary Calmes

Posted on October 27, 2015 by thebloggergirls

Reviewed by Morgan

Title: Forging the Future
Author: Mary Calmes
Narrator: Sean Crisden
Series: Change of Heart #5
Heroes: Jin Church/Logan Church
Genre: MM Paranormal
Length: 6 Hours 59 Minutes
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Release Date: October 9, 2015
Available at: Amazon, Audible and iTunes
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb: Jin Church is back where he started, alone, wandering, and uncertain of his path. It’s not by choice but by circumstance, as he remembers he’s a werepanther… but not much else. He knows one thing for sure—he needs to find the beautiful blond man who haunts his dreams.

Logan Church is trapped in a living hell. His mate is missing, his tribe is falling apart, and he’s estranged from the son he loves with all his heart. His world is unraveling without his mate by his side, and he has no one to blame but himself.

If Jin can regain his memory and Logan can overcome the threats to his leadership, then perhaps they can resume their lives. The question is: Is that what they want? Back to the same house, the same tribe, the same troubles? They can choose from various roads leading to their future… or they can forge their own path.
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Categories: 5 Star Ratings, Audio Review, LGBT, Published in 2015 | Tags: audio book, Children, Coup, Death and Destruction, Dreamspinner Press, Established Couples, Forging the Future, GFY, Guest Reviewer - Morgan, M/M, Mary Calmes, mates, Panthers, paranormal, Reunited, Sean Crisden, Series - Change of Heart, Shifters, The Blogger Girls | 2 Comments

Book Review: My Prince by Anna Martin

Posted on October 27, 2015 by thebloggergirls

Reviewed by Susan65

Title: My Prince
Author: Anna Martin
Heroes: George Maguire/Alexander van Amsberg
Genre: MM Contemporary
Length: 220 Pages
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Release Date: October 9, 2015
Available at: Amazon and Barnes & Noble
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb: After growing up in a rough part of town, George Maguire worked his way out of Manchester and to a career as a design engineer. Alexander van Amsberg, an architecture student at the University of Edinburgh, wasn’t the sort of guy he normally had explosive, hotel-room one-night-stands with. Alex was charming, classy, and, as George later learns, Prince of the Netherlands.

Fate brings them together again, and Alex makes sure to get his sexy stranger’s phone number this time. Despite all the reasons why they shouldn’t work, something clicks, and Alex thinks that this time, he might have found the right guy. But Alex’s aristocratic ex stirs up trouble in the press for George and his humble family, and Alex realizes he has to get real about having a boyfriend from the wrong side of town.

While George acknowledges his modest upbringing, he doesn’t let anyone insult his family. Life’s no fairy tale, and regardless of his royal title, Alex might destroy his one chance for happily ever after.
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Categories: 4 Star Ratings, Book Review, LGBT, Published in 2015, Susan65's Reviews | Tags: Anna Martin, Athlete, College, Coming Out, Contemporary, Design, Dreamspinner Press, Engineer, Family, M/M, My Prince, Road trip, royalty, Student, sweet, The Blogger Girls | Leave a comment

Audio Review: The Blinding Light by Renae Kaye

Posted on October 23, 2015 by Nikyta

Reviewed by Nikyta

Title: The Blinding Light
Author: Renae Kaye
Narrator: Jonathan Young
Series: The Tav #1
Heroes: Jake & Patrick
Genre: M/M Contemporary
Length: 6 hours and 55 minutes
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Release Date: March 26, 2015
Available at: Dreamspinner Press, Amazon & Audible
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb: Jake Manning’s smart mouth frequently gets him into trouble. Because of it, he can’t hold a job. Combined with some bad luck, it’s prevented him from keeping steady employment. A huge debt looms over him, and alone he shoulders the care of his alcoholic mother and three younger sisters. When a housekeeping position opens, Jake’s so desperate he leaps at the opportunity. On landing, he finds his new boss, Patrick Stanford, a fussy, arrogant, rude… and blind man.

Born without sight, Patrick is used to being accommodated, but he’s met his match with Jake, who doesn’t take any of his crap and threatens to swap all the braille labels on his groceries and run off with his guide dog unless he behaves.

Jake gets a kick out of Patrick. Things are looking up: the girls are starting their own lives and his mum’s sobriety might stick this time. He’s sacrificed everything for his family; maybe it’s time for him to live his life and start a relationship with Patrick. When his mother needs him, guilt makes his choice between family and Patrick difficult, and Jake must realize he’s not alone anymore.
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Categories: 4 Star Ratings, Audio Review, Book Promo, LGBT, Published in 2015 | Tags: Contemporary, Dreamspinner Press, Jonathan Young, M/M, Renae Kaye, Series - The Tav, The Blinding Light | Leave a comment

Posts Tagged With: Dreamspinner Press

Audio Book Review: Some Kind of Magic by R. Cooper

Book Review: The Prince’s Consort by Antonia Aquilante

Audio Review: Truth in the Dark by Amy Lane

Book Review: The Shape of Honey by Ki Brightly

Book Review: Speaking of Dreams by Stephen Osborne

Audio Review: The Heart of Frost by Charlie Cochet

Audio Review: Forging the Future by Mary Calmes

Book Review: My Prince by Anna Martin

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