Posts Tagged With: enemies to lovers

Audio Review: A Forced Silence by Cate Ashwood

Posted on September 7, 2017 by susan65coug Miss Behaving

Reviewed by Susan65

Title: A Forced Silence
Author: Cate Ashwood
Narrator: Scott R. Smith
Series: Zero Hour #1
Heroes: Adam Carson/Sam McKenna
Genre: MM Contemporary
Length: 5 Hours, 47 Minutes
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Release Date: June 3, 2017
Available at: Amazon, Audible and iTunes
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb: For paramedic Adam Carson, his world is lights and sirens and saving lives. Pressures at work keep him firmly in the closet, and life is too busy to contend with the complications that come with dating and relationships. When a familiar face from his past turns up where he least expects it, Adam starts to question whether or not there is room in his life for those complications.

The last person forensic pathologist Sam McKenna expects to see at pub night is Adam, the guy who made his life hell in high school. The attraction is instant, but Adam isn’t gay and Sam has no interest in pursuing him. Still, the leftover animosity from their teenage years isn’t enough to extinguish the lust growing between them. After both are called to the scene of a horrific murder, Adam admits he’s not as straight as he led Sam to believe and they seek comfort and distraction in each other’s arms. One night becomes many as the murder investigation intensifies, but when Adam is faced with losing Sam, he is forced to make a choice: to break his silence, or to give up everything for the job he loves.
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Categories: 4 Star Ratings, Audio Review, LGBT, Published in 2016, Susan65's Reviews | Tags: A Forced Silence, audio book, Cate Ashwood, Closeted, Contemporary, Dreamspinner Press, enemies to lovers, Forensic Pathologist, M/M, Murder, Mystery/Suspense, Paramedic, Reunited, Scott R. Smith, Series - Zero Hour, The Blogger Girls, Violence | Leave a comment

Audio Review: Empty Net by Avon Gale/Scott R. Smith

Posted on August 14, 2017 by susan65coug Miss Behaving

Reviewed by Susan65

Title: Empty Net
Author: Avon Gale
Narrator: Scott R. Smith
Series: Scoring Chances #4
Heroes: Isaac Drake/Laurent St. Savoy
Genre: MM Contemporary
Length: 6 Hours, 38 Minutes
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Release Date: January 10, 2017
Available at: Amazon, Audible and iTunes
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb: Spartanburg Spitfires’ goalie and captain Isaac Drake ended last season with an unexpected trip to the playoffs. He’s found a home and family with his coach and mentor, Misha Samarin, and he’s looking forward to making a serious run for the Kelly Cup. But things take an interesting turn when Isaac’s archnemesis, Laurent St. Savoy, is traded to the Spitfires. After Laurent’s despicable behavior in the playoffs last year, Isaac wants nothing to do with him – no matter how gorgeous he is. But that changes when Isaac discovers the reason for Laurent’s attitude.

Laurent St. Savoy grew up the only son of a legendary NHL goalie in a household rife with abuse, constantly treated like a disappointment on and off the ice. When a desperate attempt to escape his father’s tyranny sends him to the Spitfires, the last thing Laurent wants is to make friends. But there’s something about Isaac Drake that he can’t resist, and Laurent has an opportunity to explore his sexuality for the first time, but he’s cracking under end-of-the season pressures. When facing the playoffs and a rivalry turned personal vendetta, Isaac’s not sure he’s enough to hold Laurent—or their relationship—together.

Please be advised: This book does contain some non-graphic references to past childhood physical/emotional abuse as well as issues relating to ED (bulimia and restricted eating, disordered thoughts about eating).
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Categories: 4.5 Star Ratings, Audio Review, LGBT, Published in 2017, Susan65's Reviews | Tags: Abusive Father, audio book, Avon Gale, Competitive, Contemporary, Dreamspinner Press, Empty Net, enemies to lovers, Family Drama, First-Time, Heartbreaker, Homophobia, Hurt/Comfort, M/M, Past Abuse, Professional Athletes, Scott R. Smith, Series - Scoring Chances, Sports - Hockey, The Blogger Girls | Leave a comment

Book Review: Two-Man Advantage by Leigh Carman

Posted on July 27, 2017 by susan65coug Miss Behaving

Reviewed by Susan65

Title: Two-Man Advantage
Author: Leigh Carman
Series: Players of LA #3
Heroes: Viktor Novak/Bowen Miller
Genre: MM Contemporary BDSM
Length: 220 Pages
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Release Date: July 7, 2017
Available at: Amazon and Barnes & Noble
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb: A hockey star skating on the edge of a catastrophe.

A PR specialist so adept, he’s called “the Fixer.”

Working together will be the biggest challenge of both their careers.

The LA Vikings hockey team is fed up the violent outbursts of its huge, intimidating enforcer, Viktor Novak. Hounded by a homophobic and domineering father, Viktor takes out his frustrations by spilling blood—on and off the ice. Now he has one last chance to clean up his image, or his career is over.

That’s where Bowen Miller comes in.

Bo has taken on the hardest cases and succeeded—by micromanaging every aspect of a client’s life—at the expense of his own happiness. But in the stubborn, hot mess that is Viktor, Bo might have met his match—both in and out of the bedroom. One man is out of control, and one controls everything. But when sex and attraction come into play, those roles are open to negotiation.
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Categories: 4.5 Star Ratings, Book Review, LGBT, Published in 2017, Susan65's Reviews | Tags: Anger Management, BDSM, Closeted, Contemporary, enemies to lovers, Family Drama, Hurt/Comfort, Leigh Carman, Location - Los Angeles, M/M, NHL, Professional Athlete, Rough Sex, Russian, Series - Players of LA, Size Difference, Sports - Hockey, The Blogger Girls, Two-Man Advantage, Violence | 1 Comment

Audio Review: Power Play by Avon Gale

Posted on July 4, 2017 by susan65coug Miss Behaving

Reviewed by Susan65

Title: Power Play
Author: Avon Gale
Narrator: Scott R. Smith
Series: Scoring Chances #3
Heroes: Max Ashford/Misha Samarin
Genre: MM Contemporary
Length: 6 Hours, 22 Minutes
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Release Date: October 10, 2016
Available at: Amazon, Audible and iTunes
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb: A freak accident during the Stanley Cup Playoffs put an end to Max Ashford’s hockey career. Despite everything, Max gets back into the game he loves—only this time, behind the bench as an assistant coach of the Spartanburg Spitfires, the worst team in the entire league. But nothing prepares him for the shock when he learns the new head coach is Misha Samarin, the man who caused Max’s accident.

After spending years guilt ridden for his part in Max’s accident, Russian native Misha Samarin has no idea what to do when he’s confronted with Max’s presence. Max’s optimism plays havoc with Misha’s equilibrium—as does the fierce attraction that springs up between them.

Not only must they navigate Misha’s remorse and a past he’s spent a lifetime trying to forget, but also a sleazy GM who is determined to use their history as a marketing hook. But when an unwelcome visitor targets a player, Misha revisits his darkest days, and that might cost him and Max the beginning they’ve worked so hard to build.
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Categories: 4 Star Ratings, Audio Review, LGBT, Published in 2016, Susan65's Reviews | Tags: audio book, Avon Gale, bisexual, Coaches, Contemporary, disability, Dreamspinner Press, enemies to lovers, Hurt/Comfort, injury/recovery, M/M, NHL, Power Play, Professional Athletes, Russian, Scott R. Smith, Series - Scoring Chances, Sports - Hockey, The Blogger Girls | Leave a comment

Book Review: Hot Under the Collar by Summer Devon

Posted on July 2, 2017 by susan65coug Miss Behaving

Reviewed by Susan65

Title: Hot Under the Collar
Author: Summer Devon
Series: Love Off the Leash
Heroes: Sam Trevisani/Dan Bailey
Genre: MM Contemporary
Length: 103 Pages
Publisher: Summer Devon
Release Date: May 15, 2017
Available at: Amazon
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb: Love dogs and smoking hot men? The Love Off Leash series is for you. Different authors. Unrelated stories. Shared theme of new love and pets.

Attorney Sam Trevisani never thought he’d play the bad guy, but now his job to stop a dog park makes him the enemy of every dog owner in town—and whenever he meets his main opponent, Dan Bailey, the vet gives him the evil eye. Tired of playing for the wrong side, Sam has to find a solution. Maybe the tempting Dr. Bailey can help him find a solution for his restless need for change. Or maybe it’s his attraction to the vet that pushes Sam to pay a late-night visit.

Tired of town politics and manipulative games, Dan has no interest in helping the flashy lawyer. Yet Sam’s dogged interest in him proves oddly appealing. Dan reluctantly allows the attractive lawyer into his house and sparks fly. Sam doesn’t mind hookups, but Dan doesn’t do them–yet in one night, they both change their minds.

Determined to keep Dan from running away from something promising between them, Sam has to get past his attorney uncle, Dan’s pack of misfit dogs, and a powerful but unpleasant client who could end not only the dog park but any chance of romance between the lawyer and the vet.
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Categories: 3.5 Star Ratings, Book Review, LGBT, Published in 2017, Susan65's Reviews | Tags: Attorney, Contemporary, enemies to lovers, Family Drama, Hot Under the Collar, M/M, Men with pets, Novella, Self-Published, Series - Love Off the Leash, Summer Devon, The Blogger Girls, Veterinarian | Leave a comment

Book Review: Deliver Me by Aiden Bates

Posted on July 1, 2017 by susan65coug Miss Behaving

Reviewed by Susan65

Title: Deliver Me
Author: Aiden Bates
Series: Silver Oak Medical Center #1
Heroes: Carter Idoni/Finn Riley
Genre: MM Paranormal
Length: 366 Pages
Publisher: Aiden Bates
Release Date: March 20, 2017
Available at: Amazon and Barnes & Noble
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb: Torn between passion and profession, what will he choose?

Losing his brother at a young age sets Carter Idoni’s future in motion. Dedicating his life to saving people, Dr. Carter will do anything for his patients. And when the medical center gets taken over by a national network of hospitals, Carter is instantly attracted to the new CEO. Finn Riley may be handsome and rugged, but his icy demeanor is a turnoff for a loving man like Carter.

As the two strong-willed men fight over patient care and procedures, more than their anger heats up. Suddenly, their passion is undeniable and irresistible. But when one night of desire turns to promise, tragedy strikes, threatening to destroy all they’ve built. Can they find comfort in each other or will the pain ultimately rip them apart?

This 100,000 word steamy first book in the Silver Oak Medical Center series is a stand-alone novel that will pull at your heartstrings. When one man ends up pregnant, the worst happens. You will be cheering for these two lovers as they claw their way back from pain for a future and a family together.
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Categories: 4 Star Ratings, Book Review, LGBT, Published in 2017, Susan65's Reviews | Tags: Aiden Bates, Alpha/Omega, CEO, Contemporary, Deliver Me, Doctors, enemies to lovers, Family Drama, Grief, Hospital, Hurt/Comfort, Loss, M/M, Men with kids, Mpreg, paranormal, Physician, Self-Published, Series - Silver Oak Medical Center, The Blogger Girls | Leave a comment

Book Review: The Strike of Hot Iron by Charlie Richards

Posted on May 22, 2017 by thebloggergirls

Reviewed by Morgan

Title: The Strike of Hot Iron
Author: Charlie Richards
Series: A Loving Nip #13
Heroes: Pascal/Abner
Genre: MM Paranormal
Length: 92 Pages
Publisher: eXtasy Books
Release Date: May 19, 2017
Available at: eXtasy Books
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb: Just a little Love Bite: When a dingo shifter finds a reluctant mate, he needs plenty of help from his friends.

Pascal agreed to move with his two brothers to a vampire coven which runs a dude and cattle ranch. With both of his brothers wrapped up in their mates, he has plenty of opportunity to explore. He accepts his sexuality as he learns his likes, dislikes, and craving, which include submitting to a dominant lover. With abuse part of Pascal’s past, his brothers don’t understand why he occasionally sports bruises from sex he claims is consensual.

When the new blacksmith arrives at the ranch, Pascal finally understands what his brothers had talked about when describing the mate-pull. Abner Johnson is all he can think about. Unfortunately, while the huge redhead is okay with a little fun, he doesn’t want a relationship…with anyone. He’s also upfront about his feelings on biting–don’t even try it.

Can Pascal get help wooing his mate from his family and friends, even when they don’t understand his desires?
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Categories: 2 Star Ratings, Book Review, LGBT, Morgan's Reviews, Published in 2017 | Tags: BDSM, Charlie Richards, DA, Dingo Shifter, enemies to lovers, Extasy Books, Hurt/Comfort, Instalove, Interspecies, M/M, mates, paranormal, Past Abuse, Series - A Loving Nip, Shifters, Short Story, The Blogger Girls, The Strike of Hot Iron, Unique Shifters, vampires | Leave a comment

Book Review: Risky Behavior by L.A. Witt and Cari Z.

Posted on May 6, 2017 by susan65coug Miss Behaving

Reviewed by Susan65

Title: Risky Behavior
Authors: L.A. Witt and Cari Z.
Series: Bad Behavior #1
Heroes: Andreas Ruffner/Darren Corliss
Genre: MM Contemporary
Length: 309 Pages
Publisher: Riptide Publishing
Release Date: May 1, 2017
Available at: Amazon and Barnes & Noble
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb: It’s day one of Darren Corliss’s career as a detective, and not only has he been assigned a notoriously difficult partner, but the guy might also be a pill-popping dirty cop. Internal Affairs needs proof, and Darren gets to be their eyes and ears whether he wants to or not.

Detective Andreas Ruffner doesn’t play by the rules, and he doesn’t play well with others. With bodies piling up and a list of suspects who are way above his pay grade, the last thing he needs is a wet-behind-the-ears kid for a partner. Or babysitter. Not even if that partner is easy on the eyes.

As Darren gains Andreas’s hard-won trust, they both realize there’s more than just mutual suspicion simmering beneath the surface. But their investigation is heating up as quickly as their relationship, and Darren has no choice but to go along with Andreas’s unorthodox—and borderline unethical—methods. As IA puts the squeeze on Darren to give up the man he’s falling for, he has to wonder—is Andreas the only cop left in this town who isn’t dirty?
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Categories: 4.5 Star Ratings, Book Review, LGBT, Published in 2017, Susan65's Reviews | Tags: Age Gap, Alpha Males, Angst, betrayal, bisexual, Cari Z., Contemporary, Cops, Detectives, Dirty Cops, Dirty Politicians, enemies to lovers, Friends to Lovers, HFN, HIV/AIDS, Hurt/Comfort, Illness/injury, L.A. Witt, Law Enforcement, M/M, Men with kids, mystery, Partners, Police Brutality, politics, Riptide Publishing, Risky Behavior, secrets, Series - Bad Behavior, Suspense/Thriller, The Blogger Girls, Violence | 1 Comment

Book Review: Forgotten Paradise by Shira Anthony

Posted on April 13, 2017 by thebloggergirls

Reviewed by Morgan

Title: Forgotten Paradise
Author: Shira Anthony
Series: Dreamspun Desires #32
Heroes: Adam Preston/Jonah James
Genre: MM Contemporary
Length: 238 Pages
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Release Date: April 15, 2017
Available at: Amazon and Barnes & Noble
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb: It’s dangerous diving for secrets.

When a mega company threatens to take over his family-owned business, programming prodigy Adam Preston escapes the stress with a much-needed vacation in the Dominican Republic. There he meets attractive, intelligent, insightful Jonah James, a scuba dive instructor, and what starts as a holiday fling soon blossoms into much more.

But Jonah has a secret: ten years ago he woke up on an island beach with no idea how he got there… or even who he is. Their paradise may not be as perfect as it seems. When Jonah’s memories come crashing back like waves on the sand, will it be Adam clinging to the proverbial life raft, or will the two men find a safe harbor to ride out the storm?
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Categories: 3.5 Star Ratings, Book Review, LGBT, Morgan's Reviews, Published in 2017 | Tags: Amnesia, Contemporary, Dreamspinner Press, enemies to lovers, Forgotten Paradise, HEA, Hidden Identity, Low to Mild Steam, M/M, Misunderstanding, Older MCs, Programmer, Series - Dreamspun Desires, Shira Anthony, slow burn, The Blogger Girls, Tropical Island | Leave a comment

Book Review: Demon Prince by S.J. Frost

Posted on April 11, 2017 by thebloggergirls

Reviewed by Morgan

Title: Demon Prince
Author: S.J. Frost
Series: Paranormal Nobles #3
Heroes: Sytri/Basil
Genre: MM Paranormal
Length: 140 Pages
Publisher: MLR Press
Release Date: March 30, 2017
Available at: Amazon and Barnes & Noble
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb: As a prince of demons, Sytri’s existence has been for one thing, power. He’s gained that in the demon realm, but his pursuit of it cost him something far greater…something he didn’t realize the value of until it was gone. When he first met vampire prince, Basil Warrick, in an instant he saw—and desired—to have once again all that he’d lost; friendship, companionship…love.

Basil has lived for more than three hundred years, and quietly carries the scars left by the vampire who turned him. Connecting with others has never been easy for him, but Sy’s sensual charm is more than he can resist. He knows Sy’s history of betrayal, and the demon is exactly what he shouldn’t want in his life, and yet, Sy is all he wants.

The return of an old enemy of Basil’s brings painful memories and danger to him, and a new enemy of Sy’s threatens to take away what he’s gaining in his life. If their lives are to be eternally bound, the two princes must overcome the threats and challenges before them.
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Categories: 4 Star Ratings, Book Review, LGBT, Published in 2017, Uncategorized | Tags: "Turn a New Leaf", Action/Adventure, Demon Prince, demons, enemies to lovers, Erotica, Evil Ex, Existing Characters, Friends to Lovers, Hurt/Abuse, Location - Georgia, M/M, magic, MLR Press, Nobility/Royalty, paranormal, S.J. Frost, Series - Paranormal Nobles, Shifters, Spousal Abuse, The Blogger Girls, vampires | Leave a comment

Posts Tagged With: enemies to lovers

Audio Review: A Forced Silence by Cate Ashwood

Audio Review: Empty Net by Avon Gale/Scott R. Smith

Book Review: Two-Man Advantage by Leigh Carman

Audio Review: Power Play by Avon Gale

Book Review: Hot Under the Collar by Summer Devon

Book Review: Deliver Me by Aiden Bates

Book Review: The Strike of Hot Iron by Charlie Richards

Book Review: Risky Behavior by L.A. Witt and Cari Z.

Book Review: Forgotten Paradise by Shira Anthony

Book Review: Demon Prince by S.J. Frost

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