Posts Tagged With: ex-military

Book Review: Kissing Cody Starr by S.J. Frost

Posted on July 18, 2014 by susan65coug Miss Behaving

Reviewed by Susan65

22033644Title: Kissing Cody Starr
Author: S.J. Frost
Heroes: Christian/Finn
Genre: MM Contemporary
Length: 184 Pages
Publisher: Ellora’s Cave
Release Date: May 16, 2014
Available at: Ellora’s Cave, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, All Romance eBooks and Kobo

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Blurb: Known as Cody Starr to his fans, Christian is one of the most popular and desirable young actors in gay adult films. His sweet looks, sensual skills and charisma on camera have earned him fame. Now he wants out of the adult industry, but his fear of what could—or couldn’t—be waiting for him keeps holding him back.

Finn is an Army veteran who knows what it takes to protect people. When he meets Christian, something tells him the pretty young man needs protecting in more ways than physically.

Tension between Christian and Finn can only hold back their attraction to each other for so long before passion takes hold of them. For all the heat and emotion between Christian and Finn, the challenges of Christian’s fame may tear them apart.
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Categories: 4 Star Ratings, Book Review, LGBT, Published in 2014, Susan65's Reviews | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Book Review: The Changeling Soldier by Shona Husk

Posted on July 14, 2014 by Nikyta

Reviewed by Nikyta

22016154Title: The Changeling Soldier
Author: Shona Husk
Series: Court of Annwyn #2.5
Hero/Heroine: Ella/Isaac
Genre: M/F Paranormal Romance
Length: 114 Pages
Publisher: Shona Husk
Release Date: June 3, 2014
Available at: Amazon, Barnes & Noble, All Romance eBooks, Smashwords and Kobo
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Blurb: Her time in the mortal world is running out…

After fleeing Annwyn three centuries ago, Ella built a life in the mortal world making gowns for European royalty and playing in mortal intrigues. Now those Courts are long gone, and she dresses Hollywood starlets. Mortals come and go, and she is always alone. She longs for the home she left behind.

He has been dreaming of the coming battle all his life…

Isaac Norton is a returned soldier. Now home, he is restless, and his reoccurring dream is becoming more frequent: he is fighting in a snow covered field stained with blue blood. When he sees Ella, he knows she isn’t human. And she knows what he is: a changeling.

Ella can give Isaac the answers he needs, but there will be a price to pay. His soul.
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Book Review: Running Wild by S.E. Jakes

Posted on July 3, 2014 by justjenbo

Reviewed by JustJen

1Title: Running Wild
Author: S.E. Jakes
Series: Havoc #1
Heroes: Sean/Ryker
Genre: MM Contemporary
Length: 280 Pages
Publisher: Riptide Publishing
Release Date: May 30, 2014
Available at: Riptide Publishing, Amazon, Barnes & Noble and All Romance eBooks
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Blurb:  Embrace the danger.

Sean Rush is an adrenaline junkie. That’s why he was in the Army, why he steals and races classic muscle cars . . . and why he can’t stay away from bad boy Ryker, a Havoc Motorcycle Club lieutenant. Fortunately, Ryker can’t seem to stay away from Sean—he’s spent the last eight months breaking into Sean’s apartment and stealing into his bed, leaving Sean physically satisfied but increasingly restless.

Sean has always avoided relationships. He likes to come and go without being controlled. And Ryker is possibly the most controlling man he’s ever known. Still, he finds that he wants more from Ryker than their silent nighttime encounters.

Then one of Sean’s thefts goes bad, and Ryker’s protective instincts kick into overdrive. He takes Sean to the Havoc compound, determined to keep him safe. But Sean’s past threatens the safety of Havoc—and everything Ryker holds dear. Worse, Ryker’s hiding secrets of his own. Soon it’s obvious that the adrenaline rush can’t keep them together anymore. But maybe love can.
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Categories: 4 Star Ratings, Book Review, JustJen's Reviews, LGBT, Published in 2014 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

Book Review: Vipers Run by Stephanie Tyler

Posted on July 1, 2014 by justjenbo

Reviewed by JustJen

1Title: Vipers Run
Author: Stephanie Tyler
Series: Skulls Creek #1
Hero/Heroine: Cage/Calla
Genre: M/F Contemporary Romance
Length: 384 Pages
Publisher: Signet
Release Date: July 1, 2014
Available at: Penguin, Amazon, Barnes & Noble and Kobo
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Blurb:  The Vipers Motorcycle Club has strict rules for their brotherhood and the women who enter it. Now one Viper is about to find out how much trouble one woman can be……

Former Army Ranger Christian Cage Owens joined the Vipers Motorcycle Club for its sense of brotherhood. In return, he pledged to live outside the law, protecting club members and their families, as well as keeping other MCs out of Skulls Creek. But when Cage discovers that a rival MC—one Cage has an all too familiar past with—plans to push meth into his town, he calls an old Army buddy turned private investigator who’s helped the Vipers in the past. By doing so, Cage endangers both his friend and Calla, a woman who works in the PI’s office. Now he’s made it his mission to track Calla down and do whatever it takes to protect her.

Thanks to the phone call with Cage, Calla knows she’s formed a deep connection to a dangerous man. She quickly discovers that although he may live by a different set of rules, Cage is an honorable man who wants to be more than her protector—if only she can accept his dangerous lifestyle. But Calla comes to Skulls Creek with her own set of secrets…secrets that threaten to tear her and Cage—and the Vipers MC—apart. As they put their newfound love to the ultimate test, Cage will risk everything he cares about to save her……
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Categories: 4 Star Ratings, Book Review, JustJen's Reviews, M/F, Published in 2014 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Book Review: Cross & Crown by Abigail Roux

Posted on June 14, 2014 by susan65coug Miss Behaving

Reviewed by Susan65

1Title: Cross & Crown
Author: Abigail Roux
Series: Sidewinder #2
Heroes: Nick/Kelly
Genre: MM Contemporary
Length: 225 Pages
Publisher: Riptide Publishing
Release Date: June 9, 2014
Available at: Riptide Publishing, Amazon, Barnes & Noble
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Blurb: When Nick O’Flaherty arrives at the scene of a double homicide to find he has a witness to the crime, he thinks it’s his lucky day. But when he realizes his witness is suffering from amnesia and can’t even remember his own name, Nick wishes he’d gone with his gut and put in for vacation time.

Then Nick’s boyfriend and former Recon teammate, Kelly Abbott, joins him in Boston, and Nick finds his hands a little too full as the case and his personal life collide. The witness he’s dubbed “JD” is being tailed by Julian Cross, a retired CIA hitman. To complicate matters further, JD forms an attachment to Nick that Nick struggles not to respond to as they search for the key to JD’s identity.

Trying to determine whether JD is friend or foe as they investigate the crime puts them on the trail of a much older mystery. When multiple attempts are made on their lives, Nick is forced to turn to old enemies and new allies to solve a centuries-old crime before he and Kelly get added to the history books.
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Categories: 4.5 Star Ratings, Book Review, LGBT, Published in 2014, Susan65's Reviews | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Early Review: When Day Breaks by Maya Banks

Posted on June 13, 2014 by thebloggergirls

Guest Reviewed by ~V~

1Title: When Day Breaks
Author: Maya Banks
Series: KGI #9
Heroes: Swanson/Eden
Genre: M/F Romantic Suspense
Length: 304 Pages
Publisher: Berkley
Release Date: June 24, 2014
Available at: Berkley, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Kobo
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Blurb:  The Kelly Group International (KGI): A super-elite, top secret, family-run business.
Qualifications: High intelligence, rock-hard body, military background.
Mission: Hostage/kidnap victim recovery. Intelligence gathering. Handling jobs the U.S. government can’t…

Eden is said to be one of the most beautiful women in the world. Her face has graced countless magazines and her body has sold millions of dollars of clothing. But her fame and beauty has earned her more than she ever imagined. Evil is stalking her, determined to extinguish the ethereal beauty forever.

Swanson or “Swanny” as his teammates call him is always up for the next mission. He came back from Afghanistan wounded and scarred. Hardly the kind of man who even belongs in the same room with Eden. And yet there’s something about the quiet beauty that stirs his blood and makes him dream of the impossible. Because Beauty loving the beast only happens in fairy tales and KGI doesn’t deal in fairy tales. Ever.
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Categories: 4 Star Ratings, Book Review, Guest Reviewer, M/F, Published in 2014 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Book Review: Finding Peace by T.A. Chase

Posted on April 9, 2014 by Nikyta

Reviewed by Nikyta

Finding PeaceTitle: Finding Peace
Author: T.A. Chase
Series: Nowhere Diner #2
Heroes: Chad & Zane
Genre: M/M Contemporary
Length: 41,000 words
Publisher: Amber Allure
Release Date: March 24, 2014
Available at: Amber Allure, All Romance eBooks & Barnes and Noble
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Blurb: Chad Mitchell is on a downward spiral and he’s not sure how to stop it. Between the flashbacks of fighting in Afghanistan and the alcohol, he feels like he’s losing his mind. And if he’s not careful, he knows he might lose more than that. Working at Cookie’s Diner is a chance at working through his problems, yet his demons are stronger than he thinks.

Sergeant Zane Smithson comes to the diner in the middle of nowhere to check up on Chad. The men had served together in Afghanistan, and even back then, Zane had been interested in Chad, who had served under him. But when Zane got home, he had his own demons to beat before he could help his troubled comrade. Now, once Zane finds Chad, he sees there is more to the man’s problems than just flashbacks of war.

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Categories: 3.5 Star Ratings, Book Review, LGBT, Nikyta's Reviews, Published in 2014 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments