Posts Tagged With: GFY

Early Review: Sultry Sunset by Mary Calmes

Posted on May 14, 2015 by Nikyta

Reviewed by Nikyta

Title: Sultry Sunset
Author: Mary Calmes
Series: Mangrove Stories #3
Heroes: Hutch & Mike
Genre: M/M Contemporary
Length: 78 pages
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Release Date: May 15, 2015
Available at: Dreamspinner Press & Amazon
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb: Hutch Crowley is well-liked in the small resort town of Mangrove—he’s got friends in his new neighbors, he’s the owner of the town grocery, and he’s building a community center—but he’s still unlucky at love. Every man he’s attracted to is either taken or simply not interested, including his best friend, Mike Rojas.

When Mike came to Mangrove two years ago, Hutch gave him a job and a place to stay in his guesthouse, where Mike has remained ever since. Despite the rumors circulating about them, Hutch knows Mike is straight and looking for the right woman. But his friends disagree, and after some hints to the contrary, even Hutch finally has to admit that maybe the rest of the town sees something he’s been missing. If Hutch wants to spend each sultry sunset with the man of his dreams, it might be time to figure out what’s going on with his best friend’s heart.

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Categories: 3.5 Star Ratings, Book Review, LGBT, Nikyta's Reviews, Published in 2015 | Tags: Contemporary, cute, Dreamspinner Press, Friends to Lovers, GFY, M/M, Mary Calmes, neighbors, Pets, series, Series - Mangrove Stories, Sultry Sunset, sweet, The Blogger Girls, working together, yearning | Leave a comment

Book Review: Knight of Ocean Avenue by Tara Lain

Posted on May 13, 2015 by susan65coug Miss Behaving

Reviewed by Susan65

Title: Knight of Ocean Avenue
Author: Tara Lain
Series: Love in Laguna #1
Heroes: Billy Ballew/Shaz-Chase Phillips
Genre: MM Contemporary
Length: 254 Pages
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Release Date: May 1, 2015
Available at: Amazon and Barnes & Noble
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb: How can you be twenty-five and not know you’re gay? Billy Ballew runs from that question. A high school dropout, barely able to read until he taught himself, Billy’s life is driven by his need to help support his parents as a construction worker, put his sisters through college, coach his Little League team, and not think about being a three-time loser in the engagement department. Being terrified of taking tests keeps Billy from getting the contractor’s license he so desires, and fear of his mother’s judgement blinds Billy to what could make him truly happy.

Then, in preparation for his sister’s big wedding, Billy meets Shaz—Chase Phillips—a rising star, celebrity stylist who defines the word gay. To Shaz, Billy embodies everything he’s ever wanted—stalwart, honest, brave—but even if Billy turns out to be gay, he could never endure the censure he’d get for being with a queen like Shaz. How can two men with so little in common find a way to be together? Can the Stylist of the Year end up with the Knight of Ocean Avenue?
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Categories: 5 Star Ratings, Book Review, LGBT, Published in 2015, Susan65's Reviews | Tags: Blue-collar, Coming Out, Construction Worker, Contemporary, Dreamspinner Press, Family Drama, GFY, Homophobia, Knight of Ocean Avenue, M/M, Series - Love in Laguna, Socialite, Stylist, Tara Lain, The Blogger Girls, Wealthy | Leave a comment

Book Review: Where He Ends and I Begin by Cardeno C.

Posted on March 25, 2015 by thebloggergirls

Guest Reviewed by Morgan

Title: Where He Ends and I Begin
Author: Cardeno C.
Series: Home #3
Heroes: Jake Owens/Nate Richardson
Genre: MM Contemporary
Length: 289 Pages
Publisher: The Romance Authors
Release Date: February 7, 2015 (2nd Ed.)
Available at: Amazon and Barnes & Noble
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb: Aggressive, physical, and brave, Jake Owens is a small town football hero turned big city cop who passes his time with meaningless encounters believing he can’t have who he really wants: Nate Richardson, his best friend since before forever. Thoughtful, quiet, and kind, Nate is a brilliant doctor who has always known who he is and has never been able to shake his crush on loyal, courageous, straight Jake.

After a passionate night together, Nate realizes Jake isn’t as straight as he assumed, but he worries that what they shared was a fluke, a result of too much closeness for too long. For Jake, the question isn’t how they ended up in bed together because he has always known that Nate holds his heart, it’s how he’ll convince Nate that he wants and needs to stay there.

Where He Ends and I Begin is set in the Home series where the books are linked by theme or world. They are independent and can be read in any order.
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Categories: 5 Star Ratings, Book Review, Guest Reviewer, LGBT, Published in 2015 | Tags: Adoption, alpha male, Cardeno C., childhood friends, Contemporary, Cop, Doctor, Friends to Lovers, GFY, Guest Reviewer - Morgan, Loss of Parent, M/M, Nerd/Jock, Series - Home, The Blogger Girls, The Romance Authors, Where He Ends and I Begin | 1 Comment

Book Review: Everything Changes by Melanie Hansen

Posted on March 18, 2015 by justjenbo

Reviewed by JustJen

Title: Everything Changes
Author: Melanie Hansen
Heroes: Carey Everett/Jase DeSantis
Genre: MM Contemporary
Length: 200 Pages
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Release Date: March 13, 2015
Available at: Amazon and Barnes & Noble
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb: What happens when friendship catches fire?

Former Marine and lower-leg amputee Carey Everett keeps a grueling schedule of counseling fellow war veterans and their families. The injury he received in Afghanistan forces him to rely on a reserve of strength he didn’t even know he had. A much deserved vacation will let him reconnect with his best friend, who saved his life and has been there for him through devastating injury and painful recovery.

Part-time EMT and aspiring singer Jase DeSantis has been in love with Carey for years, but he’s come to accept that his straight friend will never be able to offer more. Jase fills his days with band rehearsals, ambulance shifts, and willing groupies, all while trying to cope with debilitating PTSD.

A week of sun, fun, and music in San Diego changes Jase and Carey’s lives forever when their relationship takes an unexpected turn. Jase has been longing for that change, but it leaves Carey reeling with confusion. As Jase fights to hold things together, Carey deals with doubts, fears, and his own preconceived notions about labels and the true nature of love.
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Categories: 4 Star Ratings, Book Review, Debut Authors, JustJen's Reviews, LGBT, Published in 2015 | Tags: Amputee, Bi-Sexual, Contemporary, disability, Dreamspinner Press, Everything Changes, ex-military, First-Time, Friends to Lovers, GFY, M/M, Melanie Hansen, Musician, PTSD, The Blogger Girls | Leave a comment

Book Review: PURE Indulgence by Victoria Sue

Posted on February 28, 2015 by justjenbo

Reviewed by JustJen

Title: PURE Indulgence
Author: Victoria Sue
Series: Pure #2
Heroes: Joe/Adam
Genre: MM Contemporary
Length: 120 Pages
Publisher: Dark Hollows Press
Release Date: February 21, 2015
Available at: Amazon and Barnes & Noble
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb: Joe, an ex-detective and a popular Dom, wasn’t gay. Not one little bit. He told himself that all the time he fought the inexplicable attraction he had for the gorgeous young submissive, Adam. Yet when he learns a psychopath responsible for two murders has set his sights on Adam, and Adam disappears, it suddenly seemed far more important to tell him something else.

Joe realizes Adam has become more important to him than his next breath, but if he can’t track down the psycho that was torturing and murdering submissives, Joe won’t ever be able to tell Adam anything else again, it will be far too late.
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Categories: 4 Star Ratings, Book Review, JustJen's Reviews, LGBT, Published in 2015 | Tags: Abuse, Contemporary, Dark Hollows Press, GFY, Hurt/Comfort, kidnapped, light BDSM, M/M, Mystery/Suspense, Pure Indulgence, Series - Pure, The Blogger Girls, Victoria Sue | 1 Comment

Audio Review: Stay With me by S.E. Harmon

Posted on February 11, 2015 by thebloggergirls

Reviewed by Morgan

Title: Stay With Me
Author: S.E. Harmon
Narrator: Michael Stellman
Heroes: Mackenzie “Mac” Williams and Jordan Channing
Genre: MM Contemporary
Length: Book – 290 Pages / Audio – 10 Hours, 5 Minutes
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Release Date: Book – April 29, 2014 / Audio – January 20, 2015
Available at: Amazon, Audible and iTunes
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb: Private investigator Mackenzie Williams’ newest client is everything he’s looking for in a guy–charming, beautiful, intelligent, and successful. There’s only one itty bitty problem: the guy’s not exactly gay. In fact Jordan Channing is looking for a PI to follow his fiance. The smart thing would be to thank Jordan for his time, turn Mr. Perfect away (don’t let the door hit you on the rump, thank you very much), and forget he exists.

Of course Mackenzie has never been accused of doing the smart thing. Being a smart aleck is more his MO. Relationships aren’t up his alley, never have been. So why’s he so inexplicably drawn to his new client?

Jordan has always been the high achiever, a man who lives in a focused, controlled, and carefully constructed manner. But for the first time in his life, he has to admit the impossible: another man is getting his engine running on all cylinders. Despite Jordan’s denial, it’s not long before he can no longer resist the strong undercurrents pulling them together. Now Jordan must decide if he can go against everything he’s ever known to have the only love he’s ever wanted.
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Categories: 2.5 Star Ratings, Audio Review, Guest Reviewer, LGBT, Published in 2015 | Tags: audio book, Contemporary, Dreamspinner Press, First-Time, GFY, Guest Reviewer - Morgan, M/M, Michael Stellman, Private Detective, S.E. Harmon, Stay With Me, The Blogger Girls | Leave a comment

Book Review: A Royal Affair by John Wiltshire

Posted on January 18, 2015 by Heather C

Reviewed by Heather C

Title: A Royal Affair
Author: John Wiltshire
Heroes: Nikolai and Aleksey
Genre: MM Historical Romance
Length: 103,965 words
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Release Date: September 8, 2014
Available at: Dreamspinner Press, Amazon and Barnes & Noble
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb: Doctor Nikolai Hartmann represents himself as a learned man of science who believes wholly in the rational and scientific above all else. In reality, he is a man haunted by an unusual past and running from his own nature. While the Reformation transforms much of Europe, it has yet to touch Hesse-Davia; this is a land mired in superstition with cruel punishments for crimes such as witchcraft and sodomy.

While traveling to the dying king’s bedside to offer his medical expertise, Nikolai is set upon by a bandit. Reaching the king’s ancient stronghold, he discovers his mysterious brigand is the beautiful, arrogant Prince Aleksey. Aleksey is everything Nikolai is not: unguarded, passionate and willful. Despite their differences, Nikolai feels an irresistible desire for the young royal that keeps him in Aleksey’s thrall.

But Hesse-Davia is a dangerous world for a newly crowned king who wants to reform his country—and for the man who loves him.
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Categories: 5 Star Ratings, Book Review, Heather C's Reviews, LGBT, Published in 2014 | Tags: A Royal Affair, Doctor, Dreamspinner Press, First-Time, Friends to Lovers, GFY, John Wiltshire, M/M Historical Romance, Nobility/Royalty, The Blogger Girls, war | Leave a comment

Audio Review: Shiny! by Amy Lane

Posted on December 25, 2014 by thebloggergirls

Reviewed by Morgan

Title: Shiny!
Author: Amy Lane
Narrator: Tyler Stevens
Heroes: Will Lafferty and Kenny Scalia
Genre: MM Contemporary
Length: Book – 200 Pages / Audio – 6 Hours, 15 Minutes
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Release Date: Book – February 21, 2014 / Audio – December 8, 2014
Available at: Dreamspinner Press, Amazon, Audible and iTunes
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb: Will Lafferty and Kenny Scalia are both having sort of a day. Will gets fired for letting fifth graders read Harry Potter, and Kenny finds his boyfriend and his sex toys in bed with a complete stranger. When Will knocks over Kenny’s trash can-and strews Kenny’s personal business all over the street-it feels like the perfect craptastic climax to the sewage of suckage that has rained down on them both.

But ever-friendly, ever-kind Will asks snarky Kenny out for a beer-God knows they both need one-and two amazing things occur: Kenny discovers talking to Will might be the best form of intercourse ever, and Will discovers he’s gay.

Their unlikely friendship seems like the perfect platonic match until Will reveals how very much more he’s been feeling for Kenny almost since the beginning. But Kenny’s worried. Will’s newfound sexuality is bright and glittery and shiny, but what happens when that wears off? Is Will’s infatuation with Kenny strong enough to stay real?
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Categories: 4.5 Star Ratings, Audio Review, Guest Reviewer, LGBT, Published in 2014 | Tags: Amy Lane, Audio Review, Cheating Exes, comics, Contemporary, Dreamspinner Press, First-Time, Friends to Lovers, GFY, Guest Reviewer - Morgan, M/M, Religion, Shiny!, Teacher, The Blogger Girls, Tyler Stevens, virgin, Weddings | Leave a comment

Book Review: Wait for Me by T.S. Morgan

Posted on December 18, 2014 by Nikyta

Reviewed by Nikyta

Title: Wait for Me
Author: T.S. Morgan
Series: Celebrate! – 2014 Advent Calendar
Heroes: TJ & Jamie
Genre: M/M Contemporary
Length: 21 pages
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Release Date: December 1, 2014
Available at: Dreamspinner Press & Amazon
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb: To fulfill his grandfather’s final request, TJ Barclay travels to Scotland over Christmas to bury his ashes next to his lost love, so they can be together at last. While there, he meets Jamie, the orphaned grandson of the man his grandfather loved sixty years ago, before circumstances tore them apart. Concerned for Jamie, TJ can’t leave Scotland without knowing he’s all right. Neither man expected a love story from the past to ignite a new one in the present.

A story from the Dreamspinner Press 2014 Advent Calendar package “Celebrate!”.

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Categories: 2.5 Star Ratings, Book Review, LGBT, Nikyta's Reviews, Published in 2014 | Tags: artists, Dreamspinner Press, GFY, Holiday - Christmas, Series - Celebrate! - 2014 Advent Calendar, T.S. Morgan, The Blogger Girls, Wait for Me | Leave a comment

Book Review: A Bowl Full of Cherries by Raine O’Tierney

Posted on December 9, 2014 by Nikyta

Reviewed by Nikyta

Title: Bowl Full of Cherries
Author: Raine O’Tierney
Heroes: Crowley Fredericks/Averell Lang
Genre: M/M Contemporary
Length: 214 Pages
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Release Date: December 5, 2014
Available at: Dreamspinner Press and Amazon
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb: Porker, Fatty, Tons-of-Fun: Crowley Fredericks has heard it all. He’s dropped a lot of weight since his high school days, but he’s still a big guy, and the painful words and bullying follow him. Rejected—again—because of his size, Crowley is starting to think that maybe love just isn’t meant for huskier men.

Averell Lang and his twin are so different they might as well not even be related. So when Rell’s brother brings his roommate home to snowy Susset for the holidays, Rell expects the worst—another uptight, pretentious hipster. What he discovers instead is Crowley. Nerdy, fascinating, attractive, Crowley. Rell never expected to look at a man this way, and what he sees in Crowley Fredericks is something he didn’t even know he was looking for. If both men can overcome their hang-ups, they might unwrap more than presents this holiday season.
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Categories: 4.5 Star Ratings, Book Review, LGBT, Nikyta's Reviews, Published in 2014 | Tags: artists, Bowl Full of Cherries, brother's best friend, Contemporary, crazy family, crazy meddling family, cute, Dreamspinner Press, Gay for you, GFY, Holiday - Christmas, Humorous, M/M, Raine O'Tierney, separated for a bit, sweet, The Blogger Girls, unconventional characters, yearning | 3 Comments

Posts Tagged With: GFY

Early Review: Sultry Sunset by Mary Calmes

Book Review: Knight of Ocean Avenue by Tara Lain

Book Review: Where He Ends and I Begin by Cardeno C.

Book Review: Everything Changes by Melanie Hansen

Book Review: PURE Indulgence by Victoria Sue

Audio Review: Stay With me by S.E. Harmon

Book Review: A Royal Affair by John Wiltshire

Audio Review: Shiny! by Amy Lane

Book Review: Wait for Me by T.S. Morgan

Book Review: A Bowl Full of Cherries by Raine O’Tierney

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