Posts Tagged With: magic

Book Review: Songs of the Earth by Lexi Ander

Posted on January 27, 2015 by Nikyta

Reviewed by Nikyta

Songs of the Earth [Print]Title: Songs of the Earth
Author: Lexi Ander
Series: Sumeria’s Sons #2
Heroes: Tristan & Ushna
Genre: M/M Paranormal
Length: 49k words
Publisher: Less Than Three Press
Release Date: January 6, 2015
Available at: Less Than Three Press & Amazon
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb: Thrust into the role of Prince of the Lycans, Tristan strives to find his footing in a life suddenly rife with secrets and lies—and danger. Betrayed by a Goddess meant to safeguard him, desperate to protect his consort and their growing tribe, he can only prepare for the worst and struggle to hope.

And then the worst comes to kill them…
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Book Review: Twin Flames by Lexi Ander

Posted on January 25, 2015 by Nikyta

Reviewed by Nikyta

Twin Flames [Ebook]Title: Twin Flames
Author: Lexi Ander
Series: Sumeria’s Sons #1
Heroes: Tristan & Ushna
Genre: M/M Paranormal
Length: 40k words
Publisher: Less Than Three Press
Release Date: October 1, 2014
Available at: Less Than Three Press & Amazon
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb: A Lycan descendant of Gilgamesh and Enkidu, Tristan is not as extraordinary as his ancestors. He is an average warrior, unremarkable throughout. But this fact does not trouble him because he has found his Twin Flame, the one person destined to be his, who will love him unconditionally, life after life.

Then his Flame betrays him, leaving him shattered and dying. Brokenhearted, Tristan dissolves the sacred bond and leaves. His best friend, Ushna, accompanies him, vowing to guard and protect him, and Tristan slowly comes to realize that love does not require a sacred bond.

But if he hopes to keep the love he chooses, they will first have to survive ancient secrets, lies, mythical creatures, and the return of absent gods…
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Book Review: Unborn by Amber Lynn Natusch

Posted on January 18, 2015 by Nikyta

Reviewed by Nikyta

20797388Title: Unborn
Author: Amber Lynn Natusch
Series: Unborn #1
Heroine: Khara
Genre: M/F Urban Fantasy
Length: 258 pages
Publisher: 47North
Release Date: August 26, 2014
Available at: Amazon
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Blurb: Born into mystery. Shackled to darkness…

Khara has spent centuries discovering everything about the Underworld―except her place in it. But when she’s ripped from her home, solving the riddle of her origins becomes more important than ever. With evil stalking her through the dark alleys of Detroit, she finds salvation from an unlikely source: a group of immortal warriors sworn to protect the city. Khara needs their help to unravel the tangled secrets of who and what she is—secrets many seem willing to kill for. But time is running out, and the closer she gets to the truth, the closer necessity binds her to an arrogant fallen angel.

Can their shaky alliance withstand that which threatens her, or will her soul fall victim to the unholy forces that hunt her―those that seek the Unborn?
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Book Review: Eoin’s Destiny by R.J. Scott

Posted on January 16, 2015 by thebloggergirls

Guest Reviewed by Morgan 

1Title: Eoin’s Destiny
Author: R.J. Scott
Series: Fire Trilogy #3
Heroes: Eoin/Trystyn
Genre: MM Fantasy
Length:  126 Pages
Publisher: Love Lane Books
Release Date: January 9, 2015
Available at:  Amazon and Barnes & Noble
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb:  Eoin is faced with the end of times.

With his friends at his side, can he rescue the prisoner that might hold the secrets to winning the battle between Cariad and City as well as the key to his heart?

His bond brothers, Kian and Darach, probably hate him for his necessary lie and two-thirds of the Council wants him dead. Against all this he has to rescue a prisoner whose Amber Fire is killing him.

The third book in the Fire Trilogy discovers more old Guardians, ancient Cariad magik, and not least of all the other half of Eoin: Trystyn.
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Early Review: The Oracle’s Golem by Mell Eight

Posted on January 16, 2015 by Nikyta

Reviewed by Nikyta

23461233Title: The Oracle’s Golem
Author: Mell Eight
Series: The Oracle #3
Heroes: Golem & Marl
Genre: M/M Fantasy
Length: 20k words
Publisher: Less Than Three Press
Release Date: January 20, 2015
Available at: Less Than Three Press & Amazon
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Blurb: Golem has never known anything but pain. He exists solely to serve the Oracle’s whims and needs. Determined to escape a life of abuse and servitude, he runs away and finds refuge in a cave.

Then one day a child falls asleep in his lap…

Marl isn’t anyone special. He’s low in the Earth Caste, set to watch over the Caste’s problem child, Lichen. In search of the errant Lichen one day, he unexpectedly comes across Golem hiding deep in the mountains. Even more surprising is the reason that Golem is hiding, a reason that forces Marl to make a choice: Oracle or Golem.
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Book Review: Lukos Heat by Megan Derr

Posted on January 11, 2015 by Nikyta

Reviewed by Nikyta

22877491Title: Lukos Heat
Author: Megan Derr
Series: Heart of Fire #1
Heroes: Najlah & Barkus
Genre: M/M Fantasy
Length: 19k words
Publisher: Less Than Three Press
Release Date: October 22, 2014
Available at: Less Than Three Press & Amazon
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Blurb: Najlah is on the hunt for the traitorous coward who attempted to assassinate the king and nearly killed Najlah’s brother in the process. But the hunt has taken his team deep into the Shide, the treacherous, freezing mountains controlled by the mysterious Lukos, feral wolf shifters who do not tolerate trespassers.

When the Lukos come upon them, Najlah is reluctantly intrigued. The Lukos, especially the one called Barkus, are nothing like the soft humans he spends most of his time around. They thrive in the brutal cold the way he thrives in volcanic fire. For the first time, it feels like Najlah may have found someone who can equal the fierceness of dragons, and see them as more than demons.

But if he hopes to explore the bond forming with the Lukos, he must first survive the enemy—and the Shide.
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Book Review: Recipe for Magic by Agatha Bird

Posted on January 8, 2015 by Nikyta

Reviewed by Nikyta

23644554Title: Recipe for Magic
Author: Agatha Bird
Heroes: Connor & Landyn
Genre: M/M Young Adult/Fantasy
Length: 64 pages
Publisher: Harmony Ink Press
Release Date: January 1, 2015
Available at: Dreamspinner Press & Amazon
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Blurb: Connor Roth is a fire mage who’s going places. He’s powerful, popular, and he has a plan. But his plan for fame and glory is disrupted when the Oracle sticks him with Landyn Glendower for Senior Trial. This is an act unprecedented in their school’s history. Landyn is a water mage, and everyone knows mages with opposing elements can’t work magic together.

Connor is left with a choice: work alone and fail or swallow his pride and work with Landyn to find a way to combine their magic in a display the Archmages will never forget—if they don’t get kicked out of school in the process.
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Book Review: Aiden’s Shepherd by Beany Sparks

Posted on January 7, 2015 by Nikyta

Reviewed by Nikyta

1Title: Aiden’s Shepherd
Author: Beany Sparks
Series: Paws and Magic #1
Heroes: Aiden/Lex
Genre: M/M Paranormal
Length: 111 Pages
Publisher: Extasy Books
Release Date: October 1, 2014
Available at: Extasy Books and Amazon
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Blurb: A man who never knew magic and shifters existed gets a crash course when he saves an injured dog.

Aiden Grey is packed and ready to move and start a new phase of his life away from the family that kicked him out when he was eighteen. The night before he leaves he sees something fall out of the back of a van. Upon closer inspection, he is shocked to find that it’s not the bag he suspected, it’s a dog!

He decides to take the dog with him, and the two set off the next morning to Aiden’s new home. Everything is going well for Aiden and the German Shepherd he named Lex. That is, until said German Shepherd shifts into a man who claims Aiden is his mate.

Lex can’t believe he’s finally found his mate. But as happy as he is to have him, he still worries about his brother and pack, and where they have ended up.

With the revelation that shifters exist, secrets about Aiden’s past come to light. Secrets he didn’t even know existed. Suddenly, Aiden has to deal with not only the reality of shifters, but also ghosts and magic. But with Lex by his side he can handle anything—even his surprise guest.
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Book Review: A Case of Spirits by K.J. Charles

Posted on January 5, 2015 by Heather C

Reviewed by Heather C

21843050Title: A Case of Spirits
Author: K.J. Charles
Series: A Charm of Magpies #2.5
Heroes: Stephen Day and Lord Crane
Genre: MM Historical Romance
Length: 32 pages
Publisher: Samhain Publishing
Release Date: January 6, 2015
Available FREE at: Samhain Publishing and Amazon
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb: None so blind…

As torrential rains wash away the stench of a London heat wave, another kind of wave is sweeping through the city streets. A rash of ghost sightings, followed quickly by madness—and horrifying, eye-melting blindness.

The outbreak hits close to home when Lord Crane’s manservant, Merrick, becomes the newest victim. Desperate to find the cause of the malady, Crane and his magician lover, Stephen Day, are in a race against time—to put an end to the magical assault and put to rest the painful memories resurrected by ghosts of the past. 

Warning: Magical horror, strong language, and strange brews disguised as strong drink.
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Book Review: Naughty and Nice by Jet Mykles

Posted on January 3, 2015 by Nikyta

Reviewed by Nikyta

23750779Title: Naughty and Nice
Author: Jet Mykles
Series: Reindeer Games #3
Heroes: Rom & Shaw
Genre: M/M Fantasy
Length: 102 pages
Publisher: Loose Id
Release Date: December 9, 2014
Available at: Loose Id & Amazon
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Blurb: Rom is Dasher. As Santa’s lead reindeer, he has everything he’s ever wanted. He is everything he’d ever wanted to be. His life is perfect, filled with good friends and any pretty he wants.

Until Shaw appears in front of him. The drab little elf from Archives isn’t anything like Rom’s other partners. Oh, he’s cute, but he doesn’t knows it. Even more amazing, he seems immune to Rom’s flirting. It’s almost like he doesn’t want Rom. Wait, no. When Rom does proposition him, Shaw turns him down flat.

Amazing!

Even more amazing, Rom is hooked. He can’t get Shaw out of his mind. He even goes to the Library to pursue him. But Shaw — and Shaw’s mother — can’t figure out what Rom would want with him.

Well, Rom’s not entirely sure either but he knows he wants to find out. Can he convince Shaw?
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