Posts Tagged With: military

Book Review: Blamed by Edie Harris

Reviewed by Heather C

7Title:  Blamed
Author: Edie Harris
Series: Blood Money #1
Heroine/Hero: Beth Faraday/Raleigh Vick
Genre: MF Contemporary
Length: 210 Pages
Publisher: Carina Press
Release Date: November 3, 2014
Available at: Carina Press, Amazon and Barnes & Noble
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb: Born into a long line of spies, sanctioned killers and covert weapons developers, Beth Faraday carried out her first hit-for-hire when she was still a teenager.

That part of her life—the American spy royalty part—ended one year ago, with a job gone wrong in Afghanistan. The collateral damage she caused with a single shot was unfathomable and, for Beth, unforgivable. She’s worked hard to build a new life for herself, far away from the family business.

But someone, somewhere, hasn’t forgotten what Beth did in Kabul. And they want revenge.

As the Faraday clan bands together to defend Beth and protect their legacy, Beth is forced to flee her new home with the unlikeliest of allies—MI6 agent Raleigh Vick, the only man she’s ever loved. And the one she thought she’d killed in the desert.
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Categories: Book Review, Did Not Finish, Heather C's Reviews, M/F, Published in 2014 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Book Review: A Time for Loving by Nico Jaye

Reviewed by Heather C

1Title: A Time for Loving
Author: Nico Jaye
Heroes: Jack/Christopher
Genre: M/M Historical Romance
Length: 6,565 words
Publisher: Nico Jaye
Release Date: October 23, 2014
Available at: Amazon
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb: Jack and Christopher have made it through years of campaigning and the horrors of Waterloo together–side by side by day and, by night, in each other’s arms. After the war is over, however, will the love shared between this batman and his officer survive when Christopher returns to the life of a gentleman?
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Categories: 3.5 Star Ratings, Book Review, Heather C's Reviews, LGBT, Published in 2014 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Book Review: Loving Sarah by Julie Shelton

Guest Reviewed by Kristy

1Title: Loving Sarah
Author: Julie Shelton
Heroine/Heroes: Sarah Marshall/Jesse Colter/Adam Sinclair
Genre: M/F/M Contemporary
Length: 291 Pages
Publisher: Siren Bookstrand
Release Date: November 28, 2012
Available at: Siren Bookstrand, Amazon and Barnes & Noble
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb:  Eight years ago Jesse Colter fled his small town, leaving behind eighteen-year-old Sarah Marshall. Now a retired Navy SEAL, he’s back and he wants only one thing—Sarah Marshall—bound, naked, and kneeling before him.

Sarah has never forgotten Jesse, the object of all her sexual fantasies since she was fifteen, as well as the star of nightly dreams that have become increasingly erotic over the years. So when he suddenly reappears in her life, she warily agrees to let him introduce her to his world—the world of BDSM. When he also introduces her to his best friend, Adam Sinclair, Sarah faces the challenge of submitting to two powerful, Dominant men.

But Sarah has an even bigger challenge. A stalker. Someone from her past, determined to destroy any chance she has at happiness. Can Adam and Jesse love and protect her? Or will her world explode in betrayal and violence that will destroy them all?
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Categories: 4 Star Ratings, Book Review, Guest Reviewer, M/F, Published in 2012 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Book Review: Sarge by Bey Deckard

Reviewed by JustJen

5Title: Sarge
Author: Bey Deckard
Series: F.I.S.T.S. #1
Heroes: Murphy/Sarge
Genre: MM Sci-Fi
Length: 56 Pages
Publisher: Bey Deckard
Release Date: October 18, 2014
Available at: Amazon , Smashwords and All Romance Ebooks, Barnes & Noble
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb:  Sometimes it’s just about being in the right place at the right time… with the right person.

Sarge is the short story of a burgeoning D/S relationship between two space marines stationed on an alien planet where an endless war drags on.

Sergeant Wilkes is a hard man with a long, celebrated military career.
Brawny, tattooed, and utterly submissive, Murphy is just an interesting diversion… until Sarge realises he has found something truly rare.
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Categories: 4.5 Star Ratings, Book Review, JustJen's Reviews, LGBT, Published in 2014 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

Book Review: A Taste for Poison by Aleksandr Voinov

Guest Reviewed by Gyn

1Title: A Taste for Poison
Author: Aleksandr Voinov
Series: Memory of Scorpions #3
Heroes: Kendras/Adrastes
Genre: MM Historical Fantasy
Length: 265 Pages
Publisher: Riptide Publishing
Release Date: October 13, 2014
Available at:  Riptide Publishing, Amazon and Barnes & Noble
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Blurb:  Even a king gets stung when he reaches for a scorpion.

After barely surviving an assassination attempt, King Adrastes is a changed man—one who mistrusts even his allies and friends. He readies his Empire for war against an enigmatic enemy, the Elder of Vededrin, but not everyone approves. While courtiers dare only to whisper dissent, an outrider called Death foments rebellion in the mountains, aided by a prophecy that promises he’ll stop the Black King.

Kendras—former lover to Adrastes and leader of the Scorpions—is sent with his elite mercenary force to bring Death to justice. But when Kendras learns who’s hiding behind the mask, he must choose between his lover Graukar, newly-appointed general to the king—and King Adrastes himself.

With no man to call master, the Scorpions could flee the danger and intrigue. But Kendras cannot abandon the man he once loved—or the man he’s growing to love—without first uncovering the real threat to the Empire.
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Categories: 4 Star Ratings, Book Review, Guest Reviewer, LGBT, Published in 2014 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Vampire Week Review: The Vampire’s Wolf by Jenna Kernan

Reviewed by Nikyta

1Title: The Vampire’s Wolf
Author: Jenna Kernan
Heroine/Hero: Brianna Vittori/Travis MacConnelly
Genre: M/F Paranormal
Length: 304 Pages
Publisher: Harlequin
Release Date: July 1, 2014
Available at: Harlequin, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, All Romance eBooks and Kobo
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb: As a werewolf and a marine, he’s duty-bound to protect his enemy

Brianna Vittori is running from vampires. After receiving a mysterious warning, Bri has no choice but to seek refuge with an enemy she never thought she’d run to: werewolves. They’re the only ones who can save her…if they don’t kill her first.

As a werewolf, marine captain Travis MacConnelly should be immune to the deadly attraction of female vampires. But Bri ignites his most primal desires. When Mac realizes that his beautiful prisoner doesn’t even know what she is, it’s up to him to provide her with answers as well as protection. As the bond between them grows, so does the danger they’re in….
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Categories: 2 Star Ratings, Book Review, M/F, Nikyta's Reviews, Published in 2014 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Book Review: The Walls of Troy by L.A. Witt

Reviewed by JustJen

1Title: The Walls of Troy
Author: L.A. Witt
Heroes: Iskander Ayhan/Troy Dalton
Genre: MM Contemporary
Length: 255 Pages
Publisher: Samhain Publishing
Release Date: October 7, 2014
Available at: Samhain Publishing, Amazon and Barnes & Noble
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Blurb:  Just when the pieces begin to add up, danger blows them all apart…

MA1 Iskander Ayhan’s orders are simple: stay with Admiral Dalton’s son as a plainclothes bodyguard while the kid attends university classes. So typical—a high-ranking officer abusing Navy resources for unnecessary security.

It isn’t long before Iskander realizes there’s more to his assignment than protecting the kid from benign harassment by homophobic classmates. Behind those piercings, eyeliner, and bad attitude, Troy Dalton is scared. Truly, deeply, scared.

Troy is indeed hiding something. Iskander is the only one who’s ever taken his fears seriously, which gives him hope. Yet Troy isn’t sure one lone, armed-to-the-teeth bodyguard is enough to keep him safe, especially since he can’t risk telling Iskander the truth.

As Iskander slowly gains Troy’s trust, the walls start coming down. And before they know it, the warmth between them explodes into real heat. Until suddenly Iskander realizes he’s a magnet for danger, not a shield.

Now he doesn’t know how to keep Troy safe—stay close, or get as far away from him as possible.

Warning: Contains a younger man with a thing for older men, and an older man who doesn’t usually have quite so much trouble resisting younger men. Author is not responsible for any bad academic habits that might result from watching these two “study” for their exams

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Categories: 4 Star Ratings, Book Review, JustJen's Reviews, LGBT, Published in 2014 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Book Review: Accepting His Wolf by Sunny Day

Reviewed by Nikyta

1Title: Accepting His Wolf
Author: Sunny Day
Heroes: Nathaniel/Rio
Genre: M/M Sci-Fi/Futuristic/Paranormal
Length: 156 Pages
Publisher: Siren-Bookstrand, Inc.
Release Date: July 9, 2014
Available at: Siren-Bookstrand, Amazon and Barnes & Noble
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb: Not even Legion, the force which helped expel the aliens that invaded their world decades ago, is immune to the rift between humans and shifters. When hostilities between the two factions escalate to a point of crisis in Legion station Boer, Legion decides to put a stop to mutual mistrust. They send in a new station commander and name a shifter as his deputy.

Neither Nathaniel nor Rio are supporters of this plan, but both know it has to be done. They aren’t expecting the attraction that flares between them, and soon they are involved in a relationship. All around them tensions are mounting as friends and enemies alike pursue their own agenda. Between violent attacks and sly political maneuvering, it’s hard to stay together. Then Nathaniel’s past rears its ugly head, threatening to destroy everything Nathaniel holds dear. When a cunning enemy makes his move, they have to stand united or lose everything.
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Categories: 4 Star Ratings, Book Review, LGBT, Nikyta's Reviews, Published in 2014 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Book Review: Blue Moon II: This is Reality by A.E. Via

Reviewed by JustJen

1Title: Blue Moon II: This is Reality
Author: A.E. Via
Series:  Blue Moon #2
Heroes: Pierce/Hawk, Shot/Fox
Genre: MM Contemporary
Length: 190 Pages
Publisher: A.E. Via
Release Date: September 26, 2014
Available at: Amazon and Barnes & Noble
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb:  The Story of: HAWK, PIERCE, SHOT & FOX WITH THE BEASTMASTERS

Pierce aka Strategic Intelligence Specialist, Backhander is back to flush out some of the DEA’s most notorious criminals, and he has one helluva’ team backing him up. The country’s most decorated Navy
Seals…the Beastmasters.

Pierce is more than capable of doing his job, but he has one insanely hot distraction that continuously causes him to second guess his hidden orientation–Dane Aramis, call-sign, Hawk. Hawk can see what most people can’t, and whether his sexy Pierce wants to admit it or not, he can see the brilliant man’s desire runs deep for him. Hawk is not the type of Seal to lose his man. Pierce will be his.

However, when Pierce and the Beastmasters are on their final assignment, the last person they expect to encounter with the opposition is rogue assassin… Omega. The man is unstoppable, and when he comes too close to what Hawk holds dear, the Beastmasters call on the only man that can control the lethal assassin. Omega’s faster more skilled brother, Alpha.

Bringing Alpha – the deadliest man in the world that has no allegiances and no alliances back into society may be disastrous for everyone involved. But, Hawk is willing to take that risk to keep Pierce safe.
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Categories: 4 Star Ratings, Book Review, JustJen's Reviews, LGBT, Published in 2014 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Debut Author Review: Matters of Courtship by C.M. Jackson

Reviewed by Nikyta

1Title: Matters of Courtship
Author: C.M. Jackson
Heroes: William Samuel Davis/Lucas O’Malley-Hamilton
Genre: M/M Alternate Reality/Contemporary
Length: 256 Pages
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Release Date: September 8, 2014
Available at: Dreamspinner Press, Amazon and Barnes & Noble
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Blurb: Crown Prince of the United Kingdom of America, William Samuel Davis, has recently been outted by the press. Worse yet, he’s been thrown into an arranged marriage with one of the stuffiest people he knows—one Lucas O’Malley-Hamilton. It’s a match made in hell, and William fully intends to make everyone see the error of their ways and send Lucas back home on the first available flight.

But things quickly get more complicated than William had thought possible as the Anti-Monarchy crowd uses his outting against him. As he is forced to face the realities of his position, he finds himself drawn to sides of Lucas he hadn’t known existed. Tensions rise throughout the country and in William’s world. While the situation absolutely refuses to improve, it can and will get worse.
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Categories: 4.5 Star Ratings, Book Review, Debut Authors, LGBT, Nikyta's Reviews, Published in 2014 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment