Posts Tagged With: musicians

Book Review: Diplomatic Relations by J.L. Langley

Posted on February 19, 2019 by Nikyta

Reviewed by Nikyta

Title: Diplomatic Relations
Author: J.L. Langley
Series: Sci-Regency #4
Heroes: Dalton & Blaise
Genre: M/M Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Length: 281 pages
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Release Date: February 19, 2019
Available at: Dreamspinner Press & Amazon
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb: A lusty special forces soldier who lives by his own set of rules, Dalton Fairfax decided long ago to stop wishing for his father’s love, and he found his calling. Now that he’s back home and between assignments, he finds himself at loose ends. When the opportunity arises to play bodyguard and help out his country, Dalton jumps at the chance. Not only does it keep him busy, but it just so happens that his charge is the man he saw on leave last month and hasn’t been able to get out of his head.

Heir to a dukedom and a conservative politician, Blaise Thompson strives to prove himself worthy of carrying on the family legacy as the next IN Councilman. However, his closest competitor keeps getting in the way and taking credit for Blaise’s ideas. Maintaining his stellar reputation isn’t easy to do while keeping his outrageous younger brother in line and foiling his rival’s personal attacks. He has no time for a guard and even less time for romance.

When a priceless antique goes missing, Blaise and Dalton discover that Regelance has larger problems than just IN plots. Now the only way to stop a scandal that threatens both of them is to compromise, and they are forced to confront the risk of losing everything… even each other. Continue reading →

Categories: 4.5 Star Ratings, Book Review, LGBT, Nikyta's Reviews, Published in 2019 | Tags: against all odds, crazy meddling family, Diplomatic Relations, Dreamspinner Press, emotionally damaged, fantasy, favorites, J.L. Langley, kidnapped, M/M, military, musicians, sci-fi, Scifi, series, Series - Sci-Regency, space, The Blogger Girls, warriors, working together, yearning | Leave a comment

Dual Book Review: Bad Habit by K.A. Mitchell

Posted on November 6, 2018 by thebloggergirls

Reviewed by Nikyta and Susan65

Title: Bad Habit
Author: K.A. Mitchell
Series: Bad in Baltimore #6
Heroes: Scott & Liam
Genre: M/M Contemporary
Length: 230 pages
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Release Date: November 6, 2018
Available at: Dreamspinner Press & Amazon
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb: Life is always looking for ways to screw you over. Scott McDermott survived the foster care system and knows better than to let anyone close, but Liam Walsh is his one vulnerability.

Twice Scott let down his guard, and twice Liam vanished from Scott’s life.

So when Scott comes face-to-face with Liam for the first time in six years, he punches Liam in the nose. Only after Scott’s friend—and Baltimore County police officer—Jamie reads him the riot act does Scott discover that in the intervening years Liam has been to war and lost his leg.

Liam hasn’t had the easiest life either. He took care of his drug-addicted mom when she was unable to take care of herself. He’s fallen in love with Scott twice, but when Liam saw Scott going down the same path as his mother, he left. The lesson that he can’t save everyone has been a painful one for Liam to learn. Maybe what he and Scott had can’t ever be fixed.

Scott and Liam have never fallen out of love—which becomes obvious when they start working together—but what will make this time any different from all the others? Will the third time really be a charm? Continue reading →

Categories: 4 Star Ratings, Book Review, LGBT, Nikyta's Reviews, Published in 2018, Susan65's Reviews | Tags: against all odds, Amputee, Angst, assholes, Bad Habit, band, Bar, Contemporary, cute, deception, disability, Dreamspinner Press, Drug Use, emotionally damaged, ex-lovers, Family Drama, forgiveness, Homeless, injury/recovery, K.A. Mitchell, M/M, musicians, Reunited, second chances, series, Series - Bad in Baltimore, singer, smokers, sweet, The Blogger Girls, unrequited, Veterans, Violence, warriors, yearning | Leave a comment

Book Review: The Spy’s Love Song by Kim Fielding

Posted on October 2, 2018 by thebloggergirls

Reviewed by Ami

Title: The Spy’s Love Song
Author: Kim Fielding
Series: Dreamspun Desires #67
Heroes: Jaxon Powers/Reid Stanfill
Genre: MM/Contemporary
Length: 200 Pages
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Release Date: October 2, 2018
Available at: Amazon and Barnes & Noble
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb: Jaxon Powers has what most only dream of: fame, fortune, gold records and GRAMMY awards, lavish hotel suites, and an endless parade of eager bedmates. He’s adored all over the world—even in the remote, repressive country of Vasnytsia, where the tyrannical dictator is a big fan. The State Department hopes a performance might improve American relations with a dangerous enemy. But it means Jaxon’s going in alone—with one exception. Secret agent Reid Stanfill has a covert agenda with global ramifications. Duty means everything to him, even when it involves protecting a jaded rock star. Jaxon and Reid’s mutual attraction is dangerous under Vasnytsia’s harsh laws—and matters get even worse when they’re trapped inside the borders. Romance will have to wait, assuming they make it out alive.
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Categories: 3.5 Star Ratings, Ami's Reviews, Book Review, LGBT, Published in 2018 | Tags: Bodyguard, Contemporary, Dreamspinner Press, Friends to Lovers, Kim Fielding, M/M, musicians, Mystery/Suspense, Rock Star, Secret Agent, Series - Dreamspun Desires, spy, The Blogger Girls, The Spy's Love Song | Leave a comment

Book Review: Escaping Indigo by Eli Lang

Posted on September 9, 2018 by susan65coug Miss Behaving

Reviewed by Susan65

Title: Escaping Indigo
Author: Eli Lang
Series: Escaping Indigo #1
Heroes: Micah/Bellamy
Genre: MM Contemporary
Length: 253 Pages
Publisher: Riptide Publishing
Release Date: July 17, 2018
Available at: Amazon and Barnes & Noble
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb: Micah thought he’d always be in a band. All he ever wanted was to play drums and make great music, but when his best friend and bandmate passes away, Micah is left adrift. The thing that’s always lifted him up is now a reminder of everything he’s lost.

In an attempt to put his life back together, Micah takes a job as roadie for his favorite band, Escaping Indigo. He’s always admired the lead singer, Bellamy. On stage, Bellamy is confident, glittery, and radiant. But as the two grow closer, Micah realizes that in person, Bellamy is quiet, introspective, and a little uncertain. And that’s the person Micah is falling for.

Micah is determined to know all of Bellamy, both the rock star side and the side hidden from the audience, the side that creates music that touches Micah’s heart. Bellamy has secrets of his own, though, things he doesn’t want to share with anyone. And trying to uncover Bellamy’s truths might be the thing that ends up pushing him away.
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Categories: 3 Star Ratings, Book Review, LGBT, Published in 2018, Susan65's Reviews | Tags: Anxiety, Depression, drummer, Eli Lang, Escaping Indigo, Grief, HFN, Melancholy, musicians, Riptide Publishing, Road trip, Roadie, Rock Star, Series - Escaping Indigo, singer, The Blogger Girls, touring | Leave a comment

Book Review: Falling into Love by Kris T. Bethke & Nell Iris

Posted on September 2, 2018 by Nikyta

Reviewed by Nikyta

Title: Falling into Love
Author: Kris T. Bethke & Nell Iris
Series: Family Found #1
Heroes: Liam & Austin
Genre: M/M Contemporary
Length: 112 pages
Publisher: JMS Books
Release Date: September 1, 2018
Available at: JMS Books & Amazon
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb: Liam O’Donoughue is happy with his life. He runs V Wilderness Adventures with his best friends, his chosen brothers, and gets to spend his days hiking in the gorgeous Adirondacks. What’s not to love? But when he meets Austin on a hike, he thinks he’s found something he didn’t even know was missing.

Austin Jock is content with his work as a radiology tech and playing bass in a cover band. Someday he wants to find his forever person but doesn’t believe in romantic fireworks and isn’t sure it’ll ever happen. Then Liam comes crashing into his life, igniting sparks. Huge, life-altering sparks.

The connection between the two men is instant, and things move fast. But Austin isn’t sure what to do with everything he’s feeling inside. Can Liam convince him falling in love is the easiest thing in the world?
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Categories: 4 Star Ratings, Book Review, LGBT, Nikyta's Reviews, Published in 2018 | Tags: Contemporary, cute, Falling Into Love, Ginger-lovin, injury/recovery, JMS Books, Kris T. Bethke, M/M, musicians, Nell Iris, Pets, Radiology Tech, series, Series - Family Found, sweet, The Blogger Girls | Leave a comment

Book Review: Riven by Roan Parrish

Posted on May 28, 2018 by susan65coug Miss Behaving

Reviewed by Susan65

Title: Riven
Author: Roan Parrish
Heroes: Theo & Caleb
Genre: M/M Contemporary
Length: 235 pages
Publisher: Loveswept
Release Date: May 29, 2018
Available at: Amazon
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb: Theo Decker might be the lead singer of Riven, but he hates being a rock star. The paparazzi, the endless tours, being recognized everywhere he goes—it all makes him squirm. The only thing he doesn’t hate is the music. Feeling an audience’s energy as they lose themselves in Riven’s music is a rush unlike anything else . . . until he meets Caleb Blake Whitman. Caleb is rough and damaged, yet his fingers on his guitar are pure poetry. And his hands on Theo? They’re all he can think about. But Caleb’s no groupie—and one night with him won’t be enough.

Just when Caleb is accepting his new life as a loner, Theo Decker slinks into it and turns his world upside-down. Theo’s sexy and brilliant and addictively vulnerable, and all Caleb wants is another hit. And another. That’s how he knows Theo’s trouble. Caleb can’t even handle performing these days. How the hell is he going to survive an affair with a tabloid superstar? But after Caleb sees the man behind the rock star, he begins to wonder if Theo might be his chance at a future he thought he’d lost forever.
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Categories: 4 Star Ratings, Book Review, LGBT, Published in 2018, Susan65's Reviews | Tags: Contemporary, Depressing, Drug addict, Family Drama, HEA, Heartbreaker, Loveswept, M/M, musicians, Riven, Road Trips, Roan Parrish, Rock Star, singer, The Blogger Girls, touring | Leave a comment

Book Review: A Timely Gift by Kris T. Bethke

Posted on December 26, 2017 by Nikyta

Reviewed by Nikyta

Title: A Timely Gift
Author: Kris T. Bethke
Series: 2017 Advent Calendar Daily – Stocking Stuffers
Heroes:Rory & Deacon
Genre: M/M Contemporary
Length: 39 pages
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Release Date: December 1, 2017
Available at: Dreamspinner Press & Amazon
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb: Sometimes the right gift can be life-changing….

On the solstice, Rory’s grandfather gives him a pocket watch that he claims will have Rory’s life sorted and his problems solved by Christmas. Rory starts out skeptical, but when he reconnects with an ex he never thought he’d see again, he has to admit there might be some holiday magic working after all.

Deacon’s life is in shambles, and he’s returned to Syracuse for a fresh start. Running into Rory again feels like much more than a coincidence, and neither of them can deny the passion between them is still smoldering. With the watch behaving oddly at just the right moments, Rory and Deacon might receive the gift of a lifetime—if they’re willing to accept it. Continue reading →

Categories: 4 Star Ratings, Book Review, LGBT, Nikyta's Reviews, Published in 2017 | Tags: Christmas, Contemporary, cute, Dreamspinner Press, ex-lovers, Holiday - Christmas, M/M, musicians, Pets, second chances, Series - 2017 Advent Calendar Daily - Stocking Stuffers, sweet, teachers, The Blogger Girls | Leave a comment

Book Review: Don’t Let the Light Go Out by L.A. Merrill

Posted on December 25, 2016 by Nikyta

Reviewed by Nikyta

Title: Don’t Let the Light Go Out
Author: L.A. Merrill
Series: 2016 Advent Calendar – Bah Humbug
Heroes: Ray & Josiah
Genre: M/M Contemporary
Length: 34 pages
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Release Date: December 1, 2016
Available at: Dreamspinner Press & Amazon
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb: Ray Fine would like to forget Hanukkah even exists. The holiday holds too many sad memories for the young widower. When he’s paired with new convert Josiah Wilson in a year-long welcoming program at his synagogue, he doesn’t know how he’ll get through eight days of celebration, let alone twelve months of guidance.

Josiah has enough on his plate—school, conversion, the holiday concert season—without becoming someone’s shoulder to cry on. But when he discovers there’s more to his new synagogue buddy’s sadness than a case of the “Hanukkah Blues,” he sets out to show Ray how much there is to live for.

The first blizzard of the season has other plans, though, and Hanukkah might be a lost cause if Ray and Josiah can’t plow through the snow—and their differences. Determined not to lose Ray to his own darkness, Josiah plans to teach him a lesson about the real Miracle of Light—and love.
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Categories: 4 Star Ratings, Book Review, LGBT, Nikyta's Reviews, Published in 2016 | Tags: Christmas, cute, Don't Let the Light Go Out, Dreamspinner Press, emotionally damaged, Holiday - Hanukkah, L.A. Merrill, M/M, musicians, Series - 2016 Advent Calendar - Bah Humbug, sweet, The Blogger Girls | Leave a comment

Book Review: Starstruck Anthology

Posted on September 11, 2016 by thebloggergirls

Reviewed by Ami

Title: Starstruck Anthology
Authors: L.A. Merrill, George Loveland, Sydney Blackburn, Charles Payseur, Asta Idonea, Jessica Payseur, Rob Rosen, Jay Starre, Elizabeth Coldwell, Bell Ellis, Avery Vanderlyle, M.T. Aspen, Nicki J. Markus
Series: Anthology
Genre: MM
Length: 320 Pages
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Release Date: September 12, 2016
Available at: Amazon
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb: Lights, camera, action!

To the average person, celebrities seem to have it all—money, fame, and droves of adoring fans lining up to fawn over them. But a life in the public eye can make romance challenging, and deep down, these guys are looking for the same thing as any other man: someone to share a steamy tryst with between acts or to ride off into the sunset with after the curtain has gone down. Luckily there are those willing to love the men behind the billboards and on-air personalities, and they’re looking for a private performance from their favorite drag queens, musicians, reality TV stars, actors, rodeo champions, and video game designers. Even superheroes and legendary defenders. Money and fame might not always equal happiness, but these celebrities will leave stars in their lovers’ eyes.
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Categories: 2 Star Ratings, 2.5 Star Ratings, 3.5 Star Ratings, 4 Star Ratings, Ami's Reviews, Book Review, LGBT, M/F, Published in 2016 | Tags: Actors, Anthology, artists, Asta Idonea, Avery Vanderlyle, Bell Ellis, Charles Payseur, chefs, Club Owners, cowboys, Defying Gravity, Directors, Drag Queens, Drastic Measure, Dreamspinner Press, Elizabeth Coldwell, fantasy, Gamers, Garden Variety, Gardeners, George Loveland, Jay Starre, Jessica Payseur, L.A. Merrill, Love Stage Left, M.T. Aspen, M/M, Marked by the Queen, musicians, Nicki J. Markus, Out on Stage, Paramedics, Pharmacists, Pride and Panoramas, Reality Show, Rob Rosen, Rodeo Champion, Shooting Star, Starstruck, Such Beautiful Music, Superheroes, Sydney Blackburn, The Blogger Girls, The Defender of Ruldan, The Ruby, Theater, Video Designers | Leave a comment

Book Review: Collision Course by Anne-Marie Flemming

Posted on May 31, 2016 by susan65coug Miss Behaving

Reviewed by Susan65

Title: Collision Course
Author: Anne-Marie Flemming
Heroes: Blue/Rhys
Genre: MM Contemporary
Length: 128 Pages
Publisher: Anne-Marie Flemming
Release Date: October 24, 2014
Available at: Amazon and Barnes & Noble
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb: Blue isn’t how most people picture a hardcore rock music fan – he’s self-conscious, delicate, a little nerdy and a lot neurotic. But when he catches the interest of Rhys – the lead singer of his favorite band Collision In Reverse – after a concert, Blue just can’t say no. Before he knows what’s happening, the band is back on the tour bus and Blue’s along for the ride.

While he enjoys living an adventure for the first time in his life, Blue has to work hard to keep the favor of distant, enigmatic Rhys. He’s clueless about life on tour and blunders his way from one awkward situation to the next, trying to fit in with the road crew, getting used to his status as a glorified groupie, and dealing with the mood swings of his selfish lover.

His guileless charm eventually wins over the crew, and even Rhys seems to be growing fond of Blue. But just as Blue dares to hope that he is more to the singer than a convenient warm body, his world falls apart in one heart-shattering night, and not even love may be enough to put the pieces back together.
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Categories: 4 Star Ratings, Book Review, LGBT, Published in 2014, Susan65's Reviews | Tags: Anne-Marie Flemming, Bad Behavior, bisexual, Collision Course, Contemporary, Groupie, HFN, Infidelity, M/M, musicians, Nerd/Geek, Reunited, Road trip, Rock Star, Self-Published, The Blogger Girls | Leave a comment

Posts Tagged With: musicians

Book Review: Diplomatic Relations by J.L. Langley

Dual Book Review: Bad Habit by K.A. Mitchell

Book Review: The Spy’s Love Song by Kim Fielding

Book Review: Escaping Indigo by Eli Lang

Book Review: Falling into Love by Kris T. Bethke & Nell Iris

Book Review: Riven by Roan Parrish

Book Review: A Timely Gift by Kris T. Bethke

Book Review: Don’t Let the Light Go Out by L.A. Merrill

Book Review: Starstruck Anthology

Book Review: Collision Course by Anne-Marie Flemming

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