Posts Tagged With: musicians

Book Review: Mending the Rift by Chris T. Kat

Posted on March 17, 2016 by Nikyta

Reviewed by Nikyta

Title: Mending the Rift
Author: Chris T. Kat
Heroes: Marcus & Luca
Genre: M/M Fantasy
Length: 214 pages
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Release Date: March 14, 2016
Available at: Dreamspinner Press & Amazon
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb: In a future where man’s ability to reproduce is severely compromised, humanity has adapted to survive. Breeders—male and female—have become precious commodities, and they are strictly guarded and subject to limitations.

Luca Walker is a breeder. Though he knows what’s expected of him as the youngest son of the Northern Confederacy’s Vice President, he’s held out against the pressures of an arranged marriage because he longs to marry for love, not duty. But he’s been promised to Colonel Liam Smith and there’s little he can do about it, no matter that Luca is secretly in love with his bodyguard, Marcus Gray.

When Luca finds himself pregnant with Marcus’s baby, Smith is furious and vows to take what is his—by force, if necessary. Now Luca must fight for his life and the life of his unborn child… as well as the love of Marcus and the happily ever after he’s always dreamed of.
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Categories: 4.5 Star Ratings, Book Review, LGBT, Nikyta's Reviews, Published in 2016 | Tags: abduction/kidnapping (actual), against all odds, Age Gap, Bodyguards, Chris T. Kat, cute, Dreamspinner Press, fantasy, Friends to Lovers, injury/recovery, M/M, Mending the Rift, Mpreg, musicians, sweet, The Blogger Girls, unrequited, yearning | Leave a comment

Audio Review: Encore by Shira Anthony

Posted on December 20, 2015 by thebloggergirls

Reviewed by: Morgan

Title: Encore
Author: Shira Anthony
Narrator: Andrew McFerrin
Series: Blue Notes #5
Heroes: Roger Nelson/John Fuchs
Genre: MM Contemporary
Length: 8 Hours, 57 Minutes
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Release Date: November 9, 2015
Available at: Amazon, Audible and iTunes
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb: Cool kid violinist Roger Nelson doesn’t give a damn about anything. Wannabe conductor John Fuchs is awkward, effeminate, and just figuring out he’s gay. Despite their differences, they become friends—then lovers—and after college, they try to make it work. But it’s the 1970s, and Roger can’t bring himself to admit he’s gay. Worse, after his brother is killed in Vietnam, Roger tries to live up to his memory and be the perfect son. Then after suffering one tragedy too many, he makes the biggest mistake of his life: Roger pushes John away.

Through the years, they dance around the truth and in and out of each other’s lives, never quite able to let go. Twenty years later, Roger still carries the pain of losing his dream of a brilliant career with him, while John is a superstar conductor with a wild reputation. John’s off-stage antics get him plenty of attention, good and bad, though deep down, he wants only Roger. Finally determined to hold on to what really matters, Roger asks John for another chance, and when John panics and runs, Roger has to convince him to listen to his heart.

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Categories: 5 Star Ratings, Audio Review, LGBT, Published in 2015 | Tags: AIDS, Andrew McFerrin, audio book, Closeted, Conductor, Contemporary, DNDT, Dreamspinner Press, Encore, Existing Characters, Friends to Lovers, Homophobia, Illness, M/M, musicians, OFY, Reunited, Second Chance, Series - Blue Notes, Shira Anthony, The Blogger Girls, Vietnam War, Violinist, Years of Separation | Leave a comment

Audio Review: Sloe Ride by Rhys Ford

Posted on November 22, 2015 by thebloggergirls

Reviewed by

Title: Sloe Ride
Author: Rhys Ford
Narrator: Tristan James
Series: Sinners #4
Heroes: Quinn Morgan/Rafe Andrade
Genre: MM Contemporary
Length: 9 hours, 11 minutes
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Release Date: November 10, 2015
Available at: Amazon, Audible and iTunes
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb: It isn’t easy being a Morgan. Especially when dead bodies start piling up and there’s not a damned thing you can do about it.

Quinn Morgan never quite fit into the family mold. He dreamed of a life with books instead of badges and knowledge instead of law—and a life with Rafe Andrade, his older brothers’ bad boy friend and the man who broke his very young heart.

Rafe Andrade returned home to lick his wounds following his ejection from the band he helped form. A recovering drug addict, Rafe spends his time wallowing in guilt, until he finds himself faced with his original addiction, Quinn Morgan—the reason he fled the city in the first place.

When Rafe hears the Sinners are looking for a bassist, it’s a chance to redeem himself, but as a crazed murderer draws closer to Quinn, Rafe’s willing to sacrifice everything—including himself—to keep his quixotic Morgan safe and sound.
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Categories: 5 Star Ratings, Audio Review, LGBT, Published in 2015 | Tags: audio book, Contemporary, Dreamspinner Press, drug addiction, Existing Characters, Friends to Lovers, Hurt/Comfort, M/M, Mental Disorder, Murder, musicians, Rhys Ford, rock stars, Series - Sinners, Sloe Ride, stalker, suspense, The Blogger Girls, Tristan James | Leave a comment

Book Review: A Door to the Heart by Thomas Grant Bruso

Posted on October 26, 2015 by thebloggergirls

Guest Reviewed by Morgan

Title: A Door to the Heart
Author: Thomas Grant Bruso
Heroes: Josh/Eddie
Genre:
Length: 63 Pages
Publisher: JMS Books, LLC
Release Date: October 4, 2015
Available at: Amazon and Barnes & Noble
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb: As Josh Tully returns home from running errands, he stumbles across a handsome man leaving his apartment complex. Distracted by the charming new stranger, Josh spills his groceries across the front stoop. As the new neighbor helps Josh pick up his belongings, a sudden surge of electricity sparks between the two young men.

When Eddie returns to Josh’s apartment with a fresh gallon of milk, a chance meeting turns into mutual attraction. But a severe case of pneumonia lands Josh in the hospital and Eddie stays at his side, and their budding friendship deepens.

Eddie is not the nesting type, and he does not stay in one place for long. But as days turn to weeks, something in Josh’s laid-back persona draws Eddie to the small Minnesota town of Gordonville and through the door of Josh’s heart.

Will Eddie decide to stay this time … and for how long?
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Categories: 1 Star Ratings, Book Review, Guest Reviewer, LGBT, Published in 2015 | Tags: A Door to the Heart, Contemporary, Geek, Guest Reviewer - Morgan, JMS Books, Location - Minnesota, M/M, musicians, Skater, Small Town Romance, The Blogger Girls, Third Person Present Tense, Thomas Grant Bruso, Young MCs | Leave a comment

Book Review: Forever Man by A.J. DeWall

Posted on May 3, 2015 by susan65coug Miss Behaving

Reviewed by Susan65

Title: Forever Man
Author: A.J. DeWall
Heroes: Ren/Cole
Genre: MM Contemporary
Length: 312 Pages
Publisher: Interlude Press
Release Date: August 5, 2014
Available at: Amazon and Barnes & Noble
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb: A bond forged in Catholic school, an unspoken attraction that outlasts years of separation and other relationships.

Ren and Cole never acted on that thing that always bubbled beneath the surface of their friendship, not until a chance encounter in a Santa Fe bar and a song that would tip the scales forced them to confront their feelings. Will the influence of a music superstar, a New York socialite and a mystical property manager finally bring them together, or will a history of missed opportunities, their own fears and an impending wedding keep them apart? Can they just have one night, and then walk away?

Forever Man is a story of the consequences of the choices we make, and how the courage to change can last a lifetime. Based on the fan fiction story, Someone Like You.
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Categories: 4.5 Star Ratings, Book Review, LGBT, Published in 2014, Susan65's Reviews | Tags: A.J. DeWall, Coming-of-Age, Contemporary, Forever Man, Friends to Lovers, Hurt/Comfort, Infidelity, Interlude Press, M/M, musicians, Reunited, Road trip, The Blogger Girls | Leave a comment

Book Review: Song of the Lonesome Cowboy

Posted on February 11, 2015 by justjenbo

Reviewed by JustJen

Title: Song of the Lonesome Cowboy
Author: Lynn Kelling
Series: Society of Masters
Heroes: Tucker Reynolds/Jess Grayville
Genre: MM Contemporary
Length: 270 Pages
Publisher: Fantastic Fiction
Release Date: February 10, 2015
Available at: Amazon
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb: Tucker Reynolds is a rising star in country music. The people from his record label tell him he’s destined to be one of the greats—but only if he fits the “good ol’ boy” image country fans expect from him. The trouble is, that’s not the kind of man’s man Tucker really wants to be. Forced into an unsavory relationship with a record executive and frustrated by his regrettably platonic relationship with his best friend and guitarist, Mags Palmer, Tucker turns to kinky sex with male prostitutes for release. Things hit Tucker’s limit when one of Tucker’s bandmates, Jess Grayville, begins to suspect what’s going on, and puts himself in danger to protect Tucker. Desperate for a way out of his troubles, Tucker realizes only honesty, love, and a true song can save himself and the man who stands by him.
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Categories: 4.5 Star Ratings, Book Review, JustJen's Reviews, LGBT, Published in 2015 | Tags: Abuse, Angst, BDSM, blackmail, Closeted, Contemporary, Country Singer, Cutting, Damaged Character, dark, Depression, Fantastic Fiction, Friends to Lovers, Hurt/Comfort, Lynn Kelling, M/M, musicians, Mystery/Suspense, Series - Society of Masters, Sex Workers, Song of the Lonesome Cowboy, The Blogger Girls | 1 Comment

Book Review: Minstrel’s Solstice by Nicole Dennis

Posted on December 27, 2014 by Nikyta

Reviewed by Nikyta

Title: Minstrel’s Solstice
Author: Nicole Dennis
Series: Celebrate! – 2014 Advent Calendar
Heroes: Cullan & Kerryll
Genre: M/M Fantasy
Length: 29 pages
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Release Date: December 1, 2014
Available at: Dreamspinner Press & Amazon
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb: A wasting plague swept over the Four Quadrants, changing how folks view the traveling guilds. Most travelers now make permanent contracts and settle in villages instead of continuing on the road. Needing to alter his lifestyle, Kerryll MacGhylle rides deep into the Northern Quadrant in search of a place to belong.

The Northern Duke, Cullan Gryffyn D’Antuono, accepts the contract of the frozen minstrel arriving during a powerful ice blizzard. He nurses Kerryll through the ravages of the sickness. Though they live at opposite ends of society, they have more in common than they realize.

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

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Categories: 3.5 Star Ratings, Book Review, LGBT, Nikyta's Reviews, Published in 2014 | Tags: Dreamspinner Press, fantasy, injury/recovery, M/M, magic, Minstrel's Solstice, musicians, Nicole Dennis, no sex, Series - Celebrate! - 2014 Advent Calendar, solstice, The Blogger Girls | Leave a comment

Book Review: Summer Symphony by Brandon Shire

Posted on December 14, 2014 by susan65coug Miss Behaving

Reviewed by Susan65

Title: Summer Symphony
Author: Brandon Shire
Heroes: Martin Zoric/Ren Wakahisa
Genre: MM Contemporary
Length: 164 Pages
Publisher: TPG Books
Release Date: October 1, 2014
Available at: TPG Books, Amazon and Barnes & Noble
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb: Martin Zoric had vivid dreams of fatherhood, of a small hand pressed to his, of pink dresses and girlish laughter. Then his wife had a stillbirth and his world fell apart.

He listened to the unwanted apologies, stood by his wife as was expected of him, and kept his façade strong and firm for the entire world to see.

But does he have the strength to let go and really grieve?

When Ren Wakahisa landed in Croatia he was hoping to escape the cultural pressures put on him to conform. His family wanted him to forsake love for duty. They viewed his happiness as secondary to familial prosperity.

Does he have the courage to be who he wants to be? Or, will he yield to their wishes?

Summer Symphony is the story of how two men find their answers and what they learn about strength, and grace, and the endurance of love
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Categories: 4 Star Ratings, Book Review, LGBT, Published in 2014, Susan65's Reviews | Tags: Bi-Sexual, Brandon Shire, Closeted, Contemporary, Family Drama, Grief, interracial, M/M, musicians, No HEA, Summer Symphony, tear jerker, The Blogger Girls, TPG Books | Leave a comment

Book Review: Let the Music Say I Do by J.D. Walker

Posted on December 13, 2014 by justjenbo

Reviewed by JustJen

Title: Let the Music Say I Do
Author: J.D. Walker
Series: Wedding Bell Blues Book 1
Heroes: Jared Page/Joey Seever
Genre: MM Contemporary
Length: 32 Pages
Publisher: J.D. Walker
Release Date: October 19, 2014
Available at: Amazon and Barnes & Noble
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb: Jared Page and Joey Seever have a complicated relationship. They’re ex-lovers and former band members who still play together musically on occasion. Whenever Joey needs someone to fill in for a gig, Jared is the one he calls, despite their past history and the fact that Joey hadn’t wanted to take their relationship to the next level — marriage — and then cheated on him. Jared still has feelings for Joey even after all these years, though he’s become bitter and resentful.

The next time Jared fills in for a gig, he finds out that Joey has slept with a band member named Grady. Worse, Joey messed things up by cheating on Grady just like he had with Jared. In the fallout that follows, Jared says and does some things he instantly regrets.

He knows their friendship is worth saving, and he wants another chance at Joey’s heart, too. But there are things in Joey’s past that keep him running from commitment. Can they mend their relationship? Will Jared be able to convince Joey that love is nothing to fear, and marriage is just music to which to say, “I Do?”
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Categories: 3.5 Star Ratings, Book Review, JustJen's Reviews, LGBT, Published in 2014 | Tags: (Watch Me) Break You, Contemporary, Infidelity, J.D. Walker, Let the Music Say I Do, M/M, musicians, Past Infidelity, Self-Published, Series - Wedding Bell Blues, Short Story, The Blogger Girls | 1 Comment

Book Review: Unicorns and Rainbow Poop by Sam Kadence

Posted on November 9, 2014 by Nikyta

Reviewed by Nikyta

Title: Unicorns and Rainbow Poop
Author: Sam Kadence
Series: Vocal Growth #2
Heroes: Dane/Bas
Genre: M/M Contemporary/Young Adult
Length: 260 pages
Publisher: Harmony Ink
Release Date: November 6, 2014
Available at: Dreamspinner Press, Amazon and Barnes & Noble
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb: Ex-boyband member Dane Karlson is struggling to overcome an eating disorder and a body dismorphic disorder. His fall through a glass table puts him in rehab and on the road to recovery. Then a friend dies. When depression causes him to lose ground, he calls for the only person he trusts—former bandmate Tommy. But Tommy doesn’t know how to help. He begs his friend Sebastian “Bas” Axelrod to aid them through the emotional struggle.

Bas, an openly gay high school student who’s recently lost his grandmother, is trying to survive his last few months of school before escaping to Stanford. Having just lost the only person in his family to care for him, he is victim to the cruelty of the others. His younger brother bullies him, and his parents are suing him for his gran’s inheritance. When Tommy calls, Bas can’t help but run to his side.

Together Dane and Bas find a middle ground, supporting each other through the lows, dancing together during the highs. They build friendships and plan for the prom and graduation, thinking positively as long as they are together.
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Categories: 4 Star Ratings, Book Review, LGBT, Nikyta's Reviews, Published in 2014 | Tags: bakers, body dismorphic disorder, chefs, Coming-of-Age, Contemporary, cute, Domestic abuse, eating disorder, emotionally damaged, famous, Friends to Lovers, Ginger-lovin, grieving, Harmony Ink Press, injury/recovery, just barely legal, M/M, minors, musicians, Past Abuse, Sam Kadence, school, series, sweet, The Blogger Girls, Unicorns and Rainbow Poop, yearning, Young Adult | Leave a comment

Posts Tagged With: musicians

Book Review: Mending the Rift by Chris T. Kat

Audio Review: Encore by Shira Anthony

Audio Review: Sloe Ride by Rhys Ford

Book Review: A Door to the Heart by Thomas Grant Bruso

Book Review: Forever Man by A.J. DeWall

Book Review: Song of the Lonesome Cowboy

Book Review: Minstrel’s Solstice by Nicole Dennis

Book Review: Summer Symphony by Brandon Shire

Book Review: Let the Music Say I Do by J.D. Walker

Book Review: Unicorns and Rainbow Poop by Sam Kadence

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