Posts Tagged With: Short Story

Book Review: Somewhere to Be by Amy Yip

Posted on December 23, 2015 by thebloggergirls

Reviewed by Morgan

Title: Somewhere to Be
Author: Amy Yip
Series: Sleigh Ride – 2015 Advent Calendar
Heroes: Jamie/Nick
Genre: MM Contemporary
Length: 37 Pages
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Release Date: November 30, 2015
Available at: Amazon and Barnes & Noble
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb: Jamie Goh’s life took a downturn when he lost his job, and a bad relationship left him disillusioned and afraid to trust again. But his friends and family want to see him happy, even if he’s turned off by the idea of dating. Following a Christmas disaster that proves the UK really can’t handle snow, Jamie discovers not everyone is out to hurt him—and loyalty means something to some people—when a sweet guy goes above and beyond for him.

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Categories: 4 Star Ratings, Book Review, LGBT, Published in 2015 | Tags: Amy Yip, Asian, Blind Date, British, Contemporary, Dreamspinner Press, Evil Ex, Holiday - Christmas, M/M, Series - Sleigh Ride - 2015 Advent Calendar, Short Story, Snow Storm, Somewhere to Be, The Blogger Girls | Leave a comment

Book Review: Hearth and Home by E.T. Malinowski

Posted on December 18, 2015 by thebloggergirls

Reviewed by Morgan

Title: Hearth and Home
Author: E.T. Malinowski
Series: Sleigh Ride – 2015 Advent Calendar
Heroes: Thistle/Bayberry
Genre: MM Fantasy
Length: 56 Pages
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Release Date: November 30, 2015
Available at: Amazon and Barnes & Noble
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb: Thistle is a sweet elf with a kind heart. He tries his best to help all the other elves in Santa’s workshop. Unfortunately, Thistle tends to leave disaster in his wake despite his good intentions. He dreams of finding an elf who will love him in spite of his clumsiness, an elf he can make a home for. But what elf wants to live in constant peril? Thistle figures he should just stick with his anonymous treat baskets, especially where Bayberry, Santa’s production manager, is concerned.

Bayberry is a bit of a serious elf. A little distant from most of the North Pole crew, Bayberry is lonely. When another Thistle Incident occurs, pushing the production department behind schedule only a few weeks before Christmas, Bayberry gets a “suggestion” from The Big Guy to ask Thistle for help. What could an accident-prone elf do to assist him? But to Bayberry’s surprise, he might gain more than help with his monthly reports.

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Categories: 4.5 Star Ratings, Book Review, LGBT, Published in 2015 | Tags: Dreamspinner Press, E.T. Malinowski, elves, fantasy, Hearth and Home, Holiday - Christmas, Klutz, M/M, Mrs. Santa, Nerd/Geek, Santa, Series - Sleigh Ride - 2015 Advent Calendar, Short Story, The Blogger Girls, Yule | Leave a comment

Book Review: Forbidden by Scarlett Blackwell

Posted on December 14, 2015 by thebloggergirls

Reviewed by Susan65

Title: Forbidden
Author: Scarlett Blackwell
Heroes: David/Jeremy
Genre: MM Contemporary
Length: 85 Pages
Publisher: Nine Star Press
Release Date: November 30, 2015
Available at: Amazon and Barnes & Noble
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb: When things are forbidden, you merely want them more…

Vice-president David should have had it all–nice cars, the most expensive restaurants and the finest clothes. But he hides a secret from all his colleagues–he’s gay. He’s too scared to come out at work so he spends his evenings cruising for company and frequenting strip clubs. In one such place, he meets pole dancer Jeremy, a young man with problems of his own. Jeremy’s controlled by his boss Donny and soon David’s interest starts to spell danger for them both…
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Categories: 4 Star Ratings, Book Review, LGBT, Published in 2015, Susan65's Reviews | Tags: Class Differences, Closeted, Contemporary, Dancer, Drug/Alcohol Use, Dub-Con, Executive, Forbidden, M/M, Nine Star Press, rent boy, Rich Man/Poor Man, Scarlett Blackwell, Sex industry, Sex Worker, Short Story, The Blogger Girls, Violence | Leave a comment

Book Review: Menorahs and Mistletoe by Jess Roth

Posted on December 14, 2015 by thebloggergirls

Reviewed by Morgan

Title: Menorahs and Mistletoe
Author: Jess Roth
Series: Sleigh Ride – 2015 Advent Calendar
Heroes: Martin/Tim
Genre: MM Contemporary
Length: 59 Pages
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Release Date: November 30, 2015
Available at: Amazon and Barnes & Noble
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb: If nothing else, Hanukkah this year will be interesting. Single dad Martin’s six-year-old daughter, Sara, is determined to get him a new “friend.” Martin isn’t even sure he wants to step back into the pool, much less go out with the mall elf they met while shopping for gifts. But he’s starting to get to know the cute receptionist at work, Tim, and thinking maybe the whole dating thing isn’t such a terrible idea. Too bad things are never that simple.

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Categories: 3.5 Star Ratings, Book Review, LGBT, Published in 2015 | Tags: Age Gap, bisexual, Dreamspinner Press, Holiday - Hanukkah, Jess Roth, M/M Contemporary, May/December, Men with kids, Menorahs and Mistletoe, Series - Sleigh Ride - 2015 Advent Calendar, Short Story, Single Father, The Blogger Girls, Work Relationships | Leave a comment

Book Review: Grateful for You by J.D. Walker

Posted on December 13, 2015 by susan65coug Miss Behaving

Reviewed by Susan65

Title: Grateful for You
Author: J.D. Walker
Heroes: Jared Gillespie/Walt Schneider
Genre: MM Contemporary
Length: 33 Pages
Publisher: JMS Books
Release Date: November 29, 2015
Available at: Amazon and Barnes & Noble
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Blurb: Jared Gillespie left the family farm five years ago because Walt Schneider cheated on him. With a woman. What he didn’t realize was that Walt, the man he still loves, was trying to tell him something, and it takes a trip home to figure it out.

After Jared’s mother convinces him to return for Thanksgiving, Jared discovers Walt is a daddy now, of all things. His daughter’s name is Casey — Jared’s middle name. When Jared and Walt confront each other, the resulting confrontation causes Jared to realize he may have pushed Walt to cheat because of his overbearing ways. But would Walt be interested in trying again, after all this time?

Because a man doesn’t name his daughter after his ex-lover if he’s over him, no matter what he pretends to the contrary. Maybe Thanksgiving is a time to be grateful: for second chances, and for love found, not lost.
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Categories: 2.5 Star Ratings, Book Review, LGBT, Published in 2015, Susan65's Reviews | Tags: Contemporary, Established couple, Family Drama, Grateful for You, Infidelity, J.D. Walker, JMS Books, M/M, Men with kids, Reunited, Second Chance, Short Story, The Blogger Girls | Leave a comment

Book Review: Four Alternative Christmas Presents by Tam MacNeil

Posted on December 13, 2015 by thebloggergirls

Reviewed by Morgan

Title: Four Alternative Christmas Present
Author: Tam MacNeil
Series: Sleigh Ride – 2015 Advent Calendar
Heroes: Matt/Jake
Genre: MM Sci-Fi
Length: 24 Pages
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Release Date: November 30, 2015
Available at: Amazon and Barnes & Noble
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb: It’s Christmas Eve, and newly minted superhero Matt AKA “Strong Man” is in the middle of taking down one of Central City’s most notorious criminals, the mesmerist and villain Dr. Destructo. It’s Matt’s first mission, and he’s working with his idol and secret crush, Jake X-Ray. He doesn’t want anything to go wrong.

Unfortunately for him, everything goes wrong. Soon Matt finds himself racing through alternative presents, trying to capture Dr. Destructo and trying to figure out why all the Matts in these other scenarios have the one thing he really wants—a relationship with Jake.
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Categories: 2.5 Star Ratings, Book Review, LGBT, Published in 2015 | Tags: Dreamspinner Press, enemies to lovers, Four Alternative Christmas Presents, Holiday - Christmas, M/M, paranormal, sci-fi, Series - Sleigh Ride - 2015 Advent Calendar, Short Story, Superheroes, Tam MacNeil, The Blogger Girls | Leave a comment

Book Review: Blame it on the Fruitcake by Pat Henshaw

Posted on December 12, 2015 by thebloggergirls

Reviewed by Morgan

Title: Blame it on the Fruitcake
Author: Pat Henshaw
Series: Sleigh Ride – 2015 Advent Calendar
Heroes: Sam McGuire/Jay Merriweather
Genre: MM Contemporary
Length: 36 Pages
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Release Date: November 30, 2015
Available at: Amazon and Barnes & Noble
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb: Fruitcake is the laughingstock of the holiday season. But can it be an aphrodisiac instead? Motorcycle mechanic Sam McGuire is surprised to find a gaily wrapped box on his doorstep with a piece of fruitcake accompanying an invitation to a holiday party.

Wondering if he’ll fit in, Sam attends the party—mostly to get more of the fruitcake he falls in love with—and meets Jay Merriweather, his new neighbor. The lure of Jay’s big family and its holiday tradition of enjoying Grandma’s fruitcake hook Sam, as does the sexy man himself.

But Sam can’t imagine why handsome, college-educated Jay would want someone like him, who was raised in a children’s home and barely graduated high school. Maybe the magic of the holiday season can help two men who seem so different come together like the ingredients in a well-made fruitcake.
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Categories: 4 Star Ratings, Book Review, LGBT, Published in 2015 | Tags: Blame it on the Fruitcake, Blue Collar/White Collar, Contemporary, Dreamspinner Press, Holiday - Christmas, M/M, mechanic, no sex, Orphan, Pat Henshaw, Series - Sleigh Ride - 2015 Advent Calendar, Short Story, The Blogger Girls | 1 Comment

Book Review: Grateful by Kim Fielding

Posted on December 10, 2015 by thebloggergirls

Reviewed by Morgan

Title: Grateful
Author: Kim Fielding
Series: Sleigh Ride – 2015 Advent Calendar
Heroes: Nate Roth/Gio DiPietro
Genre: MM Contemporary
Length: 40 Pages
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Release Date: December 1, 2015
Available at: Amazon and Barnes & Noble
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb: Nate Roth’s latest dumb stunt has left him with a broken arm, black eye, and stitched chin—and extra trepidation about visiting his family for Hanukkah. He fears his relatives will put him through another round of criticism for his foolish choices and his nonexistent love life. Several mishaps during his short journey to his parents’ house don’t bode well. But along the way he meets impossibly gorgeous Gio DiPietro—and maybe it’s time for Nate’s risk-taking impulses to turn out well for a change.

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Categories: 4.5 Star Ratings, Book Review, LGBT, Published in 2015 | Tags: Contemporary, Dreamspinner Press, Grateful, Holiday - Hanukkah, humor, Kim Fielding, Klutz, M/M, Nerd/Geek, No Angst, Series - Sleigh Ride - 2015 Advent Calendar, Short Story, The Blogger Girls | Leave a comment

Book Review: Say It With Ink by C.C. Dado

Posted on December 8, 2015 by thebloggergirls

Reviewed by Morgan

Title: Say It With Ink
Author: C.C. Dado
Series: The Seattle Chronicles
Heroes: Levi/Jamie
Genre: MM Contemporary
Length: 61 Pages
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Release Date: December 2, 2015
Available at: Amazon and Barnes & Noble
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb: Levi can remember the exact moment the projection of his life changed entirely, from homeless dropout to college graduate. It was the day he found Jamie Donovan standing on his front porch—the boy Levi had secretly drooled over from afar would become the best friend he secretly drooled over up close.

When Levi gets a full ride scholarship but Jamie doesn’t, Jamie becomes an exotic dancer to help pay his tuition. Watching Jamie perform is pure torture for Levi, and hiding how he really feels starts to take its toll. And when the hot new guy from his Econ class hits on him, Levi has to decide just how long he’s going to stay devoted to his straight best friend.
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Categories: 3.5 Star Ratings, Book Review, LGBT, Published in 2015 | Tags: bisexual, C.C. Dado, College Students, Coming Out, Contemporary, Dreamspinner Press, Friends to Lovers, GFY, GoGo Dancers, M/M, NA, Nerd/Jock, PNW, Say It With Ink, Series - The Seattle Chronicles, Short Story, tattoos, The Blogger Girls | Leave a comment

Book Review: Christmas Miracles of a Recently Fallen Spruce by Brandon Witt

Posted on December 7, 2015 by thebloggergirls

Reviewed by Morgan

Title: Christmas Miracles of a Recently Fallen Spruce
Author: Brandon Witt
Series: Sleigh Ride – 2015 Advent Calendar
Heroes: Paxton Peterson/Logan Charles
Genre: MM Contemporary
Length: 25 Pages
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Release Date: November 30, 2015
Available at: Amazon and Barnes & Noble
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb: Paxton Peterson’s favorite day of the year is his annual Gay Boy Christmas dinner. He’s checked and double-checked his to-do list, because nothing stresses him out like the unexpected. Confident everything will run smoothly, Paxton embarks on his yearly snowshoed hike through the Rocky Mountains near his home. His perfectly planned evening is cut short by Logan Charles’s careless enjoyment of his brother’s snowmobile, and Paxton is stranded in the woods. It’s the worst thing that could’ve possibly happened to him—or maybe the best.
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Categories: 4.5 Star Ratings, Book Review, LGBT, Published in 2015 | Tags: Christmas Miracles of a Recently Fallen Spruce, Contemporary, Dreamspinner Press, Geek/Jock, Hiking, Holiday - Christmas, humor, Location - Colorado, M/M, Series - Sleigh Ride - 2015 Advent Calendar, Short Story, Snow, The Blogger Girls | Leave a comment

Posts Tagged With: Short Story

Book Review: Somewhere to Be by Amy Yip

Book Review: Hearth and Home by E.T. Malinowski

Book Review: Forbidden by Scarlett Blackwell

Book Review: Menorahs and Mistletoe by Jess Roth

Book Review: Grateful for You by J.D. Walker

Book Review: Four Alternative Christmas Presents by Tam MacNeil

Book Review: Blame it on the Fruitcake by Pat Henshaw

Book Review: Grateful by Kim Fielding

Book Review: Say It With Ink by C.C. Dado

Book Review: Christmas Miracles of a Recently Fallen Spruce by Brandon Witt

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