Posts Tagged With: suspense

Book Review: Sedition by Alicia Cameron

Posted on August 12, 2015 by justjenbo

Reviewed by JustJen

25305816Title: Sedition
Author: Alicia Cameron
Series: Demoted #2
Heroes: Sascha/Cashiel
Genre: MM Fantasy
Length: 205 Pages
Publisher: Forbidden Fiction
Release Date: August 11, 2015
Available at: Amazon
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Blurb:  Sascha’s world changed when Cashiel Michaud bought him, rescuing him from a brothel and a life of torture. They developed a sexual relationship, but can their relationship amount to more than that? Deceit, lies, and political scandal color not only their world, but their relationship, and dark figures from both men’s pasts threaten to intrude on the few moments of peace they have. A slave is never safe from harm, nor is an outcast family member. In the end, are Sascha and Cash strong enough to face the challenges, or will they be torn apart forever?
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Categories: 4.5 Star Ratings, Book Review, JustJen's Reviews, LGBT, Published in 2015 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Book Review: Saving Kane by Michele Michael Rakes

Posted on August 11, 2015 by justjenbo

Reviewed by JustJen

22907477Title: Saving Kane
Author: Michele Michael Rakes
Heroes: Kane Abel/Garrett Young
Genre: MM Contemporary
Length: 235 Pages
Publisher: Loose Id
Release Date: August 12, 2014
Available at: Amazon and Barnes & Noble
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb:  A twenty-something paramedic suffering from PTSD and a failing relationship with his high school sweetheart becomes embroiled in the tragic life of a young, gay man brutally beaten, raped, and left for dead.

Kane Abel can’t help falling for his caregiver, the handsome paramedic who saves his life, but he’s resistant. The one time Kane threw caution to the wind, he was left with a wired jaw and a tracheostomy. He can’t take much more hurt. But with his attacker’s promise to return, Kane lives in a constant state of fear, and with the ever-present paramedic, arousal.

Garrett Young struggles with the question of his sexuality, unable to get Kane out of his mind even as he fights against the demise of his long-time engagement with his girlfriend Amanda. Every day is complicated by his ongoing battle with PTSD and alcoholism, compounded by his fear for Kane’s life.
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Categories: 4.5 Star Ratings, Book Review, JustJen's Reviews, LGBT, Published in 2014 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Book Review: Use by C.D. Reiss

Posted on March 29, 2015 by justjenbo

Reviewed by JustJen

1Title: Use
Author: C.D. Reiss
Series: Songs of Perdition #2
Heroine/hero:  Fiona/Deacon
Genre: MF Erotica
Length: 151 Pages
Publisher: C.D. Reiss
Release Date: June 23, 2014
Available at: Amazon and Barnes & Noble
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Blurb:  In the end, did I stab him to be free of him? And free to what? Fuck? Snort? Party? Or free to be normal?
It was a very interesting situation, up there on Maundy,” Elliot said.

“Nothing like it in the world. It’s a safe place for people like me.”

“People like you? Can you be more specific?” He ran his finger on the edge of his blotter, and a chill went up my inner thighs.

“People like me means, I don’t know. Fuckers. We fuck because it’s what we do. Bus drivers drive. Accountants account. Policemen police. I’m a fucker. I fuck.”
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Categories: 4 Star Ratings, Book Review, JustJen's Reviews, M/F, Published in 2014 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Book Review: Kick by C.D. Reiss

Posted on March 27, 2015 by justjenbo

Reviewed by JustJen

1Title: Kick
Author: C.D. Reiss
Series: Songs of Perdition #1
Heroine/hero: Fiona/Deacon
Genre: MF Erotica
Length: 120 Pages
Publisher: C.D. Reiss
Release Date: May 5, 2014
Available at: Amazon and Barnes & Noble
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Blurb:  Fiona Drazen, sex addict, submissive slave, celebutante, trapped in a mental ward until Dr. Elliot Chapman can help her remember why she’s there. But once she does, she might not want to go home to the Master she tried to kill.

***This is the first of a serial. It’s about 120 pages and ends in a cliffhanger, because that’s how I roll. There’s also a ton of drug use, and educated men who like dirty sex, because that’s also how I roll***

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

Book Review: Control by Kol Anderson

Posted on February 3, 2015 by justjenbo

Reviewed by JustJen

1Title: Control
Author: Kol Anderson
Heroes: Justin/Daniel
Genre: MM Contemporary
Length: 42 Pages
Publisher: Kol Anderson
Release Date: January 30, 2015
Available at: Amazon
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Blurb:  Justin loves Daniel Madsen but Daniel wants nothing more to do with him than use him as a booty call. Daniel is always the one with control of whatever form of relationship they have. But when Justin finds out a dark secret about Daniel’s life, Daniel might have to give up control and see what Justin’s all about.
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Book Review: Unbreakable by Kami Garcia

Posted on January 12, 2015 by Nikyta

Reviewed by Nikyta

12371862Title: Unbreakable
Author: Kami Garcia
Series: The Legion #1
Heroine/Hero: Kennedy/Jared/Lukas
Genre: M/F YA Paranormal Suspense
Length: 322 pages
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Release Date: October 1, 2013
Available at: Amazon
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Blurb: I never believed in ghosts. Until one tried to kill me.

When Kennedy Waters finds her mother dead, her world begins to unravel. She doesn’t know that paranormal forces in a much darker world are the ones pulling the strings. Not until identical twins Jared and Lukas Lockhart break into Kennedy’s room and destroy a dangerous spirit sent to kill her. The brothers reveal that her mother was part of an ancient secret society responsible for protecting the world from a vengeful demon — a society whose five members were all murdered on the same night.

Now Kennedy has to take her mother’s place in the Legion if she wants to uncover the truth and stay alive. Along with new Legion members Priest and Alara, the teens race to find the only weapon that might be able to destroy the demon — battling the deadly spirits he controls every step of the way.
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Categories: 4.5 Star Ratings, Book Review, M/F, Nikyta's Reviews, Published in 2013 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Book Review: Into the Divide by Sandra Bard

Posted on January 2, 2015 by Nikyta

Reviewed by Nikyta

22716776Title: Into the Divide
Author: Sandra Bard
Series: The Divide Universe #1
Heroes: Tarn & Calvin
Genre: M/M Fantasy/Sci-fi
Length: 35k words
Publisher: Less Than Three Press
Release Date: September 3, 2014
Available at: Less Than Three Press & Amazon
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Blurb: Nullands: Sections of a series of planets sealed off by an energy barrier, called the Divide, filled with danger, where technology does not work.

Tarn is part of the Death Squad, a criminal given a second chance by agreeing to risk his life over and over again in the Nullands. His latest mission is the kind he usually avoids: babysit an inexperience lab tech while they hunt down the dangerous creature that escaped a research lab.

Calvin is the lab tech given the unenviable task of hunting down the creature that escaped his lab, after it killed his friend and five others. An assignment he mostly landed for refusing to sleep with his boss, he knows damn good and well he’s being sent to die. What he doesn’t expect is Tarn, or how far he’s willing to go to survive.
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