Posts Tagged With: sweet

Book Review: Beautiful Boy by Grace R. Duncan

Posted on November 23, 2015 by justjenbo

Reviewed by JustJen

Title: Beautiful Boy
Author: Grace R. Duncan
Heroes: Malcolm Tate/Kyle Bingham
Genre: MM Contemporary BDSM
Length: 280 pages
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Release Date: November 20, 2015
Available at: Amazon and Barnes & Noble
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb: Malcolm Tate hung up his flogger when his submissive sought out another Dom and landed in the hands of a serial killer. Convinced his lack of dominance sent his sub away, Mal has spent two years blaming himself for what happened. But when his best friend finally convinces him to go back to the local dungeon, Mal’s grateful. Especially when he wins beautiful, submissive, firmly closeted Kyle Bingham in a charity slave auction.

College grad Kyle hasn’t earned enough to move out of the loft his conservative, homophobic parents bought, much less to buy any of the other things still in their name. When he’s won at auction by the hot, amazing Mal, he’s shocked that anyone would want him. No one else seemed to—not his parents, his former Doms, or any of his disastrous dates.

But Mal does want him and Kyle lets his guard down, only to be outed to his parents. With his world crashing down, he must find a way to trust Mal—and their developing relationship—or risk losing everything.
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Categories: 4 Star Ratings, Book Review, JustJen's Reviews, LGBT, Published in 2015 | Tags: Age Gap, BDSM, Beautiful Boy, Closeted, Coming Out, Contemporary, Dreamspinner Press, Family Drama, Grace R. Duncan, Homophobia, M/M, sweet, The Blogger Girls | Leave a comment

Book Review: Winter Wonderland by Heidi Cullinan

Posted on November 19, 2015 by Nikyta

Reviewed by Nikyta

Title: Winter Wonderland
Author: Heidi Cullinan
Series: Minnesota Christmas #3
Heroes: Paul & Kyle
Genre: M/M Contemporary – Holiday
Length: 205 pages
Publisher: Samhain Publishing
Release Date: November 10, 2015
Available at: Samhain Publishing & Amazon
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb: Mr. Right can be a snow lot of fun.

Paul Jansen was the only one of his friends who wanted a relationship. Naturally, he’s the last single man standing. No gay man within a fifty-mile radius wants more than casual sex.

No one, that is, except too-young, too-twinky Kyle Parks, who sends him suggestive texts and leaves X-rated snow sculptures on his front porch.

Kyle is tired of being the town’s resident Peter Pan. He’s twenty-five, not ten, and despite his effeminate appearance, he’s nothing but the boss in bed. He’s loved Paul since forever, and this Christmas, since they’re both working on the Winter Wonderland festival, he might finally get his chance for a holiday romance.

But Paul comes with baggage. His ultra-conservative family wants him paired up with a woman, not a man with Logan’s rainbow connection. When their anti-LGBT crusade spills beyond managing Paul’s love life and threatens the holiday festival, Kyle and Paul must fight for everyone’s happily ever after, including their own.

Product Warnings: Contains erotic snow art, toppy twinks, and super-sweet holiday moments. Best savored with a mug of hot chocolate with a dash of spice.

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Categories: 4.5 Star Ratings, Book Review, LGBT, Nikyta's Reviews, Published in 2015 | Tags: Age Gap, artists, Contemporary, crazy meddling family, cute, Emotional Abuse, favorites, Heidi Cullinan, Holiday - Christmas, M/M, Medical Personnel, Samhain Publishing, series, Series - Minnesota Christmas, sweet, tear jerker, The Blogger Girls, unrequited, Winter Wonderland, yearning | Leave a comment

Book Review: Strong Enough by Cardeno C.

Posted on November 8, 2015 by thebloggergirls

Guest Reviewed by Morgan

Title: Strong Enough
Author: Cardeno C.
Series: Family #2
Heroes: Spencer Derdinger/Emilio Sanchez
Genre: MM Contemporary
Length: 220 Pages
Publisher: The Romance Authors
Release Date: October 14, 2015
Available at: Amazon and Barnes & Noble
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb: When a casual hookup turns into the potential for love, staid Spencer realizes he wants to build a life with vibrant Emilio.

When twenty-two-year-old Emilio Sanchez sees handsome Spencer Derdinger walking by his construction site, Emilio makes it his goal to seduce the shy professor. Getting Spencer into bed isn’t difficult, but Emilio soon learns that earning the trust of a man deeply hurt will take time and patience. With a prize like brilliant, sweet Spencer on the line, Emilio decides he is strong enough to face the challenge.

Spencer is surprised when he’s approached by the gorgeous construction worker he’s admired from the safety of his office window. Acting spontaneously for the first time in his thirty-eight years, Spencer takes Emilio home. When the casual hookup turns into the potential for love, Spencer realizes that if he wants to build a life with Emilio, he’ll need to be strong enough to slay his personal demons and learn to trust again.
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Categories: 5 Star Ratings, Book Review, Guest Reviewer, LGBT, Published in 2015 | Tags: Abuse, Age Gap, Cardeno C., Construction Worker, Contemporary, ED, Guest Reviewer - Morgan, Homophobia, Hurt/Comfort, insta love, interracial, M/M, May/December, Professor, Rape, Series - Family, Strong Enough, sweet, The Blogger Girls, The Romance Authors | Leave a comment

Book Review: Dogwood Days by Poppy Dennison

Posted on November 7, 2015 by thebloggergirls

Guest Reviewed by Gyn and Morgan

Title: Dogwood Days
Author: Poppy Dennison
Heroes: Jefferson Lee Davis/Zane Yarbrough
Genre: MM Contemporary
Length: 129 Pages
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Release Date: October 21, 2015
Available at: Amazon and Barnes & Noble
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb: Small town heroes and big town hearts.

Jefferson Lee Davis is happy with his life in the city until his favorite uncle has a bad fall and he rushes to Holly Creek to make sure Uncle Sherman is okay. Jefferson Lee knows how to navigate small Southern town’s politics and the residents greet him with open arms. Everyone but the town’s sheriff, Zane Yarbrough, that is.

Dogwood Days, the town’s biggest festival is looming, so Jefferson has to step up and take over his uncle’s job as the town blogger, even if that puts him right in the sheriff’s path. Quirky neighbors, meddling family, and a sassy best friend all come together to make Jefferson Lee’s life in Holly Creek a full-time adventure. When he loses his job back in the city, Jefferson Lee has to start a new job search that will take him away from the town he’s learning to think of as home. Will this big city boy find sweet romance in the arms of a small town sheriff or will the allure of the city call him back?
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Categories: 4.5 Star Ratings, Audio Review, Book Review, Guest Reviewer, LGBT, Published in 2015 | Tags: Author, Blogger, Clueless MC, Contemporary, cute, Dogwood Days, Dreamspinner Press, Festivals, Guest Reviewer - Gyn, Guest Reviewer - Morgan, Humorous, Journalist, Law Enforcement, M/M, Poppy Dennison, Sheriff, Small Town Romance, Southern, sweet, The Blogger Girls | Leave a comment

Book Review: The Prince’s Consort by Antonia Aquilante

Posted on November 3, 2015 by Nikyta

Reviewed by Nikyta

Title: The Prince’s Consort
Author: Antonia Aquilante
Series: Chronicles of Tournai #1
Heroes: Phillip & Amory
Genre: M/M Fantasy
Length: 290 pages
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Release Date: October 16, 2015
Available at: Dreamspinner Press & Amazon
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb: Legends tell of large cats defending the principality of Tournai, but such creatures have been lost to time.

Or have they?

Prince Philip inherited the throne at a young age, and since then, his life has centered around ruling his country and resisting those pressuring him to take a wife and conceive an heir—forcing him to hide his attraction to men. When kind-hearted Amory is offered to the prince in exchange for more time for Amory’s father to complete a commission, both Philip and Amory are horrified. But Philip agrees to keep Amory at the palace, where they gradually become friends, then lovers. For the first time in his life, Philip is free to share not only his heart, but the magical shape-shifting ability that runs in the royal bloodline.

Neither Amory nor Philip imagined falling in love, and they certainly don’t expect the lengths those who oppose their relationship will go to keep them apart—maybe even resorting to murder.
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Categories: 3 Star Ratings, Book Review, LGBT, Nikyta's Reviews, Published in 2015 | Tags: against all odds, Antonia Aquilante, artists, betrayal, cat shifters, cute, Dreamspinner Press, ex lovers as secondary characters, fantasy, injury/recovery, M/M, magic, Mpreg, royalty, series, Series - Chronicles of Tournai, sweet, The Blogger Girls, The Prince's Consort | Leave a comment

Book Review: A Fortunate Blizzard by L.C. Chase

Posted on November 2, 2015 by Nikyta

Reviewed by Nikyta

Title: A Fortunate Blizzard
Author: L.C. Chase
Heroes: Trevor & Marc
Genre: M/M Contemporary
Length: 179 pages
Publisher: Riptide Publishing
Release Date: November 2, 2015
Available at: Riptide Publishing & Amazon
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb: There are worse things than being stranded in a blizzard.

Artist Trevor Morrison has always appreciated the little things in life, treating each day as a gift. And with good reason: he’s been on the transplant-recipient list for too long now. When he learns just how numbered his days truly are, he resolves not to take them for granted. But he won’t be unrealistic, either—which means romantic commitments are off the table.

Marcus Roberts seems to have it all. He’s handsome, financially sound, and on the fast track to partnership at a prestigious law firm. In reality, though, his drive for success has meant no time for friends or relationships. Add in the fact that his family discarded him long ago, and he’s facing yet another holiday season alone.

When the biggest snowstorm to hit Colorado in decades leaves Marc and Trevor stranded at the same hotel, a chance encounter and a night of passion leads to more than either of them expected. Finding comfort in each other is a welcome surprise, but time is not on their side. Either they find a way to beat the odds, or they lose each other forever. Continue reading →

Categories: 4.5 Star Ratings, Book Review, LGBT, Nikyta's Reviews, Published in 2015 | Tags: A Fortunate Blizzard, against all odds, artists, Contemporary, favorites, Holiday - Christmas, Illness/Disease, L.C. Chase, Lawyers, M/M, older couples, Riptide Publishing, separated for a bit, sweet, tear jerker, The Blogger Girls, yearning | Leave a comment

Book Review: The Shape of Honey by Ki Brightly

Posted on October 31, 2015 by Nikyta

Reviewed by Nikyta

Title: The Shape of Honey
Author: Ki Brightly
Heroes: Yulian & Rolly
Genre: M/M Paranormal
Length: 350 pages
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Release Date: October 19, 2015
Available at: Dreamspinner Press & Amazon
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb: Yulian Volkov is an entrepreneur and lone werewolf who hates the city. At a pack meeting, he learns the only member he’s attracted to is being expelled for crimes unspecified. Yulian strikes a deal with the pack leader to allow Rolly Witten to live on his farm and work in his Meadery. Although enjoying handsome Rolly’s company, Yulian must tread carefully, since Rolly doesn’t trust him and the pack doesn’t acknowledge homosexuality exists. Meanwhile, Yulian stealthily courts Rolly by teaching him the value of his wolf side.

Rolly, who’s known he was gay since he was a teen, has accepted a life of solitude—and a life of crime. He has no desire to relocate. Yet Yulian’s trust in his ability to do honest work builds his confidence. As life is settling well for them, Rolly learns a friend from his old pack had a crush on him, and he’s torn between returning his friend’s feelings or pursuing the budding relationship with Yulian. But that’s not their worst problem. Assassins are trying to take out both wolves, and they need to figure out who wants them dead or all the trust and happiness they’re building together won’t matter.
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Categories: 4 Star Ratings, Book Review, LGBT, Nikyta's Reviews, Published in 2015 | Tags: assholes, closet cases, criminals, deception, Dreamspinner Press, emotionally damaged, grieving, injury/recovery, Ki Brightly, M/M, paranormal, Shifters, slow burn, sweet, taken, The Blogger Girls, The Shape of Honey, unrequited, UST, working together, yearning | 1 Comment

Book Review: Archangel’s Shadows by Nalini Singh

Posted on October 30, 2015 by Nikyta

Reviewed by Nikyta

Title: Archangel’s Shadows
Author: Nalini Singh
Series: Guild Hunter #7
Hero/Heroine: Ash & Janvier
Genre: M/F Urban Fantasy
Length: 384 pages
Publisher: Berkley
Release Date: October 28, 2014
Available at: Amazon
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb: In the wake of a brutal war, the archangel Raphael and his hunter consort, Elena, are dealing with the treacherously shifting tides of archangelic politics and the people of a battered but not broken city. The last thing their city needs is more death, especially a death that bears the eerie signature of an insane enemy archangel who cannot— should not—be walking the streets.

This hunt must be undertaken with stealth and without alerting their people. It must be handled by those who can become shadows themselves…

Ash is a gifted tracker and a woman cursed with the ability to sense the secrets of anyone she touches. But there’s one man she knows all too well without a single instant of skin contact: Janvier, the dangerously sexy Cajun vampire who has fascinated and infuriated her for years. Now, as they track down a merciless killer, their cat-and-mouse game of flirtation and provocation has turned into a profound one of the heart. And this time, it is Ash’s secret, dark and terrible, that threatens to destroy them both.
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Categories: 4.5 Star Ratings, Book Review, M/F, Nikyta's Reviews, Published in 2014 | Tags: Angels, Archangel's Shadows, Berkley, emotionally damaged, Friends to Lovers, injury/recovery, m/f, Mercenaries, multiple pairings, Nalini Singh, psychics, series, Series - Guild Hunter, suspense, sweet, The Blogger Girls, urban fantasy, vampires, warriors, working together | Leave a comment

Book Review: My Prince by Anna Martin

Posted on October 27, 2015 by thebloggergirls

Reviewed by Susan65

Title: My Prince
Author: Anna Martin
Heroes: George Maguire/Alexander van Amsberg
Genre: MM Contemporary
Length: 220 Pages
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Release Date: October 9, 2015
Available at: Amazon and Barnes & Noble
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb: After growing up in a rough part of town, George Maguire worked his way out of Manchester and to a career as a design engineer. Alexander van Amsberg, an architecture student at the University of Edinburgh, wasn’t the sort of guy he normally had explosive, hotel-room one-night-stands with. Alex was charming, classy, and, as George later learns, Prince of the Netherlands.

Fate brings them together again, and Alex makes sure to get his sexy stranger’s phone number this time. Despite all the reasons why they shouldn’t work, something clicks, and Alex thinks that this time, he might have found the right guy. But Alex’s aristocratic ex stirs up trouble in the press for George and his humble family, and Alex realizes he has to get real about having a boyfriend from the wrong side of town.

While George acknowledges his modest upbringing, he doesn’t let anyone insult his family. Life’s no fairy tale, and regardless of his royal title, Alex might destroy his one chance for happily ever after.
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Categories: 4 Star Ratings, Book Review, LGBT, Published in 2015, Susan65's Reviews | Tags: Anna Martin, Athlete, College, Coming Out, Contemporary, Design, Dreamspinner Press, Engineer, Family, M/M, My Prince, Road trip, royalty, Student, sweet, The Blogger Girls | Leave a comment

Book Review: Betrothed: A Faery Tale by Therese Woodson

Posted on October 22, 2015 by Nikyta

Reviewed by Nikyta

Title: Betrothed: A Faery Tale
Author: Therese Woodson
Heroes: Puck & Sky
Genre: M/M Fantasy/Paranormal
Length: 200 pages
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Release Date: September 23, 2015
Available at: Dreamspinner Press & Amazon
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb: Faery royalty have always married for duty rather than love. Prince Chrysanths should be no different—except with a human for a father, the prince known as Puck already is different. When he is betrothed against his will to Prince Sky, Puck flees to his father in the human world, only to have Sky follow.

Prince Sky Song of the Clouds isn’t thrilled with the prospect of marriage either, but is bound by duty to follow through. If he can’t win Puck over, the faery realm might very well dissolve into utter chaos. Too busy arguing, Puck and Sky are unaware there are others with a vested interest in seeing the betrothal fail. In a bid for Puck’s crown, they’ll seek to keep them apart, even as Puck and Sky realize that duty and love don’t always have to be mutually exclusive.
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Categories: 4 Star Ratings, Book Review, LGBT, Nikyta's Reviews, Published in 2015 | Tags: arranged marriage, assholes, Betrothed: A Faery Tale, cute, Dreamspinner Press, ex lovers as secondary characters, Fae, fantasy, injury/recovery, M/M, magic, paranormal, royalty, sweet, The Blogger Girls, Therese Woodson | Leave a comment

Posts Tagged With: sweet

Book Review: Beautiful Boy by Grace R. Duncan

Book Review: Winter Wonderland by Heidi Cullinan

Book Review: Strong Enough by Cardeno C.

Book Review: Dogwood Days by Poppy Dennison

Book Review: The Prince’s Consort by Antonia Aquilante

Book Review: A Fortunate Blizzard by L.C. Chase

Book Review: The Shape of Honey by Ki Brightly

Book Review: Archangel’s Shadows by Nalini Singh

Book Review: My Prince by Anna Martin

Book Review: Betrothed: A Faery Tale by Therese Woodson

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