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Book Review: The Witchstone Amulet by Mason Thomas

Posted on August 28, 2019 by thebloggergirls

Reviewed by Ami & Nikyta

Title: The Witchstone Amulet
Author: Mason Thomas
Heroes: Hunter & Dax
Genre: M/M Fantasy
Length: 293 pages
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Release Date: August 27, 2019
Available at: Dreamspinner Press & Amazon
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb: Protect it at all costs.

That’s what rugby player Hunter Best’s mother told him before she died. But when Hunter surprises an intruder in his Chicago apartment, he discovers her amulet stolen. Hunter pursues the thief—all the way through a strange vortex. He wakes in a bizarre and violent world, a benighted realm on the threshold of civil war.

The queen has become a ruthless tyrant, punishing any who oppose her, weakening the kingdom’s defenses against the brutal Henerans. To survive, Hunter must depend on the man who robbed him, a handsome former spy named Dax, now a leader of the resistance that believes the queen is an imposter—a Heneran disguised by magic… who also looks identical to Hunter’s mother.

There’s no love lost between Hunter and Dax, and even if Hunter grudgingly agrees with the resistance, he just wants to reclaim his property and go home. But he might be the only one who can oppose the queen and end her reign of terror. Continue reading →

Categories: 3.5 Star Ratings, 4 Star Ratings, Ami's Reviews, Book Review, Guest Reviewer, LGBT, Nikyta's Reviews, Published in 2019 | Tags: Adventure, against all odds, assholes, betrayal, criminals, Dreamspinner Press, enemies to lovers, fantasy, High Fantasy, injury/recovery, M/M, magic, Mason Thomas, royalty, taken, The Blogger Girls, The Witchstone Amulet, warriors | Leave a comment

Book Review: A Trust to Follow by Diana Waters

Posted on July 18, 2018 by Nikyta

Reviewed by Nikyta

Title: A Trust to Follow
Author: Diana Waters
Series: Wild Magics #1
Heroes: Daymon & Rhyder
Genre: M/M Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Length: 64 pages
Publisher: eXtasy Books
Release Date: June 1, 2018
Available at: Amazon
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb: Daymon is the second prince of a kingdom in which Evokers—those who possess intuitive magical abilities—have long since been treated with fear and mistrust. Marked as an Evoker himself, Daymon is captured by those who wish to take advantage of these powers. Now, the prince must put his faith in Rhyder, the captain of his guards—and the man Daymon has claimed as his own—to free him.
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Categories: 4 Star Ratings, Book Review, LGBT, Nikyta's Reviews, Published in 2018 | Tags: A Trust to Follow, against all odds, Age Gap, cruelty abuse, Diana Waters, existing relationships, Extasy Books, fantasy, injury/recovery, just barely legal, M/M, magic, military, PTSD, royalty, sci-fi, series, Series - Wild Magics, taken, The Blogger Girls, warriors | Leave a comment

Book Review: Witchbane by Morgan Brice

Posted on July 3, 2018 by thebloggergirls

Reviewed by Nikyta

Title: Witchbane
Author: Morgan Brice
Heroes: Seth & Evan
Genre: M/M Paranormal
Length: 244 pages
Publisher: Darkwind Press
Release Date: February 19, 2018
Available at: Amazon
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb: Seth Tanner and his brother Jesse’s fun evening debunking local urban legends ends with Jesse’s gruesome murder. Seth vows revenge on Jesse’s killer – too bad the murderer has been dead for a hundred years. Seth uncovers a cycle of ritual killings that feed the power of a dark warlock’s immortal witch-disciples, and he’s hell bent on stopping Jackson Malone from becoming the next victim. He’s used to risking his neck. He never intended to risk his heart.
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Categories: 2.5 Star Ratings, Book Review, LGBT, Nikyta's Reviews, Published in 2018 | Tags: against all odds, betrayal, deception, emotionally damaged, ghosts, Hidden Identity, M/M, magic, Morgan Brice, paranormal, secret identity, taken, The Blogger Girls, too much sex, warriors, Way Too Much Honey, Witchbane, working together | Leave a comment

Book Review: The Foxling Soldati by Charlie Cochet

Posted on September 28, 2017 by Nikyta

Reviewed by Nikyta

Title: The Foxling Soldati
Author: Charlie Cochet
Series: Soldati Hearts #2
Heroes: Toka & Rayner
Genre: M/M Fantasy
Length: 102 pages
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Release Date: August 16, 2017
Available at: Dreamspinner Press & Amazon
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb: Foxling Toka has served the Soldati king for centuries, and now he attends to the kingdom’s cherished Soldati prince. It’s a position of honor, and as Toka helps the once-human prince adapt to their magical realm, he finds joy in their friendship. He also grows bolder in his encounters with Rayner, Soldati warrior and the king’s second. But the laws are clear: servants and Soldati are not permitted to mate. It doesn’t matter that Toka lost his heart to the dashing cad long ago.

Rayner never imagined he would fall in love with a servant, but the clever and beautiful foxling has ensnared him, and he resents the regulations keeping them apart. When an arrogant and spiteful king visits from a neighboring realm, Rayner is in danger of losing everything. But Soldati warriors don’t surrender, and he intends to fight all the harder to keep Toka where he belongs—in Rayner’s arms.
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Categories: 3.5 Star Ratings, Book Review, LGBT, Nikyta's Reviews, Published in 2017 | Tags: against all odds, betrayal, cat shifters, Charlie Cochet, cute, deception, Dreamspinner, fantasy, injury/recovery, M/M, magic, mates, military, series, Series - Soldati Hearts, Shifters, sweet, taken, The Blogger Girls, The Foxling Soldati, Unrequited Love, warrior, warriors | 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: Protector of the Alpha by Parker Williams

Posted on December 3, 2014 by Nikyta

Reviewed by Nikyta

Title: Protector of the Alpha
Author: Parker Williams
Series: Shifting Needs
Heroes: Jake Davis/Zakiya Incekara
Genre: M/M Paranormal/New Adult
Length: 195 Pages
Publisher: Parker Williams
Release Date: November 10, 2014
Available at: Amazon, Smashwords and Barnes & Noble
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb: Adopted at an early age by a wealthy family, Jake Davis has always seemed to have an easy life. Even in college he was blessed with good grades and an apparently clear path to a pro football career. Good thing his best friend keeps hanging around to keep his head from getting too swollen.

Zakiya Incekara has always been…odd. Being fluent in six languages and having a flair for international cooking should open the world to him, but those skills leave him isolated.

When Jake sees Zak for the first time, with water beading down his slender form, something inside him shifts, and it hungers for Zak. To have him. To claim him. And Jake knows that whatever it is, it won’t be denied.

When they are approached by a man who claims knowledge of a secret past they share, Jake and Zak are thrust into a world they would never have believed existed. The forests of Alaska might seem an odd place to find your destiny, but these men will meet the challenges head on, as they learn that sometimes you have to make sacrifices to be Protector of the Alpha.
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Categories: 4 Star Ratings, Book Review, LGBT, Nikyta's Reviews, Published in 2014 | Tags: cat shifters, cute, injury/recovery, M/M, magic, mates, New Adult, paranormal, Parker Williams, Protector of the Alpha, Self-Published, series, Series - Shifting Needs, Shifters, sweet, taken, The Blogger Girls, virgins | Leave a comment

Vampire Week Review: Venomoid by J.A. Kossler

Posted on October 12, 2014 by Nikyta

Reviewed by Nikyta

Title: Venomoid
Author: J.A. Kossler
Series: Book One of the Night Code Saga
Heroes: Lorin/Lex
Genre: M/M Paranormal
Length: 280 Pages
Publisher: Riverdale Avenue Books
Release Date: June 9, 2014
Available at: Riverdale Avenue Books, Amazon and Barnes & Noble
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb: In Book One of The Night Code Saga, Venomoid, paranormal creatures are governed by the IPO, a secret police force that ensures vampires, zombies, and others follow all required public safety regulations. Among the officers is 17 year-old Lorin, the IPO’s most skilled cadet. His co-workers distrust him, however, and in extreme cases barely tolerate him. As a vampire, he must follow the rules — including turning a blind eye to the IPO’s practice of torturing prisoners — or face death by sunlight exposure.

On one intense dragon-hunting mission, Lorin encounters Lex, a handsome but flesh-eating paranormal who is quickly intrigued by the young vampire. Lorin fears this hunter, but as an unexpected friendship unfolds between the two, an even more unlikely romance blossoms. The problem is Lex is on the IPO’s radar, and when they capture him for scientific experimentation, Lorin must risk his life to overthrow the organization he’s always feared in order to save his love.
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Categories: 4 Star Ratings, Book Review, LGBT, Nikyta's Reviews, Published in 2014, Theme Week | Tags: against all odds, cruelty/abuse, enemies to lovers, Ginger-lovin, injury/recovery, J.A. Kossler, M/M, mates, no sex, paranormal, Riverdale Avenue Books, Secret agents, series, Series - Night Code Saga, taken, teenage angst, The Blogger Girls, Theme Week - Vampires, underage, vampires, Venomoid, warriors, yearning, zombies | Leave a comment

Book Review: Electrify His Heart by Alana Ankh

Posted on October 3, 2014 by Nikyta

Reviewed by Nikyta

Title: Electrify His Heart
Author: Alana Ankh
Series: Microchips & Purity #1
Heroes: Uriel Noah/Raze Hartman
Genre: M/M Sci-Fi/Futuristic/Post Apocalyptic
Length: 200 Pages
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Release Date: September 10, 2014
Available at: Dreamspinner Press, Amazon and Barnes & Noble
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb: It is the year 2441. A deadly virus has swept over the planet, short-circuiting cybernetic implants, killing billions. In the aftermath, the newly formed state of Eden is led by the one newborn that survived that dreadful day, Uriel Noah of the House of Zion—the Guiding Light. Unbeknownst to all, Uriel lives in a gilded cage, deprived of basic affection, used as a pawn, craving freedom and love.

Cyborg Raze Hartman is the leader of the resistance. His kind—cyborgs with a high cybernetic coefficient—were hit hardest by the virus, the few survivors crippled and enslaved by the purist system. Struggling to keep his father alive, Raze resorts to investigating the Guiding Light, the symbol of cyborg oppression. What he finds changes his life, and Uriel’s.

After sneaking into a purist ceremony, Raze sees past Uriel’s facade of strength and aloofness. He sees the lonely young man behind the mask of the Guiding Light. The instantaneous attraction between them is literally electric. But a chasm separates them, as wide as the difference between flesh and metal, and the secrets of Uriel’s past may be the undoing of them all.
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Categories: 4.5 Star Ratings, Book Review, LGBT, Nikyta's Reviews, Published in 2014 | Tags: Alana Ankh, deception, Dreamspinner Press, Electrify His Heart, enemies to lovers, favorites, futuristic, injury/recovery, M/M, post apocalyptic, resistance, sci-fi, series, Series - Microchips & Purity, taken, The Blogger Girls, warriors, working together | Leave a comment

Book Review: In Your Eyes by Cardeno C.

Posted on August 10, 2014 by Nikyta

Reviewed by Nikyta

Title: In Your Eyes
Author: Cardeno C.
Series: Mates #3
Heroes: Samuel Goodwin/Korban Keller
Genre: M/M Paranormal
Length: 200 Pages
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Release Date: July 14, 2014
Available at: Dreamspinner Press, Amazon, Barnes & Noble and All Romance eBooks
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb: Raised to become Alpha of the Yafenack pack, Samuel Goodwin dedicates his life to studying shifter laws, strengthening his body, and learning from his father. Taking control comes easily to Samuel, but relating to people, including those he’s supposed to lead, is a constant challenge.

When Samuel meets Korban Keller, the son of a neighboring pack’s Alpha, he reacts with emotion instead of intellect for the first time in his life. Resenting the other shifter for putting him off-balance, Samuel first tries to intimidate Korban and then tries to avoid him. What he can’t do is forget Korban’s warm eyes, easy smile, and happy personality.

When a battle between their fathers results in tragedy, Samuel and Korban are thrown together. With his world crashing down around him, Samuel must save his pack and show them he can lead. But first, Korban needs to save Samuel by inspiring him to feel. Two very different men with a tumultuous history must overcome challenges from all sides and see past the rules they’ve been taught to realize they are destined to fit together.
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Categories: 4 Star Ratings, Book Review, LGBT, Nikyta's Reviews, Published in 2014 | Tags: against all odds, Alphas, assholes, Cardeno C., cruelty/abuse, cute, disability, Dreamspinner Press, GFY, grieving, In Your Eyes, injury/recovery, M/M, mates, paranormal, series, Series - Mates, Shifters, sweet, taken, The Blogger Girls, Werewolves, yearning | Leave a comment

Book Review: Magic Breaks by Ilona Andrews

Posted on August 2, 2014 by Nikyta

Reviewed by Nikyta

Title: Magic Breaks
Author: Ilona Andrews
Series: Kate Daniels #7
Heroine/Hero: Kate/Curran
Genre: M/F Urban Fantasy
Length: 381 Pages
Publisher: Ace
Release Date: July 29, 2014
Available at: Ace, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Indiebound and Kobo
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb: No matter how much the paranormal politics of Atlanta change, one thing always remains the same: if there’s trouble, Kate Daniels will be in the middle of it…

As the mate of the Beast Lord, Curran, former mercenary Kate Daniels has more responsibilities than it seems possible to juggle. Not only is she still struggling to keep her investigative business afloat, she must now deal with the affairs of the pack, including preparing her people for attack from Roland, a cruel ancient being with god-like powers. Since Kate’s connection to Roland has come out into the open, no one is safe—especially those closest to Kate.

As Roland’s long shadow looms ever nearer, Kate is called to attend the Conclave, a gathering of the leaders from the various supernatural factions in Atlanta. When one of the Masters of the Dead is found murdered there, apparently at the hands of a shapeshifter, Kate is given only twenty-four hours to hunt down the killer. And this time, if she fails, she’ll find herself embroiled in a war which could destroy everything she holds dear…

*Please be aware this review may contain major spoilers. Read at your own risk.*
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Categories: 4 Star Ratings, Book Review, M/F, Nikyta's Reviews, Published in 2014 | Tags: Ace, against all odds, cat shifters, deception, existing relationships, Ilona Andrews, injury/recovery, m/f, magic, Magic Breaks, mates, royalty, separated for a bit, Series - Kate Daniels, seroes, Shifters, taken, The Blogger Girls, urban fantasy, vampires, warriors, wolf shifters, yearning | 1 Comment

Posts Tagged With: taken

Book Review: The Witchstone Amulet by Mason Thomas

Book Review: A Trust to Follow by Diana Waters

Book Review: Witchbane by Morgan Brice

Book Review: The Foxling Soldati by Charlie Cochet

Book Review: The Shape of Honey by Ki Brightly

Book Review: Protector of the Alpha by Parker Williams

Vampire Week Review: Venomoid by J.A. Kossler

Book Review: Electrify His Heart by Alana Ankh

Book Review: In Your Eyes by Cardeno C.

Book Review: Magic Breaks by Ilona Andrews

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