Posts Tagged With: working together

Kim Fielding Week Review: Pilgrimage

Posted on May 28, 2014 by Nikyta

Reviewed by Nikyta

Title: Pilgrimage
Author: Kim Fielding
Heroes: Mike & Goran
Genre: M/M Fantasy
Length: 200 pages
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Release Date: February 3, 2014
Available at: Dreamspinner Press & Amazon
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb: Fiscal analyst Mike Carlson is good with spreadsheets and baseball stats. He doesn’t believe in fate, true love, or fantasy. But then a fertility goddess whisks him away to another world. A promise has been broken, and if Mike is ever to return to California—and his comfortable if lonely life—he must complete a pilgrimage to the shrines of a death goddess.

A humiliating event convinces Mike to hire a guard to accompany him, and hunky Goran is handy enough with a sword, if a little too liberal with his ale. A man with no home and no family, Goran is deeper than he first appears. As Mike learns more about Goran, his disbelief wavers and his goals become less clear. Contending with feuding gods, the challenges of the journey, and his growing attraction to Goran, Mike faces a puzzle far harder to solve than simple rows of numbers.
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Categories: 4 Star Ratings, Author Week, Book Review, LGBT, Nikyta's Reviews, Published in 2014 | Tags: against all odds, alcoholics, Dreamspinner Press, emotionally damaged, fantasy, gods, grieving, Kim Fielding, Kim Fielding Week, M/M, omissions, Pilgrimage, separated for a bit, taken, The Blogger Girls, warriors, working together, yearning | Leave a comment

Early Review: Shield of Winter by Nalini Singh

Posted on May 26, 2014 by Nikyta

Reviewed by Nikyta

Title: Shield of Winter
Author: Nalini Singh
Series: Psy-Changeling #13
Hero/Heroine: Vasic & Ivy
Genre: M/F Urban Fantasy
Length: 448 pages
Publisher: Berkley
Release Date: June 3, 2014
Available at: Penguin & Amazon
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb: Assassin. Soldier. Arrow. That is who Vasic is, who he will always be. His soul drenched in blood, his conscience heavy with the weight of all he’s done, he exists in the shadows, far from the hope his people can almost touch—if only they do not first drown in the murderous insanity of a lethal contagion. To stop the wave of death, Vasic must complete the simplest and most difficult mission of his life.

For if the Psy race is to survive, the empaths must wake…

Having rebuilt her life after medical “treatment” that violated her mind and sought to suffocate her abilities, Ivy should have run from the black-clad Arrow with eyes of winter frost. But Ivy Jane has never done what she should. Now, she’ll fight for her people, and for this Arrow who stands as her living shield, yet believes he is beyond redemption. But as the world turns to screaming crimson, even Ivy’s fierce will may not be enough to save Vasic from the cold darkness…
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Categories: 5 Star Ratings, Book Review, M/F, Nikyta's Reviews, Published in 2014 | Tags: against all odds, assassins, Berkley, cat shifters, dark, emotionally damaged, empaths, favorites, illnesses, m/f, military, Nalini Singh, Pets, Psy-Changeling Series, psychics, romance, saving the world, series, Shield of Winter, tear jerker, The Blogger Girls, urban fantasy, warriors, wolf shifters, working together, yearning | Leave a comment

Urban Fantasy Week Review: Shamrock Green by Jackson Cordd

Posted on May 16, 2014 by Nikyta

Reviewed by Nikyta

Title: Shamrock Green
Author: Jackson Cordd
Heroes: Darren & Hank
Genre: M/M Urban Fantasy
Length: 340 pages
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Release Date: April 2, 2014
Available at: Dreamspinner Press, Amazon, All Romance eBooks & Barnes and Noble
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads & Booklikes

Blurb: Ever since hearing his granny’s old fairy tales, Hank Lear has longed to experience the ancient magic coursing through Ireland, sure that some grand adventure awaited him among the verdant hills. Now, with his vacation coming to an end, he’s about to return to Texas with nothing but memories of old castles, modern cities, and a cheap Claddagh ring he bought in an antique store. On a whim, Hank visits a bath house on his last night in Dublin, where he meets Darren Connell, a man with plenty of secrets of his own. Obscured by the dim light and thick steam, shy Hank musters the courage to flirt with Darren, and though they can barely see one another, a strong and mysterious connection forms.

Just as Hank is about to leave for the airport, Darren stops him, tells Hank he needs his help, and begs Hank to stay. Hank can’t refuse him, and soon they’re caught in a web of forces outside their control and outside reality as Hank understands it. Each step leads them to Shamrock Green and the last portal to the world of the Fae. With danger closing in, Hank and Darren must decipher their destinies before the portal is lost forever.

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Categories: 3.5 Star Ratings, Book Review, LGBT, Nikyta's Reviews, Published in 2014 | Tags: Dreamspinner Press, Jackson Cordd, M/M, magic, musicians, older couple, Over-age-40, prophecy, Shamrock Green, The Blogger Girls, urban fantasy, Urban Fantasy Week Review, working together, yearning | 1 Comment

Book Review: Electric Candle by Elizabeth Noble

Posted on May 1, 2014 by Nikyta

Reviewed by Nikyta

Title: Electric Candle
Author: Elizabeth Noble
Series: The Sleepless City #2
Heroes: Forge & Blair
Genre: M/M Paranormal
Length: 200 pages
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Release Date: April 4, 2014
Available at: Dreamspinner Press, Amazon, All Romance eBooks & Barnes and Noble
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads & Booklikes

Blurb: When a vampire finds his soul mate, the bond is forever. It’s love at first sight. Or is it?

Flint, Ohio, Homicide Detective Jonas Forge has been a vampire for nearly two hundred years. He’s fought wars, seen life go from the simple but hard colonial days to the modern, high-tech world. He’s evolved with the times, adapting with each new era, blending into each new life. The one constant is his best friend and lover, Declan.

Until Forge’s soul mate tumbles, literally, into his life.

Even though they’re not fated to be together forever, Forge and Declan are perfectly happy. Despite the pheromone attracting him to his soul mate, Forge isn’t thrilled with the guy, and the feeling seems mutual. While trying to adjust to his clumsy soul mate and equally awkward feelings, Forge is on the hunt for the serial killer who’s leaving a trail of bodies, and who witnesses can’t identify. But Forge better watch out. When his work collides with his love life, things really heat up. Continue reading →

Categories: 4.5 Star Ratings, Book Review, LGBT, Nikyta's Reviews, Published in 2014 | Tags: Cops, demons, Dreamspinner Press, Electric Candle, Elizabeth Noble, Friends to Lovers, Geeks, injury/recovery, kidnapped, M/M, mates, mystery, paranormal, series, The Blogger Girls, The Sleepless City Series, vampires, wolf shifters, working together | 2 Comments

Book Review: Glen & Tyler’s Paris Double-Cross by JB Sanders

Posted on April 27, 2014 by Nikyta

Reviewed by Nikyta

Title: Glen & Tyler’s Paris Double-Cross
Author: JB Sanders
Series: Glen & Tyler #3
Heroes: Glen & Tyler
Genre: M/M Comtemporary/Humor
Length: 197 pages
Publisher: Self-published
Release Date: April 24, 2013
Available at: Lulu, Amazon & Barnes and Noble
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads & Booklikes

Blurb: Glen and Tyler are young, in love, and the wealthiest human beings on the planet. But when Glen’s brother calls from a jail in Paris, you guessed it, they’re off to France to tangle with spies, neo-Nazis, evil world-spanning conspiracies and French gangsters. Plus they have a romantic dinner, and find long-lost treasure. Really, it’s a fun-filled non-stop romp.

In this third installment of the Glen & Tyler series, we meet up with our heroes a couple of years after their Scottish Troubles, a little more world-weary, a little wiser and no less sarcastic. Continue reading →

Categories: 4 Star Ratings, Book Review, LGBT, Nikyta's Reviews, Published in 2013 | Tags: Bi-Sexual, billionaires, Comtemporary, cute, deception, existing relationship, famous, Glen & Tyler Series, Glen & Tyler's Paris Double-Cross, humor, JB Sanders, M/M, no sex, Self-Published, series, sweet, The Blogger Girls, working together | 1 Comment

Challenge Week Review: Downtime by Tamara Allen

Posted on April 18, 2014 by Nikyta

Reviewed by Nikyta

Title: Downtime
Author: Tamara Allen
Heroes: Morgan Nash & Ezra Glacenbie
Genre: M/M Historical (Time Travel)
Length: 144,000 words
Publisher: Self-published
Release Date: April 1, 2012 (3rd Edition)
Available at: Amazon, All Romance eBooks & Barnes and Noble
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads & Booklikes

Blurb: FBI Agent Morgan Nash is on assignment in London when his case goes awry and he finds himself moments away from a bullet through the heart. But fate has other plans: Morgan is knocked out pursuing a suspect… and wakes up in 1888.

While cataloging ancient manuscripts at the British Museum, Ezra Glacenbie accidentally pulls Morgan out of the twenty-first century–an impromptu vacation that may become permanent for Morgan if they can’t locate the spellbook Ezra used. Further hampering Morgan’s quest to get home is the irresistible temptation to investigate history’s most notorious serial killer. But in repressive Victorian London, the unexpected romance blossoming between Morgan and Ezra becomes the most dangerous complication of all. Continue reading →

Categories: 4.5 Star Ratings, Book Review, Challenge Book Week, LGBT, Nikyta's Reviews, Published in 2012 | Tags: assholes, Downtime, FBI, ghosts, Historical, little sex, M/M, mystery, psychics, Self-Published, separated for a bit, sweet, Tamara Allen, tear jerker, The Blogger Girls, time travel, working together, yearning | 2 Comments

Early Review: Union by Annabelle Jacobs

Posted on April 10, 2014 by Nikyta

Reviewed by Nikyta

Title: Union
Author: Annabelle Jacobs
Series: Torsere #2
Heroes: Nykin & Ryneq
Genre: M/M High Fantasy
Length: 230 pages
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Release Date: April 11, 2014
Available at: Dreamspinner Press
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb: After the defeat of the Lowland Army at Torsere and with King Seran on the run, King Ryneq and his sister, Cerylea, continue their journey to the Elven City of Alel to proceed with the union of the two realms. Fully recovered from his injuries and newly announced as King Ryneq’s Consort, Nykin returns to his duty as a Dragon Rider in the King’s army. He and Ryneq have little opportunity to celebrate their union, but make the most of their time together before leaving for Alel. Since the ambush at Neest River destroyed the main bridge, traveling by ship is the only option. An unusual storm threatens their crossing, making Ryneq wonder if some new magic is rising against them.

As the wedding between Cerylea and the Elven prince Morkryn approaches, the dragons sense a malevolent presence. To protect the young couple’s fragile bond, Nykin and his dragon, Fimor, take to the skies, setting up a patrol along the border of the magical city. But as the evil grows more potent, the enchanted boundary grows weaker. Ryneq and Nykin must combine their strength to protect their people from Seran’s extreme plot for revenge.

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Categories: 4.5 Star Ratings, Book Review, LGBT, Nikyta's Reviews, Published in 2014 | Tags: Annabelle Jacobs, dragons, Dreamspinner Press, elves, existing relationships, High Fantasy, M/M, magic, royalty, series, The Blogger Girls, Torsere Series, Union, warriors, working together | Leave a comment

Early Review: No Ocean Too Deep by Leona Carver

Posted on April 7, 2014 by Nikyta

Reviewed by Nikyta

Title: No Ocean Too Deep
Author: Leona Carver
Heroes: Nils & Dastyaf
Genre: M/M Scifi/Fantasy
Length: 43,000 words
Publisher: Less Than Three Press
Release Date: April 9, 2014
Available at: Less Than Three Press
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb: To buck the brutal rule of the Republic, Amirzade Sharouk and his men pull off a desperate plan: Destroying the Republic’s fleet by joining forces with the legendary sea folk, masters of the leviathans, immense living weapons born of the sea and magic.

Though the gamble succeeds, one of the leviathans vanishes with a valuable human, straining an already tenuous alliance. Her caretaker Nils needs to find her as quickly as possible to redeem himself before his superiors. His search is further burdened by Dastyaf, a furious human warlord and liability in the marine realm. But after combing the deep ocean and discovering the dangers it holds, Nils realizes he may need the human more than he thought, to save his mission and himself.

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Categories: 4 Star Ratings, Book Review, LGBT, Nikyta's Reviews, Published in 2014 | Tags: back from the dead, fantasy, injur/recovery, Leona Carver, Less Than Three Press, M/M, magic, No Ocean Too Deep, no sex, Scifi, sea folk, suspense/action, The Blogger Girls, unrequited, warriors, working together, yearning | 1 Comment

Book Review: Reawakening by Amy Rae Durreson

Posted on March 28, 2014 by Nikyta

Reviewed by Nikyta

Title: Reawakening
Author: Amy Rae Durreson
Series: Reawakening #1
Heroes: Tarn & Gard
Genre: M/M Fantasy
Length: 260 pages
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Release Date: January 17, 2014
Available at: Dreamspinner Press, Amazon, All Romance eBooks & Barnes and Noble
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads & Booklikes

Blurb: For a thousand years, since their defeat of the Shadow at Eyr, the dragons have slept under the mountains. Now their king, Tarnamell, has woken. Driven mad by loneliness, he hurls himself south until he finds and tries to claim the Alagard Desert. Unfortunately, the desert already has a guardian spirit, and he doesn’t want to share. Amused by the cocky little desert spirit, Tarn retreats, planning to return in human form.

When his caravan enters the desert, however, Alagard is missing. Rumors fly of a dark power, and soon Tarn’s caravan encounters the living dead and an amnesiac mage called Gard.

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Categories: 5 Star Ratings, Book Review, LGBT, Nikyta's Reviews, Published in 2014, Theme Week | Tags: action, Amy Rae Durreson, dragons, Dreamspinner Press, fantasy, favorites, gods, injury/recovery, kings, M/M, magic, Reawakening, Reawakening Series, Shifter Week, suspense, The Blogger Girls, warriors, working together, yearning, zombies | Leave a comment

Book Review: Black Magic by Megan Derr

Posted on March 6, 2014 by Nikyta

Reviewed by Nikyta

Title: Black Magic
Author: Megan Derr
Series: Black Magic #1
Heroes: Sorin & Koray (and a few others)
Genre: M/M Fantasy
Length: 90,000 words
Publisher: Less Than Three Press
Release Date: October 31, 2012
Available at: Less Than Three Press, Amazon, All Romance eBooks & Barnes and Noble
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads & Booklikes

Blurb: When High Paladin Sorin discovers the brutally dismembered body of his cousin Alfrey, a much loved priest in the royal palace, he is left baffled as to who would do so terrible a thing to so good a man. But to find the answer to that question, he must cooperate with one of the highly despised necromancers, men who practice black magic, sleep in graveyards and feed upon souls…

The necromancer Koray, however, is far from what he expected. He is beautiful, stubborn, and possessed of a tongue sharp enough to cut down even the High Paladin himself. Koray is also possessed of a strength like nothing Sorin has ever encountered, and the power of the Goddess herself.

It does not take them long to realize that solving a murder is the easiest challenge they must face, and in order to save a kingdom they must first unravel centuries of lies and misunderstandings. Continue reading →

Categories: 5 Star Ratings, Book Review, LGBT, Nikyta's Reviews, Published in 2012 | Tags: against all odds, altered religion, Black Magic, Black Magic Series, deception, demons, emotionally damaged, empaths, enemies to lovers, ghosts, grieving, little sex, magic, magical priests, master/slave, Megan Derr, military, multiple couples, physically scarred, royalty, series, The Blogger Girls, unrequited, virgins, working together, yearning | Leave a comment

Posts Tagged With: working together

Kim Fielding Week Review: Pilgrimage

Early Review: Shield of Winter by Nalini Singh

Urban Fantasy Week Review: Shamrock Green by Jackson Cordd

Book Review: Electric Candle by Elizabeth Noble

Book Review: Glen & Tyler’s Paris Double-Cross by JB Sanders

Challenge Week Review: Downtime by Tamara Allen

Early Review: Union by Annabelle Jacobs

Early Review: No Ocean Too Deep by Leona Carver

Book Review: Reawakening by Amy Rae Durreson

Book Review: Black Magic by Megan Derr

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