Title and Link: Deviations: Submission
Authors: Chris Owen and Jodi Payne
Publisher URL: Torquere
Genre: Contemporary M/M, BDSM
Length: Novel (240 pages, print)
Rating: 4.5 stars out of 5
Summary Review: This book changed my perspective and perception of what a BDSM relationship should be. Deviations: submission is the story of two men who were searching for that one person to complete them, and then they found each other.
Title: Litha’s Constant Whim
Author: Amy Lane
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Genre: M/M fantasy romance
Length: 108 pages
Rating: 4.25 stars out of 5
A guest review by Jenre
Summary Review
A sweet fantasy romance set in Amy Lane’s Green’s Hill world where flighty sidhe, Whim, learns the meaning of constancy from a human, Charlie.
Today’s Amber Allure “free” book is Wings of Love by Deirdre O’Dare. Here’s the blurb –
Special Border Patrol agent Alex, who can shapeshift into a raven, is used to working alone. He honors his Scots ancestry and has never met another shifter except for kinfolk back in Scotland. When he’s required to accept a partner, he normally manages to get rid of them by being so distant, aloof, and downright weird that they cannot deal with him. But the latest man assigned to work with Alex, a Native American named Manuel Ortiz, poses a whole new range of challenges.
I’ve been doing some thinking (which is always a dangerous thing) 
as a result of recent comments from readers on a few posts here regarding what they want when they buy an M/M romance. Their expectations range from sex 24/7 in these books – which would make the protagonists one dimensional cardboard cut-outs and very, very, tired - to no sex unless it was in a committed relationship, resembling more traditional old style M/f romances. How would it work I wonder, if gay men in M/M romances don’t have sex EVER except with their One True Love?
When guys date in real life, gay or straight, the majority are looking for sex, sex, and more sex, until they decide on the one person who fulfils their romantic needs, and even then they may stray, which is another post. It seems reasonable to assume that if two gay men are dating, the urge for sex is ever present and usually executed. Typically, in RL men and women think differently about sex although lately that’s changing. Gay men under 30 seem to have libidos that are in constant overdrive (maybe straight men do as well)!
Het romances in the old days of Harlequin romances had no hanky panky, in other words, nothing of a sexual nature until the wedding. These books have evolved a lot since then and Harlequin romances now have the hero and heroine in bed before the “I Do’s” and maybe even some cheating going on - or a threesome or two. Ebooks have changed het romances and many of them rival M/M in terms of their sexual content, yet some readers seem to have unrealistic expectations when they pick up a gay romance. Why is that? Even though these books are fiction I thought that the characterizations of the protagonists were supposed to resemble real gay men, with all their flaws. Men love sex and when there are two dicks in play there is even more action.
Yesterday the free book on the site was What Not To Wear which was donated by Clare London. Randy has chosen a winner who is ………
Liade
Congratulations Liade. Please email jessewave@gmail.com with the format of your choice so tht I can forward your information to Clare. Thanks for playing everyone.
Title and Link: Pomegranate
Author: Vic Winter
Publisher URL: Torquere
Genre: Contemporary M/M
Length: short story (10K, 26 PDF pages)
Rating: 2.75 stars out of 5
Summary Review: Too much wedding planning and not enough romance.
Today’s Dreamspinner Press free book is Beached Hearts by Scarlet Blackwell. Here’s the blurb
Inspector Conor Kelly’s heart broke and his life fell into disarray seven years ago when his father disowned him and his lover Liam left him. Now Conor is fighting both old, lingering pain and a new, fierce attraction to Eli Sanders, a marine biologist—just like Liam—who is only in Ireland for a short time to study the unfortunate death of a whale. Conor will have to find the courage to face the demons of his past, because if he lets Eli go without making his feelings plain, it may very well be Conor’s last chance at love.
To win Beached Hearts please leave a comment on the post.
Title: Save Me from Myself
Author: Cassie Stevens
Publisher: Amber Allure
Genre: M/M Contemporary Romance/BDSM
Length: Novella (108 pages)
Rating: 2.75 stars out of 5
A guest review by Lily
Review Summary
An okay story of two men who must get over the painful memories they share in order to explore the possibilities of a relationship.
Title and Link: Born to be Wylde
Author: Jan Irving
Publisher URL: Dreamspinner Press
Genre: Contemporary M/M
Length: Novella (100 PDF pages)
Rating: 4.25 stars out of 5
Summary Review: Ken wakes up with his rescuer and a body full of bruises.
Yes, you read that right. “Winners” as in plural. Yesterday Ethan Day donated a copy of his new ebook At Piper’s Point as a free book on the site. There were so many of you who wanted this book, a record 57 readers so far, that he decided to offer readers two books. Randy was called into service (because Ethan is a chicken and did not want to do the draw) and based on his numbers, here are the winners:-
TJ
Aisha
Congratulations TJ and Aisha. Please email jessewave with the format of your choice. Thanks for playing everyone. There’s a brand new free book on the site today.
Title: Yesterday’s Names
Author: Vivien Dean
Publisher: Amber Allure
Genre: Contemporary M/M, exhibitionism
Length: Novella, 55 pages
Rating: 4.5 stars out of 5
A Guest Review by StaceyR
Summary Review: This fun and touching read puts a whole sexy spin on local hospitality.
As you know this site is about FUN in addition to reviews and lots of other stuff. So it’s that time again when you select the worst covers you can find and pit them against each other. I can’t believe that we’re on competition #5 already … it seems like just yesterday that we started this competition.
Please submit your nominations to jessewave@gmail.com with the subject line 5th Ugly Covers Competition. The covers must be really ugly, not just plain and insipid. Some of you have already started sending me covers for this competition before the ink was dry on the last winner, you were so eager.
In case you forgot, here are the nominees in the last competition: link You will have to top these wonderful artists’ renditions this time around. The winner of our 4th Ugly Competition was The Menstruating Mall and Tam’s post awarding the Gold Medal was priceless.
Now get to work to find those lovely covers. Authors you can stop sending me your own covers – that’s not nice. Kidding!!!
The competition closes in two weeks. Get busy.
Today I’m interviewing AM Riley who is a virgin interviewee, so she had no idea what she was in for when she agreed to let it all hang out here. *I hope she’ll come back after today.*
Hi AM. It’s such a pleasure to talk to you at last. I have always wanted to interview you because I love your books, but it wasn’t until I read and reviewed your latest, Blood on the Ice, which had me curled up laughing my head off, that I decided to email you to request an interview. Before we get started, I would like to thank Jenre, who is your other big fan on the site, for some of the questions. Jen’s questions are in blue.
Why don’t you tell us something about AM the person and AM the author? Is there a difference?
Well, one difference is my name. AM Riley is a pseudonym. I work on a lot of PG films, so when I started writing, a pseudonym seemed a good way of separating my two occupations. I’m a film editor and have worked for most of the major animation studios at some time. Other than that, there aren’t a lot of differences. I’m opinionated, talk too much and am extremely liberal. I’m a die-hard feminist. I love Ice Hockey. I believe all of this comes across in my books.
Clare London, generous author that she is, had donated a copy of her newest ebook What Not To Wear reviewed here as a free book on the site. Here’s the blurb
Beckett and Doug work together, travel together, live together… play together. And they’re easily distracted by their desires, wherever they happen to be. The work week starts normally for the newly promoted Beckett, but that’s soon disturbed by his lover’s sexual provocation. As each day of the week passes, Doug’s behavior, and the slogan on his T-shirt, gets increasingly outrageous. Add in his equally outrageous libido and the two men’s fascination for sex in risky places, and their career prospects are soon completely out of control!
To win What Not To Wear please leave a comment on the post.
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