Reviews by Jessewave

Today the Dreamspinner Press free book is The Cool Part of His Pillow by Rodney Ross. Here’s the blurb:

The midforties are that time in a gay man’s life when his major paradigm shifts from sexy to sensible. But when Barry Grooms’s partner of twenty years is killed on Barry’s forty-fifth birthday, his world doesn’t so much evolve as it does explode.

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Title: Safe as Houses
Author: Alex Jeffers
Cover Artist: N/A
Publisher: Lethe Press

Length:320 pages, 129000 words
Amazon Buy Link:Safe as Houses
Genre: Contemporary Gay Fiction
Rating: 4.5 stars out of 5

A guest review by Sirius

Summary: I had to persevere through the beginning of the story, but really enjoyed the rest of this wonderful book about families we are born into and families we make.

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Title and Link: Armed & Dangerous
Author: Abigail Roux
Cover Artist: Mara McKennen
Publisher URL: Dreamspinner Press
Amazon Buy Link
Genre: Contemporary M/M, Mystery/Suspense
Length: Novel/330 PDF pages/103 K words
Rating: 5+ stars out of 5, DIK

Review Summary:  Set against a high octane, nail biting, hang-on-to-the-seat-of-your-pants murder mystery and action/adventure, this book is aptly named as our heroes try to stay ahead of their prisoner and a savvy and cunning master manipulator who takes no prisoners.

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Title: Zombie
Author: Joely Skye
Cover Artist: Lyn Taylor
Publisher: Samhain Publishing
Buy Link: Zombie: Minders, Book 2
Genre: M/M Contemporary Paranormal romance
Length: Novella
Rating: 4 stars out of 5

A guest review by Jenre

Summary review: This second installment of the Minders series was a tense drama which had me on the edge of my seat.

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Today the MLR Press free book is Queerwolf by Rob Rosen. Here’s the blurb:

Queerwolf is outrageous comedy, steamy romance, and heart-pounding adventure… with a bite!

When you wake up on a ferry, naked, in a pool of blood, there’s nowhere else to go but up. Up, that is, into the arms of your hunky upstairs neighbor. And so starts the comic misadventure of Blake and Ted as they go from San Francisco to Salt Lake City to Las Vegas and back again, collecting their motley pack, not to mention a whole slew of unexpected surprises, along the way. Will good win out? Can different really be better? And can the Queerwolf keep his new breed of pack together and alive? Read on to find out, but better leave the doors locked because this pack travels on its stomach… and you could be next on the menu!

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Sarah's dog Hawkeye

Sarah Madison has been published since 2010. According to her website she’s a veterinarian, dog lover and competitive horse rider and in between she manages to write. Where does she find the time? She has five books published which are all fan favourites but my absolute fave is Raincheck, a story about a gargoyle. 

When I asked Sarah for a bio I stressed it had to be funny and this is what she said:

I was the Good Girl.  I did what I was told.  I ate my vegetables with thinly veiled loathing.  I worked hard in school and made the honor roll.  I said, “Yes, ma’am” and “No, sir” and the average parent or teacher would never suspect that deep within my heart, there was a Bad Girl just waiting to come out.

It was lurking under the surface just the same.

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Title & buy link: Brook Street: Rogues
Author: Ava March
Cover Artist: n/a
Publisher: Carina Press
Genre: M/M historical
Length: Novella (28,000 words)
Rating: 3.5 stars out of 5

A guest review by Leslie S

Review summary: Solid, but below the standard we’ve come to expect from this author.

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Yesterday H.L. Holston offered up a free ecopy of her recent Silver Publishing release Coffee, Tea and the Mile High Club. Randy did his thang and the winner is…

Sherry S (#4)

Congratulations Sherry! Please email me (Aunt Lynn) at the following email addy: freebooks [at] reviewsbyjessewave.com so that I can forward your information (including format of choice) to the author. Thanks for playing everyone.

Title: Lonely
Author: Scarlet Blackwell
Cover Artist: Reese Dante
Publisher: Silver Publishing
Buy Link: Lonely
Genre: Contemporary M/M Romance
Length: novella (123 pages/22,835 words)
Rating: 1 star out of 5

A Guest Review by Sammy

REVIEW SUMMARY: Dubious consent, sex for services rendered, and a veterinarian who should have his license removed make for a less than stellar contemporary romance.

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Today the Lethe Press free book is the Touch of the Sea anthology. Here’s the blurb:

The voice of the sea speaks to the soul. The touch of the sea is sensuous, enfolding the body in its soft, close embrace.”
– The Awakening by Kate Chopin

Greek myths held Oceanus to be a massive river surrounding the land. A Titan, son of sky and earth, he was depicted as a handsome, muscular man whose torso ended in a scaled tale. As the Olympians emerged, Oceanus retreated, his domain restricted to strange and dangerous shores, the realm of sailors’ misfortunes and worries.

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Title: Mind Magic
Author: Poppy Dennison
Cover: Anne Cain
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Buy Link: Mind Magic (Triad)
Genre: M/M Fantasy / Romance
Length: 200 pages
Rating: 3.5 out of 5 rating stars

A Guest Review by Raine

Summary Review: A fine start to this pleasant fantasy somehow dissipated and it became- for me- mundane.

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Yesterday the Dreamspinner Press free book was Redemption by Fire by Andrew Grey. Randy tossed the salad and the winner is…

Denni (#24)

Congratulations Denni! Please email me — Aunt Lynn — at the following email addy: freebooks [at] reviewsbyjessewave.com and let me know the email address associated with your DSP account so I can forward your information to the publisher. If you don’t have an account with DSP, create one, then send me the email address. Thanks for playing everyone.

Title: Selling It
Author: Sarah York
Publisher: Total e-bound
Cover artist: Posh Gosh
Amazon Buy Link n/a
Category: gay MM/thriller/crime and mystery
Length: 149 pdf pages
Rating: 2 out of 5 Stars

A Guest Review by Feliz

Summary Review: If this had been supposed to be a parody, it would’ve been a good one. Unfortunately, it was likely meant to be taken seriously.

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Title: Just His Type
Author: E.E. Montgomery
Cover Artist: Anne Cain
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Buy Link: n/a
Genre: Contemporary, Bittersweet
Length: 28 pages
Rating: 2 stars out of 5

A Guest Review by Cryselle

Review Summary: A shallow and unsympathetic MC would make me pull my hair out in frustration if I could be persuaded to care that much about him. Read more…

Today author H.L. Holston is offering up a free ecopy of her recent Silver Publishing release Coffee, Tea and the Mile High Club. Here’s the blurb:

International flight attendant Jake Watson jets from Dallas to Tokyo with his boss and secret crush, lead flight attendant Evan Parker. Evan’s frosty glares and snarky comments have held Jake’s feelings at bay for months because Evan hates Jake. Or does he?

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What’s on this week? I have no idea because things are always changing on me.

On Wednesday, May 16 Sarah Madison will be joining us and you will be able to ask her any questions to which you have been dying to get answers.

This week I’m hoping to post the first of our New M/M Authors Who Rock for 2012.

On Friday Ethan Stone wrote an essay about Realism vs Romance. If you haven’t seen it here’s a link

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Yesterday the Dreamspinner Press free book was Under the Bed by Wayne Mansfield. Randy shuffled the deck and the winner is…

Gigi (#1)

Congratulations Gigi! Please email me — Aunt Lynn — at the following email addy: freebooks [at] reviewsbyjessewave.com and let me know the email address associated with your DSP account so I can forward your information to the publisher. If you don’t have an account with DSP, create one, then send me the email address. Thanks for playing everyone.

Happy Mother’s Day! Today the Dreamspinner Press free book is Redemption by Fire by Andrew Grey. Here’s the blurb:

Dirk Krause is an asshole of the first degree. His life is a hell of his own making, and he makes everyone around him just as miserable. When he’s injured on the job while fighting a fire, he’s nearly unbearable to the hospital staff, and of course no one from his unit cares enough to visit.

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