Reviews by Jessewave

Yesterday the Amber Allure free book was A Cat Named Hercules by K.C. Kendricks. Randy shuffled the deck and the winner is…

Helena (#19)

Congratulations Helena! 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 publisher. Thanks for playing everyone.

Today the Dreamspinner Press free book is Hair of the Dog by Ashlyn Kane & Morgan James. Here’s the blurb:

It’s nine o’clock the morning after his father’s funeral, and Ezra Jones already knows it’s going to be a bad day. He wakes up hungover, sore, and covered in blood. Then it gets worse: the handsome and compelling Callum Dawson shows up on his doorstep claiming Ezra’s been turned into a werewolf. Ezra wants to be skeptical, but the evidence is hard to ignore.

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This is my first fun post in a while so please don’t send any brickbats my way authors. Why would I go here again having asked many readers questions about gay men’s sex habits which you patiently answered? Because I love your responses. I came up with these questions while I was reading a pretty boring M/M book (no, I won’t tell you the name) and I needed to keep awake. So here we go but I warn you, a lot of the questions are about oral sex since it seems this is a huge part of romance for gay men.

1. How is it that cocks don’t get bitten or chewed off during oral sex since gay men do it all the time (in books anyway)? Do they develop more expertise because they do it so often that there’s no chance of a piece of their dicks being chomped off? Are there documented cases of guys with teeth marks down below? Maybe there’s a video on YouTube.

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Title: Moon-Touched
Author: Vivien Dean
Cover Art: Trace Edward Zaber
Publisher: Amber Quill Press
Buy Link: Moon-Touched
Genre: Contemporary M/M Romance, Werewolf
Length: Extended Novella 39,000 words
Rating: 4.25 out of 5 rating stars

A Guest Review by Raine

Summary Review: The honest realism of dealing with a parent with Alzheimer’s integrates surprisingly well with the werewolf motif in this unusual and thoughtful romance.

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Yesterday the Amber Allure free book was Smoke and … SPOTS by Deirdre O’Dare. Randy stirred the pot and the winner is…

KimM (#17)

Congratulations KimM! 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 publisher. Thanks for playing everyone.

Today the Amber Allure free book is A Cat Named Hercules by K.C. Kendricks. Here’s the blurb:

Burning icy-blue eyes alight with defiance, the decadent, tainted windows into a debauched soul…

New in town, Shiloh Rudy joins a group of civic-minded volunteers to better acquaint himself with his recently adopted community. It’s a good way to make friends, network, and help make a difference, not to mention perhaps meet someone interesting—in a romantic sort of way. The one thing Shiloh didn’t expect was a love to rival all others to come with four white paws.

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Title: Shepherd, Slave and Vow
Author: Lyn Gala
Cover artist: Anne Cain
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Amazon Buy Link: N/A
Genre: Fantasy/M/M Romance/Historical
Length: Short Story/64 pages
Rating: 3.5 stars out of 5

A guest review by Sirius

Summary: I loved the setting in the story and I thought writing was very competent, but I enjoyed the story less than I wanted to overall because I did not buy into connection between the protagonists or their happy ending.

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Title: The Island
Author: Lisa Henry
Cover Artist: Anne Cain
Publisher: Loose Id
Buy Link: The Island
Genre: M/M contemporary romance
Length: Novel Plus
Rating: 5 stars out of 5

A guest review by Jenre

Summary Review: A gripping and, at times, harrowing dramatic thriller.

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Yesterday the Amber Allure free book was I Heart Boston Terriers by Rick R. Reed. Randy closed his eyes and pointed, and the winner is…

Danny (#6)

Congratulations Danny! 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 publisher. Thanks for playing everyone.

Today the Amber Allure free book is Smoke and … SPOTS by Deirdre O’Dare. Here’s the blurb:

When firefighter Grady Ashcroft adopts his deceased sister’s son, he knows his life is going to change. Although he never expected to be a dad, he resolves to give young Jamie his best, even if it means a celibate life in a new home, far from all he’s known before. But he doesn’t expect to find the man of his dreams in the Colorado village where he takes a new job, a man who seems to hate his guts.

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Yesterday Jeff Erno offered up a free copy of his newest release, Another Dumb Jock. Randy dug deep and the winner is…

Melora (#4)

Congratulations Melora! 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.

Writers are often inspired by the work of other writers. That’s natural. There’s a certain synergy created by reading. Ideas spark ideas.

But sometimes that inspiration can go too far. What started out seeming like a gift from the muses can turn out to be an outright copy of another author’s story or even worse, lifting the exact same phrasing as another author to describe the exact same thing. In other words, plagiarism. Here’s the weird thing about it, though. Authors can telegraph characters, sentences or even whole plots from other writers without ever realizing that they’re doing it. It sounds weird, right? But it’s one of those “strange but true” things about writing.

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Title: Bonds Of Earth
Author: G.N. Chevalier
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Amazon Buy Link: Bonds of Earth
Cover Artist: Justin James
Length: Novel (234 pdf pages)
Genre: historical m/m romance (post-WW I)
Rating: 5 out of 5 stars, DIK

A Guest Review by Feliz

Summary Review: This beautiful, multi-layered love story swept me off my feet with fantastic writing, lifelike characters and a sense of time and place that was so acute I felt like I was there.

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Today the Amber Allure free book is I Heart Boston Terriers by Rick R. Reed. Here’s the blurb:

Love at first sight can work for dogs as well as humans.

When Aaron finds Mavis, an emaciated and timid Boston terrier, at a pet adoption fair, his heart goes out to her—irrevocably.

When Christian, who is manning the adoption fair for the Humane Society that fateful autumn Saturday, finds Aaron, his heart goes out to him—irrevocably.

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Title: Mercury in Retrograde
Author: CJane Elliot
Cover Art: Justin James
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Buy Link
Genre: Contemporary M/M Romance
Length: 112 pages
Rating: 2.5 out 5 rating stars

A Guest Review by Raine

Summary Review: Astrology led romantic silliness which made me blush that I’ve ever admitted to being a Gemini.

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Title: Zombie Wonderland
Author: Piper Vaughn
Cover Artist: Aisha Akeju
Publisher: Less Than Three Press
Buy Link: Zombie Wonderland
Genre: paranormal
Length: 34 pages
Rating: 3.5 stars out of 5

A Guest Review by Cryselle

Review Summary: An unlikely combination of the undead, holidays, and attraction make a fast-paced read. Read more…