Author Archives: Sirius

Lenny for your thoughts

lennyForYourThoughtsTitle: Lenny for your thoughts
Author: Anita Sunday
Cover artist: n/a
Publisher: Self published.
Amazon Buy Link:Lenny For Your Thoughts
Genre: contemporary mm romance
Length: novel (no idea about exact length)
Rating: 4.25 stars out of 5

A guest review by Sirius.

Summary: Interesting story with a charming narrator and a lot of flashbacks which I enjoyed.

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The Apothecary’s Garden



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aopthecarys-garden-final-version-smallTitle: The Apothecary’s Garden
Author: Julie Bozza
Cover artist: Anne Burgess
Publisher: Manifold press
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Amazon Buy Link: N/A
Genre: contemporary m/m romance, May/December romance
Length: 70000 words/278 pages
Rating: 4 stars out of 5

A guest review by Sirius

Summary: Achingly beautiful love story, but unfortunately when I finished it I felt that the age difference between the protagonists was too extreme for me to completely buy it.

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Bullheaded



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BullheadedTitle: Bullheaded
Author: Catt Ford
Cover artist: Catt Ford
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Amazon Buy Link:Bullheaded
Genre: contemporary romance
Length: 340 pages
Rating: 4.75 stars out of 5

A guest review by Sirius.

Summary: Exciting and fun story.

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Promoted by the Billionaire

2081Title: Promoted by the Billionaire
Author: Marie Sexton and Rowan Speedwell, SL Majors, J.P. Bowie, Em Woods, Sara York, Noelle Keaton
Cover artist: n/a
Publisher: Total e-bound
Amazon Buy Link: N/A
Genre: mm erotic romance
Length: Anthology
Rating: 3 stars out of 5

A guest review by Sirius.

Summary: A mixed-bag anthology.

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Hell’s End, book 1

HellsEnd72lgTitle: Hell’s End, book 1
Author: Ally Blue
Cover artist: Kanaxa
Publisher: Samhain
Amazon Buy Link:Hell’s End (Hellscape)
Genre: gay alternate worlds
Length: novel
Rating: 4.25 out of 5

A guest review by Sirius.

Summary: Enjoyable, action packed sci-fi, I loved the characters, but would not have minded knowing more about them.

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Cambion, Dark Around the Edges. Episode 3: We Are Family

cambion3Title: Cambion,  Dark Around the Edges. Episode 3: We Are Family
Author: Cari Z
Cover artist: Nathie
Publisher: Storm Moon Press
Amazon Buy Link:Dark Around the Edges: We Are Family (Cambion)
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Genre: fantasy m/m romance
Length: 896 locations on my kindle
Rating: 4.25 stars out of 5

A guest review by Sirius

Summary: This episode was even more character-oriented than the last one and I really liked it.

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The Gifted One

GiftedOne[The]Title: The Gifted One
Author: Jacob Z. Flores
Cover artist: Reese Dante
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Amazon Buy Link:The Gifted One
Genre: fantasy/ mm romance
Length: 350 pages
Rating: 3.25 stars out of 5

A guest review by Sirius

Summary: Archangels, fallen angels and a Gifted One—oh my. Unfortunately, while I loved the idea, I thought the execution of the story could have been better.

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Tarnished Gold

TarnishedGoldTitle: Tarnished Gold
Author: Brita Addams
Cover artist: Anne Cain
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Amazon Buy Link:Tarnished Gold
Genre: historical BDSM mm romance
Length: 350 pages
Rating: 4 stars out of 5

A guest review by Sirius.

Summary: Nicely written, well researched story about the love between two amazing people during Hollywood’s Golden Years. If you likestories which are low on conflict you will enjoy this one.

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Deprivation; or, Benedetto furioso: an oneiromancy

deprivation_200x300Title: Deprivation; or, Benedetto furioso: an oneiromancy
Author: Alex Jeffers
Cover artist:n/a
Publisher: Lethe Press
Amazon Buy Link:Deprivation; or, Benedetto furioso: an oneiromancy
Genre: speculative gay fiction
Length:130,000 words
Rating. 4.25 stars out of 5

A guest review by Sirius.

Summary: Unusual book with reality and dreams mixed together so much that it was hard to figure out what was real. I liked it overall.

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Cambion: Episode 2. Black Magic Woman

cambion2Title: Cambion: Episode 2. Black Magic Woman
Author: Cari Z.
Cover artist: Nathie
Publisher: Storm Moon Press
Amazon Buy Link:Dark Around the Edges: Black Magic Woman (Cambion)
Genre: fantasy/romance
Length: not sure. – short
Rating: 4 stars out of 5

A guest review by Sirius

Summary: Interesting, but too short and did not feel like a separate episode, but rather a part of a one long story. I want more!

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Honour

Smooth elegant black silkTitle: Honour
Author: A.F.Henley
Cover artist: Megan Derr
Publisher: Less Than Three Press
Amazon Buy Link:Honour
Genre: historical fantasy/pseudohistorical/ mm romance
Length: 45500 words
Rating: 2 stars out of 5

A guest review by Sirius

Summary: This is not a historical romance, but I disliked it even when I thought of it as a historical fantasy because IMO one character acted as a spoiled brat and another one as a complete moron.

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Fragile Bond



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FragileBond_750x500Title: Fragile Bond
Author: Rhi Etzweiler
Cover artist: Petite- Madame VonApple
Publisher: Riptide Publishing
Amazon Buy Link:Fragile Bond

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Genre: scifi romance
Length: 48400 words
Rating: 3.75 stars out of 5

A guest review by Sirius.

Summary:

An interesting scifi romance where I felt the attraction between two main characters sparkled too fast, but by the end of  the story I believed in their future.

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Toughskins

toughskins_300Title: Toughskins
Author: William Masswa
Cover artist:
Publisher: Bold Stroke Books
Amazon Buy Link:Toughskins
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Genre: contemporary gay romance
Length: 264 pages
Rating: 4.5 stars out of 5

A guest review by Sirius

Summary: Sweet and angsty story about two traumatized guys finding their way to each other in the world of wrestling, which I overall quite enjoyed.

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How to Greet Strangers: A Mystery



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how-to-greet-strangers_200x300Title: How to Greet Strangers:A Mystery
Author: Joyce Thompson
Cover artist:
Publisher: Lethe Press
Amazon Buy Link:How to Greet Strangers: A Mystery
Genre: gay fiction/mystery
Length: 246 pages
Rating: 3.5 stars out of 5

A guest review by Sirius

Summary: Frustrating read – mostly because it was very well written, but I could not enjoy it as much as I wanted to.

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The Sin Warriors

farris-the-sin-warriors_200x300Title: The Sin Warriors
Author: Julian Farris
Cover artist: n/a
Publisher: Lethe Press
Amazon Buy Link:The Sin Warriors
Genre: gay fiction
Length: 274 pages/78000 words
Rating: 4.25 stars out of 5

A guest review by Sirius

Summary: Well written story about inquisition hearings in Florida University.

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