Title & buy link: Open Cover Before Striking
Author: Willa Okati
Cover Artist: April Martinez
Publisher: Loose Id
Amazon buy link: here
Genre: M/M contemporary
Length: Novella
Rating: 3 stars out of 5
A guest review by Leslie S
Review summary: Well written as you’d expect from this author, but I couldn’t connect with the characters and was left oddly dissatisfied.
Title & buy link: Fool’s Rush (Fool’s Odyssey #3)
Author: Chris Quinton
Cover Artist: Anna Bryukhanova
Publisher: Manifold Press
Amazon buy link: Not yet available
Genre: M/M futuristic/vampire
Length: Novella (43,000 words)
Rating: 4 stars out of 5
A guest review by Leslie S
Review summary: Interesting, well paced vampire sequel that works as a standalone.
Title & buy link: Let’s Cheat
Author: Gene Taylor
Cover Artist: Paul Richmond
Publisher: Dreamspinner
Amazon buy link: Let’s Cheat!
Genre: M/M contemporary
Length: Novel (200 pages)
Rating: 1 star out of 5
A guest review by Leslie S
Review summary: Great idea, bad execution.
Title & buy link: Keeper’s Pledge (Midwinter Manor #2)
Author: J.L. Merrow
Cover Artist:
Publisher: Dreamspinner
Publisher buy link: Keeper’s Pledge
Genre: M/M historical
Length: Novella (91 pages)
Rating: 4.5 stars out of 5
A guest review by Leslie S
Review summary: Enjoyable sequel featuring a potential love-triangle and the risk of discovery for the young gamekeeper and his upper class lover.
Title & buy link: Poacher’s Fall (Midwinter Manor #1)
Author: J. L. Merrow
Cover Artist: L.C. Chase
Publisher: Dreamspinner
Amazon buy link: Poacher’s Fall
Genre: M/M historical
Length: Novelette (50 pages)
Rating: 4 stars out of 5
A guest review by Leslie S
Review summary: A gentle historical romance crossing the divide of social class.
Title & buy link: Table 26
Author: Kanata Pierre
Cover Artist: BSClay
Publisher: Torquere Press
Genre: M/M contemporary
Length: Novelette (54 pages)
Rating: 2.5 stars out of 5
A guest review by Leslie S
Review summary: A nice idea let down by rushed pacing and a sleazy protagonist.
Title & buy link: Weight of a Gun 2
Authors: Gryvon, Scarlet Blackwell, Cornelia Grey
Cover Artist: Nathie
Publisher: Storm Moon Press
Genre: M/M contemporary, M/M fantasy
Length: Anthology (88 pages)
Rating: 3.25 stars out of 5
A guest review by Leslie S
Review summary: A mixed bag of stories ranging from fantasy to erotica to vaguely steampunk, all linked by the common thread of gun kink.
Title & buy link: Lust and Skin
Author: Jamie Lowe
Cover Artist: BSClay
Publisher: Torquere Press
Genre: M/M contemporary
Length: Short story (29 pages)
Rating: 3 stars out of 5
A flash review by Leslie S
Review summary: Short, superficial, but still fun.
Title & buy link: Family Man
Author: Heidi Cullinan and Marie Sexton
Cover Artist: Angela Waters
Publisher: Samhain
Genre: M/M contemporary
Length: Novel (262 pages)
Rating: 4.25 stars out of 5
A guest review by Leslie S
Review summary: An enjoyable and moving story about family, second chances, and learning to trust.
Title & buy link: After the First Taste of Love
Author: Talon Rihai and Salome Wilde
Cover Artist: Yana Goya
Publisher: Storm Moon Press
Genre: M/M contemporary
Length: Novella (118 pages)
Rating: 2 stars out of 5
A guest review by Leslie S
Review summary: Well written but ultimately forgettable friends-to-lovers story.
Title & buy link: The Rule of Sebastian
Author: Shelter Somerset
Cover Artist: Paul Richmond
Publisher: Dreamspinner
Genre: M/M contemporary
Length: Novel (254 pages)
Rating: 2 stars out of 5
A guest review by Leslie S
Review summary: Average murder-mystery in an interesting locale, let down by purple prose and lacklustre characters.
Title & buy link: Come Back to Eden
Author: Julian Balfour
Cover Artist: Paul Richmond
Publisher: Dreamspinner
Genre: M/M contemporary
Length: Short story collection (320 pages)
Rating: 1 star out of 5
A guest review by Leslie S
Review summary: Dull, one-dimensional, and samey.
Title & buy link: What About Him
Author: EE Montgomery
Cover Artist: Reese Dante
Publisher: Dreamspinner
Genre: M/M contemporary
Length: Novella (131 pages)
Rating: 2 stars out of 5
A guest review by Leslie S
Review summary: An odd book in which a lot of things happen and yet none of it is very memorable.
Title & buy link: Dirty Secret
Author: Rhys Ford
Cover Artist: Reece Notley
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Amazon Buy Link: Dirty Secret
Genre: M/M contemporary
Length: Novel (234 pages)
Rating: 4 stars out of 5
A guest review by Leslie S
Review summary:
A strong emotional journey kept me reading but the mystery plot faltered somewhat.
Title & buy link: Came Upon A Midnight Clear
Author: Katie Porter
Cover Artist: Angela Waters
Publisher: Samhain
Genre: M/M contemporary
Length: Novel (288 pages)
Rating: 4.75 stars out of 5
A guest review by Leslie S
Review summary: Real men with bucket-loads of attitude and a whole lot of history go toe-to-toe during the making of a Hollywood blockbuster—what a ride!