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: Waking the Prince
Author: Shawn Lane
Publisher: Amber Allure
Amazon Buy Link: Waking The Prince
Genre: Fantasy
Length: novella (24,000 words)
Rating: 1 star
A Guest Review by Shy
One Sentence Review: A Disney-like plot full of TSTL characters. Continue reading
Title: The Cost of Secrets
Author: Cassandra Gold
Cover Artist: Kalen O’Donnell
Publisher: Loose Id
Buy Link: The Cost of Secrets
Genre: Contemporary
Length: 121 (PDF)/Word count: 35,457
Rating: 1 star out of 5
A Guest Review by Cryssy Crankypants
Review Summary: Serious issues are used glibly and without examination, leading to disappointment in plot and characterization, and are not compensated for with style. Continue reading
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: Eight Days
Author: Cardeno C.
Cover Artist: Catt Ford
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Amazon Buy Link: Buy
Genre: Contemporary/Holiday
Length: Novella/80 pages
Rating: 1 star out of 5
A Guest Review by Shlomo (Stuart’s cousin from Brooklyn)
Review Summary: Oy, this limp latke of a Hanukkah story completely fails to engage its own premise.
Title: Touch and Trust (Velvet Glove)
Author: Sean Michael
Cover Artist: S. Squires
Publisher: Torquere Press
Buy Link:Touch and Trust, a Velvet Glove story
Genre: Futuristic M/M Romance
Length: Short Story
Rating: 1 star
A Guest Review by Sammy
Review Summary: A nice story derailed by a stylistic writing element that left me frustrated and disenchanted.
Title: Double Flip
Author: David Connor
Cover Artist: Paul Richmond
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Buy Link: Amazon
Genre: Contemporary M/M, Humor
Length: Novella (170 pages)
Rating: 1 star out of 5
A Guest Review by jeayci
Review Summary: I think this story might have been interesting if I’d been able to keep track of the POVs, the characters, or even the plot; as it was, the most enjoyment I got was from imagining it as a Mystery Science Theater piece with snarky commentary.
Title: Paul Dot Go
Author: Robin Anderson
Cover Artist: unknown
Publisher: Nazca Plains
Buy Link: Paul Dot Go
Genre: bizarro
Length: 200 pages
Rating: 1 star out of 5
A Guest Review by Cryselle
Review Summary: A poorly-written descent into the bizarre and revolting; best avoided. Continue reading
Title: Into the Light
Author: Scarlett Blackwell
Cover Artist: Reese Dante
Publisher: Silver Publishing
Genre: contemporary M/M
Length: Novella
Rating: 1 out of 5 stars
A Guest Review by Feliz
Summary Review: It’s been a long time since I’ve been so unsettled by a book – and not in a good way. In my opinion, this book shouldn’t have seen the light.
Title and Link: The Shunned
Author: Jay Hughes
Publisher: Ravenous Romance
Genre: Contemporary M/M romance
Length: 172 Pages
Rating: 1 star out of 5
A guest review by Erastes
Title: Waves of Fortune
Author: Carolyn LeVine Topol
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Genre: Contemporary/Murder Mystery
Length: Novel (240 pages)
Rating: 1 stars out of 5
A Guest Review by Aunt Lynn
Title and Link: Facade
Author: Zahara Owens
Publisher URL: Dreamspinner Press
Genre: M/M Contemporary Romance
Length: Novel/ 230 pages
Rating: 1 out of 5
A guest review by Kassa
Title: Wasted
Author: Aiden Shaw
Publisher: Running Press
Genre: Contemporary M/M
Length: 320 pages (print); ebook
Rating: 1 star out of 5
A guest review by Leslie