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Title: The Jouster’s Lance (A Ren Faire Romance)
Author: A.J. Marcus
Cover Artist: Brooke Albrecht
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
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Genre: contemporary romance
Length: novel (212 pages)
Rating: 2,5 stars out of 5
A Guest Review by Larissa
Review Summary: a story with a lot of potential that fails to deliver
Title: Astronomical
Author: Silvia Violet
Cover Artist: Valerie Tibbs
Publisher: Loose Id
Buy Link: Astronomical, Loose Id
Genre: M/M Contemporary
Length: Novella
Rating: 2.5 stars
A Guest Review by Sammy
Review Summary: A promising love story whose twists and turns left me shaking my head in dismay.
Title: Normal?
Author: Stephen J. Mulrooney
Cover Artist: Jamie RIch and Antonio Miras Neira
Publisher: Smashwords
Buy Link: Normal?, Smashwords
Genre: Young Adult m/m
Length: Novel
Rating: 2.5 stars
A Guest Review by Sammy
Review Summary: A boy’s journey into manhood and the family who ushered him along his path.
Title: Mannies Incorporated
Author: Sean Michael
Cover Artist: BSClay
Publisher: Torquere Press
Buy Link: Mannies Incorporated http://www.torquerebooks.com/
Genre: M/M contemporary
Length: Novel
Rating: 2.5 stars
A Guest Review by Sammy
Review Summary: A deeply closeted man meets his match when his sister’s Nanny shows him the ropes, but will he be enough to bring this macho cop out of his self-imposed prison?
Title: The Last Grand Master
Author: Andrew Q. Gordon
Cover artist: Paul Richmond
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
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Genre: fantasy romance
Length: 350 pages
Rating: 2.5 stars out of 5
A guest review by Sirius
Summary: I thought that the first book of this fantasy adventure was too verbose for my liking more often than not, missed the marks on the emotional developments of the characters and the main characters took the fated mates trope to the silly extreme.
Title: The Low Between
Author: Vivien Dean
Cover artist: Trace Edward Zaber
Publisher: Amber Allure
Buy Link: The Low Between
Genre: Mystery, Historical (1950s era)
Length: 38,000 words
Rating: 2.5 out of 5.0
A guest review by Val Kovalin
Summary Review: The overly complicated mystery overwhelms the romance. Not recommended.
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: All Alone in a Sea of Romance
Author: B.G. Thomas
Cover Artist: Paul Richmond
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Buy Link: Amazon
Genre: Contemporary M/M
Length: Novel (316 pages)
Rating: 2.5 stars out of 5
A Guest Review by jeayci
Review Summary: I didn’t really enjoy it but can see how others would, especially if you enjoy soap operas.
Title: Cover Up
Author: K.C. Burn
Cover Artist: L.C. Chase
Publisher: Dreamspinner
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Genre: contemporary, police
Length: 236 pages
Rating: 2.5 stars out of 5
A Guest Review by Cryselle
Review Summary: This book came very close to being a DNF. Continue reading
Title: Love Lessons
Author: Kelly Rand
Cover artist: Adrian Nicholas
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
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Genre: contemporary romance
Length: 74 pages
Rating: 2.5 stars out of 5
A guest review by Sirius
Summary: A disappointment
Title: Learning to Love: Michael & Sean
Author: K.C. Wells
Cover Artist: Paul Richmond
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Buy Link: Learning to Love: Michael & Sean
Genre: M/M Romance
Length: Novel
Rating: 2.5 stars out of 5
A Guest Review by Sammy
Review Summary: A brave attempt at spinning a new take on the “gay for you” theme that lost its steam and wandered off into cliched territory that was less than fresh.
Title: To Have A Human
Author: Amber Kell
Cover Artist: Angela Waters
Publisher: eXtasy Books
Buy Link: To Have a Human (Banded Brothers)
Genre: M/M Paranormal
Length: Novella
Rating: 2.5 stars
A Guest Review by Sammy
Review Summary: The case of a story that had a promising beginning only to lose its focus along the way.
Title: Tristan
Author: K.M. Mahoney
Cover Artist: Trace Edward Zaber
Publisher: Amber Allure
Buy Link:Tristan
Genre: paranormal/shifter
Length: 41k words/138 pages
Rating: 2.5 stars out of 5
A Guest Review by Cryselle
Review Summary: Somewhat disjointed story with some interesting elements. Continue reading
Title: Dark Angels: Happy Hanukkah
Author: Z. Allora
Cover Artist: Deana C. Jamroz
Publisher: MLR Press
Buy Link: Amazon
Genre: Contemporary M/M
Length: Novella (36,000 words)
Rating: 2.5 stars out of 5
A Guest Review by jeayci
Review Summary: Fans of this series will probably enjoy this story as an opportunity to spend more time with characters you like, but it didn’t really work for me.
Title: Feeling the Rhythm (Conquest #7)
Author: S.J. Frost
Cover Artist: Winterheart Designs
Publisher: MLR Press
Buy Link: Feeling the Rhythm
Genre: Contemporary
Length: 91,000 words
Rating: 2.5 stars out of 5
A Guest Review by Andrea
Review Summary: It might be good for a fan of the series but for someone new it was too many characters and not enough background to connect with most of them.