Tag Archives: 3.75 stars

Finding Shelter

FindingShelterTitle: Finding Shelter (Rock Bay #3)
Author: M.J. O’Shea
Cover Artist: Anne Cain
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Buy Link:  Publisher, Amazon
Genre: Contemporary
Length: 204 pages
Rating: 3.75 stars out of 5

A Guest Review by Andrea

Review Summary: A nice and heartwarming romance, but the gay for you part of it wasn’t quite believable.

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Master of Ghouls

 

imageTitle: Master of Ghouls ( SPECTR 2 )
Author: Jordan L. Hawk
Cover Art: Author
Self Published Buy Link
Amazon Buy Link: Master of Ghouls (SPECTR)
Genre: M/M Paranormal Romance / Horror
Length: Novella
Rating: 3.75 out of 5 rating stars

A Guest Review by Raine

Summary Review: Fun characters still having an action packed time but this episode’s plot felt a touch heavy handed to me.

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Prince Claimed

2077Title and Link: Prince Claimed (Thresl Chronicles #2)
Author: Amber Kell
Cover Artist: Posh Gosh
Publisher Link: Total E Bound
Amazon Buy Link
Genre: Paranormal M/M, Sci-fi
Length: 88 pages
Rating: 3.75 out of 5 stars

A guest review by Lasha

Summary Review: The second book in The Thresl Chronicles which pushed the political intrigue of the series, but I felt the main couple wasn’t focused enough on.

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Fragile Bond



THIS REVIEW CONTAINS WHAT SOME MAY CONSIDER TO BE SPOILERS

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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Iron Eyes

 

imageTitle: Iron Eyes
Author: Vivien Dean
Cover Artist:Trace Edward Zaber
Publisher: Amber Quill Press
Publisher Buy Link
Amazon Buy Link: Iron Eyes
Genre: M/M Romance, Steam Punk, Fantasy
Length: Extended Novella 36,000 words
Rating: 3.75 out of 5 stars

A Guest Review by Raine

Summary Review: Sometimes even when done well, less is just not enough- for me these fully imagined characters would have been better served by a full length novel and a more detailed steampunk world.

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Book Fair

BookFairTitle: Book Fair
Author: Michael Murphy
Cover Artist: Adrian Nicholas
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Buy Link: Amazon, Publisher
Genre: Contemporary
Length: 200 pages
Rating: 3.75 stars out of 5

A Guest Review by Andrea

Review Summary: A delightfully light and fun romance topped off by a meddling Italian mother who had me laughing out loud.

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The Heir Apparent

heirapparent199x300Title: The Heir Apparent
Author: Tere Michaels
Cover artist: Dar Albert
Publisher: Loose Id
Amazon Buy Link: 
Genre: Mystery Thriller, Contemporary
Length: 46,966 words
Rating: 3.75 out of 5.0 stars
A guest review by Val Kovalin

Summary Review: In this otherwise engaging love story, the whodunit is way too obvious.
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Once a Brat

 

imageTitle: Once a Brat ( Kinky Cupid series )
Author: Kim Dare
Cover Artist: L.C. Chase
Publisher: Riptide Publishing
Buy Link:Once a Brat (Kinky Cupid)
Genre: M/M Contemporary Romance / Bdsm / humour
Length: 25,400 words
Rating: 3.75 out of 5 rating stars

A Guest Review by Raine

Summary Review: A competent bread and butter BDSM story with sugar sprinkles.

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Silver/Steel

 

imageTitle: Silver/Steel ( Arcada 2 )
Author:Belinda McBride
Cover Artist: Fiona Jayde
Publisher: Loose Id
Buy Link: Silver/Steel (Arcada)
Genre: M/M Paranormal
Length: Long Novel
Rating: 3.75 out of 5 rating stars

A Guest Review by Raine

Summary Blurb: Overextended sequel which weighed down what could have been a haunting story straight out of a traditional folk ballad.

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Plan B

Title: Plan B
Author: SJD Peterson
Cover artist: Ronaldo Gutierrez
Publisher: Dreamspinner
Buy Link: (coming soon)
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Length: 200 PDF pages
Rating: 3.75 out of 5.0 stars

A guest review by Val Kovalin

Summary Review: Very strong emotion, sexual chemistry, and narrator almost compensate for a too-basic plot and lack of crucial character development. A mixed recommendation.

(NOTE: I had to include a spoiler, but I used a very cool trick that Feliz taught me and put it under a spoiler tag. Click the spoiler tag below to see the spoiler.)

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Aiden’s Luck

AidensLuckTitle: Aiden’s luck
Author: Con Riley
Cover artist: Anne Cain
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Amazon Buy Link:Aiden’s Luck (Seattle Stories)
Genre: contemporary gay romance
Length: 326 pages
Rating: 3.75 stars out  of 5

A guest review by Sirius

Summary: Its not you Aiden, it is me!

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Beyond Duty

JB_Beyond_DutyTitle: Beyond Duty
Author: James Buchanan
Cover Artist: Deana C. Jamroz
Publisher: MLR Press
Amazon Buy Link: Only available on Amazon in a bundle called The Edge of Desperation
Genre: Military Science Fiction
Length:  Novella /49K words
Rating: 3.75 stars out of 5

A Guest Review by Lenalena

Review Summary: If you enjoy Military Science Fiction and you like your soldiers tough as nails, this one is for you. Otherwise: probably not so much.

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Reactivated

Reactivated510w-220x330Title: Reactivated
Author: Caitlin West
Publisher: eXtasy books
Cover Art:
Amazon Link:
Genre: Erotic Romance, Gay, Thriller
Length: 94 pages (20684 words)
Rating: 3.75 out of 5 rating stars

A Guest Review by Feliz

Summary Review: This was a gripping and really enjoyable read, but one of the main characters remained very pale, and rather than being the opening of a series, this book felt as if half the story was missing.

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Bayou Loup (Rougaroux Social Club #3)



THIS REVIEW CONTAINS WHAT SOME MAY CONSIDER TO BE SPOILERS

Title and Link: Bayou Loup (Rougaroux Social Club #3)
Author: Lynn Lorenz
Cover Artist: April Martinez
Amazon Buy Link
Genre: Contemporary M/M, Paranormal
Length: 218 pages
Rating: 3.75 out of 5 stars

A guest review by Lasha

Summary Review: The third book in this series gets the franchise back on track, but still has some growing pains.

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Room at the Edge

Title and Link: Room at the Edge
Author: Jane Davitt & Alexa Snow
Cover Artist: Valerie Tibbs
Publisher URL: Loose id
Amazon Buy Link: N/A
Genre: Contemporary M/M/M, BDSM
Length: Novel/332 pages/
Rating: 3.75 out of 5 stars

A guest review by Jenre

Review Summary: A creditable sequel to Room at the Top but too much focus on sex made this a dull read at times.

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