Title: A Good Name For a Hero
Author: D.E. Elledge
Cover Artist: Christine Griffin
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Buy Links: Amazon, Publisher
Genre: m/m contemporary romance
Length: Novel (200 pages)
Rating: 2.5 stars out of 5
A Guest Review by J.K. Hogan
Review Summary: An interesting mystery with a romance that fell short of the mark.
Title: Witness Protection
Author: Derek Adams
Cover Artist: Trace Edward Zaber
Publisher: Amber Allure
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Genre: Contemporary/Suspense/Action/Thriller
Length: Extended Amber Kiss/15000 words
Rating: 1 star out of 5
A Guest Review by Zac D
Review Summary: A promising blurb and a technically well written book that quickly descends into something thoroughly strange and, ultimately, distasteful. Disappointing.
Title: Collared Souls
Author: Elizabeth Noble
Cover Artist: Paul Richmond
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Buy Link: Collared Souls, Dreamspinner Press
Genre: M/M Science Fiction/Paranormal
Length: Novel
Rating: 4.5 stars
A Guest Review by Sammy
Review Summary: A smashing good fourth installment of the Sentries series by Elizabeth Noble.
Title & buy link: Heart to Hart
Author: Erin O’Quinn
Cover Artist: Marion Sipe
Publisher: Amber Allure
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Genre: M/M historical
Length: Novel (55,000 words)
Rating: 4 stars out of 5
A guest review by Leslie S
Review summary: Opposites attract in this entertaining romp set in 1920s Ireland.
Title: Nowhere to Run
Author: Erin Lark
Cover artist: April Martinez
Publisher: Loose ID
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Genre: contemporary mm romance
Length: novel
Rating: 3.5 stars out of 5
A guest review by Sirius.
Summary: I had some issues with this story, but overall it was a pleasant surprise
Title: Small Miracles
Author: Ellen Holiday
Cover artist: LC Chase
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
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Genre: Contemporary romance
Length: 79 pages
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
Guest review by Orion
Review summary: A sweet, modern-day gay fairytale.
Title: Horn Gate
Author: Damon Suede
Cover Art: Rey Arzeno
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Buy Link: Amazon. Publisher
Length: Novella/100 pages/23,964 words
Genre: Paranormal M/M
Rating: 3.5 stars out of 5
A guest review by LadyM
Review summary: Intriguing beginning of the new series which requires a bit of effort on reader’s part. Well-written but it might be overwhelming for some readers.
Scratch, painted by Rey Arzeno for HORN GATE by Damon Suede
Our lovely Wave has asked me to talk about the way Horn Gate happened and why I’ve taken a little authorial detour to write about enslaved sex demons instead of closeted first responders. The truth is, this paranormal story took hold of me and wouldn’t let go… and my new year’s resolution for 2013 was that rather than dictating what the Muse does I’m trying to meet her with wide ears and open heart.
2012 was a wacky year for me on every level. Serving on the board of the Rainbow Romance Writers and an organizer of GayRomLit ate up most of my spare time…while my anxiety about getting Hard Head as perfect as possible completely kicked my ass. 
I didn’t want to let anyone down and the pressure became excruciating. I stopped sleeping and eating for a long stretch there, and though I wrote every day, I became increasingly mistrustful of everything I wrote. The whole reason I started writing romance was because it was so liberating and somehow I’d managed to cripple myself with anxiety over disappointing my fans and colleagues.
Title: Lighting the Way Home
Author: E.M. Lynley and Shira Anthony
Cover Artist: L.C. Chase
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
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Genre: Contemporary
Length: 206 pages
Rating: 4.5 stars of 5
A Guest Review by Cryselle
Review Summary: A warming story of hurt and redemption with a vivid sense of setting and culture. Continue reading
Title: Deprivation; or, Benedetto furioso: an oneiromancy
Author: Alex Jeffers
Cover artist:n/a
Publisher: Lethe Press
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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.
Title: Monster Town
Author: Dakota Chase
Cover Artist: BS Clay
Publisher: PRIZM/Torquere
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Genre: YA paranormal
Length: 67 pages/18500
Rating: 3.75 stars out of 5
A Guest Review by Cryselle
Review Summary: Cute story in a Hardy Boys hang with werewolves way. Continue reading
Title: The Art of Touch
Author: Dominique Frost
Cover Artist: April Martinez
Publisher: Loose Id
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Genre: contemporary
Length: 20,517 words/ 79 PDF pages
Rating: 4.5 stars out of 5
A Guest Review by Cryselle
Review Summary: A sweetly humorous and nuanced story in the present tense, which works unusually well. Continue reading
Title: The Chase
Author: Erin O’Quinn
Cover artist: Trace Edward Zaber
Publisher: Amber Allure
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Genre: Contemporary Romance
Length: 48,000 words
Rating: 2.75 out of 5.0 stars
A guest review by Val Kovalin
Summary Review: A weak plot and too much sex swamped the good setting, characters, and chemistry.
Title: Perfect for Me
Author: DH Starr
Cover Artist: D. W. Skinner
Publisher: MLR Press
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Genre: Contemporary
Length: 81K words
Rating: 4 stars out of 5
A Guest Review by Cryselle
Review Summary: A timely story that entertains, educates, and brings a sigh. Continue reading
Title: Blame it on the Cats
Author: ET Malinowski
Cover artist: Paul Richmond
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Buy Link: Blame It on the Cats
Genre: Contemporary
Length: 20, 656 words
Rating: 2.0 out of 5.0 stars
A guest review by Val Kovalin
Summary Review: Cute but formulaic with Insta-Love.