Title: A Little Bit of Country
Author: Christiane France
Cover Artist: Trace Edward Zaber
Publisher: Amber Allure
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Genre: Contemporary
Length: 16k
Rating: 2
A Guest Review by Cryselle
Review Summary: Interesting setup but I didn’t believe the conflict and the ending was unsupported. Continue reading
Title: Catching Fireflies
Authors: KC Kendricks
Cover Artist: Trace Edward Zaber
Publisher: Amber Quill Press, LLC
Buy Link: Catching Fireflies, Amber Quill Press, LLC
Genre: M/M contemporary
Length: Novella
Rating: 2 stars
A Guest Review by Sammy
Review Summary: A story of healing and starting over that simply fell short of the mark.
Title: Wild Rose Silent Snow
Author: Angel Martinez
Cover artist: Trace Edward Zaber
Publisher: Amber Allure
Buy Link: at Amazon (no link), at the publisher.
Genre: Contemporary reinterpreted Fairy-Tale, Fantasy
Length: 40,000 words
Rating: 4.0 out of 5.0 stars
A guest review by Val Kovalin
Summary Review: A fun, fast-paced, satisfyingly three-dimensional modern take on a classic fairy tale.
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Title: Chase the Ace
Author: Clare London
Cover artist: Trace Edward Zaber
Publisher: Amber Allure
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Genre: Contemporary Romance
Length: 24,000 words
Rating: 4.5 out of 5.0 stars
A guest review by Val Kovalin
Summary Review: A road trip quest in which nothing is what it seems and everything is linked together in surprising and deeply significant ways. Fascinating and fun.
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Title: An Unexpected Magick (A Draegan Lords interlude)
Author: M.L. Rhodes
Cover Artist: Trace Edward Zaber
Publisher: Amber Allure
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Genre: fantasy, shapeshifters, romance
Length: novella
Rating: 5 stars out of 5
A Guest Review by Larissa
Review Summary: the Draegans are back! This time in a short, sweet but awesome interlude focusing on our second favorite couple: Wes and Wen and how they got together.
Title: The Whore of New Slum
Author: T. A. Chase
Cover Artist: Trace Edward Zaber
Publisher: Amber Allure
Buy Link: Amazon, Amber Allure
Genre: Steampunk, Fantasy, Action/Adventure
Length: 37,000 words
Rating: 3 stars out of 5
A Guest Review by Shy
Summary: Gripping characters and a plot full of holes. Continue reading
Title: Iron Eyes
Author: Vivien Dean
Cover Artist:Trace Edward Zaber
Publisher: Amber Quill Press
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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.
Title: Locke and Blade
Author: Lynn Lorenz
Cover artist: Trace Edward Zaber
Publisher: Amber Allure
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Genre: Gay Romance, Fantasy
Length: 27,000 words
Rating: 3.25 out of 5.0 stars
A guest review by Val Kovalin
Summary Review: This enemies-to-lovers story that humorously combines fantasy and police procedural elements is underdeveloped but still fun.
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: Just Between Us
Author: Aislinn Kerry
Cover artist: Trace Edward Zaber
Publisher: Amber Allure
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Genre: Contemporary M/M/M
Length: 16,000 words
Rating: 3.0 out of 5.0 stars
A guest review by Val Kovalin
Summary Review: A smoothly written m/m/m that didn’t offer quite enough distinctiveness in the three men’s personalities. A mixed recommendation.
Title: The Low Between
Author: Vivien Dean
Cover artist: Trace Edward Zaber
Publisher: Amber Allure
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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: The Tinkered Pinkerton
Author: Helen Louise Caroll
Cover Art: Trace Edward Zaber
Publisher: Amber Allure
Buy Link: Amazon, Publisher
Genre: M/M Romance/Steampunk/Action /Adventure
Length: Short Story/74 PDF pages/17,000 words
Rating: 3.25 stars out of 5
A guest review by LadyM
Review summary: Good idea, very good setting, but the format didn’t allow sufficient character development.
Title: Collusion
Author: Eden Winters
Cover Artist: Trace Edward Zaber
Publisher: Amber Allure
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Genre: contemporary, action/adventure
Length: 275 pages
Rating: 5 stars out of 5
A Guest Review by Cryselle
Review Summary: Tightly plotted and very hot work kept me up way past my bedtime.
Title: The Mayfield Speakeasy
Author: LA Witt
Cover artist: Trace Edward Zaber
Publisher: Amber Allure
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Genre: Mystery, Historical (1930s era)
Length: 19,000 words
Rating: 3.25 out of 5.0
A guest review by Val Kovalin
Summary Review: Smoothly written and enjoyable, but the short word-count makes for shallow emotions and indistinguishable characters. A mixed recommendation.
Title: By A Thread
Author: L.A. Witt
Cover Artist: Trace Edward Zaber
Publisher: Ambure Allure
Buy Link: By A Thread
Genre: M/M Fantasy
Length: Novella
Rating: 4 stars
A Guest Review by Sammy
Review Summary: What to do when your very touch can have grave consequences to those who feel its affects? Two men battle the odds and the specter of death itself to love without restraint.