Where Fiction and Reality Meet
Title: The Next One Will Kill You: An Angus Green Novel Author: Neil S. Plakcy Publisher: Diversion Books Length: 268 Pages Category: Mystery/Suspense At a Glance: The first book in a semi silly/semi thrilling mystery series with Angus Green, our favorite rookie gay FBI agent. Reviewed By: Ben Blurb: If Angus Green is going to... Continue Reading →
Title: The Queer and the Restless (A Queers of La Vista Novel) Author: Kris Ripper Publisher: Riptide Publishing Length: 238 Pages Category: Contemporary, Mystery At a Glance: This is a series any LGBTQ+ murder mystery fan doesn’t want to miss! Reviewed By: Ben Blurb: Ed Masiello has been on testosterone for a year, is working... Continue Reading →
Title: Cutting Ties (Pack Born: Book Two) Author: C.M. Torrens Publisher: DSP Publications Length: 256 Pages Category: Fantasy, Paranormal At a Glance: Not for the faint of heart! The Pack Born series takes a very dark turn. Reviewed By: Ben Blurb: War is looming, and as the alpha, it falls to Dante to protect his... Continue Reading →
Title: Jess, Chunk, and the Road Trip to Infinity Author: Kristin Elizabeth Clark Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (Sold by Macmillan Publishing) Pages: 272 Pages Category: Teen Fiction, New Adult Fiction, LGBT Fiction At a Glance: I’d recommend this for friends-to-lovers fans and trans fiction fans, alike. Reviewed By: Ben Blurb: The last time Jess... Continue Reading →
As one of the newer members of the TNA review team, Ben kicks off this week's offering of Best Ofs with a short but no less fantastic list of some of the best books he had the opportunity to review for us since he started earlier this year. And there is, of course, the chance... Continue Reading →
Title: Neon Fever Dream Author: Eliot Peper Publisher: Self-Published Length: 210 Pages Category: Mystery/Triller At a Glance: A lesbian mystery/thriller that will keep you glued to the pages! Reviewed By: Ben Blurb: A dark secret hides in the swirling dust and exultant revelry of Burning Man. Asha Amarasuriya is bored and struggling to get by... Continue Reading →
Title: My Boyfriend’s Back Author: Elliot Cooper Publisher: NineStar Press Length: 126 Pages Category: Paranormal At a Glance: My Boyfriend’s Back is a horrifying and deeply disturbing zombie thriller, while at the same time, a heart-pounding love story that is—for lack of a better word—simply adorable. Reviewed By: Ben Blurb: After losing both of his... Continue Reading →
Title: Just Juliet Author: Charlotte Reagan Publisher: Inkitt Length: 224 Pages Category: Young Adult, Contemporary At a Glance: A sweet love story between two high school girls. Reviewed By: Ben Blurb: Juliet represents the road less traveled. Will Lena take it? Lena Newman is 17, her best friend’s a cheerleader, her boyfriend’s a football player,... Continue Reading →
Title: The Zozobra Incident (A BJ Vinson Mystery) Author: Don Travis Publisher: DSP Publications Length: 290 Pages Category: Mystery/Suspense At a Glance: A New Mexican mystery novel I can’t say enough good things about. You’ll love confidential investigator BJ Vinson! Reviewed By: Ben Blurb: 2nd Edition BJ Vinson is a former marine and ex-Albuquerque PD... Continue Reading →
Title: Hearts of Darkness Author: Andrea Speed Publisher: DSP Publications Length: 200 Pages Category: Fantasy, Sci-Fi At a Glance: Reluctant superhero novel, perfect for those who maybe want to stick it to the standard favorite superheroes a little. Reviewed By: Ben Blurb: Kaede Hiyashi is sick and tired of living in the shadow of his... Continue Reading →
Title: The Necessary Deaths (The Delingpole Mysteries: Book One) Authors: David C. Dawson Publisher: DSP Publications Length: 200 Pages Category: Mystery/Suspense At a Glance: For when you’re in the mood for a gay Mystery/Thriller, but you don’t want the romance. Reviewed By: Ben Blurb: `A young journalism student lies unconscious in a hospital bed in... Continue Reading →
Title: The Alpha’s Weave (Pack Born: Book One) Author: C. M. Torrens Publisher: DSP Publications Length: 270 Pages Category: Fantasy, Paranormal At a Glance: Easy shifter read, but not your standard Paranormal Romance. Reviewed By: Ben Blurb: After years of abuse in his old shifter pack, Dante found a new life with Alpha Victor. He... Continue Reading →
Title: In from the Cold (The Castoffs: A Robert Flynn Novel) Author: J.T. Rogers Publisher: DSP Publications Length: 236 Pages Category: Historical, Mystery/Suspense At a Glance: Are you a Captain America and Bucky Barnes fan? Then you are going to love this. Reviewed By: Ben Blurb: Robert Flynn abandoned a sterling military career when his... Continue Reading →
Title: Lost in the Echo Author: Jack L. Pyke Publisher: Fantastic Fiction Length: 83 Pages Category: M/M Romance, Mystery, Suspense/Thriller At a Glance: This is a classic Pyke story, with psychological thrills and hard love. Reviewed By: Ben Blurb: Three days. Three questions. Three answers. Kidnapped, blindfolded, and bound to a bed, running away isn't... Continue Reading →
Title: The City of Seven Gods Author: Andrew J. Peters Publisher: Bold Strokes Books Length: 218 Pages Category: Spec Fic At a Glance: Peters delivers another world rich with details from the ancient past, and with a compelling LGBT twist. Reviewed By: Ben Blurb: Kelemun was bought from his peasant parents to tend the inner... Continue Reading →
Title: Chasing Sunrise (Darkmore Saga: Book One) Author: Lex Chase Publisher: DSP Publications Length: 280 Pages Category: Fantasy, Horror, Paranormal At a Glance: Dark paranormal fiction with a splash of erotica and a dash of torture. Perfect for those really dark motherf***ers. Reviewed By: Ben Blurb: 2nd Edition The once glorious aisa kingdom of Darkmore... Continue Reading →
Title: Native Wind (Native Ingenuity: Book One) Author: A.M. Burns Publisher: DSP Publications Length: 216 Pages Category: Sci-Fi/Fantasy At a Glance: A fantastic western steampunk tale with a focus on Native folklore. Reviewed By: Brock Blurb: After his family is killed by thieves, sole survivor Trey McAlister is taken in by a nearby Comanche clan.... Continue Reading →
Title: Light Shaper (Haven Prime: Book Two) Author: Albert Nothlit Publisher: DSP Publications Length: 340 Pages Category: Sci-Fi At a Glance: This series is perfect for those who love science fiction thrillers, with a smattering of horror. Reviewed By: Ben Blurb: When a greedy despot discovers a powerful piece of ancient technology, he has no... Continue Reading →
Title: Tantalus Author: Albert Nothlit Publisher: Less Than Three Press Length: 150 Pages Category: Sci-Fi, Action/Thriller At a Glance: Nothlit is the master of suspense in this science fiction thriller where a young man finds himself on a strange world, in the middle of intrigue and danger. Reviewed By: Ben Blurb: In the aftermath of... Continue Reading →
Title: Skyships Over Innsmouth Author: Susan Laine Publisher: DSP Publications Length: 200 pages Category: Horror, Sci-Fi At a Glance: A Lovecraftian horror adventure, perfect for those hardcore Dagon fans. Reviewed By: Ben Blurb: Twenty winters have passed since the Cataclysm brought down society and robbed people of their memories. Humanity, vastly reduced in numbers since... Continue Reading →
Title: Code Name Jack Rabbit (The Vampire Guard: Book One) Author: Elizabeth Noble Publisher: DSP Publications Length: 200 Pages Category: Paranormal, Mystery/Suspense At a Glance: Four men join a paranormal secret organization to fight crime! Reviewed By: Ben Blurb: Meet the newest members of the Vampire Guard, where legend and myth meet science and technology.... Continue Reading →
Title: The Last Enemy (Agents of Influence: Book One) Author: Christian Beck Publisher: DSP Publications Length: 200 Pages Category: Mystery/Suspense At a Glance: Great for old time mystery/thriller lovers who want an updated social atmosphere. Reviewed By: Ben Blurb: Highly decorated Delta Force operator and Iraq war hero Simon Monk loses everything when his romantic... Continue Reading →
Title: Spy Stuff Authors: Matthew J. Metzger Publisher: JMS Books LLC Length: 226 pages Category: Young Adult, Transgender, Contemporary Romance At a Glance: A stealth trans boy falls in love with a straight boy; this was a cute contemporary young adult romance, and I’d recommend it for all teens, especially those who are on the... Continue Reading →
Title: This Is How It Ends Author: Nick Wilgus Publisher: DSP Publications Length: 276 Pages Category: Horror, Sci-Fi At a Glance: Apocalypse Now-ish--two teens are stuck on a dying world between aliens and the undead. It doesn’t look good for them. Reviewed By: Ben Blurb: High school juniors Billy Gunn and Rory Wilder return from... Continue Reading →
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