Where Fiction and Reality Meet
Title: Every Time I Think of You & Message of Love Author: Jim Provenzano Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 264 Pages/374 Pages Rating: 4 Stars Overall Blurbs: 2012 Lambda Literary Award Winner for Best Gay Romance After an abrupt encounter in a small woods of Greensburg, Pennsylvania, Reid Conniff, a shy and studious high school distance... Continue Reading →
Title: Henning: The Hunted Prince Author: Hayden Thorne Publisher: Queerteen Press Pages/Word Count: 143 Pages Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: Young Henning Babkis has learned not to consider himself to be anything special. Ignored and taken for granted by his family, his education suffering as a result of their neglect, he nevertheless struggles to fit in... Continue Reading →
Title: Precious Metals (Metals: Book Two) Author: L.A. Witt Publisher: Riptide Publishing Pages/Word Count: 150 Pages Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: For Constable Paul Benson of the North-West Mounted Police, monotony is a blessing. As a provision inspector below the Chilkoot Pass during the Klondike Gold Rush, he’s seen miserable conditions and gold fever turn civilized... Continue Reading →
Title: There’s Something About Ari Author: L.B. Gregg Publisher: Riptide Publishing Pages/Word Count: 95 Pages Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: Buck Ellis’s future seems pretty damn bright. With a full college scholarship in hand, he’s going to ditch Bluewater Bay and pave the way for his kid brother Charlie to do the same. The only fly... Continue Reading →
Title: There’s Something About Ari Author: L.B. Gregg Publisher: Riptide Publishing Pages/Word Count: 95 Pages Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: Buck Ellis’s future seems pretty damn bright. With a full college scholarship in hand, he’s going to ditch Bluewater Bay and pave the way for his kid brother Charlie to do the same. The only fly... Continue Reading →
Title: The Circus of the Damned Author: Cornelia Grey Publisher: Riptide Publishing Pages/Word Count: 274 Pages Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: Magician Gilbert Blake has spent his entire life conning drunkards in the seediest pubs in the darkest towns, careful to hide the true depths of his power. But when he spends a little too much... Continue Reading →
Title: Semper Fi Author: Keira Andrews Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: Rating: 4.5 Stars Blurb: The war is over. The battle for love has just begun. As Marines, Cal and Jim depended on each other to survive bloodshed and despair in the Pacific. Relieved to put the horrors of war behind him, Jim went home to... Continue Reading →
Title: Made by Raffi Author: Craig Pomranz Illustrator:: Margaret Chamberlain Publisher: Frances Lincoln Children’s Books Length: 40 Pages Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: Raffi is a shy boy who doesn’t like noisy games and is often teased at school. But when he gets the idea of making a scarf for his dad’s birthday, he is full... Continue Reading →
Title: Sarge (F.I.S.T.S.: Book One) Author: Bey Deckard Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 49 Pages Rating: 4.5 Stars Blurb: Sometimes it’s just about being in the right place at the right time… with the right person. Sarge is the short story of a burgeoning D/s relationship between two space marines stationed on an alien planet where... Continue Reading →
Title: The Lord Won’t Mind Author: Gordon Merrick Publisher: Open Road Media Pages/Word Count: 256 Pages Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: Charlie Mills always played the role of the good grandson, and his grandmother rewarded him for it handsomely in the form of all the gifts, money, and attention a boy could want. Entering college in... Continue Reading →
Title: The Lord Won’t Mind Author: Gordon Merrick Publisher: Open Road Media Pages/Word Count: 256 Pages Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: Charlie Mills always played the role of the good grandson, and his grandmother rewarded him for it handsomely in the form of all the gifts, money, and attention a boy could want. Entering college in... Continue Reading →
Title: The Men From the Boys Author: William J. Mann Publisher: Open Road Media Pages/Word Count: 352 Pages Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: This stunning slice of gay life at the turn of the millennium introduces thirtysomething Jeff O’Brien. After six years, his lover, Lloyd, has just announced that the passion between them has died. Terrified... Continue Reading →
Title: In the Presence of Mine Enemy Author: Helena Maeve Publisher: Totally Bound Pages/Word Count: 89 Pages Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: A game of spy against spy leaves little room for second chances. Freshly retired from Section ranks, Hailey is glad to be out of the tangle of spy games that cost him both family... Continue Reading →
Title: Wave Goodbye to Charlie Author: Eric Arvin Publisher: Wilde City Press Pages/Word Count: 196 Pages (.pdf) Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: My name’s Charlie. I’m many things, though none of them having to do with any real talent. I’m a runaway, a hustler when I need to be, a ghost when I have to scare... Continue Reading →
Title: Sacrificed: Heart Beyond the Spires Author: Bey Deckard Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 380 Pages Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: Reunited once more, the crew of Baal’s Heart must make the long and treacherous journey south to the towering spires of the Devil’s Isles. The path through the mountain range is fraught with peril; mayhem and... Continue Reading →
Title: Guns n’ Boys Author: K.A. Merikan Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 323 Pages Rating: 2 Stars Blurb: --- Love is sour like a Sicilian lemon. --- The Family is always right. The Family doesn’t forget. The Family pays for blood in blood. Domenico Acerbi grew up in the shade of Sicilian lemon trees ready to... Continue Reading →
Title: Guns n’ Boys Author: K.A. Merikan Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 323 Pages Rating: 2 Stars Blurb: --- Love is sour like a Sicilian lemon. --- The Family is always right. The Family doesn’t forget. The Family pays for blood in blood. Domenico Acerbi grew up in the shade of Sicilian lemon trees ready to... Continue Reading →
Title: Masks: Ordinary Champions Author: Hayden Thorne Publisher: Queerteen Press Pages/Word Count: 189 Pages Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: Book 3 of the Masks series follows Eric’s adventures as a newly-transformed supervillain sidekick. Taking advantage of Eric’s relationship with Peter, the Devil’s Trill uses him for a shield against the superheroes. In the meantime, new villains... Continue Reading →
"Whereof what's past is prologue." -- William Shakespeare Title: The Butterfly King (The Lost and Founds: Book Three Author: Edmond Manning Publisher: Pickwick Ink Publishing Pages/Word Count: 301 Pages Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: Terrance Altham doesn’t know why he’s been arrested. He’s committed no crime and the cops aren’t talking. Sadly, the man sharing his... Continue Reading →
Title: Daron’s Guitar Chronicles: Volumes One-Five Author: Cecilia Tan Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 1000+ Pages Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: Sex, drugs, and rock and roll. Coming out and coming of age in the days of AIDS, MTV, Reaganomics, and Just Say No. Daron Marks is a young guitar player with a dream, make it big... Continue Reading →
Title: Daron’s Guitar Chronicles: Volumes One-Five Author: Cecilia Tan Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 1000+ Pages Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: Sex, drugs, and rock and roll. Coming out and coming of age in the days of AIDS, MTV, Reaganomics, and Just Say No. Daron Marks is a young guitar player with a dream, make it big... Continue Reading →
Title: A Twist and Two Balls (With a Kick #1) Author: Clare London Publisher: Jocular Press Pages/Word Count: 66 Pages Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: Eduardo Mancini is going to be a star of the London stage and screen. Or that was the plan. His alter ego Eddy March hasn't got further than the chorus and... Continue Reading →
Title: With Wings (The Dark Angels: Book One) Author: Z. Allora Publisher: Rocky Ridge Books Pages/Word Count: 251 Pages Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: The lights go down and stage lights up. The Dark Angels have arrived. With his come-hither voice and body made for sin, lead singer Angel Luv draws lovers like a magnet. And... Continue Reading →
“Too often something was lurking around the corner ready to bite you in the ass. Literally.” – Meredith Russell Title: Dead Things Author: Meredith Russell Publisher: Love Lane Books Pages/Word Count: 182 Pages Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: Devin never thought he could find hope or love among the ruins of a broken world. Not until... Continue Reading →
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