Where Fiction and Reality Meet
Title: Out! (The Shamwell Tales: Book Three) Author: JL Merrow Publisher: Riptide Publishing Length: 305 Pages Category: Contemporary At a Glance: Out! is most certainly an amusing and thoughtful addition to the Shamwell Tales series, and doesn’t fail to make this reader wish once again that we could all live in the wacky village author... Continue Reading →
Title: Fear and Loving in Las Vegas (2nd Edition) Author: J.P. Bowie Publisher: Pride Publishing Length: 99 Pages Category: Mystery/Suspense, Crime Fiction At a Glance: Fear and Loving in Las Vegas fell way too short of the mark for me. I just needed a bit more realism for this story to make any sense. Reviewed... Continue Reading →
Title: The Palisade (Lavender Shores: Book One) Author: Rosalind Abel Publisher: Self-Published Length: 243 Pages Category: Contemporary At a Glance: The Palisade is the perfect summer romance for someone looking for a light, slightly angsty love story. Reviewed By: Sammy Blurb: Confident businessman Joel Rhodes sees the small California town of Lavender Shores as nothing... Continue Reading →
Title: Played! (The Shamwell Tales: Book Two)) Author: JL Merrow Publisher: Riptide Publishing Length: 258 Pages Category: Contemporary At a Glance: Reviewed By: Sammy Blurb: Posh boy Tristan Goldsmith has one last summer of freedom before he joins the family firm in New York—no more farting around on stage, as his father puts it. But... Continue Reading →
Title: Feral Dust Bunnies (Offbeat Crimes Series: Book Four) Author: Angel Martinez Publisher: Pride Publishing Length: 115 Pages Category: Paranormal, Fantasy At a Glance: Feral Dust Bunnies is a wonderfully clever, humorous romp with just the right touch of romance. I highly recommend it to you. Reviewed By: Sammy Blurb: An orphaned kitten may be... Continue Reading →
Title: Vice City (Vice City: Book One) Author: S.A. Stovall Publisher: DSP Publications Length: 234 Pages Category: Mystery/Suspense At a Glance: A fantastic and intense read that deeply satisfied my love of gay fiction and noir. Buon appetito! Reviewed By: Ben Blurb: After twenty years as an enforcer for the Vice family mob, Nicholas Pierce... Continue Reading →
Title: Empathy for a Killer Author: Sarah Masters Publisher: Pride Publishing Length: 202 Pages Category: Contemporary, Mystery/Suspense At a Glance: Empathy for A Killer is one of the finest psychological thrillers I have ever read. This novel takes you on a journey that will absolutely rock your world in all the best ways. Reviewed By:... Continue Reading →
Title: Dim Sum Asylum Author: Rhys Ford Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Length: 240 Pages Category: Urban Fantasy, Mystery/Suspense At a Glance: I happily lost myself in the raucous action and well crafted mystery elements of this incredible novel. Reviewed By: Sammy Blurb: Welcome to Dim Sum Asylum: a San Francisco where it’s a ho-hum kind of... Continue Reading →
Title: Caught! (Shamwell Tales: Book One) Author: JL Merrow Publisher: Riptide Publishing Length: 337 Pages Category: Contemporary, RomCom At a Glance: Robert and Sean are lovely together, and their story is just the right mix of angst and humor to make for a delightfully heartwarming romance. Reviewed By: Sammy Blurb: Bow ties are cool .... Continue Reading →
Title: Counterblow (Shatterproof Bond: Book Four) Author: Isobel Starling Publisher: Self-Published Length: 169 Pages Category: Contemporary, Mystery/Suspense At a Glance: This was a non-stop action filled story just as the others have been. But this time we really got a sense of how deeply Declan loves Sam, and how far he will go to make... Continue Reading →
Title: Permanent Jet Lag Author: A.N. Casey Publisher: NineStar Press Length: 222 Pages Category: Contemporary At a Glance: This one should definitely come with an Extreme Feels warning. But, don’t let that scare you off! Grab this one, guys. Reviewed By: Jules Blurb: Nineteen-year-old Lucas Burke prefers being alone. He likes the silence, and he... Continue Reading →
Title: Seattle Stories Box Set Author: Con Riley Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Length: 794 Pages Category: Contemporary At a Glance: Author Con Riley knows how to create characters with depth, and that makes each of these novels worth the read. Reviewed By: Sammy Blurb: Experience the tug and pull of love while weathering life's challenges in... Continue Reading →
Title: Before You Break Author: K.C. Wells and Parker Williams Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Length: 340 Pages Category: BDSM, Contemporary At a Glance: With finesse and care, the writing team of Wells and Williams leads us into a world where men care for each other and dare to be vulnerable while still maintaining their need to... Continue Reading →
Title: Love Is Heartless (Love Can't: Book Two) Author: Kim Fielding Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Length: 254 Pages Category: Contemporary At a Glance: Love Is Heartless is just a gorgeous story that has you hoping for that happy ever after right up to the end. Reviewed By: Sammy Blurb: Small but mighty—that could be Detective Nevin... Continue Reading →
Title: Pandora Author: Marguerite Labbe Publisher: DSP Publications Length: 210 Pages Category: Horror, Sci-Fi At a Glance: Pandora is a powerful novel, one with depth and unending action. Once again, Marguerite Labbe proves that she can write an intelligent, clever story that sticks with you well beyond the last page. Reviewed By: Sammy Blurb: Haunted... Continue Reading →
Title: Fugue Author: Rick R. Reed Publisher: JMS Books Length: 35 Pages Category: BDSM At a Glance: Fugue is a well-written BDSM snippet that will leave you a bit breathless and hungering for more. Reviewed By: Sammy Blurb: Who is the master and who is the slave? In Rick R. Reed's tortuously sexy short story,... Continue Reading →
Title: Muscling Through Author: JL Merrow Publisher: JMS Books Length: 89 Pages Category: Contemporary At a Glance: I cannot speak highly enough of Muscling Through. This is a love story that pierces the heart and is guaranteed to stay with the reader long after the last page. Reviewed By: Sammy Blurb: Cambridge academic Larry Morton... Continue Reading →
Title: The Imperfection of Swans Author: Brandon Witt Narrator: Kirt Graves Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Run Time: 9 hours and 52 minutes Category: Contemporary At a Glance: I do so like Brandon Witt when he takes the gloves off and tries to break our hearts. Reviewed By: Sammy Blurb: Kevin Bivanti’s dream is to open a... Continue Reading →
Title: Beneath the Stars Author: Lynn Charles Publisher: Interlude Press Length: 349 Pages Category: Contemporary At a Glance: Beneath the Stars is an outstanding novel that defies words or enough descriptive adjectives to do it justice. Reviewed By: Sammy Blurb: On the cusp of launching his fashion line for transmen and butch women, Sid Marneaux... Continue Reading →
Title: The Vampire and the P.I. Author: J.P. Bowie Publisher: MLR Press Length: 198 Pages Category: Paranormal, Mystery At a Glance: Beyond the social or political overtones in this novel, there is a very good mystery at its heart. The pacing is swift, the action is dangerous and slow building, and the characters draw us... Continue Reading →
Title: Patience (Dublin Virtues: Book One) Author: Helena Stone Publisher: Pride Publishing Length: 170 Pages Category: Category At a Glance: Patience is a lovely romance between two rejected men searching for that elusive someone to build a life with. Reviewed By: Sammy Blurb: Patience is a virtue. But what if you wait too long? While... Continue Reading →
Title: Skim Blood and Savage Verse (Offbeat Crimes: Book Three) Author: Angel Martinez Publisher: Pride Publishing Length: 137 Pages Category: Paranormal, Fantasy At a Glance: Definitely pick up Skim Blood and Savage Verse—it is one wild romp from beginning to end, one you will not want to miss. Reviewed By: Sammy Blurb: Words damage more... Continue Reading →
Title: Moments Author: RJ Scott Publisher: Self-Published Length: 292 Pages Category: Contemporary At a Glance: In the end, Moments became a half-finished novel for me with too many subtexts running concurrently that never resolved. Reviewed By: Sammy Blurb: An actor on possession charges, hell bent on destroying his own life meets a man who quietly works to make... Continue Reading →
Title: Angel Author: JL Merrow Publisher: JMS Books Length: 41 Pages Category: Fantasy, BDSM At a Glance: I have loved this author’s work in the past, and am sure I will in the future, but this one was not up to the normal excellence I am used to in reading a JL Merrow story. Reviewed... Continue Reading →
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