Where Fiction and Reality Meet
Title: Primavera Author: Hayden Thorne Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 57 Pages At a Glance: Haunting and beautiful, Primavera will make you believe in the infinite power of love. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: Images of a young man who died in a dreadful manner suddenly haunt the dreams of eighteen-year-old Adam Cassidy. Even more disturbing are... Continue Reading →
Title: Wrestling With Passion Author: D.H. Starr Publisher: Ai Press Pages/Word Count: 247 Pages At a Glance: Wrestling With Passion is a great continuation to Scott and Derek’s story. Reviewed By: Jackie Blurb: Scott and Derek’s epic passion continues into sophomore year with new challenges to face and overcome. There is one problem: How can... Continue Reading →
Title: Straight from the Heart: Exception to the Rule 3 Author: Kimberly Gardner Publisher: Loose Id Pages/Word Count: 208 Pages At a Glance: An engaging story of an athlete and a dancer who help each other out, and, on the way to being friends, become something more, with the predictable accompanying sturm und drang. Reviewed... Continue Reading →
Title: Jock Auction Author: Alex Pendragon Publisher: Loose Id Pages/Word Count: 264Pages At a Glance: There were some things in Jock Auction that rubbed me the wrong way, but the writing and character development is good. Reviewed By: Lana Blurb: Sexy high-school footballer Kyle has two big blind-spots: first, he assumes he’s straight, and second,... Continue Reading →
Title: Uncovering Ray Author: Edie Danford Publisher: Samhain Publishing Pages/Word Count: 309 Pages At a Glance: I liked this book, even in spite of some rather clichéd secondary characters and what I feel was a detractor to its message about destroying labels and gender stereotypes. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: When the right love uncovers the... Continue Reading →
Title: Chyna Doll (Horizons Series: Book Four) Author: Mickie B. Ashling Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 320 Pages At a Glance: The hope that endures through the pages is the absolute best reason to pick this story up and delve into the world Mickie B. Ashling has created. Reviewed By: Janet Blurb: Lil Lampert’s forty-fifth... Continue Reading →
Title: After School Activities Author: Dirk Hunter Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 200 Pages At a Glance: A very entertaining read from a new author that covers a lot of different coming-of-age topics, with both humor and pathos. Reviewed By: Sadonna Blurb: Two guys insist on complicating Dylan O’Connor’s life: one, his bully, and the... Continue Reading →
Title: Signs Author: Anna Martin Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 200 Pages At a Glance: I continue to be a big fan of Anna Martin – an absolutely fantastic storyteller. Reviewed By: Jules Blurb: After spending most of his life in special schools, Caleb Stone now faces public high school in his senior year, a... Continue Reading →
Title: I Hate Summer Author: HT Pantu Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 264 Pages At a Glance: I recommend this one for those who like new adult stories served by snarky, pretty boys, with a frenemies to lovers storyline. Reviewed By: Chris Blurb: Out since he was fourteen, Idrys grew up hating summer, mostly because... Continue Reading →
Title: Take the Long Way Home Author: J.A. Rock Publisher: Loose Id Pages/Word Count: 225 Pages At a Glance: J.A. Rock serves up an edgy and twisted story that is a journey so important I think each of us will find a small piece of ourselves in Dresden. Reviewed By: Sammy Blurb: Dresden Marich has... Continue Reading →
Title: Misplaced Affection Author: Wade Kelly Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 380 Pages At a Glance: I felt there were too many balls in the air in this plot. Reviewed By: Kathie Blurb: Clichés are overrated and loving the boy next door may not be as genuine as the love Flynn sacrifices along the way. Knowing... Continue Reading →
Title: A Year in the Life (Courtlands - The Next Generation) Author: Cat Grant Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 284 Pages At a Glance: This was a very well written story, with strong characters going through honest emotions, feelings, and life changing events. Reviewed By: Chris Blurb: A campus flu outbreak, complicated by a freak October... Continue Reading →
Title: More than Anything Author: T.T. Kove Publisher: Less Than Three Press Pages/Word Count: 380 Pages At a Glance: Each page brings us closer to happiness, and the ending is fitting for the tone of the whole story. Blurb: Arriving home after work one evening, Jørgen sees a young man who looks adrift and out... Continue Reading →
Title: Gives Light (Books One through Four) Author: Rose Cristo Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 285 Pages At a Glance: Some of the best YA I’ve read in the genre Blurb: "Skylar is my name, tragically." Sixteen-year-old Skylar is witty, empathetic, sensitive--and mute. Skylar hasn't uttered a single word since his mother died eleven years ago,... Continue Reading →
Title: Aidan’s Journey (The Serpentine: Book Two) Author: CJane Elliott Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 326 Pages Rating: 3.5 Stars Blurb: The star of the University of Virginia theater department, Aidan Emery is lusted after and admired for living out and proud. He uses his talent and good looks to his advantage and never sleeps... Continue Reading →
Title: Aidan’s Journey (The Serpentine: Book Two) Author: CJane Elliott Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 326 Pages Rating: 3.5 Stars Blurb: The star of the University of Virginia theater department, Aidan Emery is lusted after and admired for living out and proud. He uses his talent and good looks to his advantage and never sleeps... Continue Reading →
Title: Campus Cravings Author: Anthology Publisher: C-Squared Publishing Pages/Word Count: 392 Pages Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: Welcome to Cathia University, where school is in session! Nine of today's hottest gay romance authors have crafted brand-new interrelated novellas celebrating everything wonderful about college, including sophisticated professors, sexy teaching assistants, ambitious grad students, and spirited undergraduates, all... Continue Reading →
Title: Being True Author: Jacob Z. Flores Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 258 Pages Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: Truman L. Cobbler has not had an easy life. It’s bad enough people say he looks like Donkey from Shrek, but he’s also suffered the death of his policeman father and his mother’s remarriage to a professional... Continue Reading →
Title: A Forbidden Rumspringa (Gay Amish Romance: Book One) Author: Keira Andrews Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 231 Pages Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: When two young Amish men find love, will they risk losing everything? In a world where every detail of life—down to the width of a hat brim—is dictated by God and the all-powerful... Continue Reading →
Title: A Forbidden Rumspringa (Gay Amish Romance: Book One) Author: Keira Andrews Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 231 Pages Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: When two young Amish men find love, will they risk losing everything? In a world where every detail of life—down to the width of a hat brim—is dictated by God and the all-powerful... Continue Reading →
Title: Two Dumb Jocks (Dumb Jock: Book Five) Author: Jeff Erno Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 210 Pages Rating: 2.5 Stars Blurb: Rejected by his family for coming out, Bryan Helverson boards a plane for Tampa, Florida, where he plans to attend college. Brett and Jeff's family embrace him when he arrives, and his new... Continue Reading →
Title: Two Dumb Jocks (Dumb Jock: Book Five) Author: Jeff Erno Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 210 Pages Rating: 2.5 Stars Blurb: Rejected by his family for coming out, Bryan Helverson boards a plane for Tampa, Florida, where he plans to attend college. Brett and Jeff's family embrace him when he arrives, and his new... Continue Reading →
"Our reputations weren’t who we really were, they were who people told us we were. Some of us fell into that trap, while others fought their entire lives to break free of them." ― Nicole Williams Title: Turning 17 Author: Perie Wolford Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 110 Pages Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: Sam is turning... Continue Reading →
"Our reputations weren’t who we really were, they were who people told us we were. Some of us fell into that trap, while others fought their entire lives to break free of them." ― Nicole Williams Title: Turning 17 Author: Perie Wolford Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 110 Pages Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: Sam is turning... Continue Reading →
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