Where Fiction and Reality Meet
Title: Waiting for Winter Author: L.B. Gregg Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 47 Pages Rating: A Small Gem Blurb: Some mistakes are worth repeating. Luke always thought he and Winter were the perfect couple—until the day Winter announced he was taking a new job and they were uprooting and headed for Germany. No discussion. No debate.... Continue Reading →
Title: Bad Behavior (Bad in Baltimore: Book Five) Author: K.A. Mitchell Publisher: Samhain Publishing Pages/Word Count: 366 Pages Rating: 3.5 Stars Blurb: David Beauchamp might as well be in jail. After one too many misunderstandings with the law, he’s chained to the city by the GPS and alcohol sensor strapped to his ankle. Awaiting trial,... Continue Reading →
“A cowboy’s heart has room for anything…” My Cowboy Homecoming is the newest release from bestselling m/m romance author Z.A. Maxfield. It’s part of the Cowboy Hearts series, stories of men who love the land where they live and the animals they care for. Stories of men who love men. There’s Speedball Malloy, whose entire... Continue Reading →
Title: The Consequence of High Caliber (The Mako Shark: Book One) Author: Nicole Castle Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 168 Pages Rating: 4.5 Stars Blurb: Miko is a devoted son. An irresponsible brother. A protective friend. An anonymous lover. An assassin, nicknamed the Mako Shark after the sheer violence of his hits. Miko is deadly. And... Continue Reading →
Title: Blood Embrace Author: Anthology Publisher: Storm Moon Press Pages/Word Count: 133 Pages Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: Vampires have become the ultimate erotic figure in paranormal literature, but the creatures in "Blood Embrace" are more than just pretty immortals who suck the blood from their victims or companions. This anthology showcases M/M short stories that... Continue Reading →
Greetings, everyone, and welcome back as we make our way to the middle of December! It’s hard to believe we’re getting ready to bring 2014 to a close with our “The Year in Reviews” choices. For now, though, here’s what we have waiting for you in the week ahead. Monday – Z.A. Maxfield kicks off... Continue Reading →
Greetings, everyone, and welcome back as we make our way to the middle of December! It’s hard to believe we’re getting ready to bring 2014 to a close with our “The Year in Reviews” choices. For now, though, here’s what we have waiting for you in the week ahead. Monday – Z.A. Maxfield kicks off... Continue Reading →
Title: Shiny Things Author: Amy Spector Publisher: Beaten Track Publishing Pages/Word Count: 67 Pages Rating: 4.5 Stars Blurb: A story from Boughs of Evergreen: A Holiday Anthology (proceeds go to The Trevor Project). At sixteen, Nathaniel Avery was shipped off to live with an aunt in hopes of quelling a budding relationship between him and... Continue Reading →
Title: Mythica Author: L.J. LaBarthe Publisher: Bottom Drawer Publications Pages/Word Count: 235 Pages Rating: 3 Stars Blurb: Caiden Jones is part-selkie and lives an idyllic life by the sea in South Australia. He’s had his fair share of disappointments, like being kept out of the Navy due to his mythica status, but overall he’s got... Continue Reading →
Title: Not Mistaken Identity Author: Iyana Jenna Release date: January 2, 2015 Publisher: Breathless Press Length: 13K Words Sub-genres: M/M Contemporary Romance Iyana’s Breathless Press Page Blurb: Actor Chase Riley is road tripping his way home when he is abducted. A delusional fan is convinced that Chase is really Elliot, the character he plays in... Continue Reading →
Title: Love & Loyalty Author: Tere Michaels Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 200 Pages Rating: 4.5 Stars Blurb: 2nd Edition – Faith, Love, & Devotion: Book Two Seattle Homicide Detective Jim Shea never takes work home with him—until now. A judge banged his gavel, declared a defendant not guilty, and laid waste to a family.... Continue Reading →
Title: Love & Loyalty Author: Tere Michaels Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 200 Pages Rating: 4.5 Stars Blurb: 2nd Edition – Faith, Love, & Devotion: Book Two Seattle Homicide Detective Jim Shea never takes work home with him—until now. A judge banged his gavel, declared a defendant not guilty, and laid waste to a family.... Continue Reading →
Title: Quite A Spectacle Author: Meg Harding Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 56 pages Rating: 4 stars Blurb: Max moved away from his family to be with Michael, and his family never got over it. Now, for the first time in almost a decade, he’s going to return to London for the Christmas celebrations. He’s... Continue Reading →
Title: A King Undone (Noble Pleasures: Book One) Author: Cooper Davis Publisher: Samhain Press Pages/Word Count: 340 Pages Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: Sometimes you have to risk everything, to follow your heart In a world where gentlemen openly court and marry fellow noblemen, the threat of scandal still lurks behind every velvet drape for kings... Continue Reading →
Title: The Eskimo Slugger Author: Brad Boney Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 230 Pages Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: It’s the summer of 1983, and Trent Days is Major League Baseball’s rookie sensation. Born in Alaska to an Inupiat mother, the press have dubbed him the Eskimo Slugger, but a midseason collision at home plate temporarily... Continue Reading →
Title: Always Have, Always Will Author: BJ Sheppard Publisher: Wilde City Press Pages/Word Count: 64 Pages Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: Imagine losing everything you ever loved in the blink of an eye. For Clayton Palmer, that terrible fate has just become a reality as he buries his lover, Gregg, after a brief and futile battle... Continue Reading →
Title: Vixen’s Valor Author: Charlie Cochet Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 82 Pages Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: North Pole City Tales: Book Three Rein Dear is a prestigious title, accompanied by admiration, devotion, and celebrity status, all of which one saucy Vixen thrives on. Alas, Vixen’s only concerned with having fun, unlike his stuffy and... Continue Reading →
Title: Vixen’s Valor Author: Charlie Cochet Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 82 Pages Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: North Pole City Tales: Book Three Rein Dear is a prestigious title, accompanied by admiration, devotion, and celebrity status, all of which one saucy Vixen thrives on. Alas, Vixen’s only concerned with having fun, unlike his stuffy and... Continue Reading →
GENRE TALK with Carole Cummings Hullo, everyone! Lisa and the gang at TNA have kindly agreed to allow me to come natter once or twice a month about genre fiction within the LGBT spectrum, so I'll be dragging the DSPP authors along with me to answer a few questions and talk about their genres and... Continue Reading →
Title: An Angel in Eyeliner Author: Hunter Frost Publisher: Beaten Track Publishing Pages/Word Count: 23 Pages Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: A story from Boughs of Evergreen: A Holiday Anthology All Mitch wants for Christmas is a quiet holiday free from grief. Patching up the face of the target of a mugging in the back alley... Continue Reading →
Title: I Can See for Miles Author: Lisa Worrall Narrator:: Chris Patton Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Run Time: 4 Hours, 58 Minutes Rating: 4.5 Stars Blurb: After a kayaking accident took Josh Donald’s sight, he’s faced with learning to negotiate the world as a blind man. In short order, his boyfriend leaves him behind, making it... Continue Reading →
Title: Feathers from the Sky Author: Posy Roberts Narrator:: Paul Morey Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Run Time: 1 Hour, 40 Minutes Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: Cal Thompson is going a little mad over the Christmas holiday, stuck in a tiny house with fourteen members of his immediate family. There's no privacy and no boyfriend to help... Continue Reading →
Title: Blue Moon II: This Is Reality Author: A.E. Via Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 194 Pages Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: Pierce aka Strategic Intelligence Specialist, Backhander is back to flush out some of the DEA’s most notorious criminals, and he has one helluva’ team backing him up. The country’s most decorated Navy Seals…the Beastmasters. Pierce... Continue Reading →
Title: Krampusz Author: Lou Harper Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 31 Pages Rating: 3.5 Stars Blurb: Freshly out of college, shy and introverted Brian Preston travels from LA to Budapest to teach English, ready to embrace life and spread his wings. It’s early December, and the air is heavy with the scent of roasting chestnuts.... Continue Reading →
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