Where Fiction and Reality Meet
“There are wounds that never show on the body that are deeper and more hurtful than anything that bleeds.” ― Laurell K. Hamilton The year is 1919: Francis “Frank” Huddleston returns from the war in Europe to his grandparents’ home, recovering from a head injury. Frank suffers from a form of amnesia from his head... Continue Reading →
“The man who fears losing has already lost.” ― George R.R. Martin It was Charlie Cochet’s free story Roses in the Devil’s Garden that had me looking twice at The Auspicious Troubles of Chance when it was released by Dreamspinner Press last year. It was The Auspicious Troubles of Chance that led me to believe... Continue Reading →
“The man who fears losing has already lost.” ― George R.R. Martin It was Charlie Cochet’s free story Roses in the Devil’s Garden that had me looking twice at The Auspicious Troubles of Chance when it was released by Dreamspinner Press last year. It was The Auspicious Troubles of Chance that led me to believe... Continue Reading →
“The past has a way of walking around in the present, behaving as if it were alive.” ― Anatol Lieven After reading the blurb, I quickly snatched this up to read. With all the stories written about gay men in the past, we don't come across too many stories set in the 1800's. I'm a... Continue Reading →
“The past has a way of walking around in the present, behaving as if it were alive.” ― Anatol Lieven After reading the blurb, I quickly snatched this up to read. With all the stories written about gay men in the past, we don't come across too many stories set in the 1800's. I'm a... Continue Reading →
Are you like me, unabashedly in love with the broken hero? You know, those guys that the world has mistreated, and yet, they stoically carry on, sometimes just barely, beneath a thin veneer of bravado. Such is the case with the heroes of my Regency historical, For Men Like Us. Benedict Wilmot and Preston Meacham... Continue Reading →
Are you like me, unabashedly in love with the broken hero? You know, those guys that the world has mistreated, and yet, they stoically carry on, sometimes just barely, beneath a thin veneer of bravado. Such is the case with the heroes of my Regency historical, For Men Like Us. Benedict Wilmot and Preston Meacham... Continue Reading →
“I love you without knowing how, or when, or from where. I love you simply, without problems or pride: I love you in this way because I do not know any other way of loving but this, in which there is no I or you, so intimate that your hand upon my chest is my... Continue Reading →
“I love you without knowing how, or when, or from where. I love you simply, without problems or pride: I love you in this way because I do not know any other way of loving but this, in which there is no I or you, so intimate that your hand upon my chest is my... Continue Reading →
“Most of us have two lives. The life we live, and the unlived life within us. Between the two stands resistance.” ― Steven Pressfield When it comes to Regency Era M/M Erotica with a side of romantic complications brought about by duty, obligation, and societal expectation, Ava March is my number-one-go-to author. That was oddly... Continue Reading →
“Most of us have two lives. The life we live, and the unlived life within us. Between the two stands resistance.” ― Steven Pressfield When it comes to Regency Era M/M Erotica with a side of romantic complications brought about by duty, obligation, and societal expectation, Ava March is my number-one-go-to author. That was oddly... Continue Reading →
“If you dare nothing, then when the day is over, nothing is all you will have gained.” ― Neil Gaiman Tarnished Souls: Frankie and Gent is the spinoff novella of Brita Addams’ historical romance, Tarnished Gold, set in the golden age of Hollywood. This great novella features the mobster Frankie Moretti whom having been sent... Continue Reading →
“If you dare nothing, then when the day is over, nothing is all you will have gained.” ― Neil Gaiman Tarnished Souls: Frankie and Gent is the spinoff novella of Brita Addams’ historical romance, Tarnished Gold, set in the golden age of Hollywood. This great novella features the mobster Frankie Moretti whom having been sent... Continue Reading →
“Oh, what a tangled web we weave When first we practice to deceive” – Sir Walter Scott Dear readers, there’s romance afoot in John Tristan’s The Peacock Prince, one that begins with deception, then catches a swell on the high seas and crests in a true love story between a pirate and his hostage prince.... Continue Reading →
“Oh, what a tangled web we weave When first we practice to deceive” – Sir Walter Scott Dear readers, there’s romance afoot in John Tristan’s The Peacock Prince, one that begins with deception, then catches a swell on the high seas and crests in a true love story between a pirate and his hostage prince.... Continue Reading →
“One love, one heart, one destiny.” ― Bob Marley BLURB: Nicholas Robinson is a chemist decades ahead of his time. Crippled by a riding accident and embittered by his injuries, he shuns the world, focusing on his laboratory and experiments. But when the sale of his country estate, Grantley, leads to an encounter with a... Continue Reading →
“One love, one heart, one destiny.” ― Bob Marley BLURB: Nicholas Robinson is a chemist decades ahead of his time. Crippled by a riding accident and embittered by his injuries, he shuns the world, focusing on his laboratory and experiments. But when the sale of his country estate, Grantley, leads to an encounter with a... Continue Reading →
“Music expresses that which cannot be put into words and that which cannot remain silent.” ― Victor Hugo Let me begin with the fact that I'm not really a big fan of historicals, but have enjoyed other works by Eden Winters, so with trepidation, decided to give Duet a try. I figured I'd know within... Continue Reading →
“Music expresses that which cannot be put into words and that which cannot remain silent.” ― Victor Hugo Let me begin with the fact that I'm not really a big fan of historicals, but have enjoyed other works by Eden Winters, so with trepidation, decided to give Duet a try. I figured I'd know within... Continue Reading →
“First best is falling in love. Second best is being in love." – Maya Angelou It’s not often that I am surprised by romance novel and this was a very pleasant surprise, indeed. When Prince of Silk of Thorns came across for review, I have to admit I was a bit underwhelmed by the cover-... Continue Reading →
“First best is falling in love. Second best is being in love." – Maya Angelou It’s not often that I am surprised by romance novel and this was a very pleasant surprise, indeed. When Prince of Silk of Thorns came across for review, I have to admit I was a bit underwhelmed by the cover-... Continue Reading →
“Together in our house, in the firelight, we are the world made small.” ― Jennifer Donnelly Everett Gerard is not what anyone might describe as paternal. In fact, the words used to describe Gerard run more along the lines of libertine, gadabout, and then, of course, there’s always his unnatural appetites he must keep secreted... Continue Reading →
“Together in our house, in the firelight, we are the world made small.” ― Jennifer Donnelly Everett Gerard is not what anyone might describe as paternal. In fact, the words used to describe Gerard run more along the lines of libertine, gadabout, and then, of course, there’s always his unnatural appetites he must keep secreted... Continue Reading →
“A man that studieth revenge keeps his own wounds green.” – Francis Bacon Sakura Genji is a flying fish, the title given to the traveling actors in seventeenth century Japan who performed both on and off the stage, playing their roles to entertain their audience, then playing a different role behind the scenes for the... Continue Reading →
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