“Life is inherently risky. There is only one big risk you should avoid at all costs, and that is the risk of doing nothing.” – Denis Waitley Tyler Parker knows very well what it’s like growing up gay in Foster, Texas, the town where Brad Greymark and Kyle Stilleno have begun to redefine what it... Continue Reading →
Taking A Chance On John Goode’s “Taking Chances” Is A Sure Bet
“Life is inherently risky. There is only one big risk you should avoid at all costs, and that is the risk of doing nothing.” – Denis Waitley Tyler Parker knows very well what it’s like growing up gay in Foster, Texas, the town where Brad Greymark and Kyle Stilleno have begun to redefine what it... Continue Reading →
Love Is Not So Easy For “Loving Aidan”
All things are difficult before they are easy. – Thomas Fuller Blurb for Loving Aidan by Ashavan Doyon: Samuel Riley is gorgeous - tall, muscular, and intelligent. The girls love him. And so does his roommate, Aidan Flemming. Secretly, of course, because Aidan is as gay as Sammy is straight - and even the out... Continue Reading →
Love Is Not So Easy For "Loving Aidan"
All things are difficult before they are easy. – Thomas Fuller Blurb for Loving Aidan by Ashavan Doyon: Samuel Riley is gorgeous - tall, muscular, and intelligent. The girls love him. And so does his roommate, Aidan Flemming. Secretly, of course, because Aidan is as gay as Sammy is straight - and even the out... Continue Reading →
L.A. Witt And Aleksandr Voinov "Unhinge the Universe"
Love is the only force capable of transforming an enemy into friend. – Martin Luther King, Jr. Love sometimes comes when we least expect it. Two men who are meant to be mortal enemies are thrown together under the most heinous circumstances, only to find themselves clinging to each other for survival. WWII, 1944 France.... Continue Reading →
L.A. Witt And Aleksandr Voinov “Unhinge the Universe”
Love is the only force capable of transforming an enemy into friend. – Martin Luther King, Jr. Love sometimes comes when we least expect it. Two men who are meant to be mortal enemies are thrown together under the most heinous circumstances, only to find themselves clinging to each other for survival. WWII, 1944 France.... Continue Reading →
“When Love Takes Over,” It Makes For A Great Summer Read
“The consciousness of loving and being loved brings a warmth and richness to life that nothing else can bring.” ― Oscar Wilde I am going to preface this review by saying I love Jacob Flores!! I have yet to read a book he has written that I haven't just adored. I have been looking forward... Continue Reading →
J Tullos Hennig’s “Greenwode” Hits The Bullseye
“What can an eternity of damnation matter to someone who has felt, if only for a second, the infinity of delight?” ― Charles Baudelaire What is Greenwode? Let me tell you, that’s likely the easiest of all the questions to answer among the many loose threads left unwoven into the tapestry of this series at... Continue Reading →
J Tullos Hennig's "Greenwode" Hits The Bullseye
“What can an eternity of damnation matter to someone who has felt, if only for a second, the infinity of delight?” ― Charles Baudelaire What is Greenwode? Let me tell you, that’s likely the easiest of all the questions to answer among the many loose threads left unwoven into the tapestry of this series at... Continue Reading →
Dan Skinner's "Memorizing You" Is An Unforgettable Read
“Where you used to be, there is a hole in the world.” – Edna St. Vincent Millay Every once in a while you read a book that touches something inside of you. It makes your heart sing, it makes your heart break and then it puts it back together again. Memorizing You took my heart... Continue Reading →
Dan Skinner’s “Memorizing You” Is An Unforgettable Read
“Where you used to be, there is a hole in the world.” – Edna St. Vincent Millay Every once in a while you read a book that touches something inside of you. It makes your heart sing, it makes your heart break and then it puts it back together again. Memorizing You took my heart... Continue Reading →
Sandrine Gasq-Dion's "A Marrying Man" Is A Good Bet
Unless you love someone, nothing else makes sense. – E.E. Cummings A Marrying Man is Gasq-Dion’s rapid follow up and continuation to her novel A Betting Man. Blaine and Spencer, who are the best friends of the main characters from A Betting Man, are recruited to arrange and organize both the engagement and wedding of... Continue Reading →
Sandrine Gasq-Dion’s “A Marrying Man” Is A Good Bet
Unless you love someone, nothing else makes sense. – E.E. Cummings A Marrying Man is Gasq-Dion’s rapid follow up and continuation to her novel A Betting Man. Blaine and Spencer, who are the best friends of the main characters from A Betting Man, are recruited to arrange and organize both the engagement and wedding of... Continue Reading →
Sometimes Even Bad Directions Can Lead You To The Right Place
“…Florida laughed, a low, dirty laugh that did something melty to Carson’s insides, … He did not have this reaction to men, oh no he did not. Women made him melty, men made him humpty.” – Amy Lane I have no idea where Amy Lane pulls these ideas from. She must have so many people... Continue Reading →
Samantha Ann King’s “Waiting for Ty” Is A Bromance Turned Romance
“Only the united beat of sex and heart together can create ecstasy.” ― Anaïs Nin This novella packs a quite a punch from the beginning. Ty and Landon are best friends from college. They have over the course of their friendship developed a very close relationship and have, in fact, fallen in love. Ty stands... Continue Reading →
Samantha Ann King's "Waiting for Ty" Is A Bromance Turned Romance
“Only the united beat of sex and heart together can create ecstasy.” ― Anaïs Nin This novella packs a quite a punch from the beginning. Ty and Landon are best friends from college. They have over the course of their friendship developed a very close relationship and have, in fact, fallen in love. Ty stands... Continue Reading →
Warrior Vampires And Dragons? That’s What You’ll Find In Jennifer Wright’s “Pavarus”
Believe in vampires. Believe in me. There are worse things on earth.” ― Anne Rice This story starts out with Wesley, who has been misled by his boyfriend and somehow ended up in a canoe, going down the WRONG river in the middle of the woods of Louisiana. Needless to say Wesley is not happy... Continue Reading →
Warrior Vampires And Dragons? That's What You'll Find In Jennifer Wright's "Pavarus"
Believe in vampires. Believe in me. There are worse things on earth.” ― Anne Rice This story starts out with Wesley, who has been misled by his boyfriend and somehow ended up in a canoe, going down the WRONG river in the middle of the woods of Louisiana. Needless to say Wesley is not happy... Continue Reading →
The “Zombie Boyz” Are Here To Infiltrate Your Brains
“It is a truth universally acknowledged that a zombie in possession of brains must be in want of more brains.” ― Seth Grahame-Smith Zombie Boyz is the much-anticipated anthology from Wilde City Press. I know that when it was first offered up for review my fellow reviewers and myself at The Novel Approach acted like... Continue Reading →
The "Zombie Boyz" Are Here To Infiltrate Your Brains
“It is a truth universally acknowledged that a zombie in possession of brains must be in want of more brains.” ― Seth Grahame-Smith Zombie Boyz is the much-anticipated anthology from Wilde City Press. I know that when it was first offered up for review my fellow reviewers and myself at The Novel Approach acted like... Continue Reading →
The Secret In “A Secret Love” Was Worth The Wait To Discover
“He had two lives: one open, seen and known by all who cared to know, full of relative truth and of relative falsehood … and another life running its course in secret … everything that was essential, of interest and of value to him, everything in which he was sincere and did not deceive himself,... Continue Reading →
The Secret In "A Secret Love" Was Worth The Wait To Discover
“He had two lives: one open, seen and known by all who cared to know, full of relative truth and of relative falsehood … and another life running its course in secret … everything that was essential, of interest and of value to him, everything in which he was sincere and did not deceive himself,... Continue Reading →
Plan To Spend Some Time With “The Boys of Summer”
“Go forward and make your dreams come true.” ― Ralph Waldo Emerson David McIntyre and Rick Sutton are on a plane over the Pacific when they hit a freak storm, forcing them to land on a deserted island. (Let the hot sexiness begin and my fantasies run wild!) While on the island and their struggle... Continue Reading →
Plan To Spend Some Time With "The Boys of Summer"
“Go forward and make your dreams come true.” ― Ralph Waldo Emerson David McIntyre and Rick Sutton are on a plane over the Pacific when they hit a freak storm, forcing them to land on a deserted island. (Let the hot sexiness begin and my fantasies run wild!) While on the island and their struggle... Continue Reading →

