“He now knew what that ache was: empathy. And it wasn’t just any kind of empathy, but one involving loneliness.” – Hayden Thorne Title: Grave’s End Author: Hayden Thorne Publisher: Queerteen Press Pages/Word Count: 66 Pages Rating: 4.5 Stars Blurb: It isn’t business as usual for Maelwine when a new family moves into Grave’s End... Continue Reading →
Small Gems Sunday: “Grave’s End” by Hayden Thorne
“He now knew what that ache was: empathy. And it wasn’t just any kind of empathy, but one involving loneliness.” – Hayden Thorne Title: Grave’s End Author: Hayden Thorne Publisher: Queerteen Press Pages/Word Count: 66 Pages Rating: 4.5 Stars Blurb: It isn’t business as usual for Maelwine when a new family moves into Grave’s End... Continue Reading →
There’s A Case Of Punch Drunk Love In Melanie Tushmore’s “Love on the Rocks”
"He'd never felt such a strong urge to touch somebody before, to want to be with somebody." -- Melanie Tushmore Title: Love on the Rocks (Another Bar Tender Tale) Author: Melanie Tushmore Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 167 Pages Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: Twenty-six-year-old barman and cabaret entertainer Justin has recently moved to London for... Continue Reading →
There's A Case Of Punch Drunk Love In Melanie Tushmore's "Love on the Rocks"
"He'd never felt such a strong urge to touch somebody before, to want to be with somebody." -- Melanie Tushmore Title: Love on the Rocks (Another Bar Tender Tale) Author: Melanie Tushmore Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 167 Pages Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: Twenty-six-year-old barman and cabaret entertainer Justin has recently moved to London for... Continue Reading →
A Man Rises From The Ashes Of His Own Life In K.Z. Snow’s “Resurrection Man”
"What form does the haint of a ruined life take?" -- K.Z. Snow Title: Resurrection Man Author: K.Z. Snow Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 210 Pages Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: Bad enough Elijah Colter’s life of comfort comes to an abrupt end when he’s 17 and his family discovers he’s gay. Bad enough he must... Continue Reading →
A Man Rises From The Ashes Of His Own Life In K.Z. Snow's "Resurrection Man"
"What form does the haint of a ruined life take?" -- K.Z. Snow Title: Resurrection Man Author: K.Z. Snow Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 210 Pages Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: Bad enough Elijah Colter’s life of comfort comes to an abrupt end when he’s 17 and his family discovers he’s gay. Bad enough he must... Continue Reading →
Read David Pratt’s “Bob the Book” And You May Never Look At Books The Same Way Again
Title: Bob the Book Author: David Pratt Publisher: Chelsea Station Editions Pages/Word Count: 202 Pages Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: Just what is a 'gay book'? - A book attracted to books of the same gender! Meet 'Bob the Book,' a gay book for sale in a Greenwich Village bookstore, where he falls in love with... Continue Reading →
Read David Pratt's "Bob the Book" And You May Never Look At Books The Same Way Again
Title: Bob the Book Author: David Pratt Publisher: Chelsea Station Editions Pages/Word Count: 202 Pages Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: Just what is a 'gay book'? - A book attracted to books of the same gender! Meet 'Bob the Book,' a gay book for sale in a Greenwich Village bookstore, where he falls in love with... Continue Reading →
Falling In Love Could Be The Greatest Of All Dangers In Charlie Cochet’s “Blood & Thunder”
“When it seems like the world’s burning down around you, a little sense of normality can go a long way.” – Charlie Cochet Title: Blood & Thunder (THIRDS: Book Two) Author: Charlie Cochet Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 240 Pages Rating: 4.5 Stars Blurb: When a series of bombs go off in a Therian youth... Continue Reading →
Falling In Love Could Be The Greatest Of All Dangers In Charlie Cochet's "Blood & Thunder"
“When it seems like the world’s burning down around you, a little sense of normality can go a long way.” – Charlie Cochet Title: Blood & Thunder (THIRDS: Book Two) Author: Charlie Cochet Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 240 Pages Rating: 4.5 Stars Blurb: When a series of bombs go off in a Therian youth... Continue Reading →
There’s Sex & Mayhem, Indeed, In K.A. Merikan’s “Road of No Return”
“Stitch had never felt such desperate love for anyone but Zak.” — K.A. Merikan Title: Road of No Return (Sex & Mayhem #1) Author: K.A. Merikan Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 238 Pages Rating: 3 Stars Blurb: --- Don't talk to strangers. --- Zak. Tattoo artist. Independent. Doesn’t do relationships. Stitch. Outlaw biker. Deep in the... Continue Reading →
There's Sex & Mayhem, Indeed, In K.A. Merikan's "Road of No Return"
“Stitch had never felt such desperate love for anyone but Zak.” — K.A. Merikan Title: Road of No Return (Sex & Mayhem #1) Author: K.A. Merikan Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 238 Pages Rating: 3 Stars Blurb: --- Don't talk to strangers. --- Zak. Tattoo artist. Independent. Doesn’t do relationships. Stitch. Outlaw biker. Deep in the... Continue Reading →
Harper Fox’s “Scrap Metal” Is Filled With a Solemn Beauty
“This was how it would feel, then, to want a whole future with someone. To see it unspooling in front of me, a wide Highland track, swept with sun and infinite possibilities.” – Harper Fox Title: Scrap Metal Author: Harper Fox Publisher: Samhain Publishing Pages/Word Count: 258 Pages Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: Is there room... Continue Reading →
Harper Fox's "Scrap Metal" Is Filled With a Solemn Beauty
“This was how it would feel, then, to want a whole future with someone. To see it unspooling in front of me, a wide Highland track, swept with sun and infinite possibilities.” – Harper Fox Title: Scrap Metal Author: Harper Fox Publisher: Samhain Publishing Pages/Word Count: 258 Pages Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: Is there room... Continue Reading →
Corporate Crime And Stolen Hearts Round Out S.A. McAuley’s “Damaged Package”
“Trust, huh? Deacon didn’t know what that word meant to Trevor. On one hand, it was a word he no longer believed in and, on the other hand, trust meant more to him than he could verbally express.” – S.A. McAuley Title: Damaged Package Author: S.A. McAuley Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 215 Pages Rating: 5... Continue Reading →
Corporate Crime And Stolen Hearts Round Out S.A. McAuley's "Damaged Package"
“Trust, huh? Deacon didn’t know what that word meant to Trevor. On one hand, it was a word he no longer believed in and, on the other hand, trust meant more to him than he could verbally express.” – S.A. McAuley Title: Damaged Package Author: S.A. McAuley Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 215 Pages Rating: 5... Continue Reading →
Small Gems Sunday: Eden Winters’ “Highway Man”
“He didn’t sing. No, he cut his heart open and bled his soul onto the stage.” – Eden Winters Title: Highway Man (2nd Edition) Author: Eden Winters Publisher: Rocky Ridge Books Pages/Word Count: 45 Pages Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: Killian Desmond’s dreams died in a flash of pain and the scream of twisted metal. He... Continue Reading →
Small Gems Sunday: Eden Winters' "Highway Man"
“He didn’t sing. No, he cut his heart open and bled his soul onto the stage.” – Eden Winters Title: Highway Man (2nd Edition) Author: Eden Winters Publisher: Rocky Ridge Books Pages/Word Count: 45 Pages Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: Killian Desmond’s dreams died in a flash of pain and the scream of twisted metal. He... Continue Reading →
Hayden Thorne's "Masks: Evolution" Delivers More Action And Adventure To Vintage City
“Sometimes giving up control could very well be the cure to one’s spiritual sickness. Or whatever.” – Hayden Thorne Title: Masks: Evolution Author: Hayden Thorne Publisher: Queerteen Press Pages/Word Count: Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: While his friends continue to develop their newfound powers, Eric begins to feel the effects of being the odd man out.... Continue Reading →
Hayden Thorne’s “Masks: Evolution” Delivers More Action And Adventure To Vintage City
“Sometimes giving up control could very well be the cure to one’s spiritual sickness. Or whatever.” – Hayden Thorne Title: Masks: Evolution Author: Hayden Thorne Publisher: Queerteen Press Pages/Word Count: Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: While his friends continue to develop their newfound powers, Eric begins to feel the effects of being the odd man out.... Continue Reading →
Romance And Danger Storm Along Through Rory Ni Coileain's "Gale Force"
“Men only fell this hard in books, the kinds of books he never read.” – Rory Ni Coileain Title: Gale Force (SoulShares #2) Author: Rory Ni Coileain Publisher: Ravenous Romance Pages/Word Count: 230 Pages Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: Conall Dary is the most powerful mage born to the Fae race since the Realm was parted... Continue Reading →
Romance And Danger Storm Along Through Rory Ni Coileain’s “Gale Force”
“Men only fell this hard in books, the kinds of books he never read.” – Rory Ni Coileain Title: Gale Force (SoulShares #2) Author: Rory Ni Coileain Publisher: Ravenous Romance Pages/Word Count: 230 Pages Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: Conall Dary is the most powerful mage born to the Fae race since the Realm was parted... Continue Reading →
The Main Course Is Romance In Charlie Cochrane's "Second Helpings"
“I’m not sure if it’s been too long a time or too short a time, but it’s the right time.” – Charlie Cochrane Title: Second Helpings Author: Charlie Cochrane Publisher: Riptide Publishing Pages/Word Count: 146 Pages Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: Stuart Collins’s life might as well have ended a year ago when his partner died... Continue Reading →
The Main Course Is Romance In Charlie Cochrane’s “Second Helpings”
“I’m not sure if it’s been too long a time or too short a time, but it’s the right time.” – Charlie Cochrane Title: Second Helpings Author: Charlie Cochrane Publisher: Riptide Publishing Pages/Word Count: 146 Pages Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: Stuart Collins’s life might as well have ended a year ago when his partner died... Continue Reading →

