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Violet Tresses

All Sebastian Blume has ever wanted is to escape the hardship of peasant life. When a mysterious man, Herr Schadenfreud, comes to claim him on his eighteenth birthday, the young man is frightened and confused. While the exotic and beautiful aristocrat is kind and indulgent toward Sebastian, he also subjects him to long periods of loneliness and isolation while he's away. Sebastian doesn't know whether his new life is a dream come true, or punishment for his wicked desires.

Reviewer: Emma
Review: Dec 26, 2011
Genre(s): Erotic Romance, Historical Romance, GLBTQ, Medieval, M/M
On Sebastian Blume's eighteenth birthday his life was forever changed. Working a small plot of land and trying to care for his mother and his siblings, he dreamed of a better life. Whisked away to an opulent castle by a beautiful man with lavender eyes, it would seem that Sebastian would have his dream. Shade was a gentle and considerate lover although clearly a fey creature. Soon though, Shade left Sebastian

Snowdrop

When pickpocket Robin Pastorious comes across some graphic photographs of a young man suffering in bondage, he knows he has to liberate the victim-even after seeing the long, distinctive ears that mark the subject as a faerie, a creature Robin has been taught to hate and fear. Robin finds that the fey Snowdrop is afflicted with somewhat loose morals, a desire to be restrained, and a learned fear of reprimands, so naturally his ensuing encounters with Robin are both blistering and sporadic. But the faerie's distant, fickle nature eats away at Robin's sanity, and Robin ends the relationship.

That's when the village comes under attack by the fey and Robin is captured and put on a train with the very man who tortured Snow. Will Snowdrop mount a rescue and find a way to convince Robin of his sincerity? Or will the pain of their shared past darken any possible future?

Reviewer: Daisiemae
Review: Dec 9, 2011
Genre(s): Paranormal Romance, GLBTQ, Steampunk, Fantasy, M/M
Snowdrop by Augusta Li is an amazingly fresh and fast paced read. When I started this book, I had no idea that I was become so fascinated by the main characters of the story and swept away by their romantic and sometimes bittersweet tale. When it comes to romance, Snowdrop is everything I love to read and more. Wonderful and heartfelt, I truly hated to see it come to an end. Life isn't easy for pickpocke

Boots for the Gentleman
Steamcraft and Sorcery Book One

Hired by a mysterious faerie gentleman to steal seemingly worthless artifacts, Querrilous Knotte is seen as a traitor by the humans of Halcyon. But as long as he's getting paid, Querry doesn't mind. When his client makes a cryptic comment about a certain house, Querry contacts his old flame Reg-a former street rat who now works in the Royal Archives-to learn if the property contains anything of value.

??Though Reg has no answers for him, Querry learns there is indeed something precious in the house, something Reg is convinced will bring nothing but trouble. The armed guards that attack the thief prove Reg's prediction true, and he can't leave Querry to face it all alone. Not when Reg's feelings for the man may not be as extinct as he'd thought.

The trouble is, Querry's heart doesn't just belong to Reg anymore, and surprisingly, Reg's heart no longer belongs only to Querry. In the end, it may not even matter, because if Querry, Reg, and their hearts' desire can't stop Lord Thimbleroy from draining Halcyon's magic, they won't live long enough to regret their unresolved romance.

Onikoroshi

# of pages or word count: 55 pages
Genre: Urban fantasy M/M Yaoi zombies eroitc romance
Heat rating: 3 Novas

In the sequel to Tree Fingers, scholar-magician Alan has planned a romantic trip to a Japanese hot spring to celebrate one year with his partner, Graham. They arrive in the rural village of Inaba in time to witness the Bon-Matsuri: the lantern festival to welcome back the spirits of the ancestors

Graham quickly realizes something isn't right in the little town, and that Alan may have had ulterior motives for visiting the area. Frustrated that Alan's curiosity about the supernatural has put them in danger again, Graham must decide whether to return to safety or stay face the creatures threatening the village.

Reviewer: Doug
Review: Jan 24, 2011
Genre(s): Paranormal Romance, Erotic Romance, GLBTQ, Yaoi, M/M
Onikoroshi, by Eon De Beaumont and Augusta Li is the first book I have read by either author. A tale that follows Alan and Graham as they visit Inabia, turns into a battle against a demon and an examination of what is truly good and evil. Tricking Graham under false pretenses to go to the village, Alan was really following up on the speculation that a scholar, Harada, had found a real demon. This so called d

Tree Fingers
Heat rating: 3 Novas
# of pages or word count: 44 pages
Genre: M/M paranormal erotic romance
 
This is part of the Phaze Raven series.
 
Underneath an old walnut tree, lovers Graham and Alan cuddle and contemplate the future. When the tree's owner prepares to have it removed Graham is devestated as memories of childhood play and first kisses savored under the rustling leaves surface. Determined not to see Graham suffer, Alan conjurs the spirit of the Woldengeist to protect the tree...but at what price?

Say to Me Where The Flowers Are

World War II draws to a close. Hope and happiness are scarce on the streets of Berlin but step inside one of the city's celebrated cabaret nightclubs and one can escape the ugliness of war, if only for a few hours. Heinrich, a young German officer visits “Die Comedie des Lebens”, one of the most popular, each night for a chance to see Marika, whose music and heart he immediately falls for. Heinrich is a dream come true for the vocalist, but Marika keeps a dangerous secret and as the love between the two blossom, Marika worries that the secret may tear them apart. Torn between two lives, Marika must make a decision before it's too late.

Reviewer: Sandra
Review: Sep 24, 2008
Genre(s): GLBTQ
Marika working in the Die Comedies Des Lebens sings each night stirring the audience to tears with her songs. Heinrich a young German soldier comes each night to hear her sing. Marika hides a dangerous secret each night He lives in fear of being found out by the Reich.   When Heinrich rescues Marika and learns his secret he couldn't be more delighted, and the two make plans to leave Germany.  

Hyacinth's Light

Yaoi/Futuristic: In the distant future, on the far-off planet of Delphi 3, the supply ships from earth have stopped coming, leaving the inhabitants to fend for themselves. Empathic physician Trevor Wainwright arrives in the town of Phocis to investigate a mysterious illness, but discovers a web of dark secrets. Can Trevor and the Mayor's son Quentin combat the bigotry and lies and stop the plague before it destroys the entire village? Can they find happiness in a society that considers their love a crime?

Reviewer: Sandra
Review: Jul 25, 2008
Genre(s): GLBTQ
When Trevor Wainwright is sent to a village with a mysterious outbreak of virus and deaths he's not sure if he should go until he gets to he village and meets the Mayors son Quentin. He finds out that he is attracted to him. On Delphi 3 though male-to-male relationships are forbidden and wrong so Trevor hides his feelings until Quentin falls victim to the mysterious illness and the source of it is revealed.

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