I have to say author Vanessa North never lets me down. Her books are always really good and this one was no exception. Ben is a retired professional wakeboarder who now runs a board shop. He has a lot of demons from his past that he really...
4 StarsWow, I loved this book. It was dark, gritty and totally unique. I couldn't put it down. It is set in a futurist world that is totally falling apart. It is filled with poverty, drugs and crime. Jones is an ex-soldier who does free-lance assa...
4½ StarsThis is another really good story in the Shooting Stars series. Gio is the aging lead singer of a famous rock band. He's going through an ugly divorce and the only thing that really means something to him is his son. In addition to the mess...
4 StarsI’ve got a sweet gay romance for you. In Fireman’s Carry you have Carl. He is a straight police officer who has gone through a rough divorce. He has partial custody of his two children and spends all of his time either with them or on the j...
3½ StarsElf Struck is the fourth book in the Matched by Magic series by Jenna Castille. While this book is part of a series, it can be read and enjoyed as a standalone novel. Takeshi is a Japanese Fox shifter. He has lived most of his life held cap...
4 StarsThis was an exceptionally well-written short - there was enough back-story to get one's teeth into without dragging the story down and there was suspense and intrigue enough to keep it interesting. The steamy bedroom scenes are just an adde...
4 StarsThe Devil You Know was an Ok Read but the relationships seemed weird. Bastion a Beloved is sent on a mission to kill the lord protector of Illia. He is to ensnare him with Sex. When He encounters Vashi and is strongly attracted he can't do...
3 StarsDr. Seth Coleman is in town for a conference. Most of the time these conferences are boring even though they are providing new and updated information. Carson Randall is a speaker at the conference. Carson gives Seth his card with his hotel...
5 StarsStuart lost his partner one year ago in a car accident. Since that time he has been awash with grief. He's does little other than work and still misses Mark daily. His widowed father runs into a friend from many years ago and begins to date...
3 StarsThis is the second book in the Rougaroux Social Club series. This book focuses on Peter Graham who we first saw in book one. Peter was the younger artist who Ted took under his wing. In this story Peter is in trouble and he comes back looki...
3½ StarsThis is book three in the Rougaroux Social Club. This book focuses on Bobby who is the older, retired alpha of the pack. We have gotten to know him from both of the first two books. Bobby was married to a woman for many years as this is wha...
4 StarsI'm a big fan of Garrett Leigh and this book didn't disappoint. The story is set in during the Kosovian War and Mikail works for the underground resistance smuggling important things out of the country. One night he meets CIA operative Isa...
4 StarsNeve owns a bakery called Sugar Rush that just got a whole lot of new customers after one of her employees, Corky, posts a picture of an elderly lesbian couple, Helen and Maggie, on their Facebook page. The night before a bill was lifted, t...
4 StarsI'm not really one for ghetto/slang language so it was hard for me to read through this story. Overall, it was a good book and I was glad to see Dru loosen up and let someone in. I know how hard it is to admit that you're gay, I went throug...
3 StarsReentry Burn is a unique story. This is the 5th book in the Superpowered Love series. I’ve not read any of the prior books, but I was able to enjoy this as a standalone. The two main characters have both been recently incarcerated. They mee...
4 StarsForbidden Mate has a wonderful storyline. Although I would like to smack Jake for his waiting so long it all turns out great. This story is well written and a very good read. The sensual hot love scenes only added to the storyline and made...
4¼ StarsThe Sweet One is a touching love story between Micah, an understated man who, from birth, has been destined for one thing…Noah. Noah has spent his entire existence overseeing his charges, watching their lives, reporting back to the A...
3 Stars“The River Leith” is a poignant m/m erotic novella that follows the travails of a MMA fighter, Leith Wenz, who has no memory of the past three years. Even more shocking, he has forgotten his relationship with his partner Zach Stephens, who...
4½ StarsI wish True Nature lived up to the name. For me this book was slow reading and a bit stilted in the flow. The main characters are very hard to like. They didn’t have that needed chemistry between them. I actually enjoyed the secondary chara...
2½ StarsI've been reading Kontra's Menagerie series since the beginning and I've enjoyed every book along the way. Love on an Owl's Wing joins the series at number 18 and it’s a very good addition. I enjoyed it from start to finish. Readers get Luc...
4 StarsFor me Dean Gray’s Storm's Eye was a little slow going to start. But I was intrigued with what was happening. The overall plot line made up for the slow start and by the end this was wholly in my recommend pile. I really liked Jordan a lot....
4 StarsAthol Donaldson has had a rough life. He has lost many people in his life, his parents, his brother, and his lover. While his relationship with his twin brother left, nothing to morn over, trouble seemed to follow his brother even from beyo...
4 StarsFoolish Hearts was a joy to read. While it is true that the stories found here spotlight gay couples and their relationships; it is also true that the scenarios given ring true on a universal level. There is truly a story for every heart to...
5 StarsFor the few people that do not know about the 1Night stand series: it is a collection of stories featuring couples who are set up on blind meetings. What starts out as a simple erotic night can sometimes turn into a lifetime of fun for each...
4½ StarsI have to say this book wasn't at all what I expected. I thought from the blurb and the focus on the tie fetish that this book would have some kink in it or at the very least be steamy. It wasn't at all. It was a nice, sweet, middle of the...
3½ StarsThis was a fast paced story with lots of action. It also had lots of steamy scenes. Because of the length the story wasn't super developed, but for a short it was done well. You get an interesting and creative plot, two hot main characters,...
3½ StarsInigo is a vampire who specializes in tattooing other world creatures and Michah is a faerie who is trying to right his family name. A variety of circumstances find them both in Faerieland against their will and held captive by the fae kind...
3 StarsJack Dresden and Dillion Bluff were best friends through high school. One fateful night separates them for ten years. Dillion has become a successful photographer and Jack has become a soldier in the Delta Forces. Jack is home after being h...
3½ StarsSexy and romantic cowboys. What's not to love? This second installment of the Pickup Men series picks up shortly after book one ends. The guys are on a break between rodeo seasons and during the time off Bridge has done nothing but think ab...
4 StarsThis is a great addition to an entertaining erotic romance series. I like the fact that Todd is so determined to be true to himself once he makes the decision to throw himself into the relationship with Matthew. He refuses to use this as a...
4 StarsThis story is a nice mixture of sensuality and mystery as three men explore the dynamics of a BDSM relationship and the give and take involved in gifting someone with the trust necessary to assume a submissive or a dominant role. The past h...
4 StarsThis story provides an interesting twist on paranormal beings who form very unusual pairs. The complications of being a gargoyle who is immobile during half of each day is evidently offset by the sensual solutions available once a bondmate...
3½ StarsGeneral Misconduct is a really enjoyable second book in the Conduct Unbecoming series. In this book Aiden is a recent Naval Academy graduate and has been stationed in Okinawa. A bad night out in a bar leads to a chance meeting the next day....
4 StarsThis mesmerizing novella is a fantastic combination of science fiction and sensuality which explores the dark seduction of pain and pleasure. The remarkable combination of fantastical beings and imaginative worlds and situations are blended...
5 StarsTurning Tricks is the sequel to 18% Gray and should not be read as a standalone. This book picks up right where book one left off. James and Matt are now back in Oregon and are living on the base/compound with Matt's family. They are trying...
3¼ StarsBeulah is a perfect city in a world full of crime and poverty. Only select people are allowed to live in Beulah and they're all happy. Everything is beautiful, there is plenty of food and clean air and there is rarely crime. Rory has always...
3 StarsArgon is a new master of a body mods shop in the rebuilt Velvet Glove. He looks for an apprentice to help him. He also wants a submissive. Argon’s had a rough life, but he has survived. He is a great combination of firm and understanding wi...
4 StarsWhat makes a man a man? Is it the hat he wears? His strict adherence to a certain moral code that society has set up? Or is it defined by the individual male? Hometown Secrets does not try to give one definitive answer to this question, but...
4 StarsI liked the blend of mythology into the storyline and how it follows Diego and Finn's relationship as it develops. What I enjoyed about the read is also the blend of, well, innocence and strength of the characters. Diego has an innocence te...
4 StarsSebastian has been held against his will as a blood slave for three years. He is forced to provide blood and sex for any vampire that wants him. Valentin is a vampire prince who usually doesn't use the blood houses but a recent move puts hi...
3½ StarsThis is the second book in the Good Boy series and should not be read as a standalone. This story picks up a few months down the road from when the first book ended. Derrick and Lane are still living together and they are doing well. Derek...
4 StarsHenry Walker is the son of wealthy business owner and he is the heir to his father's fortune. Archie Banks is his childhood friend and his driver for work. The two men have a complicated relationship that is barely meeting either of their n...
3 StarsToo Stupid to Live is a fun and sweet romance with some laugh out loud moments. Sam is a self-proclaimed nerd. He is in graduate school and waits tables to get by. He loves romance novels and daydreams of his own macho, gorgeous hero coming...
4 StarsNoble Metals was my first m/m steampunk book and I have to say I really enjoyed it. It was a fast-paced and interesting adventure with two great lead characters. Robert is currently working in a brothel as a bartender and a prostitute. When...
4 StarsRyan and Cary have been good friends but Ryan has feelings that went beyond friendship for Cary. He hides his feeling but they are working together as a couple on a TV show so he is afraid as to how long he can hide it. When Cary decides to...
4 StarsKing of Thieves continues on from Prince of Tricks, still following Vasily and Belphagor. This book seems like a demonic adaptation of a crime novel, focusing again, on the relationship between the stubborn lovers. As a reader of paranormal...
3 StarsA 1 Night Stand, two very different men and a connection that can’t seem to go away becomes the basis of an awesome short story. One man just wants to forget the other while the other has changed his lifestyle to see where this attraction m...
4½ StarsThe Prefect Sub is the 169th book in the 1NightStand Series. The series has a variety of authors and this title is by Jayson Locke. While this book is part of a series it can be read and enjoyed as a standalone novel without any problems. T...
4½ StarsDonovan works with his best friend and business partner Ty. Donovan is heterosexual man and Ty is a gay man. Ty is attracted to Donavan and Donavan is curious. Ty pushes boundaries by using hands on demonstrations to answer Donavan’s questi...
4½ StarsLogan Sabourin is a rich playboy who can have everything he wants, but the one thing he wants most his best friend. Logan has perfected the ability of hiding his feelings from his best friend. Logan comes up with the ultimate birthday prese...
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