Review - The Last Nights of the Frangipani Hotel by Bey Deckard
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Actor James Talbot is enjoying his vacation at a run-down hotel on a Caribbean island. The resort may have been grand at one time, but the years have taken their toll. Few people stay there these days, especially in the off-season, and that suits James just fine. His solitude is interrupted by the arrival of a guest who takes the cabin right next to James. The guest turns out to be another actor, Rudie, whom James has worked with in the past.
Tags: Novelette Contemporary
Review - The Accidental Master by M.A. Innes
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Jackson lets his sister talk him into placing a Facebook ad to promote his dog training business. Now, he’s getting emails from men into puppy play, which is not something he’s ever been interested in. He answers most of the messages with polite responses explaining the mixup. One email in particular catches Jackson’s imagination. It’s from two young men who are both submissives into puppy play. They’re in search of a dominant master to take them both under his wing.
Tags: D/s Puppy Play
Review - Frozen Heck by SI Clarke
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Time once again to check in on Lem, her dog Spock, and the rest of the crew of the starship Teapot. The team is on their way to a gig when the ship malfunctions and is dead in space near a derelict ship. On the ship they find, of all things, a puppy and stasis pod. Using Brexley’s unique talents, the ship limps to the nearest station, where there’s not much on offer, except some really good doughnuts.
Tags: Science Fiction Queer
Review - A Light in the Darkness by Crystal D. Budy
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When Max receives word that his father has had a heart attack, he doesn’t really want to return to the small town he ran away from many years ago, but knows he must. It doesn’t take long before Max runs into Carter, the one boy from his high school class that wasn’t impressed by the power and wealth of Max’s family. Carter now owns the small town’s first and only gay bar.
Tags: Mystery
Review - The Proposal for Unity by C.J. Dragon
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Jon and Talin have only just returned to Daran when news of a devastating pandemic sweeping Earth reaches them. Fearing for their parent’s safety, the couple organizes a Daranii mission to assist the humans. As expected, the Daranii help is not universally welcomed by everyone on Earth, even when a vaccine is quickly developed. The cure itself introduces even more complications into Human-Daranii relations. This is the first book of a trilogy that forms a sequel to the Daranii Justice series.
Tags: Science Fiction
Review - Bully for Sale by Leta Blake
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Ezer is an intelligent, head-strong young omega in a world where omegas have very few rights. For wealthy families like Ezer’s, omegas are mainly seen as a way to increase the family’s wealth and connections by selling them off to other rich alphas. Ezer’s refusal to act the submissive omega his father expects is just one of his problems. The young man is also be bullied at school by three entitled alphas who regard Ezer’s lack of deferential attitude as an insult.
Review - No Filter by Nora Phoenix
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Indy has been on the run for a year and a half. He changed his name and spends most of his time in public presenting as a woman. He doesn’t stay in one place for long, and can’t afford to get attached to anyone. Who would want a messed up young man like him, anyway? One day, while in a convenience store in upstate New York, the store gets held up and a man standing next to Indy has a meltdown.
Tags: Poly Slightly Kinky
Review - The Artist's Masquerade by Antonia Aquilante
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Spoiler alert: If you haven’t read the first book of this series, this review of the second book may contain some spoilers. As the eldest son and cousin to the Crown Prince, Cathal has always known it was his responsibility to one day make a good marriage and produce heirs to continue the line of his noble family. When his father arranges a marriage to the cousin of an aggressive emperor without even consulting him, Cathal is angry but resigned to his fate.
Tags: Fantasy
Review - The Auction Lot: Sold to the Billionaire by L.M. Somerton
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Ethan is about to graduate from university. Like most students these days, he’s racked up a big pile of student loans to pay off. On top of that are debts he and his brother incurred when their father got ill before he died. Getting into the sub auction would not only allow him to pay off his debts but ensure a comfortable life after the one year contract. Plus, it would allow him to experience the full-time submissive lifestyle he thinks he wants.
Review - Fated Love by Sean Michael
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Sunny has raised his daughter, Julie, on his own since her mother died in a car crash. Julie is everything to Sunny, so he doesn’t have much of a life outside of work and taking care of her. Now 15, Julie is old enough to want to earn some money of her own babysitting. She gets a referral from a friend for another single dad who needs someone to look after his young daughter a few days a week.
Tags: Novelette Contemporary