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Review - Deadbeat Druid by David R. Slayton

My rating: * * * * *

When we left our two heroes in the previous book, Vic, along with Jodi, had been pulled into the realm of the dead by Adam’s evil great-grandfather. Adam is determined to rescue his boyfriend, even if it means defying the immortals and making a deal with Death herself. It’s time for another road trip through the levels of the underworld where the living don’t belong and the normal rules don’t seem to apply.

Tags: Fantasy Paranormal

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Review - Claw'd by Vin George

My rating: * * * * *

Pack alpha Gethin discovers an intruder in his house. Surprisingly, it’s a vampire. They should know better than to break into a shifter’s home. The man appears drugged and on the verge of bloodlust, but vampires are supposed to be impervious to narcotics. Gethin manages to subdue and bind the vampire. When the man recovers, he reveals his name to be Sorley, and he was indeed under the influence of some drug given to him by a man in a nightclub.

Tags: Fantasy Shifters Vampires

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Review - Object of Desire by Dal Maclean

My rating: * * * * *

Tom is nearing the top of the modelling profession. A true supermodel. He’s also being pursued romantically by the head of the agency, Nick, who has left his wife to be with Tom. When Nick’s wife is brutally murdered, suspicion naturally falls on Tom. Nick hires a top-class lawyer who recommends they also hire a private investigator to look into suspects the police are likely to ignore. Things get more complicated when the investigator turns out to be Tom’s ex-boyfriend, Will.

Tags: Crime Mystery UK Setting

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Review - Treasure for Treasure by R. Cooper

My rating: * * * * *

Joe grew up in the small town of Everlasting on the northern California coast. A disastrous high school romance with a closeted jock made him leave town for college as soon as he finished high school. Longing for the sea, the redwoods, and something else he couldn’t identify made Joe return to Everlasting, where he works in the local coffee shop. Everlasting’s claim to fame is that it was protected by a fierce dragon.

Tags: Fantasy

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Review - His Human by M.A. Innes

My rating: * * * * *

Trip is very into the BDSM lifestyle, but he has yet to find the right man who can dominate him in the way he needs. He’s a little envious of his best friend Cameron, who seems to have found the perfect Dom in one of the tentacled aliens that have settled on Earth. While shopping for groceries one day, Trip is surprised to be hit on the head with a marshmallow tossed over the shelves from the next aisle.

Tags: Science Fiction D/s Erotica Tentacles

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Review - A Single Soul by L.A. Witt

My rating: * * * *

Matt is a very successful lawyer whose practice mainly involves negotiating disagreements between humans and tricksters, such as the fae. Nobody knows better than him that you don’t ask the fae for favors. In Matt’s defense, he was quite drunk when he poured his heart out to his matchmaker client about the poor state of his love life. That excuse won’t get him out of the contract, though. For now, Matt is stuck with an angel on one shoulder and a devil on the other, charged with helping the man find a companion.

Tags: Fantasy

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Review - Subway Slayings by C.S. Poe

My rating: * * * * *

Everett Larkin is ready to go back on duty after recovering from injuries he received on his last case. He doesn’t even get to his desk in the squadroom before Larkin is called to the scene of a murder. It doesn’t look like a job for the cold case detective, but an old photograph of a dead girl says otherwise. Larkin once again partners with forensic artist Ira Doyle and together the pair uncover a murder spree that has gone on for decades.

Tags: Mystery

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Review - Grayson Ryder: A Thief's Thrill by M. L. Giles

My rating: * * * * *

Grayson Ryder is quite the bad boy. He is a pickpocket and a thief, although he only steals enough for him and his sister to get by. It’s not just a lack of job skills that keeps Grayson stealing. He enjoys the thrill and danger of it. When most of the world’s people are killed by a devastating disease, Grayson’s skills suddenly become very useful among the survivors. His ability to think quickly, size up a situation, and get in and out of places without being seen come in handy among the small groups of people trying to stay alive, but Grayson has always been a loner.

Tags: Science Fiction Post-apocalyptic

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Review - Princely Submission by K.C. Wells

My rating: * * * *

Prince Jordan just turned 21, and he’s still a virgin. It’s not that he hasn’t tried, but anyone he gets close to in the palace seems to get replaced, and everyone in the small European kingdom knows who he is, so an anonymous hookup isn’t possible. The young man is now pinning his hopes on joining his parents for their trip to the United States, where nobody knows him. Sneaking away from the palace guards is something he’s become an expert at.

Tags: Contemporary Slightly Kinky

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Review - The Purpose of Sactuary by C.J. Dragon

My rating: * * * *

Note, this book is part of a series meant to be read in order. This review of the third book in the set may contain spoilers about the previous installments. Jon and Talin have returned to Daran, but things are far from settled there. A rogue member of the Warriors is rallying support against acceptance of the human Jon, even more so after it’s revealed he has Duranii DNA. Talin’s over-protective warrior mentality doesn’t really help put Jon at ease.

Tags: Science Fiction

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