Review - Spellbound by Ava Marie Salinger
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Note, this book is part of a series meant to be read in order. This review of the second book in the set may contain spoilers about the first installment. Cassius and Morgan are trying to come to terms with the realization they are both demigods, as well as their undeniable attraction to each other. The pair are also working together at Argonaut as part of Morgan’s team, looking into crimes involving supernaturals.
Tags: Paranormal Fantasy Mystery Crime
Review - The Taste of New York by H Birchwood, Key Dyson & Raymond Roach
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Rich Merrill is in New York to speak at a conference. The city is still one of the major world financial centers despite all the changes wrought by the changing climate. Rich is definitely out of his element. Fortunately, he meets Solace King in a coffee shop. Like Rich, Sol is descended from genetically modified parents. Only, his genes give Sol a more elfin appearance, with pointy ears and a diminutive stature.
Tags: Science Fiction Novella
Review - The Boyfriend Subscription by Steven Salvatore
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Teddy has hit rock bottom. He moved to New York to be with the man he loved and became the city’s “Plant Daddy.” His vindictive now-ex-husband has taken all that away, including the plant shop he opened, leaving Teddy poor and with no choice to move back to New Orleans to live with his mom. He’s drowning his sorrows at a dive bar with his best friend Kit when a very handsome, clearly well-to-do man enters the bar and shows an obvious interest in Teddy.
Tags: Contemporary
Review - Daddy's Cabin Boy by Morticia Knight
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Note: The author kindly offered a free copy of this book in exchange for a review. Ricky is rather desperate for a break. He’s been struggling since breaking up with his former Daddy who found it too much work. He jumps at the chance to be a service sub on a kinky cruise, even though that’s never been his thing. It doesn’t take long for Ricky to realize he is in over his head.
Review - Come to the Water by David Connor and E.F. Mulder
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Keith-Aaron enjoys his life in the quirky small Louisiana town of Eerie Falls. He likes his job as a cashier in the local supermarket and doesn’t really have any ambition to do anything else. He has many friends, including Dusty, the aged owner of the local funeral parlor, who does nothing to deny the rumors that he’s immortal. Keith-Aaron lives with Dusty’s great-grandson Marc in an apartment over the home’s garage.
Tags: Paranormal
Review - Pour Me A Triple by Sean Michael
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Bay works as a bartender at a gay bar that caters to a kinky crowd. One night, a young man sits at the bar and he’s the most beautiful man Bay has ever seen. Jai is new in town and flattered by Bay’s attention. The two men quickly develop a relationship. There’s just one problem: Bay knows he is a submissive and craves domination and discipline. Jai has never been exposed to the world of kink, and he’s not sure he can give Bay what he needs.
Review - Trailer Park Trickster by David R. Slayton
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Adam may have defeated an ancient evil spirit, barely, but he doesn’t have time to enjoy it, or explore the connection he has to Vic, the police officer whose life he saved. Adam’s Sight tells him his great aunt Sue is in danger. The woman was more of a mother to Adam than his own mother, so he rushes back to Guthrie to try to save her. What he finds there is much more than he bargained for.
Review - The Prince's Consort by Antonia Aquilante
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Amory has never been able to please his father. When his older brother catches Amory kissing his best friend Tristan, things can only get worse, but Amory is surprised when his father informs him he will be coming with him to the palace the next day. Surprise turns to shock when Amory’s father makes a startling proposal to the prince. Crown Prince Philip is almost as shocked as Amory at his father’s despicable suggestion.
Review - The House of the Red Balconies by A.J. Demas
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Note: The author kindly offered an advanced copy of this book in exchange for a review. You can purchase this release starting June 24, 2024 at the links below. Hylas is hired by the governor of Tykanos to build an aqueduct to bring fresh water to the small island’s town. Hylas unknowingly rents a room at the Red Balconies, one of Tykanos’ oldest “Tea Houses.” The Tea Houses are places where well-to-do men come to meet young women and men who are adept at offering various “entertainments” to their guests.
Tags: Fantasy Ancient Greece
Review - Blue On Blue by Dal Maclean
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Detective Inspector Will Foster is attending the extravagant engagement party for his colleague DI James and his fiance Ben thrown by James’ rich father, when Will is called away to attend the scene of a murder. A sex worker has been killed execution style. It’s hard enough to find leads in the shadowy world of sex workers, but when the DNA evidence comes back, it throws up a whole new set of questions.
Tags: Crime Mystery UK Setting