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Review - Frozen Heck by SI Clarke

My rating: * * * *

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


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Review - A Light in the Darkness by Crystal D. Budy

My rating: * * * * *

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


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Review - The Proposal for Unity by C.J. Dragon

My rating: * * * * *

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


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Review - Bully for Sale by Leta Blake

My rating: * * * * *

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.

Tags: M-preg Omega


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Review - No Filter by Nora Phoenix

My rating: * * * * *

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


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Review - The Artist's Masquerade by Antonia Aquilante

My rating: * * * * *

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


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Review - The Auction Lot: Sold to the Billionaire by L.M. Somerton

My rating: * * * * *

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.

Tags: D/s BDSM


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Review - Fated Love by Sean Michael

My rating: * * * *

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


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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