Posts labeled Book Reviews
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
Review - Running Ember by Meraki P. Lyhne
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Matt/Sköll and the other three “alphas of all” are getting ready to make an epic run through all of Scandinavia, gather other Vargr, Völsung, Sleipnir, and whatever other long-forgotten sibling races they can before leading them to Brussels to demand their rights be recognized. But, along the way, they uncover more clues to unlock the past. Those clues come at a cost, and understanding their implications may challenge the beliefs of Vargr, Cubi, and the other races.
Review - Warrior King by Eden Winters
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Draylon may be the second son of the emperor, and thus a prince, but he is first and foremost the commander of the imperial army, honor-bound to carry out the emperor’s orders, even if he doesn’t always agree with them. His latest task is to attack one of the empire’s kingdoms whose ruler was plotting to kill the emperor. Draylon succeeds in taking the castle, killing the errant king and his crown prince.
Tags: Fantasy
Review - The Road to Montepulciano by Garrick Jones
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Australian Damson O’Reilly fought in the Pacific during the closing months of World War II and was part of the occupational force keeping peace in Japan after surrender. With almost no family to go home to, Damson settled in France after leaving the army. Seeking a quieter place where he can write and paint, Damson goes to Italy. In Siena, he stumbles on an auction where an abandoned old farmhouse in the countryside is on the block, for the third time.
Review - Light Redeemed by Ken Sanchez
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The author kindly provided a copy of this book in exchange for a review. Eryx is learning to live with his newfound powers as the vessel of the god Apollo. His lover Alex is helping, along with his friends and fellow Shadowguards. It will take the entire team’s efforts to stop the plans of a shadowy group trying to free one of the ancient gods, who will wipe out humanity.
Tags: Fantasy Superheroes
Review - Review - The Promise of Sacrifice by C.J. Dragon
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Note: The books of this series are very much meant to be read in order. If you haven't read the first book, this review of the second may contain some spoilers. Jon has been given permission to visit Earth to get surgery that might fix the damage to his heart caused by the Daranii torture. His life-mate Talin will accompany him along with their guard. Jon is overjoyed at the chance to see his family, who were told he was dead.
Tags: Science Fiction
Review - Into the Tempest by N.R. Walker
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Jeremiah has finished the move to Darwin, leaving his old life in Melbourne behind. He’s living with Tully and trying to work with the ancient equipment of the weather station he’s been saddled with. There’s not much time to settle in. A tropical cyclone is heading straight for Darwin, and it’s a big one. Jeremiah knows all about cyclones, in theory, but he’s never experienced one. Both men are in for a hair-raising experience as they ride out the storm and come to grips with their intense feelings for each other.
Tags: Contemporary Australia
Review - How Much For The Whole Night? by RJ Scott
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Josh is almost there. He’s been fighting with his ex-wife and her rich fiance for custody of his son, Ben. Tomorrow is the last day in court and Josh is confident the judge will find in his favor. He wants to celebrate, so Josh heads out to a gay bar hoping to find someone to scratch an itch he’s been ignoring for years. In the bar, Josh spots a man that’s everything he could want, physically.
Tags: Contemporary Thriller
Review - A Suitable Captive by R. Cooper
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Fen is one of many children of a powerful Earl. The rather delicately built young man isn’t made for fighting, but he is quite pretty, so his father sends Fen off to form an alliance with another Earl who is quite enamored with him. He understands the importance of alliances in a time when all Earls are under attack by a group led by a man called “The Wild Dog” by the Earls.
Tags: Fantasy
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