Posts labeled Book Reviews
Review - Darker Space by Lisa Henry
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Brady and Cam are back on Earth, where they share an apartment with Brady’s little sister Lucy. They’re still in the military, but the top brass clearly don’t believe that either of them has told everything they know about the Faceless. Both men still have nightmares about their time with the alien commander, even though Brady’s time there was very short. His dreams at first involve witnessing what Cam was put through, but then disturbingly, Lucy also starts appearing.
Tags: Science Fiction
Review - Bodies of Water by Alex Pendragon
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Tate has been just going through the motions since the breakdown of his fifteen year relationship. He rented a furnished house in the hills that includes a pool, although he didn’t really plan to use it. When the attractive young man next door asks to use the pool, Tate can hardly refuse. Kai is a pre-med student home for the summer who has been a competitive swimmer since high school.
Tags: Contemporary
Review - Seeing Blood by L.M. Somerton
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Someone is experimenting on gene-enhanced people, often with fatal results. Bryn and Gunnar are assigned to the case. The trail soon leads to a clandestine project to create super-soldiers, and it’s run by the pair’s old nemesis, mob boss Russo. As if the case weren’t complicated enough, Bryn also has to contend with the involvement of the man who made his life hell during his training, Giles. It seems that Giles has some expertise that will make him useful to the investigation, no matter how much it grates on Bryn.
Review - Raw by Lee Quail
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Rawson, who prefers to be called “Raw”, is a boxer on the way up when he meets Edward, a former boxer who is now retired. The two don’t hit it off at first. Raw isn’t out and has a formidable wall of anger built around his emotions. Edward has his own baggage to deal with as well, but the two eventually manage to connect. That’s just the start of a roller-coaster ride of a relationship.
Review - A Heaven to Reach For by R. Cooper
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It’s the spring festival, but as one of the Duke’s guards, Owin is trying to not get too drunk since the Duke has plans early the next morning. Just because he’s not drinking doesn’t mean Owin intends to forego the debauchery that’s also common during the festival. When Owin joins his fellow guards in the pub, the conversation turns to that very subject, with special attention on Owin. It seems that, at one time or another, Owin has hooked up with all the guards.
Review - Pyewacket by Chris Quinton
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Malcolm is quite happy running the bookstore he inherited, even if he spends most of the day alone except for the giant black cat that is as much a part of the shop as the furniture. Lately, however, there has been a bright spot in the form of Jeff, an archaeologist planning digs in the area and using Malcolm to help with the research. Malcolm may enjoy his time with Jeff, but the man is much younger than him, so a relationship seems unlikely.
Tags: Fantasy Contemporary UK Setting
Review - Leave by L.A. Witt
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Riley and Nolan have been roommates-with-benefits in their off-base apartment for a while. While the encounters are enjoyable, Nolan keeps Riley at arms length and disappears soon after they both orgasm. When Nolan is asked to be his little brother’s best man, a request he feels he can’t refuse, he reveals he was sexually assaulted when he was a teenager, although he won’t reveal details. Nobody in Nolan’s family knows, and the abuser is still around the immediate family, so being among them is a potential mine field.
Tags: Contemporary
Review - Werewolf's Tale and a Druid's Sword by Lexi Ander
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Jude has always known his parents were homophobic, so he has kept his feelings to himself, which was easy since his mother and father largely ignored him. When Jude accidentally outs himself in a panic over a dream about his boyfriend who is serving in the marines, his parents kick him out. Fortunately, his older brother Beck comes to the rescue and takes Jude to San Diego to live with him and Diego.
Tags: Fantasy Contemporary
Review - Root & Stem by BL Sparrow
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It’s been ten years since Kieran set foot in his father’s house and he’d rather be almost anywhere else, but he doesn’t seem to have a choice if he wants to save his career in professional hockey. It’s going to be very hard keeping his anger in check around his family, especially as they are, in part, the root cause of all the anger Kieran carries around. Not much has changed except for his half brother Theo.
Review - Mall by Eric J. McConnell
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Luke just went to the mall to get his phone fixed. While he’s waiting on the repair in the shop, the cold war era mall’s public address system announces there’s a nuclear attack and all the security gates roll down. Luke is trapped in the store with several other customers and a few employees. Someone thinks to suggest they get under the display tables for protection, which Luke does, along with a store employee named Jack.
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