Posts labeled Book Reviews
Review - Echoes of Destiny by Ken Sanchez
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Eons ago, the old gods fought a war over the human realm. Hades and Apollo were at the forefront of the fighting, as well as lovers. Apollo sacrifices himself to end the war and free Zeus. Grieving over the loss, Hades steps aside as ruler of the underworld and takes up residence in the human realm, where he becomes Alex and forms the Shadowguard, a team of magical beings charged with safeguarding the human world.
Tags: Fantasy Superheroes
Review - A Rulebook for Restless Rogues by Jess Everlee
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Noah and David have been friends since their days at boarding school. Back then, they were friends with benefits, but they followed career paths which took them in different directions. After his family business when up in flames, literally, David became the manager of the Curious Fox, a bar catering to a very selective clientele of men who prefer the company of other men. Noah is a frequent visitor to the bar, usually in the guise of his alter-ego, Miss Penelope.
Tags: Victorian Era
Review - DragonRider by S. Rodman
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Kirby has set himself up as a sort of freelance mage, offering wards, spells, maybe the odd potion, to whomever needs them. He receives a commission involving a castle in Wales, but he’s not sure of the specifics. When he arrives, the imperious young man who greets him informs Kirby that he is just there to “round out the numbers” for the selection of a new dragon rider. Dragons were one of the few mythical creatures that Kirby was sure didn’t exist, so he’s thrilled just to get to meet one.
Review - The Other Side of Winter by G.B. Gordon
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It’s been a year since Bengt returned to Skane from Santuario after helping Alex solve a murder case. Although their affair was brief, Bengt still misses Alex. Now, the borders are finally open between the two colonies and Alex, as promised, is on the first flight out. But starting over is never easy and Alex has a lot of demons to exorcise. Is Bengt really willing to put up with the walls Alex has had to build to survive in Santuario?
Tags: Science Fiction Mystery
Review - Feathered Friend by Fiona Glass
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Dexter inherited his father’s homing pigeons and has grown to love the birds. One day, after a meet, Dexter is checking all the birds made it back and finds an extra pigeon in the roost. He takes the bird into his house to try and track down the owner but when his back is turned the bird is gone and there’s a cute young man in his kitchen. The young man introduces himself as Avery and he’s clearly attracted to Dexter.
Tags: Fantasy Novelette Fairy Tales
Review - White Trash Warlock by David R. Slayton
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Adam has “the Sight,” the ability to see into other realms and even visit them in spirit. The gift hasn’t been very beneficial to Adam. When Adam was in high school and had very little control over his abilities, his older brother had Adam committed to a mental hospital. When he comes of age, Adam goes in search of his father, who abandoned the family when Adam was still a small boy.
Review - Infamous Heart: A Forbidden MM Superhero Romance by Ryder O'Malley
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Griffin is a talented young artist with a lifelong fascination for superheroes. His work for a magazine profiling the city’s superheroes should be a dream job, but his boss takes credit for all his ideas and has just denied Griffin a promotion. When he tries to assert himself by going to the owner of the magazine, Griffin gets fired. The only bright spot is meeting Sebastian, the art director of a competing magazine who not only seems attracted to Griffin, but also offers to help the designer get a job at his publication.
Tags: Fantasy Superheroes
Review - The Face in the Water by Gregory Ashe
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Tean and his husband Jem are looking forward to some quality time together while Tean attends a conference in the Missouri Ozarks. But Jem has a nose for trouble and when he uncovers some illegal wildlife dealing on the sidelines, he can’t help trying to outsmart the bad guys. Things go sideways quickly, landing Jem, Tean and a group of other men in a mess of biker gangs and murders.
Tags: Mystery
Review - The Price of Surrender by C.J. Dragon
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The humans’ first encounter with the Daranii didn't go well. It started a war Earth had no hope of winning. They only beat the more advanced race in one battle, under the command of Captain Jonathan Thomsin. When Earth is forced to surrender, one of the terms calls for Captain Thomsin to be turned over to the Duranii as a “sacrifice.” Jon knows he will probably be executed, and he definitely won't ever see Earth again.
Tags: Science Fiction
Review - Human Omega: Discovered on the Slave Planet by Eileen Glass
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Carter is a space marine on his first assignment after finishing boot camp. The station he's assigned to is attacked by an insectoid race of scavengers who capture Carter and take him to a world where he is held as a slave. Carter is put in a cage with two other giant aliens. They are natives of the planet and appear to be a cross between a cat and a porcupine.
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