Posts labeled Book Reviews
Review - Bitter Legacy by Dal Maclean
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James is a Detective Sergeant in London's Metropolitan Police, working in the murder investigations team. He's on the fast track to becoming a full inspector in a few months. It's a radically different career than the one James' father had mapped out for him in the family oil business, but after coming out, James was estranged from his father and determined to create the life he wanted independent of his family's wealth.
Tags: Crime Mystery UK Setting
Review - Tinman by C.J. Dragon
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Astin feels lucky to have gotten a job on the moon. The company that runs the mining operation may not give a damn about the people making it work, and living conditions may be spartan, but it beats dying of starvation, which was where Astin and most other people on Earth were headed. Astin's nickname among his coworkers is “Tinman.” It's a play on his name as well as a mild jibe at the perception that the man doesn't show his emotions.
Tags: Science Fiction
Review - Murder at Union Station by David S. Pederson
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Charlotte Castle is moving to Los Angeles to try and break into the film business. However, just before she's about to board the train at Phoenix's Union Station, the body of her former roommate is found in her trunk. It doesn't look good for Charlotte, so her father hires Mason Adler to prove his daughter's innocence. It doesn't take long for Mason to uncover several people with motive and opportunity, but which one really killed the young woman?
Tags: Private Eyes Mystery
Review - The Bond by Xavier Axelson
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Declan is a farmer, from generations of farmers who have worked the land in his small New England town. It's never been a really easy life. Declan's wife died giving birth to their daughter, and keeping the farm going is always a challenge of coming up with new ideas. Still, Declan gets by with help from his mother and friends, such as Chester and Ivan. Those friends prove to be essential when a goblin, of all things, appears on Declan's land.
Tags: Paranormal
Review - Uncle Zach by Bey Deckard
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Owen's particular kink is being “used” – topped by anonymous men who orgasm inside him and then make way for another. He rented a cheap motel room, left the door unlocked, and posted on a hookup app inviting all comers. However, Owen is mortified when he realizes that one of the men using him is his uncle Zach. Zach is equally upset when he recognizes Owen and quickly leaves. Owen can't get the encounter out of his mind.
Review - The Very Troublesome Ghoulish Bizarre Boy by Mark A. Roeder
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Thad has had a rough life since being orphaned at a young age. He's been in a string of orphanages, foster homes, and juvenile detention. The experiences have hardened him and made him cynical far beyond his thirteen-year-old age. Thad is certain that nobody is nice to him unless they want something. When Angel and Kurt pick Thad up from "juvie" and announce they're adopting him, he figures they're just the latest in a long line of do-gooders or abusers looking for free labor on their farm, which is just outside of a small town that seems right out of a 1960s sit-com.
Tags: Paranormal
Review - The Gilded Madonna by Garrick Jones
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Clyde returns from a vacation to Melbourne with Harry to find a photo of him and some of his friends from his days in North Africa during World War II delivered to his office. It's the first of several clues that draws Clyde into two seemingly unrelated cases. One is the kidnapping of two children off the street. The other is the re-emergence of a serial killer from Clyde's old days on the police force.
Tags: Private Eyes Australia Crime
Review - A Matter of When by Eden Winters
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Henri may be a chart-topping rock star, but he hates his life. He can afford to buy whatever he wants, but what he really needs is freedom from his overbearing stage mother-manager and band members who won't stab him in the back at the first opportunity. A crazed fan who drugs him at a party gives Henri the chance he needs to figure out what he really wants. He fires his mother, and his new manager arranges for voice lessons from an opera singer who lives in the Rockies.
Tags: Contemporary Music
Review - Froggie Went A Sailing by Sam Burns
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Crown Prince Jasper enjoys his sexual encounters with the men of the court, but those dalliances will have to end once he is married. It would be unseemly for a king to be seen cheating on the queen, even if it never bothered his father. The marriage was arranged before Jasper's older brother died, making Jasper next in line for the throne. It was a suitable arrangement for the spare heir, but now that Jasper is crown prince, his father would like to break off the engagement.
Tags: Fairy Tales Novella
Review - Three of a Kind by Sean Michael
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Zane's truck has broken down on a deserted Arizona highway. He's been driving for days to get as far away as possible from the boyfriend who beat him up and sold off most of his things. He managed to fight back and get away with just his truck and a few clothes. Construction worker Butch spots the broken-down truck and pulls over to offer help. When he sees the battered young Zane, Butch offers to take Zane home and patch him up.