Posts labeled Book Reviews
Review - No Shame by Nora Phoenix
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FBI agent Miles was injured protecting Indy when hitmen raided the farm where they were hiding. Since Miles has no family, Indy and Noah have him moved to a hospital in Albany so they can take care of him while he recovers. Their friend Brad can also help Miles with his very unique ‘problem.’ Once he is discharged, Miles comes to live with Indy, Noah, Josh and Connor, as well as Brad and Charlie, who are staying with them after Charlie escaped his abusive boyfriend.
Review - That Little Book Shop in Rome where it's Easy to Murder Someone by Lee Quail
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Adrian’s aunt Clarissa died and left him her bookshop in Rome. He isn’t sure why. On arriving, he meets the eccentric group of people who work in the shop and learns that Clarissa was, in fact, murdered because she and the others were on the trail of a ruthless human trafficking network with ties to the Vatican. Adrian can’t help looking into the problem, which puts him in the sights of people who will kill to keep their lucrative operation running.
Tags: Thriller
Review - The Spymaster's Secret by Anotnia Aquilante
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Alexander has only recently returned to Tournai with his brother Faelen, who plans to marry Maxen soon. Alexander spots Marcus at a palace function and is quite taken with the older man. Marcus is a widower with two young children. He has been Tournai’s head of intelligence for many years. He is flattered by Alexander’s attention and finds the beautiful young man has hidden depths, but his work relies on Marcus remaining in the shadows unnoticed.
Tags: Fantasy
Review - Too Hot to Handle by Ruby Jones
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In a future when androids are sentient individuals, no longer the property of humans, someone is introducing a virus that essentially forces an infected android to sexually service a human or die. Police detective Carter is forced to team up with a former android partner, Evan, to investigate the problem. Carter never liked the idea of an android doing his job, but he has to admit Evan is very good at it.
Tags: Novella Science Fiction
Review - D.B. and Me by Rob Rosen
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Vietnam veteran Adam is on the run after killing a man in Seattle. He’s been hiding out at an isolated cabin in southern Washington that belonged to one of his comrades who didn’t make it home. It’s almost Thanksgiving, so Adam is out hunting for wild turkey. Near the Columbia River, he spots a log raft covered by a parachute. Beneath the improvised tent, Adam finds a man asleep. Adam wakes the man up and he introduces himself as ‘Tim’.
Tags: 1970s
Review - Dream Tentacled by Alexa Piper
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Fian is a demon. A kraken-shaped demon, to be exact. But he’s nowhere near as scary as that makes him sound. Fian is really just a gentle person. He lives in the Morepheusrealm and makes his living carving driftwood. When his brother announces his impending marriage to a human, he also informs Fian that he will be the best man and must bring a date. Fian decides to find a human to bring and so visits dry land in his human form.
Review - Lazarus, Home from the War by E. H. Lupton
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Lazarus has returned home from the war in Southeast Asia and is trying to get used to civilian life. It isn’t easy, since he has what we now call post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). It gives him flashbacks that can result in blackouts. The episodes come at some of the most inconvenient times, like when he meets an interesting man in a convenience store. As a neurologist, Eli recognizes Laz’s condition.
Tags: Paranormal Mystery
Review - His Theo by M.A. Innes
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Theo is completely on board with the idea of an alien dominant. All those tentacles have so many possibilities. But Theo is trying not to get his hopes up. The human Doms he has dated thought Theo was too much work, with his scatterbrained thinking. The assurances of his best friend Nicholas, who has an alien dominant, aren’t doing much to keep Theo from worrying. When one of the aliens, Jerker, introduces himself, Theo is overwhelmed.
Tags: Science Fiction D/s Erotica Tentacles
Review - The Father by Jay L. North
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Oliver was orphaned at a young age and raised by a disinterested aunt. He’s never really felt like he belonged. Then he joined a church where he met Clara and fell in love. The two decide to get married, but the church requires couples to undergo a two-week initiation course to ensure “compatibility” before getting married. Oliver is nervous, but not too worried. He’s had nothing but positive experiences with the church.
Review - When Harry Met Jason by Sean Michael
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Jason is celebrating his university graduation at a fraternity party. Only, someone has drugged the beer. When the police are called, officer Harry finds Jason too out of it to say where he lives. Rather than let the young man spend the night in the drunk tank, Harry makes the dubious decision to take Jason to his place to sleep it off. When Jason wakes up the next morning, badly hungover but clearheaded, he finds himself strongly attracted to Harry.
Tags: Contemporary
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