Posts labeled Book Reviews
Review - My Ex-Life: A Novel by Stephen McCauley
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David is having something of a mid-life crisis. Still smarting from the recent end of a relationship with his boyfriend, he then finds out that he’s about to lose the sweet rental deal in San Francisco that he’s enjoyed for many years. When the daughter of his ex-wife asks for David’s help getting into college, which is how he makes his living, it seems a trip to New England, and down memory lane, is just the thing to give him perspective.
Tags: Contemporary
Review - Ledgers and Rent Boys by Meraki P. Lyhne
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Ethan and Ryder start trying to figure out how to make a relationship work, given Ryder’s public persona as ‘Black Ryder’ and Ethan’s desire to stay out of the spotlight. But they can’t spend all their time alone in a romantic bubble. Ryder’s business is under threat from some unknown players, but he doesn’t know the hows or whys. Perhaps a rent boy the two meet in another club can provide some clues.
Tags: Science Fiction
Review - Siege Weapons by Harry F. Rey
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Ales is the lone survivor of a planet that was destroyed by another empire because they wouldn’t submit to being enslaved by it. He now makes his living on the outer verge of the galaxy, shipping questionable cargo to unsavory places. It’s a solitary and risky life, full of long stretches of loneliness punctuated by brief hookups whenever he manages to find another human male who shares his tastes. When his boss gives Ales a job delivering “medical supplies” to the besieged planet Jansen, he knows it isn’t going to be a milk run, but he has no idea how dangerous it will really get.
Tags: Science Fiction
Review - Safe Limits by Morticia Knight
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While Gavin and Kyle from the previous book, Building Bonds are settling nicely into their D/s relationship, one of Gavin’s partners in the Kiss of Leather venture, Derek, remains steadfastly single. He’s been burned by one too many fickle subs. Then Gavin and Derek’s other partner Josh asks a big favor: his sub’s childhood friend Corey has just escaped from an abusive relationship and needs a place to stay until Josh gets back to town.
Review - Diego by Angel Marinez
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Building a solid relationship between a human and a Irish fairy was never going to be easy. When Diego misinterprets a situation he finds Finn in, his anger opens a hole in the veil which has kept the human and fae worlds separate for hundreds of years. Diego is plunged into a world he has no knowledge, or at least no recollection, of, and Finn finds himself still an outcast among his own people.
Tags: Fantasy
Review - The Lovely Pines by Don Travis
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Albuquerque-based private detective BJ Vinson is back with another case. The job starts out with the simple question of who is breaking into a local winery, The Lovely Pines, and not taking anything of value. But things get serious when one of the winery employees is killed. Is it connected to the break-ins, or is it something to do with the man’s past, or his connection to the family that owns the business?
Tags: Mystery Private Eyes
Review - Heat Trap by J.L. Merrow
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Psychic plummer Tom is still struggling with the revelation he received at the end of the previous book, Relief Valve, that the man who raised him was not really his father. It makes him doubt what he thought he knew about both of his parents. Meanwhile, Tom’s maybe-boyfriend Phil is asked to look into a stalker bothering one of the barmaids at Tom’s favorite pub. This third installment of the Plumer’s Mate series is a bit of a departure.
Tags: Mystery
Review - A Prince's Hostage by Xander Tracy
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Elliyan is a thief. A very good thief. He has a bit of advantage in that he can see and penetrate the magical spells that the aristocrats use to protect their precious baubles. He’s supposed to be lying low in the provinces when he spots Prince Rayne in the market place, wearing an irresistible gold medallion with a giant blue stone. Elliyan is bored and ready to take risks he should know better than to take.
Tags: Fantasy
Review - Junk Mage by Elliot Cooper
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Techno-mage Quillian has a big problem. Well, actually, he has a lot of problems, but the one occupying him at the moment is his ship, appropriately named the Lemon. He’s crashed on a strange planet and is badly in need of materials to repair his craft. He finally finds a junkyard that seems to offer everything he needs, only it’s guarded by a cyborg, Hunter, who doesn’t seem willing to part with any of his mistress’ property.
Tags: Short Science Fiction
Review - Roughnecks and Butterflies by Meraki P. Lyhne
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Ethan is having the worst run of bad luck. On graduating in the top of his class in accounting, he takes a contract with the mining colony of Ore 5, but on his arrival after the two year journey in cryo-sleep he finds he’s been downsized out of the promised positon. To add insult to injury, the severance isn’t enough to cover the cost of a return journey to earth. Then they put him up in worker accommodation where one of the miners attempts to rape him in the showers.
Tags: Science Fiction
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