Posts labeled Book Reviews
Review - Fever by Jordan L. Hawk
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Colin and his older brother Doug have been making a living as con men since they left home to escape from their abusive father. They’re in Seattle when the first miners return from the Klondike, laden with gold from the newly discovered strike. Doug instantly sees an opportunity for a new con and soon the brothers are on their way with a new mark. Getting to the Yukon as winter closes in proves harder than expected, but Colin makes friends with Steve and his family, who are also out to strike it rich.
Review - Bridge at the Beach by Garrick Jones
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Clyde is enjoying an afternoon at the beach with some friends, including Detective Sergeant Mark Dioli, when word comes that Mark is needed at the scene of a murder. Two married couples are found dead in a flat near the beach, apparently in the middle of a bridge game. The detective ends up consulting Clyde since one couple was known to him when Clyde was on the force. The husband was a thief Clyde had arrested several times before the man struck it rich and opened a jewelry shop.
Tags: Private Eyes Australia Crime
Review - The Dragon's Devotion by Antonia Aquilante
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Corentin has a secret. Keeping it means keeping his people safe from an outside world that once hunted them down. That’s why he came to Tournai, to find out what Lord Etan and the royal family really knew about dragons, which most people thought were legends, like the giant cats protecting Tournai. Bastien is related to the royal family, but has spent most of his time running the family’s estates away from the capital since his parents died in a boating accident, along with the Crown Prince and Princess.
Tags: Fantasy
Review - The Alien Scientist by Eryn Ivers
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Garin was a soldier in the Human’s most elite military unit for many years. When he left the army, Garin went into private security and now guards Dominic Turner, the son of one of the most powerful families and a scientist who has developed some questionable weapons for the Humans. Now Dominic wants Garin to escort Sazahk, a Qesh scientist, into the “Dead Zone” to keep him safe while Sazahk investigates if the Dead Zone can be made habitable for a new alien species.
Tags: Science Fiction
Review - Misfits by Garrett Leigh
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Tom is desperately looking for a location for a new restaurant in London’s Camden Town, but so far nothing the estate agent has shown him sparks his imagination. After looking at another shopfront that didn’t pan out, the underground is too busy to use right away, so he decides to grab a meal at a pub. The food is awful, but the waiter Jake is cute and definitely gets his attention.
Tags: Menage UK Setting
Review - The Supers by Sean Michael
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Blaine grew up on a farm and helps his parents run the produce stand. In his spare time, he and his friends are ghost hunters. The team needs a new tech person after their old one moved away, and the leader, Jason, finds Flynn. When Blaine and Flynn meet, the sparks fly almost from the start, but is it real or some weird effect of the case they’re working on involving two lovers who died in the local, now abandoned, hospital?
Tags: Paranormal
Review - The Brightness Between Us by Eliot Shrefer
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It’s been 17 years since Kodiak and Ambrose landed on the planet they were sent to colonize. The planet was not the earthly paradise they were expecting. Few of the plants and animals they bought with them can grow well, and only two of the children whose embryos they grew have survived. There were so many deaths they stopping trying. Back on earth, 30,000 years earlier, the original Ambrose and Kodiak are dealing with the truth: There never was a rescue mission to Titan.
Tags: Science Fiction
Review - DragonSeer by S. Rodman
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Kirby, Cai and Harlan have moved into a cottage well removed from the Riders’ keep after an attempt on Kirby’s life. Cai lost his magical powers and the bond to his dragon saving Kirby. It’s a lot for the two men to deal with, and Harlan feels it’s his job to help his two lovers cope with the situation. There’s also the fact that Kirby’s dragon is about to lay eggs, the first clutch born in several generations of riders.
Review - The Evening Wolves by Gregory Ashe
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It’s been months since the case revolving around the Cottonmouth Club went cold. Emery and his husband John-Henry continue to chase leads, but every one of them ends up being a dead end, sometimes literally. Summer has given way to autumn and then winter. It’s almost Christmas when John-Henry is arrested and accused of one of the worst crimes. Emery and all his friends know the chief of police is being framed, and they are sure it has to do with the investigation of the Cottonmouth Club, but can they prove it?
Tags: Mystery
Review - Touch the Lightning by N.R. Walker
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Tully and Jeremiah are dealing with the aftermath of the cyclone that heavily damaged much of Darwin. Jeremiah’s office is in ruins, so there’s not a lot for him to do, but the head office wants him to visit a remote island where another weather station has also gone offline. It seems like a great opportunity for the two men to have another adventure, alone on a deserted island.
Tags: Contemporary Australia