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Review - Farewell, My Boy by Garrick Jones

My rating: * * * * *

Tommy’s latest mission takes him to North Africa to kidnap a German officer working in Rommel’s command. It’s just the first step in an elaborate plan to rescue the man’s sister, a math savant working on the German rocket program. Things go a little sideways once they get to Germany, and by the time Tommy gets everyone back to England, he has his hands full. This third book of the Seventh of December series is another spy thriller combining the worlds of classical music and World War II espionage.

Tags: Thriller WWII


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Review - Emissary Prince by C.J. Dragon

My rating: * * * *

River and Eris are back together again after a fight over Eris’ attitude, but River still can’t accept the limitations that being Eris’ consort would place on him. To everyone’s surprise, it’s the king that comes up with the perfect solution: make River a prince, a near-equal to Eris. It’s an elegant solution that removes the barriers to the two being together in every way possible. The one problem it creates comes from a surprising quarter.

Tags: Science Fiction


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Review - Office of the Lost by J. Scott Coatsworth & Kim Fielding

My rating: * * * * *

Crispin is a fae with a rather boring office job. He is a curator in the Office of the Lost. His supervisor sends Crispin out to retrieve things, which he brings back to the office, fills out lots of paperwork, and the items get filed away in the office’s vast archives. It’s a very mundane job, but Crispin, who likes order, is very good at it. One day, Crispin is tasked with collecting another item.

Tags: Fantasy


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Review - Fire & Ice by J.C. Owens

My rating: * * * *

After two years living with the Silvermanes in their isolated kingdom to be with his lover Tarsus, the king agrees to allow a visit by Varan’s brother Ariel, along with his personal guards. Things don’t go quite as planned, but when Ariel finally meets King Arhanyin, he is instantly attracted to the much older centaur. Never shy nor one to be deterred from a sexual conquest, Ariel sets about wooing the old king.

Tags: Fantasy Myth


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Review - Hudson River Homicides by C.S. Poe

My rating: * * * * *

Cold Case Detective Everett Larkin is called to the scene of a fresh homicide in the early hours of the morning. Even though Larkin is a cold case investigator, a note links the death to a string of cases he has been working on with his lover and sometimes partner, Ira Doyle. Most of the cases involve serial killers who were never brought to justice, or even recognized when the murders occurred.

Tags: Mystery


book cover for A Crown of Hopes and Sorrows

Review - A Crown of Hopes and Sorrows by Nicole Bailey

My rating: * * * *

With war on the horizon, Apollo and Hyacinth set out to look for allies among other kingdoms and minor gods. Meanwhile, after the revelation that she is really a goddess herself, Apollo’s sister Temi wants answers. She is told she might find them from Sappho on the island of Lesbos. Hyacinth’s sister, Princess Epiphany, wants to accompany Temi. The king agrees only if Valerian accompanies them. Apollo and Temi’s fates are more intertwined than they ever imagined, and it puts the mortals they allow close to them in great danger.

Tags: Myth Fantasy Queer


book cover for X for Extortion: 14 Manchester Square

Review - X for Extortion by Garrick Jones

My rating: * * * * *

Tommy returns to England after successfully concluding the secret mission to retrieve embarrassing letters and jewelry for the royal family. He also found a cache of photographs that were probably being used as blackmail material against other British aristocrats. Tommy and his team begin the delicate task of trying to identify the people in the pictures and who is behind the blackmail. The trail leads to an international crime ring with ties to Nazi Germany.

Tags: Thriller WWII


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Review - Never Rest by Marshall Thornton

My rating: * * * * *

After battling leukemia for five years, nineteen-year-old Jake is ready to give up the fight. He’s out of treatment options, and his body is failing fast. His mother isn’t quite ready to give up, though. She signs Jake up for a new experimental treatment at a clinic in the middle of nowhere, Michigan. Jake is too weak to argue and is sure he's near the end by the time they arrive.

Tags: Science Fiction Paranormal


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Review - The Envoy's Honor by Antonia Aquilante

My rating: * * * *

The day Corentin, his husband-to-be Bastien, and the royal family knew was coming has finally arrived. A delegation from Corentin’s homeland, Iviria, is at the palace doors. Their leader, Ederic, is insistent that Corentin needs to return with them to be punished. The group’s second most senior member, Kirill, doesn’t understand why Ederic is so insistent on Corentin’s return, or why he is so confrontational with the Tournai royals. The one bright spot is Griffen, Bastien’s brother.

Tags: Fantasy


book cover for The Seventh of December: The Czarina's Necklace

Review - The Seventh of December by Garrick Jones

My rating: * * * * *

Australian Tommy is a world-class violinist and speaks several European languages fluently, but to support his ailing mother, Tommy and his fraternal twin brother Michael join the army. Both become involved in army intelligence, and by the time of the Battle of Britain, Tommy is a senior officer in the Special Operations Executive (SOE). At a rare evening out at a friend’s salon, Tommy is introduced to Henry, an American soldier attached to the U.

Tags: Thriller WWII


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