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Review - A Marriage of Necessity by Lisa Oliver
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Crown Prince Avalon vowed to never consider marriage again, which hasn’t stopped his father from asking from time to time. When the king presents Avalon with an appeal from a neighboring queen to safeguard her youngest son who was kidnapped and mutilated, Avalon feels compelled to agree to a marriage contract, even if it’s only a marriage of necessity. Even before his kidnapping, Jasper was an outsider at court, usually kept hidden away.
Review - The City Without End by Kelly Jensen
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As the son of the head of one of the twelve first families, who control almost all aspects of life on the planet, Cato is heavily involved in the family business, which is overseeing the indenture contracts that supply most of the labor force for the enterprises run by the first families. Cato has become very aware of the abuses of the system and attempts to make every contract he works on fair for both parties, ensuring that the indentured have a clear path to freedom.
Tags: Science Fiction
Review - Room for Dessert by Dann Hazel
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Sebastian had his heart broken when the man he was planning to marry cheated on him. Years later, he still hasn’t quite gotten over it when he meets Aladdin. Yes, that’s the name his parents gave him. Aladdin has his own baggage but can’t deny the attraction he feels for Sebastian. When Sebastian’s ex surfaces, it throws cold water on the couple’s infant relationship. Sebastian has to decide if he should give his ex a second chance, and Aladdin has to decide if he can trust Sebastian.
Tags: Contemporary
Review - Doing Life by BA Toruga
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Lance and Sloan met and became lovers when they were in the army. When Lance is severely injured by a land mine, leaving him disabled, he breaks up with Sloan. Lance doesn’t want to be a burden on his lover. After being discharged, Lance ends up at the Rockin’ W ranch for his long rehabilitation, which includes learning how to work with his guide dog, since he’s now blind. Sloan isn’t willing to give up on Lance.
Tags: Western Contemporary
Review - My Favorite Uncle by Marshall Thornton
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Martin leads a quiet, single life, and believes he’s quite happy with it. The peace is disturbed when Martin’s nephew Carter shows up at his door, announcing he is gay. Carter’s parents, Martin’s brother and his wife, are born again fundamentalist Christians. They forced Carter into a mental hospital for conversion therapy when they found him with another boy. Carter was able to leave the hospital when he turned 18, and with nowhere else to go, he shows up on Martin’s doorstep.
Tags: Contemporary
Review - The Burnt by Peter E. Fenton
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Charlie is studying to become a private investigator in his own right. Between that and the office administration work, it keeps him very busy, but when Declan decides Charlie is ready to handle a seemingly simple case, it’s too good to pass up. On the home front, both men have a tendency to get so wrapped up in their work, their nascent relationship suffers. When another case comes in involving a ten year old missing person, Declan is busy looking into the recent murder of a man involved in his career-defining case, so he asks Charlie to handle it.
Tags: Mystery Private Eyes
Review - Holly and Oak by R. Cooper
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Chester has known Will since they both were in their early teens. The two have grown into the small town’s most powerful witches and now personify the two seasonal deities. Chester is the Holly King, ruling the winter months from June to December, while Will is the Oak King. Yet, the two have been kept apart by the coven and their families, because, in Chester’s mind, he is gay and weird.
Review - Animated by Kim Fielding
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Frank was a paratrooper in World War II, but he was injured in a drop shortly after the D-Day landings. The injury left him with a bad foot and the need to use a cane to get around. Although he had dreams of being an artist, Frank found work as an animator for a Hollywood film company, and he’s very good at it. He’s now the lead animator for the frog character of a cartoon version of The Frog Prince.
Review - The Most Unsuitable Prince by Lisa Oliver
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Crown Prince Rupert is in an impossible situation. He has delayed marriage for so long, his aging father is refusing to let him return home without a marriage contract. Rupert doesn’t want to get married. He doesn’t want to change anything about his life of hunting parties. At a ball celebrating the marriage of another royal, Rupert spots Winter across the room. The diminutive young prince is opulently dressed and flitting from one seemingly frivolous conversation to the next, a veritable “peacock” of a man.
Tags: Fantasy
Review - The Alignments by E. H. Lupton
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Ulysses and Sam travel to Brittany to get a break from things in Madison, and as a sort of honeymoon. They’re staying at an apartment in Carnac that’s been in Ulysses’ family for many years. Unfortunately, the mood of their first night in town is ruined a bit when they meet a colleague of Ulysses who seems to go out of her way to cast doubt on the theories forming a cornerstone of his doctoral thesis, which won him a prestigious award.
Tags: Paranormal Mystery
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