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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 - 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
Review - By the Book by G.B. Gordon
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Fresh out of school and working his first full time accounting job, Ben wants to make a good impression. When he starts seeing large discrepancies, he thinks he’s found something significant, even if it is in the company’s favor. Ben takes what he’s found to his boss, who isn’t the sharpest stick. The boss says he’ll take it to the owner, but then ends up dead, execution style, a few days later.
Review - The Family Man by AJ Rose
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Tracey Smith has just landed his dream job with the FBI’s Behavioral Analysis Unit, the elite law enforcement “profilers” who help catch the baddest of the bad guys. He’s eager to make a good impression on his new team, although the team lead sparks all sorts of unfamiliar feelings. Senior Special Agent Jon Anderson is known as “The Ice Man” among other things. He doesn’t share his private life with his team.
Review - The Perfection of Peace by C.J. Dragon
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Much to his dismay, Jon in put in command of the joint Daranii and Earth fleet that is sent to confront the alien invaders who dealt Daran its first ever defeat. Jon will return to his old ship, the Excalibur, as captain, while Talin commands one of the Daranii ships. Once again, the two life mates face an uncomfortable separation. Will Jon’s unpredictable humanity win the day again, justifying the faith both races put in him?
Tags: Science Fiction
Review - Southern Fried by Rob Rosen
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Trip returns home to his family’s South Carolina mansion for his grandmother’s funeral. The woman raised him after his parents were killed in a car accident, but she sent him away to university up north and never allowed him to return home. It’s a bittersweet return, of course. Many of the staff he knew as a child are still there, as well as a very friendly new stable boy, but there’s still the loss to mourn.
Tags: Contemporary
Review - The Thomas Flair by E.J. Russell
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Sol and Tony have been best friends since they met in gymnastics training as young teenagers. The Rio olympics should have been the culmination of their lives, even though Sol was only an alternate. After Tony wins a medal on the final day of competition, Sol plans to confess his love for the man he’s had a crush on for years. A sudden revelation makes Tony abandon the Olympic village and his friend, and embark on a career as a thrill-seeking internet sensation.
Tags: Contemporary
Review - Sweet Things For A Crocodile by Lisa Oliver
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Storm is a crocodile shifter and a member of the team of assassins that take on rogue paranormals who threaten innocents. The team is run by Cyrus, who sends Storm on a mission to rescue a young man kidnapped by a bear shifter, who has done it before. Storm arrives just in the nick of time to save Pax. Pax is a pixie, and Storm instantly recognizes him as his fated mate.
Review - Human Omega: Trapped in the Alien Jungle by Eileen Glass
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Carter is on the run with his two alien cage-mates through the jungles of the aliens’ planet after escaping from the insectoids that enslaved them. The two big feline-like aliens are more than friends to Carter, even though his attempts at communication continually fail to get anywhere. Their former masters pursue the trio relentlessly, leaving them little time to rest and eat. It takes a toll on them all, but especially Carter, whose human body is not designed for the climate.