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Review - Out of the Blue by Lyra Evans
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Fae Detective Nico Spruce has been unsettled lately. A recent undercover operation gave him reason to question his self-image. Then, while recovering from a bullet wound that ended the undercover job, his boyfriend cheated on him. But there’s no time to think about that now. A dead body has been found on the beach. There’s no clue to the identity of the young man, nor can anyone explain exactly what caused the big hole in his chest.
Review - The Emperor and the Endless Palace by Justinian Huang
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Near the end of the first century BC, in the grand imperial palace of the Han Emperor, three men develop a triangle relationship of love, lust and power with emotions so strong it will propel them to meet again and again for over two millennia. In each encounter, one of them attempts to set right the toxic relationship that has cursed the trio for two thousand years. I’m always a little leery of books with critical acclaim, especially from mainstream media.
Review - The Spymaster's Secret by Anotnia Aquilante
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Alexander has only recently returned to Tournai with his brother Faelen, who plans to marry Maxen soon. Alexander spots Marcus at a palace function and is quite taken with the older man. Marcus is a widower with two young children. He has been Tournai’s head of intelligence for many years. He is flattered by Alexander’s attention and finds the beautiful young man has hidden depths, but his work relies on Marcus remaining in the shadows unnoticed.
Tags: Fantasy
Review - Too Hot to Handle by Ruby Jones
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In a future when androids are sentient individuals, no longer the property of humans, someone is introducing a virus that essentially forces an infected android to sexually service a human or die. Police detective Carter is forced to team up with a former android partner, Evan, to investigate the problem. Carter never liked the idea of an android doing his job, but he has to admit Evan is very good at it.
Tags: Novella Science Fiction
Review - Sweet Clematis by R. Cooper
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Clematis is just what everyone imagines a fairy to be. He is very beautiful, and if you catch his attention, Clematis will let you seduce him and make you feel very good, for a while. The fairy will move on before you get to know him too well. That’s what he fears most. Clematis can’t ever seem to do the right thing. Most of his circle of friends are mad at him for one reason or another.
Tags: Fantasy
Review - Human Omega: Married to the Barbarian Prince by Eileen Glass
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Carter and the warriors have successfully taken the mining ship used by the insect invaders. They can’t leave it where it is or the insects will eventually break through their defenses. Carter isn’t a pilot, but he has to figure out how to move the ship and teach his friends how to work everything else. More importantly, Carter needs some place safe for him to have the baby he’s expecting.
Tags: Science Fiction Menage Kidnapped by Aliens M-preg
Review - The Infidelity Clause by Lisa Oliver
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With three older brothers, the king already has an heir and two spares, so getting married off to a foreign royal to create an alliance is the best Prince Caspian can hope for. Only, he didn’t consider that the foreign royal would be a man, even if Nikolas is a Crown Prince. Nikolas is aware of Caspian’s feckless womanizing reputation, but the benefits to his country from the marriage contract makes it a good deal, and he has ensured the agreement has all the standard clauses to get him out of the marriage if Caspian doesn’t live up to the terms, which Nikolas figures will take six months at most.
Tags: Fantasy
Review - Junk by Josephine Myles
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Jasper needs help. He’s willing to admit that now. His compulsion to collect books, including ones he never plans to read, has turned his home into an unlivable space, with almost every room filled with stacks of books, some to the point of being inaccessible. Jasper calls in a team to help him figure out how to deal with his problem. Lewis and his sister have their own little business helping hoarders work out their issues and reclaim their living space.
Tags: UK Setting
Review - Dragon's Descent by Sam Burns and W.M. Fawkes
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Arkadii has watched over King Dimitri “Dima” for more than a decade. The two were lovers once, but when Dima ascended the throne after his father’s brutal murder, he turned his back on his guardian, fearing their love would make him weak. Arkadii has had to stand watch over the man he loves while Dima descends into madness under the pressure that tradition says the kings of Voronezh must bear alone.
Review - Strays by Garrett Leigh
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Lenny has a stalker, and the police don’t seem able to do anything about it. He moved from his flat, deleted his social media accounts and even changed jobs, but the man always finds him. He’s at his wits’ end after another encounter when Cass finds him. The co-owner of Urban Soul offers Lenny a place to stay with Nero, and he can hide out in the kitchen working with the chain’s master chef.
Tags: UK Setting