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Review - Farfall by J.C. Owens
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Andon is unique among the corps of elite griffin riders. He wasn’t born to a noble house. Andon grew up on the streets and then spent most of his youth in the mountains, where he met and bonded with a wild griffin. Griffins and their riders mate for life, so when the pair are discovered, they’re both sent to the training academy and then posted to the frontier fort of Farfall.
Tags: Fantasy
Review - Reckless Endangerment by Crystal D. Budy
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Kip is taking a heavy load of classes during the summer session, trying to make up for several failed exams the previous term, when he almost fell into the clutches of a human trafficking ring. It’s hard, since the young man lacks discipline. His biggest wish is to find a Dom that will keep him in line, but his track record with men is pretty dismal. Kip is quite surprised when one of his professors has been replaced by a man he knows as police detective Baxter Griffin, using a different name.
Review - Dark Space by Lisa Henry
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Brady was conscripted at sixteen into the space force defending Earth from the Faceless, a highly advanced alien race. He left his father and little sister behind. Three years into his ten year term, Brady wants nothing more than to go home. Life on one of the military space stations defending the solar system is not nearly as exciting as the recruiting posters made out. Then again, the young man featured in most of the posters, Cameron, was taken prisoner by the Faceless five years ago, the only human taken prisoner rather than killed outright.
Tags: Science Fiction
Review - Tawny by Chris Quinton
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Hal is a wanderer. He never spends too much time in any one place, but he’s been in the Lynn Valley for a while now. He works at the Black Dog pub which rents him a cheap room in the old carriage house. Hal has also made friends with lots of people, as well as the ginger cat that hangs around the pub and seems to have taken a liking to him.
Tags: Fantasy Contemporary UK Setting
Review - Rue by Leona Windwalker
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Kedar is captain of the Star Runner, a former military supply ship now working as a trading vessel on the outer reaches of the colonized worlds. When the ship is disabled in a dangerous sector, it’s attacked by pirates. Kedar and his all ex-military crew not only repel the attack but capture the pirate ship as well. While searching the ship for hiding pirates and salvage, Kedar finds a frightened young man in the medical bay.
Tags: Science Fiction D/s Novella Space Opera
Review - Barging In by Josephine Myles
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Dan is a freelance travel writer. He’s been hired to do an article on canal boating. It turns out steering a long boat is harder than it looks, especially when you’re distracted by a shirtless hunk chopping wood on the towpath. Despite his best efforts, Dan bumps into the boat he was trying to avoid, which turns out to belong to Robin, the distracting shirtless woodchopper. The short-tempered young man lives full time on his barge and has no patience for “tourists” who don’t know how to handle their boats, like Dan.
Tags: Contemporary UK Setting
Review - Brush and Whip by Sean Michael
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Drew is a wolf shifter, a beta. He had an alpha master, but the alpha found a female mate to have his pups and doesn’t want Drew any more. The alpha drops Drew off at the Kennel Klub, a special underground kink establishment catering to shifters. The alpha was a cruel master who didn’t let Drew take his human form, so the young man has remained a wolf for well over a year while waiting for someone at the club to want him.
Tags: Novella Slightly Kinky Fantasy
Review - The Auction by Gale Stanley
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Lawrence enjoys doing drag. His performances using the stage name Lark are what paid the bills, but his boyfriend George didn’t like it and insisted Lawrence give up Lark when they went into business together as event planners. The relationship fails but the business goes on, so Lawrence decides to revive Lark for their latest fundraiser to be attended by rich gay donors. Things go a bit awry and Lark ends up under the care of Doctor Oliver.
Review - The Wounded Warrior by BA Tortuga
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Luke joined the navy to escape life on the farm. When the SEAL is injured in an IED explosion, Luke has no choice but to return to the farm his twin brother runs. He is, at least temporarily, confined to a wheelchair and has no idea what the future holds for him. Rory is the small town’s lone out and proud resident. He’s a lawyer with a sideline in real estate.
Tags: Western Contemporary
Review - Once Upon You and Me by Timothy Janovsky
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Ethan and his wife Amy created a highly successful fairy tale themed resort in New York’s Catskills. Ethan was happy with what they had, but Amy had ambitions to build a hospitality empire. The two part ways, with Amy taking control of the business while Ethan continues to manage the original resort. Years later, the sixteenth birthday of their daughter approaches and a big celebration is planned for it at the resort.
Tags: Contemporary Rom-Com
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