Posts labeled Contemporary
Review - The Accidental Italian by Michael Hartwig
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When Theo’s best friend has to cancel her vacation, he agrees to use her hotel reservation in Positano. Theo needs some time away after breaking up with his husband. Despite having an Italian father, Theo has had a problematic relationship with his Italian heritage. Still, the scenery is beautiful, and that includes the very handsome, if apparently straight, man on the beach lounge next to him. When Theo overhears two criminals plotting in a nightclub, he discovers his beach crush is really a police officer named Raffaelo, and perhaps less straight than Theo thought.
Tags: Contemporary
Review - A Boy Called Rainbow by Robin Knight
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Miles is a respected art appraiser who’s about to realize his dream of opening his own gallery with his boyfriend, until he finds out said boyfriend is cheating on him with their main investor, and that’s just the latest of a long history of affairs. Feeling defeated, Miles takes a lucrative commission to evaluate the work of a recently deceased eccentric painter in coastal Georgia. The only hitch is that Miles must contend with the artist’s reclusive grandson, who goes by Rainbow.
Tags: Contemporary Rom-Com
Review - Finding the Way Home by Sean Michael
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Jim lost an arm in an IED attack, so after a long stay in the hospital to recover, he’s leaving the army. At least it will give him more time to spend with his long-term boyfriend, Andy. Unfortunately, Jim arrives home to find that Andy has dumped him and moved on. With nowhere else to go, Jim calls up his dependable old army buddy “Horse” to see if he can stay with him until he figures things out.
Tags: Contemporary Novella
Review - I'll Have What He's Having by Adib Khorram
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Farzan dreamed of being a teacher as a child. Once he grew up and became one, he was so good at it he burned out quickly. Now, he gets by substituting. It wouldn’t be so bad if his love life wasn’t also a disaster. David was a high flier in Chicago’s financial world, but he realized that wasn’t what he really wanted to do, so he quit and pursued his passion for wine.
Tags: Contemporary Rom-Com
Review - Infernal Hearts by Danny Haliwell
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After losing his mother in a terrible accident, Jason decides to leave his father’s practice where he treats supernatural creatures and set up as an ordinary veterinary doctor. Levi is an incubus, possibly one of the last of his kind now that his maker is dead. The maker’s last act was to extract a promise from Levi to find the only other surviving incubus. If Levi doesn’t fulfill his promise, he faces oblivion.
Tags: Fantasy Contemporary
Review - Rom-Com for Dummies by Tom Diggs
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Gabe is the head writer for a long-running television soap opera. It’s a demanding job that doesn’t leave any time for relationships. Gabe scratches the occasional itch using a hook-up app. What nobody knows is that the secret to Gabe’s continued success at coming up with story lines is his weekly calls to his mother in the small upstate New York town where he grew up. She fills him in on all the local gossip and Gabe transforms it into clever plots for the show.
Tags: Contemporary Rom-Com
Review - Red Ruby Booty Shorts and a Louisville Slugger by Lexi Ander
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Diego has “known” things since he was a young boy, and his grandmother encouraged it along with telling him stories of vampires, witches, and werewolves. But when Diego was 12, his older brother got involved in a dangerous gang and disappeared. Diego turned his back on his fantasies and took up parkour with his best friend, Denise. He goes to college, meets Beck, who becomes his best friend, and leaves the Los Angeles neighborhood where gangs dominate.
Tags: Fantasy Contemporary
Review - Between Friends by Sean Michael
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Sammy and Peter are moving into a suburban house not far from Jason and Harry’s place. Everything seems to be going well for both couples until a ghost from the past comes back to haunt Harry. Jason and his friends try to help, but it’s hard to know what to do. The couple has weathered many difficult times, but will their love be enough to get them through one more?
Tags: Contemporary D/s
Review - Fools Rush In by G.A. Hauser
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Michael has never come to terms with his sexuality. He’s conscious of his attraction to men, but being gay would be difficult in the current political climate. When he literally bumps into actress Kim on the street and she invites him out, Michael thinks everything will be okay. He doesn’t know that Kim is just using him to achieve her own goals. At work, Michael and Gary have been lunch buddies for a while, but they’ve never socialized outside of work.
Tags: Contemporary
Review - Trial by Fire by Sean Michael
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Harry and Jason are having a hard time. They’re still very much in love, but police officer Harry has transferred to vice, where he’s working nights and the job is more dangerous than homicide. Jason spends his nights fretting over Harry’s safety, while Harry is exhausted and frustrated by his job. When the worst happens, it truly tests the couple’s dedication to each other. But it’s not just them. Their close friends Sammy and Peter are there to help, no matter the cost.
Tags: Contemporary
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