Posts labeled Fantasy
Review - Scream and Steam by TJ Nichols
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The monsters under your bed were real. Farrow is one of them. It’s his job to scare young children to keep his world safe from the magic kids can unwittingly wield. Farrow is on assignment one night to scare a little girl who has moved to a new house when he accidentally encounters a young man who is in the midst of some vigorous self-pleasure. He surreptitiously films the young man, Timothy, and puts the video online in his world’s version of OnlyFans.
Tags: Fantasy Contemporary
Review - Something Worth Keeping by Lisa Oliver
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Julian is walking home after being suspended from work for correcting his boss. He’s taking a shortcut through an alley when he comes across a man being killed. Julian quickly realizes the already dead man is a member of a ruthless criminal gang, so no great loss. The killer clearly isn’t human. Since whatever-it-is seems to be doing the world a favor, Julian provides advice on how to efficiently dispose of the body.
Tags: Fantasy Contemporary
Review - Seeing Blood by L.M. Somerton
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Someone is experimenting on gene-enhanced people, often with fatal results. Bryn and Gunnar are assigned to the case. The trail soon leads to a clandestine project to create super-soldiers, and it’s run by the pair’s old nemesis, mob boss Russo. As if the case weren’t complicated enough, Bryn also has to contend with the involvement of the man who made his life hell during his training, Giles. It seems that Giles has some expertise that will make him useful to the investigation, no matter how much it grates on Bryn.
Review - A Heaven to Reach For by R. Cooper
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It’s the spring festival, but as one of the Duke’s guards, Owin is trying to not get too drunk since the Duke has plans early the next morning. Just because he’s not drinking doesn’t mean Owin intends to forego the debauchery that’s also common during the festival. When Owin joins his fellow guards in the pub, the conversation turns to that very subject, with special attention on Owin. It seems that, at one time or another, Owin has hooked up with all the guards.
Review - Pyewacket by Chris Quinton
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Malcolm is quite happy running the bookstore he inherited, even if he spends most of the day alone except for the giant black cat that is as much a part of the shop as the furniture. Lately, however, there has been a bright spot in the form of Jeff, an archaeologist planning digs in the area and using Malcolm to help with the research. Malcolm may enjoy his time with Jeff, but the man is much younger than him, so a relationship seems unlikely.
Tags: Fantasy Contemporary UK Setting
Review - Werewolf's Tale and a Druid's Sword by Lexi Ander
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Jude has always known his parents were homophobic, so he has kept his feelings to himself, which was easy since his mother and father largely ignored him. When Jude accidentally outs himself in a panic over a dream about his boyfriend who is serving in the marines, his parents kick him out. Fortunately, his older brother Beck comes to the rescue and takes Jude to San Diego to live with him and Diego.
Tags: Fantasy Contemporary
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 - 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 Vow of Silence by Elion Marr
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Aeren is finally ready to enter service in the Silent Court, a group of eunuchs that serves the royal family. They are trained and selected for their ability to be useful without being seen. Aeren is assigned to serve the crown prince, Irenus. Aeren performs his duties, perhaps a little too well. Irenus notices him. The court notices Irenus’ regard for Aeren and sees it as a threat. The Faith is the true power behind the throne and will not allow even the possibility that someone else is close enough to exert any influence over events.
Tags: Fantasy Historical
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
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