Posts labeled Fantasy
Review - Lost Along the Way by Marie Sexton
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Daniel’s parents are killed in a car crash. He had been estranged from them for 15 years over their refusal to accept his homosexuality, but they had started to reconnect in the months leading up to their deaths. When Daniel finally faces the task of cleaning out the family home so it can be sold, he finds that his parents had become collectors, bordering on hoarders. Fortunately, their neighbor Landon is there to help.
Tags: Contemporary Fantasy
Review - The Sorcerer's Guardian by Antonia Aquilante
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Savarin is Tournai’s most powerful sorcerer, and he knows it. He has always been fascinated by the spells protecting the kingdom, but on a recent trip to the border, he’s discovered weak spots in the magical barrier. Savarin reports his concerns to the Prince and proposes a visit to another section of the border to check for additional weak spots as well as try to understand how the spells were constructed in the first place so he can fix them.
Tags: Fantasy
Review - Dette Forgiveness by Lilo Quie
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Rolf has been treated poorly by his father as well as the other drakes in his clan, who hold on to the belief that dettes are little more than chattel. Due to concerns about his welfare, Rolf has been put under Leo's care. That hasn’t stopped his father from sending drakes around to court him. Rolf can barely stand to talk to any of them. The only man he is truly attracted to is Weston.
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 - Forget & Forgive by L.A. Witt
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Owen wakes up one morning alone in bed. That’s not unusual, since his boyfriend usually rises early for work. Only, Owen notices that there’s no sign of Matteo around the condo. It’s like he was never there. Things really get confusing when Owen realizes than an entire year is missing from his memory. Seeking answers, Owen sets about finding Matteo, who is apparently now his ex-boyfriend. Why did they break up, and is there any chance they can re-connect?
Tags: Fantasy
Review - A Dandelion for Tulip by R. Cooper
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David is used to attracting the attention of faeries. They keep saying things about his “shine.” Faeries are known to be fickle beings, so their attention soon moves on to other things. David knows the stereotype isn’t entirely true, but he’s been disappointed enough to guard his feelings. Besides, the one fairy David truly desires doesn’t date humans. Tulip loved a human once, but things ended badly between them. Tulip is extremely attracted to David, but his fear makes him keep his distance and hope David can find someone else.
Tags: Fantasy
Review - The Prince's Dearest Guards by Beau Van Dalen
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Prince Hal is celebrating his 21st birthday, although he doesn’t feel much like enjoying the party. The Prince is desperate to lose his virginity. That will probably have to wait, since tradition requires Hal to go on a hunt with his two newly appointed personal guards. When Hal meets his two guards, his outlook about the future changes drastically. He only needs to screw up the courage to tell the two handsome men what he wants.
Review - The Scholar's Heart by Antonia Aquilante
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Warning: This review contains spoilers regarding events in the first two books of the series. If you haven’t read them yet, you may want to skip this article. Amory’s childhood friend Tristan and Phillip’s cousin Etan once seemed on their way to having a relationship. Then Tristan acquiesced to his dying father’s wish to marry and start a family. That hurt Etan more than he would admit to anyone, leaving him no choice but to cut himself off from the friend he once thought could be more.
Tags: Fantasy
Review - The Dragon's Prisoner by Holly Day
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Kaspar is a thief. He’s very good at picking locks and stealing valuables from people’s homes. It’s not a life he would have chosen, but as an orphaned child on the streets, the other options were far worse. He ends up working for a crime boss who runs drugs and brothels. Things Kasper doesn’t want to be associated with. To get out, the boss orders him to do one last job: steal something valuable from a jewelry shop called The Dragon’s Treasure in Edge city.
Review - The Ugly Duckling by Sean Michael
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Brook agrees to a blind date that his old friend set up. His date turns out to be Ducky, one of a group of boys that bullied Brook in high school. They’ve both grown up since then. Brook is no longer the geeky kid, but a ballet dancer. Ducky is apologetic over his bad behavior and the two hit it off in a big way. “The Ugly Duckling” is a very short romance tale about two men finding a connection.
Tags: Fantasy Fairy Tales Novella