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Review - No Filter by Nora Phoenix

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Indy has been on the run for a year and a half. He changed his name and spends most of his time in public presenting as a woman. He doesn’t stay in one place for long, and can’t afford to get attached to anyone. Who would want a messed up young man like him, anyway? One day, while in a convenience store in upstate New York, the store gets held up and a man standing next to Indy has a meltdown.

Tags: Poly Slightly Kinky

Review - Princely Submission by K.C. Wells

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Prince Jordan just turned 21, and he’s still a virgin. It’s not that he hasn’t tried, but anyone he gets close to in the palace seems to get replaced, and everyone in the small European kingdom knows who he is, so an anonymous hookup isn’t possible. The young man is now pinning his hopes on joining his parents for their trip to the United States, where nobody knows him. Sneaking away from the palace guards is something he’s become an expert at.

Tags: Contemporary Slightly Kinky

Review - Bound to Him by KI Brightly and M.D. Gregory

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Content warning: The book in this review contains a theme of dubious consent. Noah is used to being a disappointment to his domineering father. Not only is he gay, but Noah has no interest in the family business. He wants to be an artist. Alton is one of the nation's most successful entrepreneurs. The self-made billionaire is accustomed to getting what he wants. Alton sees Noah at a business party one evening and is instantly attracted to him.

Tags: D/s Slightly Kinky

Review - Scintilla by Elizabeth Noble

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Brandon is a scintilla, a human with the power to wield electricity. His particular skill, kept a closely guarded secret, is the ability to manipulate computers. He is the ultimate “hacker.” No firewall or complex password can stop him. Brandon's adoptive family has grown rich using his skills, even though the young man is just an employee of the company that wouldn't exist without him. Brandon is also gay and a little bit kinky.

Tags: Fantasy Shifters Slightly Kinky

Review - One Step Forward, Two Steps Back by Cyd Sidney

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Joshua hasn't quite got his life back together after he had to drop out of grad school to help his mother nurse his dying father. Then there was the breakup with his toxic ex-boyfriend. He thinks he should try to go back to school but hasn't quite got the confidence to apply. In the meantime, he does small web gigs and plays piano. Joshua is filling in for another pianist at a ballet school when he meets Brandon, one of the instructors.

Tags: Contemporary Slightly Kinky Novella

Review - The Alien Emissary by Eryn Ivers

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Bryant has been working, albeit unwillingly, for one of the criminal gangs that operate on the space station for many years, so he’s no stranger to breaking the law. However, burglary isn’t one of the things he’s had a lot of practice at. But, he needs money quickly to keep his daughter from being shipped out to a prison planet, and stealing a small trinket from a fancy ship in the dock seems like the easiest way to get it.

Tags: Science Fiction Novella Slightly Kinky

Review - Bruised

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This review originally appeared in slightly different form at BDSM Book Reviews. Johnson is just closing up the garage where he works when Texas transplant Billy drives in to get his truck serviced. There’s an almost instant attraction between the two, and after a flirtatious dinner, Billy invites the big mechanic home, where the sparks really begin to fly. “Bruised” is, more than anything, pure grade A smut. Once Billy and Johnson get together, which happens within the first few pages, we’re treated to an almost continuous sequence of scenes as the two explore a rather specific kink they discover on their first night together: Johnson loves Billy’s pale skin and can’t keep his lips and teeth off of it.

Tags: Slightly Kinky BDSM

Review - Ask the Oracle

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This review originally appeared in another form on BDSM Book Reviews. Grayson Muir knows things. In fact, he knows just about everything. He is one of a handful of “oracles” in the world, and probably one of the best. Gray makes a good living off corporate clients, and helps out the police when he can. In fact, Gray likes helping people. Emphasis on people. When a demon from the underworld comes asking for Gray’s help to sort out a sticky situation, his first instinct is to refuse.

Tags: Fantasy Slightly Kinky