Maryann’s Reviews

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Review: A Marvelous Murder – David F. Pederson

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A Marvelous Murder - David F. Pederson

Genre: Mystery, Historical LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Maryann Get It On Amazon About The Book Hollywood, 1939. When film director Orland Orcott is found dead in his locked study, police rule it a suicide. However, movie star Victor Marvel believes otherwise and sets out to investigate, aided by his handsome boyfriend, Griffin, and Eve Spellman, Victor’s smart, young costar. Suspects include Orland’s son, Tab, an aspiring actor who was blacklisted after his father found out that he’s gay, and Sheila, a former mistress of Orland’s, tossed aside when he took up with a new starlet. Added to the list are William Taylor, a has-been that Orland delighted in humiliating, William’s … Read more

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Review: Fool’s Gold – Fearne Hill

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Fool's Gold - Fearne Hill

Genre: Contemporary LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Maryann Get It On Amazon About The Book When all your friends have plus-ones but you’re still figuring out step one. From the 2025 winner of the Lambda Literary Award for LGBTQ Romance comes a tale of two housemates in love. If only they realised. Alaric: Turning thirty doesn’t mean you have to grow up and be boring, right? Except if you ask all my friends, it does. They’re all busy coupling up and settling down, while I’m stuck cuddling up to strangers for a shot at a good night’s sleep. Only this state of utter desperation would lead me to move to middle-of-nowhere … Read more

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Review: Snowbound With Murder – Edale Lane

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Snowbound With Murder - Edale Lane

Genre: Romance, Mystery, Police Procedural LGBTQ+ Category: Lesbian Reviewer: Maryann Get It On Amazon About The Book Outside, a storm. Inside, a killer. Book 13 in the Lessons in Murder series, by award-winning, best-selling author Edale Lane. When a deadly blizzard strands motorists at a highway rest area, Detective Jenna Ferrari and her wife, Dr. Randi McLeod, find themselves in the middle of a double homicide. With power lines down and roads impassable, the travelers and the unknown murderer are trapped together. Tensions rise and suspicions mount as Jenna teams up with Trooper Bonnie Rourke to separate truth from panic. Closed off from the outside world, they must rely on … Read more

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Review: The Christmas Knockout – Wren Valentino

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The Christmas Knockout - Wren Valentino

Genre: Contemporary, Sports, Holiday LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Maryann Get It On Amazon About The Book A steamy, romantic Christmas Eve encounter between a lonely reporter and a charming boxing champion. When journalist Grayson Lane meets newly out boxing star Sergio Cavallo, their interview quickly turns into an unexpected escape from a stuffy gala and a night filled with honesty, heat, and holiday vulnerability. In Grayson’s tiny apartment, sparks fly and two lonely men discover a connection neither saw coming. The Review Grayson Lane has an assignment – and hopefully a paycheck – or he could soon find himself living on the street. Stephanie Howard, his newspaper editor and new boss. … Read more

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Review: Matthew Dante – Carnal Sin

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Cardinal Sin - Matthew Dante - Bikers of Mayhem

Genre: Contemporary, Motorcycle Clun LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Maryann Get It On Amazon About The Book Nikolai Borokov36, Bouncer, member of the Shadow Vipers biker gang. Being a member of the Shadow Vipers is like living the life of a rock star. Women throw themselves at you. Men want to be you. And everywhere you go, people respect you—whether by choice or taken by force. But life hasn’t always been this awesome. When I first came to America, I was forced into one of the darkest corners of the criminal underworld—a world ruled by flesh, money, and monsters hiding behind human faces. It wasn’t until my best friend went missing … Read more

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Review: Indefensible – Ripley Hayes

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Indefensible - Ripley Hayes

Genre: Mystery LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Maryann Get It On Amazon About The Book How far would you go to protect your secret? On the morning DC Deryn Kent found the bodies, Brody Murphy got off a plane to meet a friend who never arrived. Deryn has been blackmailed into turning a blind eye to his family’s drug dealing for years. But have they gone too far this time? Someone has brought Fentanyl into the small Welsh village and people are dying. Then Brody turns up to report his friend missing amid signs of violence, and Deryn has another problem to deal with. Are there two major crimes in one … Read more

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Review: Christmas at Crofton Hall – Rebecca Cohen

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Christmas at Crofton Hall - Rebecca Cohen

Genre: Contemporary, Historical, Holiday LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Maryann Get It On Amazon About The Book Merry Christmas from the Earl of Crofton. Come and read about the festive goings-on at Crofton Hall in this collection featuring characters from the Modern Crofton and historical series. Stories are from Christmas Past, Christmas Present, and Christmas Future. Christmas PastA Gift for the Man Who Has Everything: Anthony and SebastianTwenty Buttons: James and AdamMerry Gentlemen: Charles and Timothy Christmas PresentBen and the Mistletoe: Ben and AshleyChris and the Kittens: Chris and JackChristmas Telly Sucks: Dara and NathanAshley’s Twelve Days of Christmas: Ben and Ashley Christmas FutureThe First Christmas in the Cottage: Karl and … Read more

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Review: Make It ‘Til Dawn – Wren Valentino

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Make It 'Til Dawn - Wren Valentino

Genre: Paranormal, Romance LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Maryann Get It On Amazon About The Book When mean girl Maryland dares fellow college student Andrew to spend the night in an abandoned house, he accepts the challenge to prove he’s not as timid as she thinks. Charles, a handsome classmate who is studying parapsychology, agrees to join Andrew, intrigued by the folklore about the house referred to by locals as Ghost Toast. Charles also hopes their night together will provide him with a chance to finally ask Andrew out. As the night progresses, the two young men find themselves surrounded by paranormal activity and ghosts who seem determined to prevent them … Read more

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Review: I Think We’re Alone Now – Wren Valentino

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I Think We're Alone Now - Wren Valentino

Genre: Contemporary LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Maryann Get It On Amazon About The Book Snowed in at the record store he works at, Elijah’s night takes an interesting turn when a stranded folk rock star named Clifton walks through the front door. The Review Troy’s was not a very special record store during the day. It was almost invisible, even to those who had lived in the town for years.   Elijah Reed works at Troy’s and likes it, especially at night, when it seems to become a magical place – a glimpse of another world. Elijah is awkward, and has never felt the romance its customers seem to feel. For … Read more

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Review: Here Be Vampires and Hunters – A. Williams

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Here be Vampires and Hunters - A. Williams

Genre: Paranormal, Romance LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Maryann Get It On Amazon About The Book Jay plans to turn Lee, his apprentice, into a vampire the night that vampire hunter George shows up at their mountain cabin. During a struggle, Jay gets staked. The furious apprentice forces George to help him locate another vampire who can give him immortality. They get a lead but the plan goes all wrong when Lee mistakes master for novice. Will Lee ever become a vampire? Content warnings: Biting and stakingDeath of several characters Previously published as Vampires (Good and Evil) and Hunters in 2022. Significantly revised. The Review It was the winter of the year … Read more