Maryann’s Reviews

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Review: Salt – Fearne Hill

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Salt - Fearne Hill

Genre: Contemporary LGBTQ+ Category: Gay, Bisexual Reviewer: Maryann Get It On Amazon About The Book When was the right time to tell someone that silver flames were shooting from their hair? And that your own tranquil green desired nothing more than to tangle with them, if only it could escape a malevolent orange flare hounding your every move? Over-stressed businessman Charles Heyer is not like most people. With a rare medical condition that scrambles the senses, he experiences emotions as flashes of colour, giving them the power to disrupt, dismay, or delight. Alone in his over-vivid world, a devastating bereavement leaves him mentally scarred and recuperating on the picturesque French … Read more

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Review: Under His Sheets – R.L. Merrill

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Under His Sheets - R.L. Merrill

Genre: Contemporary, Rock ‘n’ Roll LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Maryann Get It On Amazon About The Book Indie rock star Randall Sutter is hard at work creating a new life for himself in Spain after his band was robbed and decided to break up. The inspiration for his reinvention? The passionate night he spent with a Spaniard who encouraged him to consider spending more time in his country. So Randall 2.0 decides to dust off his credentials and take a job teaching music at an international school in a suburb of Barcelona. But questions soon arise when the stranger Randall can’t stop thinking about appears at the school—as Alonso the … Read more

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Review: Power 3 – Michael Barnette

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Power 3 - Michael Barnette

Genre: Sci-Fi, BDSM, Erotic LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Maryann Get It On Amazon About The Book The power games between Bells, David and Director Perez come to an explosive conclusion. Bells had made many promises to Davidnot the least of which is to get him out of the current situation with Director Perez. But how can Bells do that when David’s job, his very life, is tied to NeuroTech and the research department Perez heads? Warnings and Tropes: Warnings: m/m (gay), BDSM (not light), dark erotic romance, boss/employee, danger, violence, blood, I will kill to protect you, man with the soul of a dragon, non-con/dub-con.Author’s Note: The series is a … Read more

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Review: Lone Star on a Cowboy Heart – Marie S. Crosswell

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Lone Star on a Cowboy Heart - Marie S. Crosswell

Genre: Contemporary, Western LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Maryann Get It On Amazon About The Book When Montgomery Clarke saves Deputy Sam Roswell’s life during an armed robbery, both men go home thinking they’ll never cross paths again. Instead, a friendship blossoms between them as they work together to track down a wanted man: the surviving robber who escaped the scene of the crime with a sack of cash. Drawn to each other despite their starkly different personalities, Montgomery and Sam quickly bond in a way neither man has with anyone else in years. Their friendship awakens Sam’s long-buried and unexplored romantic feelings for men, while reviving Montgomery’s deepest longing: for … Read more

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Review: Under the Gun – Cari Z.

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Under the Gun - Cari Z.

Genre: Action Adventure, Romance LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Maryann Get It On Amazon About The Book Life is plenty exciting for Joey Cole. Everything that isn’t his day job revolves around having fun, but “fun” becomes complicated when Joey’s latest side gig turns into a gunfight between the handsy billionaire he’s working for and the ex-boyfriend who broke his heart and who’s now…smuggling drugs? Turns out that Adam, Joey’s ex, is a spy for His Majesty’s government, and that Joey has fallen into a sting operation meant to take his shady employer down. Joey and Adam are hounded by assassins as they escape to a safe house in England, home … Read more

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Review: Power 2 – Michael Barnette

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Power 3 - Michael Barnette

Genre: Sci-Fi, BDSM, Erotic LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Maryann Get It On Amazon About The Book Playing power games with corpers can be risky. Playing them with Zoners can get you dead. Power games. Corpers play them for reasons of wealth and satisfaction. Jessman is trapped in the middle of a power game with his boss, Director Perez. But Zoners play power games too, and they play for keeps. Warnings and Tropes: Warnings: m/m (gay), BDSM (not light), dark erotic romance, boss/employee, danger, violence, blood, I will kill to protect you, man with the soul of a dragon, non-con/dub-con.Author’s Note: The series is a single story, so the books must … Read more

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Review: Beautiful Monster – Rick R. Reed

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Beautiful Monster - Rick R. Reed

Genre: Horror, Romance LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Maryann Get It At Amazon | Publisher About The Book Hank Donner-Varian yearns for something beyond his perfect, but routine marriage. Forbidden fantasy beckons until a chance encounter with the enigmatic and devastatingly sexy Abbott Lowery turns curiosity into a dangerous obsession. Hank’s unaware of the sinister depths beneath Lowery’s facade. When Hank’s flirtation spirals into nightmare, he’s thrust into a world of horror orchestrated by a man who once embodied his deepest desires. In a heart-pounding race against time, Beautiful Monster immerses readers in a gripping tale of passion, deception, and survival. Can Hank navigate the treacherous maze of obsession and deceit before it’s … Read more

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Review: Power 1 – Michael Barnette

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Power 1 - Michael Barnette - Through Neon Eyes

Genre: Sci-Fi, BDSM, Erotic LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Maryann Get It On Amazon About The Book Power has its price. Now the head of Polymer Gel Research Department at NeuroTech, what will Jessman have to give Director Perez in exchange for the privileges that come with such a rise in the corporate ranks? What will Bells do if he turns out to be the party favor in a game of corporate politics? And exactly what is Director Perez really after? Is it David, Bells, both of them or something else entirely? Then there’s the Director’s gunwhore, Mae. Bells doesn’t trust her, but then again, he doesn’t trust anyone, not even … Read more

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Review: Breakthrough – Michael Barnette

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Breakthrough - Michael Barnette

Genre: Sci-Fi, BDSM, Erotic LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Maryann Get It On Amazon About The Book Bells returns to the LCFree while Jessman deals with the backlash of his inattention at work. What will the two men do in order to stay together despite the different worlds in which they live? And how far is Bells willing to go in order to assure David’s safety? Warnings: BDSM, dark erotic, boss/employee, danger, violence, I will kill to protect you, Sweet Sisters (Pleasure & Pain) Author’s Note: This series must be read in order because it is a single story arc. The Review Bells has returned to the other side of the … Read more

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Review: Didn’t Know We Needed – Mere Rain

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Didn't Know We Needed - Mere Rain

Genre: Contemporary, Erotic LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Maryann Get It On Amazon | Publisher About The Book Sometimes one decision changes your life. Javier made a mistake and paid for it with jail time and parents who won’t speak to him. But with supportive friends and hard work he’s back on track, holding down a job and going to college. He doesn’t need anything else on his plate — especially not a preppy rich boy who doesn’t look like he’s ever had a problem in his life. Brandy made a mistake and now, instead of attending Princeton with his friends, he’s at a city college full of people who seem … Read more