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Review: Christmas Below Stairs – Ellie Thomas

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Christmas Below Stairs - Ellie Thomas

Genre: Holiday, Historical LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Maryann Get It On Amazon | Publisher | Kobo About The Book At the age of twenty-three, Joseph Paul has come a long way from an abandoned foundling to the dizzy heights of a position as a second footman in London’s Bedford Square. But Joseph doesn’t want to remain in service forever and harbours ambitions to be his own master. Eli Turner might have become a valet by his thirties, but he is weary of his profession and lacks direction. He can’t even summon the energy to seek out a new position in a more prestigious household. Under ordinary circumstances, working as servants … Read more

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Review: A Scoundrel in Silk – Jules Radcliffe

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A Scoundrel in Silk - Jules Radcliffe - Pirates of Port Royal: Chevaliers & Charlatans

Genre: Historical LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Maryann Get It On Amazon About The Book Secret friends. Forbidden lovers. Some bonds aren’t meant to be broken. Sir Henry Polglase—Polly to his friends—can’t afford to be distracted. Not even by the stunning Titus Kandel. He can’t confide to anyone why he really went into the dirty business of slave-trading. And when he forms a partnership with Titus’s vile master, he’s certain he’ll never be forgiven. But fate has a way of intervening. Hearts, as well as fortunes, can be won on the turn of a card. Gay historical romance from the Golden Age of Piracy, set in the world of Radcliffe’s epic … Read more

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Review: A Very Genre Christmas – Kim Fielding

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A Very Genre Christmas - Kim Fielding

Genre: Holiday, Urban Fantasy, Romance LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Maryann Get It On Amazon About The Book Very little is merry in a private dick’s world. Private detective Nick Bozic works the mean streets of 1950s Portland, Oregon, shadowing unfaithful spouses and nabbing thieving employees. He may be lonely, but at least he’s not crooked. Despite the festive season, Christmas simply means less dough in his pocket. With the holiday only a few days away, a regular client drops a new case on him: yet another being has come through the Rift and needs help finding his way home. Maybe Evindal the elf will help Nick find something too—a bit … Read more

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Review: The Gunpowder Plot – Fyn Alexander

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The Gunpowder Plot - Fyn Alexander

Genre: Historical LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Maryann Get It On Amazon About The Book In 1605, King James I sat on the thrones of England and Scotland. A group of men, led by Robert Catesby, planned to blow up the Houses of Parliament in London to kill King James, Queen Anne, their children, and all the lords of England. The plotters were Catholics in a time when, at best, Catholics were fined into poverty, and at worst, they were burned at the stake. William Cranmore is one of those men. Lark Alleyne, who started his working life at court, has been recruited as a spy and is put under the … Read more

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Review: Red Flagged – Elle Keaton

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Red Flagged - Elle Keaton

Genre: Contemporary, Small Town, Mystery LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Maryann Get It On Amazon About The Book He isn’t looking for love, there’s a killer on the loose. The last person Andre expected to see in Cooper Springs was Dante Castone. He left Dante and the rest of his old life behind him when he moved to Washington State and what he thought would be a quiet job in a small town by the ocean. Dante Brown went into WITSEC for his sister’s kid–sort of. In reality, Dante’s DIYing it; he isn’t the trusting sort. Daniella was the only witness to her mom’s brutal murder and needs both protection and … Read more

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Review: True North – TA Moore

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True North - TA Moore

Genre: Holiday, Fantasy, Mystery, Romance LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Maryann Get It On Amazon About The Book Despite what his co-workers say Belling, Montana paramedic Dylan Hollie does not hate Christmas. It’s just that as an ex-foster kid he learned early on that Christmas just didn’t have much relevance to his life. He’s seen no evidence since then that he’s wrong. That said, if Santa ever delivered a six-foot plus wall of hot muscle under his tree he’d be willing to reconsider. He’s even sourced an available one locally in the taciturn Somerset North and his impossibly blue eyes. So really, at this point the ball is in Santa’s court. … Read more

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Review: Mapping the Shadows – Becky Black

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Mapping the Shadows - Becky Black

Genre: Sci-Fi, Romance LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Maryann Get It On Amazon About The Book Ash Bowman is lost. Two years ago, he and his cop partner, Evelyn, walked in on a murder in progress that left her dead and him maimed. He left the force and became a private investigator, but Evelyn’s ghost still haunts him when he prowls the dark corridors of the Core of the space station Fraxin Yari. Ash is making a map. If there’s a map, then he won’t be so lost … Journalist Gabe Whitfield is on a mission to learn the truth behind that same murder. He doesn’t expect to stay on Frax … Read more

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Double Review: Love & Limitations – J. Scott Coatsworth

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Love & Limitations - J. Scott Coatsworth

Genre: Contemporary, Holiday, Romance, Gaylit LGBTQ+ Category: Gay, Transgender (3 stories)v Reviewers: Maryann; Ulysses, Paranormal Romance Guild Amazon | Apple | B&N | Kobo | Scribd | Smashwords | Thalia | Vivlio | Universal Buy Link About The Book Love & Limitations is Scott’s fourth short story collection and first one featuring contemporary MM and LGBTQ+ stories: I Only Want to Be With You: Derrek likes Ryan. Ryan likes Alex. Alex treats Ryan like trash. So why can’t he see who really loves him? The Boy in the Band: It’s hard for a trans kid in high school, just like it was for a gay kid two decades before. Can … Read more

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Double Review: Killer Notes – CJ Barlowe

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Killer Notes - CJ Barlowe

Genre: Contemporary, Rock ‘n’ Roll LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewers: Maryann; Linda, Paranormal Romance Guild Get It On Amazon About The Book Making it to Rocktoberfest will be a feat when a crazed fan goes after Danny Raven Wells, the lead singer of Warrior Black. On the cusp of launching its first major album, Danny has to navigate the band’s quick rise to fame, a stalker that’s willing to kill, and an infuriating bodyguard Danny’s falling for. Tobias Grant has only two jobs: to protect the lead singer and deliver him safely to Rocktoberfest. Falling fast for the talented rocker, who somehow got under his defenses, isn’t one of them. However, … Read more

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Review: The Monk’s Lair – Ellie Thomas

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The Monk's Lair - Ellie Thomas

Genre: Historical, Paranormal LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Maryann Publisher | Amazon | Apple | B&N | Kobo About The Book Christian Maxwell is used to being alone. A delicate and over-imaginative young man, he’s abandoned to his own devices and company in his family’s Wiltshire country home. When his aunt, concerned for his well-being, insists he accompany her to the Welsh Borders for a country house party in the autumn of 1816, Christian is resigned to being surrounded by people for the duration. One particular guest, Sam Gillespie, is a handsome amateur scientist of a similar age to Christian who is determined to befriend him. When Sam persuades Christian to … Read more