Maryann’s Reviews

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REVIEW: Years of Silence – J.K. Jones

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Years of Silence - J.K. Jones

Genre: Suspense, Mystery, Thriller, Magical Realism, Romance LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Maryann Get It On Amazon About The Book Zander Wright. He can no longer keep his secrets at bay.  Someone is trying to kill him. Someone wants him dead. Zander didn’t start this. He didn’t want any part of it. But he’ll be damned if he doesn’t finish it. Help comes in the form of Ex-convict Vadim Oblonsky. His old love. His life. Knowing Vadim is like dancing the space between heaven and hell. The ocean is an inch between ecstasy and misery. Billionaire Tycoon Zander Wright is no stranger to loneliness. It wraps around him like a warm … Read more

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REVIEW: Guardians of the Poor – Jackson Marsh

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Guardians of the Poor - Jackson Marsh - Larkspur Mysteries

Genre: Historical, Romance LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Maryann Get It On Amazon About The Book “The greatest gift one man may give another is his trust.” –Barbary Fleet, 1890. Standing stones, messages written in symbols, and the language of the deaf. It falls to Lord Clearwater to unlock the mystery of Dalston Blaze and his deaf friend, Joe Tanner, two young men arrested for committing ‘unnatural offences’ at the Hackney workhouse. Dalston hopes for a prison sentence. It’s the only way to save his life. Instead, he is bailed to the Larkspur Academy on Lord Clearwater’s Cornish estate, where there is only one rule: honesty above all else. For Dalston, … Read more

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REVIEW: Dead in the Water – Louis Saintsbury

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Dead In The Water - Louis Saintsbury

Genre: Paranormal, Mystery LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Maryann Get It On Amazon About The Book Victor Delgado thought he had it all: love, career, and a future. Escaped from the narrow streets and narrower mentality of his native Puerto Rico, he was finally free to express himself: a gay cop in the NYPD. One fateful night everything will change when Jason, his fiancé, is fatally wounded by a mysterious aggressor in his hotel room in Oldport, RI. In a race against time, fighting against suspicious cops and with no one to trust, Victor will be consumed by a personal vendetta. Paranoia, pollution, and urban degradation are not the only horrors … Read more

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REVIEW: Murder in the Big Easy – Jules Monroe

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Murder in the Big Easy - Jules Monroe

Genre: Mystery, People of Color LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Maryann Get It On Amazon About The Book Miles Jenkins is new to the police force, and while he was prepared to deal with routine traffic stops and occasional gang violence, he wasn’t prepared to open a trash bag and find two glassy eyes staring back at him. The rest of the NOPD writes the death off as a casualty of the streets, but Miles is confident it’s something more. He’s so confident, in fact, that he’s determined to uncover the truth, and the first step is talking to the boy’s mother, her boyfriend, and her older brother, Leonard Davis. Leo … Read more

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REVIEW: His Brother’s Viscount – Stephanie Lake

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His Brother's Viscount - Stephanie Lake

Genre: Regency, Historical, Romance LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Maryann Get It On Amazon About The Book As a baron’s youngest son, Hector Somerville has no real prospects. He will not inherit, and he’s overshadowed by two perfect brothers. While searching for ways to improve his situation, Hector finds respite in an invitation to a country estate—and has a second chance at rekindling his illicit affair with Viscount Wentworth, captain of HBMS Dragon. The upcoming fortnight could be everything Hector dreamed of since their disastrous parting. Wentworth has forsaken love, and yet, memories of guilt and heartache resurface. He loved a boyhood friend once, Hector’s older brother William, until the man left … Read more

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REVIEW: Second Shot – Adam Carpenter

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Seond Shot - Adam Carpenter - The Jimmy McSwain Files

Genre: Contemporary, Mystery, Romance LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Maryann Get It On Amazon About The Book A long summer has kept Jimmy McSwain away from the city he loves, uncertain of what the future holds. But upon his return, tomorrow quickly becomes a deadly today. Jimmy has often done work for his sister Mallory’s law firm, and this time the new partner and his handsome associate want to hire Jimmy to solve the mystery of twin brothers. One of the twins lies in a coma, while the other has gone missing. Aiding Jimmy in this confusing case is Brenden Hendricks, the young lawyer who just happens to have a strong … Read more

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REVIEW: Fractured Love – Matthew Dante

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Fractured Love - Matthew Dante

Genre: Thriller LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Maryann Get It On Amazon About The Book What is more dangerous than a man in love? A man in love who feels betrayed… Marc and Alex have been best friends since childhood. When Marc was fourteen, tragedy struck, and he found himself suddenly orphaned. Having no living relatives, Marc moved in with Alex and his family, who happily opened their hearts and their home to him. Five years have passed since the tragedy, and Marc’s love and devotion for his best friend has only intensified… some would say, to an almost obsessive level… Alex’s life is suddenly turned upside down when he is … Read more

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REVIEW: Year of the Rat – Marshall Thornton

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Year of the Rat - Marshall Thornton

Genre: Mystery,Historical, Gaylit LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Maryann Get It On Amazon About The Book Long Beach, California 1996. Despite having little obvious experience, bartender Dom Reilly is hired as an investigator for the Freedom Agenda, a not-for-profit justice project. His first case involves a twelve-year-old homicide, in which a teenage girl was viciously murdered. The boy in prison for her murder, Danny Osborne, is seemingly exonerated by DNA evidence but the authorities refuse to accept it as proof. Dom and his boss, Lydia Gonzales, slowly put together an iron-clad case, one the district attorney can’t ignore. As they do so, each puts themselves at risk—threatening not only their personal … Read more

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REVIEW: Shiftless – T.A. Moore

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Shiftless - T.A. Moore

Genre: Fantasy, Paranormal, Mystery, Romance LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Maryann Get It On Amazon About The Book Night Shift is the city’s thin, silver line- and some nights it’s thinner than others. It isn’t the fact he almost died last night that’s thrown Night Shift officer Kit Marlow. He’s used to that. It’s the fact that instead of a werewolf trying to rip his throat out, it was his friend and colleague who tried to put him in the ground. Well, ‘friend.’ Now Marlow’s been framed for a murder he didn’t commit by a man who’s committed more than his fair share. Half the cops in San Diego want to … Read more

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REVIEW: Trapped by Greed – Kaje Harper

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Trapped by Greed - Kaje Harper

Genre: Paranormal, Romance LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Maryann Get It On Amazon About The Book Silas Thornwood’s worst nightmare has come to life. Darien’s familiar Pip is gravely injured, and Darien and Jasper have been kidnapped. Someone ruthless and violent is holding the man Silas loves prisoner, for purposes he doesn’t want to imagine. Silas needs help from his friends to locate and rescue Darien. And when he does, those responsible― whether sorcerer, human, or demon― are going to be truly, utterly sorry… The Review Silas Thornwood is battling various emotions when it comes to Darien Green. He’s missing Darien, even though he’s only a couple hours away. Darien’s off to visit Jasper for … Read more