Maryann’s Reviews

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REVIEW: Pirate Master – Jules Radcliffe

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Pirate Master - Jules Radcliffe

Genre: Historical, Adventure, Pirates, Romance LGBTQ+ Category: MM Gay Reviewer: Maryann Get It On Amazon About The Book A strait-laced lieutenant. A free-living pirate. A hopeless love. Quinn has never met a man quite like Perry. Stern and cold on the outside, burning up inside with secret passion. Yearning for a mastery only Quinn can satisfy. But Perry is no outcast—he’s a respectable officer in His Majesty’s navy. Reluctant to test his love for a pirate, Quinn baulks at asking him to give up everything he holds dear. Perry has no regrets about their night of glorious sin, but he sees no future with Quinn. Unlike the pirates of Port … Read more

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REVIEW: Death Overdue – David S. Pederson

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Death Overdue - David S. Pederson

Genre: Mystery, Historical LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Maryann Get It On Amazon About The Book I know what you are. Five words scrawled on a note, and Heath knew his life was now in jeopardy. He had no choice but to confront the blackmailer and find out what proof he had. But what then? Pay up and risk demands for future payments? Or not give in and throw his life away?  The decision’s made for him when the blackmailer turns up dead. Is Heath a murderer? Even he isn’t sure, thanks to several double martinis. Other suspects include a voluptuous neighbor, a smarmy grocer, a ruthless gangster, Heath’s cousin Liz, … Read more

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REVIEW: The Engineer – C.S. Poe

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The Engineer - C.S. Poe

Genre: Steampunk, Romance LGBTQ+ Category: MM Gay Reviewer: Maryann Get It On Amazon About The Book 1881—Special Agent Gillian Hamilton is a magic caster with the Federal Bureau of Magic and Steam. He’s sent to Shallow Grave, Arizona, to arrest a madman engineer known as Tinkerer, who’s responsible for blowing up half of Baltimore. Gillian has handled some of the worst criminals in the Bureau’s history, so this assignment shouldn’t be a problem. But even he’s taken aback by a run-in with the country’s most infamous outlaw, Gunner the Deadly. Gunner is also stalking Shallow Grave in search of Tinkerer, who will stop at nothing to take control of the … Read more

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REVIEW: A Glimpse of Heaven – Olivier Bosman

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A Glimpse Of Heaven - Olivier Bosman

Genre: Mystery, Paranormal LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Maryann Get It On Amazon About The Book The year is 1895. A disgruntled detective is looking for meaning in his life. A psychotic young man wants to make his darkest fantasies come true. A secretive society searches for hidden wisdom in ancient manuscripts. When these three meet, a series of events is set in motion which leads to a horrific crime. A Glimpse of Heaven is a thrilling, page-turning mystery about spiritualism, the occult… and the quest for magic. The Review: Olivier Bosman creates a new career for former Detective Sergeant from Scotland Yard, John Billings.   The first time Billings was heard of … Read more

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REVIEW: What’s In a Name – Pat Henshaw

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What's in a Name? - Pat Henshaw

Genre: Contemporary, Romance LGBTQ+ Category: MM Gay Reviewer: Maryann Get It On Amazon About The Book On his 30th birthday, barista Jimmy Patterson decides to get rip-roaring drunk after his roommate-boyfriend abandons him at a bar in the tiny California foothills town of Stone Acres where they have relocated from San Francisco. Jimmy is immediately rescued by the burly owner of Stonewall Saloon, who has had his eye on Jimmy since the first time he came in months before. Jimmy’s fine with being saved but wants to know the bartender’s real name since the guy has worn name tags with an assortment of names every time Jimmy has spoken to … Read more

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REVIEW: Shades Of Sepia – Anne Barwell

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Shades of Sepia - Anne Barwell - The Sleepless City

Genre: Paranormal, Urban Fantasy LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Maryann Get It On Amazon About The Book To be soulmates they first have to survive.  A serial killer stalks the streets of Boggslake, Ohio. The victims are always found in pairs, one human and one vampire.  Simon Hawthorne has been a vampire for nearly a hundred years, and he has never seen anything like it. Neither have the other supernaturals he works with to keep the streets safe for both their kind and the humans.  One meeting with Simon finds Ben Leyton falling for a man he knows is keeping secrets, but he can’t ignore the growing attraction between them. A … Read more

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REVIEW: Borderland – F.E. Feeley Jr. & Jamie Fessenden

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Borderland - F.E. Feeley Jr. & Jamie Fessenden

Title: Borderland Author: F.E. Feeley Jr. & Jamie Fessenden Genre: Horror LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Publisher: Beaten Track Publishing Pages: 230 Reviewer: Maryann Get It On Amazon About The Book They were young.In the prime of life and recently married.And then the diagnosis came.Cancer. George and Jason make arrangements to travel back to George’s home state of Vermont so he may pass away in the town where he grew up, but a terrible storm diverts the couple into the gates of an out-of-the-way hotel called Borderland. Sure, the employees are well dressed and polite. Sure, the food and entertainment are old-time fare. But it’s all a schtick, right? Or is there … Read more

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REVIEW: Jordi’s Day – Patrick Doyle

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Jordi's Day - Patrick Doyle

Title: Jordi’s Day Author: Patrick Doyle Genre: Mystery, Romance LGBTQ+ Category: MM Gay Publisher: Self Pages: 137 Reviewer: Maryann Get It On Amazon About The Book It’s 1995 and Barcelona is a dream come true. Franco is long dead and the new dictator, mass tourism, not yet in place. Bill Jones falls in love with the city and with one of its hunky citizens. But things turn sour when his past catches up with him. Family, duty, everything works to bring him down. Then there’s a murder and he’s the prime suspect. What follows is a story of mystery, history, seduction, and a lot of manipulation and lies. Along the … Read more

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REVIEW: Luckless – Cari Z.

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Luckless - Cari Z

Title: Luckless Author: Cari Z. Genre: Dystopian, Fantasy, Romance LGBTQ+ Category: Bi, Demi, Gay Publisher: Self Pages: 73 Reviewer: Maryann Get It On Amazon About The Book Evan Luck is a dragon rider with no dragon. Five years ago, his dragon gave her life defending the monster-ridden remnants of Marble, and ever since, his ability to connect empathically to another dragon had been as broken as his heart. Now he spends his days dodging his disappointed mayor, crafting arrows, fighting off the not-as-legendary-as-they-should-be beasts that’ve overrun America, and just trying to get by in the city of Forge.  But when he meets newcomer Lee Caldwell, Evan thinks his lonely luck … Read more

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REVIEW: In the Valleys of the Earth – R.R. Pearl

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In The Valleys Of The Earth - R.R. Pearl

Title: In the Valleys of the Earth Series: The Watchers Book One Author: R.R. Pearl Genre: Paranormal, Romance, Fated Mates LGBTQ+ Category: MM Gay Publisher: Self Pages: 233 Reviewer: Maryann Get It On Amazon About The Book The only thing more dangerous than their chemistry…is their enemies!  Mild-mannered Xenoarcheologist Dr. Alec Coimheed and his best friend, Dr. Clemy Armistead, are certain that they’ve just found the ancient location of an apocryphal battle between demons and angels. Whisked away on a rollicking adventure, Alec finds himself under the watchful eye of Rafe, a taciturn mountain of a man with a mysterious past. Working with the enigmatic Praesidium, which claims to have … Read more