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REVIEW: Absolution, By J.V. Speyer

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Absolution - J.V. Speyer - Hunter

Title: AbsolutionSeries: Hunter Book TwoAuthor: J.V. SpeyerGenre: Romantic suspense, paranormal suspense, romanceLGBTQ+ Category: GayPublisher: SelfPages: 395Reviewer: Maryann Get It On Amazon About The Book The would-be highwayman killer’s case is closed, and Luis has been cleared to return to work. He and Donovan are starting their new life together, and while they’re both a little new at this whole “stable relationship” thing they’re determined to make things work. When people start dying at Assonet Ledge, it seems like a typical case for Donovan until one of the victims turns out to be a missing person from out of state, bringing the FBI into one of Donovan’s cases yet again.  The … Read more

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REVIEW: Alive, By Sean Kerr

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Alive - Sean Kerr

Title:AliveSeries:Dark UniverseAuthor: Sean KerrGenre:HorrorLGBTQ+ Category:GayPublisher:SGK Publications Pages:214Reviewer: Maryann Get it On Amazon US | Amazon Universal Link About the Book James has seen some big changes in his life of late. First, he was dealing with a debilitating illness, the consequence of which would leave him scarred for life. Then he split up from his girlfriend, who also happened to be his boss. To top things off, he fell for his doctor, a certain Jack Thesiger, a man destined to change the course of his life forever. When a series of strange manuscripts fall into James’s possession, he finds himself drawn into an enchanting love story two hundred years in the making. It … Read more

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RELEASE DAY REVIEW: Deviant Desire, by Jackson Marsh

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Deviant Desire review - Jackson Marsh

Title: Deviant DesireSeries: The Clearwater Mysteries Book OneAuthor: Jackson MarshGenre: Mystery, Thriller, Romance, Historical (London 1888)LGBTQ+ Category: MM pairing (rich/poor, older/younger by 10 years)Publisher: James CollinsWord Count: 100KReviewer: Maryann Get it On Amazon About the Book The Victorian East End lives in fear of the Ripper and his mission to kill rent boys. Silas Hawkins, nineteen and forging a life on the streets could well be the next victim, but when he meets Archer, his life changes forever. Young, attractive and rich, Archer is Viscount Clearwater, a philanthropist, adventurer and homosexual. When Archer suspects the Ripper is killing to lure him to a confrontation, he risks his reputation and his life … Read more

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REVIEW: Fresh Kill, by Adam Carpenter

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Fresh Kill - Adam Carpenter - Jimmy McSwain Files

Title: Fresh KillSeries: The Jimmy McSwain Files, Book 6Author: Adam CarpenterGenre: MysteryLGBTQ+ Category: MM/GayPublisher: MLR PressReviewer: Maryann Get it On Amazon About the Book Jimmy McSwain returns, but the question lingers, now that he has finally solved the fifteen-year-old murder of his NYPD cop-father, Joseph, who has he become? Busy concentrating on family issues, Jimmy hasn’t taken a new case in nearly three months, and when a call comes in from Philip Connelly, who wants proof of his wife, Myra’s, cheating, Jimmy is torn. Take the case, or say no. He rejects it, only to learn a week later that Philip has been found dead in a park on Staten Island. … Read more

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REVIEW: When It Rains, by Elle Keaton

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When it Rains - Elle Keaton - Accidental Roots

Title: When It RainsSeries: The Accidental Roots, Book 8Author: Elle KeatonGenre: ContemporaryLGBTQ+ Category: MM/GayPublisher: SelfPages/Word Count: 255 PagesReviewer: Maryann Get it On Amazon About the Book Beto Hernandez’s objective: Break the human trafficking ring plaguing Skagit once and for all. He’s not in Skagit to make friends—he’s kicking ass first and taking names later. Maybe. He crosses paths with an intriguing and sexy man, the first in years to spark Beto’s interest. It’s ultimate bad timing, though; no one in Skagit can be trusted. Who is Carsten Quinn, and where does he fit in Beto’s investigation? Beto tries to stay away from Carsten but their undeniable chemistry keeps him close.Carsten Quinn … Read more

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REVIEW: Two For Home, By Tinnean

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Two for Home - Tinnean

Title: Two for HomeSeries: Home, Book 2Author: TinneanGenre: Historical, RomanceLGBTQ+ Category: MM/GayPublisher: JMS BooksPages/Word Count: 305 PagesReviewer: Maryann Get it On Amazon About the Book In 1861, eleven-year old Zachary Taylor Browne marches off to war as a drummer boy with the 14th Brooklyn Chasseurs under the leadership of Lieutenant Steve Marriott, whom he worships. During the Battle of Antietam, he saves his lieutenant’s life and earns the nickname Sharps. When the 14th musters out in 1864, Sharps and Marriott part ways. Steve Marriott has always liked the boy under his care but lost track of him after the war. Marriott becomes a wagon master, and in 1869 receives word the … Read more

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REVIEW: Rogue In The Making. By TJ Nichols

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Rogue in the Making review - TJ Nichols

Title: Rogue in the MakingSeries (when applicable): Studies in Demonology #2Author(s): T.J. NicholsGenre: urban fantasyLGBTQ+ Category: gay, m/m, polyamory Publisher: DSP PublicationsPages/Word Count: 284 pagesReviewer: Dan The blood sacrifices have brought rain to Demonside, but across the void, the Warlock College of Vinland is still storing and gathering magic, heedless of the warnings of the international magical community. The underground is full of warlocks who disagree with the college, but do they care about wizards and demons or only about snatching power? With a foot in each world, Angus is no longer sure whom he can trust. The demons don’t trust humans, and even though he is learning more magic, he will … Read more

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REVIEW: Warlock In Training, By TJ Nichols

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Warlock in Training review - TJ Nichols

Title:Warlock in TrainingSeries:Studies in Demonology Book 1Author:TJ NicholsGenre:FantasyLGBTQ+ Category:gayPublisher:DSP PublicationsPages/Word Count:226 pagesBuy Link:$1.99 on AmazonReviewer: Dan About the Book Angus Donohue doesn’t want to be a warlock. He believes draining demons for magic is evil, but it’s a dangerous opinion to have—his father is a powerful and well-connected warlock, and Angus is expected to follow the family tradition. His only way out is to fail the demon summoning class. Failure means expulsion from the Warlock College. Despite Angus’s best efforts to fumble the summoning, it works. Although not the way anyone expects. Angus’s demon, Saka, is a powerful mage with his own need for a warlock. Saka wants to use Angus … Read more

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REVIEW: Abaddon’s Locusts

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Abaddon's Locusts - Don Travis - BJ Vinson Mystery

Title: Abbadon’s LocustSeries: BJ Vinson Mysteries, Book #5Author: Don TravisGenre: MysteryLGBTQ+ Category: GayPublisher: DSP PublicationsPages/Word Count: 385 PagesBuy Link: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07JLHKJLY/Reviewer: Maryann About the Book: When B. J. Vinson, confidential investigator, learns his young friend, Jazz Penrod, has disappeared and has not been heard from in a month, he discovers some ominous emails. Jazz has been corresponding with a “Juan” through a dating site, and that single clue draws BJ and his significant other, Paul Barton, into the brutal but lucrative world of human trafficking. Their trail leads to a mysterious Albuquerquean known only as Silver Wings, who protects the Bulgarian cartel that moves people—mostly the young and vulnerable—around the state to be sold into modern-day … Read more

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REVIEW: Seeing Is A Curse

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Seeing is a Curse - Terry Poole - Seeing is Believing

Title:Seeing is a CurseSeries:Seeing is Believing, Book TwoAuthor:Terry PooleGenre:ParanormalLGBTQ+ Category:Gay/MMPublisher:Loose-IDPages/Word Count:164 PagesBuy Link:https://www.amazon.com/Seeing-Curse-Believing-Book-ebook/dp/B076HCMF1G/Reviewer:Maryann About the Book: Back from the dead, Eric is reunited with his love, Kevin, only to be torn apart by blackmail and treachery. Coming back from the dead changes a man as Detective Erik James discovers when he is reunited with Doctor Kevin Stuart, the love of his life. The last thing he expected was to become a ghost whisperer, able to guide lost souls. They barely get a chance to explore Erik’s new abilities when they are abruptly forced apart by blackmail. All because of the greed of Kevin’s own ambitious Sentinel father. Kevin must enlist … Read more