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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: Eye of the Beholder – M.D. Grimm

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Eye of the Beholder - M.D. Grimm

Genre: Romance, Paranormal LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Tony Get It On Amazon | Universal Buy Link About The Book Is it better to risk it all… or never know what could have been? After surviving an abusive childhood, Vulcan remade himself upon arriving in Los Angeles, California. He became a blacksmith for the paranormal community and strives to earn the respect of the vampire covens and werewolf packs that call LA home. He also prevents the pain of loss by keeping everyone at arm’s length. But he never planned on meeting a former Roman soldier by the name of Marcus Cassius Vespillo. Something sparks between them and turns into a … 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: Call to Love – Gordon Phillips

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Call to Love - Gordon Phillips

Genre: Fantasy, Contemporary, Romance LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Ulysses, Paranormal Romance Guild Get It On Amazon About The Book Garner working as a waiter at an upscale restaurant with a growing attraction to a man named Alonzo, who always asks to be put in his section for dinner. One night after work, the man is assaulted while trailing Garner. Garner goes to his aid, but is shot for his trouble. Taking time off from work to recover, Garner is resting on a park bench when Alonzo suddenly appears at the other end of the bench. Garner never saw him approach. He asks why Alonzo is trailing him. After some hesitation, … 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: Blood Pact – Courtney Maguire

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Blood Pact - Courtney Maguire - Youkai Bloodlines

Genre: Asian Myth & Legends, Paranormal, Romance LGBTQ+ Category: Gay, Non-Binary, Pansexual Reviewer: Sherry, Paranormal Romance Guild Get It On Amazon About The Book In Hiro’s world, youkai are a supernatural story used to scare children into obedience, and to keep men out of back alleys and brothels. Until Sakurai Hideyoshi walks through his door with a fantastical tale of a samurai who had killed a thousand men and drank the blood of his enemies, a man that lived in darkness but sought beauty to keep it at bay. A story both terrifying and romantic…and completely ridiculous. Unless it is true. Convinced something softer lurks behind Hideyoshi’s hard mask, Hiro … 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: Wandering a Luminous Sea – Kayleigh Sky

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Wandering a Luminous Sea - Kayleigh Sky - Storm Tossed Hearts

Genre: Mystery, Fantasy, Romance LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Tony Get It On Amazon About The Book Happy ever after, pearls, and murder—what else is true love made of? After escaping his cold fish of an ex, Jody Knox had everything—a new career, his goofy dog, and the love of his life, Merik. He couldn’t believe his luck… Until it changed. In the worst way. After stumbling onto the love of his life, Merik Lighthouse had a dilemna—solve the mystery of the missing mer and return to the sea, or confess his secret identity and risk losing Jody. He couldn’t decide… Until someone decided for him. Permanently. Or maybe not… Wandering … Read more

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REVIEW: In the Light of the Moon – R.D. Noland

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In the Light of the Moon - R.D. Noland - A Gay Witch

Genre: Paranormal, Romance LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Ulysses, Paranormal Romance Guild Get It On Amazon About The Book You can’t keep running from your past, especially when it has four legs and fangs.  In the exciting second installment of Tales of a Gay Witch, we return to Jason and his friends six months later as they are coming to terms with the events of last year. Jason thought he could move on with his life after Damien left in search of information about his mother, after finding out she might be alive after all, but is struggling to adjust to life without him. He is persuaded to go out and … Read more