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Review: Big Joe – Samuel R. Delaney

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Big Joe - Samuel R. Delaney

Genre: Erotica, Literary Fiction LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Jim Get It On Amazon About The Book An uproarious and scandalous Southern picaresque by the master Samuel R. Delany. A chance encounter with two older fellows at the movie theater has the young vagabond Ligie on his way to Lot-8, a trailer park down the road with an unconventional local reputation. There, Ligie meets Big Joe and his extended Lot-8-family: a loose-knit community of freaks all sectioned together by the landlord at the outskirts of town. Weaving together colorful characters and outright carnal debauchery, Big Joe is a radical pastoral of community, desire, and the strangeness of knowing one another. The … Read more

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Review: From Me to You Antholgy

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Review: From Me to You Antholgy

Genre: Romance, Fantasy, Sci-Fi LGBTQ+ Category: Bisexual, Demi, Gay, Lesbian, Non-Binary, Poly Reviewer: Rari Get It On Amazon | Publisher About The Book Every day we make new connections, whether it is intentional or not. It is human nature to seek out those connections and nurture them. ‘From Me to You’ features 14 wonderful authors who have all contributed a short story to the theme of connections. Sink into intricate worlds and the lives of characters who are reaching out, just trying to find their people. The Review When I started this book, I had just DNF’ed six books in a row, and one of them was from an author I’d read … Read more

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Review: The Care of Broken Things – October Arden

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The Care of Broken Things - October Arden

Genre: Contemporary, Prison LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Tony Get It On Amazon About The Book Some loves rewrite your sentence. Samuel has spent years building walls. Not the prison’s concrete ones, but the kind that keep lives from bleeding into each other. The inmates call him The Ice Queen—a title he wears like armor. After a lifetime of being preyed upon, he knows better than to let anyone close. Then Eli arrives like sunlight through bulletproof glass. A wrongfully convicted pediatrician. Gentle. Kind. Everything Samuel’s learned to avoid. But when Samuel steps in to protect him, it’s supposed to be a one-time act of mercy. Eli’s husband has another plan. … Read more

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Review: The Edge of a World – JD Rivers

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The Edge of a World - JD Rivers

Genre: Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Romantic Subarc LGBTQ+ Category: Bi, Gay, Non-Binary, Poly, Trans FTM Reviewer: Rari Get It On Amazon | B&N | Kobo About The Book A scholar on a journey. A monster in his veins. An unbending truth. All Otar ever wanted was being part of a community, but the monster in his veins, bent on killing those Otar touches, makes it impossible. It has already slipped his grasp more than once—with devastating consequences. His desperate search for a cure for his curse leads him to the Ancients and their mysterious ruins. At a newly discovered ruin, past and present collide, and he finds answers beyond imagination…and perilous danger. … Read more

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Review: Acts of Faith – Jackson Marsh

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Acts of Faith - Jackson Marsh

Genre: Historical, Romance LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Ulysses Get It On Amazon About The Book When the Commissioner of Police assigns a personal case, failure is not an option. However, what begins as a simple mystery soon turns into something far more complicated. An opera singer dead in her bath, a Smithfield butcher skinned alive, a dentist locked inside a steam engine… What is the connection? With Baxter’s help, the Clearwater detectives begin investigating the gruesome and seemingly unrelated murders, fully aware that failure could spell disaster for the agency. As Baxter strives to prove his worth as a detective, he finds himself falling for a young police constable, but … Read more

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Review: Accelerated Growth Environment – Lauren C. Teffeau

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Accelerated Growth Environment - Lauren C. Teffeau

Genre: Sci-Fi, Romantic Sub-Arc LGBTQ+ Category: Lesbian Reviewer: Scott Get It On Amazon About The Book Dr. Jorna Benton is proud to be the Principal Scientist for the Climasphere, a massive, sea-going ecological nursery capable of supporting nearly every biome on Earth. On its inaugural mission to restore and re-wild collapsing ecosystems along the Atlantic coast, Jorna manages the Climasphere’s habitat and harvest, while her colleague—and inconveniently attractive commander—Ava Kaysar directs the rest of the vessel’s critical operations. When an explosion rocks the Climasphere, Jorna’s carefully-managed world is thrown into chaos, threatening both her personal and her professional future. And worse: she’s the prime suspect. To clear her name, save … Read more

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Review: Ember Cast – Alexandra Caluen

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Ember Cast - Alexandra Caluen

Genre: Contemporary LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Rari Get It On Amazon About The Book Emrys Morgan is on his way from San Francisco to Los Angeles when the Palisades and Eaton fires break out. By the time his plane lands, the person he was coming to see – his father, with a Craftsman house in Altadena – is gone. But Emrys was coming to discuss his imminent relocation to the Craftsman. There’s work to be done, and diving right into it helps him process his grief. Felix Paulo lives across the street from the Craftsman; he was on hand to help when Rhys Morgan went down. Now he wants to … Read more

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Review: Grave Developments – Jackson Marsh

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Grave Developments - Jackson Marsh - The Delamere Files

Genre: Historical, Mystery, Romance LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Ulysses Get It On Amazon About The Book Graverobbing, a faceless corpse, a woman dead from shock, and a woodland cemetery where men indulge their forbidden desires. What ties these to the pastor of the Stoke Newington Congregationalist Chapel, a Greek immigrant, and an affluent family? Everything is connected, but the puzzle is complex, and it’s up to Jack Merrit to solve the macabre mystery. The Review This is Benjamin Baxter’s book. A lovely feature of this series is the drawings of one of the characters at the start of each book—supposedly drawn by one of the denizens of Delamere House. This … Read more

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Review: Snowbound With Murder – Edale Lane

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Snowbound With Murder - Edale Lane

Genre: Romance, Mystery, Police Procedural LGBTQ+ Category: Lesbian Reviewer: Maryann Get It On Amazon About The Book Outside, a storm. Inside, a killer. Book 13 in the Lessons in Murder series, by award-winning, best-selling author Edale Lane. When a deadly blizzard strands motorists at a highway rest area, Detective Jenna Ferrari and her wife, Dr. Randi McLeod, find themselves in the middle of a double homicide. With power lines down and roads impassable, the travelers and the unknown murderer are trapped together. Tensions rise and suspicions mount as Jenna teams up with Trooper Bonnie Rourke to separate truth from panic. Closed off from the outside world, they must rely on … Read more

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Review: A Case of Make Believe – Jackson Marsh

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A Case of Make Believe - Jackson Marsh - The Delamere Files

Genre: Historical, Mystery, Romance LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Ulysses Get It On Amazon About The Book Jack is left in charge of the agency, its new staff, and a missing person case that arrives unexpectedly from the Cheap Street Mission. A fourteen-year-old boy has vanished, and his older brother, Simeon, is desperate to find him. At first, the only clue is a cutthroat razor, but as Simeon’s past unfolds, so the case darkens with complications. As they race to find the boy, Jack and Will’s journey takes them from the unbelievable illusions of Piccadilly’s Egyptian Hall to an opium den in Whitechapel, and from a molly house to the sewers … Read more