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Review: Free Me – Beck Grey

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Free Me - Beck Grey

Genre: Contemporary LGBTQ+ Category: Gender Fluid, Gay, Trans Reviewer: Lucy Get It On Amazon About The Book Blake No romantic relationship could ever compete with my dream job. Sure, it gets lonely, but that’s what occasional hookups are for. Work-life balance? Who cares? I certainly don’t. Until chest pains bring me to my knees and land me in the emergency room. It’s a wake-up call I can’t afford to ignore. When my well-meaning family encourages me to make some major life changes, like hiring a meditation and physiotherapist, whatever that is, I’m worried enough to agree. Imagine my surprise when my practitioner turns out to be the hookup I haven’t … Read more

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Review: Still – R. Cane

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Still - R. Cane

Genre: Contemporary LGBTQ+ Category: Lesbian Reviewer: Lucy Kobo | B&N | Smashwords About The Book Returning home for the first time in nine years, 20-something Adrienne hopes to keep calm, aloof, removed, for the one weekend she agreed to visit, then fly off. Yet facing her family, and especially one old friend, proves to be more than she bargained for. Returning home for the first time in nine years, 20-something Adrienne hopes to keep calm, aloof, removed, for the one weekend she agreed to visit, then fly off. Yet facing her family, and especially one old friend, proves to be more than she bargained for. Shipped off after an embarrassing … Read more

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Double Review: Cloud Nine – Fearne Hill

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Cloud Nine - Fearne Hill

Genre: Contemporary LGBTQ+ Category: Bi, Gay Reviewers: Ulysses, Maryann Get It On Amazon About The Book Bedroom eyes, that’s the name my mom gave them.Before I travelled to the UK, she issued me plenty of warnings: don’t look the wrong way when crossing the road, the first floor was the second floor, and no one would know what I meant if I asked for ranch dressing at a restaurant. But the perils of shy, beautiful men like Tristan Carter? Men with walking canes and hearing aids and those damned bedroom eyes, hidden behind a curtain of silky blond hair? She forgot to tell me anything about those. And I messed … Read more

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New Release / Giveaway: Free Me – Beck Grey

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Free Me - Beck Grey

Beck Grey has a new queer romance book out (gender-fluid, gay, trans), Love in the Pacific Northwest book 4: Free Me. And there’s a giveaway. A gender-fluid cutie, a workaholic hottie, and a hookup gone right. Blake No romantic relationship could ever compete with my dream job. Sure, it gets lonely, but that’s what occasional hookups are for. Work-life balance? Who cares? I certainly don’t. Until chest pains bring me to my knees and land me in the emergency room. It’s a wake-up call I can’t afford to ignore. When my well-meaning family encourages me to make some major life changes, like hiring a meditation and physiotherapist, whatever that is, I’m … Read more

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Review: Hawthorne Manor – Bryan T. Clark

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Hawthorne Manor - Bryan T. Clark

Genre: Contemporary, Historical LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Maryann Get It On Amazon About The Book Mikael Ferreira seems to have it all—a great career, looks, intelligence, and charm to boot. But his work as a full-time caregiver at Hawthorne Manor barely leaves him time to breathe, let alone date. Then a new employee arrives at the manor and makes Mikael question whether he’s been living at all or merely existing… Elliot Olsson is Mikael’s polar opposite. Elliot’s autism has always made him feel isolated. Until now. Mikael truly sees Elliot in a way no one ever has. Elliot wants to open his heart to Mikael and connect with him on a deeper level. But wanting won’t make it any … Read more

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Review: Mistletango – Alexandra Caluen

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Mistletango - Alexandra Caluen

Genre: Contemporary, Holiday LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Jay Get It On Amazon About The Book A between-jobs vacation was all Angelo expected from Buenos Aires; when it turned into a holiday fling, he wasn’t about to say No. Ramon’s impulsive trip to Argentina started off as a disaster. The cute dance teacher offering a room share? An early Christmas present. The night dancing tango? A revelation. The next week turned into a series of great dates, the kind that would take months to set up in real life. By day two, they were both wishing they’d met long ago, in California, where they both grew up. Ramon’s heading back there; … Read more

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Review: The Curious Thing About the Apartment Vent – RD Noland

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The Curious Thing About the Apartment Vent - RD Noland

Genre: Contemporary LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Lucy Get It On Amazon About The Book Just because you’re alone, doesn’t mean someone doesn’t know your business… Lucas, the closeted son of a preacher who just graduated from Florida Atlantic University, returns home and is forced to make a life-changing decision–can he live a lie and marry his lifelong BFF, who his overbearing parents have been plotting to matchmake him with for years? Or, will he stay in Florida and start a new, more open life that he knows they will never approve of? Tyler, a talented artist on the edge of seventeen, is about to finish high school, and is looking … Read more

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Review: I Hear You – Casey Morales

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Genre: Contemporary LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Linda, Paranormal Romance Guild Get It On Amazon About The Book I Hear You follows the journey of Tyler, a devil-may-care, party boy mechanic who loves his job, his friends, and his faithful dog, but the thought of settling down is the last thing on his mind. That all changes when he meets Gabe, an adorably dimpled, floppy haired deaf man who challenges him in ways he never imagined. As Tyler starts to fall for Gabe, he realizes his carefree lifestyle may be holding him back from true happiness. Will he be able to overcome his past and embrace love, or will his desire … Read more

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Review: Undertow – Alexandra Caluen

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Undertow - A.Y. Caluen

Genre: Gaylit, Lesfic, Contemporary LGBTQ+ Category: Bi, Poly Reviewer: Lucy Get It On Amazon About The Book A F/F/M romance novel about having it all. Vicky and Sharon had a great place to live, jobs they liked, excellent neighbors and landlords, and a four-year-old daughter they loved. Ten years after they went from best friends to lovers, they were married and prospering, starting to talk about the one thing they were missing. What came next? Marco Hidalgo was still trying to decide how to tell his wife his show was cancelled when he got home and found the note. Four years after they went from co-workers to married, it was … Read more

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Review: My Heart’s Desire – Amy Tasukada

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My Heart's Desire - Amy Tasukada

Genre: Contemporary LGBTQ+ Category: Bi, Gay Reviewer: Maryann Get It On Amazon About The Book Some high school romances just won’t fade. As a high-ranking yakuza, Yuuki enjoys his relatively quiet job. If only his mother would stop asking for grandchildren. Unwilling to come out, he contemplates a sham marriage just to shut her up. After all, it’s not as if he’ll ever be lucky in love again. Blacklisted after his divorce, the only reason luxury suit designer Kazuki is still in business is his yakuza clientele. Desperate to find new clients, he starts looking for a collaborator for the upcoming fashion show. But who’s daring enough to partner up … Read more