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Review: Agents of the Truth – Jackson Marsh

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Agents of the Truth - Jackson Marsh

Genre: Historical, Mystery, Romance LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Ulysses Get It On Amazon About The Book “Despite your adversities, Mr Blaze, you remain unbroken because of who you are, not what you can or cannot do.” –Mrs Norwood, October 1890 Shakespeare, the Bible, Edgar Allan Poe… What could a series of random quotes have to do with a masked ball and eight unsolved murders? Archer, Lord Clearwater, is hosting a masquerade at Larkspur Hall, and Prince Albert Victor is the guest of honour. The vitally important event is miles away from London, where Jimmy Wright has enlisted the help of Dalston Blaze and Joe Tanner in solving two mysteries: Who … 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, Mystery, Romance LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Ulysses 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: Negative Exposure – Jackson Marsh

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Negative Exposure - Jackson Marsh

Genre: Historical, Mystery LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Ulysses Get It On Amazon About The Book December 1889. Silas Hawkins, once a trickster from the slums, is now the public face of the Clearwater Foundation. As London society gathers to celebrate its success, and Prince Albert Victor considers becoming its new patron, life for Archer, Silas and the crew could not be better. But everyone has a past, especially Silas, a man ripe for blackmail. Photographs, demands, a dead photographer and a mystery amid the influenza pandemic of 1889, it falls to James, Silas and Fecker to find the blackmailer before Silas’ sordid past leads to public downfall. But then Silas … Read more

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Review: The Clearwater Inheritance – Jackson Marsh

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The Clearwater Inheritance - Jackson Marsh

Genre: Mystery, Historical LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Ulysses Get It On Amazon About The Book ‘No one can take away your name.’ Clearwater will lose his entire fortune unless he cracks a musical code. If Archer’s insane brother dies, their distant cousin, the evil Count Movileşti, will inherit everything, and with the influenza pandemic threatening the brother’s asylum, the outlook is grave. The only thing that can ensure Archer’s future is a legal document left behind by his grandfather, but the clue to its location is hidden within two pieces of music. Archer has one; the other is in Movileşti’s collection at Castle Rasnov. Archer dispatches two of his team … Read more

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Review: One of a Pair – Jackson Marsh

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One of a Pair - Jackson Marsh

Genre: Historical, Mysyery LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Ulysses Get It On Amazon About The Book ‘Love is more than just a chemical reaction.’ James Wright, the lead detective of the new Clearwater Detective Agency, faces a pair of unsolvable problems. Life is going well for Jasper and Billy. Young, talented, and falling in love, the two can look forward to a rosy future. But Billy’s master, Colonel Ware, is slowly being poisoned, and if he dies, Billy’s family will be forced to emigrate. It falls to James to investigate the poisoning, but there are no suspects and no motives. Worse, if he fails, a good man will die, and Jasper … Read more

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Review: Bitter Bloodline – Jackson Marsh

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Bitter Bloodline - Jackson Marsh

Genre: Historical, Mystery LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Ulysses Get It On Amazon About The Book Following an accident, a schoolboy and a tattooed Romanian find themselves unexpected guests at Clearwater’s country house, Larkspur Hall. But what if their presence is no accident? What if Mr Smith is Protectori, a member of an ancient order of assassins bent on destroying anyone who sullies the name of the Szekely people of Transylvania? And what do a runaway boy and an assassin have to do with Clearwater’s famed Easter dinner party and its guest of honour, the actor, Henry Irving? Ancestral feuds, a pocket watch and a rare Romanian wine are seemingly random … Read more

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Review: Snake Hill – Jackson Marsh

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Snake Hill - Jackson Marsh

Genre: Mystery, Historical LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Ulysses Get It On Amazon About The Book Albert Arbon collapses at Delamere House after a three-day trek. His only son, Robert, has vanished after seeing a strange light in the Suffolk sky, and Arbon is desperate to find him. Detectives Jack and Baxter, with young Simeon, accompany Arbon back to his remote Suffolk farmhouse, only to find themselves faced with a combination of rural legends seemingly tied to a series of unsettling events. A body lies inexplicably in the middle of an untouched wheat field. Other children have gone missing. There is talk of a ‘fire snake’, and no-one dare share the … 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: Florian’s Yuletide Wishes – Jules Radcliffe & Stephanie Lake

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Florian's Yuletide Wishes - Jules Radcliffe & Stephanie Lake - The Regency Lords

Genre: Holiday, Historical LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Linda, Paranormal Romance Guild Get It On Amazon About The Book Florian wants a quiet Christmas. Everett wants to share his Christmas love with the world. Whose wish will come true? Florian hides his true desires behind a mask of propriety – except with Everett. Their secret love is the center of his world. Safe in his secluded garden, they share stolen kisses and passionate nights. But the little world he’s built is about to turn upside-down as he tries to avoid the treacherous waters of society’s expectations. Everett longs to attend the Yuletide festivities with Florian. And, despite the passion that ignites … Read more

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Review: His Grey Lord – Stephanie Lake

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His Grey Lord - Stephanie Lake - The Regency Lords

Genre: Historical, Georgian, Regency LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Maryann Get It On Amazon About The Book An Award-Winning Gay Regency Romance: Where Love Defies Boundaries and Status. In Wiltshire, England, amidst aristocratic grandeur, a spark ignites between Grey, a young nobleman, and Sam, a charismatic laborer. As their worlds collide, Grey grapples with societal chains and echoes of his father’s stern lessons. Yet, he finds himself irresistibly drawn to Sam’s rugged allure. Can their love rise above these trials? Embark on a journey of passion and defiance in this gripping historical romance novella. The Review Lord Greyson Montague’s father, Lord Flakenham, warned him to never get involved with those below … Read more