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Review: Follow the Van – Jackson Marsh

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Genre: Historical, Romance LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Ulysses Get It On Amazon About The Book Success in this business isn’t about what you know, it’s about what you don’t know. When the eligible Eddy Hawkstone enlists Jack Merrit’s services to recover a stolen book, it seems like a straightforward task. However, the clues lead Jack into the turbulent world of the music hall, where he uncovers the unnerving tale of his father’s death at the feet of Marie Lloyd. Desperate to prove himself to his mentor, Jimmy Wright, Jack finds himself entangled in a web of sexual temptation, loyalty, and fraternal bonds, all while grappling with his emotions for Larkin … Read more

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Review: Finding a Way – Jackson Marsh

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Genre: Historical LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Ulysses Get It On Amazon About The Book It began with a man sobbing in the night. When London cabman, Jack Merrit, falls victim to a ruthless robbery, he believes his world has hit rock bottom. However, a chance encounter with the charismatic writer of social insights, Larkin Chase, offers him a glimmer of hope in the quest for a better life, and love. Larkin envisions an opportunity for Jack to pocket a handsome twenty-pound reward. The task is simple: identify the nefarious culprits who targeted him. Yet, these criminals are deeply entrenched in the treacherous underbelly of the notorious East End gangland, where … Read more

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Review: Heart of Stone – Ellie Thomas

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Heart of Stone - Ellie Thomas

Genre: Historical, Regency, Paranormal, Mystery LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Jay Get It On Amazon About The Book In the spring of 1817, Christian Maxwell is recovering at home in Wiltshire from a spate of illness following his adventures at Haverford House earlier in the year. Sam Gillespie, Christian’s constant companion in life and paranormal investigations, suggests a road trip to aid Christian’s recovery. They plan to visit friends and places from their previous adventures until reaching a house party at Chepstow on the Welsh borders. During the journey, the bond between the couple seems stronger than ever. Once they reach their destination, exuberant Sam throws himself into socialising, while retiring … Read more

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Review: Christmas at Crofton Hall – Rebecca Cohen

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Christmas at Crofton Hall - Rebecca Cohen

Genre: Contemporary, Historical, Holiday LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Maryann Get It On Amazon About The Book Merry Christmas from the Earl of Crofton. Come and read about the festive goings-on at Crofton Hall in this collection featuring characters from the Modern Crofton and historical series. Stories are from Christmas Past, Christmas Present, and Christmas Future. Christmas PastA Gift for the Man Who Has Everything: Anthony and SebastianTwenty Buttons: James and AdamMerry Gentlemen: Charles and Timothy Christmas PresentBen and the Mistletoe: Ben and AshleyChris and the Kittens: Chris and JackChristmas Telly Sucks: Dara and NathanAshley’s Twelve Days of Christmas: Ben and Ashley Christmas FutureThe First Christmas in the Cottage: Karl and … Read more

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Review: To Beguile a Banished Lord – Fearne Hill

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To Beguile a Banished Lord - Fearne Hill

Genre: Historical, Romance, Regency LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Jay Get It On Amazon About The Book Rollo Duchamps-Avery, the high-spirited second son of the eleventh Earl of Rossingley, is not in his father’s best books. After one misdemeanour too many, the earl ruins Rollo’s idyllic summer by packing him off to the wilds of rural Norfolk, arranging for him to stay with the Duke of Ashington’s loathsome brother. Lord Lyndon Fitzsimmons has an aversion to houseguests. Shunned by polite society for crimes far wickeder than anything Rollo could dream up, all Fitzsimmons wants is to drink himself into a stupor, tend his beloved hydrangeas, and take potshots at tin soldiers. … Read more

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Review: To Tempt A Troubled Earl – Fearne Hill

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To Tempt a Troubled Earl - Fearne Hill - Regency Rossingley

Genre: Historical, Regency, Romance LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Rari Get It On Amazon About The Book A chancer and a rogue, Kit Angel is down on his luck. Presenting himself at Rossingley Hall in the dead of night, he begs an audience with the eleventh earl, the most enigmatic nobleman in Regency England. The visit has purpose. Kit, hungry to ruin the baronet who ruined his sister, believes Rossingley is the only man who can help him. Lando Duchamps-Avery, Eleventh Earl of Rossingley, doesn’t trust the sinfully handsome stranger one bit. He does not care for the tales he spins, his hot temper, or his thick, ebony curls. And, most … Read more

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Review: To Defend a Damaged Duke – Fearne Hill

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To Defend A Damaged Duke - Fearne Hill - Regency Rossingley

Genre: Romance, Historical, Regency LGBTQ+ Category: Bi, Gay Reviewer: Jay Get It On Amazon About The Book Benedict Fitzsimmons, the reclusive fourteenth Duke of Ashington, nurses a secret desire for his own sex he’d much prefer nobody ever found out about. Indeed, having only ever given in to his urges as a youth—and with disastrous consequences—he never imagined they would. Preferring the company of his racehorses to people, Benedict spends most of his time working on estate matters, longing for a lost love he can never have. When an anonymous letter threatening to expose Benedict lands in his lap, he’s shocked to the core. He doesn’t have any enemies; why … Read more

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Review: Mr Collins in Love – Lee Welch

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Mr Collins in Love - Lee Welch

Genre: Historical, Romance LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Jay Get It On Amazon About The Book The year is 1811 and the new rector of Hunsford, Mr William Collins, must be above reproach. He must be respectable, pious, good at losing at quadrille, and disapproving of popular novels. Above all, he must obey his terrifying patroness, Lady Catherine de Bourgh. When William’s boyhood friend Jem arrives, looking for safe harbour from the press-gangs, William’s ‘perfect clergyman’ disguise begins to slip. A farm labourer’s son, Jem is gentle and loyal, and being with him is all William wants. Soon, Jem and William renew their youthful intimacies—until Lady Catherine’s demands come between them. … Read more

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Review: To Defend A Damaged Duke – Fearne Hill

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To Defend A Damaged Duke - Fearne Hill - Regency Rossingley

Genre: Historical, Regency, Romance LGBTQ+ Category: Bi, Gay Reviewer: Linda, Paranormal Romance Guild Get It On Amazon About The Book Benedict Fitzsimmons, the reclusive fourteenth Duke of Ashington, nurses a secret desire for his own sex he’d much prefer nobody ever found out about. Indeed, having only ever given in to his urges as a youth—and with disastrous consequences—he never imagined they would. Preferring the company of his racehorses to people, Benedict spends most of his time working on estate matters, longing for a lost love he can never have. When an anonymous letter threatening to expose Benedict lands in his lap, he’s shocked to the core. He doesn’t have … Read more

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Review: Centurion – Nando Gray

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Centurion - Nando Gray

Genre: Historical LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Maryann Get It On Amazon About The Book Every Empire Must Fall. Journey back in time and embark on a thrilling pseudo-historical M/M action-romance set during the fall of the Roman Empire.  Cato was a Centurion of the Empire. He had marched from one end of known civilization to the other. He had waged war. He had delivered justice. He had taken lives. And he had spared them, too. But he had never known love. And so, as he stood in line with the others who had been sentenced to decimation after retreating from the latest onslaught of Visigoth forces on the frontier, he couldn’t … Read more