The Year Without Summer by G.S. Wiley


The Year Without Summer The Year Without Summer by G.S. Wiley

Blurb:
Lieutenant Robert Pierce of the Royal Navy was raised in the shadow of his father, a great admiral, and has spent his life on the high seas fighting the ships of Napoleon Bonaparte. When he loses a leg in battle and is confined to land, Robert is devastated. Taken in by his sister Maria, Robert faces the infamously cold, wet summer of 1816 trying to adjust to his new life. It’s made all the gloomier by his worry for his best friend and lover, Lieutenant John Burgess, who is still at sea…until a visitor brings a bright ray of sunshine into Robert’s overcast life.

4.5 of 5 stars

Maybe one day GS Wiley will have a happy ending..

The Cat in the Cradle by Jay Bell

The Cat in the Cradle by Jay Bell

Blurb:

“An interesting and intriguing novel with many original ideas.”~Piers Anthony, author of the Apprentice Adept and Xanth series

The Cat in the Cradle is Jay Bell’s debut fantasy novel. The novel takes the reader on an exploration of the Five Lands and the different realms of the strange and fantastic Oligarchs. Each Oligarch possesses a different colored loka that enables them to wield a unique style of magic. Dylan, aided by his talking cat Kio, must prevent the lokas from falling into the hands of a power hungry killer before the Five Lands is brought to its knees. The print version of The Cat in the Cradle features 25 original illustrations, one for each chapter.

fantasy YA ..

Keeping Promise Rock

Keeping Promise RockKeeping Promise Rock by Amy Lane

Blurb:
Carrick Francis has spent most of his life jumping into trouble with both feet. The only thing saving him from prison or worse is his absolute devotion to Deacon Winters. Deacon was Crick’s sanity and salvation during a miserable, abusive childhood, and Crick would do anything to stay with him forever. So when Deacon’s father dies, Crick puts his college plans on hold to help Deacon as Deacon has helped him.

Deacon’s greatest wish is to see Crick escape his memories and the town they grew up in so Crick can enjoy a shining future. But after two years of growing feelings and temptation, the painfully shy Deacon finally succumbs to Crick’s determined advances and admits he sees himself as part of Crick’s life.

It nearly destroys Deacon when he discovers Crick has been waiting for him to push him away, just like Crick’s family did in the past. When Crick’s knack for volatile decisions lands him far away from home, Deacon is left, shell-shocked and alone, struggling to reforge his heart in a world where love with Crick is a promise, but by no means a certainty.

My rating: 4.5 of 5 stars

Another on the keeper shelf…

When the Bluebird Calls by Leiland Dale


When the Bluebird CallsWhen the Bluebird Calls by Leiland Dale

Blurb:
Six months ago for veterinarian, Devon Reid, things were just starting to look good. He had a boyfriend, a beautiful house and a fantastic job. What more could he ask for? A fateful call during the night changed it all. His mother was dying of cancer and being the only family left, it was up to Devon to care for her. With his constant absence at home his boyfriend left and his enjoyment and love for his job died…just like his mother.

With his emotions and life in turmoil Devon decides its time to make a change. Leaving the city life behind and taking a job in a small town in Montana was just what the doctor ordered. In walks hunky ranch foreman Greg Elliot.

Greg has lived most of his life on a ranch. Living in a small town didn’t leave any prospects for a relationship…until he meets the new veterinarian, Devon Reid. The sadness in his hazel eyes brought out protective instincts in Greg.

What is a city boy to do when a small town cowboy ropes him in?

My rating: 2.5 of 5 stars

sweet, undemanding romance

The Telling by Eden Winters

The Telling by Eden Winters

Blurb:
Time spent in Iraq cost Michael Ritter more than just the hearing in one ear. It cost him a friend, one whose death he feels responsible for. When he eagerly left Alabama for what he believed would be a grand adventure, he thought to escape his small hometown and the life that awaited him there. A lot can happen in four years, and now Michael’s back, bringing a duffle full of personal demons with him.

Four years ago Jay Ortiz left home for the first time to attend college, in a place where his both his heritage and his orientation aren’t widely accepted. While adjusting to his new surroundings, he found a picture of a young soldier. During dark and lonely times he confided in the image of the stoic young man, until one day he discovered that he’d given his heart away to someone he’d never met. Now that man was coming home…

In a world of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”, there comes a time when you have to decide who and what you are.

on a military boys kick …

Anchors Aweigh by Janey Chapel


Anchors Aweigh (Maritime Men, #2) Anchors Aweigh by Janey Chapel

Blurb:
Sequel to MARITIME MEN. After completing Navy SEAL training, Cooper Fitch and Eli Jones face assignment into different platoons. Since the strength of their mutual physical attraction is exceeded only by their emotional reliance on each other, the idea of being separated for a year or more is a bitter pill to swallow. But missing Eli may be just the beginning of Cooper’s troubles: he’s got an undisciplined man in his platoon, an uptight commanding officer, and his own insecurity about his leadership skills to deal with. Without Eli at his back, Cooper starts to wonder if he really has what it takes to be a SEAL.

My rating: 4 of 5 stars

hot men in uniform… what’s better?

Chasing Tail by Lorne Rodman

Chasing Tail Chasing Tail by Lorne Rodman

Blurb:
Tony is an information gatherer, a low-level demon who likes his job and his perks on the earthly plane, thank you. He doesn’t need human demon-hunters like Salter hanging around and making trouble, no matter how attractive they are. Or how capable. Or hot, with their leather and gun-toting ways.

Salter needs Tony’s help, though, to find a demon even an experienced hunter can’t take on alone. Both Tony and Salter are used to working solo, but they’ll have to become a team to take on a demon like the Tail and his cronies. Can Salter convince Tony that it’s worth his while to play along?

germophobic demon meets sexy hunter… cute premise..

Helpless by MJ Pearson


Helpless Helpless by M.J. Pearson

Blurb:
In London during the gross indecency trial of Oscar Wilde, Douglas Shrove finds himself still haunted by memories of his dead lover while skirting violence, blackmail and the affections of two men.

There are two who seek you out

That is what the gypsy told Douglas Shrove a few months after the death of his lover. And the gypsy was right. Two men were vying for his affections.

Mark Goldcrest: an aristocrat like himself; a golden Adonis, cool and discreet.

Warren Scott: a shabbily-dressed denizen of a Bohemian world that Douglas can’t begin to understand.

One is what he seems, and one is not, and one is dangerous.

But which is which? Both men are attractive and attracted to him…but one has a dangerous secret.

One is what he seems, and one is not, and one is dangerous.

One of Douglas Shrove’s admirers could be his salvation—if the other doesn’t destroy him first.

My rating: 5 of 5 stars

really entertaining and omg… no sex!