By Your Side by Willa Okati

By Your SideBy Your Side by Willa Okati

Blurb:
Seven years ago, during a sultry summer by a lake, Matthieu fell in love with a man fifteen years his junior. Intelligent, passionate and talented, Roman swore he wanted nothing more than to settle down with Matthieu for the rest of his life. Matthieu couldn’t let that happen. The way he saw it, Roman had too much talent to waste with a small life and small dreams. He tried to do the right thing by severing all ties with the young man who commanded his passion, hoping that one day Roman would forgive and forget him.

That was never going to happen.

Roman has always known exactly who and what he wants — who he loves. Now that he’s found Matthieu again, Roman’s willing to do anything it takes to prove it. He’ll use his body, his music, and all his wiles to show the older man that their love is as real as their passion, and that they are meant to be together. Matthieu isn’t easily convinced, but Roman isn’t easily bested. He’s never been good at taking "no" for an answer — especially when he knows his partner well enough to be sure what he really wants to say is yes, yes, yes.

My rating: 2 of 5 stars

wonder if you can grow out of an author… used to like Okati a lot :s

Kelland by Paul G. Bens, Jr.

KellandTitle: Kelland
Author: Paul G Bens
Publisher: Smashwords, Casperian Books
Length: Novel / 210 pgs
Buy the book: ebook , Print

My rating: 4.5 of 5 stars

Review:
Kelland proves that Paul G Bens is an exceptional author. After reading his collection of short stories, I knew I wanted to read Kelland and it doesn’t disappoint. While well written and technically easy to read, the topics broached are anything but light. The characters suffer, deeply, but this isn’t a depressing book. Instead it’s compelling, interesting, and dynamic on several levels. You can’t put the book down and don’t want it to end yet you know what’s coming isn’t necessarily good.

Read the rest of the review at Three Dollar Bill HERE or at Goodreads HERE!

The Brass Box by K.M. Mahoney

The Brass BoxThe Brass Box by K.M. Mahoney

Blurb:
s it real, or just smoke and mirrors?

As a member of the British gentry, Marcus Fleetwood-Smythe-s life is an endless round of responsibility and duty. Charged with finding a magician for his sister-s upcoming wedding, he ventures out into the pouring rain and finds Teague, whose free spirit calls to Marcus. And makes him hunger for anything and everything his position won-t allow him to have.

Teague-s stock in trade are his wandering feet and the rather odd lineage that takes the wonders he performs on stage beyond the ordinary. But there-s nothing more magical than the sparks that fly between him and Marcus. Except the duty-bound Marcus fears letting go of a life that-s smothering him almost as much as he fears discovery.

Desire fans the flames until it flares into forbidden passion, leaving Marcus poised on the precipice of the most frightening choice of his life. Risk everything for the man who holds his heart-or watch his one chance at forever vanish in a puff of smoke.

My rating: 3.5 of 5 stars

who doesn’t love magic dicks… really

The Perils of Praline by Marshall Thornton

The Perils of PralineThe Perils of Praline by Marshall Thornton

Title: The Perils of Praline
Author: Marshall Thornton
Publisher: MLR Press
Length: Novel / 220 pgs
Buy the book: Publisher, Amazon
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Blurb:
When he falls in love with a contestant on a reality TV show, Peter “Praline” Palmetier decides to leave his home in rural Georgia and, failing to realize this might be considered stalking, travels to Hollywood to find his soul mate, Dave G. Once in tinsel-town he meets a collection of startling, and often horny, characters in his quest. They include a studly steward, a conservative talk show host, the Godfather of the Gay Mafia, and casting assistant Jason Friedman, who always manages to be there in time to save Praline from total disaster. Will Praline find love with the illusive Dave G., or will he recognize the charms of appealing but untelegenic Jason?

Read the review HERE at Three Dollar Bill Reviews or over at Goodreads HERE!

Hallowed Bond by Eressë

Hallowed Bond (Chronicles of Ylandre, #2)Hallowed Bond by Eressë

Blurb:
Time and circumstances may force true lovers apart but the tie that binds them can never be fully severed.

When Dylen Teris and Riodan Leyhar meet one harsh winter in the dual-gendered realm of Ylandre, neither expects the encounter to lead to a fast friendship and abiding love. For a chasm of vastly dissimilar social stations lies between them, and not all Deira could imagine, let alone accept, such a relationship.

Circumstances eventually separate them for what seems forever only to conspire to bring them together once more in the most unlikely of places—at the court of Rohyr Essendri, Ylandre’s powerful monarch. Complicating their situation is the attraction that still lingers between them, waiting to flare once more into love. But when one is unwilling to venture his heart again or wholly forgive its breaker, it may take a king’s interference to reunite these star-crossed lovers for good.

Contains: hermaphrodism and explicit homoerotic sexual encounters.

My rating: 3 of 5 stars

no m-preg this time just a weak lead…

Out of Bounds by Viki Lyn

Out of BoundsOut of Bounds by Viki Lyn

Blurb:
Titan Douglas has a brilliant NFL career of legendary statistics until he blows out his knee. For two years he mourns the loss of his career, status and lifestyle — until the day he wakes up with a strange man in his bed and realizes he needs to go home. Slowly, he rebuilds his life, keeping his sexuality safely secret.

After a painful breakup, Chandler Stowe leaves behind Los Angeles with all its memories and returns to his hometown to take care of his parents’ estate. Then Chandler meets Titan and his heart leaps back to life. But a relationship with a closeted gay man is risky. When the town folks turn against Chandler and want him to leave, Chandler’s not so sure his lover will get his back.

Titan must determine what his heart truly longs for — and if he willing to step out of bounds for a chance at true love.

My rating: 2 of 5 stars

most frustrating is that 5 other books have the same name…

Kipling and Camping by Sophia Deri-Bowen

Kipling and Camping by Sophia Deri-Bowen

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Title: Kipling and Camping
Author: Sophia Deri-Bowen
Publisher: Untreed Reads Publishing
Length:: Short Story/7 pgs
Buy the book: Publisher , Kindle

Blurb:
A displaced American and his British boyfriend, on a hiking trip into the mountains, find that the explorations of both wilderness and relationships have much in common with the works of Kipling. A short story from our Diversity line.

Review:
Kipling and […]

The Station by Keira Andrews

Title and Link: The Station
Author: Keira Andrews
Publisher URL: Loose Id
Genre: Historical Gay Romance
Length: Novel/ 210 pages
Rating: 3.25 out of 5

Review:

The Station is a lovely, easy to read historical. It’s not historically accurate though and is very much a storytelling narrative, almost all tell and virtually no show. The characters are decent and the plot is a charming tale of love between unlikely men moving at a slower pace. If you can suspend disbelief enough to buy into the story or inaccuracies don’t bother you (I personally don’t care) then this could be a satisfying romance read.

Read the rest of the review over at Jessewave’s site HERE or Goodreads HERE!

Blacque/Bleu by Belinda McBride

Blacque/BleuBlacque/Bleu by Belinda McBride

Blurb:
Lukas Blacque is a deeply closeted werewolf, and more than almost anything in life, he desires his neighbor, Oliver Bleu. Oliver is a vampire who is slowly dying from insomnia. More than anything, he needs Lukas Blacque and the rich blood that flows through his veins.

On the day that Blacque makes an important commitment to his family and pack, he succumbs to temptation and spends a passionate weekend with the alluring vampire. At sunset on Friday, it’s all about urgent lust and the drive to lose his virginity. When the sun rises on Monday, lust has shifted to love and devotion. Will he be able to walk away? Will Bleu let him go?

In Blacque’s world, vampires and werewolves make uneasy bedfellows, and a gay werewolf is an impossibility. In Bleu’s world, all living creatures are little more than vessels for food and sex. But in the mysterious and magical town of Arcada, rules are broken and the unexpected is always waiting right around the corner. Can Blacque and Bleu survive long enough for Arcada’s magic to work for them?

My rating: 3.5 of 5 stars

if a closeted werewolf wears skintight jeans showing his dick.. is he really that closeted?

Slut Machine by Shane Allison

Title: Slut Machine
Author: Shane Allison
Publisher: Rebel Satori
Length: Anthology / 150 pgs
Buy the book: Publisher, Amazon

Blurb:
Slut Machine is an enticing first volume that is brave, honest and rich in eroticism, humor and growing up gay and southern in America. This book of poetry takes on a Frankensteinian quality in which ideas span from the influences of Allen Ginsberg and Madonna to eroticizing Mexican and Chinese fast food restaurants.

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