The Tin Box by Kim Fielding Romance Contemporary/ MM E book, 210 pages September 20, 2013 Dreamspinner Press Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “But if I were cured I would not love you any longer, would not long for your voice and your touch. And that is a loss I can bear much less than the loss of my freedom.” William Lyon has spent his entire life bending to the demands of others. When he can no longer keep up the facade, he finds himself divorce and in the small town of Jelley Continue Reading
Review: Ethan in Gold by Amy Lane
Ethan in Gold by Amy Lane (Johnnies #3) M/M Contemporary Romance Released: October 4, 2013 Dreamspinner Press Reviewed by Helyce When Evan (Ethan) Costa was a little boy, he was the victim of a sex act that changed everything that he’d known up until that point in his young life. His mother, unable to accept or deal with the incident, becomes a cold, unloving woman, and Evan’s siblings not knowing any better follow her example. Evan grows up, hungry for human touch and as he enters Continue Reading
Review: The Sweetest Scent by Susan Laine
The Sweetest Scent by Susan Laine (Senses and Sensations #4) M/M Young Adult September 23, 2013 Dreamspinner Press From Goodreads: Bro Sumner loves his girlfriend, Lacey Adair, who underneath her pretty dress is in fact a boy, and she loves him right back. They are an exclusive item in high school, but they face some dangerous opposition, including a bullying fellow jock on Bro’s football team and Lacey’s violent alcoholic father. Lacey gets some martial arts training from an ally, Continue Reading
Whiskey and Wry (Sinners, #2) by Rhys Ford
Whiskey and Wry (Sinners, #2) by Rhys Ford M/M Contemporary Romance August 19, 2012 Dreamspinner Press NOTE: Spoilers from book one, Sinner’s Gin In book one, Sinner’s Gin, Ms. Ford left us with a deliciously heartbreaking cliffhanger that had me hooked and hungry for this book. Because of that, it is impossible for me to write this without a bit of book one spoilers. In Sinner’s Gin, we met Miki St. John, lead singer of the band, Sinner’s Gin. Miki was in a bad place as he grieved Continue Reading
REVIEW: Still by Mary Calmes
Still by Mary Calmes M/M Contemporary Romance May 15, 2013 Dreamspinner Press Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “ I was [...] the guy that when you read about him in a book, you hope he gets left alone, unloved, and wallowing in abject misery.” “Really? Abject?” Sivan and Walter Wainwright have been married for over seventeen years. One day, Sivan wakes up and realizes that he and Walter don't know each other anymore. He wants more from their marriage; right now they are nothing more than Continue Reading
Review: Racing for the Sun by Amy Lane
Racing for the Sun by Amy Lane M/M Contemporary Romance April 26, 2013 Dreamspinner Press Reviewed by Helyce In Racing for the Sun, we are pulled into the lives of Ace and Sonny who meet when Sonny joins the army and is placed under Ace’s command. Ace sees something in Sonny that calls to him and he finds himself wanting to watch out for him and take care of him. Ace learns that Sonny is a great mechanic and that coupled with Ace’s love of street racing is the genesis of a dream Continue Reading
Review: Bullheaded by Catt Ford
Bullheaded by Catt Ford M/M Romance April 15, 2013 Dreamspinner Press Reviewed by Tori Cody Grainger is at the top of his game when it comes to bull riding and he is ecstatic his lover, Johnny Arrow, is there to share it with him. Cody loves Johnny but their age difference has Cody often making decisions concerning their future without consulting Johnny. When Cody steps over the line one too many times, Johnny leaves Cody and it sends Cody into a tailspin. Johnny, ten years younger than Continue Reading
Review: Dirty Laundry by Rhys Ford
Dirty Laundry by Rhys Ford (Cole McGinnis #3) M/M Contemporary Romance April 19, 2013 Dreamspinner Press Reviewed by Helyce NOTE: slight spoilers from previous books. From Goodreads: For ex-cop turned private investigator Cole McGinnis, each day brings a new challenge. Too bad most of them involve pain and death. Claudia, his office manager and surrogate mother, is still recovering from a gunshot, and Cole’s closeted boyfriend, Kim Jae-Min, suddenly finds his teenaged sister dumped Continue Reading
Review: Sinner’s Gin by Rhys Ford
Sinner’s Gin by Rhys Ford M/M Romantic Suspense December 24, 2012 Dreamspinner Press Reviewed by Helyce NOTE: if sexual abuse is a trigger for you, this may not be the story for you. It is not explicit, but shown in the form of photos and flashback memories. Miki St. John has checked out from the world. Following a horrific car accident he is the only surviving member of the band Sinner’s Gin. Now, he lives his reclusive lifestyle in the remodeled warehouse he owns. He keeps to Continue Reading
Review: Dirty Secret by Rhys Ford
Dirty Secret by Rhys Ford (A Cole McGinnis Mystery #2) M/M Romance September 28, 2012 Dreamspinner Press Reviewed by Helyce Cole and Jae Min have just settled into a somewhat comfortable exploration of their new relationship when Cole gets hired by Scarlet to try and find out what really happened to Park Dae-Hoon nearly 20 years ago when a Korean men’s club was raided. Dae-Hoon was a good friend of Scarlet and though they were both at the club that night, no one knows what became of Continue Reading