Duke for the Summer by Emily SpadyLGBTQ RomanceMay 19, 2024-Self-published Review by Kate H. This book took me by surprise, in the best way. Based on the description, I had thought it was going to be a ring-around-the-tropes m/m romcom with characters that were somewhat complex but had problems that were easily resolvable. But I am a sucker for novels where an MC pulls a geographic, so I plowed ahead. Imagine my surprise to find two flawed, human characters - not archetypes, not Continue Reading
Spotlight- Blood on the Tide by Katee Robert
Blood on the Tide by Katee RobertCrimson Sails #2LGBT Fantasy RomanceMay 13, 2024Berkley About the Book: Set sail for adventure and love in the next spicy fantasy romance from Katee Robert, the New York Times bestselling author of the TikTok smash hit Neon Gods . As a bloodline vampire, Lizzie has never had a problem taking what she wants, and right now what she wants are the family heirlooms that were stolen from her and a portal home. Too bad even that short list is Continue Reading
Release Blitz- HEA: Happily Ever After by Lucy Lennox & Molly Maddox
Title: HEA: Happily Ever AfterSeries: After Oscar #5 Authors: Lucy Lennox & Molly Maddox Genre: MM RomanceTropes: One Night Stand/Lovers to Friends to LoversAlways the Groomsman, Never the GroomBillionaire, Fake DatingRelease Date: May 2, 2024 BLURB Have you heard the expression “twelve times a groomsman, never a groom”? Neither had I… until it suddenly became clear that every man I dated found their One True Love in the person they dated after me. Now I’m writing Best Man speeches for Continue Reading
Release Blitz- Elite Connections: An LGBTQ Romance Charity Anthology
Title: Elite ConnectionsAn LGBTQ Romance Charity Anthology Genres: MM, FF, LGBTQIA+ RomancesRelease Date: April 26, 2024 BLURB Every need met. Every desire fulfilled.Welcome to Elite Connections, the secret, exclusive service where money is no object and your every wish is guaranteed to come true. Fake dates, arranged marriages, or just some company for the night, whatever it is, with Elite you are covered. Benefitting Outright International, an organization that works to amplify inclusion and Continue Reading
Review: Silk & Sand by Katherine Diane
Silk & Sand by Katherine Diane (Book 1)Fantasy, LGBTQ+ RomanceKindle editionMarch 7, 2024 Review by Kate H. This book has tension. Tension between different personalities. Circumstantial tension. Loads of sexual tension. And on top of that, plot tension. And, if you don’t realize it’s going to end on cliffhanger, it might just rip out your heart and stomp it on the floor. But the tension is developed so artfully. And, next thing we Continue Reading
Review: Pretty Dogs by Riley Nash
Pretty Dogs by Riley NashDirty Strays #2LGBTQ+/Contemporary RomancePublished December 8, 2023 Pretty Dogs, the second book in the Dirty Strays series by Riley Nash, was so refreshing to me. Class is a variable thing in romance novels. We’ve got all the millionaire/billionaire books, with their Ferragamo shoes and Tom Ford suits. With the penthouse apartments where the furniture is in minimalistic black or white leather and the wall to ceiling glass Continue Reading
Review: One Night in Hartswood by Emma Denny
One Night in Hartswood by Emma DennyHistorical Romance/LGBTQ+November 7, 2023 by Mills & Boon Review by Kate H. One Night in Hartswood begins with both main characters lying to one another about who they are. William de Foucart, aka Penn, is fleeing an oppressive marriage arranged by his abusive father who needs this alliance and is repulsed by his son’s preference for men. Penn is posing as a servant. Raff Barden, who is supposed to be hunting his sister’s fleeing fiancé, Continue Reading
Review: Stars in Your Eyes by Kacen Callendar
Stars in Your Eyes by Kacen CallendarLGBTQ+, Contemporary RomanceOct 10, 2023Forever Books Review by Kate H. The contours of Stars in Your Eyes will be a bit familiar if you read a lot of Hollywood (or rock star or celebrity) romances. Fake dating goes with this territory like butter on bread. And recently, several romances have spilled ink on the darker side of being a celebrity: the exploitation of minors by their parents or predatory directors/producers/agents; blackmail, rape, Continue Reading
Spotlight- Iris Kelly Doesn’t Date by Ashley Herring Blake
Iris Kelly Doesn't Date by Ashley Herring BlakeBright Falls #3LGBTQ Contemporary RomanceOctober 24, 2023- Berkley About IRIS KELLY DOESN’T DATE: Everyone around Iris Kelly is in love. Her best friends are coupled up, her siblings have perfect partners, and her parents are still blissfully married. And she’s happy for all of them, truly. Iris doesn’t want any of that—dating, love, romance. She’ll stick to her commitment-free hookups…Except no one will just let her be. Everyone wants to see Continue Reading
Review: The First and Last Adventure of Kit Sawyer by S.E. Harmon
The First and Last Adventure of Kit Sawyer by S.E. HarmonLGBTQ Adventure/ Paranormal RomanceJuly 20, 2023- Self-PublishedKindle Unlimited Review by Angela Okay, okay- I totally picked this book up because of the cover. The blurb sounded fun, but mostly because of the cover. This is a new to me author, so I went in blind. All I knew was that I wanted this book to live up to my high expectations after the blurb and cover. I'm happy to report that it absolutely did. The Sawyer family Continue Reading