Simple GIfts by LB Gregg (Cornwall Novellas #2) Contemporary M/M Romance E-Book November 25, 2011 Musa Publishing Reviewed by Mandi Jason Ferris is a very private person, so when his best friend, Sunny drags him to her parent’s house for a Christmas party, he feels very uncomfortable. But that is just the beginning. When he gets to the party, he finds out Sunny’s brother Lt. Robb Sharpe is home from overseas. Jason had a major crush on Robb in high school, where they even started Continue Reading
Review: Counterpoint: Dylan’s Story by Ruth Sims
Counterpoint: Dylan’s Story by Ruth Sims M/M Romance July 12, 2010 Dreamspinner Press Reviewed by Mandi This book really surprised me. This is the first I’ve read of Ruth Sims, and honestly chose to review it because I don’t find a lot of historical LBGT romance, and thought, sure why not. What this book turns out to be is a romance, but also one man’s journey of discovery of life. Of how grand notions of life when you are 18 and think nothing is going to stop you, turn to what reality Continue Reading
Review: Shades of Gray by Brooke McKinley
Shades of Gray by Brooke McKinley October 19, 2009 M/M Romantic Suspense E-Book Dreamspinner Press Reviewed by Mandi Miller Sutton is a very strict, and serious FBI agent. He has devoted the last three years of his life tracking down the drug lord, Roberto Hinestroza. He finally has a break in the case, after he arrests Danny Butler, who runs drugs for Hinestroza. Danny has worked from Hinestroza since he was a teenager, basically forced into the job. But he works hard for him and Continue Reading
Review: Stay the Night by Scarlett Parrish
Stay the Night by Scarlett Parrish Male/Male Romance October 17, 2011 E-Book, Novella Total E-Bound Reviewed by Mandi Favorite Quote: “If you ever call me ‘totes adorbz’, I will rip your face off, Kenton.” Computer programmer, Kit Blackman doesn’t have much of a social life. In fact, one might call him – socially inept. He is cranky, bad-tempered, and really doesn’t like people in general. So when he discovers one of his roommates is moving out, his mood goes even more south quick. This Continue Reading
Review: Prep Work by P.D. Singer
Prep Work by P.D. Singer August 17, 2011 M/M Romance E-Book, Novella Dreamspinner Press Reviewed by Mandi All celebrity chef Jude Marshall wants is an easy, plain meal. On a one night break from shooting his show, Jude Marshall Tastes. he finds himself in London at a pub. He doesn’t want to eat any more insects, or crazy spicy food that he often finds himself eating for his show. He wants something simple. So when he orders split pea soup, and it comes out with a fancy garnish, Continue Reading
Guest Review: Stolen Summer by S.A. Meade
Stolen Summer by S.A. Meade M/M Romance August 29, 2011 E-Book Total E-Bound Today, Ryan from Wordsmithonia is guest reviewing! I’ll let him explain how this came to be. I guess in order to understand why Mandi asked if I would be interested in reviewing this book, I have to give you some back story. A while ago a blogger friend had decided to dedicate an entire month to m/m fiction, most of which was written by women. Now as a gay man, I had only recently realized there was Continue Reading
Review: Barging In by Josephine Myles
Barging In by Josephine Myles September 20, 2011 E-Book M/M Contemporary Romance Samhain Reviewed by Helyce Dan Taylor is a travel writer who has agreed to write an article about vacationing on a narrowboat along the canals of England. Dan had counted on his friend Tristan tagging along as an assistant of sorts, but Tristan, an aspiring actor, gets an acting job and jumps at the part leaving Dan to his own devices. Dan heads out on his own, looking forward to a week on the Continue Reading
Review: Finding Eden by Kele Moon
Finding Eden by Kele Moon BDSM M/M Contemporary August 19, 2011 E-Book Ellora’s Cave Reviewed by Mandi Finding Eden is a prequel to Beyond Eden, which came out last year. In this book we discover how Paul and Danny’s relationship started, and just to what extent Paul goes to feel pain. Paul and Danny have been friends for a long time and they both are in love with the same girl Eve. But Eve leaves to go off to college. (Beyond Eden starts with Eve coming home ten years later) Continue Reading
Review: The Gladiator’s Master by Fae Sutherland and Marguerite Labbe
The Gladiator’s Master by Fae Sutherland and Marguerite Labbe Historical M/M Romance September 19, 2011 E-Book Carina Press I have to thank Jen from Red Hot Books for recommending this book to me. When she said the words, male/male gladiator book, I ran to NetGalley as fast as my fingers could type. Caelius is a Roman politician who after his uncle dies, inherits a ludus, or a stable that houses gladiator slaves. These gladiators though are in no fighting condition. Due to Continue Reading
Review: Song of Oestend by Marie Sexton
Song of Oestend by Marie Sexton August 22, 2011 Paranormal M/M Romance E-book Total E-Bound Reviewed by Helyce Aren has good reason for making the huge, life changing decision to move to the Oestend prairie and take the job of bookkeeper on the BarChi ranch. His four-year relationship with his professor is over and he finds he has no other options. When he receives word of the job he figures he has nothing to lose and makes the very long journey out to Oestend. Upon arriving in the Continue Reading