Real World by Amy Jo Cousins (Bend or Break #5) M/M Contemporary Novella Released: November 17, 2015 Samhain Reviewed by Mandi Late last year I read Off Campus by Amy Jo Cousins featuring Tom and Reese. I really enjoyed it and was happy to see a new novella that revisits this couple. Tom and Reese meet in college both dealing with dark issues. Tom's dad had been arrested for a massive Ponzi scheme and Reese was recovering after a sexual assault. Reese was openly gay, Tom thought he was Continue Reading
Review: The World as He Sees It by A.M. Arthur
The World as He Sees It by A.M. Arthur (Perspectives #2) M/M Romance October 20, 2015 Samhain Reviewed by Helyce Gabe lives a double life. As Gabriel Henson, he works multiple jobs to support his remorseless, alcoholic mother. As Tony Ryder, he does internet porn for extra cash and regular safe sex without complications. Yet when he encounters a scared young man freaking out in a nightclub, he’s compelled to reach out. Ever since then, the memory of that young man has haunted Continue Reading
Review: Bound in Black by Juliette Cross
Review: Bound in Black (The Vessel Trilogy) by Juliette Cross Paranormal Romance Released: July 21, 2015 Samhain Publishing Reviewed by Sheena Genevieve Drake is on a dangerous mission to find the soul collector, Lethe, and enter the deepest, darkest level of the underworld. No one has ever returned alive from the belly of a soul collector, but she will let nothing stop her from going after the precious treasure Lethe stole from her. As she is tested against demon spawn and foul Continue Reading
Review: Bridged by Love by Nancy Corrigan
Review: Bridged by Love (Kagen Wolves #1) by Nancy Corrigan Paranormal Romance Released: July 21, 2015 Samhain Publishing Reviewed by Sheena From the moment he was born, Nic Kagan’s future was sealed. He’ll accept a mate, have kids, and eventually take over his father’s role as pack alpha. There’s just one problem. Long ago, his heart settled on Riley, the pack’s human doctor and honorary member. Except only half of him can have her. The other half—his wolf—won’t give a weak Continue Reading
Review: Ghost in the Flames by Daisy Harris
Ghost in the Flames by Daisy Harris (Fire and Rain #5) M/M Romance July 7, 2015 Samhain Reviewed by Helyce Goodreads blurb: Seventeen years ago, firefighter Rick Turner kissed a boy, and he liked it—then he paid a horrible price. Now he spends his days running from who he is and what he wants, his nights hooking up with a man who doesn’t fill the aching hole in his soul. Until one night, newly dumped, he gets into a fistfight and is picked up by a cop-and-counselor team…and the Continue Reading
Review: The Girl Next Door by Amy Jo Cousins
The Girl Next Door by Amy Jo Cousins (Bend or Break #3) Released: June 16, 2015 Contemporary Romance Samhain Reviewed by Mandi Kaetrin who reviews for Dear Author tweeted me a few days ago and recommend this book. She said the phrase, "straight guy BJ" and I was sold. A straight guy participating in a blow job with another man is like my unicorn. (More like a unicorn with two horns). I digress. There is much more to this story than BJs. Cash is one of the most likable heroes I've Continue Reading
Review: A Kiss for a Highlander by Jane Godman
Review: A Kiss for a Highlander by Jane Godman Historical Romance Released: June 9, 2015 Samhain Publishing Reviewed by Sheena Stranded in the heart of England after Bonnie Prince Charlie’s hasty retreat, highlander Fraser Lachlan has sworn to stay by his injured friend’s side. But when a kindly English family takes Jack in to be cared for by the governess and healer at their Derbyshire estate, Fraser can only watch helplessly. It’s just a matter of time before Jack is turned over to Continue Reading
Review: Secrets and Bow Ties by Lou Harper
Secrets and Bow Ties by Lou Harper (Secrets #3) Released: May 19, 2015 M/M Romace Samhain Reviewed by Mandi Dylan is a waiter at a restaurant in Hollywood and loves to flaunt himself. He knows he is sexy and he loves to flirt with customers. Growing up very poor with a bad family life, Dylan's main goal in life is to find himself a sugar daddy so he will be financially set for the rest of his life. But the hunt for his elusive sugar daddy is a long and hard one. One night he gets asked Continue Reading
Review: Sealed in Sin (The Vessel Trilogy # 2) by Juliette Cross
Sealed in Sin (The Vessel Trilogy # 2) by Juliette Cross Urban Fantasy Released April 21, 2015 Samhain Publishing Reviewed by Sheena In my excitement, the following is mildly spoilery. Book 2 in the Vessel trilogy is wrapped in unpredictability. Though an HEA is expected, the road traveled in this installment is anything but predictable. Sealed in Sin picks up shortly after events in Forged in Fire cemented Genevieve as the most powerful Vessel of Light , the being of which a Continue Reading
Review: Cupcakes and Crushes by Keri Ford
Cupcakes and Crushes by Keri Ford (Turtle Pine #1) Contemporary Romance Released: April 14, 2015 Samhain Reviewed by May Your grandpa needs help in his bakery and you are a pastry chef and cake artist. He needs hundreds of cupcakes for a special school event – no problem. Well, maybe a slight problem. Your grandparents also want you to make a wedding cake for not just anyone. It’s for your ex-boyfriend and your sister, both of whom you’ve avoided since high school when she was caught Continue Reading