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REVIEW: Two For Home, By Tinnean

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Two for Home - Tinnean

Title: Two for HomeSeries: Home, Book 2Author: TinneanGenre: Historical, RomanceLGBTQ+ Category: MM/GayPublisher: JMS BooksPages/Word Count: 305 PagesReviewer: Maryann Get it On Amazon About the Book In 1861, eleven-year old Zachary Taylor Browne marches off to war as a drummer boy with the 14th Brooklyn Chasseurs under the leadership of Lieutenant Steve Marriott, whom he worships. During the Battle of Antietam, he saves his lieutenant’s life and earns the nickname Sharps. When the 14th musters out in 1864, Sharps and Marriott part ways. Steve Marriott has always liked the boy under his care but lost track of him after the war. Marriott becomes a wagon master, and in 1869 receives word the … Read more

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REVIEW: Rogue In The Making. By TJ Nichols

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Rogue in the Making review - TJ Nichols

Title: Rogue in the MakingSeries (when applicable): Studies in Demonology #2Author(s): T.J. NicholsGenre: urban fantasyLGBTQ+ Category: gay, m/m, polyamory Publisher: DSP PublicationsPages/Word Count: 284 pagesReviewer: Dan The blood sacrifices have brought rain to Demonside, but across the void, the Warlock College of Vinland is still storing and gathering magic, heedless of the warnings of the international magical community. The underground is full of warlocks who disagree with the college, but do they care about wizards and demons or only about snatching power? With a foot in each world, Angus is no longer sure whom he can trust. The demons don’t trust humans, and even though he is learning more magic, he will … Read more

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ANNOUNCEMENT/GIVEAWAY: Better Be Sure, by Andy Gallo

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Better Be Sure - Andy Gallo

Andy Gallo has a new contemporary MM romance out: Better Be Sure. When the stakes are this high, you better be sure you can win. Jackson Murphy lost his parents to a boating accident, but they’re never far from his thoughts. He attends the same university as his parents, joined the same fraternity as his dad, and even lives in his father’s old room, along with his adopted brother Marcus. Life brightens when he meets the man of his dreams. Edward Knowles trades full-time college for working during the day and community college at night when his father’s factory closes. He intends to stay deep in the closet to keep … Read more

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ANNOUNCEMENT/GIVEAWAY: Ghost Walker, by Mary Rundle

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Ghost Walker - Mary Walker

Mary Rundle has a new mm paranormal/mpreg book out in her Blackwood Pack series: Ghost Walker. The Blackwood Pack saga continues… This is part of an on-going series by Amazon Bestselling Author, Mary Rundle, and catching up on previous titles is advised. Readers of the past books will enjoy meeting old friends once more as the pack does what it does best ̶ caring for one another and helping shifters everywhere. David spent most of his life as a prisoner, beaten countless times as he was taught by the Sisters of the Four Gods. After learning the truth about what they had planned for him, he escaped and eventually landed … Read more

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REVIEW: Warlock In Training, By TJ Nichols

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Warlock in Training review - TJ Nichols

Title:Warlock in TrainingSeries:Studies in Demonology Book 1Author:TJ NicholsGenre:FantasyLGBTQ+ Category:gayPublisher:DSP PublicationsPages/Word Count:226 pagesBuy Link:$1.99 on AmazonReviewer: Dan About the Book Angus Donohue doesn’t want to be a warlock. He believes draining demons for magic is evil, but it’s a dangerous opinion to have—his father is a powerful and well-connected warlock, and Angus is expected to follow the family tradition. His only way out is to fail the demon summoning class. Failure means expulsion from the Warlock College. Despite Angus’s best efforts to fumble the summoning, it works. Although not the way anyone expects. Angus’s demon, Saka, is a powerful mage with his own need for a warlock. Saka wants to use Angus … Read more

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ANNOUNCEMENT/GIVEAWAY: The Hands We’re Given, by O.E. Tearmann

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The Hands We're Given - O.E. Tearmann

O.E. Tearmann has a new MM (trans) hard sci fi/cyberpunk tale out, book one in their “Aces High, Jokers Wild” series: “The Hands We’re Given.” Aidan Headly never wanted to be the man giving orders. That’s fine with the Democratic State Force base he’s been assigned to command: they don’t like to take orders. Nicknamed the Wildcards, they used to be the most effective base against the seven Corporations owning the former United States in a war that has lasted over half a century. Now the Wildcards are known for creative insubordination, chaos, and commanders begging to be reassigned. Aidan is their last chance. If he can pull off his … Read more

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ANNOUNCEMENT: “Ithani,” by J. Scott Coatsworth

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Ithani - J. Scott Coatsworth

On February 19th, J. Scott Coatsworth has the final MM sci fi book in his “Oberon Cycle” trilogy coming out – “Ithani”! Time is running out. After saving the world twice, Xander, Jameson and friends plunge headlong into a new crisis. The ithani–the aliens who broke the world–have reawakened from their hundred millennia-long slumber. When Xander and Jameson disappear in a flash, an already fractured world is thrown into chaos. The ithani plans, laid a hundred thousand years before, are finally coming to pass, and they threaten all life on Erro. Venin and Alix go on a desperate search for their missing and find more than they bargained for. And … Read more

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Feeling the Characters

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Where There's Smoke - BL Morticia

Greetings folks. Here’s a blog about writing characters! When talking to an author, you might hear how excited they are about their stories. They tell you about what went into the creating plot, the inspiration behind the story, and then the fun part; how they came up with their characters. In a lot of instances, this character might be made up of someone they know or even an extension of themselves or, it may be a someone they want to know or dream about. A lot of mine are all the above. Their personalities are a mix of someone I know or want to know. If the character is somewhat … Read more

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REVIEW: Abaddon’s Locusts

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Abaddon's Locusts - Don Travis - BJ Vinson Mystery

Title: Abbadon’s LocustSeries: BJ Vinson Mysteries, Book #5Author: Don TravisGenre: MysteryLGBTQ+ Category: GayPublisher: DSP PublicationsPages/Word Count: 385 PagesBuy Link: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07JLHKJLY/Reviewer: Maryann About the Book: When B. J. Vinson, confidential investigator, learns his young friend, Jazz Penrod, has disappeared and has not been heard from in a month, he discovers some ominous emails. Jazz has been corresponding with a “Juan” through a dating site, and that single clue draws BJ and his significant other, Paul Barton, into the brutal but lucrative world of human trafficking. Their trail leads to a mysterious Albuquerquean known only as Silver Wings, who protects the Bulgarian cartel that moves people—mostly the young and vulnerable—around the state to be sold into modern-day … Read more

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ANNOUNCEMENT/GIVEAWAY: Abaddon’s Locusts, by Don Travis

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Abaddon's Locusts - Don Travis

DSP Publications author Don Travis has a new gay mystery book out: Abaddon’s Locusts. When B. J. Vinson, confidential investigator, learns his young friend, Jazz Penrod, has disappeared and has not been heard from in a month, he discovers some ominous emails. Jazz has been corresponding with a “Juan” through a dating site, and that single clue draws BJ and his significant other, Paul Barton, into the brutal but lucrative world of human trafficking. Their trail leads to a mysterious Albuquerquean known only as Silver Wings, who protects the Bulgarian cartel that moves people—mostly the young and vulnerable—around the state to be sold into modern-day slavery, sexual and otherwise. Can … Read more