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Review: The Dead Don’t Dream – Anne Russo

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The Dead Don't Dream - Anne Russo

Genre: Contemporary, Thriller LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Maryann Get It On Amazon About The Book After Katherine foils Ian and Adam’s plans, Ian self-destructs, drowning himself in alcohol and murder while Adam fights to stay sane under Katherine’s watchful eye, biding his time as he plots his revenge. Determined to keep them apart for good, Katherine takes her evil schemes one step further, leaving Ian and Adam unable to separate reality from fiction, friend from foe. Still seeking answers to who betrayed them, Ian’s quest for vengeance puts him on a brutal path of destruction, setting off a devastating chain of events that changes everything for the group and leaving … Read more

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Review: Heat – TL Travis

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Heat - TL Travis - ABC's of Love

Genre: Contemporary LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: D.B., Paranormal Romance Guild Get It On Amazon About The Book What do you get when you throw a burly blacksmith and the town’s poster child for clumsiness together? A whole lot of swearing and a threatening use of duct tape. And the need to construct a sign that reads, “DO NOT LET CAMPBELL NEAR THE FORGE!” Alabaster Falls’ local blacksmith, Daughtry Blackburn, was satisfied with his reclusive status. He had iron to bend and orders to fill but he knew he needed something to take the business to the next level. His father had fought taking their business into the twenty-first century, but … Read more

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Review: Embrace Me – Beck Grey

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Embrace Me - Beck Grey - Love in the Pacific Northwest

Genre: Contemporary LGBTQ+ Category: MM (deaf character) Reviewer: Ulysses, Paranormal Romance Guild Get It On Amazon About The Book Tadhg: After a nasty breakup with my manipulative ex, I returned home to Seattle to lick my wounds. I’m done with relationships. From now on I’m focusing on my career. There are just a few issues with that. It’s not that easy for a Deaf man to succeed in a Hearing world, even with the right degree and experience. Quinn MacDougall. He’s my co-worker. He’s also incredibly talented, driven, and distractingly handsome. He’s hearing. And that’s the biggest problem of all. How can someone who isn’t Deaf ever truly understand and … Read more

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Review: Lighthouse Keeper’s Holiday – Erin O’Quinn

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Lighthouse Keeper's Holiday - Erin O'Quin

Genre: Contemporary, Mystery LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Maryann Get It On Amazon About The Book After a year back on the cop squad, Dirk Black is again on forced leave. But this time around, it’s because he’s earned a holiday—and his Detective Inspector is determined he’ll take it. When Dirk returns once more to the Shetlands where he met Stephan Tavish, the circumstances have changed. Stephan is recuperating faster than even he could have imagined, with the dedicated help of his father Peter. His lover’s once-alienated son Jamie, who’s agreed to reunite with his family, is posing his own set of challenges. And a massive storm has hit, hard. Being … Read more

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Review: Woven – Stephania Thompson

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Woven - Stephania Thompson

Genre: Contemporary LGBTQ+ Category: MMF Reviewer: Ulysses, Paranormal Romance Guild Get It On Amazon About The Book Bound by a devastating secret, childhood friends David, Josh, and Kate take on home renovation as a means of healing from a dark, shared past. Their only promise? Friendship first—no hookups. Only several months after moving into their Baltimore fixer, the aptly nicknamed Canton Catastrophe, walls are crumbling, sparks are flying, and promises are getting ignored. Josh, a paramedic, is plagued with panic attacks, haunted by the past, and sharing a room with David, who he is definitely not attracted to. And then there’s Kate. She’s having a job crisis, popping pills, and … Read more

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Review: Wanted: Lighthouse Keeper – Erin O’Quinn

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Wanted: Lighthouse Keeper - Erin O'Quinn

Genre: Contemporary LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Maryann Get It On Amazon About The Book A bitter drunk meets a lonely paraplegic with a target on his back. Almost on the rim of the Arctic Circle, they’ve both run out of places to hide. Dirk Black is a lost soul with a troubled past. When the washed-up cop happens to see an odd notice in a newspaper, his unshakable sense of irony sends him to a remote point in Scotland’s Shetland Islands. There he discovers something he’s never wanted and bloody hell doesn’t need—a computer nerd and recluse who’s confined to a tiny promontory in the North Sea. Stephan Tavish is … Read more

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Review: Protecting His – Matthew Dante

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Protecting His - Matthew Dante - Rough Edges

Genre: Contemporary, Thriller LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Maryann Get It On Amazon About The Book Scott Everest25, loudmouth, musical theatre performer… that is, if I could find work in a sea of LA models.I ran from LA to escape the bounty on my head. I figured hiding out in Jersey would be a smart move, that is until I made the mistake of hooking up with an Italian thug I met at a club. It was supposed to be a one-night stand, quick and easy. Now, I can’t escape the guy! He’s sarcastic, he’s smug, and he likes to get on my last nerve. Every time I see him, all … Read more

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Review: Kai’s Healing Smiles – Vivi Anne Hunt

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Kai's Healing Smiles - Vivi Anne Hunt

Genre: Contemporary LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Tony Get It On Amazon About The Book Can a smile heal a broken heart? Silas is mourning the loss of his wife. Every day, he is going through the motions and barely managing to keep the excruciating pain from overtaking his life. There is precisely one ray of sunshine in his days — Kai — the smiley, awkward barista at Starbucks. For some reason, Silas finds comfort in being around Kai and soaks up as much light as this sweet boy could give him. For the short time Kai has worked at Starbucks, he has secretly watched one man from afar, hoping that … Read more

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Review: Getting Married at Crofton Hall – Rebecca Cohen

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Getting Married at Crofton Hall - Rebecca Cohen

Genre: Contemporary LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Maryann Get It On Amazon About The Book Ben and Ashley are getting married! For the first time in history the Earl of Crofton will be allowed to marry a man. But wedding admin isn’t always fun, and frayed tempers and bickering are not the best ways to prepare for the happiest day of their lives, but hopefully they’ll make it down the aisle before one of them kills the other. The arrival of two of Ben’s old friends at Crofton Hall does not help matters, especially with their rather messy shared history. The hall also has a new writer in residence, Chris Gamling, … Read more

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Review: Come to Me – A.Y. Caluen

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Come to Me - A.Y. Caluen

Genre: Contemporary LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Ulysses, Paranormal Romance Guild Get It On Amazon About The Book An age-gap M/M romance novella about making beautiful music during lockdown. When all three of his roommates moved out, Davy Sun’s living situation was a mess. Then friends of a friend offered their pool house for the duration, and it was an offer too good to refuse. The last thing Davy expected while he was living in some random rich person’s backyard was to meet the man of his dreams. But it turned out the rich guy was friendly with guitarist Barry Teller, who came over to give an open-air lesson.The lesson turned … Read more