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REVIEW: Every Time We Meet – A.M. Leibowitz

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REVIEW: Every Time We Meet - A.M. Leibowitz

Genre: Contemporary, Time Loop LGBTQ+ Category: Bi, Lesbian, Non-Binary Reviewer: Devon Get It On Amazon About The Book A. M. Leibowitz’s first and highly-anticipated women-loving-women romance! Heidi’s life may be a complicated balancing act between work, her kids, and a messy relationship with her ex. But all that is about to change when she proposes to her long-time girlfriend at the top of the hill during the annual Lilac Festival. What could be more romantic? When nothing about her day goes according to plan, and her proposal is rejected, Heidi is devastated. She confesses her one wish to a stranger on a park bench: to have the whole day over … Read more

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REVIEW: Whiskey & Salt – Mere Rain

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Whiskey & Salt - Mere Rain

Genre: Contemporary LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Maryann Get It On Amazon About The Book Harlan is only in Vegas for two nights for his brother’s wedding. His parents want Harlan married, too, and not to a man. What would people say? Not that Harlan cares. He doesn’t like most people, and he enjoys making sure they dislike him in return. He can play nice long enough to finalize a contract or get laid, what more does he need? He definitely doesn’t need a date with his smart-mouthed waiter. But he wants one. Maybe more than one. The Review Whiskey and Salt is a short, sexy read, but there’s more to … Read more

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REVIEW: Reflection of a Curse – Lissa Kasey

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Reflection of a Curse - Lissa Kasey

Genre: Paranormal, Romance LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Maryann Get It On Amazon About The Book A manor filled with secrets is Brand’s last hope for recovery, and maybe love. After a yearlong battle with declining health, Brand is offered the opportunity to live and work building a small home community in Upstate New York, and reconnecting with his best friend. But Brand is a long way from recovered and doesn’t know if he’ll actually be able to do the job. Law thought he escaped small town life, and was on the verge of adding to his list of rehab skills when everything shut down. Now he’s in limbo, unable to … Read more

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REVIEW: Midnight Man – Kevin Klehr

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REVIEW: Midnight Man - Kevin Klehr

Genre: Fantasy LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Ulysses, Paranormal Romance Guild Get It On Amazon About The Book Stanley is almost fifty. He hates his job, has an overbearing mother, and is in a failed relationship. Then he meets Asher, the man of his dreams, literally in his dreams. Asher is young, captivating, and confident about his future—everything Stanley is not. So, Asher gives Stan a gift. The chance to be an extra five years younger each time they meet. Some of their adventures are whimsical. A few are challenging. Others are totally surreal. All are designed to bring Stan closer to the moment his joyful childhood turned to tears. But … Read more

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REVIEW: Cruise – Miski Harris

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Cruise - Miski Harris

Genre: Contemporary Romance LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: D.B. Wilson, Paranormal Romance Guild Get It On Amazon About The Book How do you maintain love in the light after a lifetime in the dark? 40-year-old widow Armando Cruz had spent his entire life in the closet. He’d married his best friend and confidante Marta right out of high school. Every year, Marta sends him on a gay men’s luxury cruise. Ten days living vicariously through men who enjoy what he will never have – the freedom to be who he really is. Marta has passed away and he’s taking the cruise to fulfill a promise made before her death…what made Marta … Read more

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REVIEW: Of Another World – Edward Kendrick

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Of Another World - Edward Kendrick

Genre: Fantasy, Contemporary, Romance LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Damian Get It On Amazon About The Book A storm at sea leaves shifters Tony and his brother Daniel castaways on an unknown island. They soon discover they much farther from home than they imagined when they meet Brion, the elven mayor of the town of Rerenlion. They also learn all the island’s shifters have been magically imprisoned in Stronghold for crimes against the populace. Brion tells them the only way they can return to their own world is with the help of King Cerdic, and gives them a letter of introduction, as well as one for safe passage to the capital. … Read more

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REVIEW: Wrapped in Screams – Amy Tasukada

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Wrapped in Screams - Amy Tasukada

Genre: Crime Thriller, Romance LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Maryann Get It On Amazon About The Book A gunshot. A bloody note. And a relationship that might not survive… Now that the war with the Korean syndicate is behind him, all Nao Murata wants is a vacation and a chance to nurture his new relationship with Aki Hisona. They can punish those who abandoned the family later. After six weeks trapped in a hospital bed, a quiet vacation is the last thing Aki wants. Ready to prove himself to Nao and the rest of the family, Aki’s desperate for some action. And not just the Yakuza kind… When Aki hears a … Read more

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REVIEW: Sins of Yesterday – Romeo Preminger

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Sins of Yesterday - Romeo Preminger - Arizona Series

Genre: Contemporary LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Maryann Get It On Amazon About The Book The first book in Preminger’s Southern Gothic, family secrets epic: the Arizona series. It’s 1984, and fifteen-year-old Arizona is doing his best to take care of his younger brothers and sister while their daddy drives a truck cross-country and spends his paycheck on booze and gambling. In small town southeastern Louisiana, his family is known as the lowest of the low, and they say it’s on account of a family curse that’s so ugly, no one would dare speak of it. Then Arizona’s daddy loses his job, and things go from bad to worse. He baits … Read more

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REVIEW: Lexington Black – Lady Jaguar

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Lexington Black - Lady Jaguar

Genre: Contemporary LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Tony Get It On Amazon About The Book With a life marred with tragedy and disappointment, Rob Martin has found it hard take risks or trust anyone. Yet after being asked on a date by a suave stranger, he discovers his daring side. Lexington Black is the wealthy New Yorker who rocks Rob’s world. A ruthless businessman, Lex is accustomed to getting what he wants, and he wastes no time in luring Rob to his Manhattan penthouse for a month, on the pretext of rebooting his writing career.  As Rob is introduced to gay Manhattan by Lex’s colourful friends, he is unaware that years … Read more

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REVIEW: Surfacing Again – A.L. Lester

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Surfacing Again - A.L. Lester

Genre: Holiday, Contemporary LGBTQ+ Category: Lesbian Reviewer: Maryann Get It On Amazon About The Book Melinda is staying on Lindisfarne for a Christmas break with her old friend when an unexpected argument leaves her alone for the holiday. It’s the first Christmas since her mother died and the island’s peace and wild tranquillity bring balm to her wounded heart. Two chance meetings, first with a pair of wary otters and then with cafe-owner Rowan, bring her genuine joy. Will her tentative relationship with Rowan survive the end of her holiday and the turning of the year? A short sapphic Christmas story. With otters. A 10,000 words short story, part of … Read more