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REVIEW: On Wings of Song – Anne Barwell

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On Wings of Song - Anne Barwell

Genre: Historical, Romance LGBTQ+ Category: MM Gay Reviewer: Maryann Get It On Amazon About The Book A chance meeting they never forgot. Six years after meeting British soldier Aiden Foster during the Christmas Truce of 1914, Jochen Weber still finds himself thinking about Aiden, their shared conversation about literature, and Aiden’s beautiful singing voice. A visit to London gives Jochen the opportunity to search for Aiden, but he’s shocked at what he finds. The uniform button Jochen gave him is the only thing Aiden has left of the past he’s lost. The war and its aftermath ripped everything away from him, including his family and his music. When Jochen reappears … Read more

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REVIEW: Taking Stock – A.L. Lester

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Taking Stock - A.L. Lester

Genre: Historical Romance LGBTQ+ Category: MM Gay Reviewer: Maryann Get It On Amazon About The Book It’s 1972. Fifteen years earlier, teenage Laurie Henshaw came to live at Webber’s Farm with his elderly uncle and settled in to the farming life. Now thirty-two, Laurie has a stroke in the middle of working on the farm. As he recovers, he has to come to terms with the fact that some of his new limitations are permanent and he’s never going to be as active as he used to be. Will he be able to accept the helping hands his friends extend to him? With twenty successful years in the city behind … Read more

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REVIEW: Secrets of Milan – Edale Lane

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Secrets of Milan - Edale Lane - Night Flyer Trilogy

Genre: Alt History, Fantasy LGBTQ+ Category: Lesbian Reviewer: Devon Get It On Amazon About The Book The Night Flyer had brought Florentina and Madelena together but now threatens to drive them apart. While Florentina searches for a mysterious underworld organization that has attempted to murder the woman she loves, Maddie struggles to deal with the danger Florentina is courting. Her brother, Alessandro, has become the most prominent merchant of Milan, but the Night Flyer uncovers a secret so shocking it could destroy them all. Secrets of Milan is the second book in Edale Lane’s Night Flyer Trilogy, a tale of power, passion, and payback in Renaissance Italy. If you like … Read more

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REVIEW: All the Right Places – Wayne Goodman

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All the Right Places - Wayne Goodman

Genre: Speculative Fiction, Romance, Historical fiction LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Aethena, Paranormal Romance Guild Get It On Amazon About The Book All the Right Places is a collection of short stories, most written for submission to anthologies or collections. Starting in the near future and proceeding to the near past, men interact with other men in the pursuit of love and companionship. The Review This book is a collection of short stories that take place around the world in a variety of different time periods.  From virtual reality in the future to 18th century Japan, each story conveys the challenges a gay man encounters while seeking companionship.   The stories are all succinct, … Read more

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REVIEW: Penitent Pirate – Jules Radcliffe

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The Penitent Pirate - Jules Radcliffe

Genre: Historical, Pirates LGBTQ+ Category: MM Gay Reviewer: Maryann Get It On Amazon About The Book Will Perry follow his heart? Or his duty? After peaceful months ashore, Perry and Quinn are ready to return to the life they love—roving with the Brethren of the Coast aboard the pirate ship Audacious. But Quinn is still haunted by his torture in a Spanish dungeon. Perry hopes being back at sea will restore his matelot to his old self.  But to Perry’s dismay, Raphe Ashburn of Night Hawk has returned to Port Royal. Charming, aristocratic, witty—Captain Ashburn is everything Perry wishes he could be. Once, he and Quinn burned up Port Royal with their passion, and … Read more

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ANNOUNCEMENT/GIVEAWAY: Pirate Master – Jules Radcliffe

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Pirate Master - Jules Radcliffe

Jules Radcliffe has a new mm/gay pirate romance out: “Pirate Master.” And there’s a giveaway! A strait-laced lieutenant. A free-living pirate. A hopeless love. Quinn has never met a man quite like Perry. Stern and cold on the outside, burning up inside with secret passion. Yearning for a mastery only Quinn can satisfy. But Perry is no outcast—he’s a respectable officer in His Majesty’s navy. Reluctant to test his love for a pirate, Quinn baulks at asking him to give up everything he holds dear. Though he has no regrets about their night of glorious sin, Perry sees no future with Quinn. Unlike the pirates of Port Royal, he isn’t … Read more

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REVIEW: The Harp and the Sea – Anne Barwell & Lou Sylvre

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The Harp and the Sea - Lou Sylvre & Anne Barwell

Genre: Fantasy, Historical, Romance LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Maryann Get It On Amazon About The Book In 1605, Robbie Elliot—a Reiver and musician from the Scottish borders—nearly went to the gallows. The Witch of the Hermitage saved him with a ruse, but weeks later, she cursed him to an ethereal existence in the sea. He has seven chances to come alive, come ashore, and find true love. For over a century, Robbie’s been lost to that magic; six times love has failed. When he washes ashore on the Isle of Skye in 1745, he’s arrived at his last chance at love, his last chance at life. Highland warrior Ian MacDonald … Read more

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REVIEW: Merchants of Milan – Edale Lane

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Merchants of Milan - Edale Lane

Genre: Historical, Fantasy, Romance LGBTQ+ Category: FF/Lesbian Reviewer: Devon Get It On Amazon About The Book Three powerful merchants, two independent women in love, one masked vigilante.  Love blooms between Florentina and Maddie, but Florentina’s role as the vigilante Night Flyer could lead to her death and Maddie’s broken heart. Florentina, set on revenge for her father’s murder, creates an alter-ego known as the Night Flyer. Madelena, whose husband was also murdered, hires Florentina as a tutor for her children and love blossoms between them. However, Florentina’s vendetta is fraught with danger, and surprising developments threaten both women’s lives.  The Review In 16th century Italy, a masked vigilante takes to … Read more

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REVIEW: The Puritan Pirate – Jules Radcliffe

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Pirate's Promise - Jules Radcliffe

Title: The Puritan Pirate Series: Pirates of Port Royal Book 2 Author: Jules Radcliffe Genre: Historical, Erotic, Romance LGBTQ+ Category: MM Gay Publisher: Sinnamon Press Pages: 104 Reviewer: Maryann Get It On Amazon | Universal Buy Link About The Book A strait-laced lieutenant. A free-living pirate. Enemies from the first. Lieutenant Thomas Peregrine is outraged when he’s ordered to leave his ship and join the Brethren of the Coast. But Perry knows the folly of disobeying the tyrannical Commodore Pobjoy. He enlists with the Audacious, a pirate ship bound for the high seas in search of the Spanish treasure galleons. Aboard his new ship is sailing master Gabriel Quinn, the … Read more

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REVIEW: Pirate’s Promise – Jules Radcliffe

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Pirate's Promise - Jules Radcliffe

Title: Pirate’s Promise Series: Pirates of Port Royal Book 1 Author: Jules Radcliffe Genre: Historical, Erotic, Romance LGBTQ+ Category: MM Gay Publisher: Sinnamon Press Pages: 100 Reviewer: Maryann Get It On Amazon | Universal Buy Link About The Book Press-ganged as a boy, Job Wright must learn how to live as a free man. For years Job has been a captive, exploited and degraded by a crooked merchant crew. Until the day his ship is attacked by pirates. English pirates, no less, and Brethren of the Coast, a brotherhood of free men who owe allegiance to no one but themselves. Job thinks he’s been rescued at last, but he’s badly … Read more