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ANNOUNCEMENT/GIVEAWAY: Pierced Peony – Dahlia Donovan

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Pierced Peony - Dahlia Donovan

Dahlia Donovan has a new queer cozy mystery out (ace, biromantic, lesbian), Motts Cold Case Mystery Book 2: Pierced Peony. And there’s a giveaway! On a casual walk along the Cornish Coast, Pineapple “Motts” Mottley stumbles upon a body and a perilous new murder case in the second novel in the Motts Cold Case Mystery series. As spring rolls into summer, Motts settles into her cottage. She’s enjoying a daily stroll when a body in the sea destroys her peace and quiet. It brings yet another mystery for her to solve. How does a woman who vanished from Polperro three years prior wind up battered by waves? Motts is drawn … Read more

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REVIEW: Interlude – C.S. Poe

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Interlude - C.S. Poe

Genre: Mystery, Romance LGBTQ+ Category: MM Gay Reviewer: Maryann Get It On Amazon About The Book Interlude is a collection of short stories spanning the complete timeline of the Snow & Winter series, beginning with The Mystery of Nevermore, to after the conclusion of The Mystery of the Bones. They feature the point of view of Sebastian Snow and Calvin Winter and consist of mini mysteries, as well as scenes from daily life. Please note: While many of these titles were previously made available for free to readers, they have all since been rewritten, expanded, and edited for this collection. Several shorts are brand-new and exclusive, including Someone’s in the Wall, St. Louis What Now?, … Read more

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DOUBLE REVIEW: Arthropoda – Xenia Melzer

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Arthropoda - Xenia Melzer

Genre: Detective, Mystery LGBTQ+ Category: MM Gay Reviewer: Ulysses, Paranormal Romance Guild; Maryann Get It On Amazon About The Book TEXT The Review ULYSSES’ REVIEW: This is Xenia Melzer’s first foray into murder mysteries, and it’s a good one. If the prose is not precisely gripping, the plot is, and the paranormal premise is superbly creepy. Also, the characters are wonderfully fleshed out, which is critical because the interactions between George Donovan and Andi Hayes give the book an emotional center that takes it beyond considerations of plot alone.  Andrew Hayes, known as Andi, is a hugely successful young homicide detective on the Charleston, South Carolina, police force. However, he’s … Read more

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REVIEW: Banyak & Fecks – Jackson Marsh

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Banyak & Fecks - Jackson Marsh - Clearwater

Genre: Historical, Mystery, Romance LGBTQ+ Category: MM Gay Reviewer: Maryann Get It On Amazon About The Book Banyak & Fecks is a prequel to The Clearwater Mystery series of romantic gay novels.  However, it is not a mystery. It is a story of how a Ukrainian refugee and the son of an Irish immigrant come to meet in the East End of London in 1884. It is a story about friendship. 1881. Andrej’s family are dead or missing, and his village in Ukraine decimated. Aged thirteen, he walks west to find a boat to take him to London. Three years later, homeless, starving and having resorted to prostitution, he finds … Read more

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REVIEW: Negative Exposure – Jackson Marsh

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Negative Exposure - Jackson Marsh

Genre: Mystery, Gay Romance, Historical LGBTQ+ Category: MM Gay Reviewer: Maryann Get It On Amazon About The Book December 1889. Silas Hawkins, once a trickster from the slums, is now the public face of the Clearwater Foundation. As London society gathers to celebrate its success, and Prince Albert Victor considers becoming its new patron, life for Archer, Silas and the crew could not be better. But everyone has a past, especially Silas, a man ripe for blackmail. Photographs, demands, a dead photographer and a mystery amid the influenza pandemic of 1889, it falls to James, Silas and Fecker to find the blackmailer before Silas’ sordid past leads to public downfall. … Read more

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REVIEW: One of a Pair – Jackson Marsh

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One of a Pair - Jackson Marsh

Genre: Mystery, Romance LGBTQ+ Category: MM Gay Reviewer: Maryann Get It At Amazon About The Book ‘Love is more than just a chemical reaction.’ James Wright, the lead detective of the new Clearwater Detective Agency, faces a pair of unsolvable problems. Life is going well for Jasper and Billy. Young, talented, and falling in love, the two can look forward to a rosy future. But Billy’s master, Colonel Ware, is slowly being poisoned, and if he dies, Billy’s family will be forced to emigrate. It falls to James to investigate the poisoning, but there are no suspects and no motives. Worse, if he fails, a good man will die, and … Read more

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REVIEW: Home From Nowhere – Jackson Marsh

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Home From Nowhere - Jackson Marsh - Clearwater Mysteries

Genre: Mystery, Historical, Romance LGBTQ+ Category: MM Gay Reviewer: Maryann Get It On Amazon About The Book After their wild and dangerous adventures, Archer and his crew are happy to take on a cosy mystery. Two new staff join Clearwater House. One of them, Jasper Blackwood, comes with an enigmatic, limited edition songbook that suggests he is no ordinary lad from the workhouse. When Archer investigates Jasper’s past, he soon realises that his origins, if known, will cause a scandal for one of his closest friends. The question is, how to reunite father and son without disrupting their lives? In the space of one week, Jasper’s life changes in ways … Read more

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REVIEW: Artful Deception – Jackson Marsh

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Artful Deception - Jackson Marsh

Genre: Mystery, Romance LGBTQ+ Category: MM Gay Reviewer: Maryann Get It On Amazon About The Book “Deception. The lie that tells the truth.”   A damaged painting tempts Clearwater to a final battle with his arch-enemy, and it’s not a summons he can ignore. Archer must free his homicidal brother from incarceration and reinstate him to the title. He will be left humiliated and penniless, but free to live his life with Silas with no threat of exposure. The alternative is death.   Drawing inspiration from a work of art, Clearwater manipulates a series of illusions to stay one step ahead of the endgame. While James, Tom and Silas race to solve … Read more

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REVIEW: Phoenix – J.V. Speyer

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Phoenix - J.V. Speyer

Genre: Romance, Suspense, Paranormal LGBTQ+ Category: MM Gay Reviewer: Maryann Get It On Amazon About The Book In this thrilling conclusion to the Hunter series, Donovan’s new promotion has just brought its first tragedy. Two of his detectives and one FBI agent have been shot in a joint mission in western Massachusetts, and a manhunt is on for the killer. Luis is trying his best to be supportive, but he’s the key witness in the trial of a major predator in Boston.  When an ally of the predator in Luis’ case takes desperate action to free the defendant, Luis is in more danger than he’s ever faced before. Donovan is … Read more

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REVIEW: Sticks and Stones – Steve Burford

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Sticks and Stones - Steve Burford

Genre: Mystery LGBTQ+ Category: MM Gay Reviewer: Maryann Get It On Amazon About The Book “He’s a thug… a really nasty piece of work.” When young Clayton Kerry, member of a notorious Worcester family, is found dead on an abandoned factory site, it looks like an accident. Some even say it was what he deserved. But headteacher Alun Blake’s refusal to sugarcoat the truth about the pupil he excluded causes outrage in the local community and sparks a vendetta against him that rapidly spirals out of control threatening both his life and that of his daughter. When Detective Inspector Summerskill and Detective Sergeant Lyon investigate, they find Clayton’s death was … Read more