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Review: Win a Date with the Hockey Player – A. Williams

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Win a Date with the Hockey Player - A. Williams

Genre: Sports, Contemporary LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Xanthe, Paranormal Romance Guild Get It On Amazon About The Book Dallas is a hockey player who considers himself an enforcer. When he gets in too many fights, his PR manager has a publicity idea. Morgan enters the Win A Date With The Hockey Player contest. He wins. They have a great time on their date and Morgan wants to spend more time with Dallas who is hiding the fact that he is gay from his fans and teammates. Will their relationship be strong enough when Dallas is traded and has to move? The Review A short and sweet hockey romance that gives Morgan the … Read more

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Review: Parallax – C.J. Dragon

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Parallax - C.J. Dragon - Merx Security

Genre: Science Fiction, Romance LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Linda Get It On Amazon About The Book Renowned artist Devon Morton is always on the go, traversing exotic planets for Universal Geographic. Capturing mesmerizing images and videos of the awe-inspiring wonders on each planet, Devon seems oblivious to the lurking dangers that come with uncharted territories. Consequently, he’s always shadowed by a bodyguard. Strangely, he’s run through three bodyguards in just two years–a bizarre track record, considering none of them was severely harmed. Devon’s exasperation is building up: What if Merx Security runs out of bodyguards? Enter Julian Neilsson, a seasoned mercenary, and Devon’s potential fourth bodyguard. Rightfully skeptical, Julian ponders … Read more

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Review: Bud – Russell J. Sanders

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Bud - Russell J. Sanders

Genre: Contemporary LGBTQ+ Category: Trans MTF Reviewer: Linda, Paranormal Romance Guild Get It On Amazon About The Book Suddenly homeless, young dancer Shelly Sheridan, heartbroken at Christmas, is taken in by an uncle Shelly has never met and didn’t know existed. The burly ex-Marine uncle and his husband welcome Shelly with a shower of love and acceptance. Their friend Estrella, a retired ballet star, is enraptured by Shelly’s dancing. Shelly makes a new friend the first day of school in this strange place but isn’t happy, feeling out of place and very different from the other boys. The new friend eventually suggests something Shelly didn’t even know was possible. Could … Read more

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Review: Nicky – Denver Shaw

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Nicky - Denver Shaw - A Daddy for Christmas

Genre: Contemporary, Holiday LGBTQ+ Category: Bi, Gay Reviewer: Linda, Paranormal Romance Guild Get It On Amazon About The Book This Christmas, love takes the form of a Daddy who’ll give a boy the care and protection he craves. NicholasI’ve spent the last six years putting my dreams on hold, raising my little brother Aiden after our mom died. Now he’s off to college, but it still feels like I’m carrying the weight of the world on my shoulders. Then I meet him—Markus Webber, the new doctor at the senior living facility where I work. He’s thoughtful and caring in a way I can’t let myself rely on… but when he calls … Read more

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Review: Untouchable – Juliane Seidel

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Untouchable - Juliane Seidel

Genre: Urban Fantasy / Dark Fantasy LGBTQ+ Category: Gay, Lesbian, Poly Reviewer: Linda, Paranormal Romance Guild Get It On Amazon About The Book All beings—whether human, vampire, Sidhe, or were-creature—have a guardian angel. Lily is one of the rare few who can see hers. Having qualified as a slayer to defend the ordinary from the supernatural, Lily believes she will now be able to unlock the secrets of her hidden past. However, battling werewolves and mages, she soon finds herself pitted against a seemingly invincible enemy. To make matters worse, the once unshakable bond with her guardian angel, Adrian, begins to crumble as he refuses to reveal the truth about … Read more

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Review: Florian’s Yuletide Wishes – Jules Radcliffe & Stephanie Lake

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Florian's Yuletide Wishes - Jules Radcliffe & Stephanie Lake - The Regency Lords

Genre: Holiday, Historical LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Linda, Paranormal Romance Guild Get It On Amazon About The Book Florian wants a quiet Christmas. Everett wants to share his Christmas love with the world. Whose wish will come true? Florian hides his true desires behind a mask of propriety – except with Everett. Their secret love is the center of his world. Safe in his secluded garden, they share stolen kisses and passionate nights. But the little world he’s built is about to turn upside-down as he tries to avoid the treacherous waters of society’s expectations. Everett longs to attend the Yuletide festivities with Florian. And, despite the passion that ignites … Read more

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Review: Josh’s Play – Madalyn George

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Josh's Play - Madalyn George - Hampstead Valley Boys

Genre: Contemporary, Sports, Hockey LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Linda, Paranormal Romance Guild Get It On Amazon About The Book Josh Marchetti-Gordon is an average college student who loves to play the field and party with his best friend. He’s hooked up with closeted guys before, even a few closeted athletes, so what makes this one so special? Find out when Josh meets shy but determined hockey phenom Campbell Ryan in Josh’s Play, Book Four in the Hampstead Valley Series The Review Josh Marchetti-Gordon is a senior at Hempstead University, and is an out and happy young man. Everything changes for him when, trying to save his seven-year-old niece from drowning, … Read more

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Review: Hoverballerino – Beryll and Osiris Brackhaus

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Hoverballerino - Beryll and Osiris Brackhaus

Genre: Science Fiction / Space Opera / Hopepunk LGBTQ+ Category: Bi, Gay Reviewer: Ulysses, Paranormal Romance Guild Get It At Amazon | B&N | Kobo | Apple | Smashwords | Universal Buy Link About The Book QSFer Beryll and Osiris Brackhaus has a new MM space opera out (bi, gay): Hoverballerino. Back on his home planet Floor, Rene has settled into a cosy topside job as a barista, serving tea and cake to hone his social skills. Hoping for some quiet time to finalise his decision to become a travelling agent of the Circle, Rene finds himself entangled in the glitzy world of celebrity hoverball players in an unexpectedly personal way. Kidnappings, crushed career dreams, evil spirits, and rituals gone confoundingly … Read more

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Review: The Hencha Queen – J. Scott Coatsworth

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The Hencha Queen - J. Scott Coatsworth

Genre: Sci-Fantasy, Romance Sub-Plot LGBTQ+ Category: Gay, Bisexual, Intersex Reviewer: Estora Universal Buy Link About The Book SILYA COMES INTO HER OWN, BUT WILL SHE BE ENOUGH? Silya finally has everything she always wanted. She’s the Hencha Queen, head of the Temple, and is working to master her newfound talents. So why does the world pick now to fall apart? Her once-nemesis Raven is off riding dragons, and their mutual friend (and her ex) Aik is nowhere to be found. Meanwhile, a new threat menaces the Heartland from the East, and if she can’t convince a reluctant Gullton city council to prepare for the worst, she may lose everyone and … Read more

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Review: Queer Windows: Volume 2 Summer – Cay Fletcher

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Queer Windows: Volume 2 Summer - Cay Fletcher

Genre: Romance, Fantasy LGBTQ+ Category: Gay, Lesbian, Non-Binary, Trans MTF Reviewer: Linda, Paranormal Romance Guild Get It At Amazon | B&N | Kobo | Apple | Smashwords | Universal Buy Link About The Book Summer can be bittersweet. Too short. Too hot. Full of adventures that can never last long enough. First loves. And lost ones. The second volume in the Queer Windows series brings you four new short stories led by queer characters from across the spectrum. Queer Windows gives a glance at four fantastical, queer love stories. Camp Spinytooth Summer camp is more fun with dragons. And a little ‘friendly’ competition. A Silent Ballad Being a siren without a voice doesn’t mean you can’t find your place in … Read more