Maryann’s Reviews

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Review: True North – TA Moore

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True North - TA Moore

Genre: Holiday, Fantasy, Mystery, Romance LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Maryann Get It On Amazon About The Book Despite what his co-workers say Belling, Montana paramedic Dylan Hollie does not hate Christmas. It’s just that as an ex-foster kid he learned early on that Christmas just didn’t have much relevance to his life. He’s seen no evidence since then that he’s wrong. That said, if Santa ever delivered a six-foot plus wall of hot muscle under his tree he’d be willing to reconsider. He’s even sourced an available one locally in the taciturn Somerset North and his impossibly blue eyes. So really, at this point the ball is in Santa’s court. … Read more

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Review: Mapping the Shadows – Becky Black

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Mapping the Shadows - Becky Black

Genre: Sci-Fi, Romance LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Maryann Get It On Amazon About The Book Ash Bowman is lost. Two years ago, he and his cop partner, Evelyn, walked in on a murder in progress that left her dead and him maimed. He left the force and became a private investigator, but Evelyn’s ghost still haunts him when he prowls the dark corridors of the Core of the space station Fraxin Yari. Ash is making a map. If there’s a map, then he won’t be so lost … Journalist Gabe Whitfield is on a mission to learn the truth behind that same murder. He doesn’t expect to stay on Frax … Read more

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Double Review: Love & Limitations – J. Scott Coatsworth

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Love & Limitations - J. Scott Coatsworth

Genre: Contemporary, Holiday, Romance, Gaylit LGBTQ+ Category: Gay, Transgender (3 stories)v Reviewers: Maryann; Ulysses, Paranormal Romance Guild Amazon | Apple | B&N | Kobo | Scribd | Smashwords | Thalia | Vivlio | Universal Buy Link About The Book Love & Limitations is Scott’s fourth short story collection and first one featuring contemporary MM and LGBTQ+ stories: I Only Want to Be With You: Derrek likes Ryan. Ryan likes Alex. Alex treats Ryan like trash. So why can’t he see who really loves him? The Boy in the Band: It’s hard for a trans kid in high school, just like it was for a gay kid two decades before. Can … Read more

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Double Review: Killer Notes – CJ Barlowe

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Killer Notes - CJ Barlowe

Genre: Contemporary, Rock ‘n’ Roll LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewers: Maryann; Linda, Paranormal Romance Guild Get It On Amazon About The Book Making it to Rocktoberfest will be a feat when a crazed fan goes after Danny Raven Wells, the lead singer of Warrior Black. On the cusp of launching its first major album, Danny has to navigate the band’s quick rise to fame, a stalker that’s willing to kill, and an infuriating bodyguard Danny’s falling for. Tobias Grant has only two jobs: to protect the lead singer and deliver him safely to Rocktoberfest. Falling fast for the talented rocker, who somehow got under his defenses, isn’t one of them. However, … Read more

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Review: The Monk’s Lair – Ellie Thomas

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The Monk's Lair - Ellie Thomas

Genre: Historical, Paranormal LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Maryann Publisher | Amazon | Apple | B&N | Kobo About The Book Christian Maxwell is used to being alone. A delicate and over-imaginative young man, he’s abandoned to his own devices and company in his family’s Wiltshire country home. When his aunt, concerned for his well-being, insists he accompany her to the Welsh Borders for a country house party in the autumn of 1816, Christian is resigned to being surrounded by people for the duration. One particular guest, Sam Gillespie, is a handsome amateur scientist of a similar age to Christian who is determined to befriend him. When Sam persuades Christian to … Read more

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Review: A Chevalier In Deed – Jules Radcliffe

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A Chevalier In Deed - Jules Radcliffe

Genre: Historical, Pirates, Interracial LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Maryann Get It On Amazon About The Book Secret friends. Forbidden lovers. Some bonds aren’t meant to be broken. When Titus Kandel meets Sir Henry Polglase, an irrepressible fire smoulders between them. But Ty can’t act on his feelings—he is owned by another man.  Affronted to learn he’s property, Sir Henry swears he’ll free Ty from his master’s clutches. Ty is elated. Finally he’ll have the freedom he’s always longed for.  And then he discovers what really brought Sir Henry to the Caribbean…  Gay historical romance from the Golden Age of Piracy, set in the world of Radcliffe’s epic Pirates of Port Royal series. The … Read more

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Review: Queen of Murder – Edale Lane

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Queen of Murder - Edale Lane

LGBTQ+ Category: Lesbian Genre: Murder Mystery, Romance Reviewer: Maryann Get It On Amazon About The Book A murdered drag queen. Dozens of suspects. One determined detective. Book 7 in the popular Lessons in Murder series, by award-winning, best-selling author Edale Lane Lieutenant Detective Jenna Ferrari excels at catching criminals, and while she’s come a long way toward taming her temper—thanks to her loving partner, Dr. Miranda McLeod—this case may get the better of her. While Jenna and Randi are in the audience of a regional drag competition, the contestant favored to win is being murdered backstage. Deciding she needs a man on the inside to really find out what’s going … Read more

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Review: Darik Wilson, Ghost Talker – Edward Kendrick

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Darik Wilson, Ghost Talker - Edward Kendrick

Genre: Paranormal, Romance LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Maryann Get It At Amazon | Publisher About The Book Darik Wilson was normal young man in college until the day he stumbled across a man’s body in a local park. When he touched it, the man’s ghost appeared. It scared the hell out of Darik as the ghost of Cornell Albright begged him to find his murderer. He was the thirteenth victim of the serial killer dubbed as X for the way he laid out his victims. Cornell told Darik what little he recalled about his killer, which Darik passed on to Detective Lang, who believed in the paranormal. Unfortunately, it wasn’t enough to … Read more

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Review: Dollface – Liv Rancourt

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Dollface - Liv Rancourt

Genre: Historical, Paranormal, Romance, LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Maryann Get It At Amazon | Universal Buy Link About The Book Charlie’s father deserted the family when he was five years old, so when his sister’s husband is killed in the war, he steps in so his niece won’t grow up without a man to rely on. That his sister’s husband was his best friend – and only love – makes his grief just as great as hers. Some three years after her father’s death, his niece receives a doll in the mail. The package says it was sent by her father, and with that, strange things start happening. Spooky things. Dangerous things. … Read more

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Review: Second-Best Men – Fearne Hill

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Second-Best Men - Fearne Hill

Genre: Contemporary LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Maryann Get It On Amazon About The Book Two snowed-in men. 300 cows. And a mangy dog. Tucked away down a rutted dirt track lives a grumpy dairy farmer. He’s firmly in the closet. And he’s desperately lonely. That farmer is me—Rob Langford. I have more meaningful conversations with my prize bull than people. Except, one snowy night, I stumble across a fancy car wedged into a ditch. The driver needs my help. He’s injured. Stranded. The snow lies two feet deep. And over the next few days, I discover this quiet, thoughtful man doesn’t mind my run-down cottage and my lumpy old sofa. … Read more