Maryann’s Reviews

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Review: Point of Knives – Melissa Scott

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Point of Knives - Melissa Scott

Genre: Historical, Mystery LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Maryann Get It On Amazon About The Book Nicolas Rathe and Philip Eslingen are back, drawn together from opposite sides of the law to investigate a series of murders whose impact stretches deep into Astreiant’s underworld. Eslingen is now a professional knife working for a prominent crimelord while Rathe is an Adjunct Point, sworn to uphold the city’s laws. By rights, they should be wary foes, but instead they find themselves sharing an investigation as well as a bed as their search takes them into the heart of Point of Knives and at its center, the Court of Thirty-two Knives, the hub of … Read more

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Review: Whoever Brought Me Here – Augusta Connor

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Whoever Brought Me Here - Augusta Connor

Genre: Historical, Romance LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Maryann Get It On Amazon About The Book From the cold stone walls of his boarding school, Harold is surprised to find himself reunited with his foster brother, the older, handsome, enthralling Edmund. After a shared childhood in a stately English home, Harold thought he’d never experience their closeness again, as the expectation of the British upper classes weigh upon both of them. But when a harsh storm leads them to take shelter in an abandoned hermitage, Harold is going to get some lessons on chemistry. A period M/M story set on a chilly winter’s eve. A period M/M story set on a … Read more

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Review: SapphicLover69 – Edale Lane

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SapphicLover69 - Edale Lane

Genre: Contemporary LGBTQ+ Category: Lesbian Reviewer: Maryann Get It On Amazon About The Book Aspen wants to advance her career; SapphicLover69 wants her dead.Golden Crown Award Finalist for Mystery/Thriller/Suspense author Edale Lane brings you another novel filled with loveable characters that will keep you guessing. Sapphic romance author Aspen Wolfe is forced off social media by a vicious online stalker. Putting it behind her, she accepts an invitation to speak at a prestigious writer’s conference where two of her books are up for awards. While she makes new friends at the gathering in New Orleans, her stalker, SapphicLover69, is the last person on her mind—until Aspen gets a text message … Read more

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Review: Blade of Shadows, Wings of Light – Chad Grayson

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Review: Blade of Shadows, Wings of Light - Chad Grayson

Genre: Fantasy, Romance LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Maryann Get It On Amazon About The Book Who—or what—is Jack Bainbridge? Jack Bainbridge thinks he’s just an ordinary college student, studying to be a teacher. But if that’s true, why have the Reaper of Strife and his warriors come to capture him? Rescued by a Holy Knight, Jack flees for his life, and takes refuge in Greywall, a city of outcasts devoted to the study of forbidden magics. In Greywall, the Guardians attempt to discover the secret of Jack’s strange powers, which were triggered by the Reaper’s attack. And what about Griffin, the Paladin who rescued him? Why does Jack find him … Read more

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Review: Zero Tolerance – Jackie Keswick

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Zero Tolerance - Jackie Keswick

Genre: Action-Adventure, Vigilante Justince LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Maryann Get It On Amazon About The Book Every man has a limit. Jack is about to reach his. Jack Horwood should be content. His job keeps him busy and renovating his home keeps him entertained. So why does he feel as if something important is missing from his life and he’s just wasting time? Discontent sharpens his attention, and between losing one mentor and watching the other struggle with prejudice and racism, Jack doesn’t like what he sees. Walking away is not an option, but neither can he carry on as he has. It is Rio, whose conduct gives Jack an … Read more

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Review: Death Train – C.J. Baty

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Death Train - C.J. Baty

Genre: Mystery, Historical LGBTQ+ Category: Historical, Mystery Reviewer: Maryann Get It On Amazon About The Book Stiles Long and Michael O’Leary were asked to join two agents from the Secret Service to break up a counterfeiting ring. They didn’t usually work with other agents, but since several Secret Service agents had been killed, the president wanted the Pinkertons in on the job. Reginald McCullough did not want to be anywhere near his uncle, but this was a chance for him to move up in the ranks. His new partner, Rochelle Warrant, was a stranger, but he’d do whatever it took to do a good job. When he entered his uncle’s … Read more

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Review: Regna Born – Erick Holmberg

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Regna Born - Erick Holmberg

Genre: Superhero, Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Mystery LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Maryann Get It On Amazon About The Book Beneath the veneer of everyday life, a clandestine world thrives in the shadows, filled with powerful telepaths who call themselves adepts. These superbeings have guarded their secrets for millennia, but when a brilliant scientist, Joe Martin, maps and prepares to publish their genome in a famous medical journal, the adepts realize they can’t hide forever and further exposure to the human world threatens their existence. Gabriel Kelly has his life turned upside down when someone murders Joe, his ex, and the race to find the genetic map begins. Gabriel, an average adept, enlists … Read more

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Review: Passageway – Steven A. Coulter

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Passageway - Steven A. Coulter

Genre: Sci-Fi, Romance LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Maryann Get It On Amazon About The Book Chosen by mystical warriors to protect a parallel Earth from a catastrophic future, a young man must push his mental and physical abilities to the limits if he is to help save mankind. As seventeen-year-old Darwin McQuaid flees high-school bullies, he is saved by an enigmatic stranger; an indigenous teenage warrior who was born 500 years in the past. Strong and powerful, Daruk possesses an intelligence that exceeds his rugged youthful appearance, and Darwin is drawn to learn more about him. Surprisingly, the high-school junior discovers that the mysterious warrior has a connection to an … Read more

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Review: The Broker – Matthew Dante

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The Broker - Matthew Dante

Genre: Mystery, Dark Romance, Suspense LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Maryann Get It On Amazon About The Book The secrets of the past never remain buried. Somehow, they always find a way of leaking into the present, forcing people to face their demons and confront the haunting truths they have tried so desperately to keep hidden. Isaac25, Exotic Dancer… likes to party and have a good time. What can I say? I like to have fun. Do I party hard? Yes. Do I make all the guys around me hot under the collar? Also, yes. But what’s my favorite thing to do? Annoy the heck out of a certain uptight, ex-army … Read more

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Review: Pining for the Prince – Rebecca Cohen

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Pining for the Prince - Rebecca Cohen

Genre: Paranormal, Historical, Romance LGBTQ+ Category: Bi, Gay Reviewer: Maryann Get It On Amazon About The Book Sometimes being a vampire sucks, and not in a good way. Gwil might have accepted his vampire afterlife didn’t come with rubbing shoulders with the elite and endless wealth, despite what his sire might alluded to, but working as a private detective isn’t all bad. Being dragged into Vampire Council business is annoying at times but there are worst things—the worst being years of pining after his best friend, business partner, and fae prince, Hyax. Spending so much time with Hyax is getting harder, and now Hyax has told his parents that Gwil … Read more