Maryann’s Reviews

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Review: The Paradox of Love and Death – Artemis Glass

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The Paradox of Love and Death - Artemis Glass

Genre: Contemporary, Lesfic LGBTQ+ Category: Lesbian Reviewer: Maryann Get It On Amazon About The Book Funeral crashing has been the best way for Noemi Moretti to release her pent-up emotions after the death of her parents. But on the anniversary of their passing, she meets Amara Forsythe, a beautiful UCLA student mourning her grandmother. Fate brings them together again at another funeral, but Noemi hides her true intentions from Amara. As their relationship blossoms, so do the lies that threaten to tear them apart. Can Noemi find a way to make things right before it’s too late? THE PARADOX OF LOVE AND DEATH follows Noemi as she navigates through her … Read more

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Review: Under His Name – M.A. Grant

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Under His Name - M.A. Grant

Genre: Contemporary, Mystery, Action-Adventure LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Maryann Get It On Amazon About The Book Sam Walch has never tried to match up to his flashy, high-spirited twin brother Brad in anything—school, sports, or romance. Competing against Brad only led to disappointment and heartbreak, which is why Sam stayed in town after their mom’s death and let Brad take off for grander adventures. After years being stuck in neutral, Sam finally plans a dream trip to Malta to start a new chapter in his life. Too bad a hospital phone call about his long-lost brother comes just days before he’s due to step onto the plane. Agent Nicolas Conti … Read more

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Review: His Second Chance – Stephanie Lake

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His Second Chance - Stephanie Lake

Genre: Historical, Regency, Georgian LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Maryann Get It On Amazon About The Book Lord Blair wants a second chance at love with his long-lost lieutenant. Only one problem: Blair’s engaged to the man’s sister. Disgusted with unfaithful lovers, Viscount Reid Blair decides once and for all, to forget the dark, anonymous officer who slipped in and out of his life five years ago. He will marry Lady Prudence. With her unquestioned beauty and surprising wit, she is guaranteed to make an entertaining wife. Prudence’s brother, Lieutenant David Cavendish, has always been beyond discreet. Except for one torrid fortnight, years ago, when his passion for a certain viscount … Read more

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Review: His Midshipman – Stephanie Lake

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His Midshipman - Stephanie Lake

Genre: Historical, Regency LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Maryann Get It On Amazon About The Book Love at first seduction in Georgian England. Reid never knew how fast love could hit until he met Midshipman David. Can he convince the reluctant young officer they are perfect together? In the style of Regency England, His Midshipman is a stand-alone M/M novella. Reid and David’s story continues in His Second Chance, the Regency Lords series, a queer romance by award-winning author Stephanie Lake. Start the series today to heat up your evening. “Stephanie Lake gives us appealing characters, fun storylines, and crisp prose. I especially enjoy the skill she uses with her historical … Read more

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Review: A Death at His Majesty’s – David C. Dawson

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A Death at His Majesty's - David C. Dawson - Simon Sampson Mysteries

Genre: Historical, Mystery LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Maryann Get It On Amazon About The Book The stage is set for murder It’s the summer of 1929 and there’s a serial killer on the streets of London. Bodies of young women are dumped at the stage doors of London’s theatres. Noël Coward’s assistant Florence Miles, known to her close friends as Bill, is dragged into the investigation when the body of her former secret lover is found outside His Majesty’s Theatre. Bill forms an unlikely alliance with the Chronicle newspaper’s senior crime reporter Simon Sampson. Together they discover that the killer has friends in high places… This is the prequel to the LAMBDA … Read more

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Review: Salt – Fearne Hill

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Salt - Fearne Hill

Genre: Contemporary LGBTQ+ Category: Gay, Bisexual Reviewer: Maryann Get It On Amazon About The Book When was the right time to tell someone that silver flames were shooting from their hair? And that your own tranquil green desired nothing more than to tangle with them, if only it could escape a malevolent orange flare hounding your every move? Over-stressed businessman Charles Heyer is not like most people. With a rare medical condition that scrambles the senses, he experiences emotions as flashes of colour, giving them the power to disrupt, dismay, or delight. Alone in his over-vivid world, a devastating bereavement leaves him mentally scarred and recuperating on the picturesque French … Read more

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Review: Under His Sheets – R.L. Merrill

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Under His Sheets - R.L. Merrill

Genre: Contemporary, Rock ‘n’ Roll LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Maryann Get It On Amazon About The Book Indie rock star Randall Sutter is hard at work creating a new life for himself in Spain after his band was robbed and decided to break up. The inspiration for his reinvention? The passionate night he spent with a Spaniard who encouraged him to consider spending more time in his country. So Randall 2.0 decides to dust off his credentials and take a job teaching music at an international school in a suburb of Barcelona. But questions soon arise when the stranger Randall can’t stop thinking about appears at the school—as Alonso the … Read more

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Review: Power 3 – Michael Barnette

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Power 3 - Michael Barnette

Genre: Sci-Fi, BDSM, Erotic LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Maryann Get It On Amazon About The Book The power games between Bells, David and Director Perez come to an explosive conclusion. Bells had made many promises to Davidnot the least of which is to get him out of the current situation with Director Perez. But how can Bells do that when David’s job, his very life, is tied to NeuroTech and the research department Perez heads? Warnings and Tropes: Warnings: m/m (gay), BDSM (not light), dark erotic romance, boss/employee, danger, violence, blood, I will kill to protect you, man with the soul of a dragon, non-con/dub-con.Author’s Note: The series is a … Read more

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Review: Lone Star on a Cowboy Heart – Marie S. Crosswell

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Lone Star on a Cowboy Heart - Marie S. Crosswell

Genre: Contemporary, Western LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Maryann Get It On Amazon About The Book When Montgomery Clarke saves Deputy Sam Roswell’s life during an armed robbery, both men go home thinking they’ll never cross paths again. Instead, a friendship blossoms between them as they work together to track down a wanted man: the surviving robber who escaped the scene of the crime with a sack of cash. Drawn to each other despite their starkly different personalities, Montgomery and Sam quickly bond in a way neither man has with anyone else in years. Their friendship awakens Sam’s long-buried and unexplored romantic feelings for men, while reviving Montgomery’s deepest longing: for … Read more

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Review: Under the Gun – Cari Z.

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Under the Gun - Cari Z.

Genre: Action Adventure, Romance LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Maryann Get It On Amazon About The Book Life is plenty exciting for Joey Cole. Everything that isn’t his day job revolves around having fun, but “fun” becomes complicated when Joey’s latest side gig turns into a gunfight between the handsy billionaire he’s working for and the ex-boyfriend who broke his heart and who’s now…smuggling drugs? Turns out that Adam, Joey’s ex, is a spy for His Majesty’s government, and that Joey has fallen into a sting operation meant to take his shady employer down. Joey and Adam are hounded by assassins as they escape to a safe house in England, home … Read more