Ulysses’ Reviews – Page 11

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REVIEW: Born for Leaving – Mia Kerick Writing As Jude Munro

September 3, 2020 by scott

Genre: Contemporary LGBTQ+ Category: MM Gay Reviewer: Ulysses, Paranormal Romance Guild Get It On Amazon About The Book When they say be careful what you wish for, do you pay attention?Neither did Oliver Tunstead. Oliver wishes for nothing more than to get his mind off his crappy bartending job, pile of debt big enough to swallow him whole, and playboy ex-boyfriend/boss who refuses to back off. Too bad distractions, like the hot little convertible he has his eye on, cost megabucks. And Oliver is flat broke. Renting the spare bedroom in his rundown beachfront cottage is his only option to pick up the cash he needs–a risky proposition, as Oliver … Read more

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REVIEW: Redesigning Max – Pat Henshaw

August 30, 2020 by scott

Genre: Contemporary LGBTQ+ Category: MM Gay Reviewer: Ulysses, Paranormal Romance Guild Get It On Amazon About The Book Renowned interior designer Fredi Zimmer is surprised when outdoorsman Max Greene, owner of Greene’s Outdoors, hires him to revamp Max’s rustic cabin in the Sierra Nevada foothills. Fredi is an out-and-proud Metro male whose contact with the outdoors is from his car to the doorway of the million-dollar homes he remodels, and to Fredi, Max is a typical straight man’s man. When Max blatantly and clumsily flirts with Fredi, Fredi’s stereotypical view of Max is shattered. Is this a build-up to a gay bashing? Cautiously believing Max is closeted and is trying … Read more

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REVIEW: By Fairy Means or Foul – Meghan Maslow

May 30, 2020 by scott

Title: By Fairy Means or Foul Series: Starfig Investigations Book 1 Author: Meghan Maslow Genre: Fantasy, Paranormal LGBTQ+ Category: MM Gay Publisher: Self Pages: 252 Reviewer: Ulysses, Paranormal Romance Guild Get It On Amazon About The Book The last thing half-dragon, half-fairy private investigator Twig Starfig wants to do is retrieve a stolen enchanted horn from a treacherous fae, but there’s no denying the dazzlingly gorgeous unicorn who asks Twig to do just that. Literally, no denying, because compelling the reluctant detective is all part of a unicorn’s seductive magic. To add to his woes, Twig is saddled with the unicorn’s cheeky indentured servant, Quinn Broomsparkle. Dragons are supposed to … Read more

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REVIEW: The Selkie’s Coat – Drea Roman

May 16, 2020 by scott

Title: The Selkie’s Coat Author: Drea Roman Genre: Paranormal, Romance LGBTQ+ Category: MM Gay Publisher: Self Pages: 266 Reviewer: Ulysses, Paranormal Romance Guild Get It On Amazon About The Book A marshmallow alpha with more heart than sense and a stubborn human omega trying to guard his heart fall in love in this first story from the Waves of Fate omegaverse. “Oops! You dropped your coat!” With these words, waiter Daniel Collins turns alpha selkie Gregory Samson’s life upside down. Because that coat is not some fancy heirloom fur. No, it is Gregory’s selkie pelt, which magically connects him with his seal animal inside. When Gregory hears Daniel’ voice, he … Read more

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REVIEW: Back Door Into Purgatory – Rory Ni Coileain

May 14, 2020 by scott

Title: Back Door Into Purgatory Series: SoulShares Book 8 Author: Rory Ni Coileain Genre: Fantasy, Paranormal LGBTQ+ Category: MM Gay Publisher: Riverdale Avenue Books Pages: 328 Reviewer: Ulysses, Paranormal Romance Guild Get It On Amazon About The Book In the final installment in the M/M Celtic SoulShares series, author Rory NiCoileain weaves together the myriad threads of this compelling paranormal romance in a climax that crosses time and space. Sometimes Fae love stories aren’t what you expect.The Marfach—devourer of magick, long-imprisoned mortal enemy of the Fae race—is free of its Antarctic prison. The Demesne of Purgatory—Fae, humans, a Fade-hound puppy, a Gille Dubh, and a darag—is all that stands between the monster and … Read more

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REVIEW: At the Heart of Love, by Steven Valenti

April 2, 2020 by scott

Title: At the Heart of Love Author: Steven Valenti Genre: Erotic Romance LGBTQ+ Category: MM Gay Publisher: Self Pages: 244 Reviewer: Ulysses, Paranormal Romance Guild Get It On Amazon About The Book Nothing in life is by chance; it all happens for a reason. Something, Roger Janzen, a farm boy from Ohio, realizes after escaping to Chicago. Instantly finding Brent Pierce, a financial executive, who transforms Roger into a socialite. Following Brent’s murder, Roger discovers it’s not the life for him. While Scott Turner and Alec Lopez, high school seniors, fall in love. It too tragically ends, allowing Roger and Scott, young widowers, to meet for the repeat of love … Read more

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REVIEW: The God’s Eye, by Anna Butler

March 4, 2020March 4, 2020 by scott

Title: The God’s Eye Series: Lancaster’s Luck Book Three Author: Anna Butler Genre: Historical, Steampunk, Sci Fi LGBTQ+ Category: MM Gay Publisher: Self Pages: 338 Reviewer: Ulysses, Paranormal Romance Guild Get It On Amazon About The Book Rafe Lancaster is reluctantly settling into his role as the First Heir of House Stravaigor. Trapped by his father’s illness and his new responsibilities, Rafe can’t go with lover Ned Winter to Aegypt for the 1902/03 archaeological digging season. Rafe’s unease at being left behind intensifies when Ned’s fascination with the strange Antikythera mechanism and its intriguing link to the Aegyptian god Thoth has Ned heading south to the remote, unexplored highlands of Abyssinia … Read more

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Summary: Androids & Aliens is Scott's third short story collection - eight sci fi and sci-fantasy shorts that run the gamut from cyborgs to (comedic) alien invasions: Rise: The rise in sea levels caused by climate change swallowed Venice beneath the lagoon half a century ago. But what if we could bring it back? Ping: I was a real estate agent by day, and a museum curator in the evening at a sci-fi museum. What I saw one night changed everything. What the Rain Brings: Miriam struggles to make a living in post-climate-change Vancouver. But her friend Catalina has it even worse in the Arizona desert. So Miri hatches a plan. High Seven: Zan dreams of making full reals - immersive live virtual reality skins - but his low score may doom him to a life of cheap coding. Full Real: Dek's given up his life of spying for the city. But one more case awaits him. Will he regret it more if he takes it, or turns it down? Shit City: The Bay Area is being walloped by a hurricane, and seventeen-year-old Jason Vasquez has been relocated to a refugee city in the Nevada Desert. Will it be temporary shelter, or change his life? Firedrake: Kerry has always wondered about his deadly powers. But a mysterious bunch of violet roses starts him on the path to discovery - even if he's not sure he's going to like what he finds. The Last Human Heart: I'm one of the Remainers, the few cyborg humans still living on this busted planet. But if my still-human heart finally gives out, I may not live to find out the truth about who I am. This is the first time all of these stories have all been collected in one place, and the first publication of the Pacific Climate Tryptich - What the Rain Brings, High Seven, and Full Real - in any form.

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