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REVIEW: Abaddon’s Locusts

January 24, 2019 by scott

Abaddon's Locusts - Don Travis - BJ Vinson Mystery

Title: Abbadon’s LocustSeries: BJ Vinson Mysteries, Book #5Author: Don TravisGenre: MysteryLGBTQ+ Category: GayPublisher: DSP PublicationsPages/Word Count: 385 PagesBuy Link: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07JLHKJLY/Reviewer: Maryann About the Book: When B. J. Vinson, confidential investigator, learns his young friend, Jazz Penrod, has disappeared and has not been heard from in a month, he discovers some ominous emails. Jazz has been corresponding with a “Juan” through a dating site, and that single clue draws BJ and his significant other, Paul Barton, into the brutal but lucrative world of human trafficking. Their trail leads to a mysterious Albuquerquean known only as Silver Wings, who protects the Bulgarian cartel that moves people—mostly the young and vulnerable—around the state to be sold into modern-day … Read more

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ANNOUNCEMENT/GIVEAWAY: Abaddon’s Locusts, by Don Travis

January 22, 2019 by scott

DSP Publications author Don Travis has a new gay mystery book out: Abaddon’s Locusts. When B. J. Vinson, confidential investigator, learns his young friend, Jazz Penrod, has disappeared and has not been heard from in a month, he discovers some ominous emails. Jazz has been corresponding with a “Juan” through a dating site, and that single clue draws BJ and his significant other, Paul Barton, into the brutal but lucrative world of human trafficking. Their trail leads to a mysterious Albuquerquean known only as Silver Wings, who protects the Bulgarian cartel that moves people—mostly the young and vulnerable—around the state to be sold into modern-day slavery, sexual and otherwise. Can … Read more

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Weekly Recs and Weekend Reads

March 31, 2017 by Lisa Horan

Hi, everyone, and many thanks to Queer Romance Ink for inviting The Novel Approach Reviews to become a contributing member of the community! We’ll be stopping by every Friday with a handful of some of our favorite reads reviewed during the week, so if you’re looking for a good book to curl up with and get you through the weekend, we might have just the recommendation for you. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~ A Boy Worth Knowing by Jennifer Cosgrove Publisher: NineStar Press Length: 173 Pages Category: Young Adult, Paranormal Blurb: Ghosts can’t seem to keep their opinions to themselves. Seventeen-year-old Nate Shaw should know; he’s been talking to them since he was twelve. … Read more

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