Historical

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Review: The Gunpowder Plot – Fyn Alexander

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The Gunpowder Plot - Fyn Alexander

Genre: Historical LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Maryann Get It On Amazon About The Book In 1605, King James I sat on the thrones of England and Scotland. A group of men, led by Robert Catesby, planned to blow up the Houses of Parliament in London to kill King James, Queen Anne, their children, and all the lords of England. The plotters were Catholics in a time when, at best, Catholics were fined into poverty, and at worst, they were burned at the stake. William Cranmore is one of those men. Lark Alleyne, who started his working life at court, has been recruited as a spy and is put under the … Read more

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Review: A Star to Sail By – Joy Lynn Fielding

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A Star to Sail By - Joy Lynn Fielding

Genre: Historical, Romance LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Linda, Paranormal Romance Guild Get It On Amazon About The Book Abducted by pirates, a naval officer must choose between duty and desire. Billy knows no greater joy than the life of a pirate, where no man is his master and his destination is the horizon. Aboard the most beautiful ship to grace the ocean, he revels in his freedom. But his world changes when his captain tasks him with an unexpected duty—guarding the naval officer they’ve compelled to join their crew. Billy’s hatred for the navy burns stronger than the Caribbean sun. Crispin Merrick’s deepest yearning has always been to command a … 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: 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: Pirate Booty – Jules Radcliffe

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Pirate Booty - Jules Racliffe

Genre: Historical, Romance LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Maryann Get It On Amazon About The Book Gay historical romance from the Golden Age of Piracy. Under threat of arrest, Ben fled England for the Caribbean, leaving behind everything except his hard-won skills as a gunsmith. He’s heard of the Brethren of the Coast, a rough brotherhood of men who take what they want and love where they please. If they’re welcome in Port Royal, why can’t Ben also build a life there? But the most sinful city in the New World is a dangerous place for new arrivals. Ben is saved from a dreadful fate by Robert Lightfoot, a pirate whose … Read more

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Review: Chaos and Conjurations – K.L. Noone & K.S. Murphy

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Chaos & Conjurations - K.L. Noone & K.S. Murphy

Genre: Fantasy, Romance, Historical (Regency) LGBTQ+ Category: Bi, Gay Reviewer: Whiskey November Get It At Amazon About The Book Captain Henry Tourmaline is having nightmares again. And this time he’s not even cursed. But Henry is worried. He might be healed — but the healing spell left his lover Theo in pain, their magic tangled together. They’ve uncovered an ominous plot — but, without evidence, the Royal College of Wizardry refuses to believe them. And Theo’s brother, the Duke of Baselton, wants to meet Henry — but also wants to introduce Theo to a wealthy baron, a more suitable match … who might possess more sinister intentions. Theo Burnett tells … Read more

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Review: His Tomb Raider – Stephanie Lake

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His Tomb Raider - Stephanie Lake

Genre: Paranormal, Historical, Romance LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Maryann Get It On Amazon About The Book Indiana Jones meets The Magpie Lord in this suspenseful MM Victorian era romance from award-winning author Stephanie Lake. Tormented by nightmares, and fighting to maintain his sanity, Kit Asplin struggles to keep his business afloat. He might sell the occasional ancient artifact to make ends meet, but he never mixes business with pleasure. And he certainly does not have time for an inexperienced, prickly Englishman with a flirty sidekick. Everything Dylan Mansfield holds dear is in jeopardy. If he doesn’t find a specific sacred object for his mentor, he and Bertie will lose their … Read more

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Review: Garden of Secrets – Drake LaMarque

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Garden of Secrets - Drake LaMarque - Misselthwaite

Genre: Fantasy, Historical, Gaslamp, Romance LGBTQ+ Category: Bi, Gay, Non-Binary, Poly Reviewer: D.B., Paranormal Romance Guild Get It At Amazon About The Book Alistair Lennox is disagreeable. Isolated and miserable, with parents who don’t care about him, his life has been equal parts privilege and loneliness. But when his parents die, his life is turned upside down. In order to gain his inheritance, Alistair is forced to attend a college he’s never heard of – for good reason. Misselthwaite College is a school for the magically gifted Alistair has no magical gifts – unless being magically inept counts. What were his parents thinking? And what is the mysterious affliction plaguing … Read more

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Review: Dark Horse – K. York

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Dark Horse - K. York

Genre: Historical, Romance LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Maryann Get It On Amazon About The Book Daniel Barker’s seizures have made everyday life difficult, and they’re only getting worse. Affording treatment? Not easy when he’s limited in the jobs he can obtain. Body-snatching isn’t his preferred occupation, but with an employer like Henry Glass, he can’t complain. His life is held together by threads, and so the entrance of the charming, extroverted, gorgeous Theseus Blackthorn is the last thing Daniel needs to shake things up…so why can’t he stay away? Dark Horse is a novella and the second in The Resurrectionist series. The Review Daniel Barker survived a traumatic brain injury, which brought on … Read more