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Review: Roustabout by Morgan Brice

Sep 7, 2023 | 0 comments

Rating: 3.5 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Over many years, RJ planned his “vengeance tour” against the corrupt individuals responsible for ruining lives, including those of his family members. For two years, he has brought low those...

FILED UNDER: 3.5 stars, Contemporary, Jovan's Reviews, Paranormal
TAGGED: Carnival of Mysteries series, criminal, Darkwind Press, foster care, instalove, law enforcement, Morgan Brice, necromancer, orphan, psychic

Review: Halo by E.M. Lindsey

Aug 11, 2023 | 0 comments

Rating: 4.5 stars Buy Links: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Victor has always known people see him as a little weird and different; the orthodics he wears on his legs and his unsteady gait seem to do it, even if people didn’t find his...

FILED UNDER: 4.5 stars, Contemporary, Jay's Reviews
TAGGED: age gap, bisexual, E.M. Lindsey, foster care, lingerie, self published, sex worker, wealthy character

Review: Human Omega by Jay L. North

Jun 9, 2023 | 0 comments

Rating: 4 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel After aging out of the foster system, Jamie is living hand to mouth doing odd jobs as he travels across the country. Right now, he works as a bar back in rural Idaho. It’s not glamorous, but...

FILED UNDER: 4 stars, Camille's Reviews, Contemporary, Urban Fantasy
TAGGED: attempted rape, Black Creek Pack series, fated mates, foster care, found family, homeless, Jay L. North, mpreg, omegaverse, self published

Review: The Firedancer by Rye Cox

May 24, 2023 | 0 comments

Rating: 4 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Coal is not from the human world and he was cast out of his home. He found the Black Cat Circus, or more accurately the ringmaster found him, and gained a new family when he joined. But...

FILED UNDER: 4 stars, Contemporary, Kris' Reviews, Paranormal
TAGGED: Black Cat Circus Series, chef, foster care, hurt/comfort, opposites attract, orphan, Rye Cox, self published, vermilion bird

Review: Nicked: Nordin by Nora Phoenix

Feb 27, 2023 | 0 comments

Rating: 4.25 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Nordin Foster followed in his father’s footsteps and has made a career out of grifting ever since he was a child. When he was young, he used it as a way to take care of his brothers. Jaren,...

FILED UNDER: 4.25 stars, Contemporary, Kris' Reviews
TAGGED: foster care, hurt/comfort, law enforcement, Nora Phoenix, opposites attract, self published, The Foster Brothers series

Audiobook Review: Make Me Fall by Riley Nash

Feb 1, 2023 | 0 comments

Story Rating: 4 stars Audio Rating: 4 stars Narrators: Michael Gallagher and Theo Sinclair Length: 8 hours, 36 minutes Audiobook Buy Links: Amazon/Audible | iBooks Book Buy Links: Amazon | iBooks Gray is a lawyer with a conscience. After the worst imaginable was...

FILED UNDER: 4 stars, Audiobook, Contemporary, Michelle's Reviews
TAGGED: age gap, amputee, bisexual, coming out, disability, foster care, hurt/comfort, lawyer, Michael Gallagher, opposites attract, Riley Nash, self published, Theo Sinclair, water air earth fire series, wealthy character

Review: Shelf Life by Kelly Jensen

Jan 16, 2023 | 2 comments

Rating: 4.25 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Since the death of his mother from a heart attack two years ago, Grayson Clery has dedicated his life to her café. It was her lifelong dream, and Gray’s parents put decades of sweat, love...

FILED UNDER: 4.25 stars, Contemporary, Jovan's Reviews
TAGGED: baker, BIPOC, foster care, geek, grief/loss, Hearts & Crafts series, hurt/comfort, Kelly Jensen, older character, Riptide Publishing

Review: Always You by Trish Edmisten

Nov 22, 2022 | 0 comments

Rating: 3.75 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel At 14, Bailey’s mother passed and he became an orphan. His uncle refused to take him in because he was gay, so for two weeks, Bailey was in the foster care system and living in a group home....