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Review: Lavender House by Lev AC Rosen

Oct 18, 2022 | 0 comments

Rating: 4.25 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Evander “Andy” Mills didn’t assume being a good cop made him immune from being a target. He just never thought he’d actually have the bad luck to get caught literally with his pants down...

FILED UNDER: 4.25 stars, Camille's Reviews, Historical
TAGGED: established couple, Forge Books, gay bashing, law enforcement, Lev AC Rosen, murder, mystery, suicidal ideation

Review: Better Red by Tara Lain

Apr 24, 2020 | 1 comment

Rating: 4 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Red is happy with his life, but uncertain about his future. College is definitely an option and he thinks he’d like to study business. Red likes working at Mom and Pop’s and he loves numbers, but his...

FILED UNDER: 4 stars, Contemporary, Fairy Tale, Sammy's Reviews
TAGGED: Ever After New York series, gay bashing, homophobia, Little Red Riding Hood, new adult, self published, Tara Lain

Review: Reserved by V.L. Locey

Mar 9, 2020 | 1 comment

Rating: 5 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novella Adrian is no longer a prisoner of the fear-drenched existence that was once his life. No, that boy is long gone and in his place is a successful, well-dressed, event planner who lives for Manhattan...

FILED UNDER: 5 stars, Contemporary, Sammy's Reviews
TAGGED: abuse, gay bashing, hurt/comfort, law enforcement, self published, Tales of Bryant series, V.L. Locey

Review: Stray by Nancy J. Hedin

Aug 26, 2019 | 1 comment

Rating: 3.25 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Lorraine’s life has somehow strayed from its intended path. Instead of attending college in Duluth, a bigger city (with bigger minds and more freedom), training to be a veterinarian, she’s still...

FILED UNDER: 3.25 stars, Contemporary, Elizabeth's reviews
TAGGED: cheating, gay bashing, homophobia, Nancy J. Hedin, NineStar Press, small town

Review: The Importance of Being Kevin by Steven Harper

Jul 29, 2019 | 1 comment

Rating: 4.25 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Every night before bed, Kevin taps the picture of Robbie he keeps on his nightstand three times to stave off the nightmares. Nightmares where he still holds the bat with which he nearly beat the...

FILED UNDER: 4.25 stars, Contemporary, Elizabeth's reviews, Young Adult
TAGGED: blackmail, coming out, Dreamspinner Press, gay bashing, PTSD, rape, small town, stalker, Steven Harper, virgin, wealthy character, young love

Review: Conjoined at the Soul by Huston Piner

Mar 2, 2018 | 0 comments

Rating: 4 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Once again, author Huston Piner takes us back to Chadham High School, the setting of his novel, My Life As A Myth. In this second novel, Conjoined at the Soul, we are once again stepping back in time...

FILED UNDER: 4 stars, Historical, Sammy's Reviews, Young Adult
TAGGED: BIPOC, bullying, depression, gay bashing, high school, Huston Piner, NineStar Press, Seasons of Chadham High series, young love

Review: Be My Best Man by Con Riley

Oct 6, 2017 | 2 comments

Rating: 5 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Vanya has escaped Russia after nearly being killed by those who lured him into a meet up from an online dating service situation solely because he was gay. He is seeking asylum in the UK, but has yet...

FILED UNDER: 5 stars, Contemporary, Sammy's Reviews
TAGGED: age gap, Con Riley, construction worker, gay bashing, hurt/comfort, self published

Review: Mascara & Bandages by Brandon Witt

Jul 21, 2017 | 0 comments

Rating: 5 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Mascara & Bandages is the third installment in Brandon Witt’s Mary’s Boys series and my favorite thus far. I truly fell in love with Ariel Merman, aka Zachary Cooper. Written with incredible...

FILED UNDER: 5 stars, Contemporary, Sammy's Reviews
TAGGED: Brandon Witt, doctor, drag queen, Dreamspinner Press, gay bashing, hurt/comfort, Mary's Boys series