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Review: Breaking Free by A.T. Brennan

Nov 14, 2017 | 0 comments

Rating: 4 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Zander just gets through each day now. He has his job as the manager of The Den, and has his co-workers who have become his friends as family, but he will not allow himself to have a relationship....

FILED UNDER: 4 stars, Contemporary, Michelle's Reviews
TAGGED: A.T. Brennan, attempted suicide, college, dancer, hate crime, self published, stalker, The Den Boys series

Review: Arrows Through Archer by Nash Summers

Jun 29, 2017 | 1 comment

Rating: 3.75 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel It’s been a few years since both of Archer’s parents were killed and the grief is still sharp and all consuming. He drags himself through life going to college and trying to put on a good front for...

FILED UNDER: 3.75 stars, Contemporary, Michelle's Reviews
TAGGED: age gap, coming out, depression, grief/loss, hate crime, hurt/comfort, Nash Summers, self published, suicidal thoughts

Review: Cultivating Love by Addison Albright

Jun 27, 2017 | 0 comments

Rating: 3.5 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Both Ed and Joe are hard working and practical to a fault. It serves them well in their careers as an auto mechanic and part-time farm hand respectively. This shared sense of utilitarianism has also...

FILED UNDER: 3.5 stars, Camille's Reviews, Contemporary
TAGGED: Addison Albright, farmer, hate crime, JMS Books

Review: The Combat Zone by Vincent Wilde

May 10, 2017 | 0 comments

Rating: 4 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Would-be private detective Cody Harper and reporter Stephen Cross formed a special bond over a knife fight years ago. Now, Cody is beginning to realize that bond is more than just affection....

FILED UNDER: 4 stars, Camille's Reviews, Contemporary
TAGGED: Cleis Press, Cody Harper Series, drag queen, hate crime, journalist, mild kink, mystery, nazi, thriller, Vincent WIlde

Review: The Bravest Thing by Laura Lascarso

Apr 17, 2017 | 4 comments

Rating: 5 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Berlin Webber is a high school junior in the small Austin suburb of Lowry, Texas. He’s mostly sure he’s gay, though he’s dating a girl from church. She’s nice and their abstinence-preaching church...

FILED UNDER: 5 stars, Contemporary, Veronica's Reviews, Young Adult
TAGGED: athlete, BIPOC, cowboy, Dreamspinner Press, hate crime, high school, Laura Lascarso, young love

Review: The House the Devil Built by Benjamin Hively

Mar 16, 2017 | 0 comments

Rating: 2 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel After months of treatment for substance abuse, Ashton can finally get back to his husband, Dillon, and work on rebuilding their life. Dillon is equally eager to put both their transgressions behind...

FILED UNDER: 2 stars, Camille's Reviews, Contemporary, Paranormal
TAGGED: Benjamin Hivley, character death, hate crime, horror, possession, religious, self published

Review: Flaunt by E. Davies

Mar 3, 2017 | 0 comments

Rating: 3.75 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel From his green hair to his flippy skirts, Kyle is flamboyant, free-spirited, and knows how to flaunt it. His outgoing nature helps him maximize the social and public aspects of his work for a local...

FILED UNDER: 3.75 stars, Camille's Reviews, Contemporary
TAGGED: class differences, cross dressing, E. Davies, hate crime, kids, opposites attract, self published, transgender

Review: The Darkest Ink by Liza Kay

Jan 25, 2017 | 0 comments

Rating: 3.5 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Darkness engulfed Reese Thompson’s early years. The ideas and actions that merely fitted him into the fold of his own family left hims at odds with the rest of broader society. When a personal...

FILED UNDER: 3.5 stars, Camille's Reviews, Contemporary
TAGGED: barista, BIPOC, ex con, eXtasy Books, hate crime, Light and Dark series, Liza Kay, opposites attract

Review: Breaking Free by A.T. Brennan

Review: Arrows Through Archer by Nash Summers

Review: Cultivating Love by Addison Albright

Review: The Combat Zone by Vincent Wilde

Review: The Bravest Thing by Laura Lascarso

Review: The House the Devil Built by Benjamin Hively

Review: Flaunt by E. Davies

Review: The Darkest Ink by Liza Kay

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