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Review: Blue Plate Special by Layla Reyne

Jan 25, 2023 | 0 comments

Rating: 4.25 stars Buy Links: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Thirteen years ago, Noah Becker’s abusive father almost killed him. Noah managed to escape with the help of his best friend, Tyler, and Tyler’s parents. Noah has spent the...

FILED UNDER: 4.25 stars, Contemporary, Jay's Reviews
TAGGED: abuse, age gap, best friend's father, ginger, kink, Layla Reyne, older character, pansexual, self published, Table for Two series

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: Foxed by Jay Hogan

Jan 13, 2023 | 2 comments

Rating: 4.5 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel FOXED: To be thrown into a state of uncertainty—flustered, bamboozled, bewildered, puzzled, vexed. Jed Marshall is a successful classic car mechanic. He is fifty-five years old, divorced with...

FILED UNDER: 4.5 stars, Contemporary, Michelle's Reviews
TAGGED: bisexual, coming out, family, homophobia, Jay Hogan, mechanic, older character, self published

Review: Listen: The Sound of Fear Anthology

Nov 11, 2022 | 0 comments

Rating: 4.5 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Anthology Listen: The Sound of Fear is a collection of ten stories from nine different authors. Each tale of horror and unease features themes of sound and portrays (to varying degrees) the lives...

Review: The View from Olympus Mons by Barry Creyton

Oct 7, 2022 | 0 comments

Rating: 4.75 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Craig and Nate are the epitome of opposites. Craig shares a run-down trailer with his drug-addicted mother. He’s all of fifteen years old, yet carrying the responsibility of...

FILED UNDER: 4.75 stars, Camille's Reviews, Contemporary
TAGGED: Barry Creyton, friends to lovers, lovers reunited, NineStar Press, older character, poor character, unrequited love, wealthy character

Review: Underdog by L.A. Witt

Sep 29, 2022 | 0 comments

Rating: 4 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Ty Adams is a champion horseman, running his legacy Lost Acres horse farm and ranch in Burlington, Vermont. He trains a stable full of champion horses, and the riders who compete with them. Ty...

FILED UNDER: 4 stars, Contemporary, Veronica's Reviews
TAGGED: boss/employee, ex con, Heart Eyes Press, In Vino Veritas collection, L.A. Witt, older character, ranch, World of True North universe

Review: Broken In by B.A. Tortuga

Jul 25, 2022 | 1 comment

Rating: 4.5 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Greyson Hayden and Kyler Lassiter were rodeo men and committed lovers for years, but Grey’s alcoholism was killing both of them. Ky couldn’t take watching the man he adored drown himself in...

FILED UNDER: 4.5 stars, Contemporary, Veronica's Reviews, Western
TAGGED: alcoholic, B.A. Tortuga, cowboy, disability, lovers reunited, older character, ranch, self published

Review: Drifting by J. Calamy

Jun 22, 2022 | 1 comment

Rating: 4 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Cole Hadley’s life is finally coming together. He’s free from his fat-shaming ex-husband, has landed a job at the State Department that lets him work with antiquities, and is about to start a...

FILED UNDER: 4 stars, Camille's Reviews, Contemporary
TAGGED: Dive In series, instalove, J Calamy, older character, opposites attract, overweight MC, past emotional abuse, self published