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Review: Paint it Black by Amy Lane

Aug 14, 2019 | 0 comments

Rating: 3.5 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Paint it Black is the long-awaited sequel to Beneath the Stain by Amy Lane. While it could possibly be read as a standalone novel, I would recommend reading these in order primarily because there is a wealth of...

FILED UNDER: 3.5 stars, Contemporary, Sammy's Reviews
TAGGED: addiction, age difference, Amy Lane, artist, attempted suicide, Beneath the Stain series, bisexual, bullying, Dreamspinner Press, drug addict, musician, prostitution, rape, rock star

Review: Cravings Creek by Mel Bossa

Aug 5, 2019 | 0 comments

Rating: 4.5 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Cravings Creek by Mel Bossa is an intense, character-driven novel that deals with everything from post-rape PTSD to alcoholism. The blurb for this story really doesn’t give you any indication of the wild ride you are...

FILED UNDER: 4.5 stars, Contemporary, Sammy's Reviews
TAGGED: addict, alcoholic, coming out, first kiss, first love, friends to lovers, hurt/comfort, JMS Books, kidnapping, Mel Bossa, opera singer, priests, PTSD, rape

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 young man to death for...

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

Review: String Boys by Amy Lane

May 29, 2019 | 1 comment

Rating: 4.5 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Seth Arnold had a rough start to his young life. His mother died when he was a small boy and then his father moved them to another state. His father doesn’t handle his mother’s death well, but turns himself...

FILED UNDER: 4.5 stars, Contemporary, Michelle's Reviews
TAGGED: Amy Lane, child abuse, coming out, Dreamspinner Press, drinking, drugs, family, friends to lovers, homophobia, musician, rape, virgin hero, young love

Review: Sweating Lies by Emma Jaye

May 16, 2019 | 2 comments

Rating: 4.25 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Officer Jiao is deep undercover, working as a thug in an underground fighting ring. Jiao is betrayed by the man he was trying to save and wakes up naked in a cage on board a boat, the newest citizen of the mad and...

FILED UNDER: 4.25 stars, BDSM, Contemporary, Elizabeth's reviews
TAGGED: child abuse, Criminal Delights, Criminal Delights series, cult, Dissociative identity disorder, Emma Jaye, incest, law enforcement, PTSD, Purindoors Publications, rape, sex trafficking, slavery, Taken series (Emma Jaye), torture

Review: Paint it Black by Amy Lane

Review: Cravings Creek by Mel Bossa

Review: The Importance of Being Kevin by Steven Harper

Review: String Boys by Amy Lane

Review: Sweating Lies by Emma Jaye

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