~Reviews~Wild Magics Series by Diana Waters~

 

Title: A Trust to Follow
Author: Diana Waters
Series: Wild Magics #1
Page Count: 64 pages
Genre(s): M/M, Romance, Fantasy
Release Date: June 1, 2018
Guest Reviewer: ~Dia~
Rating: ✮3 Stars✮

~Synopsis~

Daymon is the second prince of a kingdom in which Evokers—those who possess intuitive magical abilities—have long since been treated with fear and mistrust. Marked as an Evoker himself, Daymon is captured by those who wish to take advantage of these powers. Now, the prince must put his faith in Rhyder, the captain of his guards—and the man Daymon has claimed as his own—to free him.

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Title: Kaidyn’s Courage
Author: Diana Waters
Series: Wild Magics #2
Page Count: 147 pages
Genre(s): M/M, Romance, Fantasy
Release Date: March 22, 2019
Guest Reviewer: ~Dia~
Rating: ✮3.5 Stars✮

~Synopsis~

Kaidyn is the son of the queen and a trainee officer in the kingdom of Sareen. He is also a Half-Blood—his father is from Iskandir, a neighboring kingdom which has been at war with Sareen for many years. Bitter and angry at the prejudice he faces, Kaidyn meets Sorin, a healer from one of Sareen’s most prominent noble families. As their relationship deepens, the war between Sareen and Iskandir grows worse. Not only will the pair inevitably become involved with the conflict one way or another, but Sorin is also hiding a secret, and time is running out for them both.

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~Review~The Peer and the Puppet (When Rivals Play #1) by B.B. Reid~

 

Title: The Peer and the Puppet
Author: B.B. Reid
Series: When Rivals Play #1
Page Count: 432 pages
Genre(s): Romance
Release Date: July 22, 2018
Reviewer: ~Mary~
Rating: ✮5 Stars✮

~Synopsis~

THE PUPPET
Borrow the bike. Win the race. Collect the cash. It should’ve been an easy job. Ran out of town with a broken leg and a lawsuit, my mother’s latest flame swoops in like a knight in gilded armor. Blackwood Keep is a place I don’t belong, and I’m not the only one who knows. To the boy across the hall, my savior’s only son, I’m a stray looking for a bone.
He’s lord of the manor.
King of the academy.
And number one on my shit list.
THE PEER
I have no intentions of becoming a happy family with the social climber and her wild daughter. A bottle of Jameson and a cracked skull gets my problem shipped to reform school, but I didn’t bank on her returning.
Four’s out to get even, and she almost had the perfect plan: expose the privileged kid moonlighting as a gangbanger. She’s smart, but she’ll have to be smarter. Sending her away won’t be good enough this time. I’m going to have to tame the little troublemaker. To the girl across the hall, the one without a name, I’m nothing without my silver spoon.
She’s lady of the trailer park.
Queen of the swamps.
And my new favorite pastime.
–The Peer and the Puppet is a standalone romance, however, the series is one story. The plot introduced in Four and Ever’s story will continue in the following novels. Content suitable for 18+.–

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~Review~Wolff (Redemption #1) by JJ Harper~

 

Title: Wolff
Author: JJ Harper
Series: Redemption #1
Page Count: 129 pages
Genre(s): M/M, Romance
Release Date: December 18, 2018
Guest Reviewer: ~Dia~
Rating: ✮3.5 Stars✮

~Synopsis~

Twelve years ago, Wolff Mannheim was afraid. Afraid to admit he was gay but also in love. He broke up with his boyfriend, Gage Norton, in the most heinous of ways. 
When Wolff accepts his dream job, he finds out his ex not only works there but is also his superior. Memories of the last time he saw him come rushing back and bring a deep level of shame. Now, older, wiser, and definitely out and proud, Wolff reaches out, through social media, to explain to Gage. All he gets is a resounding “no.” 
Gage can’t believe his ears. He is filled with happiness as he’s finally made partner. His joy is quashed, though, when he finds out the name of the person to fill his vacated position: Wolff Mannheim 
The moment Gage accepts his friend request, he regrets it. He decides the best way to deal with his nemesis is to ignore him, to have nothing to do with him outside of work. So why does he want to seek Wolff out, to hear what he has to say, and to tell him about his own past? When did his hate turn into caring about him? And maybe more. 
Wolff recognises he’s still in love with Gage, but how does Gage feel about him? There’s no way Gage could still have feelings for him. Not after what he did. 
Wolff is the first book in the Redemption Series and is not a stand-alone novel. The story continues in book 2, Gage. Wolff takes place in England.

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~Audio Book Review~Ravensong (Green Creek #2) by TJ Klune~

 

Title: Ravensong
Author: T.J. Klune
Series: Green Creek #2
Narrated by: Kurt Graves
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Length: 20 hrs and 18 mins
Genre(s): M/M, Romance, Werewolves/Shapeshifters
Release Date: December 6, 2018
Guest Reviewer: ~Dia~
Rating: ✮5 Stars✮

~Synopsis~

Gordo Livingstone never forgot the lessons carved into his skin. Hardened by the betrayal of a pack who left him behind, he sought solace in the garage in his tiny mountain town, vowing never again to involve himself in the affairs of wolves.
It should have been enough.
And it was, until the wolves came back, and with them, Mark Bennett. In the end, they faced the beast together as a pack… and won.
Now, a year later, Gordo has found himself once again the witch of the Bennett pack. Green Creek has settled after the death of Richard Collins, and Gordo constantly struggles to ignore Mark and the song that howls between them.
But time is running out. Something is coming. And this time, it’s crawling from within.
Some bonds, no matter how strong, were made to be broken.

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~Review~Chasing Eva (In Light of Shadows #1) by Camellia Hart~

 

Title: Chasing Eva
Author: Camellia Hart
Series: In Light of Shadows #1
Publisher: Self-Published
Page Count: 282 pages
Genre(s): Romance, Suspense
Release Date: April 5, 2016
Reviewer: ~Mary~
Rating: ✮3.5 Stars✮

~Synopsis~

An addictive, suspenseful & sensual story about a man and a woman whose lives are about to get sizzling hot…After living through her share of disloyal relationships, Evangeline Avery will be damned if she lets another man cheat her. A beautiful and confident woman, Eva is the owner of an interior design firm at the brink of collapse. She swears to bring her company back to its past glory, even if it involves sweet talking the one man who caused this turmoil in the first place – Clive Stanton. Notorious playboy Clive Stanton is a powerful businessman and a formidable enemy of many. He doesn’t do love, or at least not until he meets her again, fifteen years after he saw her last. Eva, his crush from teenage years, the one that got away, is back in his world and he is determined to do anything to make her his. Will passion and lust bring them together or conflict and the unforgettable scars from their pasts forever tear them apart?

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~Review~Loving Eva (In Light of Shadows #2) by Camellia Hart~

 

Title: Loving Eva
Author: Camellia Hart
Series: In Light of Shadows #2
Publisher: Self-Published
Page Count: 323 pages
Genre(s): Romance, Suspense
Release Date: February 14, 2017
Reviewer: ~Mary~
Rating: ✮3.5 Stars✮

~Synopsis~

The sensual trilogy of Eva and Clive continues in the hotly anticipated follow-up to Chasing Eva…
He’s addicted to her. He’s obsessed by her. He cannot stay away from her. He doesn’t want to. He couldn’t bear to. But when demons from his past threaten his future with Eva, he must make a devastating choice. A choice that may lead him to lose her…forever.
Her days are darkening. She’s losing all control. Her only anchor is Clive. But her troubles are mounting, and she’s pulling him with her into deep danger. Will their limitless passion overcome it all? Or will she lose him too…forever.
Second book in a series of three.
Read Chasing Eva before reading this book.
*Underlying suspense concludes in Killing Eva.

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~Review~Dream (Skins #1) by Garrett Leigh~

 

Title: Dream
Author: Garrett Leigh
Series: Skins #1
Publisher: Fox Love Press
Page Count: 244 pages
Genre(s): M/M, Romance
Release Date: January 23, 2018
Guest Reviewer: ~Judith~
Rating: ✮4.5 Stars✮

~Synopsis~

I can’t sleep…
When unrequited love leaves Dylan Hart sleepless and nursing his wounds, instinct draws him to the one place he’s found mindless respite in the past—Lovato’s. It’s a place for every fantasy — for crazy-hot encounters — where a night of insane NSA sex brings relief to Dylan’s fragile feelings.
It should be a perfect escape, and for one magical night it seems that way, but then worlds collide, and reality bites when his hookup desperately needs a friend. Surely Dylan can’t trust his instincts when friendship has bruised his heart so badly before? 
It’s burying me alive…
The deck is stacked against former ballet dancer Angelo Giordano ever finding real love. At least visiting Lovato’s offers respite from a life defined by illness; a glimmer of light in the dull grey of his so-called life without dance. But then he encounters Dylan — a glorious ray of the brightest sunshine — who makes his heart pound once more with purpose.
Angelo’s mind is blown by this man, but the disease that ended his career won’t let him bask in new love. He’s drowning, and Dylan can’t save him while insecurities swamp them both. The only way to make it means confronting their demons. 
If Dylan can turn his back on the past, and Angelo can face his uncertain future, maybe they can chase their dreams together.

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Warning…voyeurism, a bit of kink, HOT, great chemistry, beautiful boys, emotional…
This is one of my favorite books by this Author. Right…so this is definitely one of her sexist books in terms of descriptive sex but it almost didn’t matter here to a certain extent because Garrett Leigh is one of the best M/M Authors who totally nails the chemistry between her characters…and that’s pretty special, getting that connection might seem effortless when you’re reading her books but that’s the beauty of her writing…This was such an easy book to read if you get me. I read it in about 24 hours and at no point did I even check my reading progress…I was so caught up in these two men.

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~Review~Roommates: An MMF Bisexual Menage Romance by M.E. Parker~

 

Title: Roommates
Author: M.E. Parker
Page Count: 127 pages
Genre(s): M/M/F, Romance
Release Date: March 26, 2018
Reviewer: ~Mary~
Rating: ✮4 Stars✮

~Synopsis~

One failed blow job… One steamy encounter between a professor and student… 
One bad break up… Two seriously hot, womanizing rugby players… 
More than a few shots of whiskey… One dirty game of truth or dare… Put them all together and you a get a recipe for a night that will change everything for Janie and her college roommates, Jake and Ethan. 
Truth? The truth is, it gets hot. Very hot. Very fast. 
Dare? I dare you to keep reading to find out just how hot. 
—Roommates is an erotic m/m/f contemporary romance that follows three college roommates—Ethan, Janie, and Jake—on their journey from friendship to love. This unconventional love story between the three graduate students deals with the struggles they will have to face living in a small southern college town as they try to overcome societal barriers to their relationship.—
WARNING: This book is for readers over the age of eighteen. There is a lot of steam. It depicts m/m, m/f, and m/m/f sexual situations and contains graphic language. 

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This book came at the right time…It was funny and so hot. Thru the book was some moments were the characters and the story was way to fictional or unrealistic, but for me, it was a great read. The book tells the story of three best friends, roommates, one girl and two boys.

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~Review~Company Ink by Kat Colburn~

 

Title: Company Ink
Author: Kat Colburn
Page Count: 249 pages
Genre(s): Romance
Release Date: December 7, 2017
Reviewer: ~Mary~
Rating: ✮3.5 Stars✮

~Synopsis~

Office intrigue takes on a whole new meaning in this story of love, friendship, and the secrets hiding behind boardroom doors…
The Company has a rule about falling in love on the job.
I’ve never been one for rules. But I need this one. I need this rule to remind me why I can’t be with Dani Wallace.
I need this smart little foul-mouthed fighter by my side more than I need her in my bed. I need her to close this massive deal. She thinks it holds the key to her escape from cubicle hell and another shot at the life she always wanted. 
But there is more riding on our success than she can possibly ever know. So I’ll keep my hands to myself and my secrets safe for one more day.
But now I can’t stop wondering what my best friend has on beneath her conservative suit. I can’t stop imagining the things that sharp mouth of hers could do to me if I leaned back in my chair and unzipped my pants. And I can’t stop pushing our flirting too far.
I’m trying to remember the rule. But some rules are made to be broken.

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This book was so much, it was awesome and so unexpected, for many reasons. I really like it and enjoyed reading it.

Dani is a shell, a shadow of the woman she once was. Once, she was a happy woman, she loved and she was loved, she created her job/company, (it was her baby), she had friends and she loved her life, only now…she hated everything.

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~Review~Candy Coated Chaos (Sweet Treats Trilogy #1) by Charity B.~

 

Title: Candy Coated Chaos
Author: Charity B.
Series: Sweet Treats Trilogy #1
Page Count: 293 pages
Genre(s): Contemporary Romance, Suspense
Release Date: February 15, 2018
Reviewer: ~Mary~
Rating: ✮3 Stars✮

~Synopsis~

Alexander 
Being with Tavin is like eating those candies that start out sweet and then turn so sour, your eyes water. When she’s happy, her radiance is stunning, but her glow is dimmed by her dark secrets. I knew from the moment I laid eyes on her, sucking on that lollipop, that there was something unique about her. I was right in more ways than one, and while I don’t know the extent of suffering that her life entails, I’ll do whatever I need to, to convince her she can trust me. I just need to hang on to her long enough to do that. 
Tavin 
When he wraps his arms around me, and his warmth makes me feel safe, it’s easy to pretend that this is real. I knew going out with him was a bad idea, I just never imagined it would go this far. It was only supposed to be one night. One night to feel like a normal girl. I didn’t plan for this and now, every day that passes puts us deeper in danger. All I can do is make the most of every moment with him, so when the time comes for this to end, then at least we’ll be left with beautiful memories. 
–Trigger Warning: This novel contains drug use, explicit sexual content, violence, and sensitive subject matter which may be triggering for some readers.–

–A percentage of all book sales will be donated to the To Write Love On Her Arms charity.–

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This is the debut book by the author…I didn’t read anything like this before, and it was a very interesting read. Although the book has a pretty good warning, I still read it. I thought I could do it, but I was wrong…it broke my limits.

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