~Review~Hating You (Blackthorn Elite #1) by J.L. Beck, Cassandra Hallman~

 

Title: Hating You
Authors: J.L. Beck, Cassandra Hallman
Series: Blackthorn Elite #1
Page Count: 219 pages
Genre(s): Dark Romance
Release Date: November 21, 2019
Reviewer: ~Mary~
Rating: ✮5 Stars✮

~Synopsis~

Two years ago she ruined my family’s life.
Maybe she thought it was only a little lie.
That she did the right thing, that the worst was behind her, that no one had gotten hurt.
Oh, how naive the black-haired beauty was.
Fate has finally brought her back to me, to Blackthorn Academy.
Once upon a time I was obsessed, consumed with the need to make her mine.
Now I just want revenge, and I’ll do whatever I can to get it.
You see the beautiful, sweet, Willow doesn’t realize the mistake she’s made yet. She doesn’t realize that she’s entered the lion’s den and there won’t be any escaping her fate.
I’m Parker Rothschild, and I’ll become her nightmare, her enemy, her bully.
By the time I’m finished with her she’ll be begging me for forgiveness and pleading to confess her sins.
—This is a standalone DARK bully romance. This book contains scenes that may be triggering to some readers. This is not a YA romance novel and should be read by those only 18+ or older. —

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~Review~When Rivals Fall (Bayshore Rivals, #1) by Cassandra Hallman, J.L. Beck~

 

Title: When Rivals Fall
Authors: Cassandra Hallman, J.L. Beck
Series: Bayshore Rivals, #1
Page Count: 220 pages
Genre(s): Romance, New Adult, College
Release Date: July 8, 2019
Reviewer: ~Mary~
Rating: ✮5 Stars✮

~Synopsis~

Rivals since before birth there’s never been a time when my family hasn’t hated the Lockwoods, and their daughter Harlow. 
Two years ago she set us up, tainted our family image, ruined my brother’s life. She made it personal. It was no longer just a rivalry between our parents. 
Now she’s here, at Bayshore University, no longer in her families clutches and without their protection. There’s nothing to stop us from getting our revenge on her, no one to tell us enough is enough. 
And so my brothers and I have devised a plan. We’ll break her, have her falling at her knees for us in no time, and then we’ll send her back to her family with a warning… 
Cross the Bishops again and you’ll pay. 
Author Note: This is a reverse harem college bully romance that contains subject matter not suitable for all readers.

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~Review~Always Mine (Love in Eden #1) by Sloane Kennedy~

 

Title: Always Mine
Author: Sloane Kennedy
Series: Love in Eden #1
Page Count: 256 pages
Genre(s): M/M, Romance
Release Date: June 17, 2019
Guest Reviewer: ~Wendy~
Rating: ✮4 Stars✮

~Synopsis~

I had one reason for never going back to the small town I once called home, but I never guessed it would be the same one that made me want to stay… 
Brooks 
I grew up in the small town of Eden, Wyoming, but never really felt like I fit in. 
Until I met the one boy who changed all that. 
When we were kids, Xavier Price understood horses, but somehow, he got me too. He’d made me feel like I wasn’t just the overdressed, too sensitive fifteen-year-old geek who loved math and didn’t always say the right thing. But all that changed the night he threw my trust back in my face and betrayed my family in the worst kind of way. 
And while I’m back in Eden to make sure my uncle’s horse ranch is operating in the black, the one thing I know I won’t have to deal with is the man who’d been on the verge of stealing my heart ten years ago. 
Because Xavier Price is still in prison for what he did and even if he weren’t, he wouldn’t be foolish enough to show his face in Eden ever again. 
Right? 
Xavier 
Wrong. 
That’s what returning to Eden after ten years behind bars feels like. But it wasn’t like I had a whole lot of choices. And it wasn’t like I was going to be handed any decent job offers, let alone my dream one of working with horses. 
But that’s exactly what happened and now that I’m foreman of Black Hills Ranch, I’m not letting this job go for anything. 
Not even the spoiled little rich kid I’d thought was different when he’d glommed onto me ten years ago. 
I have no doubt Brooks Cunningham didn’t wait long to move on to bigger and better things the second my jail cell was locked behind me, and that’s just fine by me. I’d been wrong about the sweet, emotional boy who’d had a habit of wearing his heart on his sleeve anyway. 
Except fate has decided to have another go at me by tossing Brooks right back into my sometimes too small world. Gone is the scrawny, stars-in-his-eyes nerd who used to do math problems just for fun. In his place is a gorgeous specimen of a man who thinks he can go toe to toe with me and once again destroy everything I’ve worked for. 
Not happening.

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~Release Day Review~Malum: Part 2 (Elite King’s Club #5) by Amo Jones~

 

Title: Malum: Part 2
Author: Amo Jones
Series: The Elite King’s Club #5
Page Count: 251 pages
Genre(s): Romance, Suspense, Dark
Release Date: June 11, 2019
Reviewer: ~Mary~
Rating: ✮5 Stars✮

~Synopsis~

Some girls don’t like pretty things.
Some girls like things that are destructive, and toxic. Things that fuel our bodies with adrenaline and bring our demons to their knees. 
They say magic isn’t real, but it’s it the closest way to describe love? It doesn’t exist physically. It merely exists around us, within us, possessing our souls and making us do stupid shit. Shit like falling in love with a boy who knows how to rip my world apart and raise hell with a simple flick of his wrist. Their secrets are now mine. I’m not just in the middle of this game, I’m helping orchestrate it. Can the cries of my aching soul be enough to drown out the burning embers of my mistakes?
The mind strengthens the heart, roughing the edges to prepare it for war. This is a war I will not win. This is a war of fate.

𝑆ℎ𝑒’𝑠 𝑔𝑜𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡𝑜 𝑏𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑘.
𝑆ℎ𝑒’𝑠 𝑔𝑜𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡𝑜 𝑓𝑎𝑙𝑙.
𝑆ℎ𝑒 𝑤𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑢𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑦 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑒 𝑏𝑎𝑐𝑘 𝑡𝑜 𝑚𝑒, 𝑜𝑛 𝑎𝑙𝑙 𝑓𝑜𝑢𝑟𝑠
𝐵𝑒𝑐𝑎𝑢𝑠𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑖𝑠𝑛’𝑡 𝑎 𝑓𝑎𝑖𝑟𝑦 𝑡𝑎𝑙𝑒
𝐼 𝑎𝑚 𝑛𝑜 𝑘𝑛𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡.
𝐼’𝑙𝑙 𝑡𝑎𝑘𝑒 𝑎𝑙𝑙 𝑜𝑓 ℎ𝑒𝑟 𝑠𝑜𝑢𝑙
𝐴𝑛𝑑 𝑝𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑖𝑛 𝑚𝑦 𝑠𝑝𝑖𝑡𝑒.
𝑁𝑜 𝑙𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡.
𝑁𝑜 𝑙𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡.
𝐸𝑣𝑒𝑛 𝑚𝑦 𝑑𝑎𝑟𝑘𝑛𝑒𝑠𝑠, 𝑠𝑢𝑟𝑣𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑠 𝑖𝑛 𝑑𝑎𝑦𝑙𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡.
𝑇ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑖𝑠𝑛’𝑡 𝑎 𝑓𝑎𝑖𝑟𝑦-𝑡𝑎𝑙𝑒.
𝐵𝑢𝑡 𝑙𝑜𝑣𝑒 𝑑𝑜𝑒𝑠 𝑤𝑖𝑛
𝐵𝑒𝑐𝑎𝑢𝑠𝑒 𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑟𝑜𝑢𝑔ℎ 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑠𝑖𝑛
𝐼𝑡’𝑠 ℎ𝑒𝑟 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑔𝑒𝑟𝑠 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑛.
𝑆ℎ𝑒 𝑏𝑒𝑎𝑡𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑟𝑜𝑢𝑔ℎ 𝑚𝑦 𝑣𝑒𝑖𝑛𝑠.
𝑊ℎ𝑖𝑠𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑠 𝑜𝑣𝑒𝑟 𝑚𝑦 𝑓𝑙𝑒𝑠ℎ
𝑇𝑢𝑔𝑠 𝑜𝑛 𝑚𝑦 ℎ𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑡 𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑔𝑠
𝐿𝑖𝑘𝑒 𝑎 𝑝𝑢𝑝𝑝𝑒𝑡 𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑔𝑙𝑒𝑑 𝑖𝑛 𝑎 𝑚𝑒𝑠𝑠
𝑊𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝑚𝑦 ℎ𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑡 𝑏𝑒 𝑒𝑛𝑜𝑢𝑔ℎ
𝑇𝑜 𝑏𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑔 ℎ𝑒𝑟 𝑏𝑎𝑐𝑘 𝑡𝑜 𝑙𝑖𝑓𝑒
𝑊ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑓𝑖𝑟𝑠𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑠ℎ𝑒 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑐ℎ𝑒𝑑 𝑓𝑜𝑟
𝑊𝑎𝑠 𝑛𝑜𝑡 ℎ𝑖𝑚
𝑂𝑟 ℎ𝑖𝑚
𝑂𝑟 𝑚𝑒
𝐼𝑡 𝑤𝑎𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑜𝑛𝑒 𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑠𝑜𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 ℎ𝑎𝑢𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑑 ℎ𝑒𝑟, 𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑜 𝑚𝑖𝑠𝑒𝑟𝑦.
𝑇ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑖𝑠𝑛’𝑡 𝑎 𝑔𝑎𝑚𝑒.
𝑇ℎ𝑜𝑠𝑒 𝑎𝑟𝑒𝑛’𝑡 𝑚𝑦 𝑡𝑟𝑖𝑐𝑘𝑠
𝐼𝑓 𝑠ℎ𝑒 𝑑𝑜𝑒𝑠𝑛’𝑡 𝑜𝑏𝑒𝑦
𝑇ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒’𝑠 𝑎 𝑛𝑢𝑚𝑏𝑒𝑟…86

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~Release Day Review~Trouble at Brayshaw High (Brayshaw High #2) by Meagan Brandy~

 

Title: Trouble at Brayshaw High
Author: Meagan Brandy
Series: Brayshaw High #2
Page Count: 284 pages
Genre(s): Romance, New Adult
Release Date: May 28, 2019
Reviewer: ~Mary~
Rating: ✮5 Stars✮

~Synopsis~

“You don’t belong.”
No words whispered in anger have ever rung more true.
They’re the Kings of Brayshaw with the world at their feet, destined for greatness and in need of control.
I’m the girl from the ghetto with nothing to offer and as defiant as they come.
They say it doesn’t matter, that I’m one of them now, and nothing could ever change that. Not even me, should I dare try.
But they’re wrong.
They underestimate how far I’ll go to protect them.
Trouble is coming…and they have no idea.
—Trouble At Brayshaw High is the highly anticipated follow up to Boys of Brayshaw High and should be read only after having read book one. Find book one, Boys of Brayshaw High, here.–

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Prophesy Book II: The Bringer of Wrath (The King & Alpha Series #2) by A.E. Via~Review & Giveaway~

 

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Title: Prophesy Book II: The Bringer of Wrath
Author: A.E. Via
Series: The King & Alpha Series #2
Cover Design: Jay Aheer/Simply Defined Art
Page Count: 267 pages
Genre(s): M/M, Romance, Fantasy
Release Date: May 22, 2019
Guest Reviewer: ~Wendy~
Rating: ✮4.5 Stars✮

~Synopsis~

Shifter and Vampire True Mates story. 
Alek’s older brother, Justice—the Alpha Zenith—was the first shifter to mate with a vampire in many generations, and it was believed the rare, fated pairing would stop at him. But, it hadn’t. Aleksei ‘Alek’ Volkov was second beta, next in succession to the most powerful shifter in the world. He was proud of his title and he took his duties seriously. It was all he had. Until his true mate literally showed up on his doorstep. 
While his brother—the overachiever—excelled at having a vampire as a mate, Alek wasn’t that optimistic he would. He wasn’t averse to love, and he’d often thought of how different his life could’ve turned out if he’d ever experienced the emotion. His life was a mess and he’d worn a mask of stability for a majority of that time, only showing his siblings and pack what they needed to see—a strong Volkov alpha. Not the damaged man he was, with a tortured soul and a rogue wolf. 
”Alek dropped his heavy head in his hands. Now, for some reason, I’ve been granted a true vampire mate. And not just any vampire. The intimidating Belleron Liatos. Lord High to the King and the leader of his army.”
Belleron ‘Bell’ Liatos had come to the states for one reason—his best friend and Vampire King, Chadwick Bentley. He certainly didn’t come to be pounced on by a wolf that could act independently of its master. Not only was his destined cherished a complicated and confused man; but he was also unaware of the powerful presence that lurked in the shadows of his soul. Bell didn’t know he’d be the key to unlocking an exceptional triad that would play a critical role in fulfilling the prophesy. 
—This story DOES NOT contain or even mention MPREG. No multiple pairings. No cliffhangers. Ends with a very HFN.
—Warning: This book is M/M paranormal: If you DO NOT like alpha men shifting into large wolves, or vampires feeding from their destined beloveds, than this may not be the novel for you. —

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Prophesy (The King & Alpha Series #1)
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~Release Blitz~Killer Bond (Ward Security #5) by Jocelynn Drake & Rinda Elliott~Review, Excerpt & Giveaway~

 

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Title: Killer Bond
Authors: Jocelynn Drake & Rinda Elliott
Series: Ward Security #5
Publisher: Drake & Elliott LLC
Page Count: 273 pages
Genre(s): M/M, Romance, Suspense
Release Date: May 20, 2019
Guest Reviewer: ~Wendy~
Rating: ✮4 Stars✮

~Synopsis~

Daniel Hendricks wants a vacation. Ward Security’s accountant and resident code breaker just needs a little R&R from the chaos and usual shenanigans of the office. 
But what was supposed to be a sexy vacation hook-up explodes in his face when he’s mistaken for a rogue secret agent. 
Now he’s on the run with CIA agent Edward Raines from Bermuda to Barcelona to Paris as they try to find the secrets the real rogue was attempting to sell before another foreign spy does. 
The chemistry between them is off the charts, but how is Daniel supposed to trust a man who had originally set out to kill him?

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~Review~Top Secret by Sarina Bowen & Elle Kennedy~

 

Title: Top Secret
Authors: Sarina Bowen & Elle Kennedy
Page Count: 319 pages
Genre(s): M/M, Romance
Release Date: May 7, 2019
Guest Reviewer: ~Wendy~
Rating: ✮4.5 Stars✮

~Synopsis~

Bestselling authors Sarina Bowen & Elle Kennedy return with their first Male / Male romance in 3 years.
LobsterShorts, 21. Jock. Secretly a science geek. Hot AF. 
LobsterShorts: So. Here goes. For her birthday, my girlfriend wants…a threesome. 
SinnerThree: Then you’ve come to the right hookup app. 
LobsterShorts: Have you done this sort of thing before? With another guy? 
SinnerThree: All the time. I’m an equal opportunity player. You? 
LobsterShorts: [crickets!] 
SinnerThree, 21. Finance major. Secretly a male dancer. Hot AF. 
SinnerThree: Well, I’m down if you are. My life is kind of a mess right now. School, work, family stress. Oh, and I live next door to the most annoying dude in the world. I need the distraction. Are you sure you want this? 
LobsterShorts: I might want it a little more than I’m willing to admit. 
SinnerThree: Hey, nothing wrong with pushing your boundaries… 
LobsterShorts: Tell that to my control-freak father. Anyway. What if this threesome is awkward? 
SinnerThree: Then it’s awkward. It’s not like we’ll ever have to see each other again. Right? Just promise you won’t fall in love with me. 
LobsterShorts: Now wouldn’t that be life-changing… 
–Q&A about Top Secret: 
Q: Have we met these characters before in another book? 
A: No! These guys are brand new, and we can’t wait for you to meet them. 
Q: Is this story MM? Or is it a MMF / MFM / menage? 
A: This book is MM. 
Q: Is this a love triangle story? 
A: Not really. You’ll see.

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~Release Blitz~Made for You (Love and Family #2) by Anyta Sunday~

 

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Title: Made for You
Author: Anyta Sunday
Series: Love and Family #2
Page Count: 258 pages
Genre(s): M/M, Romance
Release Date: May 1, 2019
Guest Reviewer: ~Judith~
Rating: ✮5 Stars✮

~Synopsis~

Ben wants to find a new home. 
Twenty-four-year-old Ben McCormick is the primary caregiver for his brother Milo after their parents’ death. A year into the job, he’s totally got the hang of it. Mostly. Sort of. Not at all? 
Defeated and thoroughly chastised for his lack in parenting skills at teacher-parent night, Ben slumps away with the resolve to finally get his life sorted: be a better role model, and sell their parents’ house for a fresh start. 
But first, he needs to spruce up his house to hit the market. He’s no DIY king, but Milo’s hot-as-hell woodwork teacher is… 
Jack wants an old home to fix. 
Thirty-nine-year-old Jack Pecker is waiting for the home of his dreams to come on the market in the summer. What better way to wait the interim months than working on a small renovation gig? 
Only trouble is, the gig is for the McCormick brothers. And working in close quarters to red-haired Ben McCormick won’t be easy. Not with the attraction that simmers between them. Attraction Ben makes no effort to hide. 
But Jack’s professional. Dating a parent is highly discouraged at Kresley Intermediate, and he’d never cross the lines… 
Ben and Jack. Two guys searching for a home –– a home that might just be where their hearts lead them. 
–Set in New Zealand, Made For You (Love & Family #2) is an MM gay romance featuring two guys at very different places in their lives – but both finding out they are looking for the same thing. Can be read as a standalone. 
Tropes: friends-to-lovers, slow burn, age gap, found family 
Genre: New Adult, light-hearted contemporary gay romance–

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~Release Blitz~Don’t Fight the Spark (Soldiers and Mercenaries #1) by Kasia Bacon~Review, Excerpt & Giveaway~

 

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Title: Don’t Fight the Spark
Author: Kasia Bacon
Series: Soldiers and Mercenaries #1
Page Count: 86 pages
Genre(s): M/M, Romance, Fantasy
Release Date: April 26, 2019
Guest Reviewer: ~Judith~
Rating: ✮4.5 Stars✮

~Synopsis~

As the Light Festival draws near, the Něssyrians craft paper lanterns, awaiting the most important holiday of the year. 
The Lyliňg Fighting House, too, prepares for celebration—by laying fresh sand onto the arena and setting up a match against their top pit fighter, the unrivalled Yüuzuki Ōren.
His last match. One he can’t win.
With the odds more than stacked against him, the gorgeous Barbarian is as good as dead. Unless his lover, healer Ĥaiatto Ẽkana, proves himself every bit as determined as he is clever and finds a way to protect the man he’d stop at nothing to save.

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