REVIEW: The Ballad of Jimothy Redwing by Maia Strong

Shannon C.'s review of The Ballad of Jimothy Redwing by Maia Strong
Fantasy gay erotic romance ebook released by Samhain Publishing 10 Jun 08

There are two things that are guaranteed to make me swoon with delight. One is fantasy. The other is a musician hero. This story features both, which made me exceedingly happy. While I did have my fair share of nits to pick, I thought that the world Maia Strong created was interesting and I would visit it again. Read more

Tags: 2008, Erotic Romance, fantasy romance, Gay Romance, Grade B, June 2008, Maia Strong, Review, Romance, Samhain Publishing, ShannonC, The Ballad of Jimothy Redwing

Review: Undeniable Magnetism by Bonnie Dee

Shannon C.'s review of Undeniable Magnetism by Bonnie Dee
Contemporary M/M Erotic Romance Ebook released by Loose ID 25 Mar 08

I really like Bonnie Dee's writing. I've only read a couple of her books so far, but I love that she tackles a variety of genres, and her characters have a lot of warmth and seem like people it would be fun to get to know. In Undeniable Magnetism, a recent release from Loose ID, Ms. Dee continues in that vein and provides a nice character study with two protagonists who are both the kind of guys one might actually run into at some point in real life. Read more

Tags: 2008, Bonnie Dee, Contemporary Romance, eBook, Erotic Romance, Gay Romance, Grade A, Loose-Id, March 2008, Review, ShannonC, Undeniable magnetism

REVIEW: Heaven by Jet Mykles

Shannon C.'s review of Heaven by Jet Mykles
Contemporary gay romance eBook released by Loose ID 30 May 06

I've been in kind of a reading slump lately. Nothing really looks good, particularly the books I had to review. So a couple of days ago, I went trolling through blogland and ended up stumbling across a rec somewhere--I honestly don't recall where--for Jet Mykles' Heaven Sent series. Since contemporary gay romance is so far beyond my general reading tastes, I figured I should read this book and hopefully get out of my funk.
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Tags: 2008, Contemporary, eBook, Erotic, Gay Romance, Grade C, Heaven, Heaven Sent Series, Jet Mykles, Loose-Id, May 2006, Review, Romance, ShannonC

Review: Going Down by Ann Somerville

Teddypig's review of Going Down by Ann Somerville
Gay Science Fiction & Fantasy released by Lulu (self-publishing house) on 27 Jan 08

Ann Somerville obviously loves this world she has created here in Going Down. The scope of world-building is rich and lightly foreign in feel and the characters she populates it with are familiar in some ways and fascinating in others. Paranormal gifts like empathy and telepathy are relatively common place and these gifted people populate the crowded streets in an almost ordinary fashion and their jobs in the Corps reflect a culture that has found a way to benefit from them.

[Ed.: The proceeds from the book are being donated by the author to Doctors Without Borders.]

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Tags: 2008, Ann Somerville, eBook, Fantasy, Gay Romance, Going Down, Grade C, January 2008, Lulu, Review, Sci-Fi, Teddypig

Dual Review: The Perfect Cover by Claire Thompson

Teddypig and Bev(QB)’s review of The Perfect Cover by Claire Thompson
Contemporary gay romance ebook released by Ellora’s Cave 26 Dec 07

So what happens when an opinionated, Big City Gay Man with a deliciously wicked sense of humor teams up with an opinionated, pervy, suburban Ohio soccer Mom to dish about a Gay Romance written by a female author?
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Tags: 2008, Bev(QB), Claire Thompson, Contemporary, eBook, Ellora's Cave, Erotic, Gay Romance, Grade B, January 2008, Review, Teddypig, The Perfect Cover

Review: Two Spirits by Jory Strong

Sandy M's review of Two Spirits by Jory Strong
Contemporary gay paranormal ebook novella 19 Dec 07 by Ellora's Cave

I'm probably going to show my ignorance here. Having read only a couple of other gay romance books, I'm not sure what to really expect when reading them. I start reading like I would any other romance, I want to like the characters, I want emotion with the romance, and, of course, I want a good storyline. The characters and the storyline in this book were not too much of a problem. It was the emotion that didn't go quite far enough for me. Read more

Tags: 2008, Contemporary, December 2007, eBook, Ellora's Cave, Gay Romance, Grade C, Jory Strong, Paranormal, Review, Sandy M, Two Spirits