I absolutely love the concept of this story. Call me a geek but it was like a male version of Buffy The Vampire Slayer without superhuman powers. The ending was a little disappointing for me because the famous cliché of the vampire turning his human lover was also in effect in this book.

First, having read the story Paying the Piper before by this author, I have to admit I started to read this book with great expectations and a touch of apprehension that it would disappoint. And while I'm fairly sure that Paying the Piper (and Quent) will remain my favorite, I can't say I was disappointed at all.

I'm not a big fan of paranormal stories involving psychics and the like but the story was interesting nevertheless. What really made it for me though were the two main characters. I wasn't really sure at all I would like two characters that are so similar (and yet still different) together but it worked and I did.

I absolutely love how the unresolved sexual tension spices up the action, yet the story remains uncluttered, I'd say, by overabundant sex scenes. The only one present is perfectly timed in my opinion and didn't seem forced, it did feel like it was a realization of their growing feelings for each other.

I have to admit to not feeling much for most of the secondary characters, though Henri and Amelia piqued my interest a bit. As for Nicolas, well, I didn't like him but I know how perception changes when you don't only see the bits and pieces. So I'm not sold out yet but I'm also not completely uninterested.

Bottom line, it was a great book that even made me laugh once or twice and I enjoyed reading it. I'll be looking forward to anything else Libby Drew gets published next.

(And I'm still keeping my hopes to see Quent get a story even if I'm called delusional show more after so long. Wouldn't mind seeing Paying the Piper in paperback either while I'm at it, that's a guaranteed buy for me.) show less

I should start by mentioning that I really love this author, more and more with every book if that's even possible. This book has everything a good book needs for me~
Disability (Epilepsy is so my favorite character twist), good humor, a virginal saint bottom, a caring top, and plenty of plot twists. I find it hard to go in more detail because I really don't want to spoil or give anything away. It's too enjoyable to discover everything as you read it. All I can say is, I'm really looking forward to the other novels this author will write.

This was a really awesome book for me. Though the romance takes a big place in the beginning, the story focuses more on the mystery as it goes on~ I became attached to the couple really quickly and Phoenix was definitely my favorite kind of character right at the beginning. Lots of incredibly hilarious moments as well (I can't not mention super-rat ). I have to praise the author for most of the witty comments.

I don't want to give out too many details since, well, it is a mystery but I know quite a few people I mentioned this book to were confused and thought this had vampires or was supernatural, I wanna say it's really not. Normal thriller, with humans and nothing paranormal or supernatural besides the rat that acts like a dog.

This has to be the best vampire m/m book I read to date!
Awesome and very very captivating beginning. Both characters were really interesting to see together, explosive couple dynamics, plus, I'm a sucker for stories in a medieval sort of/fantasy setting. Everything just really appealed to me a lot~
It felt like forever since a vampire x human story captivated me this much, if ever. I can't stress enough the huge bonus it was that it doesn't fall into the we have to turn the human cliché that is much too overused in such stories that always dampen my enjoyment in the end.

I think this is the first time I read a book with two vampires together. It was a little weird a the beginning because it's in 1st PoV and we don't really know who we are or what we are...
Also the vampires in the story are more than a little original and uncommon, such that they act and age like humans but refuse to have sex without a condom *scratch head*
What kind of vampires gets out a condom everytime he has sex? It's not like they can die of diseases or anything. That was really baffling, the huge deal that was taken in making sure we knew they were properly using condoms.... It almost felt like they were "living" vampires actually scared of dying.

There was one scene in particular though that was absolutely hilarious as hell that truthfully saved the book for me; The two of them break a table during a bout of quite energetic sex so naturally a replacement is needed. The best way Ethan found to test the "stability" was to sit Jamie down on it, bend him over, get between his legs and shake the table, all in front of a very horrified salesman!
I might be easily amused but this was a priceless moment and thanks to it I was able to continue reading the story with a silly smile on my face rather than a frown.

Amusement aside, I liked the couple, they had violent chemistry from the typical hate/love pattern and it was entertaining. They made this supposedly big revelation at the end but really, it was obvious for us readers to see from the start. It's a little funny how we are show more in Jamie's head during all the book yet we can see through Ethan plain as day. show less

The characters and their interaction were very interesting, there's nothing like some good bickering to bring up the sexual tension. The realization that his idol is actually not like in the movies was a nice trait, since this is usually the reality of things. It was intriguing to see this story exploit that aspect of fame.

I really loved it but it was cut much, much too short. The story ended just when it felt like it was starting. We get some time skip as an epilogue to keep us from whining too much I guess but it's like baking a cake and coming back to see it was eaten without you and you're left with the cleaning up...

It was just okay for me truthfully. Lots of lenghts that got a little boring and as always, the romance with Lanyon is very strained, stretched and sometimes awkward. Lots of confusion when the straight ex-marine announces that he's really gay. That seemed absolutely out of nowhere from the mouth of someone who sounded near homophobic at the beginning. It didn't work at all for me. The one sex scene, was pretty disappointing too. I absolutely loved Perry's asthma though. Not as much as Tim's epilepsy (From Partners in Crime) but a close second nonetheless. So, I still liked it overall but yeah, it wasn't extraordinary. I just don't believe Josh Lanyon will ever be a romantic author, I doubt that's the goal anyway and I think that's how everybody likes it but it's not really the style for me. Too many mysteries suffer from this bad relationship syndrome to keep me interested despite the author's undisputed ability to hold a thrilling, bone chilling suspense.

I read this one with absolutely no idea what it was about beforehand. I wanted to try something new and not quite as mainstream and since lulu press is a self-publishing company I figured I'd get what I want. Interesting story and characters, romance developping at an appropriate pace as well and a good dose of angst. It does indeed suffer from cinderfella syndrome but this is actually a blessing for me who likes it. I have rather traditional taste I suppose, and this was a nice simple enjoyable read for me.

Now after Ink & Paper, I was fairly sure I knew what to expect and while that's mostly right I still found myself pleasantly surprised by the stories in this anthology. Each story connects to the one that comes after and I have to say, each is better than the last. While all good, my favorite is most definitely the last story. It surprised even me considering I didn't think the main character look nearly that interesting in the previous story but boy, was I wrong. Intrigue, romance, adventure, angst, drama and a little air of mystery. While not graphic , it's definitely a hidden treasure.

I call this one my fake historical *laughs*
Since it deals with people of today put in an historical setting for a reality show. Might not have been as interesting if the characters in question had not being avid historical fans themselves, incredibly happy with the prospect of living out their fantasy life. It was sadly very short and as such could only focus on the fast relationship between Noah (the pretty lord of the mansion) and Ethan (the big strapping servant). It was cute seeing them sneaking around to avoid cameras, reality shows being what they are.

This felt like a good old fairy tale. It was both sweet, funny and romantic. A bit of the classic cliché that we all love growing up. It's not extremely deep but I was still able to take it seriously. Definitely something to read to put the smile back on your face.

I have to say that I enjoyed this one considerably less than the Bound series and one of the major reason was the blatant similary between the two...While not a flagrant rip-off, it didn't feel quite as original reading it after. I liked it overall but many things annoyed me more this time around. The relationship between the two didn't feel quite as serious and I had more trouble believing it too. I didn't really feel much for either characters either. Still, for historical fans, it's a nice enough read in my opinion.

This is the surprising sequel to Bound by Deception, I say surprising because I acually just finished reading Bound by Deception not even 5 minutes after it was released. It, of course, made me very happy~
So many books finish the way Bound by Deception did that this is what I'd consider an unexpected treat.
This book brings answers and closure about things that were left uncertain in Bound by Deception, and naturally, raise a whole new bunch of problems at the same time. It could have been simple but where would the fun in that be really? Probably just as angsty as the first book and equally enjoyable.

I usually shy away from BDSM unless the story looks pretty interesting, since it's not my thing at all, and this was one of those. I'm also fan of historical so I couldn't simply pass it over even with the BDSM theme that is a big part of this whole story. I think what captivated me in this was Oliver's determination and what he was willing to subject himself to if only for a chance to be in his best friend's bed. I realize that might sound bad but it wasn't, you can feel that he's so hopeless that his love would ever be returned and so desperate that he'll take anything at all he can get.

This was just such a comedy *laughs*
The trials of wanting a ghost for a lover and the impossibility of skin to skin physical closeness, it was simply hilarious, really not to be taken seriously but I have to hand it to them though, they were pretty creative. Generally an okay read if you're in the mood for something both intriguing and completely silly at once~

First of all, I was scared as hell she was ending it with this one before I read it since I saw she's starting a new series at the beginning of April and there didn't seem to be any news on another book. After reading it though, I really don't think it's the last one at all. They're still introducing new characters to be paired up and everything. So I really hope there's more to come and we get to see the other character's stories we've been waiting for.

As usual, Tyler and Hearn's story was much too rushed and fast. I was expecting her to go slower with this story since it was a rather complex situation but instead she sort of found a way to undermine, I guess, everything else we thought was going on with those characters from previous books. Hearn isn't really how I thought he'd be at all, but this was actually a great thing imo. Tyler was pretty much exactly how I saw him and in his case, that was also a good thing.

I thought the adoption though, was much too soon. They barely started being lovers and they bring a child in the mix immediately? That didn't work imo. As cute as it was.

The little side story of Nate's past inbetween was really unexpected and I didn't see it coming at all. It'd been a while since we had anything really focused on the trio that started it all so it was awesome to get into it with them again.

Another great book to this great series, with many more to come, hopefully.

First of all, I loved the main characters. They have great interactions and chemistry right away and the sparks between them were flying pretty high everytime they butt heads. I knew it was going to explode when it got to that point and it certainly didn't disappoint.

The mystery wasn't half bad, I mostly suspected the wrong guy until about halfway through. The story itself was pretty well balanced and I enjoyed it. I would have liked to know what exactly happened to his ex-partner though.....

Anyway, the only thing I could not stomach, was the violent aspect of their relationship. I'm fine with spanking, and domineering personalities where one is clearly in control in said relationship but the actual act of flogging, that was a huge part of it in this story, it's too far for me. I liked Roger's attitude while he did it and afterwards, he's clearly not a monster but the flogging itself was already too disturbing for me personally to concentrate on well, the good parts of those scenes? This is obviously my own taste and doesn't have anything at all to do with the book or the author who did a wonderful job writing this story. It's clearly A.M Riley's best work to date in my opinion.

There's a torture scene at one point and no raping or anything coming close to that part of the person's body even thought it was clearly a jealous crime. So for that, I'm pretty relieved (I can't stand rape). And the getting over it process was very acknowledgeable as well. However. I just simply show more don't understand what in hell made them want to continue the violent lifestyle after this, especially since it's the sub who was tortured that pushed the top to resume it. I guess you have to be a part of it to understand it really...

I'm clearly not a fan of BDSM but while I think that naturally people who likes it will most likely enjoy this story, I still think that even people who doesn't like it should be able to read this story and get something from it~ show less

Well this was certainly the most grotesque book I read in a long time.
It was well written as usual, and there were still some very few enjoyable moments but overall, the plot was very dramatic such that I was wondering what soap opera I was reading exactly.

They are bucaneers no more. There's no real action besides the boring political intrigues of noble men who have nothing else to do, and only platitude with fucking women and having babies. Gaston is not gay. Will is gay. Gaston wants to fuck women very much (and does). That's the end of that for me. I also found Gaston's intense obession with babies, more than a little perturbing.

There was some threesome involving Gaston fucking Agnes and Will helping and it was just very offensive, more than I thought it would be. Gaston also raped Christine during a bout of madness. This is all not something I look forward to in a book with an established male, supposedly loving, couple. It was quite vexing.

Frankly I'm down right appalled how such a great series sank so fast and so far from book 1 to book 3. I fear my mentality is quite retarded in that I cannot condone someone loving a person yet sleeping with others and not seeing the hurt they are causing. In this book, I found myself not believing Gaston for one moment everytime he told Will he loved him.

It seemed impossible in previous books to make me hate it, yet they managed it. It was an utter waste of something that had the making of being a masterpiece series. I fear I show more dismissed the happenings of Striker-Pete-Sarah from Book 2 too lightly as I was sure it would not be ever be repeated in any kind and most especially not with the main characters. It was the last book of this series I ever want to suffer to read. Making me hate every characters, is not what I would say constitute a great book. It makes me sad that I'm reduced to hating characters I was amazed at in the beginning.
And hate them now, I really do. show less

A most entertaining original read!

I'll start with the beginning, which would be the cover. Now covers are, for the most part, a source of turn-off on most gay novels for me, but certainly not this one~
It's amazing and scary at the same time, a perfect match for this story. Not to mention the children we see on it probably have me scarred. That image followed me all the way through the book, really spooky.

The story itself is rather unconventional, but I think this is where it gets it's appeal. Romance, Paranormal and Horror each have a part in it. That's not to forget Wira, who's a little more than a transexual. He's a very complex character. Everytime I thought I knew how he would react to certain situations, he always surprised me. It was very interesting.
There were a few amusing moments, most notably when dear Wira tries and fails to pronounce "fucking" properly.

My favorite character was definitely Galen, possessiveness and all. You have to give it to the guy who has no problem whatsoever killing people and even made it his living. Furthermore, I think the love he has for Wira is very evident. You can feel how much they really need each other and that they are lost without the other. It's really sweet that Galen is also the one who liberated Wira when they were younger from the abusing hand of a psychopath child molester, and that much later, they are together still.

Running away didn't end everything though and revenge brings with it something much darker. Unfinished show more business as one would say, and it haunts them, quite literally. Until they make it right.

I'd give a warning for blood and gore as I'd say this is not for the faint of heart. Still, it was refreshing reading something out of the ordinary for a change. show less

Never have I seen a book so worthy of it's title.
The book, as you can already imagine from the back cover summary, is split in many different parts of Jamie McDonald's Journey.

I see the first part, in which he is forced to flee from his home and meets up with the handsome Pirate Captain Antonio, as very much a self-discovery time for Jamie. This is where he learned many things about himself. Antonio was not his perfect match and they often butted heads. The way I saw their relationship was a complex mix of admiration and attachement for the first man who made Jamie feel this that he was missing in previous tryst with women. It's very much in my opinion a puppy love. That's not to say it had no depth but it felt incomplete.
Righteous Jamie finds himself challenged with the life of a pirate, where the moto is take whatever you can from anyone that gets in your way. He makes enemies among his crewmates quickly but his ackownledged skills in battles also wins him their respect. So much so, that when Antonio dies, he is deemed the new Captain without any questions by all.
Having lost all hope of a peaceful life in the continent and still grieving the loss of his lover, Jamie makes the great decision to finally travel to The New World.

Thus start the second part of his journey, now very much a capable man, Jamie will be thrust into a world caught at war with the land's people, defending themselves from the white men and protecting the land they feel is not something to be owned by show more a King. In this land he finds his destiny, Tanaka. Together they will battle fiercly for peace.

The journey will end, many years later, with Jamie, now sixty years old, finally returning to his family's home to wait for the day he will be reunited with Tanaka again.

Jamie was a very consistant character and didn't suddenly changed interest and lifetime wants on whims. I loved many things about him but first and foremost his incredible loyalty and devotion. I really felt him grow throughout the book too, at the beginning he seemed a boy still in many ways and we saw him change into a man little by little on his adventures. I think J.P. Bowie managed to make us, readers, really live his journey with him~

The numbers of books that have really captivated me are very few. Although the print price was heavy, and I would not suggest someone unsure to buy it in that format (it should be available in ebook too I think), for me, it added to the experience and my enjoyment of it, so I don't regret it at all. show less

Too long and draggy. I like charas with disabilities but this felt neverending, where he only pissed and slept for pages on end. Beside the small talk they had, It also felt like they didn't really deal with their previous problems at all and it got burried under the return of their lust for each other. The whole sport coming out was a bit eyerolling and pretty much all the characters annoyed me at some point or another. So all in all, we're left with a lot of "why"s.

This book had all the ingredients and potential to make a great story. The characters had interesting backgrounds and personalities.
One thing that was lacking sadly, was the pacing. Everything was rushed and most scenes were written off and cut short. A lot of those scenes skipped and passed over could have added to the development of the story, especially in the beginning.
I lost track of the characters I liked at the start around the middle of the book. It went downhill a little from there. The intrigue, if it can be called that, was rather average and non-original. The sex scenes were very mediocre and totally unimpressive. They had nothing of the tension that was there between the two characters at the beginning. The ending, although very predictable, was also too fast and mostly skipped over.
Given maybe twice the amount of pages it had, it could have been great if the author had taken more care. It wasn't bad but it came up short in my opinion.

The world as we know it is a thing of the past. Due to a case of mysterious global cooling, the world has been reduced to what amounts back to the medieval times. They still have all the knowledge of advanced medicine and etc. but at this point in the story those things are like fairy tales the old people tell their young kids.

(Takes a moment to fear global warming.)

On to the story. First of all it was better than I thought, next well, it really wasn't anything like I thought. I knew it was going to be deep but it's also a little less dramatic than I thought.

The romance is a big part of the story but I wouldn't say it's the sole focus.
This was really a story about David becoming a man and assuming himself. Note that David turns 16 about the middle of the book, but with the mentality they all have, you're a man the moment you learn to speak for yourself. Considering homosexuality is also illegal in that special time period, it deals a lot with homophobia and religious immorality and all that. Thankfully though, it slowly develops into acceptance~

David and Callan have this great shy attraction right at the beginning and it slowly develops into full fledge chemistry as the story moves forward. Having David describes himself as a rather hairy bulky troll compared to Callan before their most intimate moment was hilarious.

As a side note, there's also possibly the most gory scene I ever read so far in a non-horror book near the end. Aren't I glad we have the medical technology show more we do.

To finish, since it's all from David's PoV and most everybody, him included are farmers from a small isolated village, it's written in such a way to reflect that. So it didn't annoy me none, like they would say. show less

This book wasn't really the type of story I usually read, quite the opposite, I try to avoid these. But since it was by J.M. Snyder and she does intense and emotional drama very well, I couldn't help myself and read it.

Dae is deeply scarred in more ways then one. He's used to being abused and raped by pretty much every "regulator" (bikers who rules the city and claim everything they can) that comes to his restaurant. But one in particular takes pleasure in torturing him both mentally and physically. The reason that he accepts such abuse is to protect his sister, the only family he has left.

One day a new young regulator comes in and Dae assumes it's going to be the same old again. But this one is different. He doesn't demand and take anything from him and Dae quickly finds himself craving his presence, falling in love isn't too far behind either. Desperate to cling to something he never had before, Dae tries to make his sister see that he isn't like all the others. But she simply refuses to see it.

What will happen when the person who takes pleasure in making his life a living hell realizes that some new young guy is poaching on his territory?

Overall, the sister got annoying very very fast and I was doubting the intelligence of the main character as to how he handled situations that put his sister in danger by his own hands.

Nonetheless, it was sweet and touching.

For those who didn't understand from the book summary, this is a story with incest (twincest in this case). A rather risky theme that isn't done that often, I'd be curious to see more~

It wasn't too long and although there was lots of hot sex, they still dealt a little with the necessary issue when the time came. Both of them are pretty tortured about their feelings for each other in the beginning and they don't quite know how to deal with it. The fact that they have an older brother (very much in charge of the household) living with them complicated matters a lot. His reaction when the truth comes out in the open was nothing like a fairy tale either, something I think was good. You don't get over a shock like this in a second after all.
There's also some added angst in the form of said brother's friend, who has a mean eye on the youngest twin~

One of the guys used to be...less than chaste and then he meets Mr. Right (instead of Mr. Right Now) and boom, suddenly talking marriage after kissing once. They have a date, the guy meets the "ex-player" 's (?) son the next day and he's already calling him dad. The guy comes sleep over and then he moves in the next morning. They talk about having another kid the day after and then they're practically married the day after that. Tragedy on the wedding night, apprently the kid suddenly has a brain tumor but hey, no worries, it's out and he's all cured a few days later, ah the wonders of prayers and miracles. So then, the next day they adopt another kid and the day after the new kid is home and all ends well.

*Out of breath*

It felt like everything happened wayyyyyyyyyyyy too fast, not only did all the situations arising only had 10 pages each but there was too many of them crammed in there.
Besides the cheese factor being through the roof, It was just soo soo very silly, I could barely stop from rolling my eyes every other sentences.

Chris Owen's story was amazingly tame for him and while it wasn't very exciting it also wasn't bad either, I'm kind of happy to have managed to read something of him without clenching my teeth. The mystery wasn't really spectacular but the characters were interesting and it was the first time I read about someone working in computer crimes in a story, was pretty interesting. A detective has to work a murder investigation where the victim is basically a cave throll, who spent his life holed up in his apartment and sitting in front of his computer practically 24/7. Computer crime expert, Gallangher, the man who found the unlucky guy dead, is both curious about the murder and attracted to the detective investigating it.

CB Potts' story had the most original character's setting imo, Correctional Officer, but sadly that's the extend of my praises. That story was easily the worst of the bunch but also thankfully the shortest one. A correctional officer has trouble finding a date that won't run at the mention of his job. After drinking himself in a stupor because of his failed latest date, he's shoved home in a cab with a Taxi driver that isn't put off by our prison guard and all about making him release his tension by giving up control for once.

Tory Temple's "Heat" firemen, Tucker and Chance were next up with Flesh and Blood~ Since I absolutely adore that series it was really great reading more of them in a short story about acceptance and Tucker's insecurities about their show more partnership in society.

Last but not least, Alexa Snow's Trace Evidence. The best story of the anthology, great characters facing relationship problems after being together for 5 years, intriguing mystery with a side of paranormal activity and a nice dose of angst to cover it all~ Very sweet conclusion to a good anthology.

I'm pretty sure I will be buying it in print later on. show less

I was kind of excited to be getting a story about Logan's twin brother that we met in Man Candy but the end result was sort of disappointing a little. While it was nice to hear about Jake's past and what made him the way he is now, it was too short and there wasn't really much development. I don't know but I sorta found Jake boring this time around compared to in Man Candy.

His ex-lover and first love, Kane, from high school comes back to town and makes Jake remember his past. Jake was in love with his best friend before and their relationship evolved over time into something more until his friend's mom caught them naked together. Kane got scared of being cast out in the street and told his parents that Jake forced him. They moved away shortly after leaving Jake behind with all the rumors and shit. Naturally this is the big event in Jake's life that made him swear off love and things only get more complicated when Kane comes back in his life with a fully grown son. They have much to resolve between them and forgive and forget is much easier said than done.

As shocking as it is to hear me say this, I think it would have been more exciting if Jake had reversed position with Kane. Especially since the usually confident Jake comes unravelled in Kane's presence. Also after a few interactions with Kane's son, he seems to suddenly disappear. I would have liked to see more of him and his take on his father's renewed relationship with Jake. It felt like the story ended just when show more everything was sorting itself out and left many things loose. All in all tho, it was still good and the mystery of Jake's past made up some for the shorter read~ show less

I was a little hesitant about this book when I first read the summary and I'm not sure why. But can I say how glad I am that I still went ahead and bought it? It had everything a good werewolf book needs~ Plenty of action and intrigue to unfold with a good dose of males testosterone induced fights! The path to true love is never easy. After certain revelations made near the end about Tristan's twin brother William's mate, I'm desperatly waiting for "Betrayed", which will be Will's story. I can already see it being just as amazing and angst filled as this one! I think what captivated me immediatly in this book is the background historical settings of 1500's and the witchcraft. It really felt like we saw the centuries pass with both family even though the book doesn't give us much details besides that faithful night of cursing.

After being betrayed by her lover, Anne Northland, a once peaceful witch who specialized on healing, turns to darker magic in an effort to seek revenge and soothe her broken heart. Deaf to her twin brother's warning that using such strong magic would come back to them threefold, she sets about to cast a spell binding the Sterling family and any heir they might produce to the curse of the full moon. By succesfully casting her curse, her twin brother's fears come through, cursing the entire Northland family and their future heir to forever lose the person they love to an early death.

The centuries pass, and with them they see the hope of ever being free show more dwindling with both families' attempt to break the curses in vain.

Tristan Northland was always fascinated by werewolf, ever since he was young he set out to learn everything he could about them. Having in his possession his grandmother's diary retailing the curse of the Sterling's family, Tristan feels deep inside of him that he is the one to break the curse and end the centuries long suffering of both families. While Tristan's twin brother William is reluctant to let him go meet with the current Sterling heir, he sees in his brother's determination that nothing will stop him.

Benjamin Sterling is a man that has more or less learn to live with the beast inside of him but if he could spare that pain to his young son he would do anything in his power to rid his family of the dreaded curse that manifests itself at puberty.

When Tristan arrives out of the blue and introduces himself as "Northland", Benjamin is skeptical and doesn't think even he can break the curse. Still, he feels an instant attraction for Tristan and something inside of him demands he gives him a chance.

Sometimes a curse can be so much more than just that. show less