Author: S.E. Connor
Publisher: Self-Published
Pages/Word Count: 39 Pages
Rating: 2.5 Stars
Blurb: Sometimes truth is stranger than fiction. When Tanner goes on vacation to get away from school and work, he learns this the hard way. Continue reading
Author: Mari Evans
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Pages/Word Count: 200 Pages
Rating: 2.5 Stars
Blurb: Laurie Stallon isn’t like other high schoolers. After suffering years of abuse at his father’s hands, he now lives in a foster care facility and finds solace volunteering at the local animal shelter. Laurie’s had to grow up fast, and even though his eighteenth birthday is still weeks away, he’s more adult than most adults he knows. When he meets Dr. Sam Davies, the new shelter veterinarian, the attraction is instant. They become friends at work, but Laurie knows Sam will never go for someone like him. No matter how Laurie tries to prove his maturity to Sam, Sam continues to reject him as too young. Continue reading
Title: Put Me in a Book
Author: AKM Miles
Publisher: MLR Press
Pages/Word Count: 191 Pages
Rating: 2.5 Stars
Blurb: Brandon Reese thinks there are too many big reasons why he and Rhine Walken can’t have anything other than a friendship, but Rhine thinks differently.
Brandon Reese isn’t ugly, but he thinks he is. He knows he looks better now that he’s lost over 200 pounds, but he can’t get over feeling, well, less like the handsome men he writes about in his gay romances. Then he meets Rhine Walken. He’s intrigued. But the next time he sees Rhine there’s something really wrong with the young man. Like really. Brandon finds out that Rhine suffers from a traumatic brain injury that manifests in a strange manner, one that makes a relationship pretty much off the table. Damn that sucks. Because he could love this man.
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“Sometimes a “mistake” can end up being the best decision you ever make.” – Mandy Hale
Author: Ryan Loveless
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Pages/Word Count: 198 Pages
Rating: 2.5 Stars
Blurb: Charlie Corcoran is the best thing about twenty-five-year old Zach Prentiss’s life. Sure, they’ve never met. Charlie’s never seen Zach from the neck up, but because of Charlie, for a few hours Zach can forget about his sick father, his falling grades, and his dwindling clientele who don’t like that he’s a rentboy who ages. With Charlie, he talks online about comics, cars, and movies. Then a new client arrives. It’s Charlie wanting sex tips… for a date with Zach. Zach goes through with the appointment, convinced it’s over if Charlie recognizes him. However, he doesn’t have long to nurse his broken heart or worry about Charlie’s before Charlie is back, wanting to take him out, introduce him to Mom, and treat him like he’s decent. Continue reading
Author: Jeff Erno
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Pages/Word Count: 210 Pages
Rating: 2.5 Stars
Blurb: Rejected by his family for coming out, Bryan Helverson boards a plane for Tampa, Florida, where he plans to attend college. Brett and Jeff’s family embrace him when he arrives, and his new “brothers,” Adam and Trevor, help him assimilate into the community. Continue reading
“The true science of martial arts means practicing them in such a way that they will be useful at any time, and to teach them in such a way that they will be useful in all things.” ― Miyamoto Musashi
Author: Kate Pavelle
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Pages/Word Count: 270 Pages
Rating: 2.5 Stars
Blurb: Sexual assault doesn’t discriminate. Aikido instructor Sean Gallaway learns that when he falls prey to a violent stalker. Asbjorn Lund, a karate sensei on campus and a Navy vet, yearns to teach Sean how to survive. How to overcome. How to recover. Sean feels hunted and alone as the stalker escalates, testing his boundaries. With the entire dojo at his back, Sean resolves to play bait. He will catch the predator stalking him and reclaim his sense of self if it’s the last thing he does. Yet Sean’s hunger for justice clashes with Asbjorn’s protective streak, and their budding romance might not survive their war of wills. Continue reading
“Burst down those closet doors once and for all, and stand up and start to fight. – Harvey Milk
Author: Grace R. Duncan
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Pages/Word Count: 400 Pages
Rating: 2.5 Stars
Blurb: Patrick has taken his acting talents from high school all the way to a role in a major television show.
But as the show progresses, his life of absolute certainties crumbles when he finds himself reacting to the kisses of his male costar. He refuses to accept it, reminding himself he’s married and a father—and thus, straight. Continue reading
“For truly we are all angels temporarily hiding as humans.” – Brian L. Weiss
Author: Ariel Tachna
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Pages/Word Count: 80
Rating: 2.5 Stars
Blurb: Another mission to rescue yet another lost soul—Emmanuel isn’t sure how much more of the same old routine he can withstand. Get the fallen’s attention, save them from themselves, usher them back to grace, and return, simply to receive another assignment. But there’s something different about the troubled painter, Cameron Anderson, that grabs Emmanuel and won’t let him go. Continue reading
“Don’t rush into love. You’ll find the person meant for you when you least expect it.” – Franzie Gubatina
Author: Kenzie Cade
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Pages/Word Count: 32 Pages
Rating: 2.5 Stars
Blurb:Sam Crowe lives a quiet life. He’s a freelance journalist and sometimes fiction writer.
His world is turned upside down when love lands on his doorstep—literally, while cursing up a G-rated storm. Son of a fish, indeed. Casey Sanders doesn’t know whether it’s good luck or bad when he slips and falls on the icy steps of his apartment building, but the hero who comes to his rescue is worth the discomfort.
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”Love is everything it’s cracked up to be…It really is worth fighting for, being brave for, risking everything for.” – Erica Jong
Title: Waiting For Rain
Author: Susan Mac Nicol
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Pages/Word Count: 280 Pages
Rating: 2.5 Stars
Blurb: The village of Stamford, the quintessential chocolate box English scene, seemed an impossible dream for foster kid Toby Prentiss.
“Love hurts. There is nothing as painful as heartbreak. But in order to learn to love again you must learn to trust again.” -Nicholas Sparks
Title: Dandy’s Little Girl
Author: Ari McKay
Publisher: Torquere Press
Pages/Word Count: 103 Pages
Rating: 2.5 Stars
Blurb: Noah Coleman doesn’t do casual relationships.
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