Monthly Archives: December 2009

My Top 10 Books for 2009 and Honourable Mentions

December 31, 2009 45 COMMENTS Jesse

It was very difficult for me to come up with a Top 10 list of books from those I reviewed this year because there were so many splendid and exceptional books, therefore I’ll do what I did before, I’ll cheat a little by adding a list of Honourable Mentions because all of these books really are worthy of being on anyone’s list of Top Books.

Polls

Guest Reviewers’ Top Books for 2009

December 30, 2009 26 COMMENTS Jesse

Many of the books on the site in 2009 were reviewed by the Guest Reviewers so I asked them to come up with their lists of top books for this year. In alphabetical order here are the books rated by Christian, Erastes, Jenre, Kassa, Kris, Leslie, Lynn, Maddy, Val and Victor J. Banis:

Out of Print

An Improper Holiday

December 30, 2009 13 COMMENTS Erastes

Title: An Improper Holiday Author: K A Mitchell Publisher: Samhain Publishing Genre: M/M Historical Romance Length: 83 Pages Rating: 5 stars out of 5 A guest review by Erastes

Author Contributor

Lynn Lorenz talks about Baymore’s Heir

December 30, 2009 22 COMMENTS Jesse

Another year has come and gone. I was officially a year older on the 27th, and I closed out this year with the publication this month of my (deep breath – exhale) fifteenth book in two years, No Good Deed, at Amber Quill Press, Amber Allure. In 2010, I’ll be starting with the third book in my series In the Company of Men, Baymore’s Heir, on January 5th, from Loose…

Out of Print

Wild Raspberries

December 29, 2009 10 COMMENTS Jenre

Title: Wild Raspberries Author: Jane Davitt Publisher: Torquere Books Genre: M/M Contemporary Romance Length: 175 Pages Rating: 4.75 stars out of 5 A guest review by Jenre

Movie Review

Chris & Don: A Love Story

December 28, 2009 4 COMMENTS Leslie

Title: Chris & Don: A Love Story Directed by: Guido Santi and Tina Mascara Genre: Documentary Length: 90 minutes; DVD Rating: Not Rated by the MPAA; my rating: 5 stars out of 5 Original release: 2007 A guest movie review by Leslie

Review

Yin Yang

December 27, 2009 4 COMMENTS Leslie

Title: Yin Yang Author: Sedonia Guillone Publisher: Total e-Bound Buy link: Amazon.com (Second Edition) Genre: Contemporary M/M Length: Novella (52 pages) Rating: 2.5 stars out of 5 A guest review by Leslie

Re-Published

With This Ring

December 23, 2009 2 COMMENTS Jesse

Title: With This Ring Author: T.A. Chase Buy link: Amazon.com (Second Edition) Genre: Contemporary M/M Length: 40 pages Rating: 4 stars out of 5

Re-Published

Ticket to Ride

December 23, 2009 3 COMMENTS Leslie

Title: Ticket to Ride Author: Shawn Lane Publisher: JMS Books Buy link: Amazon.com (Second Edition) Genre: Contemporary M/M, murder mystery Length: Novella (22k words) Rating: 4 stars out of 5 A guest review by Leslie

Review

Moor Love

December 22, 2009 8 COMMENTS Jenre

Title: Moor Love Author: Carol Lynne Publisher: Total E-Bound Buy Link: Amazon.com Genre: M/M Contemporary Romance Length: Novella Rating: 4.5 stars out of 5 A guest review by Jenre

Out of Print

I’ll be Home For Christmas

December 21, 2009 4 COMMENTS Jesse

Title: I’ll be Home for Christmas Author: Adrianna Dane Genre: Contemporary M/M, interracial Buy Link: Amazon.com Length: Novella Rating: 3 stars out of 5

Guest Bloggers

The Unlikely Hero by Claire Thompson

December 21, 2009 47 COMMENTS Jesse

Claire Thompson writes about a different kind of hero, not necessarily the romantic ideal. What’s your ideal hero? Think Romance Novel Hero and what comes to mind? A big, strong, sexy guy with a roguish twinkle in his brilliant blue (or dangerous glint in his brooding dark – you pick) eyes. He’s strong, sexy, well-endowed, and confident, even to the point of swagger. He’s an alpha through and through. No one…

Review

The Strongest Shape

December 19, 2009 5 COMMENTS Jenre

Title: The Strongest Shape Author: Tessa Cárdenas Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Buy link: Amazon.com Genre: M/M/M Contemporary Romance. Length: Novel Rating: 4.75 stars out of 5 A guest review by Jenre

Review

A Single Man

December 19, 2009 7 COMMENTS Erastes

Title: A Single Man Author: Christopher Isherwood Publisher : University of Minnesota Press (2001) Buy Link: Amazon.com Genre: Vintage M/M (first published 1964) Length: Novel (188 pages) Rating: 4.5 stars out of 5 A guest review by Erastes