Our favorite books for October, 2015.
Bookmarked (Lili’s Review)
Title: Bookmarked (Heartsville) Author Piper Vaughn Publisher: Self Published Release Date: October 26th 2015 Genre(s): Contemporary Romance Page Count: 77 pages Reviewed by: Lili Heat Level: 4 flames out of 5 Rating: 4 Stars out of 5 Blurb: To save his bookstore from closing, Mark Werner realizes it’s going to take a miracle—like getting reclusive, best-selling author Shepherd Knight to agree to appear for a signing. After their disastrous last encounter, Mark doesn’t hold up much hope Shepherd will agree. Shepherd’s never made a single public appearance. In fact, Mark wouldn’t even know what he looks like had he not…
Categories: Recommended Read
Jefferson Blythe, Esquire
Title: Jefferson Blythe, Esquire Author: Josh Lanyon Publisher: Carina Press Release Date: November 16, 2015 Genre(s): Contemporary, Romantic Suspense, Page Count: 200 Reviewed by: LenaRibka Heat Level: 3 flames out of 5 Rating: 5 stars out of 5 Blurb: Fresh out of college and recently dumped by his long-time girlfriend, shy and bookish Jefferson Blythe is touring Europe using an inherited vintage copy of Esquire Magazine's Europe in Style. Jefferson Blythe, Esquire is about old maps, new adventures, getting lost, getting found, getting drunk, and being mistaken for an international criminal. In other words, normal summer vacation when you're in…
Categories: Recommended Read, Review
How To Be A Normal Person (Lili’s Review)
Title: How To Be A Normal Person Author: TJ Klune Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Release Date: October 16th 2015 Genre(s): Contemporary Romance, Humor Page Count: 290 pages Reviewed by: Lili Heat Level: 1 flame out of 5 Rating: 5+ Stars out of 5 Blurb: Gustavo Tiberius is not normal. He knows this. Everyone in his small town of Abby, Oregon, knows this. He reads encyclopedias every night before bed. He has a pet ferret called Harry S. Truman. He owns a video rental store that no one goes to. His closest friends are a lady named Lottie with drag queen hair…
Categories: Recommended Read, Review
Alasdair (Monsters Among Masters #1)
Title: Alasdair (Monsters Among Masters, Book 1) Author: Ella Frank Publisher: Ella Frank, LLC Release Date: October 13, 2015 Genre(s): Male/Male Paranormal Page Count: 244 Reviewed by: JLoves2Read for Gay Book Reviews and Alpha Book Club Heat Level: 4 flames out of 5 Rating: 5 stars out of 5 Blurb: A DANGEROUS ALLURE Bestowed with eternal life by the Ancient Vasilios, Alasdair Kyriakous is one of the most feared and ruthless vampires in existence. His name carries weight across all of the seven continents. But he is a mystery to his kind, an anomaly among the self-indulgent. While he enjoys…
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Diamonds (Life According to Maps #2)
Title: Diamonds (Life According to Maps #2) Author: Nash Summers Publisher: self published Release Date: October 16th 2015 Genre(s): Contemporary, Young Adult Page Count: Reviewed by: Ele Heat Level: 0 flames out of 5 Rating: 5 stars out of 5 Blurb: Maps’ kingdom is crumbling before his eyes. His parents are forcing him to get a job, there’s a new kid at school who won’t stop staring at him, and his best friend is too busy thinking about girls to help Maps deal with his real problems. Worst of all, Maps is lost. And none of the roads on his…
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Categories: Recommended Read, Review
Clean by Mia Kerick
Title: Clean Author: Mia Kerick Publisher: Young Dudes Publishing Release Date: December 1st 2015 Genre(s): Young Adult Page Count: 2509 Kindle Locations Reviewed by: Lili Heat Level: 2 flames out of 5 Rating: 4.5 stars out of 5 Blurb: High school senior Lanny Keating has it all. A three-sport athlete at Lauserville High School looking at a college football scholarship, with a supportive family, stellar grades, boy band good looks… until the fateful day when it all falls apart. Seventeen-year-old Trevor Ladd has always been a publicly declared zero and the high school badboy. Abandoned by his mother and sexually…
Categories: Recommended Read, Review
Daron’s Guitar Chronicles #7
Title: Daron's Guitar Chronicles, Volume 7 Author: Cecilia Tan Publisher: Self-Published Release Date: August 4, 2015 Genre(s): Contemporary Page Count: 421 Reviewed by: LenaLena Heat Level: 3 flames out of 5 Rating: 5+ stars out of 5 Blurb: Ziggy went to India. Daron traveled the world. Is the music business ready for what happens when they meet again? When last we saw guitar prodigy Daron Marks, he was on a beach in Australia on the very last day of 1989. A new decade has dawned and Daron has little choice but to embrace change in the face of Ziggy going…
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Real World (Bend or Break #5)
Title: Real World (Bend or Break #5) Author: Amy Jo Cousins Publisher: Samhain Publishing Ltd Release Date: November 17th 2015 Genre(s): Contemporary Romance Page Count: 175 pages Reviewed by: Lili Heat Level: 3 flames out of 5 Rating:
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Borrowing Trouble (Lili’s Review)
Title: Borrowing Trouble Author: Kade Boehme Publisher: Self Published Release Date: October 20th, 2015 Genre(s): Contemporary Romance Page Count: 2943 Kindle Locations Reviewed by: Lili Heat Level: 3 out of 5 Rating: 4.8 Stars Blurb: After an amicable divorce, Jay Hill decided to move back to his rural hometown with his teenage kids. Being on good terms with his ex-wife and in laws has made the transition into single life pretty smooth. Things were good and uncomplicated. Then Landon Petty walked into his life. Landon didn’t expect to still be stuck in his hometown working at his dad’s sawmill at…
Categories: Recommended Read, Review
Another Shot (Lili’s Review)
Title: Another Shot (Heartsville) Author: J.H. Knight Publisher: Self Published Release Date: October 28th 2015 Genre(s): Contemporary Romance Page Count: 81 pages Reviewed by: Lili Heat Level: 3 out of 5 Rating: 4.5 Stars Blurb: The town of Heartsville means something different to everyone who lives there. For Aaron Forester, it’s a gay-friendly buffer between himself and the rest of the world. After being outed in high school and bullied to the point of violence, his family uprooted their lives and relocated to the small hamlet. He’s moved on from all that and now owns a popular café in the…
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