Genre: Gay Romance/Yaoi graphic novel I'm delighted to be part of the blog tour for this delightful, cheeky graphic novel by Mary Dumas and Bettina Kurkoski. If you want feel-good fun wrapped up in a sexy yaoi package, this is for you. Scroll down for a chance to win a $10 Amazon Gift Voucher, and... Continue Reading →
Book review – The Power Of Conviction by Catrin Russell
Genre: High Fantasy/Adventure/Romance First off, this book has a cliffhanger, so if you're invested in the characters from the get-go, just buy the second book as well. You won't be disappointed. Just trust me on this. Power of Conviction is the first book in the Prime Series. I won't rehash the story, as the blurb... Continue Reading →
Book Review – Book of 1000 Poems (Vol. 1-4) by Conshinz
Genre: Poetry Why did I pick this up? Because I kept seeing Conchinz's work on Instagram, and it resonated because of the incisive wit and truth of his words. He has worked with his struggles with mental illness and laid bare his innermost thoughts, observations and anxieties, with a healthy dash of anger and pain,... Continue Reading →
Book Review – A Little Chatter by Terry Connell
This is the review I wrote for WROTE Podcast. A fascinating book. Not one of my favourites, but no denying the skill of the writer and their powers of observation. A great collection of vignettes. A Little Chatter by Terry ConnellMy rating: 4 of 5 stars I was gifted a copy of this ARC in return for an... Continue Reading →
Book Review – Far Away by Bryan T. Clark
Genre: MM Romance ★★★★★ This was truly a gorgeous book, at a time when I was in the mood for a wallow into escapism. During the UK lockdown, there seems to be a lot of that. Books I might have found a little cloying, now just hit the spot. Because this is a truly romantic... Continue Reading →
Book Review – Love on the Hudson by K.D. Fisher
Genre: MM Romance ★★★★★ This is a prime example of a book I bought purely on the strength of the cover. I saw the author on IG, loved the cover and promptly bought the book about a year ago. I don't think I even knew what genre it was at the time. It's an example... Continue Reading →
Book Review – Have You Seen Her? By Chicki Brown
Genre: Romance ★★★★★ What a wonderful story, and Marcia (Dani) is a true heroine, a strong black woman beaten down by marital abuse, who builds a new life for herself with many challenges along the way. The story starts in a harrowing way, with Marcia reeling from the latest abusive attack from her coke-addicted, wealthy... Continue Reading →
Book Review – Pirate Master by Jules Radcliffe
Genre: MM Romance Adventure ★★★★★ Well, I can honestly say my timbers were well and truly shivered by the end of this raunchy, tender, exciting instalment of the Pirates of Port Royal series. The series has recently been re-worked, and this third story in the series is now a standalone novel. I hadn't heard of this series, but I was lured... Continue Reading →
Book Review – A Queen’s Pride by N.D. Jones
Genre: Shifter, Adventure, Horror ★★★★★ A Queen's Pride is the first book in the Feline Nation series. This was another of those books I picked up purely because of the beautiful cover. Also, I love cats, especially big cats, so the lure was irresistible. There's always a risk with that strategy, but it paid off. A Queen's Pride is an... Continue Reading →
Book Review – Together by Eloreen Moon
Genre: Gay Polyamorous romance, erotica ★★★★ Together is fairly short, being 80 pages long, and has a simple construct. Three men have loved each other since high school. Two of them (El and En) get married and then they realise their lives feel incomplete without Victor. Victor has loved them both from afar, but has never dared... Continue Reading →