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March 24th, 2011 by Book Utopia Mom / 1,541 views
Title: According to Hoyle 
Author: Abigail Roux
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Length: Novel (88k/254 pgs)
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By the close of 1882, the inhabitants of the American West had earned their reputation as untamed and dangerous. The line between heroes and villains is narrow and indistinct. The concept that a man may only kill if backed into a corner is antiquated. Lives are worth less than horses. Treasures are worth killing for. And the law is written in the blood of those who came before. The only men staving off total chaos are the few who take the letter of the law at its word and risk their lives to uphold it. But in the West, the rules aren’t always played according to Hoyle.
US Marshals Eli Flynn and William Henry Washington are escorting two prisoners to New Orleans for trial when they discover there’s more to the infamous shootist Dusty Rose and the enigmatic man known only as Cage than merely being outlaws. When forces beyond the marshals’ control converge on the paddlewheeler they have hired to take them downriver, they must choose between two dangers: playing by the rules at any cost or trusting the very men they are meant to bring to justice.
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Posted in 3.5 stars, Gay, Historical, Reviews, Romance, Western | 1 Comment »
March 15th, 2011 by Book Utopia Mom / 663 views
Title: Fool’s Errand 
Author: Chris Quinton
Publisher: Manifold Press
Length: Novella (40k/158 pgs)
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When Xavi becomes an accidental witness to the murder of a wealthy woman he knows exactly what to do – get the hell out of there, fast! Xavi lives on the edge of the law; he and the police don’t exactly mix. Unfortunately the cop who is sent after him turns out to have some rather unusual abilities, so it isn’t long before their paths cross – which is roughly when Xavi begins to realise that getting caught may be the very least of his troubles.
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Posted in 4 stars, Action Adventure, Erotica, Fiction, Futuristic, Gay, Paranormal, Reviews, Romance | 2 Comments »
March 7th, 2011 by Book Utopia Mom / 330 views
Title: The Lion of Kent 
Author: Aleksandr Voinov & Kate Cotoner
Publisher: Carina Press
Length:: Novella
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Squire William Raven has only one goal—to finally receive his spurs and become a knight. When his lord, Sir Robert de Cantilou, returns from a five-year crusade in the Holy Land, William wants nothing more than to impress him.
After Sir Robert’s return, noble guests arrive from France, bringing intrigue to the castle. William is oblivious to the politics, as he’s distracted by nightly visits from a faceless lover—a man who pleasures him in the dark and then leaves—a man he soon discovers is none other than his master, Sir Robert.
But William can’t ignore the scheming around him when he overhears a plot to murder Robert. He becomes intent on saving his lord and lover from those who would see him killed…
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February 22nd, 2011 by Book Utopia Mom / 491 views
Title: Angel 1089 
Author: C.C. Bridges
Publisher: Samhain
Length: Novel (62k/153 pgs)
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Catching two demon burglars is routine for Gabriel 1089, who’s one cog in an army of cybernetically modified humans protecting the sky city of Heaven. Until two turns into a twenty-demon ambush. When he wakes up, he’s missing his network-enabled halo—and one of his metal wings.
The down-level junk dealer tending Gabe’s wounds has hands that spark nerve endings he never knew he possessed. But for an angel cut off from Heaven, an attic in Old Trent feels more like a trap than a sanctuary.
Demons on his doorstep are nothing new for Jeff Werth. Ever since they saved his daughter’s legs, they’ve been calling in their marker. In exchange for his services—nursing Gabe back to health so they can use him as a pawn in their war with Heaven—they’ll consider the debt paid in full. Except having a powerless angel at his mercy feeds a rising desire that has him rethinking the deal.
Then the de-haloed Gabe begins having dreams that become visions…then memories. Until he’s not sure whose side he’s on. Heaven, or the simple family man who healed his broken wings…and made his heart whole.
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Posted in 2.5 stars, Erotica, Fiction, Futuristic, Gay, Reviews, Romance, Science Fiction | 2 Comments »
January 17th, 2011 by Book Utopia Mom / 726 views
Title: Number Theory 
Author: Noah Bogdonoff
Publisher: Untreed Reads Publishing
Length: Short story (1.4k/4 pgs)
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Blurb:
A high school boy finds out that in both love and algebra, solving for ‘x’ may not always get you the result you expect.
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Posted in 3.5 stars, Fiction, Gay, Reviews, Young Adult | No Comments »
January 10th, 2011 by Book Utopia Mom / 334 views
Title: The Balance of Silence 
Author: S. Reesa Herberth & Michelle Moore
Publisher: Samhain Publishing
Length: Novella (35k/80 pgs)
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Riv is a man adrift, hoping that running supplies for ReliefCorp will restore his faith in mankind—and in himself. Deep in the war-torn Maltana rainforest, he stumbles upon a local bar that suits his mood: good food, bad attitude. The entertainment, though, is unexpected. A skilled piano player who avoids eye contact, flinches when anyone approaches…and warns Riv of an ambush by tapping out the planetary anthem for Riv’s homeworld of Karibee.
The least Riv can do for the mute piano man, “Ducks”, is take him to the nearest spaceport for help. On their harrowing journey to escape Maltana, Riv makes a horrifying discovery. Ducks endured torture that scarred his mind as well as his body. Still, before he leaves the man safely in a treatment facility, Riv manages to earn what little trust Ducks has to give.
Months later they reconnect, and while it’s clear their instant attraction was no fluke, there’s still a piece missing. Ducks’ voice. To help him find it again, Riv will have to expose the painful past that tore a hole in his own life. And hope that together, their ragged edges will fit together to form a whole.
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December 28th, 2010 by Book Utopia Mom / 467 views
Title: Neighbors 
Author: Victor J. Banis
Publisher: Untreed Reads Publishing
Length: Short story (2.4k/6 pgs)
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Linda, who is becoming bored in her marriage, finds herself fixated on the new neighbor who has moved into the trailer next door. Might she be the change Linda’s looking for?
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Posted in 3.5 stars, Erotica, Fiction, Lesbian, Reviews | 2 Comments »
December 22nd, 2010 by Book Utopia Mom / 385 views
Title: Continuum 
Author: George Seaton
Publisher: Untreed Reads Publishing
Length: Short story (4.7k/10 pgs)
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Blurb:
A gay man, looking back at the evolution of his relationship from the onset of AIDS in the 1980’s to the present, discovers that love and time both have their own continuity.
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Posted in 4.5 stars, Erotica, Gay, Reviews, Romance | 1 Comment »
December 2nd, 2010 by Book Utopia Mom / 1,299 views
Title: Illustrated Men 
Edited By: Michael Breyette
Publisher: MLR
Length:: Anthology/167 pgs
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A thousand words, a single picture…
Since artists are often called upon to turn prose into a visual for such things as book covers, I wondered, would writers be able to pick up the creative torch and run in the opposite direction? I had little doubts they could and it got me excited wondering what they would come up with for my own pastel paintings.
So with that it mind I though it would be fun to launch a contest and invite friends, fans of my art, amateur scribes, professionals writers, really anyone who wanted, to pick a painting from my body of work and build a short story around it.
As the saying goes, a picture is worth a thousand words. I wanted to find out if that was true.
Art-inspired short stories contributors for this collection include: L. John Williams, Todd Schoonover, Veronica, Aleksandr Voinov & Marquesate, Linda Schnelle, John Stewart, George Seaton, Gabriel Morgan, Alan Bennett Ilagan, Todd Peissig, Harold Dixon, Justin Shephred, Clare London, and artist Michael Breyette.
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Posted in 4 stars, Anthology, Erotica, Fiction, Gay, Reviews | 4 Comments »
September 16th, 2010 by Book Utopia Mom / 920 views
Title: A Demon Inside 
Author: Rick R. Reed
Publisher: MLR Press
Length: Novel/285 pgs/86k
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Hunter Beaumont doesn’t understand his grandmother’s deathbed wish: “Destroy Beaumont House.” He’d never even heard of the place. But after his grandmother passes and his first love betrays him, the family house in the Wisconsin woods looks like a tempting refuge. Going against his grandmother’s wishes, Hunter flees to Beaumont House.
But will the house be the sanctuary he had hoped for? Soon after moving in, Hunter realizes he may not be alone. And with whom—or what—he shares the house may plunge him into a nightmare from which he may never escape. Sparks fly when he meets his handsome neighbor, a caretaker for the estate next door, but is the man salvation…or is he the source of Hunter’s terror?
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