Archive for the ‘Romance’ Category
May 10th, 2011 by Kassa / 391 views
Title: No Apologies 
Author: Tibby Armstrong
Publisher: Loose Id
Length:: Novel / 200 pgs
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Blurb:
Cheerful and friendly, Aaron Blake has never met a puzzle that intrigues him more than brooding Greg Falkner. He wants to get to know his roommate, but it seems the only way past his shell is through it. When a reluctant friendship turns into a budding romance, can the two keep their feelings secret from their classmates? Or will their newfound love destroy them both?
So goes the story screenwriter Greg Falkner spins for audiences and his longtime partner, Aaron Blake, in No Apologies. Loosely based on their lives together, the film rocks Hollywood with its blatant portrayal of two teenagers falling in love and coming of age in a world that struggles to accept them, while they in turn struggle to accept themselves.
At the end of the evening, will Greg’s risky venture break a relationship that’s already foundering? Or will the real life Greg and Aaron also find their happily ever after with no apologies?
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Posted in 3 stars, Erotica, Fiction, Gay, Reviews, Romance | 1 Comment »
May 3rd, 2011 by Kassa / 377 views
Title: Perfect Score 
Author: Susan Roebuck
Publisher: Awe-Struck Publishing
Length:: Novel / 250 pgs
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Blurb:
Feckless, exasperating Alex Finch is a rich, handsome and talented singer/songwriter who longs for two things: a career as a professional rock singer, and to have his love for Sam Barrowdale reciprocated. But drifter Sam’s two aims are simply to earn enough money to pay his sister’s medical bills and to hide from the world his reading/writing and speech disability. At this time the word “dyslexia” is generally unknown so to most people he’s just a “retard”. From the severe knocks life’s dealt him, Sam’s developed a tough outer coating and he has no time for a spoilt, selfish guitar player.
Despite his defects, Alex’s love for Sam never wavers and when Sam unexpectedly disappears, Alex begins a somewhat bungling quest to find him, only to discover that Sam has a fearful enemy: Alex’s powerful and influential yet sociopathic uncle.
As Alex spirals downwards towards alcoholism, many questions need answering. Just why did Alex’s evil uncle adopt him at age eleven yet deny him any affection? And what’s the mystery behind Alex’s father’s death?
Both seem to face unbeatable odds. Are they doomed to follow separate paths forever?
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Posted in 2 stars, Fiction, Gay, Reviews, Romance | No Comments »
May 2nd, 2011 by Book Utopia Mom / 368 views
Title: With the Band 
Author: L.A. Witt
Publisher: Loose Id
Length: Novel (88k/216 pgs)
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Blurb:
Hard rock band Schadenfreude is finally on the verge of the success that’s eluded them for the last several years. With Aaron McClure as their new lead singer, nothing’s going to stop them…except maybe a steamy, secret relationship between Aaron and bassist Bastian Koehler. Aaron knows all too well what can happen when band members get involved with each other. After all, his last band was a casualty of his last relationship, and Schadenfreude forbids band members from dating for that very reason. But Bastian is too hot to resist, and besides, it’s just sex, so what’s the harm?
Bastian has just gotten out of a long relationship with his volatile ex-fiancée when Aaron catches his eye. The sexy singer is irresistible, and in spite of the potential for strife within the band if this comes out, Bastian can’t help himself.
Their passion in the bedroom is rivaled only by their ambition as musicians, though, and pretty soon, it’s going to tear them, and Schadenfreude apart, if they can’t get back to playing with the band.
Publisher’s Note: This book contains explicit sexual content, graphic language, and situations that some readers may find objectionable: Male/male sexual practices.
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Posted in 3.5 stars, Erotica, Gay, Reviews, Romance | No Comments »
April 27th, 2011 by Jenre / 843 views
Title: Dark Designs 
Author: Luisa Prieto
Publisher: MLR Press
Length: 444 pages
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Blurb:
When an enigmatic tattooed woman approaches freelance journalist Kyler Withers, he begins remembering a past life as a mage. Once known as Etherwolf, he served a sentient evil known as the Darkness.
Horrified, Kyler fights to keep his humanity. Against him are growing memories of the monster he previously was. Aiding him is the love he rediscovers he had for a powerful mage artist named Sorin. If Kyler cannot overcome his past, he’s afraid he’ll help the Darkness destroy everything, starting with his lover.
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Posted in 4 stars, Erotica, Fantasy, Gay, Historical, Reviews, Romance | No Comments »
April 21st, 2011 by Kassa / 461 views
Title: The Lord Won’t Mind 
Author: Gordon Merrick
Publisher: Alyson Publications
Length: Novel / 255 pgs
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Blurb:
Prior to the publication of this beloved novel, nearly every gay novel and play seemed to end in suicide–or at least deep despair. Merrick was one of the first writers to insist that a gay relationship could in fact be a happy one. The Lord Won’t Mind tells the story of Peter and Charlie, who begin a love affair at their Ivy League college in the ’60s.
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April 20th, 2011 by Book Utopia Mom / 1,113 views
Title: Floggers’ Holiday Sale 
Author: Stormy Glenn and H.C. Brown
Publisher: Noble Romance
Length: Anthology (46k/141 pgs)
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Blurb:
Hot Dom, Cold Sub by Stormy Glenn
Rafe, a very serious Dom, wants Danny the minute he spots the sexy little man dancing at Club Flogger. Rafe is used to getting what and who he wants.
When Danny refuses, it sends Rafe into a whirlwind of arousal and confusion, especially since he knows the little submissive is interested.
Can a Christmas auction give Rafe what he needs or will it leave him wanting more?
Dominate Me by H.C. Brown
Nash Mage, a six five, leather clad ball of muscle, is living on the edge. Damien, his control freak of a sub, left without a word. Teetering on the bounds of control Nash’s BDSM world begins to disintegrate. He wants what every Dom craves, a sweet innocent sub he can train to fulfill his every desire.
When Paul Martin enters Floggers Christmas Auction looking for his first BDSM experience, Nash thinks all his Christmases have come at once. Young, barely legal with a slight build, Paul is just the way he likes his subs. Nash wants this delicious man with a passion—so do the other Doms. If Nash secures the winning bid on Paul at Floggers Christmas Auction, will he get to keep his prize?
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Posted in 1 star, Anthology, BDSM, Erotica, Gay, Reviews, Romance | 3 Comments »
April 6th, 2011 by Book Utopia Mom / 587 views
Title: Riding Double 
Edited by: Anne Regan
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Length: Anthology (105k/298 pgs)
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Blurb:
The romantic allure of the cowboy is unparalleled. These sweaty, dusty icons of the West, past and present, still melt hearts and raise pulse rates, whether the man’s wearing a ten-gallon hat, chaps and spurs, or nothing at all. In these stories of romance with a Western flair, love softens the most hardened range rider and passion fires the most stoic ramrod’s blood. Fate may throw a few twists in their path, but at the end of the day, these men will be riding double into the sunset.
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Posted in 2.5 stars, Anthology, Erotica, Fiction, Gay, Historical, Reviews, Romance, Western | No Comments »
April 5th, 2011 by Kassa / 358 views
Title: A Good Bargain 
Author: DC Juris
Publisher: Breathless Press
Length: Short Story (18 pgs)
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Blurb:
David ends up with more than he bargained for when a hot, young stud-muffin named Brandon catches his eye!
Awkward and unsure, David has finally reentered the dating scene. A hot, young stud-muffin named Brandon seems like the perfect start, but things get complicated when Brandon makes a startling confession. Is Brandon the right choice for David, or did David just get way more than he bargained for?
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March 31st, 2011 by Kassa / 785 views
Title: Dutch’s Boy 
Author: Xavier Axelson
Publisher: Seventh Window Publications
Length: Novella / 88pgs
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Blurb:
Fulfilling your dream isn’t easy, especially if you’re the son of well-known rodeo rider Dutch Reynolds. Dutch doesn’t want to see his son Harry leave the family ranch until he feels Harry is ready. But for Harry, his dream of riding broncos at the rodeo seems to be passing him by. With the moral support of his best friend Reb, Harry takes his life in his own hands and leaves the ranch before Dutch can stop him. Chance encounters, sex and love soon teach the young cowboy life lessons that he will not forget.
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Posted in 2 stars, Erotica, Fiction, Gay, Reviews, Romance, Western | No Comments »
March 30th, 2011 by Book Utopia Mom / 1,343 views
Title: Homosapien 
Author: Julie Bozza
Publisher: Manifold Press
Length: Novel (67k/278 pgs)
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Blurb:
Patrick and David are friends who run a gay bookstore, and life seems simple and safe enough until the day when unexpectedly he walks in – six feet tall, gorgeous and built like a dream. But Homosapien isn’t welcome in their world; he’s a professional wrestler, and everything he does is fake. So he can’t really be gay, can he, or interested in either one of them? Can they even trust a single word he says … ?
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Posted in 4.5 stars, Fiction, Gay, Reviews, Romance | 6 Comments »
