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D.B.’s Reviews

Review: Suck a Little Happy Juice – J. Scott Coatsworth

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Suck a Little Happy Juice - J. Scott Coatsworth

Genre: Non-Fiction, Writing Reviewer: D.B., Paranormal Romance Guild Get It On Amazon | Universal Buy Link About The Book Being An Indie Author Can’t Be That Hard, Right? So you want to be an indie author. Or maybe you’re scared to do it all yourself and are looking for a publisher, but want to know more about the nuts and bolts of the book business. Either way, this book is for you. Scott is a thirty-year small press veteran who shares his knowledge— from the snarky to the sublime—and answers your questions: What should you consider before you start to write? What … Read more

Review: Garden of Secrets – Drake LaMarque

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Garden of Secrets - Drake LaMarque

Genre: Fantasy, Historical, Gaslamp, Romance LGBTQ+ Category: Bi, Gay, Non-Binary, Poly Reviewer: D.B., Paranormal Romance Guild Get It At Amazon About The Book Alistair Lennox is disagreeable. Isolated and miserable, with parents who don’t care about him, his life has been equal parts privilege and loneliness. But when his parents die, his life is turned upside down. In order to gain his inheritance, Alistair is forced to attend a college he’s never heard of – for good reason. Misselthwaite College is a school for the magically gifted Alistair has no magical gifts – unless being magically inept counts. What were … Read more

Review: The Enemy of Heaven – Reni Stankova

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The Enemy of Heaven - Reni Stankova

Genre: Fantasy, High Fantasy, Political Intrigue LGBTQ+ Category: Bisexual, Gay Reviewer: D.B., Paranormal Romance Guild Get It On Amazon About The Book Raphael is a despondent angel prince who spends his time on drugs and entertainment, trying to forget the unfair inequality of his kingdom he can do nothing about. But this changes one night when he witnesses the inhuman abilities of a young demon from the capital’s ghetto. In an instant, he knows how to change his kingdom. Dante never trusted angels, much less royals, but after Prince Raphael saves him from an execution for a crime he didn’t … Read more

Review: A Beat Of Honour – Amir Lane

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A Beat of Honour - Amir Lane

Genre: Historical, Urban Fantasy LGBTQ+ Category: Bisexual, Gay Reviewer: D.B., Paranormal Romance Guild Get It On Amazon About The Book Go into battle expecting to die… Born and raised as a samurai, Tetsuro Saito expected to die in battle. He didn’t expect to rise again. Waking up in the middle of a bloodbath, Tetsuro is horrified to discover he’s been turned into a vampire by a man with a violent agenda. Unless Tetsuro can find a way to stop him, Maxwell Osborne will continue to create an army of immortals. Fighting the bloodthirsty urges now burning through his veins, Tetsuro … Read more

Review: World Warden – Albert Nothlit

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World Warden - Albert Nothlit

Genre: Sci-Fi LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: DB, Paranormal Romance Guild Get It On Amazon About The Book Now that colonists Elias Trost and Tristan MacLeod have learned of the existence of another intelligent species on this planet, their life on New Skye has become even more perilous. Dresde, the ruthless wurl queen, has kidnapped Elias’s brother, Oscar, along with the egg of a rival queen. Oscar Trost finds danger and privation under Dresde’s reign, but he isn’t alone. A small group of humans from the original colony ship, long lost from memory, live on the eastern continent as slaves to … Read more

Review: Life Seed – Albert Nothlit

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Life Seed - Albert Nothlit

Genre: Sci-Fi LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: D.B. Wilson, Paranormal Romance Guild Get It On Amazon About The Book They came to New Skye in search of a better future. The colonists, descendants of the brave people who set out to reach a new planet, found a beautiful world, rich beyond their wildest expectations.  Except for one thing. Crops will not grow in the soil of New Skye—not the way they should—and humans cannot eat the native animals. Desperate feats of botanical engineering have kept the colony alive, but time is running out as food becomes more scarce.  Elias Trost will … Read more

REVIEW: A Demon at Midnight – Juna Ratnam

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A Demon At Midnight - Juna Ratnam

Genre: Urban Fantasy LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: D.B., Paranormal Romance Guild Get It On Amazon About The Book Daniyal Zaman is an expert in running away. Case in point: Last summer, I hid out for three days in a stranger’s bedroom so I didn’t have to deal with the Demonica Weekly photographers swarming the street, or my four nosy grandmothers (don’t ask), or that stupid viral video of me crying on the dance floor. And when I began to like my sweet host a lot more than I should, I retreated to Earth and threw myself into 3D modelling for video games. … Read more

REVIEW: Amgine – Amara Lynn

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Amgine - Amara Lynn

Genre: Paranormal LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: DB, Paranormal Romance Guild Get It On Amazon About The Book After losing his boyfriend, Joel, in an accident, Niko moves back home to Yverwood. He’s trying to move on with his life. Except there’s just one problem. His new apartment might be haunted. With some help from his childhood best friend Cole, and his sibling ghost whisper, Niko might be able to move on… That is, if he can let go of the ghosts of his past and present, and focus on the future that’s right in front of him. Amgine is an … Read more

REVIEW: Potential Energy – Kim Fielding

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Potential Energy - Kim Fielding

Genre: Sci-Fi, Space Opera LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: DB Get It On Amazon About The Book When interstellar smuggler Haz Taylor loses his ship, his money, and his tattered reputation, drinking himself to death on a backwater planet seems like his only option. Then the Coalition offers him a contract to return a stolen religious artifact. Sounds simple enough, but politics can be deadly—and the artifact’s not enthusiastic about being returned. Haz didn’t sign up to be prisoner transport, but he’s caught between a blaster and hard vacuum. Still, that doesn’t mean he can’t show his captive some kindness. It … Read more

REVIEW: Firestones – Kim Fielding

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NEW RELEASE - Firestones - Kim Fielding

Genre: Fairy Tale, Dark, Historical LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: DB Get It On Amazon About The Book Born with a deformed foot and abandoned as a young child, Brand spent his youth in indentured servitude to a mediocre wizard. Now Brand is grown, but with no other prospects to support himself, he remains in his master’s employ, doing small chores and selling firestones on the bleak streets of Greynox. Until one bitterly cold day. In this dark take on a classic fairy tale, Brand encounters the most sinister of magics. With his firestones gone, can he find his way to … Read more