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REVIEW: Runes, Ruin, & Redemption, by Maz Maddox

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Runes, Ruin, & Redemption - Maz Maddox

Title: Runes, Ruin & Redemption Series: Stallion Ridge Book Five Author: Maz Maddox Genre: Historical, Fantasy, Romance LGBTQ+ Category: MMM Gay Publisher: NV Productions Pages: 229 Reviewer: Melissa, Paranormal Romance Guild Get It On Amazon About The Book Redemption has long evaded the former Enforcer, Sebastian. Viewed as a monster, Sebastian has roamed the country in hiding, running from his bloody past and failures. A series of mistakes has left him hopelessly lost and waist deep in dark, uncharted territory. In order to escape certain death, he makes a deal that may seal his fate. Lucas has been chasing after his … Read more

REVIEW: The God’s Eye, by Anna Butler

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The God's Eye, By Anna Butler

Title: The God’s Eye Series: Lancaster’s Luck Book Three Author: Anna Butler Genre: Historical, Steampunk, Sci Fi LGBTQ+ Category: MM Gay Publisher: Self Pages: 338 Reviewer: Ulysses, Paranormal Romance Guild Get It On Amazon About The Book Rafe Lancaster is reluctantly settling into his role as the First Heir of House Stravaigor. Trapped by his father’s illness and his new responsibilities, Rafe can’t go with lover Ned Winter to Aegypt for the 1902/03 archaeological digging season. Rafe’s unease at being left behind intensifies when Ned’s fascination with the strange Antikythera mechanism and its intriguing link to the Aegyptian god Thoth has Ned … Read more

REVIEW: A Summer of Smoke and Sin, by TJ Nichols

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A Summer of Smoke and Sin - TJ Nichols

Title: A Summer of Smoke and Sin Author: TJ Nichols Genre: Historical Urban Fantasy LGBTQ+ Category: MM Gay Publisher: Self Pages: 260 Reviewer: Maryann Get It On Amazon | Universal Link About The Book To stop a serial killer a detective will need to explore his own vices… Nathanial Bayard wants nothing more than to find the nobleman creating snuff pornography. If he fails, his career in the recently formed nobility taskforce will be over and as the youngest son he’ll be forced to obey his father and join the church. But a life of celibacy doesn’t appeal. Nathanial has … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: A Summer of Smoke and Sin, by TJ Nichols

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A Summer of Smoke and Sin - TJ Nichols

QSFer TJ Nichols has a new MM historical urban fantasy out: “A Summer of Smoke and Sin.” To stop a serial killer a detective will need to explore his own vices… Nathanial Bayard wants nothing more than to find the nobleman creating snuff pornography. If he fails, his career in the recently formed nobility taskforce will be over and as the youngest son he’ll be forced to obey his father and join the church. But a life of celibacy doesn’t appeal. Nathanial has never even kissed another man, fearing for his soul and his reputation. Jericho Fulbright has never lived … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT/GIVEAWAY: Merchants of Milan, by Edale Lane

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Merchants of Milan

Edale Lane has a new FF historical romance out, book one of the Night Flyer Trilogy: “Merchants of Milan.” Three powerful merchants, two independent women in love, one masked vigilante. Florentina, set on revenge for her father’s murder, creates an alter-ego known as the Night Flyer. Madelena, whose husband was also murdered, hires Florentina as a tutor for her children and love blossoms between them. However, Florentina’s vendetta is fraught with danger, and surprising developments threaten both women’s lives. Merchants of Milan is the first book in Edale Lane’s Night Flyer Trilogy, a tale of power, passion, and payback in … Read more

REVIEW: Smoky Mist, by C.J. Baty

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Smoky Mist - C.J. Baty

Title: Smoky Mist Series: The Legend of the Ghost Train Book One Author: C.J. Baty Genre: Historical, Romance LGBTQ+ Category: MM Gay Publisher: Self Pages: 142 Reviewer: Maryann Get It On Amazon About The Book The Legend of the Ghost Train Today, people say that on a quiet night in the mountains of Virginia, Tennessee, and Kentucky, you can hear the far off shriek of a locomotive whistle and the rumble of the train’s cars as they clamor across the tracks. The legend claims the train moves through the valleys and mountains searching for lost souls that need a lift … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: Floodtide, by Heather Rose Jones

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Floodtide

QSFer Heather Rose Jones has a new FF historical fantasy book out in the Alpennia series: “Floodtide.” The streets are a perilous place for a young laundry maid dismissed without a character for indecent acts. Roz knew the end of the path for a country girl alone in the city of Rotenek. A desperate escape in the night brings her to the doorstep of Dominique the dressmaker and the hope of a second chance beyond what she could have imagined. Roz’s apprenticeship with the needle, under the patronage of the royal thaumaturgist, wasn’t supposed to include learning magic, but Celeste, … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: Lagoon of Dreams, by Tinnean

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Lagoon of Dreams

QSFer Tinnean has a new MM historical mpreg fantasy book out: “Lagoon of Dreams.” David Knight has been plagued by dreams his entire life, only to have all memory of them vanish when he awakens. Now the dreams are coming with more frequency, and they seem to be drawing him to the Amazon. A scientist with a PhD in ichthyology and a dedication to learning all he can about lungfish, whose existence dates back to the Devonian era, David is determined to see what the Amazon holds. His hopes seem about to be answered when Dr. Carlos Avila contacts him. … Read more

REVIEW: Mimics & Mayhem, by Maz Maddox

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Mimics & Mayhem - Maz Maddox

Title: Mimics & Mayhem Series: Stallion Ridge Author: Maz Maddox Genre: Paranormal, Western, Romance LGBTQ+ Category: MM Gay Publisher: Self Pages: 135 Reviewer: Melissa, Paranormal Romance Guild Get It On Amazon About The Book My name is Scarlet, and I’m a Mimic. While I can shape shift into whatever man you want, that’s not what makes me unique.  My mismatched eyes, beautiful red hair, love for women’s fashion and my big endowment are simply some of my shining qualities.  I’m also fabulous, love sex, and I look fantastic in a corset.  Did I get your attention? Good. Then let me tell … Read more

’50 Shades’ of Medieval Erotica – Lost Romance Recovered

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Researchers have discovered a long-lost version of a medieval romance “novel” containing a sex scene too steamy for even modern publishers. The French poem, “Le Roman de la Rose” (The Romance of the Rose), tells the story of a courtier wooing a woman — the poems titular “rose.” It was the “Twilight” of its day, a crowd-pleasing romance that was reproduced again and again. “‘Le Roman de la Rose’ really was the blockbuster of its day,” Marianne Ailes, a medievalist at the University of Bristol in the U.K. who identified the new fragments of the manuscript, said in a statement. … Read more