As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases.

Aethena’s Reviews

Review: A Vampire Chew Toy – Holly Day

by
A Vampire Chew Toy - Holly Day

Genre: Paranormal, Romance LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Aethena, Paranormal Romance Guild Get It On Amazon About The Book Devin Jace lives in a huge mansion together with six other people, five of them turn furry, and one needs to drink blood to survive. Sometimes, he suspects it’s all a dream. Four years ago, he had no idea supernatural beings existed. It wasn’t until he was snatched off the street and forced to live as a blood slave he realized vampires are real and don’t sparkle. Three years ago, Mars O’Ceallaigh was part of the team who saved a badly scarred … Read more

Review: Granville’s Folly – Edward Kendrick

by
Granville's Folly - Edward Kendrick

Genre: Romance, Paranormal LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Aethena, Paranormal Romance Guild Get It On Amazon | Publisher About The Book One: Granville’s Folly, a ramshackle, hundred-and-fifty-year-old Victorian house high in the Rocky Mountains. Two: Two men. Kieran, the owner of the Folly who plans to restore it, and Layne, who first saw the Folly when he was thirteen and has returned twenty years later to find out if it’s still standing. Three: Three ghosts. Granpa K, who built the Folly with his brother, Thom, and Thom’s wife, Lizabeth — with the help of freemen Granpa K released from slavery. Mix … Read more

Review: White Heat – Leta Blake

by
White Heat - Leta Blake

Genre: Fantasy, Romance LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Aethena, Paranormal Romance Guild Get It FREE At Prolific Works About The Book Forbidden love conquers all. Sian Maxima, the heir to a great lineage, yearns to marry his childhood sweetheart, Avila Rossi. But their love is outlawed. After a secret, desperate tryst is discovered, Avila alone will be punished for their transgressions. Only Sian can save him. White Heat is a standalone prequel to Leta Blake’s Heat of Love universe. It’s set against a faux-historical backdrop and contains tropes such as mpreg, knotting, and heats. The Review Set in a post-apocalyptic world … Read more

REVIEW: When I First Saw Red – Kasia Bacon

by
When I First Saw Red - Kasia Bacon

Genre: Paranormal, Romance, Fantasy LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Aethena, Paranormal Romance Guild Get It On Amazon About The Book RED:Lázhien’s human. A common Imperial soldier. And my soulmate.How could fate get it so wrong?The demon in me craves this bond with every shred of his being. He pushes me to accept it. This time I won’t yield to his demands. LÁZHIEN:Red’s a lust demon, a whore and a stuck-up snob.The most beautiful man I’ve ever seen. Pain in the arse. And he hates my guts.I’d be an idiot to pursue him. Yet something about him compels me to make him mine. … Read more

REVIEW: The Vampire Stayed for Breakfast – Juna Ratnam

by
The Vampire Stayed for Breakfast - Juna Ratnam

Genre: Urban Fantasy, Romance LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Aethena, Paranormal Romance Guild Get It On Amazon About The Book What do you do when you’re locked out of your ex’s basement apartment twenty minutes before sunrise? Seduce the neighbour, of course. Stranded for the day in a shabby apartment corridor, the vampire Aserad turns his charm (read: unbridled curiosity) on Selan, the unsuspecting human next door. Then he discovers he actually likes this strange spreadsheet nerd—and Selan might have secrets of his own. The Vampire Stayed for Breakfast is part of Parunthupuram Days, a new urban fantasy series set in … Read more

REVIEW: Lawless Magic – N.R. Hairston

by
Lawless Magic - N. R. Hairston

Genre: Urban Fantasy, Romance LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Aethena Get It On Amazon About The Book Rusty’s a military man through and through. His entire life is order and discipline. Chaz is untamed and unrestricted. He’s been a thief his entire life. Rusty fell for Chaz the moment he laid eyes on him, but Chaz had a boyfriend at the time.  Now that relationship has ended and Rusty would like to build something new with Chaz.  They start to get close, but then someone close to Rusty is hurt. Rusty vows to make the perpetrator pay. Chaz refuses to leave … Read more

REVIEW: Feral Magic – N.R. Hairston

by
Feral Magic - N.R. Hairston

Genre: Urban Fantasy, Romance LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Aethena, Paranormal Romance Guild Get It On Amazon About The Book They live under the oppressive Nix rule. They met while trying to steal the same bag of flour. They fight together to get away. Now they’re being hunted. They’re more powerful than anyone knows. Their attraction to each other is explosive. The Nix have ruled for hundreds of years. Tieden and Kalem broke the rules by stealing. They defeated a herd of Nix in their escape. Tieden and Kalem are Belen. The Belen are supposed to be inferior to the Nix. How could two Belen take out so many … Read more

REVIEW: Of Scales and Fire – Natalina Reis

by
Of Scales and Fire - Natalina Reis

Genre: Paranormal, Romance LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Aethena, Paranormal Romance Guild Get It On Amazon About The Book Monks, magic, and mermen, oh my! The cast of supporting characters from Natalina Reis’s “Of Magic and Scales” are back and stronger than ever, and so are the pop culture references and silly jokes Aiden likes so much. As Aiden and his new family are joined by an unexpected antagonist that may yet prove to be their undoing, will their (un)domesticated new life as a couple be turned upside down? Aiden Mercer’s life has changed dramatically since his days of being a … Read more

REVIEW: Of Magic and Scales – Natalina Reis

by
Of Magic and Scales

Genre: Paranormal, Romance LGBTQ+ Category: Gay, Bi Reviewer: Aethena, Paranormal Romance Guild Get It On Amazon About The Book With a serial killer on the loose, the baffling mystery of Aiden’s past, and their tenuous budding romance, Aiden and Fouchard tread through a world of magic and myth on padded shoes, terrified to stir up something neither can control or defeat. Aiden Mercer’s life now centers around lounging on the sunny beaches of his adopted country with a beer in one hand and a coffee in the other while admiring the local male population. After a rough life as a … Read more

REVIEW: Kissing the Wizard – Lou Sylvre

by
Kissing The Wizard - Lou Sylvre

Genre: Paranormal, Romance LGBTQ+ Category: MM Gay Reviewer: Aethena, Paranormal Romance Guild Get It On Amazon About The Book On Valentine’s Day, a lonely shifter flies over the Okanogan Wilderness looking for adventure, knowing romance is the one thing he’s least likely to find out there. Imagine his surprise when he finds himself blasted from the sky only to land on a strong, handsome, and oddly calm man dressed something like a gladiator. The renowned warrior Li did not plan to spend his day trying to free his wizard employer from the clutches of a sorceress. Spells collide, and a … Read more