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MaryAnn’s Reviews

REVIEW: Electric Candle – Elizabeth Noble

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Electric Candle - Elizabeth Noble - Sleepless City

Genre: Paranormal, Romance LGBTQ+ Category: MM Gay Reviewer: Maryann Get It On Amazon About The Book When a vampire finds his soulmate, the bond is forever. It’s love at first sight. Or is it? Homicide Detective Jonas Forge has been a vampire for centuries. He’s fought wars, seen life go from the simple colonial days to the modern high-tech world. He’s evolved with the times, adapted to each new era, blended into each new life. The one constant is his best friend, mentor, and lover, Declan. Even though not fated to bond as soulmates, Forge and Declan are happy and … Read more

REVIEW: The Secret Books of Seth – Seth R. Gray

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The Secret Books of Seth - Seth Gray

Genre: Paranormal LGBTQ+ Category: Bi, Gay, Non-Binary. In my world, all vampires are bisexual. Reviewer: Maryann Read it On Wattpad (serial tale) About The Book I’ve always been the boy that does everything right. As the future leader of the Sethian Saints, I’ve devoted my life to “redeeming” as many of the Damned (you’d call them vampires… SECRET BOOKS of SETH Scroll One: Blood and Tears is now live! I am an indie author trying to go full time now that I am out of work due to COVID. SBoS will feature #supernatural, quasi-religious, and #queer #love themes of all … Read more

REVIEW: The Harp and the Sea – Anne Barwell & Lou Sylvre

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The Harp and the Sea - Anne Barwell & Lou Sylvre

Genre: Fantasy, Historical, Romance LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Maryann Get It On Amazon About The Book In 1605, Robbie Elliot—a Reiver and musician from the Scottish borders—nearly went to the gallows. The Witch of the Hermitage saved him with a ruse, but weeks later, she cursed him to an ethereal existence in the sea. He has seven chances to come alive, come ashore, and find true love. For over a century, Robbie’s been lost to that magic; six times love has failed. When he washes ashore on the Isle of Skye in 1745, he’s arrived at his last chance at … Read more

REVIEW: Eventide – J. Scott Coatsworth

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Eventide

Genre: Sci Fi LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Maryann Get It On Amazon About The Book What if you woke up in a strange place that was as familiar as your own home, but also completely strange and different? What if you opened your curtains to find the universe looking back at you? Welcome to Eventide. The Review EVENTIDE BY J. SCOTT COATSWORTH I’ve read several of Scott Coatsworth’s short stories: “Gargoyle”, “A New Year”, “Morgan” and my favorite “Bear At the Bar”.  These stories always seem to have a message, and leave the reader with many provoking thoughts.  In “Eventide,” Tanner … Read more

REVIEW: The Engineer – C.S. Poe

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The Engineer - C.S. Poe

Genre: Steampunk, Romance LGBTQ+ Category: MM Gay Reviewer: Maryann Get It On Amazon About The Book 1881—Special Agent Gillian Hamilton is a magic caster with the Federal Bureau of Magic and Steam. He’s sent to Shallow Grave, Arizona, to arrest a madman engineer known as Tinkerer, who’s responsible for blowing up half of Baltimore. Gillian has handled some of the worst criminals in the Bureau’s history, so this assignment shouldn’t be a problem. But even he’s taken aback by a run-in with the country’s most infamous outlaw, Gunner the Deadly. Gunner is also stalking Shallow Grave in search of Tinkerer, … Read more

REVIEW: A Glimpse of Heaven – Olivier Bosman

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A Glimpse Of Heaven - Olivier Bosman

Genre: Mystery, Paranormal LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Maryann Get It On Amazon About The Book The year is 1895. A disgruntled detective is looking for meaning in his life. A psychotic young man wants to make his darkest fantasies come true. A secretive society searches for hidden wisdom in ancient manuscripts. When these three meet, a series of events is set in motion which leads to a horrific crime. A Glimpse of Heaven is a thrilling, page-turning mystery about spiritualism, the occult… and the quest for magic. The Review: Olivier Bosman creates a new career for former Detective Sergeant from … Read more

REVIEW: Shades of Sepia – Anne Barwell

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Shades Of Sepia - Anne Barwell

Genre: Paranormal, Urban Fantasy LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Reviewer: Maryann Get It On Amazon About The Book To be soulmates they first have to survive.  A serial killer stalks the streets of Boggslake, Ohio. The victims are always found in pairs, one human and one vampire.  Simon Hawthorne has been a vampire for nearly a hundred years, and he has never seen anything like it. Neither have the other supernaturals he works with to keep the streets safe for both their kind and the humans.  One meeting with Simon finds Ben Leyton falling for a man he knows is keeping secrets, … Read more

REVIEW: Borderland – F.E. Feeley Jr. & Jamie Fessenden

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Borderland - FE Feeley, Jr. And Jamie Fessenden

Title: Borderland Author: F.E. Feeley Jr. & Jamie Fessenden Genre: Horror LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Publisher: Beaten Track Publishing Pages: 230 Reviewer: Maryann Get It On Amazon About The Book They were young.In the prime of life and recently married.And then the diagnosis came.Cancer. George and Jason make arrangements to travel back to George’s home state of Vermont so he may pass away in the town where he grew up, but a terrible storm diverts the couple into the gates of an out-of-the-way hotel called Borderland. Sure, the employees are well dressed and polite. Sure, the food and entertainment are old-time … Read more

REVIEW: Luckless – Cari Z.

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Luckless - Cari Z.

Title: Luckless Author: Cari Z. Genre: Dystopian, Fantasy, Romance LGBTQ+ Category: Bi, Demi, Gay Publisher: Self Pages: 73 Reviewer: Maryann Get It On Amazon About The Book Evan Luck is a dragon rider with no dragon. Five years ago, his dragon gave her life defending the monster-ridden remnants of Marble, and ever since, his ability to connect empathically to another dragon had been as broken as his heart. Now he spends his days dodging his disappointed mayor, crafting arrows, fighting off the not-as-legendary-as-they-should-be beasts that’ve overrun America, and just trying to get by in the city of Forge.  But when … Read more

REVIEW: In the Valleys of the Earth – R.R. Pearl

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In The Valleys Of The Earth - R.R. Pearl

Title: In the Valleys of the Earth Series: The Watchers Book One Author: R.R. Pearl Genre: Paranormal, Romance, Fated Mates LGBTQ+ Category: MM Gay Publisher: Self Pages: 233 Reviewer: Maryann Get It On Amazon About The Book The only thing more dangerous than their chemistry…is their enemies!  Mild-mannered Xenoarcheologist Dr. Alec Coimheed and his best friend, Dr. Clemy Armistead, are certain that they’ve just found the ancient location of an apocryphal battle between demons and angels. Whisked away on a rollicking adventure, Alec finds himself under the watchful eye of Rafe, a taciturn mountain of a man with a mysterious … Read more