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REVIEW: Absolute Heart, by Michael Vance Gurley

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Absolute Heart

Title: Absolute Heart Series: Infernal Instruments of the Dragons Book One Author: Michael Vance Gurley Genre: Fantasy, Paranormal LGBTQ+ Category: MM Gay Publisher: Harmony Ink Press Pages: 288 Reviewer: Ulysses, Paranormal Romance Guild Get It On Amazon About The Book As the British Empire builds power based on new clockwork and steam technology, Ireland draws its might from its potent magical traditions. Only two boys with little in common can end the fighting between the two nations and prevent a terrible worldwide war. Gavin Haveland’s dreams are in the sky with the airships, while his reality as a High Councilman’s son … Read more

REVIEW: Marked Yours, by Elizabeth Noble

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Marked Yours - Elizabeth Noble

Title: Marked Yours Series: Sentries Book One Author: Elizabeth Noble Genre: Sci Fi, Dystopian LGBTQ+ Category: MM Gay Publisher: JMS Books LLC Pages: 218 Reviewer: Linda, Paranormal Romance Guild Get It On Amazon About The Book When one society fell, assaulted by natural disaster, in its place rose another, molded into something entirely different. Protectorates were divided by beliefs and distance. Slavery was accepted and threats both natural and supernatural were commonplace. This became a world where sentries were needed. Trained almost from infanthood, these tough men and women lived in a society within a society. They were warriors and protectors, … Read more

REVIEW: Spark in the Stars, by Foster Bridget Cassidy

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Spark in the Stars - Foster Bridget Cassidy

Title: Spark in the Stars Author: Foster Bridget Cassidy Genre: Paranormal SciFi Romance LGBTQ+ Category: MM/Gay Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages: 195 Reviewer: Sherry Perkins, Paranormal Romance Guild Get It On Amazon About The Book A case of mistaken identity could lead to love for an aloof starship captain and a brilliant if underappreciated mechanic from the sticks—if they can survive the dangerous mission assigned to them. Ginnovi Oshwald just needs someone to give him a chance. He can keep anything running, despite the “spark” his body produces that sometimes wreaks havoc with electronics. Gin gets his chance when Captain Lian Hartford … Read more

REVIEW: Forbidden Pursuits, by Harry F. Rey

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Forbidden Pursuits - Harry F. Rey

Title: Forbidden Pursuits Series: The Galactic Captains Book Two Author: Hary F. Rey Genre: sci fi LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Publisher: NineStar Press Pages: 196 Reviewer: Andy Get It On Amazon About The Book When Daeron’s mother, Captain Sanya, is offered a risky but lucrative job, rescuing an experimental galinium scientist from Aldegar, the lost loves lurking in her past mean she must send Daeron away to the other end of the galaxy—to the father he’s never met on the Kyleri Empire’s capital, Jiwani. On Jiwani, the heir to the galaxy’s most powerful empire, Prince Osvai, balances deference to rigid Kyleri … Read more

FOR READERS: To the Point

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FOR READERS Today’s reader topic comes from QSFer Nathan Smith: Share your tips and thoughts on how to to write a concise but useful book review. Writers: This is a reader chat – you are welcome to join it, but please do not reference your own works directly. Thanks! Join the chat: FB: http://bit.ly/1MvPABV MeWe: http://bit.ly/2mjg8lf

REVIEW: The Shifter’s Shotgun Mating, by Ardy Kelly

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The Shifter's Shotgun Mating - Ardy Kelly

Title: The Shifter’s Shotgun Mating Series: Lone Wolves Ranch Book Two Author: Ardy Kelly Genre: Paranormal Shifter LGBTQ+ Category: MM Gay Publisher: Self Pages: 251 Reviewer: Sharonica, Paranormal Romance Guild Get It On Amazon About The Book The only way out of Pine Hollow was to mate the alpha who didn’t want him. Adam knew bounty hunting in another pack’s territory had risks, but being at the end of a shotgun for a forced mating was not one he expected. At least it wasn’t permanent. Once he paid the promised cut of the bounty the leader of Pine Hollow would dissolve the … Read more

DOUBLE REVIEW: Convicted, by Kim Fielding

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Convicted

Title: Convicted Series: The Bureau Book Five Author: Kim Fielding Genre: Paranormal Romance LGBTQ+ Category: MM Gay Publisher: Self Reviewer: Pat; Linda, Paranormal Romance Guild Get It On Amazon About The Book Vietnam veteran Kurt Powell’s addiction almost cost him everything, but a job as federal agent with the Bureau of Trans-Species Affairs helped him find sobriety and purpose. Now he tracks down dangerous paranormal creatures as well as humans who abuse their magical powers in illegal ways. Sent from Belfast to the United States as a boy, Desmond Hughes later fell into a disastrous relationship that led to horrific murders. … Read more

REVIEW: Visions of Rage, by A. M. Burns & A. T. Weaver

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Visions of Rage - A. M. Burns, A. T. Weaver - Shifter Force

Title: Visions Of Rage Series: Shifter Force Book One Authors: A. M. Burns, A. T. Weaver Genre: LGBT Romance, Fantasy Crime Thriller LGBTQ+ Category: Gay MM Publisher: Mystichawker Press Pages: 244 Reviewer: Madison, Paranormal Romance Guild Get It On Amazon About The Book Blood runs deep in Jemez Springs. Psychic cougar shifter Connor McGriffin is used to his visions leading him around. For years, he’s followed them back and forth across the country to the people who need his help. When his comfortable vacation in the mountains is interrupted by a vision of a woman dying, he can’t see enough details to … Read more

REVIEW: Her True Form, by Melody Avant

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Her True Form - Melody Avant

Title: Her True Form Series: Yvette Book One Author: Melody Avant Genre: Fantasy, Romance LGBTQ+ Category: Transgender Publisher: Self Pages: 169 Reviewer: Linda, Paranormal Romance Guild Get It On Amazon About The Book Yvette knows she’s a girl, no matter how many people tell her she must be something else. Having spent most of her life studying the arcane arts she is finally prepared to face the greatest challenge of all. Becoming the woman she’s always known she was meant to be. With only her magic and her bodyguard, Gervas, to protect her, she doesn’t care if she has to … Read more

REVIEW: Creature, by Kim Fielding

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Creature - Kim Fielding

Title: Creature Series: The Bureau Book Three Author: Kim Fielding Genre: Paranormal Romance LGBTQ+ Category: MM Gay Publisher: Self Pages: 132 Reviewer: Linda, Paranormal Romance Guild Get It On Amazon About The Book Alone in a cell and lacking memories of his past, John has no idea who—or what—he is. Alone on the streets of 1950s Los Angeles, Harry has far too many memories of his painful past and feels simply resignation in facing his empty future. When Harry is given a chance to achieve his only dream—to become an agent with the Bureau of Trans-Species Affairs—all he has to do … Read more