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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

REVIEW: Rocks and Railways, by Maz Maddox

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Rocks & Railways

Title: Rocks & Railways Series: Stallion Ridge  Book Four Author: Maz Maddox Genre: Western, Paranormal, Historical LGBTQ+ Category: Gay MM Publisher: NV Productions Pages: 192 Reviewer: Melissa, Paranormal Romance Guild Get It On Amazon About The Book Mack Kelly is a man of many talents: deputy, former solider, expert coffee drinker and a real suave player with the men. What he’s absolutely not is a person who should be in charge of anything. Especially an entire town. When Stallion Ridge is down one sheriff, the absolute last thing Mack wants is to have to fill in Centaur size horseshoes. Wearing the … Read more

REVIEW: Where Oblivion Lives , by T. Frohock

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Where Oblivion Lives

Title: Where Oblivion Lives Series: Los Nefilim Book One Author: T. Frohock Genre: fantasy, historical LGBTQ+ Category: Gay Publisher: Harper Voyager Pages: 368 Reviewer: Melissa Brus, Paranormal Romance Guild Get It On Amazon About The Book A lyrical historical fantasy adventure, set in 1932 Spain and Germany, that brings to life the world of the novellas collected in Los Nefilim: Spanish Nephilim battling daimons in a supernatural war to save humankind. Born of daimon and angel, Diago Alvarez is a being unlike all others. The embodiment of dark and light, he has witnessed the good and the horror of this world … Read more

REVIEW: Aces Up, by C.J. Baty

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Aces Up

Title: Aces Up Series: Pinkerton Man Book Three Author: C.J. Baty Genre: Mystery LGBTQ+ Category: MM/Gay Publisher: Self Pages: 312 Reviewer: Maryann Get It On Amazon About The Book Stiles Long emphatically did not want his lover, Michael O’Leary to go on the assignment he had been given. He didn’t care that Michael was an amazing poker player or that his commander thought Michael was the perfect man for the job. He almost lost Michael once. He couldn’t go through that again.  Michael needed this. He needed to prove that he was able to take care of himself. He didn’t … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT/GIVEAWAY: Deviant Desire, by Jackson Marsh

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Deviant Desire

Jackson Marsh has a new gay historical mystery out, book one in the Clearwater Mysteries: Deviant Desire. The Victorian East End lives in fear of the Ripper and his mission to kill rent boys. Silas Hawkins, nineteen and forging a life on the streets could well be the next victim, but when he meets Archer, his life changes forever. Young, attractive and rich, Archer is Viscount Clearwater, a philanthropist, adventurer and homosexual. When Archer suspects the Ripper is killing to lure him to a confrontation, he risks his reputation and his life to stop the madman’s murders. Every man must … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: Unkilted, by Erin O’Quinn

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QSFer Erin O’Quinn has a new MM historical fantasy out, the first one in her new Renegade and the Runaway series: Unkilted. Gregory MacGregor is a Highlander, a moody, angry outlaw who calls himself Grier Black. The British crown has taken his clan name, his tartan, his dagger, and his very honor. His mission in life is one of lawless rebellion. Iain Stewart is Grier’s uncle, a man who has lost both his brother and his beloved wife. He lives apart from his family in the tall dark city of Edinburgh, where he follows his wits and instincts to help … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT/GIVEAWAY: no way out, by Eric Alan Westfall

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QSFer Eric Alan Westfall has a new MM historical romance out: It’s April of 1816 in Another England. And Jeremy—a whore from the Dock—is living in a guest bedroom at the London home of the (in)famous Iron Marquess, with over fifteen days missing from his life. For someone who remembers everything from his third birthday on, it’s unnerving not to know. Fine, fourteen days for the coma and the infection delirium. But those first thirty-six hours. Do they explain how he got hurt, how he got to Ireton House, and why his lordship’s mountain-sized valet is taking care of him? … Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: Honey From the Lion, by Jackie North

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QSFer Jackie North has a new MM time travel tale out: Honey From the Lion. Soulmates across time. A love that was meant to be. In present day, Laurie, tired of corporate life, takes a much-needed vacation at Farthingdale Dude Ranch. The very first night a freak blizzard combined with a powerful meteor shower takes Laurie back to the year 1891. When he wakes up in a snowbank, his only refuge is an isolated cabin inhabited by the gruff, grouchy John Henton, who only wants to be left alone. His sense of duty prevails, however, and he takes Laurie under … Read more