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The Buckland-in-the-Vale and Sandstone Tor Gay Book Club by John Wiltshire
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

After a reread and loving it even more, I feel more comfortable sharing in more detail why I like this so much. I don't usually reveal plot in my reviews but will in this case, so beware. Many spoilers ahead.

The book starts off with the luridly, lycra-clad and openly gay school teacher, Rory, seeing a sign inviting people to the inaugural meeting of a gay book club.

Seeing he thought he was the onl...

Have A Little Faith In Me by Brad Vance
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

"Words of love, so soft and tender, won't win a girl's heart anymore.
If you love her, then you must send her
Somewhere where she's never been before."
John Phillips, The Mamas & the Papas

It's appropriate to start this review with lyrics, because this is a story about music and the words are kinda appropriate.

I've been a fan of Brad's writing for years. Each book has been different. From raunchy BDSM erotica to realistic gritty histor...

Nikolas was running scared, and the enemy was relentless
Ben kissed deeply into his neck at the same time as he tipped over the edge into sleep, and Nikolas plunged after him, unwilling, even in this, to be left alone and in a conscious world where Ben wasn’t present.

What a great quote to demonstrate two lovers generating more heat than the sun.

And what a great series it has been. Certainly the best I’ve ever encountered, both in this genre and outside it. An epic adventure right from the fi...

Tyler Knoll was always meant to be a fun way to comment on MM romance, its different sub genres and writing in general.

While it was full of digs at editors, they seemed to appreciate it, but a lot of readers were scandalised because it was too different.

Sigh.

Do I care? No! I'm sorry it hasn't sold as well as Wayward Ink would have liked, because I appreciate the risk they took in publishing it.

So, I've decided to use Tyler to explore more aspects of the industry. Facebook and Social Media fo...

Ollie Always by John Wiltshire
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I had heard that a lot of this book drew on the author's own experiences, so at times I was distracted by wondering which bits were autobiographical and which just drew on thoughts and experiences.

In the end, I relaxed and took the story as it came. And there were many things to like about this book. First off, the scene where he manipulated the "meeting" was hilarious as were the books titles that followed.

Then there is Ollie. I felt for h...

Axel's Pup by Kim Dare
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

It's no secret that writing long books has always been physically demanding for Kim Dare. She's produced a couple in the past, but often we have had to be content with her shorter offerings.

When I saw the length of her latest release I nearly "creamed my jeans" to borrow a cliched phrase. I would even have been happy if she'd stopped at the halfway mark as already I'd got more than my money's worth. But then I would have missed out on so muc...

Waiting for the Flood by Alexis Hall
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I got a headache after reading this. Note, I did not say "from" reading this. But I made the mistake of looking up Game Theory on Wikipedia and trying to understand it. I can sort of. And I am in total awe of people who can discuss it intelligently.

Which our two characters do in this lovely tale by one of my favourite authors.

I'm going to reread this book and perhaps edit this review but I want to say how much I enjoyed it.

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Joining me this week is author of the Tarnished Souls series, Dev Bentham.

Dev is celebrating the re-release of "Sacred Hearts" during Hanukkah by offering it through Amazon and Barnes and Noble for just 99 cents.

Last blog, I reviewed the first book in the series, "Learning from Isaac" but I wanted to know more about the author whose books are great but seems to be slipping under the radar.

Hi Dev, thanks for joining me. Reading your books is like eating a box of chocolate. Once you reach the...

Book 3 of the series:"Sacred Hearts"has just been re-released.

For a limited time during Hanukkah (the Jewish holiday mentioned) this is available from Amazon and
Barnes and Noblefor just 99 cents!

I talk more about Sacred Hearts which was probably my favourite of the series in my upcoming interview with Dev, and she will have a free copy of one her books to give away to a lucky commentator. In the meantime, here's my review of the first book in the series.


This has another stunning cover...

I've kept tabs on Kayla Jameth's career ever since she showed me her first short story. I could see that she had talent and her interest in history would add another dimension to the genre. Most MM historicals have been Regency era with only a few tackling earlier times. It's understandable, because it's much harder to empathise with people whose culture is so different from our own. Doesn't mean to say a very touching love story can't be written.

Now that her first book with Dreamspinner Pre...