Dreamspinner Press discussion

Come share the Dreamspinner books that caught your eye during the month of May! Your comments could help others decide what to read!

I read Talker and Talker's Redemption on Monday. Both really excellent books. I'd love to see these two released in a single edition. They really belong together.

Becky, I read Talker last month and really enjoyed it. I can't wait to read book two.

Amy is working on a third installment in the series. Once that's done, it may be a possibility.

Dreamspinner wrote: "Amy is working on a third installment in the series. Once that's done, it may be a possibility."

Excellent! I love Brian and Talker.

I went on a small Amy Lane spree and just read The Locker Room, Talker, and the sequel to Talker, Talker's Redemption. I liked them in that order, too. I'm a big sports nut, so The Locker Room really resonated with me. That's an extremely romantic story!

I'm all for the two Talker books being offered together, possibly with number three? because I breezed through them and read them both in one evening.

In the past, I also enjoyed Amy's If I Must, partly because I know nerds just like Ian!

I just finished The locker room as well. I loved it, but so far I haven't met an Amy Lane book I didn't like.

Jenna wrote: "I went on a small Amy Lane spree and just read The Locker Room, Talker, and the sequel to Talker, Talker's Redemption. I liked them in that order, too. I'm a big sports nut, so The Locker Room re..."


If I Must is on of my Super Re-readable Book Of Awesome list.

So is Christmas with Danny Fit.

I also just read The Locker Room and loved it. It put me in an "Amy" mood, so I re-read Keeping Promise Rock, which is one of my favorite m/m romances of all time. Her characters are often damaged, but also quietly heroic and very real. I also read Kate Sherwood's Shying Away at the beginning of the month. She is another favorite and I loved the emotional depth of the character protrayals in the book. I will also admit to a weakness for horses. I am about 2/3 of the way through Mary Calmes's Change of Heart and thoroughly enjoying it. I've read a number of Mary's books and yet it just struck me today that one of the things I love about her writing is that you can learn a lot about her first-person POV protagonists with almost no stream-of-consciousness rely on. Their actions and her wonderfully snappy dialogue tell you all you need to know if you're paying attention. Plus her protags are so damn lovable.

I just finished Nothing Ever Happens by Sue Brown and I loved it!

I've continued my Amy Lane binge in the last few days with Truth in the Dark and If I Must. (And I picked up Litha's Constant Whim free yesterday. Yay!) I liked If I Must a lot. It reminded me in a very general way of Talker.

And yesterday I read Making His List, which fit a surprising amount of emotion in a relatively small package.

So far this month from Dreamspinner I have read: The Ghost on My Couch (which I've wanted to read since I read the blurb in the coming soon section), The Locker Room- which I loved because it was a great book & I pretty much love everything by Amy Lane, One Marriage and Three Weddings & Gifts of the Season- which are set in the same world and I picked them up because I really like the last thing I read by this author and they were ok. I feel like we missed a lot of details of the men in the story.

I'm currently reading Life After Death. So far I've finished the first part of the book, but the second isn't grabbing me and I've been reading a paragraph here & there all day. Maybe if I just sit and really start it would be better. I think after the last book I just don't want to read about Roan moving on or thinking of moving on or thinking about thinking about moving on. I want him to wallow like I am. Unrealistic & it would be totally boring to read about, but there it is!

This month I read wonderful stories, and I'm sure some of them I will read them all over again, I recommend them all.

The Ghost on My Couch by L.A. Gilbert eBook one the funniest, cute story I ever read.
Seven Days by Andrew Grey eBook very intense, great story
All Bewitched by Bella's Brother by Amy Lane eBook loved it!!
Dreams Come True by Lisa Marie Davis eBook
Between Two Worlds by Shelter Somerset
The Locker Room by Amy Lane eBook
Snug by B.G. Thomas eBook
The Cellmate by Rachel West eBook
Feeling Safe by Sonja Spencer eBook
Making His List by Devon Rhodes eBook
Summer Fever by Catt Ford eBook
Timeless by Patric Michael eBook

And I have these in my TBR pile that I need to read ASAP.

You Can't Choose Your Family by Zahra Owens eBook
He Completes Me by Cardeno C. eBook
Captive by Scarlet Blackwell eBook
Dash and Dingo by Catt Ford & Sean Kennedy

I love to read Gay romance with flamboyant/ effeminate hero , they are hard to find , any recommendations I will be happy to hear about it.

Veronica wrote: "I love to read Gay romance with flamboyant/ effeminate hero , they are hard to find , any recommendations I will be happy to hear about it. "

Have you read Strawberries for Dessert? It's excellent.

Yes, I read it Becky..I loved it also:)

Veronica wrote: "I love to read Gay romance with flamboyant/ effeminate hero , they are hard to find, any recommendations I will be happy to hear about it."

Have you read Mary Calmes's A Matter of Time? I loved Jory.

I just finished 7 Days by Andrew Grey. It is a lovely book. Shed a few tears of sympathy and of joy over it. Also in May to date: This Rough Magic by the always excellent Josh Lanyon, Some Kind of Magic by R. Cooper, which I enjoyed very much after I got used to its rather odd structure, and Wolf Moon by Ethan Stone, which is a very entertaining book with vivid characters and a unique take on werewolf culture.

Andi wrote: Have you read Mary Calmes's [book:A M..."

Thank you Andi I haven't read the series yet and Luckily I have them in my TBR-own. Much appreciated

I finished Falling by David Marchwell and loved it! I just started Andrew's 7 Days

I read Jump First this month and enjoyed it. I can't wait to read more from Charles.

Tara wrote:I'm currently reading Life After Death. So far I've finished the first part of the book, but the second isn't grabbing me and I've been reading a paragraph here & there all day. Maybe if I just sit and really start it would be better. I think after the last book I just don't want to read about Roan moving on or thinking of moving on or thinking about thinking about moving on. I want him to wallow like I am"


If it's any consolation, I'm not sure Roan ever gets over Paris. He moves forward, but Paris is kind of always there. And he did wallow for a year. (You're right - it doesn't make for compelling reading, which is why I made the time jump.)

Also, the second story of the book, Hysteria, was one of my personal favorites to write. But I don't know if that reads better or not, it was just fun for me to do.

Just read Andrew Grey's A Shared Range and A Troubled Range last week and liked both books.

♥ ♥Lynn ♥ ♥ wrote: "I read Jump First this month and enjoyed it. I can't wait to read more from Charles."

I just ordered that book today.

I re-read Truth in the Dark and Hammer & Air. I don't think I'll ever get over how painful and marvelous those books are.

Finished Sticks & Stones, Keeping Promise Rock (must be the month for Amy Lane!), and Idaho Pride.

I finished by Isabelle Rowan and LOVED it!!! My goodness what a story!

Lily, I hope you like it! It is a very sweet story.

Wendy wrote: "Finished Sticks & Stones, Keeping Promise Rock (must be the month for Amy Lane!), and Idaho Pride."

What did you think of Deacon? Keeping Promise Rock

Currently reading___ ___likey, likey.

I had to come back and say I read For Love of War by Kiernan Kelly and I loved it.