Recommended Reads for Aug. 2015

Title: The Thief Taker Author: William Holden Publisher: Bold Strokes Books Release Date: April 13, 2014 Genre(s): Historical, Erotica Page Count: 279 Reviewed by: LenaRibka Heat Level: 4 flames out of 5 Rating: 4.5 stars out of 5 Blurb: Fleeing London, Thomas Newton reaches Paris full of hopes for a new life with Pierre Baptiste. The hopes are quickly shattered. There are unsettling rumors about Pierre's past and very real threats in the present. Arrested on false charges, thrown into a dank prison, Thomas must decide whether he can trust Pierre's help to winning back his freedom. But freedom will…

Title: The World As He Sees It (Perspectives #2) Author: A.M. Arthur Publisher: Samhain Publishing, Ltd. Release Date: October 20th 2015 Genre(s): Contemporary Page Count: Reviewed by: Ele Heat Level: 4 flames out of 5 Rating: 2.9 stars out of 5 Blurb: Love knows no limits…but fear could keep them from seeing it. Perspectives, Book 2 Gabe lives a double life. As Gabriel Henson, he works multiple jobs to support his remorseless, alcoholic mother. As Tony Ryder, he does internet porn for extra cash and regular safe sex without complications. Yet when he encounters a scared young man freaking out…

Title: Until Forever Comes (Mates #2) Author: Cardeno C. Publisher: The Romance Authors Release Date: July 15, 2015 Genre(s): M/M Paranormal Romance/Erotica Page Count: 204 Reviewed by: Belen Heat Level: 4 flames out of 5 Rating: 4.5 stars out of 5 Blurb: Note: Originally published May 19, 2013 A sensitive wolf shifter and a vicious vampire challenge history, greed, and the very fabric of their beings in order to stay together until forever comes. Plagued by pain and weakness all his life, Ethan Abbatt is a wolf shifter who can’t shift. Hoping to find an honorable death by joining his…

Title: Gyrfalcon (Taking Shield #1) Author: Anna Butler Publisher: Wilde City Press Release Date: February 18, 2015 Genre(s): Science Fiction Page Count: 317 Reviewed by: Kristin Heat Level: 2 flames out of 5 Rating: 4 stars out of 5 Blurb: Earth’s last known colony, Albion, is fighting an alien enemy. In the first of the Taking Shield series, Shield Captain Bennet is dropped behind the lines to steal priceless intelligence. A dangerous job, and Bennet doesn’t need the distractions of changing relationships with his long-term partner, Joss, or with his father—or with Flynn, the new lover who will turn his…

Title: Beyond the Surface (The Breakfast Club #1) Author: Felice Stevens Publisher: Self Published Release Date: August 17, 2015 Genre(s): Firefighters/Hurt/healing/comfort Page Count: 229 Reviewed by: Gigi Heat Level: 4 flames out of 5 Rating: 4 stars out of 5 Blurb: On 9/11, firefighter Nick Fletcher’s world changed forever. He's unable to rid himself of survivor’s guilt, made worse by the secret he hides from his family and co-workers. Nick's life is centered around helping burn victims, until he is reunited with the man he'd once loved but pushed away. Now he has a second chance at a love he…

Title: Sex, Love, and Videogames Author: CJane Elliott Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Release Date: August 21, 2015 Genre(s): Contemporary, New Adult Page Count: 264 Reviewed by: Jewel Heat Level: 1 flames out of 5 Rating: 2 stars out of 5 Blurb: Shy guy Jed Carter has always felt invisible next to his charismatic older brother, Kent. Kent’s master plan for Jed is simple: University of Virginia, fraternity, business, sports, and ladies’ man. None of it is Jed, except for playing on the rugby team, which he joins in defiance of soccer-loving Kent. Jed comes out in his sophomore year and starts…

Title: Red Dirt Heart Author: N.R. Walker Publisher: Self Published Release Date: February 20, 2014 Genre(s): Contemporary Page Count: 214 Reviewed by: Jewel Heat Level: 3 flames out of 5 Rating: 4.5 stars out of 5 Blurb: Welcome to Sutton Station: One of the world’s largest working farms in the middle of Australia – where if the animals and heat don’t kill you first, your heart just might. Charlie Sutton runs Sutton Station the only way he knows how; the way his father did before him. Determined to keep his head down and his heart in check, Charlie swears the…

Title: Red Dirt Heart 2 Author: N.R. Walker Publisher: Self Published Release Date: August 17, 2014 Genre(s): Contemporary Page Count: 250 Reviewed by: Jewel Heat Level: 3 flames out of 5 Rating: 5 stars out of 5 Blurb: Up until Travis arrived on his doorstep, Charlie had lived a very solitary life. He had surrounded himself with isolation; a couple million acres of red dirt, scorching sun and loneliness. Six months on, winter has settled over the desert, and Charlie has the life he never dreamed possible. But living and working together, twenty four hours a day, seven days a…

Title: Red Dirt Heart 3 Author: N.R. Walker Publisher: Self Published Release Date: October 17, 2014 Genre(s): Contemporary Page Count: 287 Reviewed by: Jewel Heat Level: 3 flames out of 5 Rating: 5 stars out of 5 Blurb: Life for Charlie Sutton has never been better, or busier. With Travis now a permanent fixture of Sutton Station, a permanent fixture at Charlie’s side, Charlie’s convinced he couldn’t do anything on his ever-growing to-do list without him. He can run a multimillion dollar cattle business, finish his degree, try and further the local beef industry, deal with staff issues, Ma’s failing…

Title: Red Dirt Heart 4 Author: N.R. Walker Publisher: Self Published Release Date: January 9, 2015 Genre(s): Contemporary Page Count: 266 Reviewed by: Jewel Heat Level: 2 flames out of 5 Rating: 4.9 stars out of 5 Blurb: Moving from a Texas ranch to an Australian Outback station was a life changing decision for Travis Craig. Though it wasn’t really a decision at all. Something in his bones told him to go, though he had no clue as to why. Until he met Sutton Station’s owner, Charlie. Loving Charlie shouldn’t have been easy. The man was stubborn, and riddled with…