Recommended Reads for Aug. 2015

Title: Bent Arrow Author: Posy Roberts Publisher: Labyrinth Bound Press Release Date: September 3rd 2015 Genre(s): M/M Contemporary Page Count: 65 pages Reviewed by: Belen Heat Level: 4 flames out of 5 Rating: 4 stars out of 5 Blurb: Sometimes curves in the road take you right where you belong. Luther Almond’s life working the Bakken oil field is perfect—short-lived jobs, temporary housing, and easy hookups. That’s one reason he won’t move home when he inherits the lake house. When Erik Heat bends over to fix Luther’s pipes, his tattoos hint he might be up for more than working on…

Title: Dr. Zach's Hot Fireman Author: Tamsin Baker Publisher: Evernight Publishing Release Date: August 12, 2015 Genre(s): Contemporary/Firefighters Page Count: 130 Reviewed by: Gigi Heat Level: 3 flames out of 5 Rating: 1 stars out of 5 Blurb: Zach has fulfilled all of his goals in life. He's successful, wealthy, and a good person. It’s time to find the right guy, and his brother’s hot friend may be just what the doctor ordered. Dylan loves his life as a firefighter, and when he meets the gorgeous Doctor Zach he decides that a relationship might be worth while. But Zach isn’t…

Can the billionaire son of a Democratic president build a family with the congressman son of a Republican senator? Forget politics, love makes strange bedfellows. As the sole offspring of the Democratic United States president and his political operative wife, Trevor Moga was raised in an environment driven by the election cycle. During childhood, he fantasized about living in a made-for-television family, and as an adult, he rejected all things politics and built a highly successful career as far from his parents as possible. Newly elected congressman Ford Hollingsworth is Republican royalty. The grandson of a revered governor and son…

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 thought lost forever. For fashion designer Julian Cornell, appearances mean everything. His love affairs are strictly casual, and the only thing he cares about is making his clothing line a success. A chance encounter with the man he loved long ago…

Title: Flashbulb (Flight HA1710 #3) Author: Clare London Publisher: Jocular Press Release Date: June 26, 2015 Genre(s): Contemporary Page Count: 130 Reviewed by: Vallie Heat Level: 4 flames out of 5 Rating: 1.5 stars out of 5 Blurb: Blythe Harris was taking his first flight to the USA and hopefully a whole new client base for his bespoke upholstery business. An adventure for him, he was both nervous and excited to attract the attention of a handsome steward. Things might have gone further – if Flight HA1710 hadn’t failed. Marc Stafford is a self-confessed player, and he used his charm…

Title: Champion of the Scarlet Wolf Author: Ginn Hale Publisher: Blind Eye Books Release Date: October 7th 2014 Genre(s): Fantasy Page Count: 1022 pages for book 1+2 Reviewed by: LenaLena Heat Level: 2 flames out of 5 Rating: 4 stars out of 5 Blurb: Five years after abandoning the Sagrada Acedemy (Lord of the White Hell universe), Elezar Grunito has become infamous in the sanctified circles of noble dueling rings for his brutal temper and lethal blade. Men and women of all ranks gather to cheer and jeer, none of them knowing Elezar’s true purpose. But a violent death outside…

Title: The Terms of Release (The Release Series #1) Author: B.A. Tortuga Publisher: Dreamspinner Publishing Release Date: March 24th 2014 Genre(s): Contemporary/Cowboys/Law Enforcement Page Count: 249 Reviewed by: Gigi Heat Level: 4 flames out of 5 Rating: 4 stars out of 5 Blurb: They say a man can always come home. So after doing hard time, Sage Redding heads to his family’s northeast Texas ranch to help his ailing daddy with the cutting horses. Adam (Win) Winchester is a county deputy and the cousin of one of the men killed in the incident that sent Sage to prison for almost…

Title: The Articles of Release (The Release Series #2) Author: B.A. Tortuga Publisher: Dreamspinner Publishing Release Date: September 4, 2015 Genre(s): Contemporary/Cowboys/Hurt/Healing/Comfort/Disability Page Count: 220 Reviewed by: Gigi Heat Level: 4 flames out of 5 Rating: 4 stars out of 5 Blurb: Just released from the military, wounded warrior Eric Tremaine is trying to put his life back together like the doctors reassembled his shattered leg. He’s a man with no home, since his Louisiana family rejected him, so Eric winds up in Texas with his old Army buddy, Adam Winchester, and his lover, Sage. When Eric decides to stop…

Title: Marriage Most Convenient Author: Amberly Smith Publisher: Dreamspinner Publishing Release Date: August 28, 2015 Genre(s): Contemporary/Friends-to-Lovers Page Count: 104 Reviewed by: Gigi Heat Level: 4 flames out of 5 Rating: 3 stars out of 5 Blurb: No bank is going to give a nomadic thrill seeker a loan, even if Tom Flynn wants to develop and run a retreat for disabled kids. Good thing he’s finally old enough to pull from his trust fund. However, it would mean settling down—because accessing the money requires him to be married—so he asks his best friend, Luke, to marry him. Luke Marten’s…

Title: Put a Ring on It (Ready or Knot #1) Author: K.A. Mitchell Publisher: Dreamspinner Publishing Release Date: September 9, 2015 Genre(s): Contemporary Page Count: 204 Reviewed by: Gigi Heat Level: 5 flames out of 5 Rating: 4.8 stars out of 5 Blurb: Kieran Delaney-Schwartz—adoptee, underachiever, and self-professed slacker IT guy—lives his under-the-radar life by the motto: Don't try, don't fail. His adopted siblings are all overachievers thanks to his driven, liberal parents, but Kieran has elected to avoid disappointing anyone by not getting their hopes up. He’s coasting through his early twenties when he’s hit head-on by Theo. The…