Recommended Reads for Jan. 2017

Title: Three More Nick Nowak Mysteries (Boystown #2) Author: Marshall Thornton Publisher: Self Published Release Date: January 9th 2015 Genre(s): Historical, Gay fiction Page Count: 251 Reviewed by: LenaRibka Heat Level: 2 flames out of 5 Rating: 5 stars out of 5 Blurb: In the second Boystown collection, Chicago private investigator Nick Nowak finds himself involved with a young man who murdered his stepfather but refuses to assist in his own defense, hired to find the murderer of a dead porno star, and, in a case that traps him between the two men he loves, searching for a serial killer’s…

Title: Strength of the Mate (The Tameness of the Wolf #3) Author: Kendall McKenna Publisher: MLR Press Release Date: June 19, 2014 Genre(s): Paranormal/Military/Shifters Page Count: 377 Reviewed by: Gigi Heat Level: 4 flames out of 5 Rating: 5 stars out of 5 Blurb: Rampaging werewolves cause the True Alpha to send his Omega, Dawson Rivers, to bring them under control. Can Adam Madison help or hinder Dawson's mission? Adam Madison is in Iraq, driving supply trucks for the Marines, but he still can't outrun his personal ghosts. Outside the wire, insurgents are a relentless threat. Inside, renegade werewolves are…

Title: Pit Road (Running Under Caution #1) Author: Anah Crow and Dianne Fox Publisher: Samhain Publishing Release Date: December 27, 2011 Genre(s): Contemporary/Race Car Driver Page Count: 190 Reviewed by: Gigi Heat Level: 5 flames out of 5 Rating: 4.5 stars out of 5 Blurb: True love has no brakes. Running Under Caution, Book 1 Denny Clay never had much going for him, until the racing circuit took him out of the trailer park and away from his bigoted family. Luck smiled on him, and now he’s settled down—in the closet—with his crew chief and boyfriend, Sully Price. Though they’re…

Title: Empty Net (Scoring Chances #4) Author: Avon Gale and Scott R. Smith (Narrator) Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Release Date: January 10th 2017 Genre(s): M/M Contemporary Romance Length: 6 hrs and 38 mins Reviewed by: Belen Heat Level: 4 flames out of 5 Rating: 4.5 stars out of 5 Blurb: Spartanburg Spitfires’ goalie and captain Isaac Drake ended last season with an unexpected trip to the playoffs. He’s found a home and family with his coach and mentor, Misha Samarin, and he’s looking forward to making a serious run for the Kelly Cup. But things take an interesting turn when Isaac’s…

Title: When the Dust Settles (Timing #3) Author: Mary Calmes and Sean Crisden (Narrator) Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Release Date: January 12th 2017 Genre(s): M/M Contemporary Romance Length: 3 hrs and 12 mins Reviewed by: Belen Heat Level: 3 flames out of 5 Rating: 5 stars out of 5 Blurb: Glenn Holloway’s predictable life ended the day he confessed his homosexuality to his family. As if that wasn’t enough, he then poured salt in the wound by walking away from the ranch he’d grown up on, to open the restaurant he’d always dreamed of. Without support from his father and brother,…

Title: Faking It (Metropolis #1) Author: Riley Hart, Devon McCormack Publisher: self published Release Date: 17th Jan, 2017 Genre(s): Contemporary, Romance Page Count : 235 Reviewed by: PIU Heat Level: 4 flames out of 5 Rating: 4 stars out of 5 Blurb: There’s never a dull moment at Metropolis…the condominium known for having the hottest openly gay tenants in town. The boys of Metropolis are always on the prowl for a good time. They like their drinks heavy and their tricks easy. Gary should be living it up in his South Tower unit of Metropolis, but he’s having a hard…

Title: Breaking the Record Author: Raleigh Ruebins Publisher: self published Release Date: 27th Jan, 2017 Genre(s): Contemporary, Romance, GFY Reviewed by: PIU Heat Level: 3 flames out of 5 Rating: 4.5 stars out of 5 Blurb: “When will I see him again? And why do I want to so badly?” Ben Lakeland owns a failing record store in small-town Welling, New York, and it's the last place he wants to be. Everything used to be easy: watching football with his frat buddies, drinking beer, and being popular in school. But at 24 years old, everyone else seems to have grown…

Title: Cover Me (Cover Me #1) Author: L.A. Witt Publisher: Self Published Release Date: September 8, 2010 Genre(s): Contemporary/Law Enforccement Page Count: 325 Reviewed by: Gigi Heat Level: 4 flames out of 5 Rating: 5 stars out of 5 Blurb: When paramedic Nick Swain responds to a shooting in a seedy neighborhood, his entire world is thrown off its axis. His life is threatened…twice. Allegations of racism and medical neglect threaten his career and his ability to sleep at night. Not that he’ll be sleeping any time soon after the incident throws him into the path—and arms—of Detective Andrew Carmichael.…

Title: Faking It (Metropolis #1) Author: Riley Hart and Devon McCormack Publisher: Self published Release Date: January 17th 2017 Genre(s): Contemporary Page Count: 235 pages Reviewed by: Lili Heat Level: 3.5 flames out of 5 Rating: 4 stars out of 5 Blurb: There’s never a dull moment at Metropolis…the condominium known for having the hottest openly gay tenants in town. The boys of Metropolis are always on the prowl for a good time. They like their drinks heavy and their tricks easy. Gary should be living it up in his South Tower unit of Metropolis, but he’s having a hard…

Title: Witness Author: L.A. Gilbert Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Release Date: April 30, 2010 Genre(s): Contemporary Page Count: 224 Reviewed by: Gigi Heat Level: 5 flames out of 5 Rating: 5+ stars out of 5 Blurb: Ben Jenkins is a down-to-earth cop leading a quiet life in a big, empty house. Visits to the gay bars scratch an itch, but they don’t really satisfy, and though he’s used to the quiet, he recognizes that the empty feeling plaguing him of late is loneliness. It takes a police cruiser and a ten-speed to bring him together with Reece Withers, a bike messenger…