Recommended Reads for July 2015

Title: Him Him (HIM #1) Authors: Sarina Bowen and Elle Kennedy Publisher: Rennie Road Books Release Date: July 28, 2015 Genre(s): Contemporary Page Count: 346 Reviewed by: Gigi Heat Level: 5 flames out of 5 Rating: 5 stars out of 5 Blurb: They don't play for the same team. Or do they? Jamie Canning has never been able to figure out how he lost his closest friend. Four years ago, his tattooed, wise-cracking, rule-breaking roommate cut him off without an explanation. So what if things got a little weird on the last night of hockey camp the summer they were…

Title: Omorphi Author: C. Kennedy Publisher: Harmony Ink Press Release Date: September 19, 2013 Genre(s): YA Page Count: 480 Reviewed by: Lili Heat Level: 2 flames out 5 Rating: 5 stars out of 5 Blurb: High school senior Michael Sattler leads a charmed life. He’s a star athlete, has great friends, and parents who love him just the way he is. What’s missing from his life is a boyfriend. That’s a problem because he’s out only to his parents and best friend. When Michael accidentally bumps into Christy Castle at school, his life changes in ways he never imagined. Christy…

Title: Where There's Smoke Author: Nico Jaye Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Release Date: June 1, 2015 Genre(s): Contemporary/Firefighters Page Count: 58 Reviewed by: Gigi Heat Level: 3 flames out of 5 Rating: 5 stars out of 5 Blurb: If he can make room in his life and his heart, an isolated medieval history professor might find a real life knight in shining armor. A terrible breakup in his early thirties left David shying away from relationships. For years he’s been content with his solitary life, finding fulfillment in his career, books, television show marathons, and his cat’s companionship. When David meets…

Title: Hell & High Water (THIRDS #1) Author: Charlie Cochet Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Release Date: July 7, 2014 Genre(s): Paranormal Page Count: 296 Reviewed by: Dalia Heat Level: 3 flames out of 5 Rating: 5 stars out of 5 Blurb: THIRDS: Book One When homicide detective Dexter J. Daley’s testimony helps send his partner away for murder, the consequences—and the media frenzy—aren’t far behind. He soon finds himself sans boyfriend, sans friends, and, after an unpleasant encounter in a parking garage after the trial, he’s lucky he doesn’t find himself sans teeth. Dex fears he’ll get transferred from the Human…

Title: Tell Me It's Real Author: T.J. Klune Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Release Date: February 15, 2013 Genre(s): Contemporary Page Count: 350 Reviewed by: Vallie Heat Level: 2 flames out of 5 Rating: 5 stars out of 5 Blurb: Do you believe in love at first sight? Paul Auster doesn't. Paul doesn't believe in much at all. He’s thirty, slightly overweight, and his best features are his acerbic wit and the color commentary he provides as life passes him by. His closest friends are a two-legged dog named Wheels and a quasi bipolar drag queen named Helena Handbasket. He works a…

Title: Confessions of a Wild Heart Author: Kade Boehme Publisher: Self Published Release Date: August 7, 2015 Genre(s): Contemporary Page Count: 280 Reviewed by: Lili Heat Level: 3 out of 5 Rating: 5 out of 5 Blurb: US Army PFC Jase Emery, on leave in Germany, sees Ase Ramirez for the first time with a camera to his face. Ase’s silly attitude, tattoos, & sexy motorcycle provide a welcome distraction for Jase. But their weekend of fun ends abruptly when Ase’s Catholic, Mexican-American family catch them. Through email, Ase and Jase are able to keep the link open. But that…

Title: Schadenfreude Author: 19 Publisher: Blue Murder Project Publishing Release Date: September 3, 2013 Genre(s): BDSM, Erotica, Historical, Dark, Horror Page Count: 270 Reviewed by: Lenaribka Heat Level: 5 flames out of 5 Rating: 5 stars out of 5 Blurb: Erich Kass has a safe gray life in Berlin until he is arrested by the Gestapo for kissing another boy. The Hell he finds as the property of Dr. Ahren Kaltherzig will destroy everything he thinks he knows about life and safety. Warnings: rape, drugs use, medical torture, graphic violence, underage main character involved in sexual acts, Auschwitz setting Provoking.…

Title: Sutphin Boulevard (Five Boroughs #1) Author: Santino Hassell Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Release Date: July 31, 2015 Genre(s): Contemporary Page Count: 264 Reviewed by: Renee Heat Level: 4 flames out of 5 Rating: 4.8 stars out of 5 Blurb: Michael Rodriguez and Nunzio Medici have been friends for two decades. From escaping their dysfunctional families in the working-class neighborhood of South Jamaica, Queens to teaching in one of the city’s most queer friendly schools in Brooklyn, the two men have shared everything. Or so they thought until a sweltering night of dancing leads to an unexpected encounter that forever changes…

Title: Just Business (Takeover #2) Author: Anna Zabo Publisher: Intermix Release Date: June 16, 2015 Genre(s): Contemporary/BDSM Page Count: 246 Reviewed by: Gigi Heat Level: 5 flames out of 5 Rating: 5 stars out of 5 Blurb: Justin White may not look like an up and coming corporate superstar, but his new boss knows he has the smarts, grit, and determination to succeed. Now he just has to convince his company’s CFO, Eli Ovadia. Unfortunately, Justin can’t seem to keep his cool around the domineering Eli—and soon he finds himself taking their heat from the boardroom into the bedroom…. Still…

Title: Murphy (F.I.S.T.S #2) Author: Bey Deckard Publisher: Self Published Release Date: June 1, 2015 Genre(s): SciFi/Futureistic/BDSM Page Count: 59 Reviewed by: Gigi Heat Level: 5 flames out of 5 Rating: 5 stars out of 5 Blurb: Sometimes when it seems like it’s too late, the right person comes along and opens your eyes… Murphy is the continuing story of a D/s relationship between two Space Marines who found each other in the midst of hopelessness and misfortune. Sarge and his newly minted squad travel across the galaxy on a top-secret mission that could help win the war. However, to…