Recommended Reads for Oct. 2015

Title: Strong Enough (Family #2) Author: Cardeno C. Publisher: The Romance Authors Release Date: October 13th 2015 (2nd Edition) Genre(s): M/M Contemporary Romance Word Count: 61,177 Reviewed by: Belen Heat Level: 4 flames out of 5 Rating: 5 stars out of 5 Blurb: A Book in the Family Collection When a casual hookup turns into the potential for love, staid Spencer realizes he wants to build a life with vibrant Emilio. When twenty-two-year-old Emilio Sanchez sees handsome Spencer Derdinger walking by his construction site, Emilio makes it his goal to seduce the shy professor. Getting Spencer into bed isn’t difficult,…

Title: Another Shot (Heartsville) Author: J.H. Knight Publisher: Piping Hot Books Release Date: October 28, 2015 Genre(s): Contemporary Page Count: 81 Reviewed by: Gigi Heat Level: 3 flames out of 5 Rating: 4.5 stars out of 5 Blurb: The town of Heartsville means something different to everyone who lives there. For Aaron Forester, it’s a gay-friendly buffer between himself and the rest of the world. After being outed in high school and bullied to the point of violence, his family uprooted their lives and relocated to the small hamlet. He’s moved on from all that and now owns a popular…

Title: Strong Enough (Family #2) Author: Cardeno C Publisher: The Romance Authors Release Date: August 30th 2013 Genre(s): Contemporary Romance Page Count: 200 pages Reviewed by: Lili Heat Level: 4 flames out 5 Rating: 4.5 stars out of 5 Blurb: A Book in the Family Collection When a casual hookup turns into the potential for love, staid Spencer realizes he wants to build a life with vibrant Emilio. When twenty-two-year-old Emilio Sanchez sees handsome Spencer Derdinger walking by his construction site, Emilio makes it his goal to seduce the shy professor. Getting Spencer into bed isn’t difficult, but Emilio soon…

Title: Force Play Author: Elle Brownlee Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Release Date: November 9, 2015 Genre(s): Contemporary/Baseball Reviewed by: Gigi Heat Level: 4 flames out of 5 Rating: 4.5 stars out of 5 Blurb: Professional baseball player Harmon "Hawk" Kiel was a rookie sensation with dazzling talent and an arrogant attitude to match. But he's hit his sophomore slump, and his natural talent seems to have deserted him, along with the confidence of his team and the media's approval. During the All Star Break he hits rock bottom, gets careless, and sensational pictures of him at gay clubs go viral. All…

Title: A Hundred Thousand Words Author: Nyrae Dawn Publisher: Self Published Release Date: October 27th 2015 Genre(s): New Adult Romance Page Count: 300 pages Reviewed by: Lili Heat Level: 3 flames out of 5 Rating: 5+ stars out of 5 Blurb: Tobias Jackson grew up in Coburn, a town where the gay population equaled exactly one: him. Add that to the fact that his dream guy was his best friend's jerky older brother Levi Baxter, and it made hooking up virtually impossible. Now home from college for winter break, Toby is a different person. He left Coburn for San Francisco,…

Title: Let the Wrong Light In Author: Avon Gale Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Release Date: September 25, 2015 Genre(s): BDSM/May-December/Contemporary Reviewed by: Gigi Heat Level: 5 flames out of 5 Rating: 5+ stars out of 5 Blurb: Avery Hextall, a junior architect at a prestigious firm, is thrilled when his design is chosen for a new performing-arts center—even if it means working closely with his insufferably uptight project manager, Malin Lacroix. When a chance encounter in the boss’s office proves that Lacroix is anything but cold, Avery is determined to learn more about the real man beneath the aloof veneer. Despite…

Title: The Making of Matt Author: Nicola Haken Series: Souls of Knight Publisher: Self Release Date: October 19th, 2015 Genre(s): M/M Romance, Coming Out, Rockstars Page Count: 284 Reviewed by: JLoves2Read for Gay Romance Org and Alpha Book Club Heat Level: 4 flames out of 5 Rating: 5 stars out of 5 Blurb: Matt Carter, self-proclaimed sex-god and drummer for world renowned Souls of the Knight, didn’t have the time or inclination for planning his future, preferring to fill his days with music, women and alcohol. He didn’t want or need anything else in his life. Until the band parted…