Recommended Reads for Oct, 2016

Title: The Invasion of Tork (Tork and Adam #1) Author: Al Stewart, Claire Davis Publisher: Beaten Track Publishing Release Date: December 1st 2014 Genre(s): Contemporary Page Count: 48 Reviewed by: Ele Heat Level: 0 flames out of 5 Rating: 4.50 stars out of 5 Blurb: Adam is cool, intelligent and drop-dead gorgeous - all the guys tell him so! When he is forced to start voluntary work at the local homeless shelter, all he worries about is keeping the clients well away from him and finishing the placement as soon as possible. Until he meets Tork. Tork is clever and…

Title: The Invasion of Adam (Tork and Adam #2) Author: Al Stewart, Claire Davis Publisher: Beaten Track Publishing Release Date: December 1st 2015 Genre(s): Contemporary Page Count: 90 Reviewed by: Ele Heat Level: 1.5 flames out of 5 Rating: 5 stars out of 5 Blurb: College life, fun nights out, guys everywhere—Adam thought his life was perfect… Until he met Tork. Green-haired Tork creates origami models and reads Dickens. He lives in supported housing, and he is absolutely not impressed by money. Adam and Tork come from opposite worlds, but even as Adam fights it, the attraction stays strong. Will…

Title: Stygian Author: Santino Hassell  Narrator: Geoffrey Alan Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Release Date: 9-30-2016 Genre(s): Contemporary Romance, Paranormal/Vampires Length: 5 hours and 53 mins Reviewed by: Lily G Blunt Heat Level: 3 flames out of 5 Rating: 4-4.5 stars out of 5 Blurb: Jeremy has been isolated and adrift since the death of his brother. Most people just see him as the skinny emo kid who wears eyeliner and plays drums. No one gets him. Nobody tries. He thought the indie rock band Stygian would become his anchor, but—lost in their own problems—they’re far from the family he sought. Still, hoping to get close to…

Title: Jack's Punishment (The Copper Horse, #2.1) Author: K.A. Merikan Publisher: Acerbi & Villani ltd. Release Date: October 30th 2016 Genre(s): Steampunk Page Count: 44 Reviewed by: Ele Heat Level: 4.5 flames out of 5 Rating: 4.5 stars out of 5 Blurb: This is NOT a standalone story. You need to read The Copper Horse: Fear and Pride for context.This story is set during the events described in Pride and focuses on a side character. All Jack wanted was to do right by Copper, Master Erik’s ponyboy. Seeing Copper so miserable, Jack tried to help him escape the mansion, but…

Title: Power Play (Scoring Chances #3) Author: Avon Gale and Scott R. Smith (Narrator) Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Release Date: May 9th 2016 Genre(s): M/M Contemporary Romance Length: 6 hrs and 22 mins Reviewed by: Belen Heat Level: 4 flames out of 5 Rating: 4.5 stars out of 5 Blurb: A freak accident during the Stanley Cup Playoffs put an end to Max Ashford’s hockey career. Despite everything, Max gets back into the game he loves—only this time, behind the bench as an assistant coach of the Spartanburg Spitfires, the worst team in the entire league. But nothing prepares him for…

Title: When the Dust Settles (Timing #3) Author: Mary Calmes Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Release Date: November 16th 2016 Genre(s): M/M Contemporary Romance Page Count: 107 pages 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, and too proud to accept assistance…

Title: Enemy of My Enemy (The Executive Office #2) Author: Tal Bauer Publisher: NineStar Press Release Date: october 24, 2016 Genre(s): Contemporary Page Count: 444 Reviewed by: Vallie Heat Level: 4 flames out of 5 Rating: 5+ stars out of 5 Blurb: Fifteen years from now, an affair rocks the world. Two men commit to their impossible love. One general is determined to destroy them both. President Jack Spiers and former Secret Service Agent Ethan Reichenbach throw caution to the wind, committing themselves publicly as the first out male lovers and partners to occupy the White House. Jack moves Ethan…

Title: Daring Fate (Silver Tip Pack #1) Author: Megan Erickson Publisher: Self Published Release Date: November 14th 2016 Genre(s): Paranormal, Shifters Romance Page Count: 232 pages Reviewed by: Lili Heat Level: 4 flames out of 5 Rating: 5+ stars out of 5 Blurb: We all have tragic backstories in today's world. I wake up chained to the wall of a dark cell aware of two things: I failed my sister, and I smell my enemy. When I’m taken to meet Dare, the alpha of the Silver Tip pack, I’m sure I’m about to lose my throat. The last thing I…

Title: Just Drive (Anchor Point #1) Author: L.A. Witt Publisher: Riptide Publishing Release Date: November 21st 2016 Genre(s): Contemporary Romance Page Count: 300 pages Reviewed by: Lili Heat Level: 4 flames out of 5 Rating: 4 stars out of 5 Blurb: For Sean Wright, driving a cab in the tiny Navy town of Anchor Point isn’t an exciting job . . . until he picks up just-dumped Paul Richards. A drive turns into a walk on the pier, which turns into the hottest hookup Sean’s had in ages. After a long overdue breakup, Paul can’t believe his luck. Of all…

Title: Let the Wrong Light In Author: Avon Gale and Derrick McClain (Narrator) Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Release Date: August 25, 2016 Genre(s): Contemporary Romance Length: 8 hrs and 32 mins Reviewed by: Steph Heat Level: 4.5 flames out of 5 Rating: 4.5 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…