12 January 2018

Random Review: Spoiled by R. Phoenix and Morgan Noel



Title: Spoiled
Authors: R. Phoenix and Morgan Noel
Publisher: Self Published
Genre: Fantasy Gay Fiction
Length: 216 pages


Synopsis


The capture of an arms dealer’s spoiled lover should’ve been a win for the humans struggling to survive their harsh lives in the slums. Powerless and outnumbered, it seems like only a matter of time before Romulus betrays the Butcher. But when Kieran realizes their prisoner is none other than his stepbrother, he has to face the harsh truths he’s been avoiding for too long. Torn between loyalty for his new family of humans and the witch he has more than brotherly feelings for, Kieran must make a decision that could leave him with nothing.
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Though Spoiled is set in The Fate of the Fallen / Status Quo world, this is a standalone work. These characters do not appear in the FotF/SQ books, and there are no spoilers for the series.
Note to Readers of the FotF Series: Though this book is dark romance, it does not have the same “feel” as Bought, the (dark erotica) first book of the Fate of the Fallen series. It most closely resembles Ravel in tone and content.


Review

Spoiled by R. Phoenix and Morgan Noel is a novel about Romulus and Kieran. Romulus is the spoiled witch lover of Abel, an arms dealer, and Kieran is a human who is involved in a band of rebels. Romulus had been captured by the human rebels and held hostage away from his spoiled life in order to get information about what Abel’s life and routine.Kieran is the medic of the rebels who ended up being the only one Romulus would talk with.

In a battle between the supernaturals and the humans where the humans are second and sometimes third class citizens who will do what they have to in order to survive, Kieran is torn between his self proclaimed family and the step brother that he was raised with.

Before going any further into my review, I want to lead with the disclaimer that this book involves what some may consider an “Ick” factor of romantic and sexual love between step brothers. Not that it bothered me any nor was it an issue but I want to let my readers know in advance. With that out of the way, I will continue on.

Spoiled is a stand alone story that  is set in The Fate of the Fallen / Status Quo world. You don’t need to have read the rest of the series in order to understand what’s going on in this book. It gives a glimpse at the world as well as what is happening yet there are no spoilers for the rest of the series. I rather enjoyed the world and how it was set up. The twist of how the humans were lower class and forced into the slums while the supernaturals basically ruled was interesting to me. It gave an insight into things that weren’t normally written about. The character development was amazing and the world development was spot on. I absolutely loved the attention to detail that the authors had given in regards to how each side lived. Being able to visualize it in my mind drew me through the book and landed me right there with Romulus and Kieran.

My heart actually hurt for the two step brothers at times who were battling between their love for each other, the situation they were placed in from a very early age and the fact that neither of them seemed to understand where the other was coming from until they were shoved into this situation. Then to have Kieran take a turn and help Romulus escape from his prison in the cellar and Romulus return to save him was beautiful.

The ending left me wanting for more though. With Abel and Romulus together at the end and Romulus and Keiran together as well, The ending left me wondering if there might be a sequel to this book where the three of them end up getting together and involved in a more poly relationship? I could only hope…
I’m going to give this book two thumbs up and a must read to anyone who loves mm romance with a fantasy twist.



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R. Phoenix (code name: Raissa) has an unhealthy fascination with contrasts: light and dark, humor and pain, heroes and villains, order and chaos. She believes love can corrupt, power can redeem and that the best of intentions can cast shadows while the worst can create light. She agrees with those who say that the truth is best told through fiction — even though fiction has to make sense while reality can be utterly baffling. She loves chatting with readers, though she often awkwardly rambles. No matter how much she tries to keep her bad and often perverted sense of humor in check, it seems to escape at the most inconvenient moments. (Thanks, universe.) Feel free to friend Raissa on Facebook and chat or send her an email!





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11 January 2018

Random Review: Deep Under by Tanya Chris


Title: Deep Under
Author: Tanya Chris
Publisher: Self-Published
Genre: MM Romance BDSM
Length: 73 pgs


Synopsis

It was a routine traffic stop until the submissive in Jack recognized the Dominant in Maddox. Now Maddox and Jack are walking a dangerous line: on opposite sides of the law by day, on the same side of the bed at night. Can Maddox trust a man with Jack's past, and does Jack even want him to? One thing's for sure: Jack needs to be punished, and Maddox is just the man to do it.

This is a standalone M/M BDSM short story intended for mature audiences only.


Review

Deep Under by Tanya Chris is a short story about Maddox, a cop, and Jack, a criminal. During a routine traffic stop, Jack and Maddox start their dangerous walk of being bedmates by night and on the opposite sides of the law during the day. Maddox worries that he can’t trust a man with Jack’s past and Jack isn’t sure he wants Maddox to.

Deep Under has themes of BDSM and is a MM romance. While This is a short story of only 73 pages, I found myself drawn into the book and quite enjoying the interaction between Maddox, who is the Dominant and Jack, who is the submissive. There were quite a few twists and turns during the book and I found myself wondering if they would find their Happily Ever After, or at least their Happily For Now. I will say that the surprise at the end about Jack came as a shock and I was happy to see it work out the way it did.

What I would like to see from this book though is for Tanya Chris to expand it. I would like to know more about Jack and Maddox such as their history, what brought them to where they are and how they became the type of people that they are today. Maybe either expand this story or write a sequel to it?

All in all, I enjoyed this and think others would as well.



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Tanya writes in a variety of romantic and erotic genres, being an avid follower of many of these genres herself. Some of her favorites are M/M romance, MFM threesomes, and BDSM with male submissives.

Tanya lives in New England with her boyfriend and her cat and has participated in many of the activities about which she writes, but not all of them. It's left to the reader to decide which are which.

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09 January 2018

Release Day Blitz + Review: Forever with You by Londra Laine


Title: Forever with You
Author: Londra Laine
Publisher: Self-Published
Cover Art: Aria Tan
Length: 230 pages/77,000 words
Release Date: January 9, 2018
Rating: 18+

Themes: 
New York City, office romance, contemporary, single-parent, multiracial, sexual trauma

TRIGGER WARNING:
Please be aware that this book contains a flashback of and several references to sexual assault.


Synopsis

Kelly Brooks Montes is only nineteen years old and just starting college in New York City when tragedy strikes, and he becomes a single dad to his toddler brother. Four years later, Kelly and his baby brother, Jaylen, are doing well, though Kelly leads a double life to make ends meet. He’s a high-level administrative assistant by day and a racy go-go boy by night. Between raising his brother, dancing, and trying not to run afoul of his new boss, Kelly doesn't have time for a boyfriend. Even if he did want a man in his life, a past trauma makes him question whether he can ever trust a man with his body or his heart. But then Kelly receives an unexpected but steamy birthday kiss from his boss, a man he was sure hated him, and he begins to wish for things he knows he shouldn't.

Andrew Whitman knew from the moment he held Kelly's hand that the man was special, and it both annoyed and terrified him. Kelly makes him feel a little out of control and Drew is a highly controlled man. He has to be to keep his sexuality a secret from his father, a conservative politician. And he is OK with that. He has a perfectly good, mutually beneficial, life plan with his best friend, Lex. A long time ago, he'd made his peace with the fact that he'd never find a man worth turning his life upside down for. Then he ends up with his capable and gorgeous assistant under him on top of his desk, and his life plans change. Drew can't seem to get out of his own way when it comes to the quiet, sexy, and surprising single dad, but he can't stop himself from falling for Kelly and his sweet baby brother. And just when it seems that Kelly has worked through his past hurts enough to let Drew into his body and his heart, manipulative family and words unspoken threaten to tear them apart. But after getting a taste of a life he never thought he could have, Drew won't let anything tear his fledgling family apart.





Excerpt

Hot, wet, messy, they fed off each other. Kelly tightened his grip around Drew’s neck, hoisting himself up and bringing his legs around Drew’s waist. Drew slid his hands to Kelly’s ass, kneading and clutching him while Kelly started to slowly rock his hips.

“There you go, baby. Fuck, you feel so good. Take what you need.”

Kelly started grinding against Drew aggressively, his low, sexy moans making Drew’s cock ache with the need to be even closer. Skin to skin.

Drew spun them around, and with one hand, shoved a bunch of crap off his desk and onto his chair, laying Kelly out on his desk.

Drew grasped and spread Kelly’s thighs as he settled between the smaller man’s legs, pressing them chest to chest. Drew pulled Kelly’s glasses off his face and gently tossed them in the general direction of his desk chair, hoping they landed safely.

Drew wanted to fully possess Kelly. Absorb him, sink into him, claim him, soak him in. Drew lifted Kelly’s wrists above his head with one of his hands, restraining him while he fondled Kelly’s dick through his pants with the other. He needed unfettered access to him.



Review


This was a slow but really good MM romance.

Kelly has had a rough life dealt to him, including becoming a single father to his little brother at the age of nineteen. But, Kelly continues with his head up and pushes forward through life.
Andrew(Drew) has had a decent life, he grew up with okay parents that basically bought his love with their money.

These two as adults are battling things that happened to them in their pasts. Drew is reluctant to be in a relationship because of a past heartbreak. Kelly is struggling with how to overcome the hardest thing that he has ever endured, being raped at only 17 years old.

It takes a while, but they together face their battles head on and together..

See how trust and true love truly can conquer all in this beautifully written MM Romance.
❤️Kris




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Londra has loved reading since she discovered The Baby-Sitters Club, which remains her favorite book series. As a child, her parents would ground her by taking all the books out of her room for several days. Little did they know that when she couldn't read other peoples' stories, she'd make up her own.

Londra began reading romance in 2008. She fell in love with the M/M romance genre after purchasing a book by accident several years later. After decades of daydreaming, and jotting down storylines in various notebooks, Londra decided to give life to the characters in her head. She writes to give her guys the happy ending she wishes everyone––no matter their race, religion, gender, or orientation––could experience in real life.

To pay the bills, Londra helps IT engineers communicate with the people using their products. She is a recovering journalist and a former political staffer. Londra loves to watch American football, baseball, Seinfeld, The Golden Girls, and almost any show on HGTV. In 2010, she moved from her native California to New York City where she lives with her partner in Harlem. Forever With You is her first book.



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07 January 2018

Promo Post: Shaded: Colored Lies by R.E. Danielle and T.D. Dean


Title: Shaded: Colored Lies
Series: Book 1 of the Shaded Series
Author/s: R.E Danielle and T.D. Dean
Publisher: Self-Published
Length: 125 Pages


Synopsis

From birth, Avery Foster was destined to be anything but ordinary. When a mysterious storm stirs up over her school, Avery discovers a dark past and a family secret that changes everything as she knows it. All of a sudden, people are out for her blood, immortal blood. With her family by her side, and a boy she’s known since childhood, can Avery overcome all the barriers put in her way and bring about change for a race who has lain dormant for thousands of years?

**This is book one in the series. MUST BE READ IN ORDER. **



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Born in Florida, but raised in the mountains of Northeast Georgia, writing has always been a passion for R.E. Danielle, and she won several young adult fiction awards while in school. Writing has always been a place she can go to relax. An avid reader, Danielle enjoys a good book almost as much as she does writing one! Danielle loved spending time on her uncle’s Christmas tree and grape farm in Florida, as well as taking road trips. R.E. Danielle now lives in Tennessee, where she and her husband raise their young daughter. T.D. Dean is not only her co-author, but also her wonderful mother-in-law!




From Nashville, Tennessee, T.D. Dean is fond of writing short stories that make her children shiver, however Shaded: Colored Lies is her first published work. When she’s not writing, Dean enjoys racing motorcycles across her 145-acre farm. She resides with her wonderful "hubby," and cherishes spending time with all her family, as well as her beautiful grandchildren.

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