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Welcome to The Advent Calendar 2011!
Posted on December 1, 2011 by speakitsname
The posts will go up around 14:00 hrs GMT daily – so no peeking in advance! And we will know if you try! Come back daily to check for new posts, and every day there will be a prize up for grabs for at least one person. There will also be a BIG FESTIVE MYSTERY [...]
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Review: By Honor Betrayed by Alex Beecroft
Posted on November 16, 2011 by Erastes
1748 Lieutenant Conrad Herriot and Seaman Tom Cotton have been master and servant for over a decade, and friends for almost as long. When Tom is injured during a skirmish, Conrad forgets himself and rushes to Tom’s side, arousing suspicion about the true nature of their relationship. All Tom wants is the chance to consummate [...]
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Gay Historical Panel at GLBT UK MEET
Posted on August 3, 2011 by Erastes
On 23rd July, the 2nd annual GLBT UK MEETUP was held and it was a resounding success. In a year we went from 12 attendees to over 40 and we are planning even better next year. Here’s the panel hosted by Alex Beecroft, Charlie Cochrane and Erastes. Hope you find it useful. Alex Beecroft: Characters [...]
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Alex Beecroft’s Book Swap
Posted on June 15, 2011 by speakitsname
Poisoned Ivy by Scot D Ryersson Deadly Nightshade by Victor Banis Faster than the Speed of Light by Parhelion ————————- What to if you want any of these books REPLY to this post with suggestions of what you have–it doesn’t matter if you’ve already had a post on the community, you can also offer your [...]
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Communion
Posted on December 14, 2010 by speakitsname
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A Glass of Wine with You!
Posted on December 15, 2009 by speakitsname
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Review: False Colors by Alex Beecroft
Posted on May 18, 2009 by Leslie
Review by Leslie H. Nicoll False Colors, by Alex Beecroft, is one of two books recently released by Running Press in their new line of m/m historicals (the other is Trangressions, by Erastes). Two more books are scheduled to be released in the third quarter of 2009. I have read both False Colors and Transgressions [...]
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Review: Banshee by Hayden Thorne
Posted on April 30, 2009 by Erastes
Nathaniel, or Natty as his family calls him, is a young man at a crossroads. His mother wants him to spend time with her family, far better off than his father, who is a poor vicar. His father would rather he do just about anything else, and his cousins have no interest in getting to [...]
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Review: Two Irish Lads by Gerry Burnie
Posted on April 19, 2009 by Erastes
When cousins Sean and Patrick McConaghy set sail from Ireland in 1820 to settle in the wilderness of Upper Canada, they have no idea what obstacles and opportunities await them in this new land. Sean and Patrick know little about clearing land, building a shelter and farming. But with hard work and the help of [...]
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Review: The Partisans by Martin Brant
Posted on October 16, 2008 by Erastes
Ethan Jones came to France long before the war started. He loved Paris—the lively cafés, the easy friendships with the artists and writers and whores. When the Germans invade France, everything changes. Two years after he joins the Resistance, Ethan takes an assignment in occupied northern France. The objective: Team up with another partisan, Adrienne [...]
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Review: Champion of Olympia by Margaret Leigh
Posted on October 11, 2008 by Erastes
Ariston is an athlete who dreams of fame and fortune and the chance to open his own Palaestra someday. Iason is an aliptes (masseuse) who dreams of winning the heart of Ariston. Can they overcome the competition of rival athletes and the caprice of fickle gods and attain their hearts’ desires? This is a lovely [...]
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Review: Slaves to Love: 1 and 2 by J P Bowie
Posted on September 13, 2008 by Alex Beecroft
Raised in the city of Capua, renowned for its gladiator training grounds—Lucius, a young patrician, is unprepared for the obsessive desire that almost overwhelms him when he first sees Callistus, a captive Gaul condemned to a life, and probable death, in the arena. Unsuccessful in his attempt to buy Callistus and save him from a [...]
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Review: Beyond the Veil by Stevie Woods
Posted on August 30, 2008 by Erastes
Captured by the aggressive pirate captain of a Barbary corsair ship off the North African coast in the latter half of the eighteenth century, David Jordan faces a life of slavery of the worst kind when he is taken to the specialist markets of Tripoli . However, the enigmatic man who finally buys him is [...]
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Review: Insubordination by Alex Beecroft
Posted on August 21, 2008 by Erastes
A nice bonus for you today as Insubordination is a free-read and can be found here at Linden Bay For the sake of their lives and careers, Josh and Peter agreed to put their need for one another behind them. But then a luxurious and sensual dinner together becomes foreplay, leading Josh to an act [...]
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Review: Speak Its Name by Charlie Cochrane, Lee Rowan and Erastes
Posted on June 2, 2008 by Alex Beecroft
A Three novella anthology from Cheyenne Publishing Featuring: Aftermath by Charlie Cochrane Gentleman’s Gentleman by Lee Rowan Hard and Fast by Erastes Expectations riding on young Englishmen are immense; for those who’ve something to hide, those expectations could prove overwhelming. Aftermath When shy Edward Easterby first sees the popular Hugo Lamont, he’s both envious of [...]
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Review: Hyacinth Club by B A Tortuga
Posted on May 29, 2008 by Erastes
Devlin Montebanc knows that a Victorian man needs a place to go, some place he can be at ease, enjoying his port, his cigars, and some special male companionship. That’s why he maintains the Hyacinth Club, a traditional men’s club with a twist. The sophisticated men of the Hyacinth Club find their pleasure in this [...]
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Review: A Hidden Beauty by Jamie Craig
Posted on April 23, 2008 by speakitsname
Poetry drew them together. Forbidden love bound their hearts. A student of letters, Micah Yardley wants one thing: To meet Jefferson Dering, a poet he’s long admired from afar. After hearing his idol speak at Harvard, Micah travels to Jefferson’s home in Wroxham, entertaining visions of discussing poetry over dinner and drinks. What he experiences [...]
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Review: Wheel of Fortune by Julia Talbot
Posted on March 8, 2008 by speakitsname
From the Blurb: Fortunato is a mute lad, making his way in the shadowy world of Renaissance Venice. Angelo is the scribe charged with his education in reading and writing, all at the order of the mysterious Master Riccio. These reluctant allies come to know each other better than anyone could imagine and as Fortunato [...]
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Review: A Warrior’s Hope, by Sabrina Luna
Posted on February 28, 2008 by speakitsname
From the Blurb: As political unrest swirls in the palace of Tutankhamun, Commander Thabit, a Warrior of Amun-Ra, is eager for a stolen moment with his lover, the royal scribe, Akil. Leading his men to the border to face an unfamiliar tribe of renegades, Thabit isn’t sure when he’ll return home to Thebes…or his beloved [...]
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Review: Snowball in Hell by Josh Lanyon
Posted on January 26, 2008 by Erastes
It’s 1943 and the world is at war. Reporter Nathan Doyle is just back from the European Theater when he’s asked to cover the murder of a society blackmailer–a man who, Homicide Detective Matthew Spain believes, Nathan had every reason to want dead. Review by Alex Beecroft It is 1943. When the body of a [...]
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Review: Lord John and the Hand of Devils by Diana Gabaldon
Posted on December 11, 2007 by speakitsname
Review by Alex Beecroft This is not a novel at all, but a collection of three long short stories. (Or perhaps a short story and two novellas). The three are ‘The Hellfire Club’, ‘The Succubus’, and ‘The Haunted Soldier’. The Hellfire Club is set before ‘Lord John and the Private Matter’ and sees John [...]
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Review: Captain’s Surrender by Alex Beecroft
Posted on December 3, 2007 by Erastes
Review by Erastes From the blurb: “Ambitious and handsome, Joshua Andrews had always valued his life too much to take unnecessary risks. Then he laid eyes on the elegant picture of perfection that is Peter Kenyon. Soon to be promoted to captain, Peter Kenyon is the darling of the Bermuda garrison. With a string of [...]
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Review: Silk & Poison by Barbara Sheridan and Anne Cain
Posted on November 10, 2007 by Erastes
Subtitle: Book One of the Dragon’s Disciple trilogy Review by Alex Beecroft Review: Toshiro Itou is an ambitious young man in 19th Century California. His mother sent him to a father he never knew so that she could pursue her own ambitions with her powerful lover. Bitter and rebellious, when he chances to meet the [...]
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Textbook: Mother Clap’s Molly House, (The Gay Subculture in England 1700-1830) by Rictor Norton
Posted on November 4, 2007 by Erastes
Review by Alex Beecroft First published in 1992 by GMP Books. A Second, Revised and Enlarged edition published in October 2006 by Chalfont Press (Tempus Publishing, UK). Available through Amazon, or via Rictor Norton’s site HERE which is a great place to go for a more detailed run down of the contents. It’s also a [...]
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Promo: “In Their Own Words”
Posted on November 3, 2007 by Erastes
One of the reviewers, Alex Beecroft, has started a blog where your characters can be interviewed. Here’s her blurb: Some time ago a lady set up a blog for which people were invited tosubmit interviews with the characters of their books. She preferred to keep this as a space for m/f romance novels only – [...]
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Review: A Good Man is Hard to Find by Jeanne Laws
Posted on October 21, 2007 by Erastes
Review by Alex Beecroft Kade Black Eagle is a bounty hunter in the Wild West. When he is shot by the man he’s pursuing, his one regret is that he never told his old friend, Warren (Ren) Hayes that he loved him. When Kade unexpectedly recovers, therefore, he decides to finally take the chance of [...]
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Review: Lord John and the Brotherhood of the Blade by Diana Gabaldon
Posted on September 16, 2007 by Erastes
Reviewed by Alex Beecroft Lord John’s mother is getting re-married, and the change threatens to stir up more than one thing which should remain hidden. For a start John is in danger of falling very much in love with his new step-brother to be, Percy, a love which is distinctly reciprocated. But in a more [...]
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