It’s the Roaring Twenties. Skirts are short, crime is rampant, and booze is in short supply. Prohibition has hit Little Egypt where newspaper man David Flynn has come to do a follow-up story on the Herren Massacre. But the massacre isn’t the only news in town. Spiritualist Medium Julian Devereux claims to speak to the [...]
Filed under: 1920's, 4½ Stars, America, Fiction, Josh Lanyon, Murder Mystery, Reviews, ebook, novella | 2 Comments »
Henry Chadderton’s father earned his wealth in trade, but he looks to elevate his son to the gentry through marriage into a titled family. And so it is that Edward Montford, the second son of an impoverished baronet, accompanies his twin sister Emma to London in order to introduce her to her future husband. Henry [...]
Filed under: 19th Century, 2 stars, England, Farida Mestek, Fiction, Regency, ebook, novella | 5 Comments »
Lord Vincent Prescot’s life couldn’t be better. Thriving investments, well-respected by his peers, and mind blowing sex with a man who submits to his every desire — what more could he want? Lord Oliver Marsden should be more than happy with his life. He’s been in love with Vincent for over a decade and six [...]
Filed under: 19th Century, 4½ Stars, Ava March, Fiction, Regency, Reviews, ebook, novella | 1 Comment »
Crippled by a devastating stammer, Alfie would prefer to hide himself away in the audience of London’s theaters. But as the perfect Georgian gentleman, it’s his responsibility to find a husband for his ward Eleanor. The pain of having to converse with strangers is lessened by the appearance of the kind-hearted Lord George Caldwell and [...]
Filed under: 19th Century, 4½ Stars, Age of Sail, England, Fiction, G S Wiley, Regency, Reviews, ebook, novella | 1 Comment »
When war veteran Sir Alan Watleigh goes searching for sex, he never imagines the street rat he brings home for one last bit of pleasure in his darkest hour will be the man who hauls him back from the edge of the grave. A night of meaningless sex turns into an offer of permanent employment. [...]
Filed under: 19th Century, Bonnie Dee, England, Leslie H Nicoll, Regency, Reviews, ebook, five stars | 6 Comments »
Justin Alexander Taylor had always dreamed of a life at sea. Living on the tip of England’s coastline, Justin escaped one night from his abusive father and stowed away on a ship. What Justin didn’t realize was the sloop, His Revenge, was a pirate ship, out for a broadside and gold. Captain Richard Jones escaped [...]
Filed under: 18th Century, 1½ stars, Age of Sail, Fiction, G.A. Hauser, Reviews, ebook, pirates | Tagged: 18th Century, 1½ stars, Age of Sail, ebook, Fiction, G.A. Hauser, pirates, Reviews | 24 Comments »
It’s 1955, Las Vegas is swinging, and David Lonergan has the chance of a lifetime when he accompanies his cousin to be the headlining act at the Thunderbird Casino. A pianist who cut his teeth in the jazz clubs of Chicago, David is dazzled by the lights, the music, and the anything goes attitude of [...]
Filed under: 1950's, 3½ Stars, America, Fiction, Jamie Craig, Reviews, ebook, novella | Tagged: 3½ Stars, Fiction, Reviews, ebook, America, novella, 1950’s, Jamie Craig | 3 Comments »
What does a jaded earl see in a studious, shy man? Everything he never knew he was missing. Their first, scorching hot sessions were about passion, not love, but now Peter is desperate to win back the young man he spurned. Review by Erastes This book sort of took me by surprise. First of all, [...]
Filed under: 19th Century, 4 stars, Bonnie Dee, England, Fiction, Reviews, Summer Devon, Victorian, ebook | Tagged: 19th Century, 4 stars, Bonnie Dee, ebook, England, Fiction, Reviews, Summer Devon, Victorian | 6 Comments »
Bitten Peach is an eleven-story anthology capturing the essence of the deliciously euphemistic Oriental world of men making love to other men, arranged in a chronological sequence covering a 2,200-year period. These are stories that go beyond the random act of sexual release between men. They offer more complex and context-richer studies of gathering age-old [...]
Filed under: 3½ Stars, China, Fiction, Habu, Reviews, ebook | Tagged: 3½ Stars, Fiction, Reviews, ebook, China, Habu | 4 Comments »
J.S. Cook debuts haunted American expatriate Jack Stoyles, whose numb exile in an unexpected Atlantic outpost is suddenly brightened by a stranger who kisses him — and then dies. Betrayal, graft, a lost girl, and too many deaths. With good reason Jack called his place Heartache Cafe. This short story in ebook format part of [...]
Filed under: 1940's, 4½ Stars, America, Fiction, Joanne Soper-Cook, Reviews, World War II, ebook, novella | Tagged: 1940’s, 4½ Stars, America, ebook, Fiction, Joanne Soper-Cook, novella, Reviews, World War II | 2 Comments »
Lucius Mettelus Carbo, once a legate on the rise in the Roman army, rescues a beautiful young prostitute, Varick, who immediately stirs him. However, Lucius doesn’t believe anyone could want him, a man cursed by the gods with an ugly, twisted leg. He resists his attraction to the pleasure slave as they forge a tempestuous [...]
Filed under: 3½ Stars, Ancient Rome, Fiction, Jan Irving, Reviews, ebook, novella | Tagged: 3½ Stars, Fiction, Reviews, ebook, novella, Ancient Rome, Jan Irving | 4 Comments »
Big Roy is a hard rock miner with a not so secret love for the theater, so when he hears a new troupe of actors are coming to the Telluride opera house to put on a Shakespeare play, he saddles his mule and makes the trek into town to see it. The play doesn’t disappoint, [...]
Filed under: America, Julia Talbot, Leslie H Nicoll, Reviews, Western, ebook, five stars, novella | Tagged: America, ebook, five stars, Julia Talbot, Leslie H Nicoll, novella, Reviews, Western | 2 Comments »
Complementing each other on the dance floor isn’t enough to form a relationship. Is it? It’s 1953, and Hollywood is booming with extravagant musicals. Coming off a string of hits with MGM, Paul Dunham couldn’t be hotter. Hoping to capitalize on Paul’s popularity, the studio announces its attention to pair him with the latest actor [...]
Filed under: 1950's, 4½ Stars, America, Fiction, Jamie Craig, Reviews, ebook | Tagged: 1950’s, 4½ Stars, America, ebook, Fiction, Jamie Craig, Reviews | 4 Comments »
Jack saves Nehemiah from drowning, or worse, on the Cornish coast, surprised to find he has an American in his midst. He’s also afraid that his fellow villagers will kill Nehemiah rather than look at him, all for the peridot ring on his finger. He takes Nehemiah in, sharing his home, and eventually his secrets. [...]
Filed under: 19th Century, 4 stars, England, Fiction, Reviews, Syd McGinley, ebook, novella | Tagged: 19th Century, 4 stars, ebook, England, Fiction, novella, Reviews, Syd McGinley | Leave a Comment »
Reynard is the impoverished son of a cavalier, driven to highway robbery to support his sister, Emilia. But a puritan he robs proves to be his new neighbor–and Emilia returns to the house with her intended fiancé, who demands her promised dowry or the deeds to the family lands. Finally a new sheriff turns up [...]
Filed under: 17th Century, 4 stars, Emily Veinglory, England, Fiction, Reviews, ebook | Tagged: 17th Century, Emily Veinglory | Leave a Comment »
As second son to an earl, Ian Stanton has always done the proper thing. Obeyed his elders, studied diligently, and dutifully accepted the commission his father purchased for him in the Fifty-Second Infantry Division. The one glaring, shameful, marvelous exception: Nicholas Chatham, heir to the Marquess of Carleigh. Before Ian took his position in His [...]
Filed under: 19th Century, England, K A Mitchell, Regency, Reviews, ebook, five stars, novella | Tagged: five stars, gay historical romance, K A Mitchell | 5 Comments »
Some Gave All – Four stories in honor of those who made the ultimate sacrifice. Review by Vashtan Calling this anthology a “mixed bag” is the best I can say for the whole anthology. It brings together stories of four authors: “Memorial Meeting” by Aline de Chevigny, “Flyover” by Jefferson Dane, Thanet Blake’s Memorial” by [...]
Filed under: 1950's, 4 stars, Anthology, J M Snyder, Korean War, ebook | Leave a Comment »
Lieutenant Commander Gabriel Conlan, United States Navy Seabees, knows he’s not in Kansas anymore when he steps off the launch at the small island of Ile Dorée and sees gorgeous Frenchman René Dubois waiting for him on the dock. The year is 1943, the place is the Pacific and the world is at war. Free [...]
Filed under: 1940's, 4½ Stars, Fiction, Reviews, Samantha Kane, World War II, ebook, novella | 6 Comments »
On a deserted island in the Pacific, surrounded by the enemy, two very different men learn to rely on each other for survival. Mike is an uneducated rascal, one step ahead of prison and a court-martial. He’s given one chance to redeem himself: if he wants to stay out of jail, he has to keep [...]
Filed under: 1940's, Lynn Lorenz, Reviews, World War II, ebook, novella, three stars | Leave a Comment »
Horace is a loner, a mountain man with a claim to a tiny stream of gold and a lonely cabin in the woods. When he finds young Walker wandering lost in his mountains just before the snow flies, he decides he’s found exactly the kind of companionship he craves. Walker is young, naive, and totally [...]
Filed under: 19th Century, 3½ Stars, America, B A Tortuga, Leslie H Nicoll, Reviews, Western, ebook, novella | Leave a Comment »
When Lucien Mayer, 14th Earl of Ravensberry is taken hostage by a gang of highwaymen, he is drawn to the damaged, reclusive Ambrosius and the dangerous, brooding Dante. Torn between escaping and satisfying his body’s needs, his life will never be the same again. Review by Erastes Oh dear, I thought. Another kidnap/rape-non con turns [...]
Filed under: 18th Century, Fiction, Reviews, Scarlet Blackwell, ebook, novella, three stars | Leave a Comment »
For seven years, Emmett Ward has harbored amorous feelings toward his partner, Jack Robison. A chance encounter brought them together—Emmett slaved in an illegal warehouse run by a Korean criminal known as the Dragon Lady, when Jack, a notorious bounty hunter with his sights set on her son Lin Ji, was captured. Emmett helped Jack [...]
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The exciting prequel to Beyond the Veil! Read how Malik became the pirate captain who fell for Robert, and how he was forced into a life of pain, fear and violence following his capture by the Corsairs. Review by Erastes This is a prequel and sequel to “Beyond the Veil” which was reviewed earlier on [...]
Filed under: 18th Century, 3½ Stars, Age of Sail, Fiction, Reviews, Stevie Woods, ebook, pirates | Tagged: m/m, 18th Century, book review, Stevie Woods | Leave a Comment »
Rescued from the freezing streets, Ashley finds himself in the arms of an angel – a handsome doctor who nursed him back to health. Little did he know that he’d crept into Oliver’s heart, and the other man wants him to stay warm in his arms forever. Review by Erastes Short review for a short [...]
Filed under: 19th Century, England, Fiction, Reviews, Sasha Skye, Victorian, ebook, three stars | Tagged: 19th Century, book review, dreamspinner, Sasha Skye, three stars | 2 Comments »
Victor J Banis “Coming Home”, published by MLR Press in 2009, available either as a stand-alone ebook or in the print anthology “Esprit de Corps”, also MLR Press. The swinging sixties, the Sunset Strip a smorgasbord of horny Marines, looking for a little action before heading off to Nam. A queen’s delight, and it’s all [...]
Filed under: 1960's, 4½ Stars, Fiction, Reviews, Victor J Banis, Vietnam, ebook, novella | Tagged: 1960's, 4.5 stars, book review, ebook, Victor J Banis, Vietnam | 4 Comments »
When Ben gets a chance to leave his New Mexico home to visit his childhood friend in Hollywood, he jumps at it. 1930s Beverly Hills is full of bait and switch tricks that Ben just isn’t used to, especially when he meets up with Johnny, someone he knew a long time ago, better than he’s [...]
Filed under: 1920's, 4 stars, America, Fiction, Parhelion, Reviews, ebook | Leave a Comment »
Injured crusader Falk du Plessis survives the Battle of Hattin only to be sold at the slave market in Acre. He’s bought by Sinan, a mysterious Saracen who takes care to hide his true identity. Falk has the feeling they’ve met before. Their attraction is instant and mutual and their destinies are inextricably entwined, but [...]
Filed under: 12th Century, 4 stars, Fiction, Kate Cotoner, Reviews, ebook | Leave a Comment »
Two outlaws and one widow turn to each other for comfort, but nobody expects lust to become a love affair… Amy Northe hasn’t known a man’s company in the six years since her husband died. That all changes the night her son comes in from chores with two strangers in tow. Kenneth and Leon are [...]
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When Jason Huxley, Regency dandy and man-about-town, acquires a new valet, he finds himself fighting the unnatural inclinations he thought he’d outgrown. Alfred Threadgill lost his first lover at Waterloo, but now wrestles with his desire for his new employer. He suspects that finding Jason could be the best thing that ever happened to him. [...]
Filed under: 19th Century, 2 stars, Fiction, Lyndi Lamont, Regency, Reviews, ebook | Leave a Comment »
Mr. Leopold Thornton missed his chance ten years ago. He isn’t about to let this one pass him by. Given Leopold’s reputation for vice and debauchery, Mr. Arthur Barrington has a fair idea why the sinfully beautiful man invites him to his country estate. A shooting excursion? Unlikely. Especially considering Arthur is the only guest [...]
Filed under: 4 stars, Fiction, Regency, Reviews, ebook | 1 Comment »
Third Lieutenant Andrew Clayton wanted senior officer Daniel Barrett from the moment they first met. Something about the charismatic man with the scarred knuckles and street-tough voice heats Andrew’s blood and makes his body ache. He’d give up everything for just one taste of the forbidden—his position in Society, his commission…even his life. Daniel’s sure [...]
Filed under: 18th Century, 4 stars, Age of Sail, Fiction, Reviews, ebook | 4 Comments »
Trapped in his life as a pleasure slave, Noori serves each master who passes through the amir’s realm. No one sees beyond the slave’s body—no one bothers to look—until the sheikh of a desert tribe discovers the once-free, educated man could be an asset to his business. Noori’s life is turned upside down as the [...]
Filed under: 1½ stars, Fiction, Reviews, ebook, novella, uncertain time | 10 Comments »
Janos Vesh is a man fighting his past and the stranglehold it has on his present and future. He acts out against the blackness that threatens to consume him by taking revenge as a highway robber on local landowners, similar to those who tormented his youth. Nothing but the comfort of his lover, Stefan, can [...]
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In 1910, Charles Smythe inherits a ranch from his late uncle. With some misgivings about leaving his life in England, he finally arrives in Arizona Territory only to meet one of his employees, an experienced hired hand named Sombra. In Sombra, Charles finds not only the perfect man to teach him all he needs to [...]
Filed under: 1910's, 4 stars, America, BDSM, Fiction, Western, ebook | 1 Comment »
Confederate Lieutenant Anderson Blanks has grown weary of the War between the States. When a wounded soldier is heard, dying in the darkness, Andy takes a lantern and canteen in the hopes of easing the soldier’s pain. Andy is shocked to discover none other than Samuel Talley, his first love and a young man Andy’s [...]
Filed under: 19th Century, 4 stars, American Civil War, Fiction, Reviews, ebook, novella | 1 Comment »
Ex Civil-War surgeon George Callahan is a man haunted by his past. Unwilling to deal with the demons of his childhood he turns to opium, and finds back-alley employment with the heartless brothel keepers of San Francisco’s Chinatown. In Volume 1 of this gorgeously illustrated gay historical drama, Dr. George Callahan searches for a Chinese [...]
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In this sequel to Shadow Road: The Page of Swords, Bailey is now training under Lord Charles, and he’s working hard toward his goal of taking over as The Shadow, just as Charles took the position over from his late lover, Robert. Things are not easy for either of them, though. Bailey yearns for Charles’ [...]
Filed under: 18th Century, England, Fiction, Reviews, ebook, novella, three stars | Leave a Comment »
In 1920’s Ireland, Shannon understands all too well that the love and hunger he feels for his best friend, Ciaran, is forbidden. He’s already shunned by his town and emotionally damaged from enduring painful confessions after a male teacher’s molestation at age fourteen. But when he finds Ciaran grieving over the sudden death of his [...]
Filed under: Fiction, Ireland, Reviews, ebook, unrated | 7 Comments »
The year is 1883. Eduard van De Lier is a Dutchman overseeing a spice plantation on the island of Java, in the South Pacific. His obsessive attraction to dark-skinned men is just one of his many secrets. His wife Marien knows of his indiscretions, but as she’s content with their Colonial lifestyle, she stays silent. [...]
Filed under: 19th Century, Fiction, Reviews, ebook, three stars | 2 Comments »
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