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Holly and Hockey Boots by V.L.Locey   4 Star Review

12/16/2016

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Minor league goalie Adam Seiger is a nice guy. He’s kind, cute, and a little quirky (but show me a goalie who isn’t) and he loves to interact with fans. During a meet and greet after a game Adam meets Cason Reyes, a hard-working young man with stunning amber eyes and a smile as sweet as a candy cane. Desperate to see Cason again, Adam does something more than a little naughty. 

To add insult to the egg nog, it appears that one little white lie may end Adam’s chance of having a merry Christmas with a new boyfriend. Will he end up with nothing but a lump of coal in his stocking, instead of the man who owns his heart?
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I was really looking forward to this book, but I have to say I didn't realise it was only a novella, and to me it seemed to finish quite quickly, and it could have gone on for longer.  

Don't get me wrong, I did enjoy the story, I just wish there was more. Adam comes across as someone who is a complete softie, but also someone who says what is on his mind, before thinking about what he should say and what the consequences could be.  It definitely leads him into trouble.

Casan seems to be the total opposite of Adam, but they both seem attracted to each other from first sighting. To enable Adam to see Casan again, he says something without thinking about it, and boy does it land him with a whole heap of problems, and with no way of getting out of it.

Has Adam totally blown his chances with Casan before they have really had a real date??  Time will tell, and perhaps Adam may learn to engage his brain before his makes things even worse.
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Release Blitz!!!  Nothing Special V by A.E. Via, with Exclusive Excerpt and Giveaway

12/13/2016

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Author A.E. Via
Title:  Nothing Special V
M/M GAY CONTEMPORARY
Edited by: Tina Adamski
Cover Artist – Jay Aheer
PAGE COUNT – 365
Release Date: December 12, 2016

Note From A.E.Via:
Surprise, surprise! *winking*
Believe me, this was not intentional, but I couldn’t wait any longer either. I’m too excited to have this series back going again. I think I may have missed them just as much as you. And they’re all here. This book isn’t just about God and Day’s wedding, or about the sexy, dangerous, new recruit; instead I catch you up on everyone. Including bringing back a couple of fan favorites. This installment can standalone, but if you have the urge to catch up on the others, they’re on sale right now!
I hope you’ll drop me a couple lines when you finish, and let me know what you think. 

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The boys are back and fiercer than ever!
 
"We were a unit tonight, moving as one. Even apart, we are deadly, but when combined – we are f**kin’ unstoppable." ~~ God ~~
 
Atlanta's notorious narcotics task force is at it again. They are stronger, bigger, and better than ever. Especially when a city councilman sends RECON Marine, Edwin Steele - who’s been blacklisted from his Oakland department - to join the team. God and Day weren't recruiting. They have a lot on their plates, like the fact they're supposed to be getting married soon. They don't have the time or the patience to integrate a decorated war hero with a slight chip on his shoulder into their well-oiled machine. 
 
A hothead that's uncontrollable and terrible with authority… but wasn’t that their team motto?
 
Steele was ready to hang up his shield. He was done fighting with bigoted bastards that couldn't respect the job. He was good at fighting; he just needed the right team to fight with. When his uncle - City Councilman, Rasmus Steele - shows him a video of God's team in action, he knows right away, it's where his nephew belongs in order to restore his faith. 
 
Steele pointed to the driver, a behemoth of a man wielding those massive firearms like a true beast… like a soldier. “And him. Who the hell is he?”
 
“That’s your new boss. Lieutenant Cashel Godfrey… they call him… God.”
 
Steele was skeptical about his new placement, but when he meets God's technology specialist/computer genius, “Tech,” he's willing to give it his all, and he definitely shows and proves.
 
Tech is stunning. His sweater vest and khakis, a stark contrast to the blue-jeaned roughnecks he works with. A beautiful sheep amongst the wolves. Steel thinks there's no way the brilliant man would be interested in a hardhead like him, but Tech has a few badass hidden talents of his own and manages to surprise him... surprise all of them. 
 
This story is a part of a series but can stand alone. It does not end on a cliffhanger and has a HEA. There are no multiple pairings in this novel. 

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A.E. Via is an author in the beautiful gay romance genre and also founder and owner of Via Star Wings Books. Her writing embodies everything from hopelessly romantic to adventure, to scandalous. Her stories often include intriguing edges and twists that take readers to new, thought-provoking depths.
When she’s not clicking away at her laptop, she devotes herself to her family—a husband and four children. Adrienne Via has tons of more stories to tell, but she really would like to hear yours. Via Star Wings Books is currently accepting submissions for established and aspiring LGBTQ authors.
Visit my site to learn more! Go to A.E. Via’s official website http://authoraevia.com  for more detailed information on how to contact her, follow her, or a sneak peak on upcoming work, free reads, VSWB submissions, and where she’ll appear next
 
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Blog Tour!! Double Dealing by Nicole Colville, 4 Star Review and Giveaway

12/13/2016

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DOUBLE DEALING

NICOLE COLVILLE

M/M ROMANCE

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Caught in a messy merger with the mounting pressure to close a multi-million dollar deal, business mogul Ryder Granger finds things are more hostile than the average takeover, but he’s not just interested in acquiring the lucrative Lyon coffee chain. He has an entirely more personal motive hidden beneath his cool exterior and designer suit.

Trace Lyon believes the merger with B&G could be the way out of the closet his strict Southern father keeps him locked in, but there’s one big problem. Ryder Granger is everything Trace wants, and everything his father despises. Two years ago, they shared one incredible night together, but despite the connection and the intense heat, both walked away.

With the deal falling through, Ryder brings an unexpected offer to the table — a more personal type of merger between the two rival families, one Trace is dead against. After all, an arranged marriage in New York in 2016… That could never work out. Taking control in the only way he can, Trace agrees to marry Ryder, but secretly plots to double deal both his father and Ryder. He just has to get this whole absurd wedding out of the way first and ignore how happy Ryder makes him feel.

There are questions he’s hesitant to ask, however. Is Skye a man or a woman? And, what does it mean that he doesn’t really care?

Previously published under the Confidential Encounters Anthology with 30,000 new additions to read.

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Trace is a character that I ended up loving and hating.... quite a roller coaster ride with him.  Ryder, I also wasn't sure of, although I think he is a more complex character - lots hidden away, and only when he truly trusts someone will he show his true self. .

When we first meet Trace and Ryder, it is in a hotel room, and a night of hot sex seems to suit them both.  The next morning however is when they actually find out each others surnames and everything between them crashes and burns

We then join them two years later.  Ryder has never forgotten that night, but Trace I wasn't so sure about.  Trace knew he was gay, but his father Cage, seemed to ignore that and was determined to have him married off to a sweet southern girl chosen by him obviously.  Trace to me, just didn't seem to be able to stand up to his father, it was like was just accepting whatever he said.

Ryder them begins a merger with Lyons, and has to deal with Cage Lyons.  To begin with Trace is absent, but then attends a meeting with his father, and when he and Ryder meet later it is clear the fireworks from two years ago are still around.

The only way that Ryder can see of having Trace with him, is to pur forward a new merger agreement, which includes a clause for Trace to become his husband - an arranged marriage.  Trace is totally against this, but his father Cage thinks it is a splendid idea, especially with the pay off Trace would receive after a year.

The marriage takes place, but things are far from smooth for the two.  They did talk, but not about their feelings or their relationship.  Ryder can see that Trace is not happy, but believes they can work through things..... until Cage came to him, telling him he was there to take his son home where he belonged, and handing Ryder some legal documents.  When Ryder looked at the documents, he realised although he loved Trace totally and completely, the feeling were certainly not returned.

Is there any chance for Ryder and Trace??  Will Trace actually grow some and stand up to his father, and more importantly, will he admit how he feels to Ryder?? At this point, I just wanted to reach in and hug Ryder, and was really ready to slap Trace hard ! 

Goodreads Link: www.goodreads.com/book/show/32603720-double-dealing

US LINK: www.amazon.com/dp/B01MQCM84M

UK LINK: www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01MQCM84M

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Nicole grew bored being a supermodel genius who worked part time for NASA, and decided to take a break from helping solve the mysteries of the universe with Stephen Hawkins to write m/m romance.

She has a loving relationship with her hubby of twenty years, and has achieved a lot in her short life considering she's only eighteen. She has fourteen dogs of all different breeds, plus twenty cats, and when she's not tending to their every need, and solving complex math problems, she loves to sew and can be often found knitting in the garden, which she maintains all by herself with her magical green fingers. Finding time to make all of her own clothing and master the kitchen better than Gordon Ramsey, she's also a vegan domestic goddess and can often be found cooking up a storm bare foot in her kitchen. Okay, so that's not true, especially the cooking part, though I do tend to be bare foot and I swear like Gordon does while burning my latest creation — and I still think NASA will be getting in touch. Any day now!! *crosses fingers* I could sooo do that job because I'm so obviously awesome, but until they do... I'm a full time author of M/M Romance and Erotica, and somehow I have several bestselling books under my belt. I've been writing for four years, and I self publish all my work under Hidden Pleasures Publishing along with my amazing team of helpers in the form my cover designer Kellie Dennis, editor Jessica McKenna, and all of my beta readers and PA's. I'm a wife to my beloved hubby and mother to two young girls, and I do in fact have two cats who I adore, but no dog, as the hubby put his foot down. I live in Leeds in the North of England and I love it, despite the terrible weather. My men are all seeking what everyone is, true love mixed with passion and their own happy-ever-after full of laughter and tears.

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Blog Tour!!  Kiss and Ride by Teodora Kostova, 5 Star Review, Exclusive Excerpt and Giveaway

12/6/2016

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Title: Kiss & Ride
Author: Teodora Kostova
Genre: Gay Romance, Contemporary, Christmas/Holiday Romance

Synopsis

What happens when you meet the right guy at the wrong time?

When Vincent Alesi’s estranged father dies, he gets on the first plane from New York city to Rome to be at the memorial service. Even if he has to max out his credit card. Even if he hates the man for leaving him. Even if it’s a day before Christmas.

Everything that can go wrong does go wrong, and Vin ends up trusting a complete stranger with all his secrets, even the ones he didn’t know he had.

Luca Romano’s job as a flight attendant takes him all over the world. But a jet-setting lifestyle is not what he wants. His dream of opening his own restaurant is being placed on hold over circumstances beyond his control.

Timing is everything…

When Vin bursts into Luca’s life, both men fall fast and hard. But their lives, their dreams, even the cities they live in couldn’t be more different.

Their few days together in Rome are romantic, emotionally intense, and leave them both wanting more.

Can a fleeting love affair change their lives forever?

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I fell in love with Luca and Vin from the first page.  Here are two guys, just getting on with their lives, dealing with anything that life decides to throw their way. They meet in an elevator, and Luca can't help but stare at Vin..... even more so when the elevator grinds to a sudden halt.  

With really nowhere to go, Vin and Luca begin to talk to each other, and Vin admits as to why he is actually in Rome, to go to a memorial service for a father that he totally depises.  When they finally emerge from the elevator, Luca has decided that he will take Vin to the service, as he can't bear to think of Vin going alone.

From this point on, the two stick together, and seemed to have formed a deep attachment to each other in only a small amount of time.  It is also so close to Christmas, that this also seems to bring a special element into the mix.  As Vin works through his confusing emotions about his father, and what he has learned since being in Rome, Luca stands by his side, his safe haven.

​However, Luca's life is not without challenges, and finally Luca opens up to Vin about his life.  The one thing that really stands out to them both, is no matter now deep their feelings are for each other - the timing of their meeting each other is all wrong, both have commitments they must see through first - Vin has a degree to finish back in New York, and Luca has a court battle with his parents to win, over his grandmothers house which was left to him, in Rome..... so how will they make things work??  They then make a decision together that if they both feel the same the following Christmas, that they will meet at the fountain.

This part of the story is heart wrenching at times, both Luca and Vin miss each other terribly, and it is a mixture of texts, calls, emails and even Skype, and the emotions of both just pour from the pages as you read.  Both of them are missing each other, but will they both feel the same when it comes to Christmas??

I absolutely totally loved this story, and once I started reading I just could not put it down.  As I have said already, I fell in love with both characters from the first page, and this continued all through the book, even to the extent of sitting here willing things to go right for them, so they could have the life they both wanted and so deserved.  To me, this is a book that shows you that even though you may be miles away, that love can conquer all, and if your love is deep enough, then things will have a way of working out.  If you want an awesome holiday read, then please read this book, you really won't regret it. 
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​Before they left, Maria gave Vin a gift wrapped in colorful Christmas paper. Vin tore into it eagerly and found a photo album of his own, full of pictures of Antonio. There were pictures of all three of them, too, Vin cute as a button, and his mother, an elegant and beautiful woman whose dark eyes sparkled with joy on every photo. Vin might look like his dad but he’d definitely inherited his mother’s elegant pose.
At the door, Maria asked him to keep in touch and Vin promised he would. They hugged for a long moment, Vin’s eyes shining with tears as he let go of his aunt.
“Did he know? About me? That I...” He faltered as if unsure how to phrase his question. “That I create things, too?”
Maria grinned, pulling him in for another hug. “He knew,” she said with conviction. “He knew from the moment you were born.”
Vin’s eyes filled with tears. “Really?”
“Yes. He called me the day you were born and said, ‘Maria, he’s beautiful.’” Maria wiped the tear that rolled down Vin’s cheek. “‘I’m going to call him Vincent, after Van Gogh. Because he’ll be one of the greats, I know it in my gut.’”
Vin hugged his aunt again and they stayed like that for a while, before she bid them goodbye and they walked down the stairs. In the lobby, Vin hesitated before pushing the front door open. Luca handed him a tissue, smiling as Vin wiped his tears, because this time they were happy tears.
 

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Amazon AU: https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B01N054R33/

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About the author

Author Teodora KostovaHi, my name is Teodora and I live in London with my husband and my son. I’ve been writing ever since I can remember, but it became my full time job a few years ago when I decided that everything else I’ve tried bores me to death and I have to do what I’ve always wanted to do, but never had the guts to fully embrace. I’ve been a journalist, an editor, a personal assistant and an interior designer among other things, but as soon as the novelty of the new, exciting job wears off, I always go back to writing. Being twitchy, impatient, loud and hasty are not qualities that help a writer, because I have to sit alone, preferably still, and write for most of the day, but I absolutely love it. It’s the only time that I’m truly at peace and the only thing I can do for more than ten minutes at a time – my son has a bigger attention span than me.

When I’m procrastinating, I like to go to the gym, cook Italian meals (and eat them), read, listen to rock music, watch indie movies and True Blood re-runs. Or, in the worst case scenario, get beaten at every Nintendo Wii game by a very inventive kid.

Don’t be shy and get in touch – I love connecting with my readers.

Blog: www.teodorakostova.blogspot.com
Twitter: @Teodora_Kostova
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/teodorakostovaauthor
E-mail: t.t.kostova@gmail.com
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