LGBT REVIEW: VAMPIRE RENT BOY VOL: 5 (SEX NINJAS MUST DIE)

Vampire Rent Boy Vol: 5 (Sex Ninjas Must Die)

Author: DL Warner

Publisher: Sybaritic Press

Pages: 26

Out Now!

Reviewed By: Sandra Scholes

Synopsis:
Tristan becomes a full-time bartender at Muttley's when Brecht meets with a bizarre and tragic end. Meanwhile, Keiko is being hunted by sexy and determined adversaries from her homeland. These ninjas have ways of making men talk—even Tristan falls prey to their charms! What is the secret that endangers Keiko and the gang at Muttley's? How will Frank react when Brecht's demise and Keiko's plight reveals the secrets that Tristan and his friends have been keeping?  

MANGA REVIEW: LETTERA BY STUDIO KOSEN

 
Lettera
Writer/Artist: Studio Kosen
Publisher: Chromatic Press
Book Type: Ebook
Reviewed By: Sandra Scholes

Synopsis:
Garnet Rune is a powerful witch with a bad attitude. After ticking off the wrong person, she is cursed so that whenever she uses her magic, a poisonous tattoo is etched into her flesh--enough tattoos, and the poisonous ink will kill her. Of course, instead of taking this as an opportunity to right past wrongs and fix her behavior, Rune sets off on a quest to find the witch who cursed her and make her pay!

Studio Kosen's comedic fantasy series is now available in English for the first time, with new pages every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday!

LGBT FLASH FICTION: HALLOWEEN SPECIAL! THE MOON'S A PUMPKIN ONE NIGHT A YEAR

The Moon's A Pumpkin One Night A Year by A J Damian.

"I wanna go trick or treating." I said.

Being a god of youth and the moon isn't all its cracked up to be, especially when you have different aspects. With or without a moon disc, was sceptre, ankh, crook and flail - I was all wrapped up like a darned mummy most of the time. As I had a day off and prefer the night, October the 31st sounded like the sort of fun I'd enjoy, and once I'd travelled to the States I could look as normal as the rest of the kids out in the streets, soaking up the bitter sting of Fall before winter had its chance to take hold.

YAOI REVIEW: THE STRANGER BY CHANCE CHRISTOPHER AND BELLA LIDDELL

The Stranger by Chance Christopher and Bella Liddell


Synopsis:
Mikah never considered himself the type to have a one-night stand. That changes when he wakes up the morning with a massive hangover and a handsome man in his bed, not able to remember a thing. Mikah considers hiding in the bathroom all day, but then the man stirs…

ROMANCE PREVIEW: A PRIVATE GENTLEMAN BY HEIDI CULLINAN

A Private Gentleman
Heidi Cullinan

Synopsis:
Painfully introverted and rendered nearly mute by a heavy stammer, Lord George Albert Westin rarely ventures any farther than the club or his beloved gardens. When he hears rumors of an exotic new orchid sighted at a local hobbyist s house, though, he girds himself with opiates and determination to attend a house party, hoping to sneak a peek.

ROMANCE PREVIEW: PLAYING DOCTOR BY AIDEN BATES

Playing Doctor
Aiden Bates

Synopsis:
Jonah escaped the life of a typical small-town omega. He got a scholarship to art school in New York City. He’s traveled. He’s seen the world. He’s built a spectacular art career for himself, and he even married a beta instead of being claimed by an alpha. When his husband left him, turning him and their infant son out into the street, he had no choice but to return to his hometown of Saranac, New York.

ROMANCE PREVIEW: VIP ROOM BY AR STEELE

VIP Room
A.R. Steele

Synopsis:
Elijah Tillman can’t wait to escape the Tool Shed. All he wants is to hop on his Harley and ride away, leaving his life as a stripper and a drug dealer far behind. Even if he gets along well enough with the other strippers – not to mention his roster of no-strings-attached bed-buddies – he’s just biding his time until he can move on. And bitterness and cynicism are difficult to mask in a life spent on stage.

ROMANCE REVIEW: FINDING PERFECT BY PETER STYLES

Finding Perfect
Peter Styles


Synopsis:
When a writer and artist are accidentally double-booked for a cabin residency deep in the woods, they must find a way to keep their clashing lifestyles from ruining their romance.

ROMANCE PREVIEW: LOVE ON FIRE BY ZACH JENKINS

Love on Fire
Zach Jenkins

Synopsis:
Firefighters don't date other guys.

Clay Brown has always wanted just one thing: to be a firefighter. He even has the girl of everyone else's dreams, until she dumps him to chase her own career. Newly single, Clay bumps into the only guy who ever made him feel alive - and who he almost kissed back in high school, before losing his nerve.

ROMANCE REVIEW:ALL IN WITH THE DUKE BY AVA MARCH

All in With The Duke
Ava March

Synopsis:
Max Arrington, the Duke of Pelham, vows to never again let a handsome face blind him to a man's true intentions. But ten months of celibacy and lonely nights drive him to a decadent brothel, where a beautiful young man arouses his illicit passions as never before.

ROMANCE PREVIEW: CRASH BY JERRY COLE

Crash 
Jerry Cole

Synopsis:
When Liam Hasker’s car careens down the side of a mountain, the last thing he expects is to wake up facing the man who made his last days in high school the worst days of his life. As if that wasn’t traumatic enough, the hospital staff seem to be under the impression that the ex-athlete is his husband! It quickly becomes clear that the former bad-boy heartthrob has no idea who he is and has forgotten the painful past that binds them. When circumstances and a little white lie force the two to join forces, Liam decides there is no time like the present to settle old scores. All grown up and a successful novelist, Liam intends to make his days with Reid as painful for the good Samaritan as possible. The only problem is, real life never goes according to plan.

SUPERNATURAL REVIEW: UNTAMED WOLF BY LINDA O. JOHNSTON

Untamed Wolf 
Linda O. Johnston

Synopsis:
Dark passion crosses the line...Powerful military sergeant by day, fierce wolf by night. Shape-shifter Jason Connell's freedom is riding on a covert assignment. His desires are tested with every glimpse of his sexy new superior, Lieutenant Sara McLinder.

ROMANCE REVIEW: SECRETS OF A GENTLEMAN ESCORT BY BRONWYN SCOTT

Secrets of a Gentleman Escort
Bronwyn Scott
Publisher:Mills & Boon
Pages: 288
Reviewed By: Sandra Scholes

Synopsis:

Lady Alicia Burroughs enjoys a night of passion with serious rake Nicholas D'Arcy. He's the talk of the ton, being a handsome young man, and being nearly caught romping passionately with her makes him wary of ever coming back. This doesn't stop his dallying with countless other named women and when he gets caught by a jealous husband, he has to go to the countryside to accept his punishment.

ROMANCE PREVIEW: RECKLESS NIGHTS BY JAYNE ANN KRENTZ

Reckless Nights 
Jayne Ann Krentz
Publisher: Harlequin HQN
Pages: 480
Reviewer: Sandra Scholes

Blurb:
Love has a dangerous side in these compelling classics from New York Times bestselling author Jayne Ann Krentz

ROMANCE PREVIEW: STOLEN BY THE HIGHLANDER BY TERRI BRISBIN

Stolen by the Highlander
Terri Brisbin
Publisher: Mills & Boon/Harlequin
Pages: 288
Reviewer: Sandra Scholes

Synopsis:

Kidnap in the Highlands!
The morn of her wedding, Arabella Cameron is filled with dread. But if marrying a man she doesn’t love will end the feud between the Cameron and Mackintosh clans, she will do her duty. That is until outlaw Brodie Mackintosh arrives in her bedchamber and steals her away to the mountains!

ROMANCE NOVEL: MRS BUDLEY FALLS FROM GRACE (THE POOR RELATIONS SERIES) BY MC BEATON

 
Mrs Budley Falls From Grace (The Poor Relations Series) by M.C. Beaton

Another Poor Relation has to resort to genteel thievery to make end meet - but she gets much more than she bargains for!Cut off by her own relations, pretty, dainty widow Eliza Budley must visit some other family manor to purloin expensive baubles. Happily, the rich Marquess of Peterhouse is in his dotage and wouldn't know a relative from a bedpost, so Eliza is sent to play the imposter.

ROMANCE PREVIEW: A DANCE WITH DANGER BY JEANNIE LIN

A Dance With Danger
Jeannie Lin
Publisher: Mills & Boon/Harlequin
Pages: 288
Reviewer: Sandra Scholes

Synopsis:
A promise sworn on the edge of a sword

After a failed assassination attempt on a corrupt general, Bao Yang is a wanted man. Taking refuge with an ally, Yang accidentally compromises the man's daughter when they're discovered alone. To save her honor, he must marry the beautiful Jin-mei immediately!

COMING SOON! THE INNOCENT AND THE OUTLAW BY HARPER ST. GEORGE

The Innocent and the Outlaw
Harper St. George

Synopsis: 
This man is dangerous in more ways than one…

The step-daughter of a bank robber, innocent barmaid Emmaline Drake knows Hunter Jameson is trouble the second he walks into her saloon. Though his gaze holds her captive, she vows to keep her distance.

REGENCY NOVEL PREVIEW: THE MANY SINS OF CRIS DE FEAUX BY LOUISE ALLEN

The Many Sins of Cris De Feaux
Louise Allen

Synopsis:
Secrets, sins, and an affair to remember!

Crispin de Feaux, Marquess of Avenmore, has always done his duty and knows the time has come to find a suitable wife. But when the intrepid Tamsyn Perowne saves his life off the Devonshire coast, Cris is unable to tear himself away…

COMING SOON: COWBOY AFTER DARK BY VICKI LEWIS THOMPSON

Cowboy After Dark
Vicki Lewis Thompson

Synopsis:
There's a wedding happening at Thunder Mountain Ranch, and cowboy Liam Magee couldn't be happier for his foster brother. Of course, the occasion just got a whole heap more interesting now that gorgeous Hope Caldwell is a guest at the ranch.

COMING SOON: THE GOLD COLLECTION OF 12 HOT ROMANCES BY 4 FABULOUS WRITERS!

The Gold Collection


A Taste of the Untamed

Notorious polo champion Nacho Acosto is restoring his sprawling Argentinian vineyard and he needs a sommelier who can match his exacting tastes… In spite of her inexperience, pretty Grace Lundstrum is perfect for the job – but now it’s not just the wine that has her mouth watering!

REGENCY PREVIEW *TO BE RELEASED*: THE UNEXPECTED MARRIAGE OF GABRIEL STONE BY LOUISE ALLEN

The Unexpected Marriage of Gabriel Stone
Louise Allen

Synopsis:
A proposition from a virgin!

Gabriel Stone, Earl of Edenbridge, might have a rakish reputation, but he’s also a gentleman—of sorts. So when respectable Lady Caroline Holt offers her maidenhood in exchange for an estate her father gambled away, his curiosity is roused.

ROMANCE NOVEL: FOLLY (THE DAUGHTERS OF MANNERING SERIES BY MC BEATON

Folly(The Daughters of Mannering Series) by M.C. Beaton

The haughty Beverley family is obsessed with regaining Mannerling, the exquisite seventeenth-century mansion gambled away by their now-deceased father, Sir Beverley. Three of the six Beverley daughters have failed to win back their ancestral estate - settling for love matches over mere bricks and mortar. Now it is Rachel's turn to woo the latest eligible bachelor-in-residence, handsome widower Charles Blackwood.

ROMANCE REVIEW: BANISHMENT (THE DAUGHTERS OF MANNERING SERIES) BY MC BEATON

Banishment (The Daughters of Mannering Series) by M.C. Beaton

Isabella Beverley is blessed with unparalleled beauty but, unfortunately, has been raised in the most snobbish and haughty of families. And when her father gambles away their fortune - including Mannerling, the exquisite family mansion, Isabella discovers that there is very little sympathy for her plight.

ROMANCE NOVEL: BACK IN SOCIETY (THE POOR RELATIONS SERIES) BY MC BEATON

Back in Society(The Poor Relations Series) by M.C. Beaton

The Poor Relation hotel is the toast of London and its owners are preparing to sell up and retire - but one last romantic adventure awaits them!Driven into hiding at the hotel by a tyrannous father and a rich but wizened suitor, Lady Jane Fremney attempts to end her life.

REGENCY BOOK INSIGHT: TARNISHED, TEMPTED AND TAMED BY MARY BRENDAN

Tarnished, Tempted and Tamed by Mary Brendan

After being kidnapped by highwaymen, Fiona Chapman is a tarnished woman, or so the gossips have it. Nevertheless, she's not about to succumb to the seduction of her rescuer, the beguiling Major Luke Wolfson. After all, isn't he one of her abductors' cohorts?

REGENCY BOOK INSIGHT: A ROSE FOR MAJOR FLINT

 
A Rose for Major Flint by Louise Allen

The words might come straight from Major Adam Flint’s mouth, but they certainly don’t describe the man who saved vulnerable Rose’s life. Yes, Flint is illegitimate, a roughened soldier and an incorrigible rake – but Rose has never met a man so defined by honour.

REGENCY BOOK INSIGHT: LUCY LANE AND THE LIEUTENANT BY HELEN DICKSON

Lucy Lane and the Lieutenant by Helen Dickson


A dangerous mission; a passionate past…

Nathan Rochefort never understood why his ex-fiancée, Lucy Lane, broke off their engagement. But now, faced with a treacherous mission, he needs her skills more than ever…

HISTORICAL BOOK INSIGHT: THE BLACKSMITH'S WIFE BY ELIZABETH HOBBES

The Blacksmith's Wife by Elisabeth Hobbes


Rejected by her favored knight, Joanna Sollers knows she will never love again. Especially when the man she's now forced to marry is none other than her beloved's half brother!

REGENCY BOOK INSIGHT: THE GREATEST SINS BY CHRISTINE MERRILL

The Greatest Sins by Christine Merrill

GIVING IN TO TEMPTATION WOULD BE THE RUIN OF THEM ALL! Having spent years believing a lie about his birth, Dr Samuel Hastings has been condemned to a personal hell of his desire's making- his sinful thoughts of the one woman he can never touch would damn his soul for eternity.

BOOK REVIEW: ANDROMEDA'S WAR BY WILLIAM C. DIETZ

Andromeda's War

William C. Dietz

Publisher:Titan Books

Pages: 368

Reviewed By: Sandra Scholes

In this the third novel in the series of prequel books to the Legion of the Damned novels there are several parts that stand out to most readers. The strength of the Naa is mentioned in a sequence when Eatbig, a Naa soldier sparred with Larkin, though what Larkin does later proves to be effective in case her opponent looked like he would win. They are perceived to be stronger than the humans, yet can be dealt with effectively in the right situation.

ROMANCE NOVEL: THE WICKED GODMOTHER ( A HOUSE FOR THE SEASON SERIES) BY MC BEATON

The Wicked Godmother (A House for the Season Series) by M.C. Beaton

It's double trouble for poor, put-upon Harriet!Lovely but penniless Harriet Metcalf is horrified when she is named in a nobleman's will as guardian of his two ghastly and snobbish twin daughters. And is the innocent Harriet wily enough to cope with the intricacies of the London Season - or two of its most eligible bachelors, the Marquis of Huntington and Lord Vere?Harriet views them only as suitors for the twins, while the gentlemen see only Harriet's charms. And soon she is falling for one of them... but a cruel betrayal will be her ruin unless the Clarges Street servants can save her honour while she loses her heart!

BOOK REVIEW: WOLF ROCK (DESTINED DATES BOOK 2) BY E.A. TURLEY

Wolf Rock (Destined Dates Book 2)
Author: E. A. Turley
Publisher: Amazon Media EU
Pages: 133
Reviewed By: Sandra Scholes

Synopsis:
Destined Dates Agency for the Supernatural
Finds and matches the Supernatural with their true love mates

Leah misses her best friend, Jane, terribly.
At the moment, the only person in her life is the white haired stranger who comes into the Diner every night to eat the slice of pie she saves for him. He always seems to be watching her. He intrigues her; he has a way of catching her attention…

SUPERNATURAL NOVEL: FEAR DREAMS BY J.A. SCHNEIDER

Fear Dreams
Author: J.A. Schneider
Publisher: RGS Media
Pages: 218
Reviewed By: Sandra Scholes

Synopsis:
A woman frantic she's seeing a ghost... Liddy Barron, an artist, was injured in a hit-and-run accident that left her with recurring nightmares, gaps in her memory, and an increasing obsession in the disappearance of a coed named Sasha Perry. Insecure and nervous, Liddy's turmoil grows as she begins seeing ghostly images. Her husband Paul tries to help but suspects it's just her imagination...while intuitive Detective Kerri Blasco, also obsessed with young Sasha's disappearance, senses that Liddy may have a key to solving the case, and tries to unravel the shocking truth of what really haunts her.

BI SUPERNATURAL REVIEW: FIREFLIES BY LACEY REAH

Fireflies 
Author: Lacey Reah
Publisher: iUniverse
Pages: 100
Reviewed By: Sandra Scholes

Synopsis:
Linda is a calculating, career-driven woman whose perfect world is shattered when she is seduced and transformed by a vampire-like creature called a nymphomite. Linda becomes a beast, feeding off the energy of orgasmically-charged blood. Convinced that her humanity has faded away, Linda adapts to her new instincts of hunger and sex. She hunts women primarily, for their longer and more frequent orgasms, and becomes a master of prolonging and intensifying their pleasure. But she never expected to find a woman like Jesse, and Linda's decision to spare her life instead of feed off her leads to a shocking turn of events that will make Linda question her beastlike identity and the humanity she thought she had lost. Cover Illustration by Meghann Pardee.

BOOK REVIEW: THE BALLERINA BEAR'S BRIDE (DESTINED DATES BOOK 1) BY E.A. TURLEY

The Ballerina Bear's Bride (Destined Dates Book 1)
Author: E.A. Turley
Publisher: Amazon Media EU
Pages: 104
Reviewed By: Sandra Scholes

Synopsis:
Destined Dates Agency for the Supernatural
Finds and matches the Supernatural with their true love mates

Jane is totally disillusioned with men, but when she’s given a card for a Supernatural Dating Agency that matches supernatural beings of all kinds with their true love mates, she registers herself on it, hoping for the best. After all, what does she have to lose?

Victor is a grumpy polar bear shifter who regularly gets up on the wrong side of the bed, and when he’s matched with Jane as his mate, all he wants to do is run…. away from her!

NOVEL REVIEW: SIXTY-SEVEN SALAMANDERS BY JEFF JOSEPH

Sixty-Seven Salamanders
Author: Jeff Joseph
Publisher: Amazon Digital Services LLC
Pages: 299
Reviewed By: Sandra Scholes

Synopsis:
Adin Anderson lives in a small town where the stagnant flow of time is considered peace and quiet, but that isn’t good enough for him. He may not be a big believer in fate, but something bigger has to be out there for him. And the day he receives a random letter from an unlikely source may be it.

ROMANCE REVIEW: UKIYO BLUD #1 BY MELA CIANO

Ukiyo Blud #1
Author: Mela Ciano
Publisher: Mela Ciano
Pages: 264
Reviewed By: Sandra Scholes

Blurb:
Archaeology professor by day, backup shooter by night…

On a routine assignment, Ukiyo finds herself dragged into a world of danger and deception when she is forced to pull the trigger and kill a man. Torn between the agency that funds her research and a man she knows nothing about, she has to choose sides in a secret war that dates back hundreds of years.

Guardian, protector, and her own personal demon…

Burislav vowed to watch over her, but hiding his cursed birth right ends up being a secret that could cost Ukiyo her life. When he’s forced out of the shadows after more than twenty years, keeping her safe isn't as easy as he thinks.

ROMANCE REVIEW: BREAK THE CHAINS BY MELA CIANO

Break the Chains
Author: Mela Ciano
Publisher: Amazon Media EU
Pages: 192
Reviewed By: Sandra Scholes

Blurb:
Hope against all hope…

When Linda Crane goes home for a visit, she is saddened to find that nothing has changed regarding her judgemental family. She is about to give up on her dream of happiness when she runs into the only light that has ever been bright enough to make all her shadows disappear.

ROMANCE REVIEW: YOU'RE STILL THE ONE BY SASHA CLINTON

You're Still the One: Book #1 in the NYC Singles Series
Author: Sasha Clinton
Publisher: Amazon Media EU
Pages: 245
Reviewed By: Sandra Scholes

Blurb:
One love. One man. Two chances.

Ashley has her life sorted out. After a painful divorce, she has now rebuilt her life as an editor. She is happy with her life—until her ex-husband Andrew walks into it, opening up the deep scars that even time has failed to heal.

REVIEW: ASHAMET: DESERT BORN BY TERRY JACKMAN

Ashamet: Desert Born, by Terry Jackman
Publisher: Dragonwell Publishing
Format: Paperback
Genre: LGBT/Gay/Yaoi
ISBN-10: 1940076226
ISBN-13: 978-1940076225
Reviewed By: Sandra Scholes

Terry Jackman is a woman of many talents, a coordinator of the British Science Fiction Association writers' group, Orbits, a freelance editor and assistant editor for Albedo One in Ireland. She is also a tutor, professional picture framer and has seminars, articles, guest appearances, study guides and exam papers under her belt that amasses ten years worth of work.

UNDER A SILVERY MOON: A JAPANESE ENCOUNTER

Under A Silvery Moon - A Japanese Encounter.
Written by Sandra Scholes


"So it's you whose been harassing the villagers?"

Kyo watched the spirit shift around nervously outside the mansion house, its fur was a bright pure white, fox ears pointed to the heavens, dark eyes glittered in the night, but most of all he noticed it smiled at him. It moved with such lightening speed that he could not see it, though he was mesmerised by its presence enough to keep observing it then the fox was gone, replaced by a male with pale skin and long white hair that framed his handsome if lustful face.

A wondering monk, Kyo had become used to sleeping in the harsh weather with only a couple of sheets wrapped around him to partly keep the elements at bay, giving him the kind of warmth he desired. He hoped for sleep to refresh him but instead was woken by the spirit, then the male turning on his side, losing the sheets.

PRESS RELEASE: SO I MARRIED AN ANTI-FAN - FROM NOVEL, TO MANWHA TO K-DRAMA & CHINESE FILM!

Press Release for So I Married an Anti-Fan 

Written by: Sandra Scholes

Based on an original novel by Eunjung Kim, So I Married an Anti-fan became one of the many popular graphic novel/manwha series by Wann and published by NetComics. It is a romance with a rating of 13+ and is the perfect manwha for those who enjoyed Wann's other novel series and many who will be interested in Korean manga. And it's easy to see why its popularity has increased and with it the desire to make it into a full-length movie after being a four volume hit.