YAOI REVIEW: BLUE MORNING VOLUME 3

Blue Morning Volume 3
Author: Shouko Hidaka
Publisher: Viz Media, Subs. of Shogakukan Inc
Pages: 224
ISBN-10: 9781421555546

Reviewed By: Sandra Scholes

When, most of the time I have read yaoi manga based on fantasy, sci-fi or modern day, it's good to get into a decent period drama. This is more like You Higuri's Gorgeous Carat where an aristocratic young man, Lord Akihito has an intense love for Master Katsuragi, though as etiquette dictates, the young lord must find himself a wife.

YAOI REVIEW: COYOTE VOLUME 2

Coyote Volume 2
Author: Ranmaru Zariya
Publisher: SuBLime
Pages: 178
ISBN-10: 1974702537
Reviewed By: Sandra Scholes

Being married to the mob isn't most people's idea of fun, and for Marleen, a pianist who works the bars turns out to be a mafia heir who is made for much bigger things. Coyote is his lover, the sort of guy he should be unlikely to get with as he is a werewolf, the kind the mafia are hunting. the mafia regularly hunts werewolves and expect Marleen to carry on the family trend.

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?  

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.

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: 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.

BOOK REVIEW: HOW TO BE A HEROINE BY SAMANTHA ELLIS

How to be a Heroine by Samantha Ellis

After an argument with her best friend about two of the world's best ever heroines in romance novel history, Samantha Ellis came to the conclusion that there were more famous heroines out there in popular romance novels and finding Out all of their traits would be almost a life's work.

PARANORMAL ROMANCE REVIEW: RELEASING THE HUNTER BY VIVI ANNA

 
Releasing the Hunter
Vivi Anna
Publisher: Mills & Boon
ISBN:10:0373297688
Price: £4.99
Reviewed by: Sandra Scholes

Blurb: All that's left of infamous demon hunter Ivy Strom's family is the brother who vanished three years ago. Now that she's finally close to finding him, the last distraction she needs is sexy half human, half demon Ronan Ames. The tainted blood in his veins makes him a foe.

GAY REVIEW: THE BACK PASSAGE BY JAMES LEAR

The Back Passage
James Lear
Publisher: Cleis Press
ISBN: 10: 1-57344-243-7
Price: £8.99
Reviewed by: Sandra Scholes

In a seaside village, Edward Mitchell lives in an English country house and always comes across a sexual liaison with other willing men. A 22-year-old originally from Boston in the US he grew up with his two passions, cock and crime solving. Edward likes to think of himself as a fun-loving man, adaptable and likeable, but is one who since childhood has developed a hidden streak, that is to say he likes the thrill of investigating since reading novels on the subject in-between his studies by Agatha Christie and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. He never refuses a sexual encounter with a male and while he is busy investigating the goings on in the house, he takes time out to make love with many like-minded young men and some older men.

ARTICLE ON ANDREW CALIMACH'S GENDER STUDIES DISCOURSE

The Exquisite Corpse of Ganymede: A Cursory Overview of an Ancient Gender Studies Discourse by Andrew Calimach
Reviewed by Sandra Scholes

Those interested in the ancient Greek myths remember the tale of Apollo and Hyacinthus, others may recall Hermes and Krokus, (which is a variation on Apollo and Hyacinthus), Dionysus and Ampelos and Poseidon and Pelops. This gender studies overview serves to enlighten us of one of the most intriguing gay male couples in history; Zeus and Ganymede but what was the real meaning behind the myth and the Greek people's view of the gods?.

THE ROYAL TALISMAN REVIEW FOR TRACY COOPER-POSEY

 
The Royal Talisman review

I thought Tracy’s introduction of Throwing Down the Gauntlet was a fascinating insight into what kind of period she likes to write in, and some of the history behind it, but also it tells the reader of her writing history, and credentials. It was interesting to read about her collaborations with Julia Templeton, and the results of them.

TRISH JACKSON'S BLOG WAY OUT OF LINE

WAY OUT OF LINE - GREAT REVIEW

Way out of Line is not a traditional romance. I've always known this, and my publisher knew it but she decided to take a chance on it and since I already write romantic suspense, that's what we called it. 

I have to thank writer Trish Jackson for her appreciation of my review of Way Out of Line. Her novel isn't a traditional romance in the sense of the word, but quite an original idea for a suspense style romance instead. I have always liked reading novels that don't quite fit in with the norm, so I jumped at the chance of reading and writing about this one.