#review #standalone #mmromance –Risk the Fall by: Riley Hart

Riven

I’ve never been great at letting people in. Life is easier if I bury my feelings. People tend to let you down, which is only proven when my best friend, Rex, accidentally kills a man and lets me take the fall.

When I get out of prison, the last thing I want is to go back to Clayton, Oregon, but it’s where my grandma lives, the only person who’s always had my back. My plan is to stay out of trouble, steer clear of my old crew, save up, and the second we can, leave town for good.

 

Parrish

I want nothing to do with my family and their illegal activities. With Riven back, I worry things will get worse. He and Rex have always brought out the worst in each other, but then I discover Riven went to prison for something my brother did, and my family isn’t happy to have him home.

Riven wants nothing to do with me, and I don’t blame him. But like a moth to the flame, I’m drawn to him. It starts out as mutual lust, Riven sating the pleasure he craves, while I get to fulfill my first-crush fantasies. But with every moment, I see there’s more to Riv than anyone knows.

Not everyone would see him as a good man, but to me, he’s the boy who used to try to keep my family’s lifestyle from becoming mine.

And now he’s the man who risked his heart to fall in love with me…and the one who’d risk more to protect me.

Risk the Fall is an ex-best friend’s brother romance that contains violence, drug use, crime, and death of a non-main character.

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Rivan went to prison for his best friend. He is home now and nothing is the same. He hates the entire Hunt family so can someone please explain to him why Parrish Hunt, his ex best friends little brother, is stirring something primal in the man he can no longer ignore.

Parrish had a crush on Rivan when he was younger and now that the man is back in town, Parrish is finding the flame he has always kind of held for the other man is still burning bright. Getting Rivan to feel or express any sort of emotion is going to be a difficult task but Parrish is ready for the challenge.

This is more than just a silly crush, its a once in a lifetime kind of love and all I wanted was for the men to have their happily ever after because no 2 people deserve it more.

Celebrating Pride Month with Jillian Jacobs #wotr25 #attendingauthor #pridespotlight

Happy Pride Month everyone!  Twinsie Tenise here. I would like to take a moment to thank everyone who took the time to answer the questions for our pride month celebration. I had fun coming up with this years set of questions.  We will be celebrating all month with author spotlights  as well as my reviews for  some of the LGBTQIA  books I’ve read this year.  Check back daily to see what’s going  on and add to your TBR piles. I hope you enjoy getting to know a little about all of these wonderful authors and their work.

🏳‍🌈 Tell us your name and a little bit about yourself?
Jillian Jacobs – I’m an HBIC for Writers On The River. I have three kitties who’ve made my life so much happier. My son just got engaged to a sweet gal. And I would love to see more people pick a nonprofit organization to support.
🏳‍🌈 What is the title of your most recent release?
Spotlight
🏳‍🌈 Is there a book or a movie that has helped you have a better understanding of a current or past event in LGBTQ history?
MILK! Everyone should watch it.
🏳‍🌈 If you could have dinner with a famous person from the LGBTQ community, past or present, who would that be and why?
T.J. Klune – He’s my fav LGBTQ author, and he is so witty. I think he looks at life with a unique perspective that helps him be a very creative and meaningful writer. I’d love to just sit with him and brainstorm book ideas. I’d also like to meet Bobby Newberry. He’s a dancer I follow on Instagram. His spouse just died, and I’d like to see how his life really is behind the shiny pictures. I’d also love it if he gave me some dance lessons, because I suck!
🏳‍🌈 I can hear the complaints now. If you think 1 person is unfair please use this space for additional dinner guests and why you chose them?
Crap, I already broke the rule above. LOL
🏳‍🌈 Do you have a favorite review(s) of one of your books left by a reader? Care to share the title of the book, the review, and why this one stood out to you?
Like WTF is this review: I got stars because they can’t tell when something is a book not a dress? What is happening?!?!?! 3.0 out of 5 stars Omg i got a book not a dress Reviewed in Canada on February 24, 2022 Verified Purchase Well i thought is a dress based on the .pic and the description ..geez its a book like literally book
🏳‍🌈 What are your social links?

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#WOTR25 #Mafia #Dark #NewRelease – Devious Madness by Measha Stone



She ran. I chased. Now she’s mine.

Tracking down Mira was supposed to be just another job. She thought she could disappear—cover her tracks, hide behind false names and small towns—but I found her. Mira Pierce is tangled up in a mess bigger than she realizes, and I’m the one tasked to drag her back home, kicking and screaming if necessary.

But getting Mira home isn’t easy. She fights like a cornered animal, desperate to escape the secrets she’s hiding. Her defiance ignites something dark and possessive inside me, something that threatens the cold control I pride myself on. The longer we’re together, the more I realize Mira isn’t just a job—she’s an obsession.

If I don’t deliver Mira safely, innocent lives hang in the balance. But the deeper I get, the harder it becomes to choose between duty and desire. Losing Mira isn’t an option, but keeping her might just cost me everything.

If you crave the possessive darkness of Zoe Blake and the pulse-racing tension of Jane Henry, DEVIOUS MADNESS will be your next addiction.

Grab your copy of DEVIOUS MADNESS now and surrender to the thrill.



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I received this book from the author for an honest review.

Another yummy Mafia story with amazing heat and steam. Mira Mira Mira….running away and thinking that they family wont find you! GIRL!! I mean I might run away if Rurik was going to chase. *Wink* LOL

Mira and Rurik were a fun and explosive story to read. They were definitely worth every page turn. Rurik had his hands full with Mira and her lack of self love/self worth. But Rurik did all he could to keep her safe even when I wanted to throttle her for making dumb decisions. GIRL…STOP ALREADY!!



#review #audiobook #MMRomance –Spencer Cohen #3 by: N.r. Walker Narrated by: Joel Leslie

NEW 2023 COVERS – NO NEW CONTENT HAS BEEN ADDED

Learning to be in a committed relationship has been easy for Spencer. In fact, too easy. Andrew has fit into his life seamlessly. Spencer’s let go of his insecurities and hang-ups, and he and Andrew are enjoying where things are headed. For the first time in years, Spencer’s life is unbelievably perfect.

Andrew overthinks everything. So when Spencer gets a phone call from Australia, he’s certain Spencer will push him away. But instead of driving them apart, maybe it will solidify what they already have. Maybe Spencer will depend on Andrew more than ever.

Maybe the Spencer Cohen story will come full circle, and maybe, just maybe, Spencer will have the happily ever after he never thought possible.

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All I really wanted was for these 2 to get their happily ever after. They were perfect for one another. There were a few bumps along the way getting there which could have been avoided through better communication between Spencer and Andrew. In the end though, the grand gestures made up for the miscommunications. I know this series will be read over and over again because its just THAT GOOD! Spencer and Andrew were terrific but the motley crew of supporting characters made this series even better.

N.R. Walker is an Australian author who loves her genre of LGBTQIA+ romance. First published in 2012, she now has over 70 books, many which are also audiobooks, and numerous translations done in nine different languages.

She loves writing and spends far too much time doing it but wouldn’t have it any other way.

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N.R. Walker was voted 2019 Goodreads M/M Romance Members’ Choice Awards All-Time Favorite Author

and 2020 Goodreads M/M Romance Members’ Choice Awards Hall of Fame

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Celebrating Pride Month with Vinni George #wotr25 #attendingauthor #pridespotlight

Happy Pride Month everyone!  Twinsie Tenise here. I would like to take a moment to thank everyone who took the time to answer the questions for our pride month celebration. I had fun coming up with this years set of questions.  We will be celebrating all month with author spotlights  as well as my reviews for  some of the LGBTQIA  books I’ve read this year.  Check back daily to see what’s going  on and add to your TBR piles. I hope you enjoy getting to know a little about all of these wonderful authors and their work.

🏳‍🌈 Tell us your name and a little bit about yourself?
Hi everyone! I’m Vinni George. I write LGBTQ+ romance (mostly MM with some FF coming in 2026) in several subgenres including contemporary, shifter romantic suspense, and shifter MPREG (omegaverse where male omegas can get pregnant and have babies). When I’m not writing, I can be found working in the accounting and HR department at my family’s business. I live in Ohio (outside Cleveland) with my husband and son. I love to travel, I’m 100% a Disney adult, and I’m addicted to all things cute. I am part of the LGBTQ+ community and identify as panromantic and demisexual.
🏳‍🌈 What is the title of your most recent release?
My most recent release is Monochrome, book 4 in my ORCA (Organization for the Return of Criminals and Assets) series. This series follows four orca (killer whale) shifter brothers as they meet their fated mates and work to solve a mystery that affects their whole family. You can find the series on Amazon (in KU, ebook, and paperback) here: mybook.to/ORCASeries
🏳‍🌈 Is there a book or a movie that has helped you have a better understanding of a current or past event in LGBTQ history?
I can’t think of a book or movie that helped me understand an event in LGBTQ+ history, but Annabeth Albert’s Out of Uniform series helped me to better understand and label my own LGBTQ+ identity.
🏳‍🌈 If you could have dinner with a famous person from the LGBTQ community, past or present, who would that be and why?
Ooooh, tough question. My gut instinct is to say Sappho because I love Greek mythology, and I’d love to learn more about her life and the world in general during the time of the ancient Greeks.
🏳‍🌈 Do you have a favorite review(s) of one of your books left by a reader? Care to share the title of the book, the review, and why this one stood out to you?
This review for Jonah and the Narwhal, book 1 in my Land & Sea shifter MPREG series, is my absolute favorite! OMG Vinni!!!When you step out you step out…LOL…this mpreg was great. I read a lot of mpreg/shifter/alpha&omega romances and I thoroughly enjoyed your paranormal world. It was passionate, romantic, warm and inviting…very low on the angst scale(which I LOVE). Jonah and his hot older doctor Edwin had that instant connection that couldn’t be denied…fated mates….LOVED IT! Glad I had an opportunity to read this because I would have sooooo disappointed if I missed out on something special and this series looks like it will be. 5STARS!!!! This stood out to me because this reader found me through my contemporary titles and took a chance on my first shifter MPREG book.
🏳‍🌈 What are your social links?
You can find all the links to my socials and more here: linktr.ee/vinnigeorge

What are your purchase links?
The best place to find out more about my books, including where to buy them, is my website https://www.vinnigeorge.com/books.

#review #audiobook #MMRomance –Spencer Cohen #2 by: N.r. Walker Narrated by: Joel Leslie

Finally going from fake boyfriends to the real thing, Spencer Cohen and Andrew Landon are trying to take things slow. They know what they have could be something special and despite the flammable sexual tension, they don’t want to crash and burn.

Spencer is learning to open up and share the secrets of his past with Andrew. Afraid to put his heart on the line but unable to stop himself, Spencer knows he’s falling in love. Andrew is petrified of leaping in blindly, yet the slower they go, the faster they fall.

As they navigate their new relationship, Spencer worries Andrew will freak out when he takes on a new client. But it’s not a normal case, and Spencer soon realises all is not what it seems. When the job takes a downward turn, Spencer and Andrew work together to help the client. They’ll need to decide if they’re ready for the next step.

Spencer and Andrew are boyfriends! Seriously though, if you didn’t see this coming you weren’t paying attention. These 2 men are too freaking cute together. They honestly deserve one another. They have both needed someone to take care of them and put them first for once. I feel like everyone EXCEPT FOR Spencer and Andrew knew the pair was in love. They’ve been through a lot of stuff in their short time together so you would think one of them would profess their love for the other, right? Right!?! Gah! Okay, moving on to book 3.

N.R. Walker is an Australian author who loves her genre of LGBTQIA+ romance. First published in 2012, she now has over 70 books, many which are also audiobooks, and numerous translations done in nine different languages.

She loves writing and spends far too much time doing it but wouldn’t have it any other way.

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N.R. Walker was voted 2019 Goodreads M/M Romance Members’ Choice Awards All-Time Favorite Author

and 2020 Goodreads M/M Romance Members’ Choice Awards Hall of Fame

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Celebrating Pride Month with Tricia Andersen #wotr25 #attendingauthor #pridespotlight

Happy Pride Month everyone!  Twinsie Tenise here. I would like to take a moment to thank everyone who took the time to answer the questions for our pride month celebration. I had fun coming up with this years set of questions.  We will be celebrating all month with author spotlights  as well as my reviews for  some of the LGBTQIA  books I’ve read this year.  Check back daily to see what’s going  on and add to your TBR piles. I hope you enjoy getting to know a little about all of these wonderful authors and their work.

🏳‍🌈 Tell us your name and a little bit about yourself?
My name is Tricia Andersen and I write a little bit of everything when it comes to romance. I have Contemporary, Historical, Fantasy, Paranormal, Paranormal/Greek god (yes, both in the same book!), Fighter (MMA), and a Small Town Friends to Lovers.
🏳‍🌈 What is the title of your most recent release?
At the Speed of Light (Gods of DC 5)
🏳‍🌈 Is there a book or a movie that has helped you have a better understanding of a current or past event in LGBTQ history?
Angels in America. I read it in college and it gave such a in depth look at gay men in the 90’s. It is actually one of my favorite plays to read. I’m sad I haven’t seen it performed yet.
🏳‍🌈 If you could have dinner with a famous person from the LGBTQ community, past or present, who would that be and why?
Matt Bomer. I loved watching him in White Collar, and I think that we would have an amazing conversation.
🏳‍🌈 I can hear the complaints now. If you think 1 person is unfair please use this space for additional dinner guests and why you chose them.
Anyone can come join us! The more the merrier!
🏳‍🌈 Do you have a favorite review(s) of one of your books left by a reader? Care to share the title of the book, the review, and why this one stood out to you?
It’s At the Speed of Light and it was written by Dee on Goodreads. I love it because it tells a side of the story that I may not have explained well. I am not great at writing blurbs. The tears in reality have put the gods and goddesses of Olympus on edge. Despite the stress his family is under, Apollo finds himself first in the arms of a mysterious jinn then a feisty Foirmir. While exploring the deep emotions he has for his new lovers, the tears begin to appear where mortal now live and play, putting the innocent humans in danger of an alternate, deadly realm the Olympians and their loved ones have already experienced. He and his family race against the clock to find the source of the rends. But what will he do when he finds out that the one creating the trouble is closer to him than his own heart? What will the god of the sun sacrifice to keep the world as he knows, as well as the man and woman that he loves more than his own existence, safe?
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#wotr25 #attendingauthor #smalltown #mmromance –Cakes and Cocktails (Men of Haven Grove #2) by: A.D. Ellis

Cake & Cocktails is a steamy, M/M age-gap romance featuring a grumpy teddy bear of a bar owner and a quirky baker just looking for love, acceptance, and a forever family.

Henry is well-aware he’s a bit of a grump. Outside of his passion for running the Riggs Family Roadhouse, and a precious few close friends and family, Henry doesn’t need anything—or anyone—else. But when a mysterious young man walks into the bar, Henry finds himself obsessed with making sure the blue-eyed beauty is taken care of.

Determined to get far, far away, Jack fled his nightmarish home life with barely a hint of a plan. Five hundred miles later, the small town of Haven Grove might just hold the perfect recipe for healing Jack’s wounded heart. Maybe he’ll stay a while, especially if the cuddly bear of a man behind the bar keeps plying him with food, kindness, and sweet smiles.

Henry just wants to help the newcomer get back on his feet. Instead, for whatever reason, his interfering heart is mixing up a different plan. Jack doesn’t know how he could leave when Haven Grove has all the ingredients for his happily ever after, but do Jack and Henry have what it takes to bake up their very own perfect slice of love?

 

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I want to start by saying I have read every single one of the LGBTQIA titles by this author and have enjoyed every single one of them. I even have the name of one of their books on my arm in my MM inspired book tattoo. I think that one will forever be my favorite A.d. Ellis standalone. But Cakes and Cocktails helped the Haven Grove series steal the favorite series spot from one of her other lovable groups of men from back in the day.
Henry is a natural caregiver. Always making sure his family and friends are alright and taken care of but who is there to take care of Henry?
Jack is searching for a new place to call home when he stumbles upon Haven Grove and the owner of the Roadhouse, a brooding, sexy bear of a man named Henry Riggs.
Henry discovers someone may be eating out of the dumpster and possibly living behind his business. He starts to leave food and bedding supplies for the stranger and eventually gets him to agree to stay on Henry’s couch.
This is book #2 in The Men of Haven Grove series. Its been fun getting to know this family and their friends. I’m looking forward to the next book.

A.D. Ellis is an Indiana girl, born and raised. She spends much of her time in central Indiana as a teacher in the inner city of Indianapolis, being a mom to two amazing teens, and wondering how she and her husband of nearly two decades haven’t driven each other insane yet. A lot of her time is also devoted to phone call avoidance and her hatred of cooking.
She loves chocolate, wine, pizza, and naps along with reading and writing romance. These loves don’t leave much time for housework, much to the chagrin of her husband. Who would pick cleaning the house over a nap or a good book? She uses any extra time to increase her fluency in sarcasm.
A.D. uses she/they pronouns.

Celebrating Pride Month with Jennifer Laslie #wotr25 #attendingauthor #pridespotlight

Happy Pride Month everyone!  Twinsie Tenise here. I would like to take a moment to thank everyone who took the time to answer the questions for our pride month celebration. I had fun coming up with this years set of questions.  We will be celebrating all month with author spotlights  as well as my reviews for  some of the LGBTQIA  books I’ve read this year.  Check back daily to see what’s going  on and add to your TBR piles. I hope you enjoy getting to know a little about all of these wonderful authors and their work.

🏳‍🌈 Tell us your name and a little bit about yourself?
My name is Jennifer Laslie and I’ve lived in Layton, Utah for the past six years! I’m bisexual but have been in a hetero marriage for 23 years. I have 2 adult boys and a rather large clowder of cats in my home, plus a Caucasian Ovcharka (aka Russian Bear Dog) that literally looks like a big bear! I joke that I’m a crazy cat lady, but it’s okay because I’m married! I love to write paranormal romance and F/F paranormal romance.
🏳‍🌈 What is the title of your most recent release?
Divination – A F/F Paranormal Romance
🏳‍🌈 Is there a book or a movie that has helped you have a better understanding of a current or past event in LGBTQ history?
I’ve not really read or watched anything that I can remember that was historical.
🏳‍🌈 If you could have dinner with a famous person from the LGBTQ community, past or present, who would that be and why?
I’d love to have dinner with Melissa Marr! I absolutely love her Wicked Lovely series! The main characters are hetero, but she is married to a woman. I’d love to pick her brain about her writing process.
🏳‍🌈 I can hear the complaints now. If you think 1 person is unfair please use this space for additional dinner guests and why you chose them?
Jacqueline Carey would be my next pick! Her Kushiel’s Legacy has LGBTQ+ in it. The dynamics between Phedre and Melisande are full of angst! They may be enemies, but there is still that attraction there. I’d love to ask her about her world building for the series!
🏳‍🌈 Do you have a favorite review(s) of one of your books left by a reader? Care to share the title of the book, the review, and why this one stood out to you?
I get such mixed reviews on my Forbidden Throne novella. Some people love it, some hate it, but that’s the nature of the beast when you write. This novella was a part of an anthology and had to have a certain word count range. I know I can’t please all of the people all of the time, but I love reviews like this one: This story is short but I really enjoyed it. I hope she writes more femme women loving women stories with possessive dragons! I bought this book and I will be following this author to see if she brings out anymore books like this in the future. Quick read but totally worth it. She packed a lot into those few pages. Highly recommend 🙂

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#review #mmromance #audio –Spencer Cohen Series part 1 of 3 by: N.r Walker Narrated by: Joel Leslie

Spencer Cohen is the guy who gets answers to relationship questions. Playing the role of the new lover, his job is to make his client’s ex realise one of two things: he doesn’t want to break up or he really does. Either way, his client gets answers. The ex would either apologize and beg, or turn and walk.

But in the end, Spencer’s client won. If he wanted his ex back and got him, it was great. If the guy walked away, then as hard it was for the client, he knew it was over. Regardless of the outcome, Spencer’s work was done.

Andrew Landon’s ex left him without so much as an explanation. But his sister can’t stand to see him miserable, so, much to Andrew’s dismay, they hire Spencer to be Andrew’s new boyfriend to get the ex back. For Spencer, it is never personal. Merely a business transaction. No emotions, no strings, no complications.

Yeah right. Even a blind man could see how this would end.

 

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Spencer is a professional relationship expert of sorts. People hire him when they want to win back their ex which is what has Andrew needing Spencer’s help. Well really Andrew’s sister signed him up for it but that is neither here nor there. Moving on…
I listened to this book on audio. I had several friends tell me this is their favorite N.R. Walker series and I get it now. I feel like I did myself a disservice for putting it off for so long. Between reading and audiobooks I finished the series in less than a week. I really would have loved to know what Andrew was thinking at times but I guess it was not meant to be. Other than that book 1 was perfect and I immediately jumped into book 2.

 

N.R. Walker is an Australian author who loves her genre of LGBTQIA+ romance. First published in 2012, she now has over 70 books, many which are also audiobooks, and numerous translations done in nine different languages.

She loves writing and spends far too much time doing it but wouldn’t have it any other way.

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N.R. Walker was voted 2019 Goodreads M/M Romance Members’ Choice Awards All-Time Favorite Author

and 2020 Goodreads M/M Romance Members’ Choice Awards Hall of Fame

Read more on nrwalker dot net