Nova

A wonderful book! (See Sims review – she said exactly what I thought!)
My only niggle: The last chapters weren’t as gripping as the rest of the book. And the sex scene at the end? Hm…

4.25 stars.

Can’t believe this is the first book I’ve read by Megan Derr! Really, really liked it!

Zombie apocalypse!

I really wanted to love this book because zombies + brave guys + romance = !!

But after reading it I felt a little bit disappointed. The story as a whole was interesting and had some twists and turns, but I just couldn’t feel the connection between the characters.

3.5-4 stars.

A sweet and funny Halloween story!

If there’s ever a zombie apocalypse I want a friend & lover like Mercury! He’s hot, tough, sexy, a little bit weird but so funny!!

Ground Mission by Laylah Hunter – 4 stars: A mission, creepy aliens, tentacles and two charismatic guys!

Wildwood by Thea Hayworth – 4.5 stars: My favorite. Still a bit teary eyed. Loved Irsing!

Dark Covenant by Gryvon – 2.5 stars: Didn’t really like the MC’s and some parts of the story. **Spoiler** (And not because of the rape scenes) **Spoiler end**

Situation Normal by Morgan Harcourt – 3.5 stars: Alien Peace Officer meets kinky young man. ;)

“No matter what you call yourself, you are still my knight.”

The Darkness’ knights are rising and Kyler Withers is one of them.
While Kyler slowly learns who he really is or was, all the other main players are starting to gather around him for the big showdown (sadly not in this book). Among them are some old “friends” – Rhune and Avery, the Darkness itself and Sorin – once Kyler’s lover. Like Kyler, Sorin struggles with dreams and memories of his past life as a mage. But despite the fact that he never was the Darkness’ servant, it still has a special interest in him…

Dark Designs gripped me from the first page and held my attention all the way through. Luisa Prieto created a fascinating and imaginative dark fantasy story, where the focus is more on what is happening to our main characters and the story itself. Don’t get me wrong, there is romance, just not in the “present” and not as graphic as some of you would like. ;) But I didn’t care (on the contrary, I loved it!), because this book was so full of other good stuff, I never felt like I missed anything.

My only problem now: I WANT THE NEXT BOOK!

Brandon and his daughter are visiting Nicky and it seems like Brandon is ready to take the next step in their relationship. But what should have been a nice vacation is the beginning of the hardest time Nicky and Brandon ever had.

All or Nothing started as a light and funny read, but turned out to be really gripping and emotional! (God, how I cried when Brandon lost it!)
The mystery part wasn’t so hard to figure out. Sometimes I even thought it couldn’t be that easy and simple – therefore only four stars.
But Nicky and Brandon are definitely one of my favorite couples in this genre. I want more! :)

I’m really happy that I gave this new author a try! G.B. Gordon created an interesting world with two very different societies, a mystery I wanted to see solved and above all a book with a gripping plot and two main characters you will like!

Alex, being my favorite, is more the silent, lonesome type and lives on Santuario – an island completely isolated from the rest of the world and ruled by the familias. Neither the people nor the police have the power to change anything. But there’s hope.
Bengt, on the other hand, seems to live in paradise (Alex: ”It wasn’t anything tangible that made it paradise, but just the fact that it wasn’t Santuario.”). Family and friends are a big part of his life and being gay not in the least a problem.

Besides the mystery and the subtle romance between Alex and Bengt, there was another part of the story which touched me and generated mixed feelings: **Spoiler** Luìs Rukow – Alex’s father. At first I really didn’t like him, I even despised him! To say he didn’t love his child would be an understatement. But towards the end of the book I slowly changed my mind. In a strange way he loves his son, wants to protect him but sees no other way than to use terror and brute force. Sure, he is still a criminal and a bastard, but damn, I felt sorry for him! **Spoiler end**

So yes, I’m really glad that Santuario isn’t the last book in this world because I really liked it and there are still some unanswered questions. **Spoiler**  What’s with the computers from the first ship? What’s their secret? What happened to Svoboda or the familias? Or how is live in Jarðvegur? And most important: Are Alex and Bengt finally happy? **Spoiler end**

And in case you get a little bit confused at the beginning, just read on. It eventually will all make sense. :)

On the Trail to Moonlight Gulch is a beautiful, slow paced historical story with believable characters and (thankfully) not many (or no graphic and detailed) sex scenes – which was exactly the right decision for this kind of story.

What I didn’t like so much: **Spoiler** The first chapters, even though they showed us how Tory lived in Chicago, could have been a little bit shorter. For me, the real story started when Tory read the advertisements in the magazine. There’s also the ending, which was in my opinion too perfect. Every evil person died, Wicasha found love (actually I’m quite happy he did!) and Tory and Franklin have their HEA without really talking about what happened.

3.5 stars.

4.5 stars.

From the first page on I loved Tom and his voice. He’s charming and at times sarcastic and I had so much fun reading about him and Phil, how they struggled and quarreled and how they finally became a couple.
The ending was a bit sudden – I wanted more!

**Spoiler**

What about Phil’s background story or his husband? Why did he move? I just wanted to see a little bit more of their relationship. :)

3.5 stars.

It took me a while to feel the attraction between Nikolai and Henri, but there was one major turning point (in chapter 4) after which I started to really enjoy the story.
But to be honest, the scenes between father and son were my favorites. It was great to see Vadim again! :)

Soldiers: 3.75 stars
Mercenaries I: 5 stars
Mercenaries II: 5 stars
Veterans: 5 stars

Wow, what a story! At the beginning (the first half of “Soldiers“) I struggled a bit with the writing style but this soon changed. Especially the start of “Mercenaries” was awesome and gripping and since then I couldn’t stop reading. War, hate, friendship, love and so much more! Totally worth reading!

4 - 4.5 stars.

Different. That’s what I first thought while reading Skybound. Felix’s strong voice, his observations, his feelings and actions – all this created a calm and peaceful atmosphere, even though the story takes place at the end of WWII.

So yes, not what I normally would expect from Voinov. ;) Still, it’s a well written, beautiful story which I really enjoyed!

And Jacques – I could be wrong, but maybe we will read more about him?

Falls Chance Ranch is quite different from what I usually find out there and I really, really liked it!
Dale is awesome, just like the other four men and it was beautiful to see how he became a part of this loving family. Add to this the ranch itself, the animals (Bandit!) and Philip & David and you get a fantastic story about finding home, peace, freedom, family and of course love.