REVIEW: Too Close to the Flame by Ryan Taylor & Joshua Harwood

Can he ever learn to trust again?

Brandon Weber’s old boyfriend almost beat him to death. Brandon survived, but still bears the emotional scars. Eighteen months later, he has withdrawn into himself, convinced he’ll never be able to trust another man.

Devin Macadam, fresh out of law school, has an exciting new job. He is also on the lookout for just the right guy, someone to take care of and love.

When Devin shows up for the first day of work at his new office, he meets Brandon, a legal assistant there. Sparks fly, but Brandon is paralyzed by fear and isn’t about to give another man the power to hurt him again. Devin, never one to give up easily, doesn’t want to take no for an answer. Both men feel the magic, but can their relationship ever get past the friend zone?


Too Close to the Flame is a dark-to-light, sweet romance featuring out and proud gay men, lots of feels, steamy love scenes, and a wonderful happy ending. The book is approximately 86,000 words.

Trigger Warning: Too Close to the Flame contains specific memories of physical & Sexual abuse.



Author: Ryan Taylor & Joshua Harwood
Genre: Contemporary, Romance

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Rating: 🌟🌟🌟🌟 

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REVIEW: Ghoulish (The Alpha Chronicles #1) by Joel Abernathy

Colt Jager has always found his best friend mouthwatering, just...not the way he does now.

Out of all the ways Colt thought he’d be spending his twenty-fifth birthday, sinking his teeth into a random stranger definitely wasn’t on the list. Neither was falling headfirst into a hidden world of superhuman beasts who claim he’s one of them.

Awakening as a ghoul is like going through puberty all over again. Mood swings? Check. Raging hormones? Check. Awkward physical transformations? Check. Blurred lines between bloodlust and lust of the good old-fashioned variety?

That last part might be uniquely ghoulish, but if he doesn’t figure it out, his next dinner date with Jason might be the last. Then there’s the family of elite ghoul-eating ghouls who want to put a permanent end to his second life. As if he needed another reason to hate birthdays.

Note: This is an MM Urban Fantasy series with romance elements unfolding over the course of the series, not an MM romance.

Author: Joel Abernathy

Genre: MM Urban Fantasy, Horror

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♦ My Review ♦

Stuck in a genre ༼☯﹏☯༽

Well, first post of 2020 with a bit of a dilemma. lol...

I find that lately my taste in books has really changed.
Like, I've only been reading shifters and mpreg for a while now and although I LOVE it very, very much, I've been wanting to take a break and read something else but, I simply just can't seem to get out of it.
There are a few re-reads that are contemporary and I can easily fall back into those but when I try to read anything new, I just CAN'T seem to start it without getting bored.

I have such a huge list on my "To be read" pile on goodreads and I wanna knock some down! lol, but then, I also add more mpreg and... so... it's just an endless cycle! lol~~

Ugh, I mean, It's kinda frustrating but also, like I Love shifters and mpreg so... whatever? lol..
I don't know, I feel I need a break but also, I want to read so many more mpreg titles. Again, It's hard to describe. Very contradictory but I want a break from it. I wanna read something else but again, even when I try to read another, regular novel, I just can't seem to get into it. It doesn't pull me in at all. It's best to describe it as.. well, yeah, I just get too bored, set it aside and pick right up where I left off in the paranormal /mpreg novel I was reading. lol.

I guess I'm just going to have to force myself to stop a bit and at least go into a contemporary from a favorite author. Maybe I'll get back into Marie Sexton or Mary Calmes. They're such huge favorites maybe they can break me away. It's not that I'm bored or tired of mpreg and paranormal it's just.... I don't know....

I WANT to move on too... you know?

What happened to ______???

Authors that have vanished....

There have been some great and amazing authors that sadly, seemed to have vanished from the gay romance writing community.
All of which, I LOVED and sorely miss...

They have no internet presence or just any updates or any way to contact them. It's just...*sigh* Sad. I really wish, if they stopped writing, that they had said something instead of just leaving and letting us just wonder and worry if they're ok or if something happened to them. Which is what I think the majority of the time. That something happened and that's why they never showed their presence again.  I had just been wondering this lately because, I started re-reading a series from some of these vanished authors and can't help but think on it all over again. It's been YEARS for some... months for others...
Mostly.. YEARS without word...

I miss them and so, so wish that they're actually out there somewhere just.. under a different pen name that I didn't even know about. lol...

Taylor Ryan
Kady Stewart
Amylea Lyn
Mark Alders
Scarlet Hyacinth
Jana Downs
Gabrielle Evans
Marcus Atley
S.L. Armstrong
K. Piet
Jackie Nacht

.... there are so many more but for now this is my list. lol... Just something I wanna keep track of in case they ever come back. They're all in my insta-buying list because I love the worlds and characters they created but mostly I just wanna know if they're okay and/or just retired from writing... not that they owe me/us anything. It's just, I wish I knew, you know?

REVIEW: Lightbearer by L.C. Davis

Author: L.C. Davis
Genre: MM Romance, Supernatural, Demons, Mpreg
Page count: 318 pages

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REVIEW: The Vampire's Wolf by L.C. Davis

Author: L.C. Davis
Genre: Romance, Paranormal, Vampires, Werewolves, MM Romance
Page count: 170 pages


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This is the second book to "The Vampire's Omega"series by LC Davis.
Though it's not required to read the first book as so far they've been stand-alone stories. Still, I do recommend it because... well, Mpreg. LOL...

Anyways, on to my review!

Review: Good Together by Valentina Heart ♥

A legacy of bullying and insecurity has left its mark on Troy, affecting all his interactions in the present. Adam is an ex-hocky player turned tattoo artist who knows what he wants and isn't afraid to go after it. But no matter how hard he tried, time and again he sends the easily scared Troy running.

Though both are nearly convinced it could never work between them, they agree to give it one more try. But then bad luck and fate conspire to leave Adam floundering to reach Troy while Troy worries over losing touch with Adam.


Author: Valentina Heart
Genre: Bisexual, Contemporary, Gay
Word count: 29,000 words


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I freaking LOVED the hell out of this book!!

Troy's insecurity and feelings of unworthiness come from a long childhood of bullying and humiliation. Added on to this was his family/home situation where he was ignored and neglected.
Of which left him with always thinking that he is not worthy of this person or that. This comes to the forefront when he meets Adam.

Adam who seems larger than life and brighter than the sun is assertive and goes after the things he wants and likes. In this case, that happens to be Tory.

However, when Troy's feelings of unworthiness get the better of him and he acts cold and distant, Adam thinks maybe this time he needs to let it go. Maybe they aren't meant to be... but he wants too badly to see where this could lead and even though he wants to throw in the towel he doesn't want to give up. Will he be able to make Troy see just how much he's worth and that he too deserves to be cherished?

MILD SPOILERS AHEAD...♥

Randomness on goodreads

So, I was just looking through books and such and I came across something weird on my page....

Those numbers right in between the books??.... Yeah, I have absolutely no Idea what the fuck that is...
Were those books deleted or something? Or.. what?
No idea... :: Randomness at 2:08am on a Saturday. fufu~

Now that we've finished watching "The Voice" and "Missing" ... I'm going to bed. lol... just wanted to share my randomness (especially since I've been neglecting my blogs again. ;A;//)