Monday 31 December 2012

list of 2012 #4--End of Year Tally

2012 First Read Recap                  
It’s that time of year when we all get to sit back and take stock in what we did the year that’s past. It’s a great thing about all that we had wanted to do, letting us look back at what we haven’t and tell ourselves that next year, next year, we’ll do better even if, even to us, it doesn’t seem hopeful. But hey, hope and ambition are wonderful things and can also be the one thing that can fuck us up.
But hey, maybe we’ll do better.

Sunday 30 December 2012

Read by Wont Review #22

These are the books I read and won’t be reviewing anytime soon.
(not because they weren’t good, just because)
Mostly they are novellas, short stories etc.


Friday 28 December 2012

Felt it needed Spreading

I think this is such a good idea. And because of that I felt it needed forwarding.
It’s a plug for a new website dedicated to Young Adult GLBT literature! It’s from Jeff Erno and without any further ado here it is…..

Here’s Jeff’s article:
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There is a misconception that young adult literature is a tiny sub-genre that appeals only to kids and teenagers. Anyone who believes this should take a few minutes to check out J.K. Rowling, Stephanie Meyers, or Suzanne Collins. Young Adult fiction is hugely popular and is arguably as successful within the mainstream as adult fiction. And like mainstream general fiction, YA books span a wide variety of genres which include romance, horror, sci fi, historical, fantasy, etc.

Thursday 27 December 2012

Hadn’t the Pleasure # 32

The books that have been collecting dust for so long they have become stained from it


John is on a dangerous negotiating mission for MI6 in Tajikistan. He meets freelance photographer Scott, but their casual affair ends when John is injured and disappears. Scott can’t forget him. He tracks John to a sleepy little village in England, determined to take their relationship to a new level.

 
Game On, Game Over by Chris Quinton
First published October 2011 by Silver Publishing
Contemporary Romance

Wednesday 26 December 2012

Waiting in Wednesday #31—adaption

A meme hosted by Breaking the Spine
Christmas 2012 special
 


Out of the cage: One can never be patient enough if it means earning the peace caused by true love

Raul Braga is finally ready to admit the reason he’s been so distracted of late is because of a man—but not just any man. Raul finds himself attracted to a wolf shifter named Sean Garcia who comes from a pack in Idaho. Even though his buddy has agreed to help him look into the…(more)

Choosing his Christmas Miracle by Charlie Richards
 (Wolves of Stone Ridge #15)
Published 1st December 2012 by eXtasy Books
Paranormal Erotic Romance

Tuesday 25 December 2012

Happy Christmas Everyone!

A Christmas Short by Bronwyn
2,334 words which hasn’t even been BETA read.
This story is for adults only and might cause offence; it’s an m/m tale of Santa Clause
Hope you enjoy!

Santa’s Present


‘Twas the night before Christmas, and all through the house, not a creature was steering—okay, so there was one. One lone eighteen year old, up because of a distraction that lingered on the night.
He really should have known better.

Monday 24 December 2012

Adults Corner #13

This posting is for ADULT AUDIENCES ONLY.
It contains substantial sexually explicit scenes and graphic language which may be considered offensive by some readers.

Sunday 23 December 2012

Read by Wont Review #21

These are the books I read and won’t be reviewing anytime soon.
(not because they weren’t good, just because)
Mostly they are novellas, short stories etc.

Saturday 22 December 2012

Adults Corner #12

This posting is for ADULT AUDIENCES ONLY.
It contains substantial sexually explicit scenes and graphic language which may be considered offensive by some readers.

Thursday 20 December 2012

Hadn’t the Pleasure # 31

The books that have been collecting dust for so long they have become stained from it

 
Carrie Ward understands dangerous men, and she's got the scars to prove it. These days, the Special Investigations Group detective saves her risk taking for the job. But when she's asked to pursue a high-profile serial killer, she'll have to join forces with the last man she wants to depend on—Jase Tyler, an ace senior detective who's as reckless as she is cautious. And despite her best intentions, the sparks begin to fly.As Carrie and Jase race to try to save the next victim, the passion that simmers between them ignites. But a cunning killer at the top of his game is challenging carrie to play to the very end. Now all she can count on are her instincts—and Jase, the one man daring enough to keep her safe.

Shades of Temptation by Virna DePaul
(Special Investigations Group (SIG) #2)
 First published September 2012 by Harlequin HQN
Contemporary Romanic Suspense

Series includes
Shades of Desire, Shades of Passion

list of 2012 #3

The Best, The Worse          
This list is the yearly list, which I’ve fucked up a bit with seeing as I decided to do a list a week, so, sorry if there are few repeats, I tried my best not to have that, but….

Wednesday 19 December 2012

Waiting in Wednesday #30

A meme hosted by Breaking the Spine

 
A breathtaking journey toward self-discovery and true love, from the author of If I Stay

When sheltered American good girl Allyson "LuLu" Healey first meets laid-back Dutch actor Willem De Ruiter at an underground performance of Twelfth Night in England, there’s an undeniable spark. After just one day together, that spark bursts into a flame, or so it seems to Allyson, until the following morning, when she wakes up after a whirlwind day in Paris to discover that Willem has left. Over the next year, Allyson embarks on a journey to come to terms with the narrow confines of her life, and through Shakespeare, travel, and a quest for her almost-true-love, to break free of those confines.

Just One Day is the first in a sweepingly romantic duet of novels. Willem’s story—Just One Year—is coming soon!


Just one Day by Gayle Forman
 (just one day #1)
Expected publication 8th January 2013 by Dulton Juvenile
YA Realistic Fiction

Tuesday 18 December 2012

The Ghost Wore Yellow Socks by Josh Lanyon

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The Ghost Wore Yellow Socks
Series: --
Pub: Dec 2008 by Loose Id
Author: Josh Lanyon
Genre: Contemporary mystery
Format: iBook; 197p w/ 14 chapters
Whose: Perry & Nick

                        Synopsis
There's a dead body in Perry Foster's bathtub. A dead body in a very ugly sportscoat and matching socks. The dead man is a stranger to Perry, but that's not much of a comfort; how did a strange dead man get in a locked flat at the isolated Alton Estate in the wilds of the "Northeast Kingdom" of Vermont? Perry flees downstairs to get help and runs into "tall, dark and hostile" former navy SEAL Nick Reno.
Reno doesn't have a lot of time for drama queens, but, convinced that Perry's jitters are based on something more than caffeine overdose, he heads upstairs to investigate. By then the body has disappeared. If there's one thing Nick has learned the hard way, it's to mind his own business. But Perry Foster doesn't believe in ghosts and isn't willing to let sleeping dead men lie. And Nick just can't convince himself to walk when it's becoming increasingly obvious someone wants the sexy young artist out of the way — permanently
 
The Thoughts
A Creepy house. A history resurfacing. Murder. Romance.
Brilliant.

Stuck in Your Head # 27

I'm going to give you the line from the books I've read that make my mind crave the rest like coke.


“That it’s not as easy as it looks to make a sex tape. So instead of looking down at Kim, Pam and Paris, we should be impressed.”
Kip lifted his gaze up to Chad. “Paint chips you said?”
iBook page 10

Between the Pipes by Stephani Hecht
(Blue Line Hockey #2)
First Published March 2011 by eXtasy Books
GLBT Contemporary Romance

When Trey dreamed of one day playing professional hockey, he always imagined it would be for one of the top ranking NHL teams. He never fathomed he'd end up on a last place, farm team and struggling to live from one paycheck to the next. Instead of limousines, endorsement deals and accolades, he's stuck with a run-down rink, jeering ex-fans and a crappy second-hand truck that only runs fifty percent of the time. Then his life goes from sucky to sucky-er when he's blackmailed into coaching a group of kids from the local rink. Trey's never been good with dealing with other people, let alone their mini-versions, so he's certain it's all going to end in one huge disaster.

As a member of the Battle Creek police force, Wade is proud of his town. Sure their local hockey team may be in last place, but with the new goalie, things seem to be looking up. When he finds out his nephew is being coached by that very same goalie, Wade can't wait for a face-to-face encounter. He's not prepared to find himself instantly attracted to Trey, however. Especially when it becomes apparent that Trey is hiding something from his past.

Trey wants to get closer to Wade, but he knows to do so could spell disaster for not only him, but the rest of his family. Will Trey be able to give into his desires or will the past continue to hold him down?

Series includes
Offside Pass, Cup Check, Blind Pass, Change on the Fly, Playing the Point, Cherrypicker,
The Prodigal Brother

Monday 17 December 2012

REVIEW, Marked by Joely Skye

Marked as prey, Alec refuses to fall for a werewolf. Until he’s forced to turn to Liam for protection.
 
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Marked
Series: Shifters #1
Pub: October 2008 by Samhain Publishing
Author: Joely Skye
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Format: paperback (mid); 205p w/ 16 chapters
Whose: Liam & Alec
 
                        Synopsis
Alec Ryerson carries a scar over his heart and scars on his psyche, ugly reminders of a nightmare that still doesn't seem quite real. Even a year later, he stays inside on full-moon nights and avoids most people until he meets the strange and beautiful Liam.

Liam feels an undeniable pull toward Alec. However Liam is a werewolf; Alec is a human who clearly has trepidations about a relationship. Then Liam discovers he is not the first werewolf Alec has encountered. Alec has been marked for death by the murderous "quad," a group of twisted werewolves who prey on humans. Now the quad's sights are set on recruiting Liam's eight-year-old brother into their murderous pack.
 
Liam will do everything in his power to protect both his brother and Alec from the wolves, even if it means calling in favors and killing those with whom he once ran. Because Alec, like it or not, is Liam's chosen mate.

Sunday 16 December 2012

Read by Wont Review #20

These are the books I read and won’t be reviewing anytime soon.
(not because they weren’t good, just because)
Mostly they are novellas, short stories etc.
 

Saturday 15 December 2012

Adults Corner #11

This posting is for ADULT AUDIENCES ONLY.
It contains substantial sexually explicit scenes and graphic language which may be considered offensive by some readers.

Thursday 13 December 2012

Hadn’t the Pleasure # 30

The books that have been collecting dust for so long they have become stained from it


Some people have a bucket list, that famous list of things to do before they die. Clark has a list too, and it can be summed up in a single word: Love. For Clark, love is what his friends, Alex and Jared, share. This is what he wants with Stevie.

Stevie holds his heart, but Clark struggles to convince her of his sincerity simply because she can't let go of her past enough to have faith to truly trust another. He is beset with jealousy over his best friends for the first time. Everything looks so easy for Alex and Jared while every step forward he takes with Stevie, seems to result in two steps back.

Frustrated and on the verge of defeat, Clark’s bitter hopelessness spills over into other parts of his life. Unable to abandon his dreams and move on, will Clark’s unconditional love for Stevie cost him everything?

 
Clark’s Story by Diane Adams
(The Making of a Man #4)
 First published November 2011 by Silver Publishing

Series includes
Our December, A Place to Run, Stronger in Your Hands
The College Years: That One Thing,  
 

Wednesday 12 December 2012

Series Review, Sanctuary

Sanctuary by RJ Scott
Series includes: Guarding Morgan, The One Easy Day,
Face Value, Still Waters, Full Circle
Adult Crime Romance

GUARDING MORGAN

Morgan Drake is the only witness to a murder in an alleyway. Nik Valentinov works for Sanctuary, a foundation offering witness protection to anyone whose safety is compromised. Morgan discovers a bodyguard's arms can offer more than protection.

Morgan Drake witnesses a murder in an alleyway. He is the only person who can give evidence in prosecuting the cop responsible for the crime. When the FBI safe house where he's being held is compromised, he follows the instructions of the agent in charge and runs.

Nik Valentinov works for Sanctuary, a foundation that offers witness protection when FBI security is questionable.

Waiting in Wednesday #29

A meme hosted by Breaking the Spine

It's been months since Aria last saw Perry. Months since Perry was named Blood Lord of the Tides, and Aria was charged with an impossible mission. Now, finally, they are about to be reunited. But their reunion is far from perfect. The Tides don't take kindly to Aria, a former Dweller. And with the worsening Aether storms threatening the tribe's precarious existence, Aria begins to fear that leaving Perry behind might be the only way to save them both.
Threatened by false friends, hidden enemies, and powerful temptations, Aria and Perry wonder, Can their love survive through the ever night?
In this second book in her spellbinding Under the Never Sky trilogy, Veronica Rossi combines fantasy and dystopian elements to create a captivating love story as perilous as it is unforgettable

Through the Ever Night by Veronica Rossi
 (Under the Never Sky #2)
Expected publication 8th of January 2013 by HarperCollins
YA, post-apocalyptic romance
Series includes
Roar and Liv, Under the Never Sky, Into the Still Blue

Tuesday 11 December 2012

Stuck in Your Head #26

I'm going to give you the line from the books I've read that make my mind crave the rest like coke.

 
I couldn’t look away from those hazel eyes. Finally, hand shaking, I took the gun, checked to make sure it was loaded, shoved it into my back waistband under my flannel shirt. I said unsteadily, “What the hell is this supposed to be? Intervention by serial killer?”
iBook, page 31

In a Dark Wood by Josh Lanyon
(a short story)
First Published January 2011
Adult, romantic horror

In a dark, dark wood there was a dark, dark house...

Camping in the Jersey Pine Barrens may literally turn out to be a first date from hell for travel writer Tim and the cute cop who persuades him to revisit a past that Tim has done his best to forget.

(Part if Arresting Developments anthology)

Monday 10 December 2012

list of 2012 #2

My list of Best Books in 2012            
12 months or reading (nearly) and I’m going to go month to month, telling you the best book I read in that month.

January
 
Graffiti Moon by Cath Crowley & When Dogs Cry (Wolfe Brothers #3) by Markus Zusak
I couldn’t choose between them

Sunday 9 December 2012

Read by Wont Review #19

These are the books I read and won’t be reviewing anytime soon.
(not because they weren’t good, just because)
Mostly they are novellas, short stories etc.
 

Saturday 8 December 2012

Memoirs of this Delusional Writer #12

Starting paragraph
He had become quite good at silent tears. They had also been his last.
Seeking my Werewolf (moonlit wolves #3) page number

Friday 7 December 2012

REVIEW, Don't Look Back by Josh Lanyon

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Don’t Look Back
Series: --
Pub: 2012, Just Joshin’
First Pub:  2009, Loose Id LLC
Author: Josh Lanyon
Genre: GLBT contemporary mystery
Format: iBook; 118p w/ 10 chapters
Whose: Peter & Mike
Age Range: adult

                        Synopsis
He was chuckling, a deep, sexy sound as he pushed Peter back on the satiny cushions. Was this for real? Was he going to go through with it? Peter blinked up as his tie was unfastened, tossed aside, his shirt unbuttoned, laid wide. The evening breeze -- scented of smog and jasmine -- felt cool against his overheated skin, like the lightest breath...

Peter Killian, curator at Constantine House in Los Angeles, wakes in the hospital to find himself accused of stealing a tenth century Chinese sculpture. Peter knows he’s not a thief -- but that’s all he knows. Why is hot and handsome Detective Mike Griffin so sure he’s guilty -- and so hell-bent on seeing Peter arrested?

And why is Peter having these weird dreams about an unseen lover who somehow reminds him uncomfortably of Michael Griffin?

Thursday 6 December 2012

Needed forwarding

I found link here
Link photo came from
 

 

Hadn’t the Pleasure # 29

The books that have been collecting dust for so long they have become stained from it
 

Deep within the forests of the Pacific Northwest, the battle for supremacy rages on between two vampire coalitions:Guardian enforcers sworn to protect humanity, and Darkbloods, rogues who kill like their ancient ancestors

Hot-blooded and hard-edged, Tristan Santiago has an uncanny ability to see beneath the surface
a skill that serves him well as the Guardians' region commander. But when a deadly plot against his fellow vampires is uncovered, he must turn to the one woman he can't read: the beautiful yet mysterious Roxanne Reynolds, whose sensual presence soothes his tormented memories.

Roxy had put love before duty once before, with devastating results. But to root out a dangerous traitor in their midst, she must put her faith in Santiago, the one man skilled enough to break through her defenses. Posing as lovers, Santiago and Roxy work side by side—and discover a powerful craving that threatens to consume them both.

Seduced by Blood by Laurie London
(Sweetblood #4)
 First published: 2012 by HQN

Series includes
Bonded by Blood, Hidden by Blood, Embraced by Blood, Tempted by Blood

Wednesday 5 December 2012

Waiting in Wednesday #28

A meme hosted by Breaking the Spine
(there is more then one, from here on out)

 
In the tradition of Drood, a superb supernatural mystery set in Victorian Liverpool.

The Transatlantic Span is the industrial marvel of the nineteenth century, a suspension bridge stretching from Liverpool to New York City. It's a work of art...until a faceless corpse is found in its shadows.
Inspector Matthew Langton, tortured by grief for his late wife, takes charge of the investigation, believing the faceless man a part of a conspiracy to assassinate Queen Victoria on the upcoming Inauguration Day of the Span. But the truth is far more bizarre. There are chilling rumors of the Jar Boys, soul snatchers who come under cover of night. Most frightening of all is the mythic and elusive Doktor Glass, who may not only be behind the illicit trade in souls...but who may hold the key to what happened to the inspector's own beloved wife on her deathbed.
Exciting and atmospheric, Brennan's debut novel is at once a page-turning mystery, a tour de force of revisionist imagination, and a gripping drama of the lengths people go to assuage grief in the name of love

Doktor Glass by Thomas Brennan
Expected publication 31st of December 2012 by Ace Trade
YA