Tag: coming out

  • REVIEW and GIVEAWAY: The Layover by Roe Horvat

    REVIEW and GIVEAWAY: The Layover by Roe Horvat

    The Official Description: Eight years ago, Ondro Smrek fled Slovakia and the bigotry that drove his first lover to take his own life. The demons proved impossible to outrun, though, and now, desperate for somewhere to belong, Ondro is returning to start over. During a layover in Basel, Switzerland, he meets Jamie, an American living in…

  • REVIEW: We Still Live by Sara Dobie Bauer

    REVIEW: We Still Live by Sara Dobie Bauer

    The Official Description: Running from a scandal that ruined his life, Isaac Twain accepts a teaching position at Hambden University where, three months prior, Professor John Conlon stopped a campus nightmare by stepping in front of an active shooter. When John and Isaac become faculty advisors for the school’s literary magazine, their professional relationship evolves. Despite…

  • REVIEW: Pulse of My Heart by Jessi Noelle

    REVIEW: Pulse of My Heart by Jessi Noelle

    The Official Description: Vincent Franklin’s last mistake had a body count. Now, he’s back on the fireline with something to prove to his fellow firefighters and most of all to himself. But when a sexy Irishman with talent and a camera captures him in a weak moment, he puts Vince’s heart at risk.

  • REVIEW: Hot Potato by (Seacroft #3) by Allison Temple

    REVIEW: Hot Potato by (Seacroft #3) by Allison Temple

      The Official Description: As Seacroft’s resident weirdo, Avery proudly flies a lot of freak flags. It’s a constant battle to be taken seriously when everything, from his red hair to his sexuality, makes him stand out in this small town. Small towns are also a terrible place to keep secrets, and Lincoln has a bunch…

  • REVIEW: Happy For You by Anyta Sunday

    REVIEW: Happy For You by Anyta Sunday

    The Official Description: Mort wants his de facto family back. . . . He knows he doesn’t deserve them. Not yet, anyway. Not without making up for leaving them in their time of need. But it’s not easy to make amends. Mort must show how much he wants the Rochester family back in his life. When…

  • REVIEW: Safe by Jess Bryant

    The Official Description: Trevor Thorne has always played it safe. He’s a ballplayer. The game has had his heart and soul since he was just a kid. He learned early on that living in the testosterone-fueled world of baseball meant living a lie. He couldn’t afford to be openly gay, not when he had his…

  • REVIEW: We Are Totally Normal by Rahul Kanakia

    REVIEW: We Are Totally Normal by Rahul Kanakia

    The Official Description: Nandan’s got a plan to make his junior year perfect. He’s going to make sure all the parties are chill, he’s going to smooth things over with his ex, and he’s going to help his friend Dave get into the popular crowd—whether Dave wants to or not. The high school social scene might…

  • REVIEW: Brave by Shaun David Hutchinson

    The descriptive bit: Shaun David Hutchinson is a well-known YA author. You may have heard of some of his fiction: We Are The Ants, The Five Stages of Andrew Brawley, At the Edge of the Universe and The Past and Other Things That Should Stay Buried (My review of Shaun’s most recent title is here).…