Tag: homophobia
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REVIEW: As Far As You’ll Take Me by Phil Stamper
The Official Description: The author of The Gravity of Us crafts another heartfelt coming-of-age story about finding the people who become your home–perfect for fans of Becky Albertalli Marty arrives in London with nothing but his oboe and some savings from his summer job, but he’s excited to start his new life–where he’s no longer…
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REVIEW: The Housemates collection by Jay Northcote
The Official Description:All six of the bestselling Housemates Series in one volume. “This box set brings six incredible tales together with their uniquely British feel and the emotional highs and lows of college age sexual exploration.” Mirrigold Helping Hand: bi-awakening, friends-to-lovers Like a Lover: escort and client, reluctant romance Practice Makes Perfect: first times, innocent…
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REVIEW: Into The Real by Z Brewer
The Official Description: Three Quinns. Three realities. Three Brumes. The first Brume is a waking nightmare, overrun by literal monsters and cutthroat survivors. For Quinn, who is openly genderqueer, the only silver lining is their friendship with Lia—and the hope that there might still be a safe place somewhere else in the world. The second Brume…
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Review, Excerpt and Giveaway: His Ranch Hand by Deanna Wadsworth
Blog Tour, Excerpt & Giveaway: His Ranch Hand by Deanna Wadsworth Western Passions, Book 1 BLURB: Cowboys don’t cry. West of the Pecos, if a man shows a vulnerable side, his last glimpse of this life might be at the end of a barrel. Cowboy and drifter, Myron Poste shrouds his life in mystery,…
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REVIEW: The B-Side by B. Harmony
The Official Description: Chance: When I read the roommate wanted ad, I thought my sister was encouraging me to live with an insane person. As it turns out, he isn’t insane, he’s sexy and one hundred percent my type. Living with him will be the ultimate test of my self-control. When the combination of our…
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REVIEW: Surrender Your Sons by Adam Sass
The Official Description: Connor Major’s summer break is turning into a nightmare. His SAT scores bombed, the old man he delivers meals to died, and when he came out to his religious zealot mother, she had him kidnapped and shipped off to a secluded island. His final destination: Nightlight Ministries, a conversion therapy camp that…
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REVIEW: Box Hill, A Story of Low Self-Esteem by Adam Mars-Jones
The Official Description: The winner of the 2019 Fitzcarraldo Editions Novel Prize A sizzling and deeply touching love story between two men, set in the gay biker community of 1970s London In a vivid coming-of-age novel, a young man suddenly wakes up to his gay self—on his eighteenth birthday, when he receives the best gift…
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REVIEW: Bashed by Rick R. Reed
The Official Description: Three haters. Two lovers. And a collision course with tragedy. It should have been a perfect night out. Instead, Mark and Donald collide with tragedy when they leave their favorite night spot. That dark October night, three gay-bashers emerge from the gloom, armed with slurs, fists, and an aluminum baseball bat. The…
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REVIEW: Darius the Great Deserves Better by Adib Khorram
The Official Description: In this companion to the award-winning Darius the Great Is Not Okay, Darius suddenly has it all: a boyfriend, an internship, a spot on the soccer team. It’s everything he’s ever wanted–but what if he deserves better? Darius Kellner is having a bit of a year. Since his trip to Iran this past…
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REVIEW: To Be Alive by B. Rourke
The Official Description: At twenty-two years old, Rhett Hawkins lives a life full of secrets and lies. Nobody knows the truth about his childhood growing up in an abusive home, the eating disorder that threatens to take his life, the obsessive thoughts about death that play like a movie in the back of his mind,…
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REVIEW: He Owns My Heart by Evie Drae
The Official Description: official description Just the facts: m/m contemporary romance, BDSM, abuse in the past, sex trade worker A dark, steamy and sensual novel about over coming the past and fighting for one another. – Kinzie Things My thoughts bit: First of all, thanks to Evie Drae for including such a well thought out and…
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REVIEW: Standard Candle by G.B. Lindsey
The Official Description: Denny Wyatt: friend. Denny, who sleeps in threadbare tees that smell like his cigarettes, who coats his arms in the guts of engines, who kisses like he’s sampling you, scenting you, until you forget that there are things you can’t afford to forget. Denny Wyatt: with benefits. It’s not dating. You’ve both done…
