The “cut” of the title cuts a number of ways – from former Marine Jesse Bauer’s close-cropped haircut to Tucker Grey’s penchant for self-mutilation when his life turns rough. While Jesse seems more trustworthy than cutting himself as far as putting life’s ups and downs in perspective, Tucker has to determine which can ultimately bring…
Sunday’s latest gay romance twines three story lines together tightly to make one wonderfully refreshing novel. Divorced father Sam is facing his 30th birthday having done nothing but work and be a parent since he was 15. His next door neighbor Luke lusts after Sam but settles on being his ultra-support. And nearly 15-year-old Jeremy…
Boney’s latest is the epitome of Yogi Berra’s famous quote: “It’s like deja vu, all over again.” Unlike Berra, Boney’s book dabbles in reincarnation and the parallel lives of two lovers music critic Stanton Parrish has at either end of his life. When he’s a young man, Parrish falls for a budding musician and songwriter…
A gay San Francisco cop in a Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer sweater and an art student who pays his tuition from his earnings as a prostitute meet at a Christmas party and fall in lust. Sounds like the beginning of a bad joke, right? Fortunately, the two protagonists are strong enough characters that Land’s…
Turns out that money and fame don’t = happiness. At least, not if you’re a gay pro football player from small town Alabama. Big surprise? Not really. But at least Celeste adds a few twists and turns to make this a more unusual gay romance. Levi Brody, last seen peripherally in Celeste’s Six Ways from…
Bad family relations and ugly relatives abound in romance fiction, usually holding either the hero or heroine back from reaching a happily ever after. But few have loaded a character with such a horrific backstory as Thomas does in her debut. Christopher, raised in a foster home, is the brother of a convicted pedophile, whose…
Bell’s Something Like series sticks to a reader’s mind and pops up unexpectedly at the oddest moments. It’s the same story told and retold, almost as if Bell were trying to grasp the core of what happens, but knows that perception changes everything. Something Like Summer shows the life-changing events when Ben meets Tim, told…
In Chaser, the previous book in this series, the villain of the piece is Bobby who loves Caden so much that he tries to sabotage Caden’s love affair with another man. Making Bobby the protagonist of the sequel is a risky step for Reed to take, but he makes it pay off in spades. Although…
The Tucker Springs, Colorado, novels are unique in that they feature a variety of authors who provide engaging stories, all of which highlight how opposites attract. For example, in Second Hand, a Hispanic pawn shop owner and a jilted straight guy, who’s getting rid of his fiancée’s things, mesh. In Dirty Laundry, a nerd entomology…
Painful pasts seem to be the staple of romance literature. Mopping up the pain and putting protagonists on a newer, happier track make up the plotlines of a long line of memorable books. This change of path from Maxfield’s St. Nacho’s series and a slew of stand-alones marks the first of the Brothers Grime series….