Review: Her Wicked Roots by Tanya Pell Rating: 4 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Cordelia is a survivor. After their parents death, Cordelia and her brother Edward were put into a children’s home in London where they only had each other. There was abuse, privation,…

Review: Script Swap by Gregory Ashe Rating: 4.25 stars Buy Links:  Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Dash and his friends are going to the new play that is opening at the local community theater owned by Fox's father. Inconveniently for Dash, the play is written by his nemesis, Pippi…

Review: Queen of Blood by Nicola Zhang Rating: 4 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel For Anden, the King of Dawn, there has been little peace since he came to the throne. Having defeated one enemy, he now must contend with the High Queen, Telmaine. On the surface, she seems…

Review: Bleeding for the Prince by Rebecca Cohen Rating: 4.5 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel This is the third book in the Fang and Fae series, and best enjoyed when read in order. This review may contain some spoilers of previous books, although they are intimated in the…

Review: Just This Once by Garrett Leigh Rating: 3.5 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel When Mal gets hurt in the military, he returns to the place that was once home, Porth Luck, although he hates it there. It’s been a long time since he was back and seeing his brother,…

Coming This Week Hi all! I hope you had a great week! This week I am excited to be heading out to the final GayRomLit Retreat in Scottsdale, Arizona. GRL has been an important part of both my book life and my personal one for so many years (I want to say this is my 12th retreat?). I met so many of…

Review: Jacked by K.M. Neuhold Rating: 3.75 stars Buy Links:  Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Slater just moved to Chicago and has found a new roommate, AJ. Slater is a gym bro and is excited to see that AJ is as well. In fact, AJ is even more big and buff than Slater himself. The pair…

Review: Worth the Fight by C.F. White Rating: 4.75 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Reece Morgan is a local firefighter with a hot reputation. He’s been in a couple of relationships, but hasn’t found the one and, since he dates around now, people think they know who he is.…

Review: Troubled Skies by Marie Sinclair Rating: 4.75 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Ricky has been unlucky in love several times over, trusting men who ultimately stab him in the back. Maybe he does fall too hard, too fast, but it's part of who he is. Plus, all his…

Audiobook Review: The Librarian’s Gargoyle by Evelyn Shine Story Rating: 3.5 stars Audio Rating: 4 stars Narrator: Abby Craden Length: 7 hours, 7 minutes Audiobook Buy Links: Amazon/Audible | iBooks Book Buy Links: Amazon | iBooks Viola lives in a world of frustration. She knows magic exists, but…

September Favorite Books Hi all! Today we are sharing out favorite books from the month of September. These are the books our reviewers loved the most from what they read last month. We'd love to hear about your favorites as well! Jay's Favorite Books The Most Unusual Haunting of Edgar Lovejoy by…

September Favorite Covers Hi all! Today I am excited to share our September favorite covers. These are the covers I loved the most out of the books we reviewed last month. I'd love to hear your favorites as well!

Review: This Raging Sea by D.E. Elizabeth Rating: 3.75 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel What would you do if your best friend vanished? No, not vanished. What if they’d been erased, if — according to the rest of the world — they never existed at all? That’s the nightmare…

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Review: Demon of Dreams by Spencer Spears Rating: 4.5 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Cory Dawson is barely eighteen, an orphan, and just trying to survive. He doesn’t know the paranormal world exists, let alone that he’s a part of it. When he starts having vivid dreams…

Review: Cryofactory Cryptid by Brenda Murphy Rating: 3 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novella Cat and her wife, Leila, are exploring in an abandoned cryofactory when they come across a body. This isn’t some dried and desiccated corpse; it’s fresh, and it’s missing a head.…

Review: Unsubmissive Omega by R. Gaen Rating: 4 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Xander isn’t exactly thrilled by the prospect of becoming a stranger’s mate, but because it means he can finally escape the abject cruelty of his uncle’s home, he agrees to the union. Xander…

Review: Motion to Quash by M.E. Parker Rating: 3 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Fin thought he knew where his life was going as he was completing his undergraduate degree at Georgetown. Fin has a weakness for older men and it was an older guy that convinced Fin to move…

Audiobook Review: Grayscale by Vinni George Story Rating: 3.75 stars Audio Rating: 3.5 stars Narrator: Declan Winters Length: 5 hours, 28 minutes Audiobook Buy Links: Amazon/Audible | iBooks Book Buy Links:  Amazon | iBooks Cal Hunter has hated Jack Grayson ever since the pair had a hot night…

Review: Fate’s Bane by C.L. Clark Rating: 4 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novella When she was a child, Agnir, First Born of Garadin Clan Fein, was taken by Pedhri Clan Aradoc as a hostage. With a collar around her neck, she was neither a slave nor a member of the clan, but…

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Review: Bitter Burn by Sierra Simone Rating: 5 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Bitter Burn is the third book in the Lyonesse trilogy. The books are intended to be read in order; this is not a standalone and this review may naturally reveal plot points of the series. Mark…

Excerpt: The App Trap by Dan Calley Today I am so pleased to welcome Dan Calley to Joyfully Jay. Dan has come to talk to us about his latest release, The App Trap. Please join me in giving him a big welcome! Exclusive Excerpt As I passed the coffee shop by the station, I noticed a familiar face…

Review: Absolutely Pucked by E.M. Lindsey Rating: 3.75 stars Buy Links:  Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Ford is happy for his friends finding love, but it is a little lonely. He heads out to a bar looking for a hookup, and he is drawn to a sad looking man who also pushes all of Ford's…

Review: Only You by Nicole Dykes Rating: 3 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Tatum is a twenty-six-year-old sober former addict. He’s developed a strong friendship with a young man named Kellan who he met through rehab. They both survived getting sober and went to meetings…

Review: The Fall by Tal Bauer Rating: 4.75 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Torey’s life has always been about hockey. He was a promising draft pick, but since joining the NHL, Torey cannot seem to get it together. His skating is off, his timing is off, he has no chemistry…

Review: Exquisite Things by Abdi Nazemian Rating: 5 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel In all his seventeen years of growing up, Shahriar never knew a moment of real love. His father blamed him for Shahriar's mother dying during childbirth and sent him to England for…

Coming This Week Hi all! I hope you had a great week! I spent this week recovering from travel and the horrible cold that went with it! I think I am finally just about over the dual exhaustion of jet lag and illness and mostly caught up on the million emails and things I missed while I was gone.…

Review: Full Tilt by Becca Seymour Rating: 4.5 stars Buy Links:  Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Camden Crawford is the captain of the Exeter Seagulls rugby team. He is job is to use his size and power to stand strong on the pitch, and Camden would do anything for his teammates. But off…

Review: Daddy’s Firm Hands by Mae Malone Rating: 3.75 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novella Milo is entrenched in the mafia, but when one deal goes badly and his brother pays the price, Milo runs. The only thing he can think to do is get as far away from NYC and his old life…

Review: Into the Gray Scale by Oge Mobuogwu Rating: 4 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Arizona Governor Reginald Tyson leverages the power of his office, the loyalty of his cronies, and knowledge of his victims to amass more and more power. The key to his growing power is…

Guest Post: Coastal Magic Convention Blog Tour with Meka James Today I am so pleased to welcome Meka James to Joyfully Jay. Meka has come to talk to us as part of the Coastal Magic Convention Blog Tour. Please join me in giving her a big welcome! You Can Find Love At Any Age Hello everyone. I’m…

Review: Bittersweet Revenge by Riley Hart Rating: 4.5 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Dean Smith has been plotting his revenge on the O’Shea family his entire life. After his name was changed, Dean spent years in hiding with his mother after Sloan O’Shea killed his…

Audiobook Review: The Last Grift by Elle Keaton Story Rating: 4.5 stars Audio Rating: 4.5 stars Narrator: Christian Leatherman Length: 7 hours, 51 minutes Audiobook Buy Links: Amazon/Audible | iBooks Book Buy Links: Amazon | iBooks Gabriel Karne’s mother, Heidi, was the consummate, ruthless con…

Review: Stableshoes by Jo Morgan Sloan Rating: 3.5 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Prince Darian has returned home after ten years, ready to take his place as the rightful ruler of his kingdom. However, rather than rush to his father’s side — or even to a bath — Darian’s…

Review: Tan Lines by Alex Winters Rating: 3 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novella It would be so much easier for Ian Chambers to focus on his studies if his new roommate, Beau Collins, would stop walking around in baggy boxer shorts that show off his gorgeous tan. However,…

Review: The Most Unusual Haunting of Edgar Lovejoy by Roan Parrish Rating: 4.5 stars Buy Links:  Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Edgar Lovejoy has been able to see ghosts since he was a child. For Edgar, the ghosts are not friendly spirits, but instead horrifying specters that terrify…

Review: Ladies in Hating by Alexandra Vasti Rating: 3.5 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Georgie is a well-known and respected author of gothic novels, with one small problem -- someone is copying her books. Copying them so well they’re getting them published before hers,…

Excerpt: The Sinner’s Son by Aimee Nicole Walker Today I am so pleased to welcome Aimee Nicole Walker to Joyfully Jay. Aimee has come to talk to us about her latest release, The Sinner's Son. Please join me in giving her a big welcome! Exclusive Excerpt “Alec Bishop is the problem, and I can’t…

Review: Tempting Frey by Roe Horvat Rating: 3.75 stars Buy Links:  Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Oliver has been in love with Frey for as long as he can remember. In fact, he is sure Frey is his fated mate. When Oliver turned 18, he decided to try to seduce the older alpha by showing…

Review: Best Woman by Rose Dommu Rating: 3.5 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel It’s Julie's favorite brother’s wedding — which isn’t quite fair, because the twins are still 13 — and Julie has been asked to be his groomswoman. While she’s not keen about going home and facing…

Review: Filtration Play by Katherine McIntyre Rating: 3.75 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Ollie kept his bisexuality a secret, until his boyfriend broke up with him and he finally told his family. Ollie's brother takes him to a board game tavern to help him get his mind…

Excerpt: Your Pace or Mine by Kim Stephenson Today I am so pleased to welcome Kim Stephenson to Joyfully Jay. Kim has come to talk to us about their latest release, Your Pace or Mine. Please join me in giving a big welcome! Exclusive Excerpt The end of a show always left Jamie feeling a bit empty…

Review: Cosmo in Retrograde by A. Flowers Rating: 3 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Cosmo has always known that he’s different, and usually for the wrong reasons. He can’t walk normally, thanks to bungled medical care after a car accident. He doesn't think normally,…

Review: Millennium Bug by Yvonne Knop Rating: 3.75 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Earth exists in a perpetual cycle of reboots, restarting at the end of 1999. These cosmic resets are run by the Congregation of Fate; it also oversees the celestial authors from the Library…

Review: Your Pace or Mine by Kim Stephenson Rating: 3.25 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Darius Hewitt is a well known British marathoner with a shot at the Olympics. Darius is often in the media, as his family is wealthy and connected to British royalty, and he’s not…

Excerpt: Paradox by J.J. Asher Today I am so pleased to welcome J.J. Asher to Joyfully Jay. J.J. has come to talk to us about their latest release, Paradox. Please join me in giving a big welcome! Exclusive Excerpt “Just fuck off.” I throw him back but he saves his footing. “I’m not going…

Coming This Week Hi all! I hope you had a great week! Sorry I'm coming to you late today. We just got home last night from two weeks in England and Wales and I am still recovering! We got hit with the cyber attack fallout at Heathrow and getting onto our flight was a mess. Plus, I came down with a…

Audiobook Review: Icarus and the Devil by Layla Reyne Story Rating: 4.25 stars Audio Rating: Narrator: Christian Leatherman Length: 7 hours, 51 minutes Audiobook Buy Links: Amazon/Audible | iBooks Book Buy Links: Amazon | iBooks Icarus is a high-priced consort in Yerba Buena, thirty years after…

Review: Omega Captive of the Golden Dragon by Wendy Rathbone Rating: 3.75 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Varik’s idyllic childhood was shattered the moment the color of his adult scales was revealed to be solid gold. In an instant, he became a commodity rather than a…