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Tam Ames

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May 05, 1964 in Manitoba, Canada

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About this author

I'm a single mom to a great 16 year old daughter, and I have a full-time job as well. I started reading m/m romance about 3 years ago, then went to reviewing and then writing. I still review on my personal site and along with my colleague Jenre on our joint site dedicated to short m/m romance stories. http://briefencountersreviews.com

Some dares and prompting of friends led me to the role of author and they've always been my biggest cheerleaders.

You can contact me at cdn_tam@yahoo.ca



I have been a bad, bad blogger. Sorry. I’ve been working on some stories this week that I had to get finished up and, well, I’ve not read anything or done much of anything beyond that. However, here are a few new things for the week.


1. NEW BLOG!!!


Good friend Cole has started a new blog The Armchair Reader. Not only goes he have reviews, but pics of hot guys, recipes, knitting and all kinds of...

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Published on June 01, 2012 04:21 • 5 views
Average rating: 3.80 · 452 ratings · 174 reviews · 9 distinct works
Caged
4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 208 ratings — published 2010
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Secret Santa Surprise
3.82 of 5 stars 3.82 avg rating — 61 ratings — published 2010
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I Dare You (Dare #1)
3.55 of 5 stars 3.55 avg rating — 44 ratings — published 2011
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I Dare You...Again (Dare #2)
3.59 of 5 stars 3.59 avg rating — 37 ratings — published 2011
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Chia Pet Hell
3.29 of 5 stars 3.29 avg rating — 28 ratings — published 2010
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Winterlude
3.71 of 5 stars 3.71 avg rating — 24 ratings — published 2011
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The Santa Problem
4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 25 ratings — published 2011 — 2 editions
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I Dare You, Back (Dare, #3)
3.22 of 5 stars 3.22 avg rating — 23 ratings — published 2012
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Take a Breath
4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2012
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I Dare You I Dare You...Again I Dare You, Back
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I have been a bad, bad blogger. Sorry. I’ve been working on some stories this week that I had to get finished up and, well, I’ve not read anything... read more »
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The Cupid Caper by Kate Roman
The Cupid Caper
by Kate Roman (Goodreads Author)
read in May, 2012
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This review can be found at Brief Encounters Reviews.

For fans of Greek, or in this case Roman mythology, this was a cute story that suffered a bit from a rather convoluted story-line, but the basic romance between Ross and Tony was very cute and made...more
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My Big Fat SX-File Wedding by Mimi Riser
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For fans of this series who always wondered how Sylver and Hunter got together, this will be a fun must-read, and it may pique the interest of others to follow-up with the story of the two.You find...more
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Concur by J. Rocci
Concur
by J. Rocci (Goodreads Author)
read in May, 2012
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This review can be found at Brief Encounters Reviews.

This story falls in the roughly the middle of the series, and I confess I have not read them all, but we reviewed Concordant the book before this one, and Competition,the book after. To refresh, Jo...more
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Good Company by J.L. Merrow
Good Company
by J.L. Merrow (Goodreads Author)
read in May, 2012
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This review can be found at Brief Encounters Reviews.

This was an absolute surprising delight. I was scrolling through my TBR file and saw this title. I have no idea where I got it, because it was in e-pub format, and I had no idea what it was about o...more
"Exactly, the new person doesn't have to be "better", they are different which is good.

It probably is common, it's weird how I had three with the same...more
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Going With My Heart by Stephani Hecht
Going With My Heart
by Stephani Hecht (Goodreads Author)
read in May, 2012
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This review can be found at Brief Encounters Reviews

While these stories appear to have come out at Valentine’s, there is no particular Valentine’s theme to this story. Dale is back and has to convince his ex-boyfriend that he had a good reason for ru...more
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A Very Shaney Valentine's Day by Stephani Hecht
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Okay, I'm a bit of a sap but Shane is my fave and this was totally sugary and sweet (with a good dose of blood and gore) and hey, it's got an orphan. I also love Riley and always feel bad that everyone treats him so poorly (not necessarily on purpose...more
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Gage's Awakening by Stephani Hecht
Gage's Awakening (Lost Shifters, #16)
by Stephani Hecht (Goodreads Author)
read in May, 2012
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I was glad to see Gage's mate finally pull his head out of his ass, although seriously, the amount of damage those shifters do to the facility, they must have to pull extra jobs to pay for all the repairs. I'm quite interested in Branson's brother.
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message 15: by Tam

Tam Morgana wrote: "Thanks for accepting my friend request, Tam! :)"

You're welcome Morgana. :-)


message 14: by Morgana

Morgana Thanks for accepting my friend request, Tam! :)


message 13: by Lori K

Lori K Thanks Tam, I have your blog on RSS but I thought I'd add you here too.


message 12: by Tam

Tam Angel wrote: "Hey Tam,
Thanks so much for the friendvite! I'm so glad we met at GRL!!
xoxo"


Me too. It was a ton of fun. Have a great day.


message 11: by Angel

Angel Hey Tam,
Thanks so much for the friendvite! I'm so glad we met at GRL!!
xoxo


message 10: by Tam

Tam Well, I hope I haven't steered you wrong too many times. :-)


message 9: by Jaime

Jaime Tam, thanks for all your reviews....I have saved a lot of money following you!


Experiment BL626 Thanks for accepting me! Love your book-picks!


Josephine Myles Hi Tam - thanks for accepting the add :D


message 6: by Tam

Tam Lilli wrote: "Hi Tam, thanks for adding me. Looking forward to seeing your TBR growing. :P"

Hush you. It's supposed to go down. LOL


message 5: by Lilli

Lilli Hi Tam, thanks for adding me. Looking forward to seeing your TBR growing. :P


Nikyta Thanks for accepting, Tam!! I'm looking forward to your reviews. :D


message 3: by Anne

Anne Thanks for the accept, Tam - great to meet you here :)) Axxx


Ingrid Hi Tam,
Don't know if I am next but I have bought Junjou 1 myself and 2 etc are on my to-buy list. So don't sent them to me!

Ingrid


message 1: by Lily

Lily Hi Tam, thanks for the friend request :)


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