Reviews, and many thanks...

Some lovely reviews, to cheer me up in this snowy, cooooold world LOL.
And many MANY thanks as always to anyone who's read, reviewed, or supported me and my books :).

Between a Rock and a Hard Place at Tracy's Place :

This story follows Garry who is in an airport in Scotland waiting for his friend Will (so they can go on Holiday with their friends) who was supposed to get in only an hour after Garry. Well there's a delay and he ends up waiting 10 hours! Garry has a thing for Will but Will is taking a job and moving from London to America. So Garry waits for Will during The Delay and in the time he waits he gets a lot of thinking done about himself and Will as well as getting quite a bit of great insight from 2 children who more or less adopt him during his time at the airport. I loved this book. It was funny and had that dry sense of humor that I love to read. The interactions with the children as well as Garry's inner thoughts had me flipping pages as fast as I could - and when I was done, I started from the beginning and read it again. Just a great novella. This is definitely a romance but there is no sex involved - just to let you know. lol 5 out of 5

For Freeman at Out in Print Queer Book Reviews :

The very first sentence of London's "Freeman," sets a tone of indomitable noir... The read gradually eases into storytelling less noir, and more reflective of London's talent for providing the reader with the protagonist's turmoil, strengths, insecurities, and always—to the final word of novel—his mystery. Who is Freeman? We never really get to the essence of who this man really is...
Enter now the young man—George's kept boy from the ugly bar—who Freeman quite tentatively, certainly warily allows to step into his life. The young man will not reveal his name (for good reason) to Freeman, so Freeman nicknames him Kit...perhaps an apt moniker for the long-haired, headstrong, lithe, horny, barely-legal kid he proves to be...
London's forte with this tale is clearly, at once, her passion to keep Freeman as a rather amorphous character, whose past is cloudy, not really defined. That we, as readers, might want to know more about Freeman is perhaps London's tease; something that—as she gives us a wink and a sly smile—she might, just might expose in future works. We await the exposure. Freeman is, after all, a character we want to know.

For Branded at Michele 'n Jeff's Reviews :

This is a tale of heartache, struggle, determination, abiding love and the life of a man, his people, and their history ...
Maen is a warrior, a Gold Warrior, the highest rank among soldiers. He is honorable, courageous, well respected, and the property of Mistress Luana. He has no say in his own life, no right to feelings or his own ambitions, he is a slave. Maybe a well known, respected slave, but a slave none-the-less. He is also blindly unaware of his own servitude. Yes, he knows that he must report and obey his Mistress, but he believes with absolute certainty that is how his life should be, that having feelings other than that of devotion to someone or something other than the City and his Mistress would be a horrendous weakness of character. Until he meets a young man named Dax.
Dax is intelligent, handsome and growing into a courageous warrior. He is also inquisitive by nature and questions everything. He questions his duty, the rules, their life, the power of the Mistresses and the value of taking the medicine. He becomes the catalyst of change; change for men, the City and a brave Gold Warrior...
This story was inspiring, horrifying at times and endearing. One that I would recommend to anyone who enjoys angst filled stories of love and courage.

and at Three Dollar Bill Reviews :

One thing to say about this book is that is defies being pigeon-holed. In some sense it's a fantasy SF, set on some distant planet which had been colonised in the far past of the start of the story. In fact it's probably more of a fantasy than it is a romance (although the ending is certainly very strong romantically) because the heroes, Maen and Dax, are apart for the majority of the novel. Instead the focus is more on the society of Aza City, the political machinations of the ruling female class and Maen's gradual shift from loyal servant of the city to rebel. Then again, it would be difficult to define what part of the fantasy genre it fits into either. It's not high fantasy, although there are elements of high fantasy within it, nor could it be labelled wholly SF as there are none of the gadgets that fit with that, nor could it be labelled as wholly futuristic, because we are never told where the humans who live in Aza City came from originally. In the end, I gave up trying to apportion a label and decided that defying convention made for a rather unique story.
Overall, this book was one which provided a rich, lush and vivid setting with a story of the struggle for freedom and love in a repressive society. In some ways I don't really feel I've done justice in this review to the scale of the worldbuilding or the intricacies of the plot and I would urge all fantasy fans, especially those who want to spend time immersed in a unique story, to read Branded as I think it would be something you would enjoy.

And a delightfully presented review of 72 Hours at Joyfully Reviewed :

"We are a small, specialized covert group called The Project Team. Our boss is Judith Harrington, second in command Simon Wagner, communications whiz Brad Richards, martial arts instructor Joe Lam, assistants Cissy and Greg, as well as the bane of my existence, weapons expert Niall Sutherland. Me, I'm called the Chameleon by most because I can blend in or stand out, whatever's needed to get the job done. Yep, that's me Tanner Mackay...
Hmmm, it seems that I'm not completely persona non grata because Judith and company, including Niall have shown up on my doorstep, my rickety trash trailer doorstep. Someone or someones are trying to kill us, first it was accidents, however today it was a bomb at Niall's apartment. Looks like I'm back in whether I or they want it."

Intrigue, attempted murder, and scorching hot sex are the name of the game in 72 Hours. Told in first person narrative, 72 Hours builds suspense and drama as Tanner talks about the team, his relationship with Niall, and the danger they face. The romance is hot and heavy, the plot is interesting, but it may seem unnecessarily long at times. Tanner's self depreciating monologues are engaging, which is the true charm of this tale. 72 Hours has a lusty romance within an original whodunit.

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