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I had a couple of credits that kept screaming at me so I bought Widdershins by Jordan L. Hawk. Book 1 of a series....so much for my resolution to read books I have already purchased. I'm doomed...but happily doomed.
KC wrote: "Any recommendations for cozy gay mysteries? I read last week The Best Corpse for the Job which was sort of quiet fun, and wondered why/if there aren't more like it out there..."Since you enjoyed The Best Corpse for the Job, have you read other books by Charlie Cochrane? They can be described as cozy mystery too, with humour. Most of them are historical, unlike Best Corpse. Most of the cozy mysteries which I like best were written at about the same date as she uses for most of her books, early twentieth century, so they don't seem that historical to me!
HJ wrote: "KC wrote: "Any recommendations for cozy gay mysteries? I read last week The Best Corpse for the Job which was sort of quiet fun, and wondered why/if there aren't more like it out th..."I read the first Cambridge fellows. Maybe i should get back to that series...
I read a really fun book over the weekend--Alex Gabriel's Love for the Cold-Blooded. Or: The Part-Time Evil Minion's Guide to Accidentally Dating a Superhero.. The title caught my eye and the blurb was great and it had six ratings on GR and I decided to give it a try and oh man, it paid off this time--this book is awesome! It's all about over-the-top comic book superheroes and supervillains and it is just so much fun, and it's funny, too. The son of a supervillain accidentally falls for a superhero and hijinks ensue while the endless clash between good and evil continues in the background. It's a fun and action-packed light comedy, the writing's snappy and had me smiling pretty much the whole way through, and the characters are really entertaining. Tons of fun! :)
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Alison wrote: "I read a really fun book over the weekend--Alex Gabriel's Love for the Cold-Blooded. Or: The Part-Time Evil Minion's Guide to Accidentally Dating a Superhero.. The title caught my ..."That one sounds like tons of fun!
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Jordan wrote: "I need something light and fluffy in audio. Do any of you have good recommendations? My eyes still hurt too much to read and especially to watch tv. Ugh."I just saw a Mary Calmes short come out today... Blue Days
Or the knitter series is kinda fluffy and light by Amy Lane... And I don't know that it's actually light, but no major angst in the Guy series by Skylar M Cates
Jordan wrote: "I need something light and fluffy in audio. Do any of you have good recommendations? My eyes still hurt too much to read and especially to watch tv. Ugh."Social Skills by Sara Alva
Ethan, Who Loved Carter by Ryan Loveless
Frog by Mary Calmes
Hound Dog & Bean by BG Thomas
All fun books, good narration.
Mtsnow13 wrote: "Or the knitter series is kinda fluffy and light by Amy Lane... And I don't know that it's actually light, but no major angst in the Guy series by Skylar M Cates"The first couple books in the knitter series are light and fluffy. The last two are....pretty serious.
I just finished Enlightened by Joanna Chambers. Wow what a wonderful trilogy. Some of the best historical I have read in a very long time.
Susinok wrote: "I just finished Enlightened by Joanna Chambers. Wow what a wonderful trilogy. Some of the best historical I have read in a very long time."Isn't it? There an extra very short story for the trilogy free on Smashwords Seasons Pass. Her first book, The Lady's Secret, is also very good. Her second, Unforgivable, is also good but a bit more angsty and I don't like angst. Then she has "Introducing Mr. Winterbourne" in the excellent anthology Another Place In Time. Her latest is The Dream Alchemist which is paranormal.
Talking of good historicals, I can't remember if you've read Think of England by K.J. Charles, which is also brilliant.
Jordan, I just looked through my audiobook library for something light and fluffy for you. The nearest I could find were the Men of Smithfield books by L.B. Gregg; they're not really fluffy, but they're amusing and the plots aren't too difficult (partly because they're short, I think), so you don't feel tired listening to them.
Jordan wrote: "I need something light and fluffy in audio. Do any of you have good recommendations? My eyes still hurt too much to read and especially to watch tv. Ugh."The Men of Smithfield series by LB Gregg are available as audio books too. :)
ETA: Okay, maybe I should have read all the post before writing this. ;-) HJ already mentioned LB Gregg.
Yes I read Think of England. It was wonderful. KJ came under fire from Dear Author for having too much reality in a historical romance. Idiots. She wrote a wonderful piece for Queer Romance Month on the past being an ugly country.
Susinok wrote: "Yes I read Think of England. It was wonderful. KJ came under fire from Dear Author for having too much reality in a historical romance. Idiots. She wrote a wonderful piece for Queer..."Absolutely! If one was going to pick on a book the way they did, that was the wrong one to choose.
Calathea wrote: "The Men of Smithfield series by LB Gregg are available as audio books too. :)ETA: Okay, maybe I should have read all the post before writing this. ;-) HJ already mentioned LB Gregg. ..."
Great minds thing alike! (This is an English saying which seems apposite.) But what a lovely coincidence.
I finished yesterday The Dream Alchemist. I liked it, very well written as usual, and i'll definitely want to read the next ones in the series. I'm not completely sure what i think about it though, at times it felt a bit hesitant but on the other hand, we don't know yet what's in the next two books. Lots of potential there since there's a lot that we still don't know about the MCs and the other characters and the rules of the dream world, etc., so i'll be patiently waiting for the next one :-)
Susinok wrote: "Yes I read Think of England. It was wonderful. KJ came under fire from Dear Author for having too much reality in a historical romance. Idiots. She wrote a wonderful piece for Queer..."Have you a link to Dear Author Susan? I liked Think of England very much, what a nonsense....
Susinok wrote: "Yes I read Think of England. It was wonderful. KJ came under fire from Dear Author for having too much reality in a historical romance. Idiots."I've heard of the discussion because Julio Alexis Genao became involved. And Sunita, that is two persons I like.
Here is what Alexis Hall wrote about the whole story: http://www.quicunquevult.com/the-fact...
I'm not 100% sure where it started. I think in the comments on the review of Think of England on DA site and then further in Julio's review of Think of England (which is up to 40+ pages of comments now).And then on some blogs. The blog posts got ugly and stupid, as they do, and they have since been taken down.
I do not go to the DA site. That saves my blood pressure.
I started The Burnt Toast B&B by Heidi Belleau and Rachel Haimowitz. So far it's good. It features a trans* character, yay!
Antonella wrote: "Susinok wrote: "Yes I read Think of England. It was wonderful. KJ came under fire from Dear Author for having too much reality in a historical romance. Idiots."I've heard of the d..."
No that's so not my world.....
Thank you Antonella, but the whole story is very sad!
Sabine wrote: "No that's so not my world.....Thank you Antonella, but the whole story is very sad!"
Well, you are relatively ''young'' here. We survived different blow-ups like this in the past.
The best thing about that blow up was the way KJ Charles kept silent and didnt get involved as far as I know. She showed real dignity and grace and restraint.
Antonella wrote: "Sabine wrote: "No that's so not my world.....Thank you Antonella, but the whole story is very sad!"
Well, you are relatively ''young'' here. We survived different blow-ups like this in the past."
Yep, give it another three or four years and you won't even raise an eyebrow... ;-)
Aha, there are the dragons in this foreign land!:-)
Ije the Devourer of Books wrote: "The best thing about that blow up was the way KJ Charles kept silent and didnt get involved as far as I know. She showed real dignity and grace and restraint."Yes she was awesome. I imagined her rolling her eyes at the entire stupidity.
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Tonight I might give Ethan Who Loved Carter a try
Jordan wrote: "I ended up going with The Nothingness of Ben last night when I saw it on my wish list and cheaper than the others. Stupid me never listened to the sample. The narrator reads too fast! So for lack o..."That was a sweet story, Jordan :) Ethan, I mean.
After sitting on my TBR for ages, I'm finally reading Boystown: Three Nick Nowak Mysteries by Marshall Thornton. I really like the writing style so far.
Susinok wrote: "After sitting on my TBR for ages, I'm finally reading Boystown: Three Nick Nowak Mysteries by Marshall Thornton. I really like the writing style so far."I love the Boystown mysteries. I'm glad you're enjoying them too.
Hambel wrote: "Susinok wrote: "After sitting on my TBR for ages, I'm finally reading Boystown: Three Nick Nowak Mysteries by Marshall Thornton. I really like the writing style so far."I love the..."
Same here. I really like Marshall's writing style and Nick Nowak is one of those rare unique characters that keeps true to himself as he evolves through the series; i enjoyed his imperfections and cheered for him even when he was being a tad frustrating. I enjoyed the mysteries and relationships throughout.
I finished John Wiltshire's Love is a Stranger last night and wow, it's really fantastic. It's an intense black ops thriller romance and it's totally gripping. The love story between these two fascinating, damaged people is beautiful. I've been completely absorbed in this book for the past couple of days and I absolutely loved it. I really enjoy his writing and there's a wonderfully subtle understated humour to it, which I love. Oh, and there's an awesome dog in it. I am so excited to read the rest of this series.
Alison wrote: "I finished John Wiltshire's Love is a Stranger last night and wow, it's really fantastic. It's an intense black ops thriller romance and it's totally gripping. The love story betwee..."I loved it too. In fact I've already read the second book. They are both excellent, but especially in the second there is a bit too much sex IMO.
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Antonella wrote: "Alison wrote: "I finished John Wiltshire's Love is a Stranger last night and wow, it's really fantastic. It's an intense black ops thriller romance and it's totally gripping. The lo...I loved it too. In fact I've already read the second book. They are both excellent, but especially in the second there is a bit too much sex IMO.
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Must get the second one. I thought there was a quite a lot of sex in the first one, but it was relevant and we learned things about them and it was well-written, so I didn't mind. If there's even more sex in the second one, I am sure I will agree with you. :)
Also, Love is a Stranger is dedicated to Josh. :)
Jordan wrote: "I'm definitely not used to having a character like Ethan in a romance novel. He's adorable, but taking some getting used to."Keep going. You'll fall in love with him!
Alison wrote: "I finished John Wiltshire's Love is a Stranger last night and wow, it's really fantastic. It's an intense black ops thriller romance and it's totally gripping. The love story betwee..."That sounds really good.
I am 3/4 into We Found Love, it's my first book by these authors. Despite the kind of cheesy title it is a wonderful little story, very well written, with an unusual and heartbreaking storyline. Definitely recommended, but maybe not if you are in the mood for something sweet and fluffy. That it is not :)
Anne wrote: "I am 3/4 into We Found Love, it's my first book by these authors. Despite the kind of cheesy title it is a wonderful little story, very well written, with an unusual and heartbreaki..."That sounds interesting :-)
Alison wrote: "I finished John Wiltshire's Love is a Stranger last night and wow, it's really fantastic. It's an intense black ops thriller romance and it's totally gripping. The love story betwee..."I've got that on my kindle and lots of people are raving about it. Must move it up in the queue.
Anne wrote: "I am 3/4 into We Found Love, it's my first book by these authors. Despite the kind of cheesy title it is a wonderful little story, very well written, with an unusual and heartbreaki..."It has many good reviews. The title is quite awful though.
Antonella wrote: "Anne wrote: "I am 3/4 into We Found Love, it's my first book by these authors. Despite the kind of cheesy title it is a wonderful little story, very well written, with an unusual an..."The title really is awful :)
The book is good though, IMO.
Alison wrote: "I finished John Wiltshire's Love is a Stranger last night and wow, it's really fantastic. It's an intense black ops thriller romance and it's totally gripping. The love story betwee..."Cool! He's been on my tbr list for a while and i'm waiting for the right moment to start reading his books, i have a feeling i will probably want to read them all.
Anne wrote: "Antonella wrote: "Anne wrote: "I am 3/4 into We Found Love, it's my first book by these authors. Despite the kind of cheesy title it is a wonderful little story, very well written, ..."The title is probably from the Rihanna song 'We Found Love (in a Hopeless Place)'. I haven't read the book but maybe the lyrics fit:
http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/rihann...
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which was sort of quiet fun, and wondered why/if there..."
That sounds much more reasonable.