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Edina wrote: "I am currently re-reading 
& 
by Mary Calmes. There is an awful lot that can be said against the series, bu..."
Oh this series by Mary Calmes will ALWAYS be in my top favorite list
Dee wrote: "I'm currently reading 
by Jane Seville. At about 80%, I am a very happy reader. It's a longer than average book but that just makes me happier, hard to put down."I loved this book, they're one of my favorite couples
Emanuela ~Zstyx~ wrote: "Dee wrote: "I'm currently reading by Jane Seville."Just finished this last night - great read - a five star m/m book.
Emanuela ~Zstyx~ wrote: "I think it's more power exchange dynamics than traditional (or formal) BDSM, but it's not all there is. I have put neither Special Delivery nor Double Blind in my bdsm shel..."So ... despite just having started the Petit Morts series, I couldn't wait and got
.I loved it. I too have a humiliation squick (humiliation/unfairness is a really fine line ... I find David Copperfield hard to watch - let alone read), but this didn't even come close to that for me. Sam went into every situation out of his own free will, often second guessed by Mitch and encouraged to tell him if he didn't want to do what was asked of him. The one time Sam is really pushed to do something outside his comfort zone in that department, he safeworded and set his limits.
Also, Mitch makes a great observation on the subject after that scene, but I don't want to spoil by quoting it.
I have to agree with Emanuela, it is definitely a romance to me, mixed with an unconventional relationship, D/s and kink. Though ... considering the ending ... the unconventional part of it is only a small part, and I had no problem with the open nature of the relationship, Randy and/or his relationship with Mitch. They were men with a past to put behind them and I thought Heidi handled that perfectly.
Back to Petit Morts now ...
Bubbles (Dane) wrote: "i only got to read it for a little bit earlier but it was great so far I am also reading
which is also really good but its only in PDF so kind of stuck..."This is my all time favorite book in this genre! The author finally came out of hiding and re-released it. Why don't you just convert it via Calibre?
Lori it didn't convert right for me, formatting was wierd so i just stuck with the PDF. I loved it also and David said he is writing a sequel so I am excited for that
I have had two really good reads this month, Bermuda Heat by PA Brown and GhosTV by Jordan Castillo Price. They wre both wonderful reads. Both series. I really like series because you get to know the characters so well.Of course, both books left me wanting more!!!
Bubbles (Dane) wrote: " David said he is writing a sequel so I am excited for that"Wow, that's great news.
Murphy wrote: "I have had two really good reads this month, Bermuda Heat by PA Brown and GhosTV by Jordan Castillo Price. They wre both wonderful reads. Both series. I really like series because you get to kno..."Jordan's work is always really good.
Edina wrote: Great book! What did you think of Jack's testimony in court when he COMPLETELY destroyed the lawyer's balblabla? OMG! G..."
That was a great scene for sure. I read it several times. Such good writing!
I'm now reading the sequel to Change of Heart which is
. Looking forward to more of Jin and Logan.
I'm currently reading Stormy Glenn's The Cat's Meow.
I am 2 thirds of the way through - The Salisbury Key - really very good so far and the next book lined up is JCP's latest. I read both special Delivery and Double Blind and much preferred DB - I did not consider them BDSM books - I don't read those as I don't understand BDSM at all. Have not heard of the David Sullivan book before - could someone let me know a little more about it as you guys seem to love it! Thanks
Emanuela ~Zstyx~ wrote: "I'm reading The Archer. Six secret agents and almost 600 pages, heaven..."This was a good book... not a romance though, which I didn't know at the time. I'd be interested to see what you think. It is quite a lot of pages, but didn't feel like it to me.
I've just started reading Sean Kennedy's I Fell in Love with a Zombie. Sort mixing a couple of likes together - the zombie apocalypse with M/M ...romance?
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I loved that show! I knew it continued to have a pretty big fan base, bu..."
I used to find them at a used bookstore near where I used to live. I don't have all of them, but at some point I'm going to try to find them online. Maybe through Amazon.
I didn't realize they were based on actual episodes. Since I haven't seen all of them, and only own the first season on DVD... guess I'll move those DVDs to the top of my 'must buy sooner rather than later' list! Good to know!
Just makes me want to see the actual ep now! Phew! What a book!
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In the mean time, I started reading Death of a Pirate King the other day, and gosh, Jake is such a jerk. lol. It's been awhile since I read the one before it, and I'm almost thinking I should have skimmed it to recall what happened before I started in on this one. But, oh well. I'm still enjoying it. Having trouble putting it down in fact!
I finished
and
.Now reading
and
River Marked was awesome! Read it ASAP if you love Mercy Thompson!
Minne wrote: "Have not heard of the David Sullivan book before - could someone let me know a little more about it as you guys seem to love it! ..."It's about the beginning of a relationship between a hearing impaired and a hearing person through to their hea. I'm terrible at describing the qualities of a book but it is wonderful. You won't be sorry plus all of the proceeds go to help the deaf. You can buy it on the author's website which is linked from his GR page.
I think I should split my proceeds between my deaf organization and Lori, or at least hire her as my agent! :)Unfortunately, I have no other novels to offer you, but as Dane mentioned, the great feedback on this site has helped me take my pen back in hand. So I'm excited about writing a sequel to The Sound of Your Voice!
I'm also looking into converting the pdf from my original publisher (Torquere Press) to other electronic formats. Anyone who buys the pdf now will get links to these other formats once I figure out the software to convert it, so stay tuned.
But back to the topic at hand, I need to find out more about Josh Lanyon!
David wrote: "I think I should split my proceeds between my deaf organization and Lori, or at least hire her as my agent! :)Unfortunately, I have no other novels to offer you, but as Dane mentioned, the great ..."
:)
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I'm afraid to believe it. I mean, it's still going to be a busy schedule but no more of this write-a-novel-in-two-weeks stuff.
To celebrate I'm going to read GhosTV. I'm hearing such great things about it.
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. Know I just need to finish up 
and I've already started 
. I've soooo missed..."Which of these things is not the same? :-D
Josh, great observation! In the past week I've read m/m (paranormal and contemporary), m/f paranormal romance, urban fantasy, and young adult paranormal. I've been all over the place!
Josh wrote: "Holy fricking God. This Rough Magic is heading off to lines and I actually...maybe...for the first time in three years have a chance to catch my breath and work at a normal pace. "sshh, don't jinx it!
It's good to hear, though, and I hope you can enjoy the more relaxed schedule.
Heather C wrote: "Josh, great observation! In the past week I've read m/m (paranormal and contemporary), m/f paranormal romance, urban fantasy, and young adult paranormal. I've been all over the place!"I like variety too :)
Though, I still hesitate at reading shapeshifter and vampire stories. I don't know why. I loved Buffy/Angel, but reading vampire stories somehow just doesn't do it for me.
And shapeshifters ... I have no idea what it is that makes me skip them (at first), I just do.
But I love paranormal, mystery, fantasy, Sience Fiction, historical romance ... yeah ... just about anything, really
Of course, variety is the spice of life, right? ;)
Merith wrote: I have [Astrid Amara's Love Ahead: Expect Delays] on my 'To Read' list and it sounds interesting, but I haven't gotten to it so far. You'll have to let me know how it is.I enjoyed it! I love that it begins with an established relationship, and the two guys (Zach and Austin) have great chemistry and realistic problems to overcome. You have to be willing to forgive them for poor choices on their road-trip-from-hell, and maybe even suspend disbelief at one point, but I managed.
I gave it four stars--although a book that gives me both an established relationship and a Jewish holiday is petty much going to be a win for me!
Josh wrote: This Rough Magic is heading off to lines and I actually...maybe...for the first time in three years have a chance to catch my breath and work at a normal pace.
Gratz, Josh!
Josh wrote: "Heather C wrote: "I recently read . Know I just need to finish up and I've already started . ..."Some of us have very similar tastes. I paticularly love your M/M work Josh, but I tend to go for paranormal (vampire & shapeshifter) in the het books I read. River Marked & Pale Demon are both on my to-read lists and I am working my way through the Black Dagger Brotherhood series again in preparation for the new book in the series.
I much prefer paranormal books. I can't remember the last het book I read that wasn't paranormal. Bet I've been reading a lot of contemporary type m/m and I think that's only because I'm new to the genre and don't know what paranormal books are out there worth reading. Anita, what is it that turns you off from shifter and vampires? I'm currently reading the With or Without series by JL Langey. So far it hasn't too "far out there" if that's your concern. Its about werewolves and the men recognize their mates immediately. So its be interesting.
Lora, Mercedes Thompson is my favorite shifter series and I LOVED River Marked. Mercedes is made of awesome and there VERY little sex in the series. Oh, and there is even an m/m couple in there!!
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Heather C wrote: "Anita, what is it that turns you off from shifter and vampires? I'm currently reading the With or Without series by JL Langey. So far it hasn't too "far out there" if that's your concern. Its about werewolves and the men recognize their mates immediately. So its be interesting. "I don't know ...
I've read some (including at least one by JL Langley), and they weren't bad ... though I'm not to fond of insta-love, and that includes recognising a mate the minute they meet.
For some reason they just don't fulfil my needs ... there is no other way to describe it, because I don't really know what it is I don't like about them. (I loved Severus Snape/Remus Lupin fanfic)
I'm not fond of "insta-love" either but I can accept it in PNR. I guess because the rules have changed. IDK. With reading I prefer to escape from the "real" world. And I love the "worlds" that some of these authors have built and how they are unlike anything else.
Heather C wrote: "I much prefer paranormal books. I can't remember the last het book I read that wasn't paranormal. Bet I've been reading a lot of contemporary type m/m and I think that's only because I'm new to the..."Have you read Duck! by Kim Dare? Avian shifters, m/m, with a strong BDSM theme. I liked it quite a bit. And according to her website, she's working on a second book in the same world.
I'm a big Briggs fan, and I'm really looking forward to River Marked. The budget won't stretch to buying it right now, so I'm hoping my library gets it for their ebook collection soon.
I haven't read Duck but its already on my TBR list.
I still buy the paper copies of Briggs books. The covers are so beautiful I leave them out and look at them for a while. Disturbing, I know. Lol
Josh wrote: "To celebrate I'm going to read GhosTV. I'm hearing such great things about it. "Enjoy! Jordan did a excellent job. I can't wait to find out what she has in store for book 7.
Heather C wrote: "I much prefer paranormal books. I can't remember the last het book I read that wasn't paranormal. Bet I've been reading a lot of contemporary type m/m and I think that's only because I'm new to the..."Yeah, I am very familiar with Patty Briggs' work. I've read all of the Mercy books (with the exception of River Marked) and the Alpha & Omega series. If you enjoy those, try out Kim Harrison's Hallows series. They have witches, fae, vampires, shifters, pixies and elves. The first book is Dead Witch Walking and all the titles are twists on Clint Eastwood movie titles.
For some reason I don't like the paranormal as much in my M/M reads. There are a few exceptions, such as JCP's PsyCop series and Ally Blue's Bay City Paranormal, but I just have less interest in shifters and vampires in these books. I do have plans to read Duck! though, because everybody raves about it.
I think I already have Dead Witch Walking from when it was free last year on kindle. I also have the 1st Bay City Paranormal book. Those look good to me but I've heard mixed things about it so I never started it
Heather C wrote: "I think I already have Dead Witch Walking from when it was free last year on kindle. I also have the 1st Bay City Paranormal book. Those look good to me but I've heard mixed things about it so I ne..."Oleander House (the first BCP book) is a great read.
Thanks, Andy. It was free on kindle a few months ago so its already on my kindle. Is the rest of the series good?
Heather C wrote: "Thanks, Andy. It was free on kindle a few months ago so its already on my kindle. Is the rest of the series good?"I gave up on the series at book #3 or #4. It just wasn't for me. It didn't live up to Oleander House. But, many have loved the series. Oleander House I enjoyed and will read again from time to time. It's scary and creepy.
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I was thinking it would kind of be fun to sample a few new authors.
Do you guys still want to do something like that?
Thanks, Andy. I will keep that in mind. Sounds like fun, Josh. I'm always up for discovering new authors
Becky wrote: "Have you read Duck! by Kim Dare? Avian shifters, m/m, with a strong BDSM theme. I liked it quite a bit. And according to her website, she's working on a second book in the same world."I greatly enjoyed Duck! thought it has its flaws. I'm hoping the continuation in the universe she's created will correct some of the outstanding issues raised in Duck! Overall, I like Kim's stories for while they're heavy in the BSDM theme, they're never heavy scenes and she puts a realistic spin on the lifestyle (if a softer romantic one). Also, she writes a lot of short bite stories, which are great for bedtime reads when you need to decompress.
ALWAYS looking for new authors. Kyell Gold has recently come to my attention and I have Waterways near the top of my wish list. All his stuff looks good and very different.Count me in if you set something up with new authors to try.
Josh wrote: "The other thing (besides the critique group) that we'd talked about was doing a group read. (I mean of something I didn't write.) I was thinking it would kind of be fun to sample a few new auth..."
Sounds interesting. Discuss chapter by chapter or the whole thing at once? Authors not in this group? Who picks the read? A poll?
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I was thinking it would kind of be fun to sample a f..."
Sure. Maybe people throw out some ideas and then we do a poll? Maybe a couple of weeks to read and then a general discussion? I know you guys are reading a lot faster than I am at this point.
But if it works and we have fun with it, we could do a book a month?
Josh wrote: "Andy wrote: "Josh wrote: "The other thing (besides the critique group) that we'd talked about was doing a group read. (I mean of something I didn't write.) I was thinking it would kind of be fu..."
1 book/month sounds really cool to me :D we general readers can be part of it too I hope
Josh wrote: Sure. Maybe people throw out some ideas and then we do a poll? Maybe a couple of weeks to read and then a general discussion? I know you guys are reading a lot faster than I am at this point. But if it works and we have fun with it, we could do a book a month?
I love this idea!
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Anita wrote: Yes, I noticed, it just didn't suit me then. I think, before I reread it, I might get Special Delivery first ... I didn't know there was a prequel.
They both look interesting--and I'm ok if they're more D/s & power exchange than BDSM. Going to add them to my TBR list!