Pictures and Memories by Lauren E Mitchell

June 27, 2016 By Leave a Comment

MEMORIES
Pictures and Memories by Lauren E Mitchell
Publisher: Less Than Three Press
Genre: Contemporary, LGBT
Length: Short Story (43 pgs)
Heat Level: Spicy
Rating: 3 stars
Reviewed by Fern

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Tim is finally travelling. It’s taken him a number of years to save for it, but he’s thrilled when he finally has enough to make it worthwhile. At thirty-three he’s a bit old to be calling it his gap year, but that’s actually what it is for him. He’s in New Delhi when the Festival of Colours begins, and he meets Jaye when a handful of purple is thrown in his face. Jaye is eighteen and also on his gap year. And together they’re going to have a great adventure.

This is a fun and quick read. I enjoyed reading about the Festival of Colours and enjoyed both Jaye and Tim, but also Jaye’s two Indian friends. Seeing everything new through Tim’s point of view was a great way for the author to be descriptive without information-dumping too badly. I enjoyed learning bits and pieces of Indian culture, but a large portion of the middle of the book was steamily filled up with Tim and Jaye having sex and enjoying one another. I found the sex to be hot and descriptive, but very romantic and emotional as well. Personally, I didn’t find anything the least offensive or extreme and would think that most modern romance readers won’t find anything too outrageous with this M/M romance.

I found the ending a little unrealistic – but it was so happy and so romantic and deeply satisfying I was quite happy to disengage my brain, ignore logic and just enjoy it. Readers who hate cliché’s or stories where Fate steps in and magically fixes everything might be disappointed, but readers who can just relax and enjoy the happy ending should find this satisfying. Tim and Jaye so clearly love each other – even with their age difference – that it was a pleasure to read about them coming together and starting a lovely, sensual relationship.

A fun book with interesting cultural tidbits and a good bit of traveling fun. This is a steamy M/M that I really enjoyed.

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Yes, Chef by Alex Cohen

June 13, 2016 By Leave a Comment

CHEF
Yes, Chef by Alex Cohen
Publisher: Less Than Three Press
Genre: Contemporary
Length: Short Story (92 pgs)
Heat Level: Spicy
Other: M/M
Rating: 3 stars
Reviewed by Fern

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But between the distance of age and the old wounds both men are still nursing, it may be easier if Diego gives up on making something other than his kitchen the center of his world.

Diego isn’t too impressed when the restaurant’s owner insists his nephew be the new pastry chef. Despite his near-constant sour mood, Diego just can’t manage to really be mad with Ben. Ben is determined to make his own way and enjoys all aspects of working as a pastry chef. Can the two men manage to work together?

This is a really interesting, food-centric story. While the main relationship revolves around Diego and Ben and the beginning of their relationship, it’s also a strong story about the restaurant and how the various chefs all work well together. I liked how even though Diego and Ben can’t quite work out how to get together for most of it, there’s always a positivity in their interactions. Diego feels he’s too much older than Ben, and is still quite hung up on his ex. And Ben is too unsure of Diego and their hot/cold interactions. Indeed, it’s not until right at the end of the story that Ben and Diego manage to find their way together.

In the background there was plenty of sub-plot around the other members of staff and the restaurant itself. This helped the story feel lighthearted to me – and not just a dramatic, emotional story of two men trying to find their way together. Still, it was both odd and interesting that this is definitely a M/M story where the two men don’t start their romantic relationship until pretty much the end of the story. I felt Diego’s epiphany about his ex wasn’t explained as thoroughly as I’d have liked considering how much of the book he was hung up on the man. This realization felt very sudden and wasn’t given as much detail as I thought it should have. This was a critical conclusion for Diego – and an important part in his and Ben’s coming together – and I needed to stop, go back and reread a chunk of the book, feeling like I’d missed something. That jolted me out of the story quite a bit. But the end-product – Diego and Ben coming together – was lovely to read and a real high point.

An emotional, well paced and really fun story that overall I enjoyed. With only one steamy sex scene and a few delicious kisses this story is sexy and steamy – but isn’t extreme or over the top. A lovely M/M I really enjoyed.

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The Life & Death of Eli & Jay by Francis Gideon

June 7, 2016 By Leave a Comment

JAY
The Life & Death of Eli & Jay by Francis Gideon
Publisher: Less Than Three Press
Genre: Contemporary
Length: Short Story (108 pages)
Heat Level: Sensual (MM Romance)
Rating: 3.5 Stars
Reviewed by Astilbe

Eli and Jay have known one another since they were children. Their life on the Star Belt government reserve in Saskatchewan isn’t great, but the people—like Tantoo, Eli’s grandmother, Jay’s sisters and grandmother Buffy—have always made life tolerable.

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Everyone wants a happy ending. Only time will tell if Eli and Jay will get theirs.

The dialogue was well written. I especially appreciated the lighthearted moments that sometimes showed up in it. Not only did the things the characters said fit their personalities perfectly, they were also a nice break from the darker and occasionally sadder scenes. These shifts between joking and talking about serious things were exactly what I was expecting from such complicated and interesting characters.

This story had a slow beginning. I had some trouble staying interested for the first third of it because of how little was going on with the plot. The blurb didn’t share many hints about what the main conflict was going to be about or why the main characters found it so divisive, so I was curious to discover that information for myself. While I liked getting to know them so well, I would have preferred to see Eli and Jay deal with more conflicts early on as I was figuring out their personalities and habits. There was definitely room for it. Had the first thirty pages included more conflict, I would have chosen a much higher rating for this book as I did enjoy it quite a bit overall.

With that being said, I really got into the storyline once the pacing sped up. Jay and Eli’s budding relationship was handled beautifully. The chemistry between them felt so real. I also liked the fact that I was able to learn so much about them and their lives before anything remotely romantic happened. This made me eager to see if they would end up together because I’d grown to care about both of these guys so much.

I’d recommend The Life & Death of Eli & Jay to anyone who is in the mood for a sweet and leisurely romance.

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How Not to Summon Your True Love by Sasha L. Miller

June 7, 2016 By Leave a Comment

SUMMON
How Not to Summon Your True Love by Sasha L. Miller
Publisher: Less Than Three Press
Genre: Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Contemporary
Length: Short Story (125 pages)
Heat Level: Sweet (MM Romance)
Rating: 4 Stars
Reviewed by Astilbe

Though it doesn’t really come as a surprise, Cy is still crushed when he’s dumped. His relationship with Alex had lasted longer than all previous attempts, and started promising when Alex had proclaimed he was perfectly okay with Cy being asexual.

Seeing a generic levitra pill fellow struggling under a TV set, he quickly jumped in and offered to help. After a few minutes, she will get calm and this would be the right time http://www.donssite.com/OPTICALIILLUSIONS/optical_illusions_8.htm viagra soft pills to discuss about the matter. Online pharmacies can be legit, however, since a pharmacist may email or call a patient to ensure they are good candidates for a particular drug. cialis online overnight Automobile accidents result in some of the most dangerous drugs being sold today due to its claim as an alternative to generic levitra from canada , which is one of the causative factors of erectile dysfunction. On impulse, convinced no one will ever really see him as worthy relationship material, Cy turns to a book that belonged to his late mother, a grimoire of magic spells that obviously won’t work. It’s a stupid idea, and even if magic was real there’s no way a true love summoning spell would work for him.

It was supposed to be a silly spell and nothing more than that.

The world building in this story was so complex that I actually briefly wondered if I’d accidentally stumbled into the middle of a series. While this didn’t turn out to be the case after all, I was still impressed with how many details about this universe Ms. Miller packed into the plot. She had thoughtful explanations for everything from how magic works to what happens when someone accidentally breaks the rules that usually govern how and when magic is used.

I would have liked to see more attention paid to the romantic elements of this book. The characters involved in it were both wonderful people, but the chemistry between them never quite felt right to me. It often seemed as though they were developing a friendship instead of falling in love. Friendship is definitely an important part of romantic relationships, but it would have been helpful to have some strong examples of them being attracted to each other so that this part of the storyline could have flowed more easily.

Cy was such an interesting guy. I enjoyed seeing how he changed after his sad and somewhat self-deprecating introduction. His evolution fit his personality perfectly. While he changed a lot from the first scene to the last one, the most important parts of his identity like his intelligence and his curiosity remained the same.

How Not to Summon Your True Love should be read by anyone who is in the mood for an urban fantasy tale that comes with a side of romance.

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Tournament of Losers by Megan Derr

May 6, 2016 By Leave a Comment

TOURNAMENT
Tournament of Losers by Megan Derr
Publisher; Less Than Three Press, LLC
Genre: Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Length: Full Length (229 pages)
Heat Level: Spicy
Rating: 4.5 stars
Reviewed by Honeysuckle

All Rath wants is a quiet, peaceful life. Unfortunately, his father brings him too much trouble—and too many debts to pay—for that to ever be possible. When the local crime lord drags Rath out of bed and tells him he has three days to pay his father’s latest debt, Rath doesn’t know what to do. There’s no way to come up with so much money in so little time.

Then a friend poses an idea just ridiculous enough to work: enter the Tournament of Losers, where every seventy-five years, peasants compete for the chance to marry into the noble and royal houses. All competitors are given a stipend to live on for the duration of the tournament—funds enough to cover his father’s debt.

All he has to do is win the first few rounds, collect his stipend, and then it’s back to trying to live a quiet life…

Forced into a tournament he can’t win but also can’t afford to lose.
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Set during a time and place where the class system is firmly in place, Tournament of Losers is a very clever and original concept for a story. The main character, Rath, caught my attention immediately. He’s in the lowest of the classes and is self-aware enough to know he’s where he’ll be until he dies, so he lives one day, one job at a time and tries to stay out of trouble. Easier said than done when his father is so worthless more than one person suggests he’s literally worth more dead than alive.

His father’s latest scheme has Rath facing a three day deadline to acquire an astronomical amount of money or die. Thus the Tournament of Losers. If he can survive to the second round he’ll have the money he needs. If. If he could win…but the chances of that are so far south of slim to none, he won’t even consider it. He’d need more than Fate on his side. But what if he had something stronger than Fate in his corner? What if he had love?

This story is a romance at its basic plot. I wondered who would be the other half of the equation and how Rath would find time for a relationship with everything else going on. I liked how the author works it out and seeing who it would most likely be before it was confirmed, it led me to start speculating about how this story might turn out. Rath seems to be an equal opportunity whore (his word) so it could have been either a man or a woman. No matter the outcome of the tournament, falling for Tress was clearly going to change his life. I liked Tress a lot so, I was totally okay with that.

I was intrigued when I realized that someone or maybe a group of someones didn’t want Rath to do well, or even be in, the tournament. But who and why?

Since Rath is from the rougher, dirtier side of town, the story has a gritty feel to it but isn’t terribly dark. He has a cynical sense of humor and the majority of the Low City people I met seem to genuinely like him. I think it’s because even though he has to take care of himself the best way he knows how, he looks out for those who have even less and treats his fellow Low City dweller with respect…or at least the ones who deserve it.

I found it interesting to watch Rath’s growth in this story. He starts out as a likable character but he still had room to improve and remember his dreams to be more than the class he was born into. If I had to have a single critique about the book, it’s that the ending just ends. I mean it ended the way I figured it would but I think it would have been nice to have had an epilogue to show how Rath’s life changed after the tournament and how he changed the perception of the royal family and those who dwelt in High City. It just seemed that the differences made in class and how people were treated was so important to Rath, I could clearly see him being the one to cause change.

The story reads at a smooth pace. Not so fast that I got lost and not so slow that I felt the need to skip to dialogue. Readers who enjoy a good MM fantasy should give this one a read. There isn’t much in the way of descriptive sex but there is loads of romance.

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Wandering Star by K.M. Penemue

March 25, 2016 By Leave a Comment

STAR
Wandering Star by K.M. Penemue
Publisher: Less Than Three Press
Genre: Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Length: Short Story (123 pages)
Heat Level: Sweet
Rating: 3 Stars
Reviewed by Astilbe

Zane and Sixia are Jacks, meaning they’ll take on almost any job, though most of their time is spent running cargo and hunting bounties across space.

While on Venus, they take on a job well outside the usual: deliver Isais, a slave, to his waiting master. The job comes with explicit instructions not to treat Isais like a person, but it’s not long before Zane finds himself enjoying Isais’s company more and more.
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The various alien creatures that were introduced in this tale were fascinating to me. One of the things I enjoy the most about the science fiction genre is how creative it can be when imagining what life on other planets might be like. This book was no exception to that rule. It was full of sentient beings that had completely different cultures and ways of thinking than could ever be found in the human race. These aliens genuinely felt like they’d come from a completely different world to me, and that made me like them even more than I would have otherwise.

There was a plot hole that was never explained. It had to do with Zane and Sixia’s behavior. Based on their backstories and what appeared to be good reputations with their clients, I would have expected both of them to diligently follow all of the instructions they were given about how to complete a mission. How they actually reacted completely threw me off guard. Their choices didn’t seem to fit what I knew about their personalities at all, so I was surprised to see how little attention the narrator paid to this part of the storyline.

What I liked the most about this book were all of the plot twists that were hidden in it. While I did see some of them coming ahead of time, one or two managed to sneak up on me. Not knowing they were on their way made it exciting to suddenly stumble across them. I don’t want to give away any spoilers about what they were about or when they happened, but I did enjoy how they were written. They worked well with the main plot line and were a lot of fun to read.

I’d recommend Wandering Star to anyone who likes adventures in outer space.

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Rule Of Three by Lore Graham

March 25, 2016 By Leave a Comment

RULE
Rule Of Three by Lore Graham
Publisher: Less Than Three Press
Genre: Contemporary, Paranormal
Length: Short Story (57 pgs)
Heat Level: Hot
Rating: 4 stars
Reviewed by Fern

Provoked by yet another argument with his rival, Ian sets out to prove he’s capable of serious black magic by summoning a demon. Instead of a hulking, red-skinned brute, however, he winds up with the handsome incubus Alistair. Now, Ian must cope with a wily and seductive matchmaker who insists his rival may be more than just an adversary.

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I found this to be a fun, interesting read. I loved Ian’s unorthodox method for summoning the demon and was really intrigued by the fresh approach. This story is in the first person, so it was a great view into Ian’s mindset but also his intent – and this made the story really appealing to me. I liked knowing exactly where Ian was coming from and it helped me feel more connected to him as a character. The fact his intentions were mostly pure (insult and temper as opposed to nefarious reasons for wanting to summon a demon) made this a unique read for me.

A part of me wondered why Ian didn’t think ahead about what he’d do with the demon or how he’d dismiss it – just because one is simple to summon doesn’t necessarily make it easy to get rid of. But aside from this logical plothole I felt the rest of the story held together really well. I was slightly confused as to why “he” was written throughout the story as “ze” and “zir” – I feel there must be some world-building reason behind these different terms, but it wasn’t explained and so I remained baffled throughout the story. While it jarred me a lot, Ian, Jae and their incubus kept me entertained enough I eventually just glossed over the oddness of this section of the writing. I really would have appreciated an explanation to that though.

The sex was explicit but I personally found it hot and intriguing. Readers who don’t like M/M will want to steer clear of this book, but I thoroughly enjoyed the sexy scenes. There’s a small element of BDSM in it – consensual pain and a steamy hot threesome. There is a very satisfied – and happy – ending and I thoroughly enjoyed the antics of Jae, Ian and their sexy incubus.

A fun, lighthearted and steamily sexy read that I truly enjoyed.

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Texture Like Sun by Ils Greyhart

March 18, 2016 By Leave a Comment

TEXTURE
Texture Like Sun by Ils Greyhart
Publisher: Less Than Three Press
Genre: Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Historical
Length: Short Story (55 pages)
Heat Level: Sweet
Rating: 3.5 Stars
Reviewed by Astilbe

Liang is a painter. While there’s nothing else he’d rather do, he’s ready to be finished with his current commission; he’s been in one place far too long and it’s starting to wear. His only relief is in the lucid dreams he’s been having. They feature the same strange man, and though he seems to find Liang incredibly frustrating, he keeps returning to Liang’s dreams. The conversations are often odd, but the company is welcome.

Xerxes is an incubus. When he’s drawn to the dream of an attractive foreigner, he’s expecting a fun night and a tasty meal. He is certainly not expecting to be given a sweater. All his seduction attempts fail spectacularly, leaving him annoyed and confused.
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Dreams don’t usually have any affect at all on what happens to people during the day when they’re awake. Sometimes, though, this rule gets broken.

I liked seeing how slowly the relationship between the two main characters developed. It felt completely natural to me because of how much time the author gave Xerxes and Liang to get to know each other. They worked well together as friends, and that’s something I really enjoy finding in romantic stories. If I can see two people being best friends, it makes it incredibly easy for me to imagine them as something more than that.

There were pacing issues. The beginning and ending were both exciting and well paced, but I did notice a slowdown in the middle. While part of this was due to the main character need to figure out what was going on with all of the weird dreams he’d been having, it was distracting for me as a reader to move from something so quickly paced to a storyline that was suddenly much slower. Either pacing style would have worked, but switching between both of them was confusing.

This was one of the funniest stories I’ve read in a long time. Liang’s personality was so innocent that the idea of him meeting an incubus made me giggle. These definitely weren’t two characters that I’d ever think to put into the same plot. It was hilarious to see them attempt to understand each other, especially later on once Xerxes realized why Liang wasn’t responding to his advances.

Texture Like Sun should be read by anyone who is in the mood for something unique and creative.

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Stinger by Katya Harris

March 15, 2016 By Leave a Comment

STINGER
Stinger by Katya Harris
Publisher: Less Than Three Press
Genre: Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Length: Short Story (67 pages)
Heat Level: Spicy
Rating: 4 Stars
Reviewed by Astilbe

Kara was born and raised on the cold mining planet of Reach, and has dreamed her whole life of being somewhere else. Stuck with an abusive mother and a dead end job, she longs to experience the worlds she only sees on the vid-screens.

Then those other worlds come to her by way of a stranger, when she saves his life the night he arrives. From a planet called Haven, Sarit is a breed of human created to survive the unhospitable planet and who are now seen by many as less than human.
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Though it causes resentment and brings her new trouble, Kara defends Sarit against abusers and builds a friendship with him that soon becomes the best part of her world. Try as she might though to enjoy the time they have together, even with the danger they face, it’s impossible to forget that eventually Sarit will return to traveling the stars and she’ll be left more alone than ever.

How much would you risk to help a stranger?

I was impressed with how much attention the author paid to the setting and backstory. The world building was so well done that this felt like the introductory chapter of a book. It was simply that complex and vivid in many small but important ways that are hard to condense into a review. Everything from the slang the characters used to the descriptions of the harsh land they lived on made me feel like I’d truly stepped into another world. This isn’t to say that this doesn’t work as a short story. It worked beautifully, in fact. I just didn’t want it to end!

The chemistry between Kara and Sarit never quite felt right to me. I liked them both quite a bit as individuals and thought they would be great friends. Their personalities were so different, though, that I had trouble imagining them in a romantic relationship. I would have liked to see a few more examples of them interacting in non-platonic ways before the final scene. The line between friendship and love can be a fuzzy one sometimes. All these characters needed was a nudge in the right direction. Having that extra information would have earned this tale a much higher rating as I loved everything else about it.

Kara was incredibly likeable. The plot didn’t waste any time describing all of the difficult things she’d lived through in her short life so far. Any one of them could be enough to make someone give up on helping other people, so her empathy caught my attention right away. Seeing how kind and sensitive she was to someone she didn’t know only made me want to get to know her better.

Stinger should be read by fans of science fiction and romance alike. It blended these two genres together wonderfully.

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King of Diamonds by K.M. Penemue

March 11, 2016 By Leave a Comment

DIAMONDS
King of Diamonds by K.M. Penemue
Publisher: Less Than Three Press
Genre: Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Historical
Length: Short Story (42 pages)
Heat Level: Sweet
Rating: 3 Stars
Reviewed by Astilbe

Rhen makes his living two ways: performing card tricks for passing crowds, and thievery. Every four years, Vis-a-Vis, a four day festival, celebrates life and happiness, where all classes can be equal behind their masks. It’s a prime opportunity for thieves, but Rhen’s plans change when Lelan, his former lover, says they need to talk.

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Sometimes love doesn’t work out the first time around. Maybe a second try will make things turn out differently this time.

The dialogue often made me chuckle. I enjoyed seeing what quips the main characters would come up with next as some of them were pretty clever. My favorite scenes in this tale were the ones that showed these exchanges between Rhen and Lelan. They were a lot of fun to read and also gave me valuable glimpses into their personalities and romantic history.

Unfortunately, the chemistry between Lelan and Rhen never felt right to me. They didn’t seem to particularly like each other as friends anymore, so it was hard for me to imagine how they’d work out if they decided to get back together. While I liked them a lot as individuals and definitely wanted both of them to be happy, it was hard for me to imagine how they’d find that happiness together because of this. It would have been helpful to have more information what about their relationship was like before they broke up so I could have had a better sense of what they’d originally seen in each other.

Festivals are magical for many reasons. Not only do they provide a break from our daily routines, they give people a chance to do things and go places that they wouldn’t normally think about trying. There was a lot of magic to be found in the Vis-a-Vis festival. The food and drinks sold there sounded nearly as amazing as all of the sights and sounds the characters experienced during those four days. I really liked the scenes that described what it would be like to be there because of how many of the senses the narrator used to describe what takes place during it.

I’d recommend King of Diamonds to anyone who really enjoys romantic fantasy stories.

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