Rainbows In Sea Glass by Kim Katil


Rainbows In Sea Glass by Kim Katil
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Genre: Contemporary, Holiday
Length: Short story (51 pages)
Other: M/M, Anal Play
Rating: 4 stars
Reviewed by Fern

Kyle has loved James, his best friend’s older brother, for as long as he can remember. Unfortunately James is a player, and Kyle has no desire to be his latest conquest. When James suddenly turns the full weight of his charm on him, Kyle flees to Cape May Point to collect sea glass and Cape May diamonds to make a St. Nicholas Day present for his aunt.
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James has always taken Kyle’s presence for granted and he’s shocked to find how integral Kyle is to his life and future happiness. Braving his family’s well-meaning attempts to help and a sudden winter storm, James heads to the shore to convince Kyle that the most precious thing they’ll find on the beach is each other.

For as long as he can remember Kyle has adored his best friend Maria’s older brother, James. While Kyle is disappointed, he had never expected James to return his interest. So Kyle’s world is rocked when James shows a small spark of chemistry with him and – terrified of getting his heart broken – Kyle takes some space to protect himself. When Kyle’s aunt asks him for some sea glass, Kyle can’t refuse her. With a little help from Maria and a lot of beach magic, can Kyle and James find their way together?

I felt the author did a good job explaining the mutual chemistry and curiosity between James and Kyle. While I personally would have preferred a bit more explanation as to how and why James suddenly started to see and feel Kyle was the one man who would complete him after decades of being friends and platonic, I can appreciate how the short length of the story didn’t really leave too much time for hashing over the past or dragging this aspect of the plot out. I was grateful James did explain some of this change in perspective to his sister as it gave James’ reasoning – but it still felt like quite an about-face, especially from Kyle’s perspective.

That said, I really enjoyed this story. The whole friends-to-lovers plotline is always a winner with me and there was certainly chemistry and a deep emotional connection between the two men which made the believability and logic to their relationship seem very well grounded and understandable. I also enjoyed how Kyle was already practically a member of the family from many years of his close ties and friendship so this made things really smooth and feel natural. Readers looking for a strongly Christmassy story might not be satisfied with that aspect of the story. While set in December and having some reference to the holiday period the story really is mainly centered around Kyle, James, their relationship and Kyle’s photos and creations for his Aunt.

Steamy and sensual, this is a lovely story that ticks all the right boxes. Emotional and really well written – I loved this story and will be eagerly keeping an eye out for more stories by this author.

Santa’s Little Library by Jana Denardo


Santa’s Little Library by Jana Denardo
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Genre: Contemporary, Holiday
Length: Short story (26 pages)
Other: M/M
Rating: 3 stars
Reviewed by Fern

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Despite their different cultural backgrounds—Caleb’s Norwegian and Quinn’s Native American—a common love of books, travel, and long walks in the snowy Wisconsin woods brought them together. And though Quinn has Caleb’s gift sorted, Caleb, with his busy schedule at the hospital, might need some help… from Mother Nature.

Quinn and Caleb are celebrating their first Christmas together as a married couple and while Quinn has been ready and organized for a while now, Caleb is struggling. They both adore each other and are very happy, can their first celebration together be as magical as they both hope?

This is a super short but really sweet and loving Christmassy story. I enjoyed how natural and realistic both Quinn and Caleb are and how well suited they are together. I also liked how Christmas-centric this story was. I feel the author did an excellent job explaining the various tidbits of more traditional celebrations both Quinn and Caleb were used to but also how much they’d embraced their joint lives together.

With only a few chaste kisses this story hasn’t got a searing heat level but for a quick, happy Christmas read this really hits the right spot for me. Short and sentimental this is a lovely read I feel plenty of people will enjoy.

Piecing Together His Life by Jon Keys


Piecing Together His Life by Jon Keys
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Genre: Contemporary, Holiday
Length: short story (46 pages)
Other: M/M
Rating: 3.5 stars
Reviewed by Fern

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Colin wants some solitude to try and find some peace and get himself sorted out, but a sudden snowstorm has his plans – and life – altering its steady course. Can Colin and Mason each find what they need together?

I really enjoyed the slightly slower pace to this story. Rather than jumping into bed with each other during the snowstorm I loved how Colin and Mason simply set the foundation for what would become a friendship, business partnership and eventually so much more. I really enjoyed how the author and characters here surprised me. Instead of taking the well-worn paths that I’ve read (and enjoyed!) numerous times both Colin and Mason took different twists and turns and this kept the story feeling both fresh and exciting to me.

There is some tension in the plot surrounding Mason’s reluctance to show off his quilting and Colin’s eagerness and excitement over Mason’s talents. Once again I was pleasantly surprised that instead of this tension escalating into an argument or worse – distance and draw-back – between the two men they managed to trust each other and work through the problem without any real drama. This made me enjoy the story even more and I was really pleased with the way the author handled this.

Surprising and really refreshingly written I enjoyed this short story. While not exactly Christmassy this is a lovely story about two men finding each other and learning to trust together. A really enjoyable read.

The Fairy Shop by Tara Lain


The Fairy Shop by Tara Lain
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Genre: Contemporary, Holiday
Length: Short story (64 pages)
Other: M/M
Rating: 4 stars
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I enjoyed The Fairy Shop by Tara Lain. It is a sweet story about finding courage and love. Nate has been taking care of his young daughter after her mother had an altercation with an abusive boyfriend and now the young girl is afraid of big men. On a rare night out, Nate meets Asher and the attraction is immediate, but Asher is a big man and Nate knows that his daughter would be terrified of Asher. Nate believes that a relationship is out of the question, but he soon discovers the magic of Christmas. Will he be able to help Delly while finding his own Christmas miracle as well?

Ash and Nate’s story is a beautiful romance that will pull at your heart at times. As the two men spend more time together their attraction grows. There is so much more to each man than what they show the world and Ashe has a special secret that will pull them all together as a family in the end. Nate’s young daughter Delly is a sweet girl who learns to fight her fears and sees the good in everyone. I loved the relationship that Nate has with his daughter he is a good father and only wants what is best for her even if that means he has to give up what he wants. The interaction between the two added nicely to the story. Not only do we get a wonderful romance between the main characters but many of the supporting characters made themselves known as well. You cannot help but feel for Bob and who could not love Ophelia and her magic? The author does a great job of bringing the Christmas spirit out in this story leaving readers feeling good and believing in a little magic as well.

Searching For Shelter by Morticia Knight


Searching For Shelter by Morticia Knight
Sin City Uniforms #6
Publisher: Pride Publishing
Genre: Contemporary, Suspense/Mystery
Length: Full length (196 pages)
Other: M/M, Anal Play, Toys
Rating: 4 stars
Reviewed by Paperwhite

What’s a little danger when there’s a sexy man dying to keep him safe?

After deciding his love life is worse than a disaster film, Rich wonders if maybe he should stick to his book boyfriends instead. It’s not as if he has much free time to date anyway. Between working long hours at the coffee shop, guarding his sodas from his hygienically challenged roommates, and running the programming at the Vegas LGBTQ teen shelter—how could there ever be space for romance?

Diego enjoys taking his downtime from working Search and Rescue by hanging out at the Lucky Cup coffee shop. Nothing relaxes him more than perusing the Internet while pretending he’s not watching the blond barista he’s been pining over for months. He imagines that the pretty boy has more offers than he knows what to do with, so it takes Diego time to work up the nerve to approach him.
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Someone in Sin City not only doesn’t want Rich to find love—they want him dead.

A delicious addition to the series!  It’s not necessary to have read the other 5 books, but they are all great reads.

Rich is not happy with his home life so spends most of his time at the coffee shop or the shelter where he volunteers. Diego watches Rich in the coffee shop. Now, when I read the blurb I thought that kinda creepy, but it’s delivered in such a non-creepy way, I loved it! Rich KNOWS Diego is watching him, because he watches Diego too.

Both guys have a say, in the third person POV. Both Rich and Diego know they want something more than a quick fling, they want to BUILD something. It’s great reading, the way they both sort of dance around their feelings but know what they want!  Their chemistry is hot and heavy right from that first non-date, and it was great fun watching Diego introduce some new pleasures to Rich.

The danger to Rich is front and centre throughout the whole book, and it’s really well told, the way that sort of snowballs around him.

Most of the previous characters pop up in one way or another, or are talked about, and it was particularly wonderful to catch up with Lonnie and Parker (book 2, Copping and Attitude) I think they were my favourite couple!

It is a really great book, just a little on the sweet side for me, which was why I gave it four (good, solid) stars and not five. Still, I read it in one sitting on a quite afternoon at work, so recommend.

Riding The Hammer by Cassie Decker


Riding The Hammer by Cassie Decker
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Genre: Contemporary, Holiday
Length: Short story (24 pages)
Other: M/M
Rating: 3 stars
Reviewed by Fern
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Eddie is young, but in the ten months he’s been a long-haul truck driver he’s rarely felt lonely or the need to feel a connection with the random strangers who populate his radio. It’s Christmas Eve though, and this is the first time in his life he hasn’t celebrated the holiday with his sister and nephews. Unable to even call home with no cell reception, Eddie reaches out for the first time over the radio waves, and is pleased when there’s a response. After a few exchanges though, Eddie realizes that his radio-buddy is none other than Colton, his instructor from the academy. Suddenly the Christmas holidays don’t appear so bleak at all.

This is a really short but totally heart-warming story. I really enjoyed how Eddie and Colton didn’t just miraculously meet up and solve all the challenges that had led them down different paths. There was no quick, simple solution to their relationship and this made it feel far more realistic and worth fighting for to me. I also really liked how despite the fact Eddie is quite young age-wise, he was extremely mature and the almost-year he’d spent on the road had given him quite a bit of seasoning and maturity to him.

I found Eddie and Colton to both be interesting and relatable characters and while the physical intimacy between them was extremely brief in just a short scene the connection and clear affection between them really sold me on their romance. Added in to the fact that they were both willing to work towards building and growing their relationship and I strongly feel this is a great, quick read that many readers will really enjoy.

A Peace Offering by R.L. Merrill


A Peace Offering by R.L. Merrill
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Genre: Contemporary, Holiday
Length: Short story (69 pages)
Other: M/M
Rating: 3.5 stars
Reviewed by Fern

Dover Billings has sold his handcrafted wares at the Dickens Fair in San Francisco for over twenty years. He’s not as outgoing as the other artisans at this yearly Victorian celebration and prefers to observe the festivities from the shadows. That is until a new corset maker moves into the booth next door and unsettles his carefully constructed life. Landry Malcolm is handsome, well dressed, and the life of the party… one Dover wants no part of. Too bad he’s attracted to his confident younger rival.

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Dover loved selling his wares at the Dickens Fair and had done so for many years, but when tailor and corset-maker Landry turns up with a ton of bawdy and over-the-top friends and patrons Dover can’t help but shy away from the exuberance of the handsome man. A few bumps in their initial meetings had both Dover and Landry unsure if they could be friends, let alone anything more like they each secretly hope for. Can the magic of Christmas help them both?

I enjoyed this short story and found myself pleased that Dover and Landry didn’t just immediately fall into insta-lust with each other. While the attraction was definitely simmering there under the surface Landry’s exuberance and Dover’s shyness and blunt, non-sugar-coating style of mannerism meant it took the two men a while to find an easy rhythm between them. I really enjoyed how this added conflict into the book without the usual mis-understandings or plot devices.

It took me a while to really believe in the potential for a lasting relationship between Dover and Landry. Despite the fact they’re both clearly attracted to each other their personalities are quite different and Dover seems to have deep and genuine reasons for not wanting to get too involved with someone as outgoing and over-the-top as Landry is. This kept me unsure of how the potential relationship between Dover and Landry could work both long-term and how well they were suited to each other since in many important respects they were very different people requiring different things from each other.

I was pleased, therefore, once the ice really broke between the men that even with their different needs and outlooks they could find plenty of common ground together and explore the potential of what could flourish between them both. With only a few chaste kisses between the men there isn’t an intensely erotic level of heat in this story but I found the will-they-won’t-they chemistry and tension more than made up for this.

Different and interesting, I really enjoyed this short story and was pleased to find it a lovely and heart-warming story of two men trusting and coming together to build something strong together.

A Swants Soiree by E.J. Russell


A Swants Soiree by E.J. Russell
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Genre: Contemporary, Holiday
Length: Short story (50 pages)
Other: M/M
Rating: 4 stars
Reviewed by Fern

Introverted software engineer Brent Levine struggles with the life part of work-life balance, but to hold on to his new job, he’ll have to embrace his employer’s dreaded “staff enrichment” events. This year’s annual ugly holiday sweater party will strain his ambition to remain inconspicuous: everyone has to wear sweaters converted into pants—aka “swants.”
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After a nasty break up, Brent was thrilled to quickly be hired by HubPilot, the trendy, hip and oh-so-cool new graphics company that had exploded through every forecast possible. While nearly a decade older than most of his co-workers, Brent is exceptional at his job and quickly proves his chops from a work-perspective. The only problem is, Brent hates to stand out and usually avoids the more social aspect to work, and only now with the Ugly Sweater turned Swants Christmas party coming up is it dawning on Brent that if he’s going to make his career work, he’s going to have to at least partially get on board with the corporate attitude to having fun.

I actually really enjoyed this story. I was pleased that the term Swants (a sweater turned into pants) was explained early on, and at times I felt rather like Brent, battered from every angle with the new, hip and up-and-coming antics of a younger generation. I felt deep empathy at Brent, who simply wanted to enjoy a fairly relaxed and quiet social lead up to the holidays and meet his work milestones. I have to admit though, when Brent put his mind to the task of trying to mesh better with his co-workers he did an amazing job.

Brent met Jonathan over a charity bin in the desperate search for his ugly sweater and from the moment the two men started verbally tussling I loved every second of their interaction. At times I wondered if they were a little too sharp with each other, but just as I got to that edge of wondering, things would smooth out and so I found much of their interactions delightfully witty and interesting. This is not a placid or easy relationship that the two men embark upon and I have to say I adored every moment. The snark and off-beat sense of humour had me (very literally) snorting with laughter in a few places – the scene at Brent’s apartment when he and Jonathon go through the final three possibilities for the eventual Ugly Swants was something that will live on in my memory for ages to come. The author gets major, major kudos for their creative thinking with the three eventual options. They are hilarious.

With some steamy kisses but nothing else more intimate this might not reach the heat-level that most erotic readers are used to, but I personally found it a delightful, funny and interestingly modern short story. A great read and definitely a story I will enjoy again in the future. Recommended.

Christmas Ghosts by Jenn Moffatt


Christmas Ghosts by Jenn Moffatt
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Genre: Contemporary, Holiday
Length: Short story (44 pages)
Other: M/M
Rating: 3.5 stars
Reviewed by Fern

Dealing with the unexpected loss of his mother isn’t how carpenter Steve Browning planned to spend his Christmas. Hoping her costume jewelry can bring some happiness to others, he takes it to the local community theater, where he runs into his first love, Troy Baxter.
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Steven is devastated after his mother’s death, but he and his brother decide the right thing to do is donate all her stuff to the small, local theatre company. Steve knows his high school boyfriend, Troy might very well be there since the theatre is owned by Troy’s twin sister, but when the two men meet up again after such a long time apart neither of them are ready for the flood of emotions and rekindled feelings that come back.

This is a lovely and somewhat sweet reunion style of short story. I enjoyed how while it was set around Christmas-time the plot mainly revolved around Steve and Troy rediscovering each other. Steve is a carpenter – and Troy’s theatre is in dire need of an upgrade and there are plenty of sets for the Christmas play that need the touch of a professional. This throws the two old friends into each other’s company a lot and it’s no small wonder that they reconnect.

While it’s clear Troy and Steve’s relationship finishes in a good and positive place I couldn’t help but feel there was a lot of potential for a longer story to continue where this left off as there were a few aspects of both Steve and his brother’s grief over their mother – and the main characters’ plans for the future – that I would have enjoyed seeing come to more fruition.

Happy and sweet, this is a lovely story about revisiting the past, dealing with the present and looking forward into the future. I enjoyed also that it wasn’t overly Christmassy – but a good, modern contemporary romance.

Pierced by Sean Michael


Pierced by Sean Michael
Nailz, Book 1
Publisher: Self-published
Genre: Contemporary
Length: Full length (170 pages)
Other: BDSM, M/M, Anal Play, Toys
Rating: 4 stars
Reviewed by Fern

Welcome to Nailz, a tattoo and piercing parlor where the staff support each other fiercely.

Several years ago, piercer Will had his heart and trust broken by the man who was supposed to love and care for him best—his Dom. Still a sub at heart, he’s nonetheless taken a vow to stay away from Doms. Doing so hasn’t really been that much of a hardship, but then Rick—who is all Dom—walks into the shop.
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The attraction between the two men is immediate and undeniable, but while Rick recognizes the potential they have together and is ready to explore it, Will doesn’t know if he can let go of his past to grab hold of a future with Rick.

Will had been badly hurt by his previous Master and after starting to recover from the break-up had a firm “no Doms” rule. When Rick walks through Will’s doors looking for some nipple piercings Will can tell immediately that the chemistry between them is smoking hot and totally mutual. The only problem is Rick is clearly a Master through and through and Will isn’t sure he’s ready for that level of hurt again.

I really enjoyed this full length story. While on one level the story is absolutely revolving around Will and Rick getting to know each other and exploring their new relationship and the BDSM lifestyle, there is so much emotion and subtleties going on I really feel the story is so much more than that. I found a strong current throughout the book about two people learning to bounce back from pain and learning to trust again, to explore their own needs and desires. While there’s plenty of hot sex – and some of it pretty kinky to boot – I was delighted to find there is a strong element equaling this kink and heat of learning to trust again, to listening to your intuition and being strong enough to reach out and grab what you want.

As the title and blurb clearly indicates, there is plenty in the story about the BDSM lifestyle, about various piercings, toys and non-traditional elements, but I was really glad that even though these are all quite prominent, I strongly feel they weren’t added for shock value or to simply amp up the kink-value of the story. Will is clearly into the lifestyle and I found this aspect of the story to be tastefully written and clearly added with care. It won’t suit all readers, but I’d strongly urge readers intrigued or wanting to dab a toe into these sorts of literary waters would find this an interesting, realistic and tasteful place to start.

I also absolutely loved the very strongly written secondary characters. I have a definite feel that they will be highlighted in future stories – and I am eagerly waiting for just that. These characters – Kel and Nick in particular – added a lot of value to Will and Rick’s story, being supportive and needed in Will’s self-discovery and personal care. I was pleased how much Will’s friends added to his story and grew quite attached to them all.

Sexy and steamy with a delicious streak of kink running through it – this was a brilliant book and one I eagerly devoured. I can’t wait for the next installment.