I would like to give a great big warm RGR welcome to J.S. Fields for stopping by today for the first interview of RGR’s Trans Aware Event. Thank you J.S. for taking time out of your schedule to answer a few questions about trans being a diverse community. ~What does Transgender mean to you?…
Dana reviews Bone to Pick by TA Moore (Published by Dreamspinner Press, August 14, 2017. Length: 240 pages) A copy was provided in exchange for an honest review. Blurb: Cloister Witte is a man with a dark past and a cute dog. He’s happy to talk about the dog all day, but after growing up…
Please help me today in welcoming author J.S. Frankel to RGR’s Trans Aware Event. He is here today to talk about writing trans and other diverse characters. His book ‘Picture (Im)Perfect’ is reviewed by Melissa. Thank you J.S. for stopping by today!!! Writing transgender and other diverse characters: How NOT to screw up! I should…
Welcome everyone, and thank you for stopping by as we kick off RGR’s Trans Aware Event. Each week we have a specific theme for the books that we are going to review. After certain tweets came to light proposing a ban on trans military members we here at RGR decided to dedicate a week to books…
I want to welcome you all here today and give a big thank you for stopping by on the first day of RGR’s Trans Aware Event. I would also like to give a huge THANK YOU to Z. Allora for taking time out of her schedule to join RGR and talk about writing a transgender…
Wendy reviews Hard For My Boss by Daryl Banner. Self published on August 3, 2017, 781 pages due to extra content for your kindle if bought through Amazon. Trevor, the young summer intern, is totally SCREWED. Working at Gage Communications is an opportunity of a lifetime. But will Trevor be able to handle it? Or…
Melissa reviews Antisocial by Heidi Cullinan Published August 8th 2017 by Heidi Cullinan, 341 pages. A single stroke can change your world. Xander Fairchild can’t stand people in general and frat boys in particular, so when he’s forced to spend his summer working on his senior project with Skylar Stone, a silver-tongued Delta Sig with a…
Melissa reviews Illegal Contact (The Barons #1) by Santino Hassell Expected publication: August 15th 2017 by Berkley Publishing Group (InterMix), 251 pages. The rules of the game don’t apply off the field in this first Barons novel. New York Barons tight end Gavin Brawley is suspended from the team and on house arrest after a video…
Dana reviews Spectered Isle (Green Men book 1) by KJ Charles (Published by KJC Books, August 3, 2017, 243 pages) A copy was provided in exchange for an honest review. Blurb: Archaeologist Saul Lazenby has been all but unemployable since his disgrace during the War. Now he scrapes a living working for a rich eccentric…
Wendy reviews Filthy Little Secret by Devon McCormack. Self published November 30, 2016, 226 pages. “I won’t fall for him” After breaking up with his cheating ex, Mark Kenmore turns to rebound sex with the campus drug dealer, Tim Halwell. He’s heard the rumors about all the hearts Tim’s broken, but after how he’s been…
Melissa reviews Controlled Burn by Erin McLellan Expected publication: August 14th 2017 by Riptide Publishing, 309 pages. At eighteen, Joel Smith’s life fell to pieces. His boyfriend died in a car crash while reading a sext from him, the local newspaper outed them both in the aftermath, and his parents got a divorce. Joel did everything…
Dana reviews BOYSTOWN Season 7 by Jake Biondi (Published July 7, 2017, 419 pages) A copy was provided in exchange for an honest review. To read the review for BOYSTOWN Season 1 click here. To read the review for BOYSTOWN Season 2 click here. To read the review for BOYSTOWN Season 3 click here. To…
Dana reviews The Garden (Lavender Shores Book 2) by Rosalind Abel (Published by Wings of Ink Publications, July 25, 2017. 267 pages) A copy was provided in exchange for an honest review. To read my review for The Palisade (Lavender Shores Book 1) click here. Blurb: Beautiful Gilbert Bryant designs jewelry for the rich and famous,…
Wendy reviews ‘The Innocent Auction’ (Innocents Book 1) by Victoria Sue. Second edition self published May 31, 2017. Originally published December 27, 2015, 278 pages. The Innocent Auction London 1810. Their love was a death sentence. Deacon, Viscount Carlisle, was aware of the slums and gin-lanes of London. Just as he was aware of the…
Wendy reviews Kyle (Legacy Series Book 1) by RJ Scott. Published by Love Lane Books LTD August 29,2016, 203 pages. Kyle Braden has nowhere else to go. With no money and no prospects, he turns to the only man who promises him help. Jack Campbell-Hayes wants to show Kyle that he can be more than…
Wendy reviews ‘Axios’ (A Spartan Tale) by Jaclyn Osborn. Self published July 19, 2017, 362 pages. I am Axios of Sparta, and I was born to kill. At age seven, I left home to train with other boys where we were taught obedience, solidarity, military strategy, and how to withstand pain. My harsh upbringing stripped…
Melissa reviews Oversight (The Community, #2) by Santino Hassell Published June 26th 2017 by Riptide Publishing, 242 pages. Spoiler Alert! The following blurb contains spoilers for Insight, book one of The Community. Holden Payne has it all . . . or so he thinks. As heir to the founder of the Community—an organization that finds, protects, and…
Bethany reviews ‘Smitty’s Sheriff’ by Cardeno C. Published by The Romance Authors on July 17th, 2017, 117 pgs. Why I read this book: This was in our emails for review, and I am a HUGE Cardeno fan. This review originally should have been posted sometime last week as a part of Different Publishers week, but…
Marc reviews ‘Knight of Flames’ (Inheritance Book #2) by Amelia Faulkner. This book was release by LoveLight Press on August 23rd, 2016 and is ~460 pgs long. RGR recieved a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. Why I read this book: While I didn’t immediately get drawn into book one, I…
Marc reviews ‘Submerged’ (Home #1) by Susan Reeves. The book is a contemporary M/M Romance story and was published by the author on February 18th, 2017. It is about 177 pages long. Why I read this book: This book was chosen for me by our readers on RGR in a poll. I hadn’t read a book…
Wendy reviews Eternity by Casper Graham. Published April 15, 2017 by JMS Books LLC, 29,972 words. Dylan Johnson has recently discovered he’s a witch, a true necromancer, to be exact. But frankly, he doesn’t know how to juggle being a new kindergarten teacher and practicing his long-dormant magic. To complicate things, he’s trying to help…
