Aftershocks by T.A. Webb

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Series: Earthquake #4
(Pulp Friction 2014 #16)

Author: T.A. Webb

Genre: Romantic Suspense

Length: Novella (52 pages)

ISBN: 9781310113468

Publisher: A Bear on Books (Aug 30, 2014)

Heat Level: Low

Heart Rating: ♥♥♥♥ 4 Hearts

Reviewer: Cat

Blurb: Everything was going so great for Charlie Turner…his relationship with Amos Greene took off and his brother resembled a human being again. Then all hell broke loose, and Charlie was left standing amidst the ruins of his life.

But that’s not the end of the damage. To truly heal, all the makeshift bandages Charlie applied to his hurts over the years must be ripped off. Without Amos and his family at Mountain Shadows, he might fold under the weight of all the pain.

But Charlie’s willing to stand and fight for the people who are important to him…can the same be said of them?

Purchase Link: https://www.allromanceebooks.com/product-aftershocksearthquake4-1611106-148.html

Review: This is book four of the Earthquake series and book 16 of the Pulp Friction. Each series can stand-alone but it’s better if you read them all in order to get the full impact.

Charlie, Damon, their mother and Amos are all in counselling after what Damon has been through. Emotions run high and feelings are exposed.

This is a very emotional story. There isn’t a lot of action. It’s mostly the family coming to terms with the past and their feelings. I liked the story but I would have liked just a little action. I really liked the surprise at the end. I can’t wait to see where this leads.

If you like ongoing series, angst, and emotional breakthroughs with a twist this is for you.

Frankie's Knight b T.A. Webb

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Series: Elemental Connections: IV) (Earthquake #3.5
Pulp Friction Special 03

Author: T.A. Webb

Genre: Romantic Suspense

Length: Novella (65 pages)

ISBN: 9781310928611

Publisher: A Bear on Books (Aug 26, 2014)

Heat Level: Low

Heart Rating: ♥♥♥♥♥ 5 Hearts

Reviewer: Cat

Blurb: Teenage boys are disappearing from the streets of Atlanta, and Detective Frankie Prater is resolved that, this time, one will make it out alive. The trail leads to Flagstaff, Arizona, and a man suspected of being a sadistic rapist and killer.

Brady Owens lived six years as a prostitute after his parents threw him out at the age of twelve. After surviving a vicious attack, he found a home with Frankie and his kids. Now he’s eighteen and tired of Frankie’s excuses for not taking their relationship to the next level. Perhaps a trip with just the two of them—even if it is a business trip—is what Frankie needs to see Brady as a man and not a victim.

From the hard streets of Atlanta to the Painted Desert of Arizona, the race is on for Frankie to find not only a missing boy, but also his own Knight.

Purchase Link: https://www.allromanceebooks.com/product-frankie039sknightelementalconnectionsiv-1606366-148.html

Review: This is the fourth pulp friction2014 bonus book. It can stand alone but works better if you’ve been following the series.

Frankie is a detective in Atlanta. He is working on a case of missing prostitutes. The case sits close to home since his boyfriend Brady was once in that position. He is still treading on eggshells with Brady. A break in the case comes when Frankie is told that one of the boys may be alive and in the Flagstaff area. Brady insists to go along to be with Frankie and he may be of help to the boy since a sadistic serial killer too once tortured him. Will they find the missing boy alive? Will Frankie and Brady move their relationship along?

This story was awesome. I love Frankie and Brady. There are lots of tension and drama. The storyline is intriguing and fast paced. The characters are so well developed and interesting. I also loved how this ties in with the Pulp friction story of Charlie and his brother. It made me want to read City Knights all over again.

If you like ongoing series, connected stories, strong characters, suspense, drama, detectives, broken young men and a very satisfying ending this is for you.

Brothers in Arms by T.A. Webb

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Series: The Broken Road Cafe 02

Author: T.A. Webb

Genre: Romance/Suspense/Mystery/Thriller

Length: Novel (172 pages)

ISBN: ISBN # 9781311991799

Publisher: A Bear on Books (July 24th, 2014)

Heat Level: Explicit

Heart Rating: ♥♥♥♥♥ 5 Hearts

Reviewer: Cat

Blurb: Betrayed on every front, Dan O’Leary cashed in all his chips and moved from the big city life of Atlanta to small town Blue Ridge, Georgia. While licking his wounds, he never meant to start a new relationship, especially with closeted Chief of Police Nick Oliver.

But now all Dan’s hot buttons are being pushed. One of his employees is being terrorized by seemingly upstanding townspeople. Then worst of all, he’d promised himself he’d never be anyone’s dirty little secret, and when Nick’s fear of being outed causes him to hurt Dan, Dan knows there are problems in paradise.

With trouble on all sides—a homophobic football coach, an ex lover, and his former best friend—it takes a shot in the dark before he realizes the real danger. It’s time for Dan to figure out who he can trust and close ranks with his brothers in arms.

Purchase link: http://www.amazon.com/Brothers-Arms-Broken-Road-Cafe-ebook/dp/B00M4JUJCY
Review: This is book two of the Broken Road Cafe series and can be read alone, but by reading them in order, you will understand what is going on much better.

Dan has bought his café, business is going well and he is enjoying his new home and his new neighbour’s discreet backdoor visits.
He and Nick are having a very good secret relationship, but Dan doesn’t plan to hide forever. Nick has asked for time to come to terms with his feelings. When one of Dan’s employees is being gay-bashed and bullied by his schoolmates, he sees that Nick seems to be siding with the homophobic coach. Now there is trouble in paradise and he finds out more about his cheating ex.

There is lots of drama, angst and passion in this story. The entire book keeps you on pins and needles. I wanted to smack Nick so bad so many times. The sex between Nick and Dan is amazing and so hot!

I will warn you, grab a whole box of tissues you will need them.

There are a lot of clichés, and mentions of old movies and names, that some people may not know or get, but I myself absolutely love this. I felt it added some much personality and humor to the tension of the story!

If you like, Lawyers, small town sheriffs, cafes, southern belles, angst, mystery/suspense, clichés, and a story that will make you cry, and some really hot mansex this is definitely for you.

The Broken Road Cafe by T.A. Webb

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Series: The Broken Road Cafe 01

Author: T.A. Webb

Genre: Suspense/Mystery/Thriller

Length: Novella (124 pages)

ISBN: 97813105570507

Publisher: A Bear on Books (November 2nd, 2013)

Heat Level: Explicit

Heart Rating: ♥♥♥♥ 4 Hearts

Reviewer: Cat

Blurb: What happens when you get everything you’ve worked for, only to discover it’s not what you really want?

Dan O’Leary worked night and day to finish law school, join a top firm and make partner, all before the age of 35. He’s found a man who swept him off his feet. And his best friend of twenty years has his back.

Then, one awful day it all comes crashing down around his ears.

Making a fresh start, Dan meets the people of Blue Ridge, Georgia, including Chief of Police Nick Oliver, and, perhaps, finds a new home. But danger from his old life follows him and puts not only his life, but that of his new friends, at risk

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Review: Dan has recently made partner in a prestigious law-firm, though the stakes were high getting there. Barley settled he finds he is being forced into taking a criminal case that isn’t his line to take one for the team. He is fed up and refuses. He goes home to find his lover of a year in bed with his best friend and his long-time partner. Broken hearted, angry he decides it’s time for a change. He heads out of Atlanta to a small town to purchase a café and begin an entire new life.

I loved this book. There are lots of action and intrigue and plot twists. I found it a perfect setup of a series. It hooked e and left me wanting… no begging for more. I will say I never quite understood why the bad guys were after Dan for not taking the case and wanting him on it, but I still loved the drama and all the other things going on made up for that tiny bit of confusion.

There is a lot of clichés, and mentions of old movies and names, that some people may not know or get, but I myself absolutely love this. I felt it added some much personality and humor to the tension of the story!

If you like, Lawyers, small town sheriffs, cafes, southern belles, angst, mystery/suspense, clichés and some really hot mansex this is definitely for you.

Higher Ground by T.A. Webb

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Series: Earthquake 01(Pulp Friction 2014)

 

Author:T.A. Webb

 

Genre: Contemporary

 

Length: Short (15K)

 

ISBN: 9781310527029

 

Publisher: A Bear on Books (March 1st, 2014)

 

Heat Level: Explicit

 

Heart Rating: ♥♥♥♥ 4 Hearts

 

Reviewer: Cat

 

Blurb: Charlie Turner walked away from college, his boyfriend, and his dreams to step into his late father’s shoes. When you’re nineteen those shoes can be pretty damn big, but ten years later, he’s feeling the pinch.

 

Turner and Sons Construction is a success, but he hasn’t had a date since…he doesn’t want to remember. When he’s hired to do renovation work on an art gallery, he had no idea sparks would fly so quickly with the owner. Amos Greene—arrogant, pushy, and an all-around jerk—is one of the sexiest men Charlie can imagine. But it’s not a good idea to get your honey where you get your money.

 

Determined to make some changes, Charlie moves to Mountain Shadows in Flagstaff, but how will that impact the fragile relationship he has with his brother, Damon? Keeping the brat out of juvie is practically a full-time job, and the changes Charlie is making might just blow up in Damon’s face.

 

 

Purchase Link: https://www.allromanceebooks.com/product-highergroundearthquake1-1439731-149.html

 

Review: This year’s Pulp Friction series is off to one heck of a great start. Just in case you don’t know, what Pulp Friction is I’ll fill you in. Its four authors, each with a stand a-lone series but the stories are all based in one particular area (Flagstaff this year) and the characters from each series sort-of interact.  At the end of the year, they have one big explosive finale to sum up all the stories. You don’t have to read them all but to get the best effect I recommend you do. I think this is a cool concept.

 

Higher Ground is T.A. Webb’s first book of the Earthquake Series and the final book of the first round of the Pulp Friction 2014 debut. I have to say another job well done. This is going to be a very exciting year. 

 

Higher Ground is about Charlie who is running his dad’s construction company after he passed away. He has been helping his mom by running the company, living with them and helping to take care of his younger brother Damon. Damon has a few issues since his father passed away and Charlie has done his best to fill in, but now their mom has decided since Charlie is almost thirty he needs to move to and pick up his own life.  He meets an Amos Green a man who infuriates intrigues, turns him on all at once on his recent job, and gets a cabin at Mountain Shadows.

 

I love how each of these stories are so different yet fit together like pieces of a puzzle.  I found these stories very interesting and the characters extremely intriguing. I like Charlie he seems to be a good, considerate, always thinking of others kind of person. Amos, I have to say I don’t like him but am warming up to him.  That is the good thing about these stories these are the setups and now we get to watch the characters grow.

 

I recommend this to anyone that likes a fast-paced short story, interactive serials, construction workers, bi-racial men and some pretty hot mansex.

Let's Hear if for the Boy by T.A. Webb

17665914Title:  Let’s Hear it for the Boy

Series:  N/A

Author:  T.A. Webb

Genre:  Contemporary

Length: Novelette (30 pages)

Publisher:  A Bear on Books (March 20th, 2013)

Heat Level:  None

Heart Rating:  ♥♥2Hearts

Blurb:   Auntie Social is the biggest, baddest drag queen in Atlanta—she knows what she wants and she gets it. She’s tough, merciless, and top dog. That’s what Paul Stewart, reporter for the Journal, had heard, and all he expects when he’s assigned to interview the legend… But nobody really knows the person behind the make-up.

What if…what if the person behind the sarcasm and music was more than just a man in a dress? What happened in his life that, thirty years later, made him a successful CEO, a philanthropist, and a legend in the gay community? Thirty years and almost a million dollars raised for people living with HIV/AIDs, yet still no one knows the real story.

Until one night, one man breaks through the shell, and Matthew Trammell—Auntie Social—opens the door he closed many years ago and lets his secrets spill out.

Pain is like rain, it covers your skin and soaks in bone-deep, but it eventually recedes and allows fresh things to grow

Product Link:  http://www.amazon.com/Lets-Hear-Boy-ebook/dp/B00BXVLPJA

Reviewer:   Tams

Review:  A story about a man who fell in love with his best friend when he was a young adult, only to find out his best friend was HIV positive. This book is slightly depressing. It’s very short and well written as far as the storyline though. I loved the way Matt stood by his friend through everything, because he loved him. Paul is almost a set decoration of sorts, but in the end he makes a move for Matt and the story hints that the two of them may make a connection.

I know I may sound like a broken record here, but I’d love to see a full length novel with Matt and Paul. I keep reading short stories that intrigue me with solid characters and possible sexiness; I really need one of these stories to be longer! I’d say this is worth the read but be warned, it’s sad and there is no sex, but the moral is solid as is the writing.