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The Wish Augur by Cecil Wilde

91gMeaRkasL._SL1500_Title: The Wish Augur

Author: Cecil Wilde

Genre: Paranormal, Holiday
Length: Novella (44 pages)

Publisher: Less Than Three Press (December 17th 2014)

Heat Level: Low

Heart Rating: ♥♥♥♥♥5 Hearts

Blurb: Gabriel Juarez has only one wish for Christmas, uttered moments before midnight on Christmas Eve: a hug. He wakes up the next morning to find his wish being haphazardly granted in the form of an insecure elf called Felix, who works as a wish augur and couldn’t bring himself to let Gabe’s wish go unfulfilled.

Product Link: http://www.lessthanthreepress.com/books/index.php?main_page=product_bookx_info&cPath=92&products_id=806

Reviewer: Tams

Review: Felix is a Wish Augur, part elf and part fae, he grants the wishes of those in need around the Holidays. It’s Christmas Eve and a lonely young man wishes for the simplest thing, a hug. Far be it from Felix to deny such a simple request, so he grants the wish, and so much more.

Gabriel Juarez lives a life unfulfilled. He hates his job and he’s single and alone at Christmas. He cries himself to sleep only to wake up Christmas morning wrapped in a warm embrace. Once Gabe gets over the shock of finding a wiry, blonde, doe eyed elf in his bed, the two share a special Christmas filled with uncertainty, awkwardness, and confessions. They learn that though they may different people from different worlds, they are very alike and both very lonely. Perhaps, Gabe is meant to fill Felix’s wish for a companion, after all it really doesn’t seem they met by chance.

What an adorable little story! At the start I wasn’t sure where it was going, Gabe was so miserable and unhappy and utterly alone. But when he woke in Felix’s arms, it really set the stage for them going forward. A cute, fluffy story with two characters that are so alone and sad in their separate lives, but together they fill the void each one is missing.

If you are looking for something short, sweet, and enchanting with a Christmas theme, then look no further.

No Straight Boys by Cecil Wilde

81BoCyEkfYL._SL1500_Title: No Straight Boys
Author: Cecil Wilde
Genre: Contemporary
Length: Short (49 pages)
ISBN: 9781622101290
Publisher: Liquid Silver Books (August 10th, 2014)
Heat Level: Medium
Heart Rating: ♥♥♥♥ 3.5 hearts
Reviewer: Zane
Blurb: Find out what happens when refusing to date straight boys means turning down the man of your dreams! No Straight Boys by Cecil Wilde is a heart warming story about friendship, love, and finding yourself via late-night text messages.

Not dating straight boys is a pretty good strategy for long-term relationships if you’re a gay man, but what happens when one particular straight boy turns out to be the man of your dreams?

Cute, funny, and sometimes borderline philosophical, No Straight Boys is about what happens when perfection isn’t what you think it is, and love is best found via late-night text message.

Purchase Link: http://www.lsbooks.com/no-straight-boys-p932.php

Review: I was enticed by the blurb, as vague as it was. Who wouldn’t want to read a story about “friendship, love, and finding yourself via late-night text messages”? That definitely caught my attention. Overall, this is well written with well-developed, layered characters. While I enjoyed this read very much, I do take exception to one thing – the beginning.

Without spoiling – the book starts mid-conversation and mid-situation; it takes a little bit to determine who is who and what has transpired. While that did not detract from the rest of the read, I would have much preferred an extra page or so of character/story building.

Moving past that, what do we have here? Two lonely men (for different reasons) with social issues. Ethan is shy and stuck in the closet with no idea how to navigate the maze out. Jace is socially inept with a propensity for insta-love (and therefore an easily broken heart). They’re the perfect example of two individuals whose own neuroses SHOULD make them inappropriate for one another. But of course, that is not the case in the world of romance and ‘happily ever afters’.

I enjoyed Ethan and Jace. I was drawn to their friendship, the path they had to take and the pitfalls they had to navigate. I absolutely loved that much of their initial bonding took place via late-night text messaging (so now, so believable, so fun).

Life is confusing. Finding love is messy. Those involved often don’t see what is right in front of them. So, yes, I did moan and groan at missed opportunity, confusion, misunderstanding, and bad choices. I did smile because throughout all of that there were so many good moments where their friendship and love shined through. I saw that, even if Ethan and Jace didn’t. And for all my eye rolling, I did get my HEA, so no complaints there.

This is a quick read, fun and sexy with a good amount of depth to both the storyline and the characters despite its brevity. I like Ethan and Jace. I think they (and their text messages) are absolutely fun and adorable. If you like a little bit of flirty goodness along the slightly bumpy road to happiness, then you should get to know them too.

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