Tag: GLBT Mystery/Suspense

Blood & Tears by Ethan Stone (2nd Edition)

Ethan Stone - Flesh 03 - Blood and Tears Cover FinalTitle: Blood & Tears (2nd Edition)

Series: Flesh 03

Author: Ethan Stone

Genre: Mystery, Suspense

Length: Novel (244pgs)

ISBN: 978-1-63476-105-5

Publisher: DSP Publications (11th August 2015)

Heat Level: Explicit

Heart Rating:  ♥♥♥♥♥ 4 ½ Hearts

Reviewer: Pixie

Blurb: The last thing Gabe Vargas wants to do after nearly dying is to leave his young son. But that’s exactly what FBI Agent Drew Bradley is asking him to do. According to Drew, the only way to protect Gabe and find his wife’s killer is to fake Gabe’s death.

With an already established adversarial relationship, protecting a hothead like Gabe isn’t exactly a picnic for Drew either. But Drew lets his guard down and a desire for Gabe leaves him confused. Before the crime can be solved, Drew will have to risk more than his life. He’ll also have to risk his heart.

1st Edition published by Dreamspinner Press, July 2011.

Purchase Link: https://www.dsppublications.com/books/blood-tears-by-ethan-stone-128-b

Review: This story is part of a series and must be read in order. This story is the 2nd edition and the story has been re-written slightly, it has gone from 3rd person POV to 1st person POV but other than some minor scene extension the storyline mainly remains the same.

 Wow! Ethan Stone you have done it again!! You have brought us yet another incredible suspense/mystery.

We start this one with Gabe in hospital after being nearly killed in an attack that saw Violet brutally murdered.  Gabe has to go into hiding with the FBI agent that he blames for the death of Casey (his male lover), Agent Drew Bradley.  As these two spend time together their feelings change into attraction.  Drew is horrified because even though he has nothing against gays he himself cannot be gay.  Gabe is determined to see what can happen between them, while Drew denies the attraction.

I wasn’t sure how I felt at first about Drew going from very straight to being gay but this author handled it brilliantly, you can feel Drew’s confusion and guilt over feeling something for a man especially when he was *taught* (insert *screamed at*) that it is a sin and the struggle as he works through what he is comfortable doing with Gabe.

Gabe is brilliant as he works through his guilt over Violet’s death and his attraction to Drew; he is also an incredible father to Victor balancing what he feels for Drew and what Victor needs. The suspense is thrilling and gripping, just who did attack Gabe and Violet and why? We also see Cristian Flesh and Colby Maddox return, as ghosts from the past emerge and try to destroy both Cristian and Gabe.

If you love brilliant, gripping, suspense, mystery, brainwashing and hot man on man sex this is definitely the book for you. P.S. There’s a fantastic exclusive excerpt from the next book Closing Ranks for us to enjoy!

Flesh & Blood by Ethan Stone Blog Tour, Story Part 4, Review & Giveaway

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Hi guys, today we have Ethan Stone stopping by with the blog tour for his newest release Flesh & Blood, we have the fourth part of his exclusive short story, there is a fantastic giveaway and a comment giveaway and my review for you to check out, so enjoy the post, click that Rafflecoter link & leave a comment! <3 ~Pixie~

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Flesh & Blood

(A Flesh Novel 02)
by

Ethan Stone

Sequel to In the Flesh

A Flesh novel

Detective Cristian Flesh is about to find out that he can only run from his past for so long.

When a local man is attacked and the suspect is a hustler, Cristian knows there’s more to the case than meets the eye. His investigation will lead him into a maze of lies, deceit, and underage prostitution. But that’s only the beginning as people start disappearing and turning up dead. Cristian begins to realize that solving the case and stopping the murders won’t be enough. If he wants to make his new life with lawyer Colby Maddox work, he’ll need to face the demons of his past and put them to rest once and for all.

2nd Edition

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Drifting Sands by C.J. Baty Book Blast, Excerpt & Giveaway!

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Hiya guys, today we have C.J. Baty stopping by with her newest release Drifting Sands, we have a very tantalizing excerpt and a fantastic giveaway so check out this new mystery story and click that Rafflecopter link <3 ~Pixie~

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Drifting Sands

(The Warfield Hotel Mysteries 01)
by

C.J. Baty

As he approaches his fortieth birthday, Justin Warfield feels alone, drifting like the sand that blows along the beach near his family’s hotel. He has done exactly as his father wanted. Married the right girl and carried on the family tradition of running the Warfield Hotel. On paper things seem perfect, but happiness hasn’t been a part of his life for a very long time.

Marcus Drummond once spent a summer with his best friend Peter at the Warfield Hotel and fell hard for Peter’s much older brother. Five years later he’s back, and this time hopes that Justin will see him as more than his kid brother’s friend.

Sparks fly when the two meet again, but there are a few things standing in their way. The closet that Justin has himself buried in and someone on a killing spree, dumping bodies on the Warfield beach . . . victims that indicate Justin may be involved in some way.

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The Door Keeper by Hurri Cosmo Blog Tour, Excerpt & Giveaway!

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Hiya peeps, we have Hurri Cosmo visiting now with her newest release The Door Keeper, we have a tasty excerpt and a brilliant giveaway so enjoy the post and click that Rafflecopter link

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The Door Keeper

by

Hurri Cosmo

Although they’ve been labeled as a group of misfits, Minneapolis’ 77th police precinct has plenty of talent.  The problem is, it’s paranormal talent and no one’s supposed to know about it.

Nick keeps his officers busy chasing after all the creepy crawly things that tend to go “bump” in the night, thus insuring the twin cities are safe and totally unaware that other realms even exist. Nick is the Door Keeper and his job as the precinct’s captain is to maintain order in what would otherwise be chaos.

 When said chaos rears its ugly head in the form of a ferocious and brutal vampire, the last thing Nick needs is to deal with a new partner, even if that new partner is as sexy as Arrain.

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Cliff's Edge by Laura Harner Blog Tour, Interview, Excerpt, Review & Giveaway!

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Hiya guys, we have Laura Harner stopping by today with her newest release Cliff’s Edge, the seventh book in her Willow Springs Ranch series, Laura answers a couple of our questions, there’s a fantastic excerpt, an awesome giveaway an Cat’s review, so enjoy the post and click that Rafflecopter link <3 ~Pixie~

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Cliff’s Edge

(Willow Springs Ranch 07)
by

Laura Harner

Navy SEALs Cliff “Snides” Snyder and Ryan “Rhino” Matthews have been moving comfortably in each other’s worlds for two decades. Best friends since attending BUDs twenty years earlier, and despite playing for different teams, they’re often accused of acting like an old married couple—much to their amusement.

Assigned to shore duty for his final tour before retirement and without Ryan to anchor him, Cliff’s restlessness leads him to a local club and hands-on research that leaves him in a compromising position and a witness to murder—signaling the abrupt end of his Navy career. Needing a place to lay low and lick his wounds, Cliff visits his old friends at the Willow Springs Ranch while he considers making cowboy his new job title.

After six long months on deployment, Rhino returns to San Diego—only to discover Cliff’s gone dark and the unlikely words ‘poor judgment’ are hanging in the air. Despite the offer of a prestigious assignment, Ryan opts to track down his best friend first and finds him at the WSR…along with more questions than he ever expected. With the most coveted orders for a SEAL dangling, twenty years of service under his belt, and Cliff determined to move on without him, decisions must be made.

Ryan is certain he has the perfect solution going forward, but Cliff knows he must face the fallout of his actions alone—and the one thing he’s determined to do is protect Ryan from making the biggest mistake of his career—even if it costs Cliff everything. You know what they say—the only easy day was yesterday.

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A Promise Kept by Stormy Glenn, 2nd edition

A Promise Kept - 432x648Title: A Promise Kept
Series: Promise, #1
Author: Stormy Glenn
Genre: Romantic Suspense
Length: Novel (238 pages)
Publisher: Siren/Bookstrand (May 14, 2015)
Heat Level: Moderate
Heart Rating: ♥♥♥♥♥5 Hearts
Blurb: His name was Jack. It wasn’t a famous name or an adventurous name, or even a poetic name. But to Mason Philips, it was the most beautiful name in the world, because it belonged to Jack Spencer, the man Mason had been dreaming about for the last ten years. For Mason, it had been ten years of secret yearnings, stolen glances, and forbidden fantasies because Mason was gay…and Jack was not.

Jack Spencer wanted Mason since the young man barreled into the pool and showed Jack he had grown up when Jack’s eyes were turned. But a warning from Mason’s brother sends Jack running, putting as much distance between them as he can.

When Mason decides he’s tired of waiting for Jack to see him, he packs up and readies to move on with his life. Well meaning friends drag them together with a pair of skimpy black swimming trunks, a pool party, and a lot of jealousy. But nothing comes easy for these two.

A psychotic killer has set his sights on Mason and is determined to have him, no matter who he has to take out in the process.

Revised and extended by 6,656 words

ISBN: 978-1-63259-401-3

Product Link: http://www.bookstrand.com/a-promise-kept-glenn

Reviewer: Lisa

Review: This book was previously published with another publisher and has been extensively revised and expanded.

The first time I read this story was when it first came out quite some time ago, I was fascinated with Jack and Mason. I also got a kick out of Cooper, who had befriended Mason. This book has more added in and I have got to tell you that it has gotten even better. To enjoy the overall story arc and crossover characters, I would recommend reading the series in sequential order.

Mason has been in love with Jack for over ten years. He did everything he could to get his brothers best friend to notice him. The problem was he was pretty sure Jack was straight. Jack always brought girls to the house so it was a fair guess. So after getting the call from the bar to pick up a drunk Jack, he gets a damn good night.

Too bad Jack freaked out and puked. Mason knew then that he had to get the hell away and forget Jack. After a four-day drunk spree, he meets Coop. Coop is the detective who was handling his being missing. He met a great friend, who with his help decided to show Jack what he was missing.

Jack had made a promise to his best friend eight years ago, to stay away from Mason sexually. He has loved Mason for that long, although he did not know it was love. He should have never listened to Randy nor should he have made that stupid promise.

There was no way in hell that he could get Mason to forgive him. Then he walks in to Coop and Mason kissing. Now he has to show that he is the man for Mason. Too bad Mason has a crazy stalker trying to take him away. Now they had to protect Mason from this man.

I have always loved Stormy’s books. The characters are well written with a lot of heart and strength. I loved this one and cannot wait to get my hands on the next story. It caught my attention from the moment I started reading and kept it all the way to the end. It gave me everything I could want in a story and so much more.

I would recommend reading this story especially if you love strong men, hot sex, action and suspense, true love and danger.

* I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review through http://mmgoodbookreviews.wordpress.com *

Lessons For Survivors by Charlie Cochrane Blog Tour, Guest Post, Excerpt, Review & Giveaway!

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Hi guys, we have Riptide Publishing’s Charlie Cochrane stopping by today with her newest release Lessons For Survivors, the newest book in the Cambridge Fellows Mysteries. Charlie chats about researching historicals, there’s a great excerpt (that I might have nicked off Riptide, so shhhh), we also have a great giveaway and Tams’ review for you to enjoy. So enjoy the post and leave a comment on the post! <3 ~Pixie~   

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 Lessons For Survivors

 Cambridge Fellows Mysteries 09
 by

Charlie Cochrane

A more than professional interest . . . a more than personal intrigue.

Orlando Coppersmith should be happy. WWI is almost a year in the past, he’s back at St. Bride’s College in Cambridge, his lover and best friend Jonty Stewart is at his side again, and—to top it all—he’s about to be made Forster Professor of Applied Mathematics. And although he and Jonty have precious little time for an investigative commission, they can’t resist a suspected murder case that must be solved in a month so a clergyman can claim his rightful inheritance.

But the courses of scholarship, true love, and amateur detecting never did run smooth. Orlando’s inaugural lecture proves almost impossible to write. A plagiarism case he’s adjudicating on turns nasty with a threat of blackmail against him and Jonty. And the murder investigation turns up too many leads and too little hard evidence.

Orlando and Jonty may be facing their first failure as amateur detectives, and the ruin of their professional and private reputations. Brains, brawn, the pleasures of the double bed—they’ll need them all to lay their problems to rest.

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Memories of Forgotten Love by Cheryl Headford Blog Tour, Excerpt & Giveaway!

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Hi guys, today we have Cheryl Headford stopping by with a mini tour for her newest release Memories of Forgotten Love, we have a great excerpt and a brilliant giveaway so check out the post and click that Rafflecopter link <3 ~Pixie~

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 Memories of Forgotten Love

 by

Cheryl Headford

After waking from a coma, Noah discovers that memories are tricky things and sometimes blissful ignorance isn’t such a bad thing. 

Noah wakes from a coma with no memory of who he is. As his memories return they become stranger and more sinister at every turn. He begins to suspect the accident in which he was injured wasn’t an accident at all, and refuses to accept what everyone is saying that he threw himself off his balcony in a suicide attempt. It just doesn’t feel like something he would do. Struggling to come to terms with the shocking story he gradually uncovers, he’s helped by his friends. Yet, his best friend, Luke is acting strangely, leaving Noah to wonder just what exactly he isn’t telling him. 

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Until the Morning by S.C. Wynne

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Author: S.C. Wynne
Genre: New Adult Romance
Length: Novella (62 pages)
Publisher: Wynne Wynne Publishing (October 16th 2014)
Heat Level: Mild
Heart Rating: ♥♥♥♥♥5 Hearts
Blurb: When Peter Thompson’s best buddy, Brandon Ray discovers there’s a fraternity in town willing to pay two hundred dollars to anyone who spends Halloween night in old Scarborough Manor, he drags Peter and dorm oddball, Creepy Connor along to keep him company.

It isn’t long before the boys figure out why no one has ever lasted the entire night in the terrifying place. Peter and his pals can only hope they’ll live to regret their decision.

Product Link: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00OMENBQ0

Reviewer: Tams

Review: Short, Scary, and just Steamy enough to be great.
Brandon loads his car up with candy and booze and heads to the local “Haunted House” on Halloween night with his roommate Peter and loner Connor in hopes of winning a couple hundred dollars.

All they have to do is spend the night in the basement of said house and take a picture with the angel statue that is there. The house is beyond creepy, and cold, but what really sets this trio off is when they take a look back at their selfies with the required angel only to see something truly evil.

First Brandon goes missing, and then they find a seriously fiendish doll in the attic just before they receive a visit from a couple of ghosts. Peter and Connor decide to hold up in the basement, hoping Brandon is playing a trick on them.

The evenings events quickly catch up with Peter and he drifts off wrapped up in a warm sleeping bag, and Connor’s arms. What they share has to be a dream, right? Peter will be sure to ask Connor, if they can find their friend and make it out of Scarborough Manor alive.

What a fast, fun little scary story! The setup was spectacular; three would be dumb college kids getting drunk and bingeing on junk food then passing out and waking up two hundred dollars richer. Aside from the demonic angel statue, a couple pestering poltergeist, a fucking psycho doll worthy of casting in Annabelle and an ages old entity that is pure evil… it really was a solid plan.

I loved the mystery off the story, where was Brandon? Who were the ghosts? Were they helping or hindering? And the romance was the perfect balance amid the storm inside this house of horror.

A must read for fans of spooky stuff with a bit of romance sprinkled in there to ground the overall story.

* I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review through http://mmgoodbookreviews.wordpress.com *

Investigating Love series by L.M. Somerton Blog Tour, Excerpt, Reviews & Giveaway!

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Hey peeps, we have L.M Somerton stopping by with her excellent series Investigating Love. Now we have a fantastic post for you with an excerpt, brilliant giveaway and reviews to all three books, Rasputin’s Kiss, Evil’s Embrace and Tarot’s Touch. So enjoy the post and then click that Raflecopter link <3 ~Pixie~ p.s. I’ve added the free story Smuggler’s Grasp for you to pick up 🙂

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Rasputin’s Kiss

What if the last thing you felt was the kiss of a knife?

Rasputin’s kiss is lethal. He’s a ghost—killing and disappearing into the night. With few leads and four bodies on his conscience, Detective Inspector Alex Courtney and his team are running on empty and it’s only a matter of time before Rasputin strikes again.

When Alex recruits a young detective to play the part of his boyfriend and provide a tempting target for a killer, he knows he is taking a huge risk. He doesn’t expect Conor Trethuan to be a perfect potential submissive. When their mutual attraction becomes more, Alex has to face the conflict between his possessive instincts and the need to push his young lover into danger.

Investigating their feelings has to come second to investigating the case. There’s no time to decide if what they feel for each other is real. With Rasputin closing in, they may not live to find out. 

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Evil’s Embrace

Never underestimate the power of obsession.

After the trauma of the Rasputin case, Detective Inspector Alex Courtney and his boyfriend, Detective Constable Conor Trethuan, are in desperate need of a holiday.

The peace and tranquillity of Cornwall can’t eradicate Conor’s nightmares, though, and the unbearable prospect of losing Alex drives him to confess feelings that he isn’t sure are reciprocated. Alex responds in the best way he knows how—by issuing orders and claiming Conor’s body as well as his heart.

Prematurely recalled to work, they are thrown into a dangerous trafficking case focused on a leather bar with a hardcore reputation, Spikes. Conor is sent in undercover, not knowing that he is only a decoy. When Alex learns that the motivation behind his team’s involvement in the case might not be as straightforward as it seems, he realises that his actions might jeopardise not just their relationship, but Conor’s life, too. A shadowy figure from Conor’s past is about to step into the light.

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Tarot’s Touch

Can truth be found in the cards?

DI Alex Courtney and his lover, DC Conor Trethuan are under enormous pressure as their team investigates an arson case and a murder.

It soon becomes apparent that the two cases are linked and the race is on to find a vicious killer. A tarot card is left with the first victim and the detectives are left to interpret the clues it provides. When Conor receives a note from the killer making reference to another card, the whole team is shaken. Their worst fears are realised when a second body is discovered, along with another tarot card.

Conor suspects he has been followed, then a hit and run leaves him injured. Alex wants nothing more than to wrap his lover up in cotton wool and protect him from the world. But is Conor the killer’s target or just a pawn in a much more sinister game? As the clues come together it seems that the motive for murder might be revenge.

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The Case of the Heavenly Host by L.G. Fabbo-Gonnella Blog Tour, Excerpt, Review & Giveaway!

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Hiya guys, we have L.G. Fabbo-Gonnella visiting today with his newest release in his Mark Julian, Vampire P.I. Mystery series The Case of the Heavenly Host, we have a great excerpt and a fantastic giveaway, oh and my review, so enjoy the post and click that Rafflecopter link <3 ~Pixie~

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The Case of the Heavenly Host

 (Mark Julian, Vampire P.I. Mystery 03)
by

L.G. Fabbo-Gonnella

It’s a madhouse as Mark and Vinnie prepare for their wedding. Jaime is missing in action consumed with her quest to find “just the right forties’ gown” for her own pending nuptials. Vinnie is stuck on a complex “secret” case and has no free time to help with any marriage planning. Mrs. Pasquale, Vinnie’s mom, is locked in a battle of wills with an archbishop who won’t let her priestly cousin bless, “any such unions”. Worse, Tortego is offering to preside over the ceremony in his capacity as, “the leader of our vampire clan who is still an ordained priest you know”!

But things really get crazy for Mark when an angelic messenger for the Heavenly Host approaches him. Dark forces are gathering and Mark is called into action to find the missing sword of the Archangel Michael. As Mark begins his search he encounters two dark angels who take no prisoners in their quest to find it first. Murders abound and the hunt is on to find the sword and end their killing rampage before more innocents are slaughtered. This time Mark Julian will face his worst crisis and in the end no one will ever be the same.

“And the prophets spoke of the blackened angels of destruction who spread their dark wings across the earth seeking to blot out the love of God!”

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