Saturday, August 1, 2020

What's on the Reading Radar? #TBR #WishList

Crazy week. Enough said about that. A lot of great books on my wish list were released this week. I'm slowly making my way through them.

Series: Brimstone, 7
Author: Angel Martinez
Length: 291 pages

Genre: Romance / Sci-Fi / Fantasy / 

Notes: It's sad when a series comes to an end, but it's also awesome to know that every gets their HEA. This is one of my favorite series.

Blurb: Beware the demon prince who's sick and tired of running.

Federico Duomo is dead, to begin with. But this is only the first bit of Shax's problems resolved. Powerful crime lords and an obscenely wealthy oligarch are still determined to destroy him and his crew, and Fluffy's original owner may be coming after the Brimstone now, too. It would be splendid to be able to take on one thing at a time.

Adding to the external conflicts, life on board the Brimstone has only grown increasingly stranger. Shax has no idea what to do with the seven partly human children that Heckle rescued from slavers. Heckle himself has grown short-tempered, even with Mac. Someone from Julian's past catches up to them on Barbary. It's enough to put a demon off his cinnamon buns.

Shax isn't panicking, though. In fact he's had it up to his handsome royal nose with the people he loves having to live in constant fear. The fox has turned at bay and the Brimstone's enemies are in for a shock. The demon prince of thieves is coming for them.

Series: Magical Mates, 1
Author: Macy Blake
Length: 264 pages

Genre: Romance / Paranormal / Gay

Notes: Really cute story and a fun glimpse into Nick's pack.

Blurb: Building houses for a pack of orphans might lead one griffin to find his heart’s home.

Victor Eastaughffe knows three things for a fact:

-He does not have a mate.
-He does not like children.
-His duty is to his griffin clan.

When Victor meets Orsen Riggs, a scruffy bear shifter, and little Gus, an orphaned red panda cub, his orderly, structured world becomes messy and chaotic. All the things he once held true suddenly don’t make sense.

Asked to help the Smith pack navigate the difficult world of shifter politics, Victor realizes he might not know himself as well as he thought. Magic is in the air, and it’s making him long for things he never wanted before. But duty comes before all else, even at a price Victor no longer wants to pay.

Title: Wolfsbane
Series: Werewolves of Boston, 1
Author: SJ Himes
Length: 131 pages

Genre: Romance / Urban Fantasy / Gay

Notes: 

Blurb: Introducing a new series, Werewolves of Boston, set in the same universe as The Beacon Hill Sorcerer!

Rael Morrow is a human-werewolf hybrid, and he's about to be kicked out of his pack. Unable to transform, Rael is left with few options. He can accept the Alpha's ruling and be banished, pulling his mother with him—or agree to a courtship with Jameson Mercer, heir presumptive of their Boston Southside Pack and the object of Rael's longtime unrequited crush.

If he mates with Jameson, he can remain in the pack, and he and his mother won't have to suffer the indignity of being forced to uproot their whole lives.

Rael reluctantly agrees to the plan. He's been in love with Jameson since he was a kid, and there's no way Jameson cares about him in the same way. Rael is afraid he’s setting himself up for a lifetime of misery.

But then begins a seduction that breaks down every preconceived notion that Rael had about Jameson, and he dares to hope.
Of course, things are never that easy. Jameson is the perfect alpha, and Rael's human heritage hides a secret that threatens his life. The Southside Pack is primed to fracture as power dynamics shift. And Rael is forced to reconcile who he always thought he was with who he could become.

WOLFSBANE is a 37,000 word novella set in the Infinite Arcana, an expanded universe shared with The Beacon Hill Sorcerer, but can be read as a standalone.

Title: His Prince
Series: (House of Maedoc Book 2)
Author: Mary Calmes
Length: 327 pages

Genre: Romance / Paranormal / Vampyrs / Gay / 

Notes: 

Blurb: Jason Thorpe was content living a quiet life in New Orleans. He and his best friend Ode opened their cozy curios shop in the French Quarter, and he was making some new, albeit interesting, friends….

Then Jason met Varic Maedoc, the prince of the vampyrs, and his life changed forever.

Named the prince’s consort, Jason quickly became the most important subject in the vampyr realm, the man who holds the wolf of Maedoc’s heart—a position that comes with certain obligations and no small amount of influence. Theirs is a partnership of love and a lifetime commitment, but that bond is about to be tested when Varic must return to court and Jason accompanies him.

The king’s court in Malta is unlike anything Jason could have imagined. Amidst the luxury and decadence of the palace is an air of danger and intrigue he is unprepared for, further complicated by new friends and allies who may not be what they seem. To stand beside and protect Varic, Jason must use every weapon in his arsenal to uncover a plot to usurp the king and reveal the identities of those who would see Jason dead before accepting him as their consort.
His single greatest asset is the love of his prince, but even that may not be enough to save Jason’s life.



Series: (Burning Bounty Hunter Book 1)
Author: Storm Song
Length: 158 pages

Genre: Romance / Urban Fantasy / Paranormal / RH / Bisexual / Poly / 

Notes: 

Blurb: Up until two years ago I was a cop.

Scratch that, I was the best damn magical detective in all of Mystic City- the youngest too.

But everything changed when I picked up the case of an underground magical drug being filtered through the city by a gang of vampires. I started turning over stones that were better left alone and it ended up costing my little sister her life.

Since then I've walked away from the law and worked as a freelance bounty hunter turned magical vigilante. After years of using my elemental magic above the law to stop mystical muggings and petty crimes I thought I was past the hurt and pain of my sister's death. But when the vampire gang responsible for my sister's death moves back into the city it's clear that I have unfinished ends to tie together.

I work alone, always have. But when the weight get's too heavy I have no choice but to enlist the help of a rogue vampire detective, the witch that runs the biggest crime ring in town, and a werewolf with a drinking problem.

I didn't want to let myself get distracted by their charm, but as they crawl into my bed I realize in life you don't always get what you want.

Even then, one thing is certain- I will get the head of my sister's killer on a silver platter. Even if I have to burn the city to a crisp to get it.



Series: 
Author: Berlynn Wohl
Length: 186 pages

Genre: Romance / Sci-Fi / Anthology / Gay / 

Notes: So this looked different and fun. I've never read this author or the other anthologies.

Blurb: Can love stop a deranged genius bent on galactic domination?

Can a dire warning keep a curious alien from the temptations of those dangerous Earthlings?

Can an engineer be lured away from his top-of-the-line android by a clunky and obsolete metal robot?

You will find answers to these questions and more in...

Mad Scientists Need Love Too


Berlynn Wohl's third anthology of steamy, strange, science fiction tales is sure to thrill and excite reaaders who are looking for something weird and new in m/m fiction!

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