on Paper/eBook
Gayday! Gayday! by Kim Dare – C Cute short about a bratty submissive who gets into trouble and calls his dominant friend (who he thinks is straight) to bail him out of a sticky situation. Turns out his friend isn’t quite as straight as first though…
Rough Canvas by Joey W. Hill – B This erotic BDSM m/m romance came highly recommended by various Goodreads friends and I picked it up in a recent ARe sale. Gallery owner Marcus and Artist Thomas were lovers but Marcus keeps secrets and Thomas has significant family responsibilities and neither had trusted the other enough for forever. There was a lot of sex which sometimes overtook the story, but it also had some moment so beauty and lyrical melancholy. Some of the phrases were lovely but others you kind of had to look at sideways with a squint to understand them because they didn’t make a lot of sense when you read them straight out. I enjoyed the book and believed the HEA and liked that the story ended up being more about Marcus’ pain than Thomas’ responsibilities. (But, what happened to Daralyn?). In any event, I liked it.
Needing a Little Christmas by Sylvia Violet – B- This cute Christmas short features a sexy lumberjack type hero and really, what’s not to love about that. Some of the early writing in the book seemed a little clumsy and info-dumping, but the story made me smile and I think Eli and Mac will be able to work out their locational issues and live happily ever after.
