D Reviews
contemporary mm romance, Dreamspinner Press
Wyatt Gaudens, an advertising executive and adrenaline junkie, has fine-tuned the art of breaking and entering into apartments, misusing his considerable rock climbing skills. Once inside, he steals a pretty, shiny thing or two. When his friend Reyna complains that… more
Publishing News
digital publishing, Dreamspinner Press, Literary Criticism, Tamara Allen
The last few days have been frustrating for dear author readers and the crew here at Dear Author and it is mostly my fault. For the past year, I have tried to manage a self hosting option but I don’t… more
Publishing News
Dreamspinner Press, Paypal, plagiarism, Smashwords
Updated x1: Ms. Manning has commented and provided an apology: I’ve gone back and forth on how to address this for several hours. A personal blog post would not be seen by enough people. Nor would a response to Ms…. more
B+ Reviews/ Recommended Reads
Contemporary, Dreamspinner Press, Gay For You, m/m romance, pornography
Dear Mr. Suede. When Hot Head first came out, I heard good buzz about it, read the blurb, and refused to read anymore. I didn’t even read the excerpt because the blurb sounded so ridiculous: Since 9/11, Brooklyn firefighter Griff… more
B- Reviews/ C- Reviews/ D Reviews/ F Reviews/ Letters of Opinion
Dreamspinner Press, m/m romance
Dreamspinner Press had five shorts I was interested in this week, so I thought I’d do lightning reviews of them. And then I ended up ranting at the end of the reviews, ending up more like an Opinion Letter than… more
C+ Reviews
coming out, coming-of-age, Dreamspinner Press, high school sweethearts, m/m romance
Dear Mr. Edward. The mysterious and elusive Dr. Laura Vivanco sent me the link to your book, as an example of a meta-romance. Even better, a meta-m/m-romance. I love romances about romance authors and I especially love those about the… more
B+ Reviews/ C+ Reviews
computer programmers, Dreamspinner Press, friends-to-lovers, kidnapping, m/m romance, torture
Dear Ms. Speedwell. I considered this book when it first came out in May, but I read the first bit of the excerpt and decided it was just a bit too much, too over the top, so didn’t request it…. more
A- Reviews/ B+ Reviews
Dreamspinner Press, gambling, Heidi Cullinan, Las Vegas, m/m romance
Dear Ms. Cullinan. Joan/SarahF: I reviewed your Special Delivery and adored it. I also said at the end that the sequel was out and I was looking forward to reading it. I have to admit I tried to read it… more
B- Reviews/ Ebooks
baby, Contemporary, Dreamspinner Press, Gay Writes Review, India, Latino, m/m romance
This review is part of our Gay Writes celebration. Don’t forget to comment on the original post for a chance to win one of those prizes as well as commenting on this post for a chance to win a copy… more
B Reviews Category/ B+ Reviews/ Book Reviews/ Ebooks
Dreamspinner Press, m/m romance
This review is part of our Gay Writes celebration. Don’t forget to comment on the original post for a chance to win one of those prizes as well as commenting on this post for a chance to win a copy… more
C Reviews/ D Reviews
19th century, Dreamspinner Press, m/m romance, novellas, Rape, short-story, Torquere Press, vampires
I read a lot of novellas or stories that are even shorter than that. Torquere, for instance, regularly puts out stories that are 10 pages, or 20, or 30, but I don’t bother requesting them because how could I justify… more
A- Reviews/ B Reviews/ B+ Reviews/ B- Reviews/ C Reviews/ C- Reviews
Anthology, Dreamspinner Press, gay romance, Heidi Cullinan, J.L. Merrow, m/m/m, Threesome
Dear Authors. The theme of this anthology is gay male threesomes, so I’m not sure where the title comes from. I opened the volume because it has stories by some of my favorite Dreamspinner authors (Merrow, Cullinan, Black) and because… more
A Reviews/ Ebooks
Agent/Spies/Undercover, criminal, Dreamspinner Press, drug cartels, FBI, m/m romance, witness protection
Dear Ms. McKinley. Your book was another one recommended to me by Denise Rossetti. Because I loved the first one she recommended so much, I thought I’d try this one too. And boy, I’m glad I did. This book has… more
A- Reviews
Doctor, Dreamspinner Press, m/m romance, murder, road-romance, romantic-suspense, witness protection
It came to the reviewer’s attention that this story is fan fiction of Brokeback Mountain (Original posting.). This was unknown to the reviewer at the time of the review. Dear Ms. Seville. Denise Rossetti recommended this book to me late… more
A Reviews/ A- Reviews/ B Reviews/ B+ Reviews
Anthology, Dreamspinner Press, free-book, friends-to-lovers, m/m romance, male prostitute, mlr press, Model, novellas, Photographer
Dear Ms. Black. I reviewed a short story of yours in my review of Sindusty I from Dreamspinner Press. It was one of my two favorites of the anthology. I had this to say about it: “I adored this sweet… more