B- ReviewsDark Fantasy / m/m / Samhain-publishing / Urban-Fantasy7 Comments
If I could offer one piece of advice now, as I fall past the eighty-fourth floor of Victory Tower, with the sky above me the swirling eye of a crimson hurricane, the blade of a goddess stuck in my thigh, and a man I used to love preparing to end ... more >
B- Reviews / Book Reviews / C Reviews / C+ Reviewsactor/actress / Bollywood / India / joint review / m/m / menage / POC / POC author14 Comments
Janine: About the time we had the discussion of diversity in Harlequin’s romances here at DA, Suleikha Snyder made a couple of thoughtful comments on Twitter, and that got me interested in her volume of two connected stories, a novella called Spice and Smoke. Spice and Smoke is set in ... more >
C- ReviewsCarina Press / Historical / m/m / m/m romance / Royal-Navy16 Comments
“Kingston, Jamaica, 1752 Robert Hughes, a lieutenant–and rogue–in the British Royal Navy, is in love with his gorgeous fellow officer, Hal Morgan. Hal only has eyes for their captain–a man who’ll never share their inclinations. Night after night aboard the Swiftsure, it kills Robert to listen to Hal’s erotic dreams ... more >
Film ReviewsAsian-American / Contemporary / Friday Film Review / m/m / marriage-of-convenience / POC19 Comments
The Wedding Banquet (1993) Genre: Romantic/GLBT/Comedy Grade: B This is one of Ang Lee’s earlier movies and he uses it to show a cross cultural match up of Taiwanese and American, GLBT and straight. It’s got humor, love of many kinds, a bit of pathos and a lot of understanding ... more >
B Reviews / Book ReviewsBold Stroke Books / Contemporary / LGBTQIA+ / m/m20 Comments
Dear Mr. O’Neill, Recently I read a post on AOL about how The Abbey, twice voted the World’s Best Gay Bar, has decided not to host bachelorette parties anymore until marriage is legal for everyone. Gay owner David Cooley is quoted as saying he feels it’s a slap in the ... more >
A- Reviews / B+ Reviews / Recommended Readsbisexual hero / LGBTQIA+ / m/m / m/m/f / mafia / Riptide Publishing / short stories8 Comments
Dear Mr. Voinov, Your Dark Soul series has been a roller-coaster ride for me. It is not a genre romance, even though it has some very romantic moments. It features themes I rarely seek out, including menage, BDSM, and protagonists in organized crime. Purchasing all five volumes is not inexpensive. ... more >