B- Reviewscontemporary romantic suspense / gaming / interracial-romance / m/m / Riptide Publishing3 Comments
Dear Amelia C. Gormley: There is way too much ugly drama in the news, so I have to have a good reason to read romantic suspense these days. A story about misogyny and homophobia in online gaming was a really good reason. Niles Rivers has a dream job, writing stories ... more >
D ReviewsContemporary / disability / m/m romance / Riptide Publishing / Series / Small-Town12 Comments
Dear Ms. Sexton: When Sarah Frantz stopped reviewing for Dear Author and took a new position as editor at Riptide Publishing (where she is now Acquisitions Editor), we instituted a one-year moratorium on reviewing books from Riptide. The moratorium ended earlier this month, and a Tucker Springs book seemed like ... more >
A- Reviews / B+ Reviews / Recommended Readsbisexual hero / LGBTQ / 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 >
B+ Reviews / Recommended Readscollege / coming out / graduate student / m/m romance / Recommended Reads / Riptide Publishing24 Comments
Dear Ms. Tenino. I loved this book. Just loved it. I read it in one sitting, finally going to sleep at 3am on Friday night, damn you. In retrospect, it has flaws, but I didn’t notice them as I was reading. Brad is a football player and in a frat. ... more >
Reading ListsAustralia / Edwardian-era / European-Historical / Harlequin Medical Romance / Harlequin-Presents / m/m romance / mystery / Paranormal / Riptide Publishing17 Comments
January was kind of a bust for me, but I caught up in February. I’ve been trying to read further afield, going past the usual m/m and category and trying more historical romance. They didn’t all work perfectly, but I’ve no regrets in this batch. Twice Fallen: Ladies in Waiting ... more >
B+ Reviews / C+ Reviewsactor/actress / BDSM / erotica / m/m romance / New York City / Rachel Haimowitz / Riptide Publishing / short stories12 Comments
Dear Ms. Haimowitz. I’ve been remiss in not reviewing these books. I recommended them in November, but then the end of the semester and the holidays and then the beginning of the semester and and and…caught up with me. But I’ve been dipping into them again and again through the last ... more >