Quick Reviews: The Serpent’s Coil, Forged in Magic, Ruby Run, Blood Ruby

Quick Reviews: The Serpent’s Coil, Forged in Magic, Ruby Run, Blood Ruby

For this post I have four books that combine the Old West, magic, and mlm romance. The books in this series are set in the same world but each one functions as a standalone about completely different characters, written by different authors. It helps to understand certain things if you read in order, but I think you could read these in any order without any real issue. They didn't blow me away,...
 
Mini Reviews: Queer Fantasy – A Bargain of Blood and Gold, Lord of the Last Heartbeat, Courting Nightfall

Mini Reviews: Queer Fantasy – A Bargain of Blood and Gold, Lord of the Last Heartbeat, Courting Nightfall

In A Bargain of Blood and Gold, a hunter goes to a small town only to mistakenly befriend the vampire and team up against a bigger threat. In Lord of the Last Heartbeat, a mage runs away from his crime lord mother and is taken in by a man whose home is cursed. In Courting Nightfall, a half dark elf joins an adventuring party and heads out to kill the vampire wreaking havoc on town, though he has...
 
Book Review: The Voyages of Trueblood Cay by Suanne Laqueur

Book Review: The Voyages of Trueblood Cay by Suanne Laqueur

Pelippé Trueblood, son of the kepten of the ship he grows up on, is 19 when he finds out he's part of an important prophecy, along with his closest friends and a beautiful winged horse shifter named Fen. Fen doesn't want part in anything that means giving up his freedom, but he doesn't have much choice, and the two men finds themselves falling in love while trying to fulfill their...
 
Mini Reviews: M/M Paranormal/Urban Fantasy – The Ghost Slept Over, Their Dark Reflections, A Little Familiar

Mini Reviews: M/M Paranormal/Urban Fantasy – The Ghost Slept Over, Their Dark Reflections, A Little Familiar

In The Ghost Slept Over, a man starts a romance with his lawyer when he inherits an ex's estate but is haunted by his ex's amorous ghost. In Their Dark Reflections, a con man and a vampire discover each others' secret and have to work together if they want to beat the real villains. In A Little Familiar, a witch without a familiar finds love with a human familiar he's always had feelings for....
 
Mini Reviews: M/M Paranormal/Urban Fantasy – Jackdaw, Preacher Prophet Beast, A Reason to Believe

Mini Reviews: M/M Paranormal/Urban Fantasy – Jackdaw, Preacher Prophet Beast, A Reason to Believe

In Jackdaw, a magic-using thief and a former cop with a difficult past end up on the run together as they try to figure out if they can ever go back to the relationship they once had. Gideon is struggling with the burden of his recent promotion, Lee is struggling to unmask the monster in his latest visions, and an upcoming Pride parade and solstice might bring them both more than they bargained...
 
Mini Reviews: Paranormal/Urban Fantasy – Bitter Spirits, Maps … Arcane Magic, Artifacts … Lethal Magic

Mini Reviews: Paranormal/Urban Fantasy – Bitter Spirits, Maps … Arcane Magic, Artifacts … Lethal Magic

In Bitter Spirits, a 1920s bootlegger being followed by ghosts turns to a spirit medium for help, leading to danger and romance. In Maps, Artifacts, and Other Arcane Magic, Jade, Kett, and Warner all set out on a mission to obtain another ancient artifact. In Artifacts, Dragons, and Other Lethal Magic, Jade and all her supernatural friends (and some enemies) team up to take down the villain and...
 
Book Review: How to Howl at the Moon (Howl at the Moon Book 1) by Eli Easton [Audiobook]

Book Review: How to Howl at the Moon (Howl at the Moon Book 1) by Eli Easton [Audiobook]

Lance is the sheriff of Mad Creek, a town of dogs who've become shifters, so when a suspicious new human shows up and might be growing pot, Lance uses his dog form to spy on the man in his house. But Lance soon realizes that he likes the man, and what he's doing is wrong, and he'll have to get to know Tim as a human if he wants a real relationship with...
 
Book Review: Firelands (The Savage Land Book 2) by Michael Jensen [Audiobook]

Book Review: Firelands (The Savage Land Book 2) by Michael Jensen [Audiobook]

It's 1799 and Cole is traveling through the Ohio Frontier when he's attacked by a strange creature, but he escapes and is rescued by Pakim, a Native American man he finds himself strangely attracted to, and helped by some men in the town he was headed to. The creature is still out there though, and as people start dying, Cole and his new friends find themselves in a fight for their...