The trouble with reading good books

is that afterwards it's hard to find something to hold your interest. So since my last update I have read a bunch of short stories one of which was a read for honest review.

Spooky Ginger Love by Kendall Morgan 3*
BLURB: Keith Norwood, a handsome African-American gay bear, came to Camp You-Mee's Bears Haunted Halloween Boo-Nanza Extravaganza for some cheesy holiday thrills and a little ass. A fan of the one-night stand, he thought all he wanted was to get laid. The camp’s cute assistant manager with a fantastic butt was Keith’s first choice.
Instead, he loses his way in the haunted woods. He finds his way and himself with the help of Ronnie Gans, a big, friendly, hairy redhead, who is unlike any one-night stand Keith has ever had.

My Review: I received this from the author in exchange for an honest review.
The first thing I have to say about this is that it made a nice change to read a main character who was not a generic white guy. The second is that it will be difficult to give a full review without adding spoilers and as most of you know I hate spoilers. So the book. . it was a nice and easy read with a lovely little twist. I could have wished for a longer story (that is in fact the reason for only 3*s)and wish the author had given more depth to the relationship that Keith had with Ronnie. In my opinion that would have made more sense to the ending, but I am a little biased as it would have given me a longer story to read if she had :D Let's just say if you want to read a short m/m story about a cute Bear and his spooky weekend then buy this book.

Ratings for the other shorts I've read since my last update:

Sugar-free Beta (Wolves of New Haven, #1) by Angelique Voisen 3*
Vegan-licious Omega (Wolves of New Haven, #2) by Angelique Voisen 3*
Lukas's Omega by Alice Cain 3*
The Omega Prince by Lia Cooper 3*
On Dragon's Wing by Pelaam 3*
Alpha's Moon (The Half Breed Chronicles, #1) by Shannon West 3*7
Captive Hearts (The Half Breed Chronicles #2) by Shannon West 3*
The Alpha and the Outcast by Cheryl Dragon 3*

Giving away a £5 GC to celebrate fREADom.

So far this week I have read the following books, none of which are really long enough to warrant reviewing. However this is Banned Books Week. So, to celebrate my right to read what I want, I will give a £5 GC from Amazon to a random commenter who can give me their top ten reads from the top one hundred banned books of the first ten years of this century.

My read list:
The Wizard's Boy (Power Games #1) by Jan Irving 4*

Alien Attraction by Alice Cain 4*
Alien Seduction by Alice Cain 4*
Alien Delight by Alice Cain 4*

Slave to the Vampire King (Angorian Kings, #1) by Desmerelda 3*

The Vampire King's Husband by Amber Kell 3*

Since the last update

I've read a lot of shorts and listened to another old favourite by Linnea Sinclair. I have lso finished a few more Christmas gifts and almost finished a Tunisian crochet baby blanket. I have also decided to do a CAL (crochet a long) with the end product beign a mystery blanket for a single person. Should be fun and it will be done in time for Christmas too. Starts on October 3rd so plenty of time yet to fit in a few baby hats and jackets maybe :D

Ratings for the stuff I've read recently are below.

Love's Landscapes stories read:
Bromance to Romance by Elizabeth Daniels 3*
Accidental Karma by Katies Crewman 4*
Randy's Ghost by William Tate 5*
Only To You by Gabrielle Bhlack 3*
Before You Go by Vicktor Alexander 3*
Mad Passion by Naaju Rorrete 4*

Other short books read:
Sold to the Man in the Purple Fur by Anya Byrne 4*
I Want to Bite on Your Ears by Marcy Jacks 4*
Foxy-Eared Devil (I Want to Bite on Your Ears #2) by Marcy Jacks 4*
Hedgehog's Delight (Wolf Creek, #3) by Jade Buchanan 4*
Gay Erotica: A Sea of Possibilities: by Tesgura 2*

Lots of short reads

I haven't been able to get into any long reads lately (too much going on in my life right now) so here are a list of some of the shorts I've indulged in with their ratings but no actual reviews.

TransShifter by Cindy Borgne 3*

Wolf Creek 1: Black Wolf by Jade Buchanan 4*

A New Beginning by Lexi Ander5* (Online Free read!)

Starting Fires by Lexi Ander 5* (Online Free read!)

I Was An Alien Cat Toy by Ann Somerville 4*

Love Is Always Write Volume 5 by Various Authors 5*

Love is Always Write Volume 6 by Various Authors 5*

Forbid My Heart (A Luc And Rah Story) by Kayelle Allen 5*


Dirty Boys by Kyle Adams 4*

Sailor Boys by Anthony McDonald 3*

Viewing yet another place tomorrow for a possible move so maybe I'll be able to settle to some long reads after that!

Some very quick reads

During reading the last book (Protocol 7) I read a lot of very short stories - mostly because the book kept bogging me down and I needed a break from it! So anyway, I decided that just because they were very short didn't mean they didn't deserve a review so here they are:

Gay Bondage Sex Stories: My Sex Slave Surprise by Ricky Valentine 3*
BLURB: Neil's birthday takes a turn for the better when he is surprised by his friends who offer him a hunky young sex slave for the day. Nothing is off limits and Neil is free to indulge in his wildest desires on his special day...
Warning: This book contains gay sex scenes including themes such as Bondage, BDSM, Domination, Submission and much more. Mature Audiences Only.
My Review: This read more like a chapter from a longer story but I must admit it lived up to it's warning!

The Lady Submits (Erotic Romance Novelette)by Chloe Cox 3*
BLURB: Sometimes a highborn Lady needs to be brought low...
It's the decadent, raunchy holiday of Bacchanal, and the Lady Lucrezia Grimaldi cannot find a man to satisfy her. Worse, she's been saddled with the brutish Carlo Castellan as her bodyguard for the last night of Bacchanal. There's only one thing to do: escape to the fabled House of the Severille...
The imperious Lady Lucrezia expects to sate herself by dominating some poor house slave. What she gets instead is the harsh touch of a Severille Master who will stop at nothing to make the Lady submit.
My Review: I got exactly what I expected with this one. A hot, slightly decandent but sweetly romantic read.If other books by this author are longer, I might get them, as she writes well.

Gino's Shamrock by Eve Tesoro (Silver Shorts 2013, March)
BLURB: Welcome to the Silver Shorts! Every month, we will be giving the Silver Publishing authors a prompt or eight to play with and one month to submit flash fiction and short stories to be offered as free reads to our customers.This month's themes are:
St. Patrick's Day/Irish
Fairies/Leprechauns/Fantasy
Silk Panties and Razor Stubble
Mile High Club
"Comes in like a lion, goes out like a lamb..."
"Who knew the stomach flu would..."
"Star light, Star bright, I wish I may..."
"Honey, I don't think....oh wait. You did drink a lot of green beer last night"
This month's anthology includes:
Gino's Shamrock by Eve Tesoro
My Review: Eve Tesoro did a wonderful job of using all the prompts and produced a lovely m/m romance that was most endearing. I am adding this author to my list of writers to look for when looking for a sweet romantic read.


Ada'ma by James Harper1*
BLURB: Science fiction. One theory holds that long ago, 10,000 years or more, aliens came to earth in search of gold. Through genetic manipulation, they created humans and many other races as slave labor. Then, without explanation, they left. Life was short and cheap, there were no rules or laws, except that all gold went to the Masters, the Ana'naki. One boy, facing the prospect of being condemned to the mines, finds a way to break free.
My Review: Not what I expected - far too religiously influenced for my liking! Rather like reading a fancied up bible story about the Garden Of Eden!

Keeping House (Truth or Dare #1) by Lee Brazil 4*
BLURB: Donovan Holloway, advertising executive, newly made vice president of the company where he's worked for twenty years, grew up in a free love hippie commune, taking care of the parents who should have been taking care of him. He's worked hard to put himself through school and achieve the American dream. All he's ever wanted was a normal family life—house in the suburbs, two cars, two kids, a shaggy dog. A family to come home to—to care for, and to care for him.
Mischa Blake is the green eyed, liberally-pierced, black-haired, Mohawk-wearing spoiled youngest son of a Hollywood producer and his actress wife. Mischa has made a terrible mistake. In a fit of childish pique, he's accepted a dare from his older brothers. The dare? Live on his own, supporting himself completely for a year without accessing his trust fund. No problem. Except Mischa has never worked a day in his life, hasn't finished college, and has absolutely no skills that he can bring to the table.
So when he sees Donovan's ad for a housekeeper/gardener, he has nothing to lose by applying, because really...how hard can it be?
My Review: A fascinating story that was well executed and had some really great characters. I felt that it was a little bit short and would have loved more story but one can't have everything I guess :D