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Grand SlamJ.T. Cheyanne
Average wait: 7d, 13hAll of his life, Spencer Hightower dreamed of playing baseball in the Major Leagues. He survived growing up gay in rural Alabama due to his impressive skill on the baseball diamond. Now living in Rhode Island and playing for the AAA Pawtuck… more
lindsayb09 thanked tomlendle for lending Grand Slam 1 week ago
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How West Was Done: Gay EroticaRusty Saber
Average wait: 2hFrom the short story collection, “Hard As Nails: Gay Erotica: The Rusty Saber Collection,” gay erotica writer Rusty Saber presents “How West Was Done.” A no nonsense corporate career guy, named West, dominates his underlings and his workpla… more
Domain_Fulton thanked tomlendle for lending How West Was Done: Gay Erotica 1 week ago
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How West Was Done: Gay EroticaRusty Saber
Average wait: 2hFrom the short story collection, “Hard As Nails: Gay Erotica: The Rusty Saber Collection,” gay erotica writer Rusty Saber presents “How West Was Done.” A no nonsense corporate career guy, named West, dominates his underlings and his workpla… more
tomlendle loaned How West Was Done: Gay Erotica to Domain_Fulton 1 week ago
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Straight Boy RoommateKev Troughton
Average wait: 5hTom isn’t expecting much from his first term at University, but then he bumps into Dan—literally, and his life is turned upside down. Dan is everything that Tom isn’t—confident, uninhibited, outspoken… and very straight. But Dan seems keen … more
coleriann thanked tomlendle for lending Straight Boy Roommate 1 week ago
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Straight Boy RoommateKev Troughton
Average wait: 5hTom isn’t expecting much from his first term at University, but then he bumps into Dan—literally, and his life is turned upside down. Dan is everything that Tom isn’t—confident, uninhibited, outspoken… and very straight. But Dan seems keen … more
tomlendle loaned Straight Boy Roommate to coleriann 1 week ago
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The Wolf At Play (Contempora...Jan Hess
Average wait: 7hIs Werner as cutthroat in his sex life as he is in business? He is everything men want and more than they can handle. But he has an appetite for younger men who are too vulnerable for his kinds of games.Werner didn’t know he was looking for… more
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tomlendle loaned The Wolf At Play (Contemporary Gay Fiction) (Werner's Story) to An anonymous Lendler 1 week ago
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Means of SupportAnn Somerville
Average wait: 9hFive years ago, Evan lost almost everything. Now he rents his house out to a bunch of vulnerable, wonderful kids, and, with the help of his best mate, Cam, he tries to find a meaning to his life through helping them. The arrival of the late… more
cmedwards thanked tomlendle for lending Means of Support 2 weeks ago
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Means of SupportAnn Somerville
Average wait: 9hFive years ago, Evan lost almost everything. Now he rents his house out to a bunch of vulnerable, wonderful kids, and, with the help of his best mate, Cam, he tries to find a meaning to his life through helping them. The arrival of the late… more
tomlendle loaned Means of Support to cmedwards 2 weeks ago
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Silver SpoonHank Brooks
Average wait: 3d, 0hEXCITING NEW AUTHOR!!!Lucky Johnny may have been born with a silver spoon in his mouth, but he has his own problems too… like finding a man who would love him for who he is, not just for his money.Orphaned at a young age by extremely weal… more
Domain_Fulton loaned Silver Spoon to tomlendle 2 weeks ago
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Andy SquaredJennifer Lavoie
Average wait: 4hSeventeen-year-old twins, Andrew and Andrea Morris, have always been close. They share everything—from their friends to a room—and they both enjoy star positions on their high school’s soccer teams. All’s right with the twins…or is it?Whe… more
jyanx thanked tomlendle for lending Andy Squared 3 weeks ago
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Andy SquaredJennifer Lavoie
Average wait: 4hSeventeen-year-old twins, Andrew and Andrea Morris, have always been close. They share everything—from their friends to a room—and they both enjoy star positions on their high school’s soccer teams. All’s right with the twins…or is it?Whe… more
tomlendle loaned Andy Squared to jyanx 3 weeks ago
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Grand SlamJ.T. Cheyanne
Average wait: 7d, 13hAll of his life, Spencer Hightower dreamed of playing baseball in the Major Leagues. He survived growing up gay in rural Alabama due to his impressive skill on the baseball diamond. Now living in Rhode Island and playing for the AAA Pawtuck… more
tomlendle loaned Grand Slam to lindsayb09 1 week ago
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The Unforgiving MinuteSarah Granger
Average wait: 1d, 16hRyan Betancourt has got it made: he’s reached the top tier of the tennis world thanks to a wild-card entry to the US Open. Ryan is meeting players he has idolized for years, including his teenage crush, Josh Andrews. But he isn’t ready for … more
anastasia thanked tomlendle for lending The Unforgiving Minute 3 weeks ago
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The Exchange StudentMark Allan Gunnells
Average wait: 22d, 21hSometimes love lives in the past…In an alternate 2014, time travel is commonplace, regulated by the government. 17-year-old Trevor Bartley has been selected to be an exchange student to the year 1963 to study the civil rights era. The rules… more
katmarie thanked tomlendle for lending The Exchange Student 3 weeks ago
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The Unforgiving MinuteSarah Granger
Average wait: 1d, 16hRyan Betancourt has got it made: he’s reached the top tier of the tennis world thanks to a wild-card entry to the US Open. Ryan is meeting players he has idolized for years, including his teenage crush, Josh Andrews. But he isn’t ready for … more
tomlendle owns The Unforgiving Minute 3 weeks ago
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The Unforgiving MinuteSarah Granger
Average wait: 1d, 16hRyan Betancourt has got it made: he’s reached the top tier of the tennis world thanks to a wild-card entry to the US Open. Ryan is meeting players he has idolized for years, including his teenage crush, Josh Andrews. But he isn’t ready for … more
tomlendle loaned The Unforgiving Minute to anastasia 3 weeks ago
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Grand SlamJ.T. Cheyanne
Average wait: 7d, 13hAll of his life, Spencer Hightower dreamed of playing baseball in the Major Leagues. He survived growing up gay in rural Alabama due to his impressive skill on the baseball diamond. Now living in Rhode Island and playing for the AAA Pawtuck… more
tomlendle owns Grand Slam 4 weeks ago
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Keeping a Straight FaceJay Silverstone
Average wait: < 1hAdam Evans has always been in the closet. Living with an ultraconservative family in a small town, the closet wasn’t just comfortable, it was necessary for survival.Now that it’s his senior year the end is in sight, and all Adam wants is to… more
smsue38 loaned Keeping a Straight Face to tomlendle 5 weeks ago
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Six Ways from SundayMercy Celeste
Average wait: 10d, 8hTake one NFL tight end, and one Marine, add one week and watch the sparks fly.Bowen Murphy craved two things, football and Dylan. After high school he had football but he lost Dylan.Dylan Sunday walked a different path, one laid down before… more
harperbell loaned Six Ways from Sunday to tomlendle 3 weeks ago
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CollideJ. R. Lenk
Average wait: 114d, 7hBeing bisexual is cool now—unless you’re a boy. Or so it seems to invisible fifteen-year-old Hazard James. But when he falls in with bad apple Jesse Wesley, Hazard is suddenly shoved into the spotlight. Jesse and his friends introduce him t… more
tomlendle added a soundbite about Collide 23 weeks ago
Very, very good. Realistic. Feels autobiographical. Harder edged. Highly recommended.Waiting4hisNext
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ParkerStephanie Macneil
Average wait: N/AThe secret came out a few years ago: Parker Knight is gay. Now Parker is sixteen, and everyone has either embraced it, does not care, or has forgotten—everyone except for Dylan Baker. He is determined to make Parker’s life miserable. Parker… more
tomlendle added a soundbite about Parker 23 weeks ago
I enjoyed this YA novel. Ages felt off. (16, but feel 14) Maybe Canada vs. US. Worth the read.
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Andy SquaredJennifer Lavoie
Average wait: 4hSeventeen-year-old twins, Andrew and Andrea Morris, have always been close. They share everything—from their friends to a room—and they both enjoy star positions on their high school’s soccer teams. All’s right with the twins…or is it?Whe… more
tomlendle added a soundbite about Andy Squared 23 weeks ago
good, solid gay YA
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Exiled to Iowa. Send Help. A...Chris O'Guinn
Average wait: 86d, 8hThis is the story of me, Collin Murray, a bright, witty and charming L.A. teen who is cruelly transported to a small town in Iowa by parents who delight in my suffering. It tells the tale of my struggles against such obstacles as flannel, p… more
tomlendle added a soundbite about Exiled to Iowa. Send Help. And Couture 1 year ago
Enjoyable YA gay tale. Well worth the read.
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Gravitational AttractionAngel Martinez
Average wait: 96d, 2hA mysterious distress call draws the crew of the Hermes to what appears to be an empty, drifting ship. Empty that is, except for the blood and gore-spattered corridors and one lone survivor locked in a holding cell. Drawn to the handsome, t… more
tomlendle added a soundbite about Gravitational Attraction 1 year ago
Full-featured sci-fi adventure. Well worth the read.
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Primal Desire (Children of S...lupa garneau
Average wait: 2d, 10hAfter a century of vengeance, Nexhan, clan leader of the Rune Fangs returns home to find his people teetering on the edge of extinction. Still plagued by his past and sense of failure, he has closed himself off from even his closet friends…. more
tomlendle added a soundbite about Primal Desire (Children of Shairobi) 1 year ago
Pretty good and emotionally complex, if not heavy on plot. Could have used a good proofreader.
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Falling Off The Face Of The EarthJF Smith
Average wait: 6d, 13hAfter his big-shot life in New York tragically falls apart, James Montgomery returns to his small hometown in south Georgia a defeated and broken man. All he has left is his mother to help him heal and regain his confidence before he’s read… more
tomlendle added a soundbite about Falling Off The Face Of The Earth 1 year ago
a kind-hearted and generous book (tho it's not succinct nor is it erotica)
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CetheBecca Abbott
Average wait: 18d, 3hHuman-like, but not human, the nara ruled Tanyrin for centuries. The most feared among them were their naragi, sorcerers whose power was all but invincible. Not until the coming of Arami Lothlain, King of Tanyrin and Blessed of Loth, did th… more
tomlendle added a soundbite about Cethe 1 year ago
complex and involving and worth the effort of getting into the story."
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I Was An Alien Cat ToyAnn Somerville
Average wait: 6hTemin crash lands on an unexplored planet and gets up front and personal with the natives – who are giant felines. Survival will mean making some unlikely alliances - and some most unusual friendships.
tomlendle added a soundbite about I Was An Alien Cat Toy 1 year ago
The story is really engaging and well-written (despite the awful title).
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The Love ThingChris Delyani
Average wait: 4d, 18hA 21st-century reworking of Jane Austen’s “Pride and Prejudice,” set in San Francisco with a gay twist. Twenty-two-year-old Greg DeAngelis moves west to escape his overbearing father, who’s pressuring him to enter law school, and his poetry… more
tomlendle added a soundbite about The Love Thing 1 year ago
Very good. Seriously authentic. Frequently funny. Much like The Cranberry Hush. I recommend it.
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To Adam With Love (Gray Zone)Adrienne Wilder
Average wait: 46d, 5hA Gray Zone Novel Adam’s mother brought him as a child to the Gray Zone, the no man’s land between the crumbling city and the Dens where the Kin—the dragons—and Lesser-Breds—their mixed-blood offspring—live. He was different, not completely… more
tomlendle added a soundbite about To Adam With Love (Gray Zone) 1 year ago
fully realized sci-fi, with the focus on the story, not the sex. I'd spend more time w/characters
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Daron's Guitar Chronicles: V...Cecilia Tan
Average wait: 1hIt’s the summer of 1987, and Daron Marks is trying to make it big. His band is starting to attract attention from major labels, which is good, but his own attention too often strays to the band’s lead singer, Ziggy. Daron already struggles … more
tomlendle added a soundbite about Daron's Guitar Chronicles: Volume Two 1 year ago
There's the artificial feel of why don't they just say what they feel. But he is screwed up. Love it
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Daron's Guitar Chronicles: V...Cecilia Tan
Average wait: N/ASex, drugs, and rock and roll. Coming out and coming of age in the days of AIDS, MTV, Reaganomics, and Just Say No. Daron Marks is a young guitar player with a dream, make it big like the guys he grew up idolizing in New Jersey—or at least… more
tomlendle added a soundbite about Daron's Guitar Chronicles: Volume One 1 year ago
Really good in a loose sort of way. Loose ends hang out all over the place in an appealing way.
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Wrestling with DesireD.H. Starr
Average wait: 45d, 5hDerek Thompson is a senior, a wrestler, and has a secret. He’s gay.Scott Thayer is a new student who has just moved to Cambridge, Massachusetts from Iowa. On the first day of school Derek and Scott meet and their lives change in an instant…. more
tomlendle added a soundbite about Wrestling with Desire 1 year ago
Pretty good. The characters are worth caring about by the end.
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Caught Off BaseJ.M. Snyder
Average wait: 13hIn my novel, “Stepping Up to the Plate,” we meet Angelo Echevarria, AKA “Ange.” Half Hispanic, half black, Ange is a young, sexy thug on whom Stacy’s always had a crush. He wants Stacy to pull himself out of the gutter and get his life on t… more
tomlendle added a soundbite about Caught Off Base 1 year ago
Decent enough. Cute enough. Just short.
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Conflict of InterestJ.M. Snyder
Average wait: 2hOn a whim, Alex signs up to volunteer with an outreach program at a local youth shelter. When Father Nate calls him and asks him to work with Jamie as a big brother, Alex envisions a little kid he’ll pal around with. What he doesn’t expect … more
tomlendle added a soundbite about Conflict of Interest 1 year ago
Serviceable erotic romance.
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CrushedJ.M. Snyder
Average wait: 4hOnce the star of his high school basketball team, Nathan Gayle has played the field for years. Now in his twenties, he’s getting tired of one night stands and heated hook-ups with strangers; he wants something more. Was that asking too much… more
tomlendle added a soundbite about Crushed 1 year ago
Odd characterizations. Interesting, if not complex or fully believable.
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The Zero KnotK.Z. Snow
Average wait: 142d, 4hEighteen-year-old Jess Bonner is casting off pretense—and, with it, some friends from his past who aren’t particularly trustworthy. In just a few months he’ll be starting college, and it’s time for him to admit the truth: he’s gay, not bi, … more
tomlendle added a soundbite about The Zero Knot 1 year ago
Serviceable young love, with a dose of melodrama thrown in.
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Cake: A Blood Nation Novel (...Derekica Snake
Average wait: 38d, 2hTo be loved by a vampire… I’ve been called many names in my day. Most of them weren’t flattering but they were true. I was a right unholy bastard. Eighteen months ago, I was a fat, nasty, legally blind, computer programmer who decided to … more
tomlendle added a soundbite about Cake: A Blood Nation Novel (Volume 1) 1 year ago
Complex and detailed. Mostly fun. A compelling narrative. I'm looking forward to part 2.
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StickAndrew Smith
Fourteen-year-old Stark McClellan (nicknamed Stick because he’s tall and thin) is bullied for being “deformed” – he was born with only one ear. His older brother Bosten is always there to defend Stick. But the boys can’t defend one another … more
tomlendle added a soundbite about Stick 1 year ago
heartbreakingly good YA. Definitely worth buying.
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Tale of Two SummersBrian Sloan
08:06 p.m. Saturday 07.29.06 You are in L-O-V-E. Notice how I have no hesitation spelling it. At all. Reason? That was just the wildest entry you’ve posted! Ever….You are so seeing the world through the eyes of L-O-V-E. A ten-year bes… more
tomlendle added a soundbite about Tale of Two Summers 1 year ago
Fun read. Better writing than usual. Characters are likable and quirky, the plot less so.
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Marked (Northern Shifters)Joely Skye
Average wait: 8hMarked as prey, Alec refuses to fall for a werewolf. Until he’s forced to turn to Liam for protection. Alec Ryerson carries a scar over his heart and scars on his psyche, ugly reminders of a nightmare that still doesn’t seem quite real. Eve… more
tomlendle added a soundbite about Marked (Northern Shifters) 1 year ago
I enjoyed it. Pretty good for what it is.
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Paris A to ZMarie Sexton
Average wait: 32d, 1hSequel to The Letter Z Zach Mitchell and his lover Angelo Green are headed to Paris (along with their Coda friends Matt and Jared) to attend Jon and Cole’s wedding. Matt will have to face Jared’s former lover, and Angelo will have to spend … more
tomlendle added a soundbite about Paris A to Z 1 year ago
A bit of Parisian pastry, light and fluffy and delicious mostly. Effective.
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Zero at the BoneJane Seville
Average wait: 6d, 15hAfter witnessing a mob hit, surgeon Jack Francisco is put into protective custody to keep him safe until he can testify. A hitman known only as D is blackmailed into killing Jack, but when he tracks him down, his weary conscience won’t allo… more
tomlendle added a soundbite about Zero at the Bone 1 year ago
Too loose really. Would pack a bigger punch if more concentrated. More complex than the usual, tho.
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The Heart of TexasRJ Scott
Riley Hayes, the playboy of the Hayes family, is a young man who seems to have it all: money, a career he loves, and his pick of beautiful women. His father, CEO of HayesOil, passes control of the corporation to his two sons; but a stipulat… more
tomlendle added a soundbite about The Heart of Texas 1 year ago
Chock full of melodrama. Way over the top. But the writing is quite good.
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Love Is In The TitleRJ Scott
Luke requests songs for the late show with Roscoe. Songs that mean something to him and the people around him. Lately he has been requesting songs for the boy he watches from afar. The gorgeous dark haired blue eyed captain of the football … more
tomlendle added a soundbite about Love Is In The Title 1 year ago
A short story, pretty saccharine.
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Outfield Menace (Gay Youth C...Mark A. Roeder
Average wait: 4hOutfield Menace is the tale of Kurt, a fifteen-year-old baseball player, living in a small, 1950s, Indiana town. During a confrontation with Angel, the resident bad boy of Blackford High School, Kurt attacks Angel, earning the wrath of the … more
tomlendle added a soundbite about Outfield Menace (Gay Youth Chronicles) 1 year ago
Loads of drama and melodrama. Some parts are really good. Others are simplistic and only bearable.
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A Secret EdgeRobin Reardon
Average wait: N/AI love the long distance run, when you feel like you’re about to die…and then you reach this place where you feel like there are no boundaries for you anywhere…In many ways, Jason Peele is like any other teenager. He hits the books,… more
tomlendle added a soundbite about A Secret Edge 1 year ago
Very likable. A bit clunky at times and maybe a little unrealistically optimistic.
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The Evolution of Ethan PoeRobin Reardon
Average wait: < 1hIn the space of a few months, sixteen-year-old Ethan Poe’s life has become a complicated mix of facts, theories, and hypotheses. Things he knows beyond doubt: his parents are divorcing, his older brother Kyle is exhibiting alarming behavior… more
tomlendle added a soundbite about The Evolution of Ethan Poe 1 year ago
Another really very good book. Some slow didactic parts, clogging up a quite involving story.
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SproutDale Peck
Average wait: 1d, 2hWhen Sprout and his father move from Long Island to Kansas after the death of his mother, he is sure he will find no friends, no love, no beauty. But friends find him, the strangeness of the landscape fascinates him, and when love shows up … more
tomlendle added a soundbite about Sprout 1 year ago
Excellent YA gay book, with a very memorable title character and excellent writing.
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Dominion of the Eth (Wings)J. C. Owens
Average wait: 107d, 12hThe collar would stay, for Rylis would never free Tamrin…Childhood memories of the Eth did no justice to what Rylis Tanyan would encounter in the depths of the Teeathun forest. But what he had treasured before had betrayed him, and now he m… more
tomlendle added a soundbite about Dominion of the Eth (Wings) 1 year ago
Not perfect or anything, but engaging for most of it.
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WingsJ. C. Owens
Average wait: 32d, 13hGenre: LGBT FantasyAnyar, a black-winged young guard, could only be accused of being in the wrong place at the wrong time. He captures the attention of a commanding, beautiful white-winged prince of the enemy, Vanyae, and is swept away into… more
tomlendle added a soundbite about Wings 1 year ago
Hot, but not exactly deep.
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Tech SupportJet Mykles
Average wait: 2hAaron is a whiz with computers but horrible with people. Painfully shy, it’s sometimes all he can do to communicate when he’s face to face with anyone. The fact that he has unusually red hair and gorgeous green eyes only makes it worse beca… more
tomlendle added a soundbite about Tech Support 1 year ago
Bare bones geek erotica.
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The Cranberry Hush: A NovelBen Monopoli
Average wait: 2d, 21hVince Dandro might be going through the quietest quarter-life crisis of all time. He lives alone, works in a comic book shop, and has a crush on his coworker he can’t seem to act on. Like an old comic book, his life’s colors have started to… more
tomlendle added a soundbite about The Cranberry Hush: A Novel 1 year ago
Great, great, great! Buy it, read it, love it. (A novel, not a romance.)
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Diving in DeepK.A. Mitchell
Average wait: 60d, 15hYou never forget your first time. Cameron Lewis loves his job as an instructor/trainer for a water safety firm that inspects water parks. He gets to travel from March through September, always moving on to something different. When a strang… more
tomlendle added a soundbite about Diving in Deep 1 year ago
Tries to be more complex, but it didn't really add up very well for me.
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Collision CourseK.A. Mitchell
Average wait: < 1hParamedic Aaron Chase doesn’t have anything against love, but he knows it means a lot of responsibility, like when he had to step in to raise his siblings. With the last one off to college, Aaron’s anticipating enjoying life on his own term… more
tomlendle added a soundbite about Collision Course 1 year ago
Interesting and fairly complex, if pretty claustrophobic. Oh, and the cover is all wrong.
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Rounding ThirdWalter G. Meyer
Average wait: < 1hRounding Third is the story of Rob Wardell, a seventeen-year old who feels like he doesn’t quite fit in anywhere—not at home, not at school and not on the baseball field. The small, shy boy stays on the high school baseball team only to pl… more
tomlendle added a soundbite about Rounding Third 1 year ago
Font issue? But emotionally involving, even if some of the emotional shifts aren't convincing.
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The Boy Next DoorKate McMurray
Average wait: 95d, 4hWhen Lowell moves back to his hometown to take care of his ailing mother, the last person he expects to see living in the house next door is his childhood friend Jase, grown up now and more attractive than ever. Jase had starred in many of … more
tomlendle added a soundbite about The Boy Next Door 1 year ago
Well-meaning, but a bit clunky and sentimental for me.
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Adam (Adam Series)Anthony McDonald
Average wait: N/AAdam is a delightful sixteen-year-old who does well in school and spends his spare time practicing the cello. Or that’s what his parents think. But there is another side to him, which comes to the fore when he falls for a labourer called Sy… more
tomlendle added a soundbite about Adam (Adam Series) 1 year ago
Well written. Heavy infatuation w/nature. Very believable, except every male falls in love with him.
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Love for HireAnna Marie May
Average wait: 39d, 9hHustler and art aficionado Jayden Collins doesn’t expect much out of life, so when rich playboy Matt Archer not only saves his life but offers to pay him to pretend to be his boyfriend, it seems too good to be true. The guarded, cautious Ja… more
tomlendle added a soundbite about Love for Hire 1 year ago
Bare bones, with stereotypical characters and plot.
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NineteenA.J. Mars
Average wait: 34d, 23hEzra is nineteen, going to college in his blue-collar hometown, and still living with his mother. It’s all very ordinary… but Ezra is gay, and “ordinary” isn’t really what he wants or needs. The romantic in him yearns for a story-book kind … more
tomlendle added a soundbite about Nineteen 1 year ago
well-written short story, if mostly a cliché
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Lord of the TrashSarah MacManus
Average wait: 6hWhen spinster Army nurse Dana Bailey inherits her slightly odd teenage brother, Sam, she wonders if she’s up to raising him. But when the man who broke Sam’s heart, the magnetically handsome Sean Gordon appears out of the blue, Dana finds t… more
tomlendle added a soundbite about Lord of the Trash 1 year ago
A rather goo long short story. I would spend more time here.
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Campus Cravings: Incoming FreshmanCarol Lynne
Average wait: 97d, 10hBook thirteen in the Campus Cravings SeriesThree years ago, Chet Sloan left a promising job as Offensive Line Coach at the University of Arizona in an effort to put distance between himself and an Incoming Freshman. Bobby Ray Sikes first ca… more
tomlendle added a soundbite about Campus Cravings: Incoming Freshman 1 year ago
Endearing, if skimpily written.
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Boy Meets BoyDavid Levithan
This is the story of Paul, a sophomore at a high school like no other: The cheerleaders ride Harleys, the homecoming queen used to be a guy named Daryl (she now prefers Infinite Darlene and is also the star quarterback), and the gay-straigh… more
tomlendle added a soundbite about Boy Meets Boy 1 year ago
Fun. Especially by the end. I cared about the characters, even when they were a little skimpy.
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Without Reservations (With o...J. L. Langley
Average wait: < 1hSometimes love just catches you by the tail.Chayton Winston is a veterinarian. He is also a werewolf. Much to his Native American parent’s chagrin, he has always dreamed of a fair-haired, Caucasian mate. However, he never imagined his mate … more
tomlendle added a soundbite about Without Reservations (With or Without) 1 year ago
Well written.
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Accidentally HisShawn Lane
Average wait: 25d, 7hKirk Matheson rides the bus to work several times a week, intrigued by the attractive and quiet bespectacled man he typically sits behind. One day when the bus crashes during a storm, Kirk finally meets the shy stranger, Elijah Cartwright, … more
tomlendle added a soundbite about Accidentally His 1 year ago
Skimpy. Well enough written though.
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Out of the PocketBill Konigsberg
Star quarterback Bobby Framingham, one of the most talented high school football players in California, knows he’s different from his teammates. They’re like brothers, but they don’t know one essential thing: Bobby is gay. Can he still be o… more
tomlendle added a soundbite about Out of the Pocket 1 year ago
Starts off a bit slow, but finishes strong. The writing is good if not great.
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Tipping the Balance (A CalPa...Christopher Koehler
Average wait: 224d, 5hA CalPac Crew Novel Between his job as a Realtor and his home renovation business, Drew St. Charles is in over his head. What he really needs is a licensed contractor to oversee his projects, and Drew knows just the man for the job: Brad Su… more
tomlendle added a soundbite about Tipping the Balance (A CalPac Crew Novel) 1 year ago
It sort of departs from reality about halfway through, then recovers somewhat by the end.
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Force of LawJez Morrow
Average wait: 40d, 13hWhen a Lamborghini Diablo car pulls into the quick oil change shop on Cleveland’s west side, Tom Russell work immediately assumes this is his old lover, Wells, a beautiful, wealthy, east side snob, come back to torment him. But it’s worse.T… more
tomlendle added a soundbite about Force of Law 1 year ago
Cleanly written. Believable characters, if not richly drawn.
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PrimalPassionsStephani Hecht
Average wait: 20hJacyn had always considered himself a pretty normal guy. Little did he know that he couldn’t be more wrong. Attacked by a group of gunmen, he suddenly finds himself shot at, kidnapped and chained to a wall. Not exactly the kind of day a nor… more
tomlendle added a soundbite about PrimalPassions 1 year ago
The writing is better than average. The story telling is not, really.
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I'll Run Away For The HolidaysStephani Hecht
Average wait: 1d, 3hScott Cooper has never liked the holidays. So when his best friend, Madison, asks him to travel to her childhood home to celebrate Christmas, he can’t refuse fast enough. Scott doesn’t even get along with his own family, so the last thing h… more
tomlendle added a soundbite about I'll Run Away For The Holidays 1 year ago
The characters are likable and silly, but there's not much else to it.
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Offside Pass (Blue Line Hockey)Stephani Hecht
Average wait: 42d, 18hAt one time Devon Canton and his two brothers were the talk of the NHL. Set to become the next superstars of the sport, they had lucrative contracts and numerous endorsements within their reach. Then the bottom fell out of their world and e… more
tomlendle added a soundbite about Offside Pass (Blue Line Hockey) 1 year ago
The writing is rushed and skimpy. The characters and plot are better.
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Ashton And JusticeStephani Hecht
Average wait: 5d, 0hWhen his domineering brother drags him to a college party, Justice expects only to have yet another boring night out. So he’s both shocked and intrigued when he catches the eye of a cute, mysterious stranger named Ashton. Just as the men … more
tomlendle added a soundbite about Ashton And Justice 1 year ago
Well, the writing is clean at least.
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Geography ClubBrent Hartinger
Book 1 in the Russel Middlebrook Series.Now a feature film starring Scott Bakula and Nikki Blonsky! The first book in the Russel Middlebrook Series.Russel Middlebrook is convinced he’s the only gay kid at Robert L. Goodkind High School. The… more
tomlendle added a soundbite about Geography Club 1 year ago
Likeable story of high schoolers. Writing and story are ok, nothing special.
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Unacceptable RiskKaje Harper
Average wait: 157d, 13hSimon Conley was born a werewolf, making him one of a tiny minority in a sea of vanilla humans. The safety of the pack lies in absolute secrecy, sometimes violently enforced. In a species where pack-members are born and not made, being gay … more
tomlendle added a soundbite about Unacceptable Risk 1 year ago
Far better than the cover. Accomplished. Better writing than the usual were fare.
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Will Grayson, Will GraysonJohn Green, David Levithan
One cold night, in a most unlikely corner of Chicago, Will Grayson crosses paths with … Will Grayson. Two teens with the same name, running in two very different circles, suddenly find their lives going in new and unexpected directions,… more
tomlendle added a soundbite about Will Grayson, Will Grayson 1 year ago
Very good YA. Memorable and quirky characters. Heart warming.
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A Strong HandCatt Ford
Average wait: 30d, 1hNicholas Sayers, needing money for college, takes a job as assistant to infamous photographer Damian Wolfe. It’s just taking pictures, right? Wrong. While Nick has never questioned what kind of man he is or what he truly wants in life, work… more
tomlendle added a soundbite about A Strong Hand 1 year ago
Very hot bdsm love story.
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The Screwed Up Life of Charl...Drew Ferguson
Average wait: N/ASometimes, it’s just easier to think I’m not the freak. I’m just in an alien world…Being Charles James Stewart, Jr., AKA Charlie the Second, means never “fitting in.” Tall, gangly and big-eared, he could be a poster boy for teenage geek… more
tomlendle added a soundbite about The Screwed Up Life of Charlie The Second 1 year ago
Very good. Engaging. So engaging, it's heartbreaking. The writing is very good also.
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City FalconFeliz Faber
Average wait: 9d, 8hWinner of third place for Best LGBT Cover in the 2011 Rainbow Awards.Honorable Mention for Gay Debut Novel in the 2011 Rainbow Awards.Honorable Mention for Gay Contemporary Romance in the 2011 Rainbow Awards.New York, 1994 What on earth is … more
tomlendle added a soundbite about City Falcon 1 year ago
Interesting premise. Not bad, but less than good.
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Jump FirstCharles Edward
Average wait: 8d, 9hFor Heath, the star highlight of every week is attending his writers’ group meeting. The leader, Marguerite May, writes romance novels, and not just any kind: The dude/dude kind that are so freakin hot, Heath gets embarrassed to critique th… more
tomlendle added a soundbite about Jump First 1 year ago
Naive-ish. Limited, but cute.
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Missing AaronKenn Dahll
Average wait: 13h“In this sequel to Soaring with a Hawk, Dirk, an eighteen year old son of pioneers, is devastated when his hero, Aaron, flees with an Indian brave after being caught in a compromising sexual situation. Dirk transfers his admiration to Aaron… more
tomlendle added a soundbite about Missing Aaron 1 year ago
Short and sketchy.
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Special DeliveryHeidi Cullinan
Sam Keller knows he’ll never find the excitement he craves in Middleton, Iowa—not while he’s busting his ass in nursing school and paying rent by slaving away in a pharmacy stockroom. But before his mother died, he promised her he’d grow up… more
tomlendle added a soundbite about Special Delivery 1 year ago
Interesting and odd mix of growing up into adulthood and kink. Not always believable. Never boring.
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Word on a WingJamie Craig
Average wait: 7hYoung, directionless Casey Eller is the perfect bait for a trap Sheriff Kirkland’s been laying for fifteen years. On Christmas Eve, he uses Casey to stage incriminating photos of the most powerful man in town, a brutal sadist who takes his … more
tomlendle added a soundbite about Word on a Wing 1 year ago
No clue what title means. Quite good. Older dom, younger sub. Tightly focused on the relationship
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Sand & WaterShae Connor
Average wait: 88d, 7hWidower John McConnell gets along fine raising his daughter on Georgia’s Tybee Island, though he wouldn’t exactly say he’s happy. Haunted by the memory of his dead wife, John hasn’t considered dating again until he meets Bryan Simmons in th… more
tomlendle added a soundbite about Sand & Water 1 year ago
Appealing characters stuck is a slowly developing situation.
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The Perks of Being a WallflowerStephen Chbosky
Standing on the fringes of life offers a unique perspective…but there comes a time to see what it looks like from the dance floor.Since its publication, Stephen Chbosky’s haunting debut novel has received critical acclaim, provoked discussi… more
tomlendle added a soundbite about The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1 year ago
Very good writing. Excellent characters. Involving. A few nagging loose ends. Worth the purchase.
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Freaks In LoveT. A. Chase
Average wait: 3hJames lives in Triad City, working for the West Side Crime Association and hiding a secret that could get him killed. When his boss and the other associations’ leaders are assassinated, James has no choice but to return to the one place he … more
tomlendle added a soundbite about Freaks In Love 1 year ago
Underdeveloped. The ending feels like a cop out really.
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A Change of TuneJM Cartwright
Average wait: 160d, 23hJohnny Rayne has had enough - enough of being at the top of the rock music industry for the last decade, enough of constant touring and recording. He wants something more — just something very different. Moving to a farm in West Virginia, … more
tomlendle added a soundbite about A Change of Tune 1 year ago
Sketchy. Cartoonish.
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The Vast Fields of OrdinaryNick Burd
It’s Dade’s last summer at home, and things are pretty hopeless. He has a crappy job, a “boyfriend” who treats him like dirt, and his parents’ marriage is falling apart. So when he meets and falls in love with the mysterious Alex Kincaid, D… more
tomlendle added a soundbite about The Vast Fields of Ordinary 1 year ago
Very well written with memorable characters. Ending is sort of like life.
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Yakuza PrideH.J. Brues
Average wait: 96d, 18hWhen yakuza underboss Shigure Matsunaga meets Kenneth Harris at a boring social event, he’s surprised to find himself attracted to the blond gaijin with the mismatched eyes. Shigure is even more pleased when he discovers Ken not only speaks… more
tomlendle added a soundbite about Yakuza Pride 1 year ago
Better and more textured than most romances.
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Blind PassionPenny Brandon
Average wait: 155d, 4hGenre: LGBT ParanormalAttraction for Adam was not a handsome face, a striking smile, or beautiful eyes, but a scent that would drive him to distraction or a voice that could make his heart beat faster. When the combination of the two walked… more
tomlendle added a soundbite about Blind Passion 1 year ago
Reasonably good. The sex is pretty tedious though.
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Rescued (Southwestern Shifters)Bailey Bradford
Average wait: N/ABook one in the Southwestern Shifters Series.When Gabriel Staley rescues a magnificent black wolf, he has no idea that destiny has just turned up the heat and brought him his mate, sexy shapeshifter Mika Blackwell.Gabriel Staley was used to… more
tomlendle added a soundbite about Rescued (Southwestern Shifters) 1 year ago
Not very impressive.
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Forgotten SongAlly Blue
Average wait: 2hGenre: LGBT SuspenseYou don’t expect the love of your life to literally fall at your feet. Ben Carson sure as hell didn’t. But when a mysterious stranger passes out cold at Ben’s feet after a street fight, Ben knows right away that this cou… more
tomlendle added a soundbite about Forgotten Song 1 year ago
Melodrama, but mostly fun and sweet. Pretty solid writing.
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Oleander House: Bay City Par...Ally Blue
Putting his life and sanity on the line—for a man beyond his reach. Bay City Paranormal Investigations, Book 1 Sam Raintree’s experience with things he can’t explain isn’t the only reason his new job as a paranormal investigator is a perfec… more
tomlendle added a soundbite about Oleander House: Bay City Paranormal Investigations, Book 1 1 year ago
Okay. Nothing special. This first one anyway.
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The Vampire's BoyTheda Black
Average wait: 1d, 0hLevi is a vampire, villain and tragedy, a monster made rather than born. He was only a teen when another vampire went rogue and turned him. He’s obsessed with his first victim, Jared, who survived the attack.Jared is in love with his best f… more
tomlendle added a soundbite about The Vampire's Boy 1 year ago
Likeable characters. But limited story telling.
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Cutting Cords (Cutting Cords...Mickie B. Ashling
Average wait: 57d, 13hWhen Sloan Driscoll and Cole Fujiwara become reluctant roommates, neither man is willing to share too much. Sloan is instantly attracted to Cole but knows it’s a hopeless cause; Cole has a steady girlfriend. But one night they share a joint… more
tomlendle added a soundbite about Cutting Cords (Cutting Cords Series) 1 year ago
great cover. Good story and characters. I wish the writing was better though.
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The Price of FallingMelanie Tushmore
Average wait: 1d, 19hMike Miller thought he was an average high school student. Your all-American, football playing, middle class kid. He didn’t mind being normal and fitting in, until new student Jason Reilly showed up. What was it about Jason that was so magn… more
tomlendle added a soundbite about The Price of Falling 1 year ago
really engaging, well developed first half, and object of desire. The rest not as much. recommended
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A Scout is BraveJay Hawke
Average wait: 90d, 6hSet in the late 1990s in the months following the brutal murder of Matthew Shepard, “A Scout is Brave,” tells the coming-of-age story of 14-year-old Joshua Ishkoday, a part Native American boy coming to terms with his sexual orientation. Jo… more
tomlendle added a soundbite about A Scout is Brave 1 year ago
In desperate need of editing, but I loved the story all in all.
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Marked Yours (Sentries)Elizabeth Noble
Sentries: Book One Three hundred years ago, natural disaster reformed the face of North America, and the people who lived in the shadow of the Rocky Mountains would never be the same. Now, the master/slave bond in New Colorado has become a… more
tomlendle added a soundbite about Marked Yours (Sentries) 1 year ago
I really liked this one. Sci-fi. Sweet guys. A touch of Dom/Sub.
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ChemistryLewis DeSimone
Average wait: N/AWhen first they meet, Neil and Zach discover a sexual and emotional chemistry that cannot be denied. Then, as mental illness consumes one, each must grow, repair himself, and work to become stronger and more independent to ultimately conque… more
tomlendle added a soundbite about Chemistry 1 year ago
Very good, but very emo.
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Call Me by Your Name: A NovelAndré Aciman
Call Me by Your Name is the story of a sudden and powerful romance that blossoms between an adolescent boy and a summer guest at his parents’ cliff-side mansion on the Italian Riviera. Unprepared for the consequences of their attraction, at… more
tomlendle added a soundbite about Call Me by Your Name: A Novel 1 year ago
Amazing writing. Heart-wrenching story.
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Angel: 1089 (Heaven Corp)C.C. Bridges
Average wait: 16d, 10hWhen this deal breaks, Heaven will fall.Heaven Corp, Book 1Catching two demon burglars is routine for Gabriel 1089, who’s one cog in an army of cybernetically modified humans protecting the sky city of Heaven. Until two turns into a twenty-… more
tomlendle added a soundbite about Angel: 1089 (Heaven Corp) 1 year ago
Unique. Involving. I hope for more.
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