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Retribution: Is love worth the cost?

Rave Anders lost everything – his job, his lover, and part of his soul. Accused of a crime he didn’t commit, it’s taken him years to build up a respectable intergalactic transport business. Pulled into a web of intrigue and espionage, Rave is forced to face ex-lover Kain Sims, the one man he no longer trusts.

On a mission for the Alliance, Kain must convince Rave the fate of a world rests in both their hands. Kain needs Rave to help to destroy a deadly weapon before it can be used to eradicate a planet. But that’s the easy part; the hard part is making Rave believe he never wanted to leave him in the first place.

Can they save a world and reclaim the love they once shared, in a galaxy of deception?

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The Darkling Thrush is available for purchase at Loose Id.

Josh Lanyon has an uncanny knack for making any story immediate and real. Even though this story is very much fantasy interwoven with the ‘real’ world, I had no problem making the adjustment to the world Colin inhabited. In many ways I was reminded of the world created by Karen Marie Moning in her Fever series, although not as dark. It’s the commonality of the Fae and other ‘mystic’ creatures with a large dose of magick.

The Darkling Thrush is entirely riveting… as is the norm for Josh Lanyon’s writing. He has a way of bringing so much life to his characters and to the situations in which they find themselves, even if they are of the more fantastic variety. And even though this is a departure from Mr. Lanyon’s other books that I’ve read, it’s still written with wit and detail; you may just have to stretch your mind to believe the unbelievable. But it’s a heck of a journey!

And I could ardently wish that this won’t be the last that we see of Colin and Septimus.

Kathy K.
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Book Teaser: All hell just might literally break loose when “Book Hunter” Colin Bliss ignores his lover’s warning and travels to the remote Western Isles to find a legendary book of spells.

Book Description: Fed up with his desk duty in the Imperial Arcane Library, book hunter Colin Bliss accepts a private commission to find The Sword’s Shadow, a legendary and dangerous witches’ grimoire. But to find the book, Colin must travel to the remote Western Isles and solve a centuries’ old murder.

It should be nothing more than an academic exercise, so why is dour — and unreasonably sexy — Magister Septimus Marx doing his best to keep Colin from accepting this mission — even going so far as to seduce Colin on the train journey north?

Septimus is not the only problem. Who is the strange faery woman that keeps appearing at inconvenient times? And who is working behind the scenes with the sinister adventuress Irania Briggs? And why do Colin’s employers at the Museum of the Literary Occult keep accusing Colin of betraying them?

As Colin digs deeper and deeper into the book’s mysterious past, he begins to understand why Septimus is willing to stop him at any price — but by then, it’s too late to turn back.

Publisher’s Note: This book contains explicit sexual content, graphic language, and situations that some readers may find objectionable: Male/male sexual practices.

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Blue Moon Café by Rick R. Reed is available for purchase at Amber Allure.

Although I really liked the story line, I just couldn’t seem to get as involved in the story as I would have liked. I’ve read other Rick Reed stories that I have enjoyed quite a bit so you could say this one was a one-off. Thad and Sam didn’t endear themselves to me as lovers. I didn’t feel the emotion between them that should have been there. The suspense, now that is a different story. I figured out who was who pretty easily but I was kept wondering what was going to happen next and that I liked. Some of the scenes are not for the faint of heart; he is quite descriptive in the attacks.

I wasn’t happy with the ending and I’m really hoping that there is a follow-up to this story. No matter the direction it headed, I would like to see what happens next.

Theresa
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Book Description: Someone—or something—is killing Seattle’s gay men.

A creature moves through the darkest night, lit only by the full moon, taking them, one by one, from the rain city’s gay gathering areas.

Someone—or something—is falling in love with Thad Matthews.

Against a backdrop of horror and fear, young Thad finds his first true love in the most unlikely of places—a new Italian restaurant called The Blue Moon Cafe. Sam is everything Thad has ever dreamed of in a man: compassionate, giving, handsome, and with brown eyes Thad feels he could sink into. And Sam can cook! But as the pair’s love begins to grow, so do the questions and uncertainties, the main one being, why do Sam’s unexplained disappearances always coincide with the full moon?

Prepare yourself for a unique blend of dark suspense and erotic romance with The Blue Moon Cafe, written by the author Unzipped magazine called, “the Stephen King of gay horror.” You’re guaranteed an unforgettable reading experience, one that skillfully blends the hottest romance with the most chilling terror…

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Can you ever live your life to the fullest if you knew one wrong move can and will get you killed?

“I’m a monster. Or so my father would have me believe. I’m imprisoned in a world I hate and fear. As heir to my father’s title, I’m expected to marry, but my secret desires may keep me from fulfilling those expectations.

One night a stranger kisses me. In his touch, I see the possibility of a life beyond my prison. My name? Just call me Angel and this is my evolution.”

Content: M/M sex, some graphic violence.

I couldn’t agree more with Cinderella’s choice Angel’s Evolution is and always will be one of my most favorite books of TA’s ~ T

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Boystown by Marshall Thronton is available for purchase at Torquere Books.

Before Boystown, I had never read anything by Marshall Thornton so I wasn’t quite sure what to expect and after starting the first of the three stories in Boystown, I think had prepared myself to hate it. The stories of Nick Nowak Private Eye are based in the early eighties, BA (before Aids). I’m not a prude but promiscuous sex doesn’t do it for me and sex without condoms… well, I’m not going there. But, as I was reminded by someone, the author was only being true to the times. I’m one of those people who seldom scraps a book—my innate curiosity usually keeps reading until the end— and in this case, the more I read, the more I found I was actually starting to like the stories. Nick has a hard time turning down a pretty face and a hard cock. Oddly enough, I think that became part of his charm and I just kept reminding myself that it was 1981.

I am looking forward to the next Boystown. I want to know where Nick Nowak’s life leads him. I wasn’t left with a cliffhanger, which I do appreciate, but there was just enough of a tease that I am curious to find out if maybe the next Nick Nowak stories will show him in a slightly different light. Either way, I will be reading Boystown 2, which as I understand, barring any complications, will release on my birthday July 28th

I apologize that I didn’t review this book as three different stories but I found I had a hard time separating them in my mind. Each story may have had its own drama, but the ending of each just led right into the next so it really was hard to view them as different stories.

Theresa
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Books Description: A former police officer turned private investigator, Nick Nowak is haunted by his abrupt departure from the department, as well as, the traumatic end of his relationship with librarian Daniel Laverty. In these three stories set in Chicago during the early eighties, Nick locates a missing young man for a mysterious client, solves a case of arson at a popular nightspot, and goes undercover to prove a dramatic suicide was actually murder.

When he isn’t detecting, and sometimes when he is, Nick moves through a series of casual relationships. But his long suppressed romantic side surfaces when he meets Detective Bert Harker. Will he give love another chance? Or, will he continue to bury himself in the arms of strangers?

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Do Me Right by Lisa G. Riley is available for purchase at Loose Id.

First off I have to say that this story and I were not a good fit. My expectations, based on the blurb, were quite different from the story that was told; I expected much more suspense than was delivered.
And personally, I found it very difficult to connect with the characters; for me, if I cannot get into the characters, the story, regardless how well it’s written, just isn’t going to work for me.
There was nothing wrong with the mechanics of the story, it was solely a personality conflict.
I found Kendra to be rather immature in her neuroses and the different elements weren’t enough to pull me deeper into the story. I hate when that happens.

Kathy K.
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Book Teaser: Hot sex plus love should equal marriage, right? But for Sloan and Kendra, his job and her neuroses, it equals flying bullets, a meddling mother-in-law, a libidinous brother, and a missed wedding. What’s it going to take for them to do it right?

Book Description: Kendra Masters and Sloan Johnson have been together for four years and are planning their wedding. Ad exec Kendra has issues of trust because of her father’s abandonment, so she is forever—subconsciously—waiting for Sloan to leave her. Though he loves her, Sloan is tired of dealing with his nutty, but lovable, fianceé’s pre- and misconceived notions. So what if the sex is plentiful… and inventive… and hot…?

They’re both unsure if marriage is practical. Because in addition to wedding planning around Kendra’s neurosis, the couple has to deal with his libertine of a brother, her saboteur of a mother, and the fact that a very dangerous…someone…is stealing from Sloan’s client’s trust fund.

Publisher’s Note: This book contains explicit sexual content and graphic language.

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More by Sloan Parker is now available for purchase at Loose Id.

Edge-of-your-seat suspense, non-stop sex and one of the best romances I have read this year.

I had my doubts about this story at first because it was done in first person, but Sloan Parker really pulled it off. I was in love with Luke, Matt and Richard from the first night at the club. The only real complaint about the story being in first person was that I really wanted inside Matt’s and Richard’s heads. Hearing things from their point of view would have increased my enjoyment of the story, but it does not stop this book from going onto my favorites list. It is definitely going to be one I remember.

I swear I could hear the music of impending doom in my head, waiting for Luke’s dad to make his next move. I was absolutely incensed at the lengths his dad would go to control him. The fact that Luke finally started to allow himself to live his life with his two lovers out in the open was a giant step for Luke, one that both of them seemed to recognize and no matter how scared Luke got, both Richard and Matt were always there for him. Has Luke finally found someone, or in this case, two someone’s, important enough to stand up and put a stop to his father’s harassment?

Theresa
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Teaser: A confirmed loner spends one explosive night in a sex club with two men who make him want to break all of his self-protective rules, especially the no-repeat clause. But his father, a senator, is determined to destroy Luke’s something more.

Book Description: For fifteen years Luke Moore has lived by three rules: stay off his father’s radar, never spend more than a single night with any man, and never fall in love again. But one night of explosive sex and two men whom he can’t get out of his head have Luke breaking them all. Richard and Matthew push him past all his boundaries—both sexually and personally—and now he’s no longer hiding from his senator father; he’s taking him on. And he isn’t just falling for one man; he’s falling for two. If you’re going to break the rules, might as well break them big.

But Luke’s father has his reasons for hating how his son lives, and he’ll do whatever he can and use all his power to keep Luke away from Richard and Matthew.

Can this threesome find a way to make their unconventional relationship last with the world around them trying to pull them apart? And will Luke be able to keep breaking his rules for Richard and Matthew, or will he head back to his familiar way of life just when his new lovers want to bind him tighter?

Publisher’s Note: This book contains explicit sexual content, graphic language, and situations that some readers may find objectionable: Male/male sexual practices, menage (m/m/m).

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Life Without Raine is available for purchase at Phaze.

Lost love stories are among my favourite themes: add to that everlasting love and eternal lovers searching for an opportunity to finally spend their lives together instead of searching and you’ve got an I’ve-gotta-read-this book. Then we’re based in Scotland… alas no kilts, but a hunky Scotsman is always sexy.

I liked, and felt bad, that Michael remembered all his past lives and the missed chances. But it definitely added to the tension… I knew how everything had happened over the centuries and that it was far from over.

Raine I liked as well; she wasn’t prepared for what was to come. Then she started experiencing things, having memories that she couldn’t figure out. I really liked how Riley Ashford worked the dynamics; between Raine and Michael and with Raine and what was happening to her. Life Without Raine is tense and thrilling, sad and heartbreaking and always a very enjoyable read.

Kathy K.
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Book Description: Raine Sinclair can’t believe she’s inherited a castle. She’s an
American, after all, and has no need for an ancient pile of crumbling stone. After
six months of communication with the English barrister handling the estate, she
receives a mysterious note telling her she must come to England before the next full moon to claim her inheritance.

Michael Connors is NOT what she pictured as a barrister. Too handsome and sexy for
her peace of mind, he could melt her underwear with just one look. Too bad the poor insane man thinks they were married in a previous life.

To receive the property and promised wealth Raine must face unexpected danger, a crazy housekeeper, a jealous rival, and above all, a man who believes he’s loved her for more than eight hundred years…and says he can’t bear to live another life without Raine.

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Baby It’s Cold Outside by Nicole Kimberling is available for purchase at Loose Id.

A Test of Love by Claire Thompson is available at 1 Place For Romance.

If you’re like me and like to ring in your New Year snuggled at home with a good book I recommend grabbing a copy of A Test of Love by Claire Thompson. This book has it all a semi new relationship, hot sex and intrigue, all packed into one great romance.

A Test of Love is book 2 in The Solitary Knights of Pelham Bay and although you don’t really need to read book one this one does stand on its own quite nicely – you would better understand the story behind why Ryan decided to reconnect with Tom after so many years Book 1 Finding Chandler, so head over to 1 Place For Romance and download both books today and ring in the New Year right!!

Theresa

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When Ryan and Tom reconnect after fourteen years apart, the heat between them is instant. But their fledgling relationship is tested when both receive hate-filled notes, warning each man to stay away from the other. When the warnings turn to violence, can the relationship survive?

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Dangerous Ground 2: Old Poison by Josh Lanyon is available at Loose Id.

Book review: I was so happy to see that Taylor and Will were back for another adventure. Josh Lanyon is one of my favorite authors; his storytelling, his characters and the situations in which they find themselves are all gripping, intriguing and downright suspenseful. Putting down any of his books is very difficult and in Old Poison, Mr. Lanyon has done it again. I sped through this second installment in his Dangerous Grounds series and, in many ways, I found it even more tension-filled than the first book.

I also breathed a sigh of relief as Will and Taylor seem to be making a real go of their relationship. The two of them are both incredibly attractive, even just taking into account their personalities. They are also very complementary men; Will’s ability to think before acting often keeps Taylor from getting in over his head. But by the same token, Taylor’s impulsiveness will spur Will on to action rather than over thinking things.

It’s only been a month or so since their adventures in Dangerous Grounds took place, and now they’re facing an entirely new danger.

The tension is finely honed and carries us along as both Will and Taylor are facing personal challenges as well as relationship issues. One of the things that I like most about Josh Lanyon’s storytelling is that his characters are not supermen; they’re real people who fight, get hurt and suffer. They’re also people that we can admire and get involved with.

If you haven’t read either of Josh Lanyon’s Dangerous Ground books, what are you waiting for? Action, adventure, steamy sex and sizzling romance… what’s not to like?

Kathy K.

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Teaser: Someone from DSS Special Agent Taylor MacAllister’s past — the past he doesn’t discuss with his partner and now-lover Will Brandt — wants him scared. Dead scared. Or maybe just dead. Will fears the past will end a future romance. Or any future at all.

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Previous Book: Dangerous Ground

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Genre: LGBT Romantic Suspense

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Length: Novella

Special Agents for the Department of Diplomatic Security, Taylor MacAllister and Will Brandt have been partners and best friends for three years, but everything changed during a weeklong camping trip. Now Taylor and Will are trying to see if true love is in the cards or if it’s just sex. Really, really good sex, granted!

But when Taylor receives a cobra bottled in rice wine for the birthday he nearly didn’t live to see, Will fears that something in Taylor‘s past—something Taylor won’t talk about—is going to put an end to their chance of a future romance. Or any future at all.

Publisher’s Note: This book contains explicit sexual content, graphic language, and situations that some readers may find objectionable: Anal play/intercourse, male/male sexual practices, violence.

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Dominating Victoria by Kitty DuCane can be purchased at Loose Id.

I was intrigued by the mention of werewolves, but what really grabbed my attention was Victoria’s total focus on vengeance for her father. This is Kitty DuCane’s first book and I’ll definitely be on the lookout for more.

Emotionally I could relate to Victoria ~ I’m pretty sure that if I was as gutsy, trained and focused as she is, I’d be able to take on the head of a Colombian cartel… uh, never mind. But I was hooked; Victoria’s emotions were there for all to see and I was cheering for her all the way.

Hayden Hunt; now there’s an Alpha male for you! But his emotions were all caught up in having found his mate… and realizing that she really had no interest in self preservation. I could feel the anger and the hurt that this engendered. But he is far more than an unreasoning alpha. He knows that he has to take care with her, his nameless mate. This is a man worthy of my respect and admiration… even when he was near to exploding at her continued lack of cooperation.

But she was caught too, and very much unawares. At least Hayden understands where the feelings are coming from. Victoria really tried to ignore the attraction but was unable to do so; there was just something about this Alpha DEA agent that kept pulling at her.

Now after all that, you do have to understand that this is fiction… and fiction with a sense of unreal-ness. The people, their emotions, their relationships come across as being real in a fictional sense. Of course werewolves alone are out there, but so were the constant confrontations that Victoria had with both the DEA and the head of the cartel. Still, it is very intense and thrilling… I wasn’t looking for realism as much as I was enjoying a gripping story about avenging someone loved and lost.

Kathy K.

Genre: BDSM Shape-shifter Suspense Paranormal

Length: Novel

Victoria McLain’s dad was the best DEA agent ever, but now he’s dead and Victoria’s hell-bent on making the responsible Colombian cartel leader pay. Even though she’s not DEA, her dad trained her as DEA and she plans to use all her training to extract revenge. Her only problem is Hayden Hunt.

Hayden Hunt is a DEA agent and a werewolf. His wolf senses are a blessing when Victoria’s lying to him and a curse when her emotional pain bleeds. Even though he doesn’t know the reckless beauty he’s hunting by name, he knows her and he’s determined to keep his mate from her revenge, especially since she doesn’t plan to survive.

Brought together by circumstance, Victoria and Hayden spend their days battling each other and fill their nights with passion as Hayden takes and claims his mate again and again.

But when Victoria discovers that Hayden’s the only survivor of the ambush that killed her dad, she wonders if he’s the mole in the DEA she’s been looking for. Hayden will have to prove himself again, if he’s going to keep dominating Victoria.

Publisher’s Note: This book contains explicit sexual content, graphic language, and situations that some readers may find objectionable: Anal play/intercourse, BDSM theme and content.

Time After Time by J.P. Bowie can be purchased at MLR Press
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Check out the hot new release Because of You by Mari Carr! From Samhain Publishing!
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Sometimes what you’re looking for is closer than you think.
Jessie’s life is a mess. In the eight hellish months since her husband died in a freak accident, she’s been mugged, her house has been trashed, and now she’s receiving frightening pranks calls. She resists a friend’s offer of a weekend getaway—her grief is still too fresh to consider meeting anyone new.
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Then again, since it’s a party for gay men, there won’t be any pressure, right?
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ER doctor Caleb James feels perfectly at ease among his gay brother’s friends, but one look at Jessie sparks a sexual tension that’s impossible to ignore. A few drinks and a few hours of conversation later, things move a lot faster than either of them expect. Jessie is left confused and Caleb aches with regret—and love for a woman who is still guarding her heart.
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Pressure is the last thing she needs. But as it becomes apparent that her string of misfortunes trace back to her husband’s death, help is what she’s going to get. Caleb’s help…ready or not.
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Warning: This title contains a two adults playing doctor. But that’s okay, one of them is licensed to practice. A prescription for extra-strength Kleenex may be required.
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Death or Life by TA Chase can be purchases through Liquid Silver Books

Another TA Chase Hit!! (forgive the pun) I couldn’t put it down but then once I start one of TA’s books I can never put them down
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Ghosts of Alcatraz by Carol Lynne is definitely a twist from what where used to reading from Carol, but it is still a Carol Lynne book through and through. I think it would be safe to say that Carol has entered a darker period in her writing but she still manages to combine this darker suspense filled writing with the true romance we’ve come to know and love. Ghosts of Alcatraz is a MUST READ!

Don’t miss out on this awesome new story by Carol Lynn you can purchase your copy at Loose Id today, and don’t be surprised if you find yourself hearing things go bump in the night.

Theresa

Author’s Blurb:

When prison inmates begin dying in shocking and sometimes gruesome ways, warden Jensen Black decides to bring in sexy parapsychologist Brian Phipps to investigate. Getting to the bottom of what’s killing the men for whom he’s responsible is the plan. Falling for the lamb of a man with the heart of lion isn’t on the agenda, but his heart has a mind of its own.

The attraction between the two men is instantaneous, but before they can fully explore the depths of their passion the ghosts set their sights on Brian. And as their relationship heats up, the danger escalates, leaving both men to wonder if they’ll ever make it off Alcatraz alive. Let alone, together.

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Walking away from the world’s oldest profession was the easiest thing Cyndi Whitmore ever did. After five long years of selling her body to men, she vowed never to look back. Now, eighteen months later, her former `friends’ are turning up dead and all fingers point to her as the murderer.

As if being framed isn’t bad enough, her sudden attraction to the deputy working the “hooker murders” has her head spinning with confusion. Conditioned to be suspicious of the law, Cyndi finds herself torn between heart and mind when the sexy deputy is interested in her as more than just a suspect. If she has any hope of clearing her name, Cyndi knows she must overcome her fear and trust the only person willing to believe in her innocence.

Deputy Braden Andrews never expected to be dealt the task of catching a serial killer when he accepted the deputy sheriff’s position in his small Nevada town. Nor did he expected his prime suspect to be a beautiful, alluring woman with a checkered past and secrets to hide. Braden works to gain her trust in an attempt to pump her for information, knowing that she holds something important about the case. Instead, he falls hard for the auburn beauty. Despite his growing love for her, he quickly realizes there’s a better than average chance she’s being framed, but can he prove Cyndi’s innocence before the killer strikes again?

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Tuesday June 30, 2009 Carol Lynne new book Ghosts of Alcatraz debuts at Loose Id!

This book is a little different from the normal Carol Lynne novels we’re used too. It is a horror/ghost futuristic romance I am really looking forward to reading this

Carol Lynne’s Ghosts of Alcatraz

Genre: LGBT Futuristic Paranormal Length:

When prison inmates begin dying in shocking and sometimes gruesome ways, warden Jensen Black decides to bring in sexy parapsychologist Brian Phipps to investigate. Getting to the bottom of what’s killing the men for whom he’s responsible is the plan. Falling for the lamb of a man with the heart of lion isn’t on the agenda, but his heart has a mind of its own.

The attraction between the two men is instantaneous, but before they can fully explore the depths of their passion the ghosts set their sights on Brian. And as their relationship heats up, the danger escalates, leaving both men to wonder if they’ll ever make it off Alcatraz alive. Let alone, together.

Publisher’s Note: This book contains explicit sexual content, graphic language, and situations that some readers may find objectionable: Anal play/intercourse, male/male sexual practices, violence.

Chasing Smoke by K.A. Mitchell while not my favorite of hers it is still an extremely good read. Emotional, sensual and hot, this is definitely a book you should read I have yet to read anything by K.A. Mitchell I haven’t liked and Chasing Smoke is no different.