A Little Too Broken by Brad Vance is a little too banal
October 23, 2015 | Posted in LGBT THEMES, ROMANCE | By sockii
Jamie and Tom are two “broken” individuals. Jamie hasn’t been with anyone since his last (drug-pushing, abusively dominating) boyfriend infected him with HIV—he’s convinced he’s now unlovable and destined to be forever alone. Tom, who is former military, lost both of his legs in Afghanistan…
Half Way Home by Hugh Howey: A Half Way Good Read
October 22, 2015 | Posted in LGBT THEMES, SCIENCE FICTION, YOUNG ADULT | By sockii
In the future, there is no faster-than-light travel, no wormholes to speed the exploration and colonization of other worlds. Instead, nations send out colony ships filled only with 500 blastocysts, ready to be nurtured into life if a planet is found to be hospitable to human settlement…
Book Review: No Souvenirs by K. A. Mitchell
July 1, 2015 | Posted in LGBT THEMES, ROMANCE | By sockii
Trauma surgeon Jae Sun Kim is badly in need of a vacation. A dream job that would have gotten him away from Florida—and his traditionally-minded Korean parents—has fallen through. So he books himself a scuba trip on a dive boat out of Belize…
Book Review: Roughing It by Holden Wells
June 28, 2015 | Posted in LGBT THEMES | By sockii
Scott Thompson is an adrenaline junkie. Being the guitarist in a extremely popular metal band isn’t enough for him; he’s always on the lookout for a new thrill…
Book Review: Black Dog (Bannon’s Gym #1) by Cat Grant
June 26, 2015 | Posted in LGBT THEMES, ROMANCE | By sockii
One early morning, Eddie Roscoe shows up at the family diner where he works as a cook to find a young runaway fighting a drunk over his few meager possessions. Eddie offers the kid (named Tom) a cup of coffee, some breakfast, and a place to sleep for the night…
The Little Big Town Girl Crush Controversy
March 30, 2015 | Posted in LGBT THEMES, MUSIC | By Arthur Chappell
The title is misleading as it isn’t really a song about a crush, but a song about envy and fantasizing about being in another body. The lyrics are set to quite a gentle melody.
Book Review: Captive Prince Volume One by C. S. Pascat
February 16, 2015 | Posted in FANTASY, LGBT THEMES | By sockii
In the kingdom of Akielos, Prince Damen is a hero to his people. He is the rightful heir to the throne, but he is not without his enemies—including his own half-brother…
Queen Henry: A delightful novel on baseball, love and sexuality by Linda Fausnet
August 27, 2014 | Posted in LGBT THEMES, ROMANCE | By sockii
What if a pill could change a person’s sexuality? That’s the question at the heart of Queen Henry, the delightful debut novel by author Linda Fausnet. It’s also the question plaguing the novel’s protagonist…
The Vampires Series by Michael Schiefelbein
August 21, 2014 | Posted in LGBT THEMES, PARANORMAL, ROMANCE | By sockii
Dark, dangerous, erotic – and perhaps more than a little bit blasphemous – the Vampires Series follows the life, loves and challenges of 2,000 year old vampire Victor Decimus. Victor is definitely not your typical modern-day romantic “hero” vampire. He is brutally amoral, has little regard for human life, and is in fact on a centuries-long vendetta…
Book review: “Beautiful Disaster” by J. M. Snyder
July 3, 2014 | Posted in LGBT THEMES, ROMANCE | By sockii
Corey and Ian are the members of 2ICE (pronounced “Twice”), the hottest pop-duo on the charts. Girls are throwing themselves at Corey and Ian’s feet every night after their concerts, and Corey seems to think nothing of…
