Tam prefers being alone, but when money gets too tight he's forced to take on a lodger to help cover rent and plans to avoid his new tenant for the duTam prefers being alone, but when money gets too tight he's forced to take on a lodger to help cover rent and plans to avoid his new tenant for the duration of his six month lease.
That idea goes up in smoke the minute he meets Bhodi. Both men have been burned in the past, and despite the instant chemistry between them, the two are hesitant to fuck up their budding friendship.
As Tam and Bhodi grow closer, their feelings for each other are getting harder to resist, and soon the lines between friendship and more begin to blur.
Honestly, these two were absolutely precious! Their story was a tad bit angsty, but also incredibly sweet. I loved that these two tried to resist each other and the chemistry between them to build a healthy solid friendship before they boned instead of just diving into it. ...more
- brother's best friend - size difference - queer awakening - male chastity - feminization/lingerie -Leaving Him Locked — Chara Croft Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
- brother's best friend - size difference - queer awakening - male chastity - feminization/lingerie - praise + degradation
Holden finds himself in a bit of pickle. With nowhere else to go, Holden heads to his best friend’s house forgetting that he’s out of town. Things go from bad to worse when Everett’s older brother Fletcher answers the door and offers his help.
Fletcher only intends to help get Holden free, but lines blue between the pair as their mutual attraction comes to light, and he realizes that maybe Holden is what he’s always been missing.
Honestly could have kept on reading about Fletcher and Holden, their short & super steamy story had me hooked.
Drawn to You — Colette Davison Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️
- first loves - second chance - “teach me” - light bondage - writing on skin
Devin and Jools were each others first loves and promised they would always find a way back to each other after Jools and his family move away to Australia.
Six years later the pair reconnect with each other in Amsterdam and have one night together, both knowing that making promises to each other this time won’t do any good.
Three years later Devin is looking for a flatmate, and as fate would have it, Jools appears coming to see him place.
I loved the idea of first loves finding their way back to each other after almost a decade apart, and the overall sweetness of their story/relationship as Jools explored kink with someone he trusted so implicitly.
CW: grief/loss, characters with anxiety/depression + panic attacks and dissociation, traumatic- grumpy x sunshine - size difference - mental illness rep
CW: grief/loss, characters with anxiety/depression + panic attacks and dissociation, traumatic flashback, blood, instance of homophobic language, mentions of parental death
After losing his first love, Jonah is not one for romantic attachments and prefers being one and done. All of that changes when he runs into one of his hookups roommate, and can't get the absolute ray of sunshine out of his head. For the first time in five years Jonah starts to feel something for someone and he's terrified, but sweet sensitive Alan is impossible to resist.
Jonah and Alan are precious little angel babies, and I loved both of them so much. While I found their romance to be super sweet and steamy, it was also super emotional and hit me right in the feels. Both have suffered great losses, and struggle with anxieties that stem from that, Jonah most of all. There's a lot of misplaced guilt and trauma after losing Elliott, but seeing his character grow and get the help he needed so he could have a solid relationship with Alan was wonderful.
I honestly wish their story had been longer, I just loved them so much and didn't want their story to end. ...more
CW: on page SA, self harm for magical purposes, violence, gore, murder
Yu-Jin, who has been being ab3.5 ⭐️
- witch + demon - insta-love - monster smut
CW: on page SA, self harm for magical purposes, violence, gore, murder
Yu-Jin, who has been being abused by his stepfather and his son for the last five years, secrets away some money to purchase a demon summoning kit in the hopes that he will be able to exact his revenge and be free of them once and for all. Only Yu-Jin doesn’t expect the instant connection he has with the demon he summoned.
Once free and able to attend the prestigious Lockwood Academy, Yu-Jin is excited for his second chance at life with Lucian at his side. Of course it’s not that easy for our darling boy and his demon. With his new powers unleashed, everyone wants a piece of Yu-Jin, but luckily he has his mate with him to save him from their nefarious plans.
As Yu-Jin comes into his powers and his relationship with Lucian strengthens, a little murder has Lucian ready to lock shit down and live happily ever after with his little witch. Of course nothing is easy for these two, and a blast from Lucian’s past is ready to tear them apart.
Don’t worry friends, Yu-Jin and Lucian live happily ever after, but lord have mercy do these two go through it to get there!
I’ll be honest, I’m not usually a fan of insta-love, but I didn’t hate it here. My Demon Charming was fast paced, chock full of action, drama, and interesting magic, with lots of monstrous sexy times to boot, so I didn’t care too much about the insta-love aspect.
I did love My Devil Wish and seeing Jace grow into himself and get his happy ever after too!...more
On his eighteenth birthday, Ethan planned to make a deal with Wick, a crossroads demon he had befriended as a child. Only when it comes time to 3.5 ⭐️
On his eighteenth birthday, Ethan planned to make a deal with Wick, a crossroads demon he had befriended as a child. Only when it comes time to do it, his grandmother intervenes, steals his memories, and essentially holds him hostage.
Meanwhile poor Wick, who I was curious about since meeting him in Van and Gabe’s story, has been unwilling to move on, drinking himself stupid and pining after Ethan for the last six years.
When the pair eventually reconnect, Ethan realizes how much his grandmother has intervened in his life, and he and Wick begin doing everything they can to get back to one another permanently.
Wick and Ethan’s story was a bit more angsty than the previous stories involving the supes of Hex, Indiana, but still ended very sweetly. I do feel like the ending was a bit rushed, and they Ethan’s grandma got off too easily after everything she’d done, but overall really enjoyed their story. ...more
Gabe, a very sweet but lonely nephilim, has made his home in the supernatural town of Hex, Indiana. When not bartending, he can be found talking3.5 ⭐️
Gabe, a very sweet but lonely nephilim, has made his home in the supernatural town of Hex, Indiana. When not bartending, he can be found talking and tending to his plant babies, or visiting The Magic Shop, a place that no one else seems to know about but him.
Van, a crossroads demon with a gnarly temper, is always one to act now and think later. Which is how he ends up banished to Hex with no powers and a clock ticking over his head counting down to his demise unless he changes his ways.
The pair meet when Van gets literally thrown out of Hell and directly into Gabe’s path. With none of the other demons able to help him, Van can only rely on the sweet angelic man that is Gabe.
The chemistry between Van and Gabe is instantaneous, and while I would have liked it to be a bit slower of a connection, their story was pretty cute and definitely steamy! I loved how well these two balanced each other out, and that Gabe brought out such a sweet side to Van that no one else got to see. ...more
A human afraid of trees finds his match in his former childhood best friend—the very monster who created his fear—as they reconnect after bumpin3.5 ⭐️
A human afraid of trees finds his match in his former childhood best friend—the very monster who created his fear—as they reconnect after bumping into each other at Creelin U.
Kovi and Tanner’s story is a sweet and fluffy, second chance romance full of low angst adorableness, that continued the use of spooky puns, and introduced us to new and extremely lovable monster friends!
- monster + human - former childhood besties - second chance...more
Back in town to clean out her late grandmother’s house, the last person Cassie expects to see is Seth Brubaker, her former best friend turned to3.5 ⭐️
Back in town to clean out her late grandmother’s house, the last person Cassie expects to see is Seth Brubaker, her former best friend turned tormentor, whose arrival completely turns her life and everything she thought she knew upside down.
Honestly How to Help a Hungry Werewolf was such a fun and quirky, but oh so steamy listen! Cassie and Seth’s dynamic and the shenanigans they got up to had me cackling, and then blushing and fanning myself when things got steamy....more
Zero, a dark and sexy retelling of The Nightmare Before Christmas, revolves around a creepy carnival run by two masked murderers, and the woman 3.5 ⭐️
Zero, a dark and sexy retelling of The Nightmare Before Christmas, revolves around a creepy carnival run by two masked murderers, and the woman they’ve become obsessed with.
It’s short, spicy, and the perfect spooky season read!
- dark romance - poly (MMF) - masked men - primal + breeding kink
CW: on page death, mentions of SA & human trafficking, character gets auditory flashback of SA (not on page) ...more
Aurora, a down on her luck divorcée who has recently moved back to her home town, meets Yuri, a reclusive grumpy gator man, in the middle of the woodsAurora, a down on her luck divorcée who has recently moved back to her home town, meets Yuri, a reclusive grumpy gator man, in the middle of the woods after she stumbles onto his property all thanks to a mysteriously meddlesome dating app that sends her on a scavenger hunt for her missing belongings that she lost the night before while tromping through the woods drunk off her ass.
The two instantly hit it off, and what ensues is an adorably sweet but deliciously spicy fast burn monster romance that had me giggling and fanning myself.
Gotten by the Gator is an absolute perfect start to the Fated Dates series, and I’m so excited for the other books in this series!...more
In a crazy amount of debt with his loan shark breathing down his neck, Tony spends yet another night grinding his glitter covered body at the alpha onIn a crazy amount of debt with his loan shark breathing down his neck, Tony spends yet another night grinding his glitter covered body at the alpha only strip club Lucky or Knot. Nothing unusual about that, until a gorgeous Fae male comes in and offers Tony something he can't refuse. With the opportunity to clear his debt for good, Tony foolishly accepts, not knowing that everything is about to change...
When I requested an arc of this from Gay Romance Reviews, I didn't realize this was part of a multi-author series. I just hopped at the chance to read another Eliot Greyson book because I'm a fan of her work, but if the rest of this series is as fantastic as Lucky or Knot is, I may have to give it a go.
The chemistry and snarky banter between Tony and Raven was everything, and oof were these two smoking hot together! I'm a sucker for size differences and knotting, and absolutely ate this up! ...more
Big thank you to Netgalley and Macmillan Audio for the ALC!
Ellis Evans did a fantastic job brining The Nightmare Before Kissmas to life--which to4.5 ⭐
Big thank you to Netgalley and Macmillan Audio for the ALC!
Ellis Evans did a fantastic job brining The Nightmare Before Kissmas to life--which to be fair, he could read me a grocery list and I would love it ...more
Overall Jockstraps & Newspapers wasn’t bad. There were a few parts that felt a bit rushed, and all the conflicts wrapped up a bit too neatly, but it wOverall Jockstraps & Newspapers wasn’t bad. There were a few parts that felt a bit rushed, and all the conflicts wrapped up a bit too neatly, but it was cute ...more
- boss x employee - enemies to lovers - hurt x comfort - degradation + praise kink
Mitch's life has pretty much imploded. His father isn't really his fat- boss x employee - enemies to lovers - hurt x comfort - degradation + praise kink
Mitch's life has pretty much imploded. His father isn't really his father, the hateful jerk sold their family's company without telling him, and his siblings have cut him out of their lives because of how much of a douchebag he is. He has nothing and no one. Rock meet bottom.
Enter Gideon, his new boss, who takes no crap from him. He's just what Mitch needs though, even if he doesn't realize it at the time.
I'll be honest, I wasn't sure if Mitch was ever going to be a redeemable character, or if he even deserved to be. In previous books he was absolutely abhorrent, just so cruel and full of hate, but I'm glad to say I was wrong.
His story was a rough one, and put me through the freaking wringer, but I am so happy with how Cora ended this for Mitch and Gideon, along with his family. ...more
Our favorite little nudist finally gets his own book, and it's best friends to lovers?! Needless to say I lovedWe love codependent besties, yes we do!
Our favorite little nudist finally gets his own book, and it's best friends to lovers?! Needless to say I loved this and Madden so much. Both he and Penn have been a bit of a mystery in this series, and I think not knowing what to expect from these two really made me enjoy their story so much more.
Plus it's always wonderful seeing all the Bertha boys pop up throughout the book to support Madden as he traverses his feelings for Penn. I love this series and these boys so much, and cannot wait for Xander's story!
- besties to lovers - queer awakening - codependency...more
- brother's best friend - marriage of convenience - small town romance - found family
Honestly, I wasn't sure what to expect going into Won't Back Down,- brother's best friend - marriage of convenience - small town romance - found family
Honestly, I wasn't sure what to expect going into Won't Back Down, as this is my first book by Harper Jackson and I'm not too big on romantic suspense novels, but this was fantastic. Willa and Sawyer's story was super sweet, and the mystery of what happened to Willa and why kept me hooked. Plus the ending (and bad guy) was who I least expected!
Can't wait for more of this series!
CW: mentions of drowning, FMC has PTSD, on page panic attacks, death of a loved one, murder, kidnapping ...more
- minotaur + fae - Daddy/boy - hurt x comfort - found family
In need of a fresh start after being ditched by his cheating ex, Skylar heads to Dragonback- minotaur + fae - Daddy/boy - hurt x comfort - found family
In need of a fresh start after being ditched by his cheating ex, Skylar heads to Dragonback Mountains and drowns his sorrows at Church, the local bar. Short on cash, Skylar plans on doing a little pickpocketing to help him get by while having his fun, but gets caught by bar's gorgeous owner, Hiero.
The pair have great chemistry that turns into a hot night together, but with Skylar getting out of a bad relationship and Hiero looking to settle down, the pair decide to stick it out as friends. Only being friends is nearly impossible with the tension between them, and Skylar and Hiero strike up a no strings Daddy/boy relationship for as long as Skylar decides to stick around.
I felt so bad for both Skylar and Hiero, both of them just needed someone who wanted to stick around for the long haul, but were both too used to being cast aside for one reason or another. Their friendship and relationship was so sweet, and I adored how loving and patient Hiero was with Skylar as he grew into his own.
My Minotaur Daddy was seriously so adorable, with fantastic spice, and was yet another wonderful addition to the Tales from the Tarot series!...more
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