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Sheila Roberts' Life in Icicle Falls

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series, Icicle Falls, Washington, Romance (Contemporary, comedy)

#1 Better than Chocolate (print) - Sweet Dreams on Center Street (kindle)

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Sweet Dreams Chocolate Company has been in the Sterling family for generations, ever since Great-Grandma Rose literally dreamed up her first fabulous recipe. But now it looks as if they're about to lose Sweet Dreams to the bank—and that would be a disaster, not only for the family but for the town of Icicle Falls, Washington. Can Samantha, the oldest daughter and new head of the company, come up with a way to save it?

After Samantha does some brainstorming with her mother and sisters, inspiration strikes. They'll have a chocolate festival! Time's running out, but the Sterling women are determined and the town's behind them, so everything's bound to go smoothly….

Or not. Events seem to be conspiring against Samantha, and her mother's attempts to help aren't helping. To make matters worse, the fate of her company is in the hands of her archenemy, Blake Preston, the bank manager with the football-hero good looks. It's enough to drive her to chocolate. But Blake's also enough to convince her that (believe it or not) there's something even better than chocolate.

#2 Merry Ex-Mas

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Christmas is the best time of year in Icicle Falls, Washington. But this year it's not so merry—for three of its residents, anyway….

Cass Wilkes has been looking forward to her daughter Danielle's Christmas wedding—until Dani announces that she wants her father, Cass's ex, to walk her down the aisle. Seriously? Even worse, it seems that he, his trophy wife and their yappy little dog will be staying with Cass….

Her friend Charlene Albach arrives at their weekly chick-flick night in shock. She's just seen the ghost of Christmas past: her ex-husband, Richard, who left a year ago when he ran off with the hostess from her restaurant. Now the hostess is history and he wants to kiss and make up. Hide the mistletoe!

And bring out the hot buttered rum, because the holidays aren't easy for Ella O'Brien either. Ella, newly divorced, is still sharing the house with her ex while they wait for the place to sell. The love is gone. Or is it?

Watch as Christmas brings all kinds of surprises!

#3 What She Wants

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What do women want?

Jonathan Templar and his poker buddies can't figure it out. Take Jonathan, for instance. He's been in love with Lissa Castle since they were kids but, geek that he is, she's never seen him as her Mr. Perfect. He has one last shot—their high school reunion. Kyle Long is equally discouraged. The pretty receptionist at his office keeps passing him over for other guys who may be taller but are definitely not superior. And Adam Edwards might be the most successful of Jonathan's friends, but he isn't having any success on the home front. His wife's kicked him out.

When Jonathan stumbles on a romance novel at the Icicle Falls library sale, he knows he's found the love expert he's been seeking—Vanessa Valentine, top-selling romance author. At first his buddies laugh at him for reading romance novels, but soon they, too, realize that these stories are the world's best textbooks on love. Poker night becomes book club night…and when all is read and done, they're going to be the kind of men women want!

#4 The Cottage on Juniper Ridge

#5 The Tea Shop on Lavender Lane

#6 The Lodge on Holly Road

#7 a Wedding on Primrose Street

#8 Christmas on Candy Cane Lane/own print

#9 Home on Apple Blossom Road

~ other Titles ~

Three Christmas Wishes
The Nine Lives of Christmas
Small Change
The Snowglobe
Angel Lane
Bikini Season
Love in Bloom

On Strike for Christmas

Book List: Janet Chapman

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Spellbound Falls
series, Maine, Romance, paranormal (time-travel, magic)

#1 Spellbound Falls
Maximilian Oceanus arrives in Spellbound Falls just in time to save Olivia Baldwin from an overly aggressive suitor, only to find himself attracted to the beautiful, if rather aloof, widow. And although Mac has come to Inglenook to get a handle on fatherhood, his newly discovered six-year-old son has set his sights on finding his father a wife.

Olivia, however, is busy getting Inglenook ready for its new season, so she doesn’t have time to deal with her growing attraction to the dangerously seductive Mac. Besides, weird stuff seems to happen all around him. Take the fact that her seatbelt keeps getting stuck in his presence, or locks magically open for him without keys, and that he seems to have a talent for sensing things. Never mind the three lost albatrosses walking down the road in the middle of the night. Since when are there albatrosses in Maine?

But despite Olivia’s resistance to falling under the sexy man’s spell, Olivia is having trouble fighting her longing. Because she knows Mac is just the man to unlock the powerful passion deep within her….


#2 Charmed by His Love

also "animal on cover"

All Duncan MacKeage wants is to keep his crew building roads and bridges up the mountain to the fancy resort overlooking Spellbound Falls’ new inland sea. He doesn’t want anything to do with his own family magic or with the beautiful widow, Peg Thompson, and her tribe of little heathens. But when Duncan is tasked with keeping an eye on the widow Thompson, trouble starts.

Because of a family curse, Peg fears that giving in to her desires will mean killing off another lover. But Duncan—the strong, handsome man buying her gravel—is unbelievably tempting and determined to take care of her. Torn between her head and her heart, will Peg find the strength to break free of her black-widow curse? Or will pursuing their attraction put these lovers in harm’s way?



#3 Courting Carolina

While building a wilderness trail for a new five-star resort in Spellbound Falls, underachieving playboy Alec MacKeage rescues a beautiful woman who is being chased by kidnappers and agrees to let her hide out with him for a few days. But when those days stretch past a week, Alec finds himself fighting his attraction to the mysterious Jane Smith—despite knowing the woman isn’t who she claims to be. Then again, neither is he…

On the run from her own life, Jane is really Carolina Oceanus—and she’ll do anything to avoid the six ancient-minded men her father has brought to Maine to vie for her hand in marriage. But as the maddening competition heats up, Carolina realizes that she’ll have to come clean to Alec, the seductive loner who’s managed to capture her heart…



#4 The Heart of a Hero
Originally from the ancient mythical island of Atlantis, Nicholas has spent the last year deep in the mountains of Maine, serving as Director of Security for the Nova Mare and Inglenook resorts. Fully embracing his life in the twenty-first century, he finds himself irresistibly drawn to a trouble-prone employee, and is determined to keep her safe.

The last thing Julia Campbell needs is a man with a hero complex, especially one as handsome and imposing as Nicholas. All she has to do is keep it together until her younger sister turns eighteen, and then she can focus on her own life. But strange things have been happening at the resort—and it’s Nicholas who keeps coming to her rescue. When Nicholas is suddenly the one in trouble, Julia realizes he’s not quite what he seems—and that she’ll do anything to help the man who’s stolen her heart…



#5 For the Love of Magic
After forty years of marriage, Rana Oceanus has done the unthinkable and run away from her mighty, magical husband. Not that she ran very far, having purchased a house in Spellbound Falls right on the shore of the Bottomless Sea, where she intends to prepare for the scariest battle of her life. The only flaw in her plan, however, is that she is still very much in love with Titus…

Shocked and deeply shaken that his wife really has left him—though he still can’t fathom why—Titus sets out to win her back. But when grand gestures of his esteem don’t seem to further his cause, he conjures up some of his original courtship magic.

But his plan backfires when Titus discovers that dealing with demons is far less threatening than the little secret his very mortal wife has been keeping from him…

#6 The Highlander Next Door

August 26, 2014

Finished Reading - Forbidden Heat

Description (from publisher):

If you could make your most forbidden fantasy come true, would you dare?

Danielle, Jake and Trey were inseparable back in college. They used to tell each other everything—except for one big secret Danielle always kept hidden. That even though they were best friends, Danielle always had a huge crush on them. But it was a harmless, hopeless crush, because the two men were in love…with each other.

Years later, Danielle learns a startling truth. Jake and Trey have not only broken up-- they date women now. Danielle’s most sinful fantasy has always been to have a threesome—and now she finally has the chance to spend the night with not just one, but with both sexy men. Yet when fantasy becomes reality, life gets complicated fast. Despite Jake and Trey’s rocky past, it’s clear to Danielle that they’re still deeply in love with each other. The trouble is, now Danielle’s falling for them too…

Book StatsTitle: Forbidden Heat
series:

Author: Opal Carew
publisher: St Martin's Griffin
ISBN: 978-0312580131
ASIN:
(Amazon Standard Identification Number)
date published: January 2010
format: Trade Paperback
genre: romance, erotica, MMF
pages: 266
ages: 18+
Grade: C+




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Finished Reading - Marathon Cowboys

Description (from publisher):

Jesse Clayton loves painting, his cowboy grandfather, and his life as an artist with a wild abandon that leaves scorch marks on everything he touches. Budding Navajo cartoonist Lorenzo Maryboy is a hard-working former Marine: staunch, brave, and honorable. Chance brings them together on the road to Marathon, Texas, and passion flares.

Just as always, Jesse puts his art ahead of everything. He betrays their growing trust, and that Lorenzo can’t forgive. But Jesse’s found something he loves more than his art, and what he does to win Lorenzo’s forgiveness is far more dangerous than either man understands.

Book StatsTitle: Marathon Cowboys
series:

Author: Sarah Black
publisher: Dreamspinner
ISBN: 978-1-61372-135-3
ASIN:
(Amazon Standard Identification Number)
date published: November 2011
format: ebook
genre: GBLT romance
pages: 172
ages: 18+
Grade: B



My StatsDate Finished: May 27
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Finished Reading - Hard Tail

 Description (from publisher):

Finding love can be a bumpy ride.

His job: downsized out of existence. His marriage: dead in the water. It doesn’t take a lot of arm twisting for Tim Knight to agree to get out of London and take over his injured brother’s mountain bike shop for a while. A few weeks in Southampton is a welcome break from the wreck his life has become, even though he feels like a fish out of water in this brave new world of outdoor sports and unfamiliar technical jargon.

The young man who falls—literally—through the door of the shop brings everything into sharp, unexpected focus. Tim barely accepts he’s even in the closet until his attraction to Matt Berridge pulls him close enough to touch the doorknob.

There’s only one problem with the loveable klutz: his bullying boyfriend. Tim is convinced Steve is the cause of the bruises that Matt blows off as part of his risky sport. But rising to the defense of the man he’s beginning to love means coming to terms with who he is—in public—in a battle not even his black belt prepared him to fight. Until now.

Book StatsTitle: Hard Tail
series:
Author: JL Merrow
publisher: Samhain Publishing
ISBN: 978-1-61921-039-4
ASIN:
(Amazon Standard Identification Number)
date published: May 8, 2012
format: ebook
genre: GBLT Romance
pages: 198
ages: 18+
Grade: C+



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Finished Reading - When You Call My Name

Description (from Barnes and Noble):

She had given him the most precious gift of all--the gift of life. But something more than a mere blood transfusion linked Wyatt Hatfield to the stranger who had saved him. Something that allowed her to call out to him for help in the stillness of the night--without ever speaking a word....

And now it was his turn to give. For the connection that linked Wyatt to Glory Dixon was the only hope he had of saving her from danger. And he had to try--because without ever trying, Glory had become more precious to him than his own life.

Book StatsTitle: When You Call My Name
series:
Author: Sharon Sala
publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 9781426833823
ASIN:
(Amazon Standard Identification Number)
date published: January 1996
format: Mass Market Paperback (also Nook & Kindle)
genre:  Romance ...with a touch of the paranormal
pages: 256
ages: 16+
Grade: B+





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Finished Reading - Sunrise Point

Description (from book):

Former marine Tom Cavanaugh has come home to Virgin River, ready to take over his family's apple orchard and settle down. He knows just what the perfect woman will be like: sweet, decent, maybe a little naive. The marrying kind.

Nothing like Nora Crane. So why can't he keep his eyes off the striking single mother?

Nora may not have finished college, but she graduated with honors from the school of hard knocks. She's been through tough times and she'll do whatever it takes to support her family, including helping with harvest time at the Cavanaughs' orchard. She's always kept a single-minded focus on staying afloat…but suddenly her thoughts keep drifting back to rugged, opinionated Tom Cavanaugh.

Both Nora and Tom have their own ideas of what family means. But they're about to prove each other completely wrong.…

Book StatsTitle: Sunrise Point
series: Virgin River
Author: Robyn Carr
publisher: Mira
ISBN:  9780778313175
ASIN:
(Amazon Standard Identification Number)
date published: April 2012
format: Mass Market Paperback
genre: Romance
pages: 384
ages: 18+ (maybe 14)
Grade: B+







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Finished Reading - Bodyguards in Bed

Description (from publisher):

There’s just one cardinal rule when it comes to being a bodyguard: no matter how tempting it may be, never, ever get romantically involved with the person you’re protecting. But as these sensual novellas prove, even the most important rules are made to be broken—again and again and again. Join acclaimed authors Lucy Monroe, Jamie Denton, and Elisabeth Naughton as they open the files on an undercover operative who finds a sexy surprise under his covers, a hot case involving mixed messages and mistaken identities, and a mission impossible protecting a provocative beauty who lives to love dangerously. Yeah, it’s a hard job, but someone’s gotta do it.

Book StatsTitle: Bodyguards in Bed
series:
Author:anthology (Lucy Monroe, Jamie Denton, Elisabeth Naughton)
publisher: Brava ...Kensington
ISBN: 978-0758210333
ASIN:
(Amazon Standard Identification Number)
date published: may 2011
format: Trade Paperback
genre: Contemporary Romance
pages: 275
ages:18+
Grade: C+







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Finished Reading - Elijah

Description:

Some Feelings You Just Can’t Fight

He is known as the Warrior Captain—a master of every weapon, a fierce soldier sworn to protect his kind. Powerful, relentless, merciless, Elijah has always won every battle he’s ever taken on—until now. Ambushed by necromancers, he is left for dead only to be discovered by the woman who could very well deliver the final blow…Siena, the Lycanthrope Queen.

With three centuries of warring, little more than a decade of uneasy peace has existed between the Lycanthropes and Elijah’s people. Now, after a lifetime of suspicion, the warrior in Elijah is consumed with a different battle—winning Siena’s heart by giving her pleasure beyond all boundaries. What starts as attraction and arousal soon burns into a passion with consequences that will echo through the ages for both their people. And as would-be enemies become inseparable lovers, another threat approaches, one with the power to destroy them all… Surrender to the night.

Book StatsTitle: Elijah
series: Nightwalkers

Author: Jacquelyn Frank
publisher: Zebra...imprint of Kensington
ISBN: 9780821780671
ASIN:
(Amazon Standard Identification Number)
date published: December 2007
format: Mass Market Paperback (also ebook)
genre: Paranormal Romance
pages:416
ages: 18+
Grade: A



My StatsDate Finished: April 30
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Finished Reading - Gideon

Description:

As a healer, he knows her body. But it's her heart he wants.For a thousand years, Gideon has healed his people. And as the oldest surviving male of his race, his wisdom has always been respected without question. But Gideon knows that even he is vulnerable to the powerful, primitive desires that befall his kind during Hallowed moons-and nine years ago that truth was hammered home when he found himself claiming Magdalena, the Demon King's sister, in a wild embrace. Horrified by his lack of control, he left her wanting and furious-and then exiled himself for the better part of a decade. Now, with necromancers threatening his people-and Magdalena nearly their victim-Gideon must face another truth. He and the beautiful, stubborn Magdalena are destined to be together, to share a love as deep and old as time itself. But first he needs to regain her trust. Then he'll have to save her life.

Book StatsTitle: Gideon
series: Nightwalkers
Author: Jacquelyn Frank
publisher: Zebra...imprint of Kensington
ISBN: 978-1420124835
ASIN:
(Amazon Standard Identification Number)
date published: April 2011
format: ebook (kindle)
genre: Paranormal Romance
pages: 352
ages: 18+
Grade: A








My StatsDate Finished: April 29
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Finished Reading- Dakota Born

This one is not your typical boy meets girl romance. It's the story of a community. The ups and downs of small town life, struggling farmers, relationship old and new-between friends, lovers and families.

A story about one person changing the future of the town.

Description (from back of book):

Buffalo Valley, North Dakota. Like so many small towns, it's dying. Stores are boarded up, sidewalks cracked, houses wanting a coat of paint. But despite it all, there's a spirit of hope here, of defiance. The few people still left in Buffalo Valley are fighting for their town.

Lindsay Snyder is a newcomer. She's an outsider, even though she spent childhood vacations here. Now she returns to see the family house again, to explore family secrets and to reevaluate her life.

To her own amazement she decides to stay. Her decision marks a new beginning for Buffalo Valley—and for Lindsay Snyder, who discovers in this broken little town the love and purpose she's been seeking.

Book Stats
Title: Dakota Born
series: Buffalo Valley
Author: Debbie Macomber
publisher: Mira
ISBN: 1-55166-576-x
ASIN:
(Amazon Standard Identification Number)
date published: 2000 (reprint in 2007 & 2010!)
format: Mass Market Paperback
genre: Romance
pages: 378
ages: 14? this one is sweet but still a little sexy
Grade: B

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Date Finished: April 21
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Finished Reading- Just a Little White Lie

Description (from publisher):

Lucinda Darling thinks she's ready to get married. Even though Donald doesn't give her butterflies, the heiress is ready to make her marriage work. She's got the dress, she's at the church and her fiancé...is making out with his ex. So Lucinda stuffs her tulle skirts into her tiny sports car and hits the road...only to have her car break down.

Jake Parker knows he's not ready to settle down. But Grandma Hattie is sick, so, to make her happy, he's returning home to find himself a fake fiancée. When Jake rescues Lucy from the side of the highway, she goes from runaway bride to temporary fiancée.

Lucy hopes to escape the public eye in small-town Georgia, but she doesn't expect to fall for Jake's charming hometown, let alone Jake himself. Soon Jake and Lucy both start to wish their lie were true. But Lucy knows she must stop their pretense before Jake's family—and her heart—are hurt so badly they'll never recover.

Book Stats
Title: Just a Little White Lie
series:
Author: Lynette Hallberg
publisher: Carina Press
eISBN: 9781426892226
ASIN:
(Amazon Standard Identification Number)
date published: September 2011
format: ebook
genre: Romance
pages: 201
ages: 18+ (but it's sweet so 16?)
Grade: B

My Stats
Date Finished: April 20
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Finished Reading- Loving the Highlander

Description (from back of book):

A tempestuous passion begins with a battle of wills...

When Sadie Quill comes upon an unbelievably gorgeous man lying naked beside a lake, she can't resist taking his photo -- and is quickly trapped in a passionate confrontation with the fierce stranger. Discovering the identity of this irresistible warrior will complicate Sadie's search for a legendary gold mine. For he is Morgan MacKeage, a medieval highlander in modern-day Maine, a man with the fury of the untamed wilderness pounding in his veins -- and the power to unlock Sadie's fragile heart.

Book Stats
Title: Loving the Highlander
series: Highlander, book 2
Author: Janet Chapman
publisher: Pocket Books
ISBN: 9780743453073
ASIN:
(Amazon Standard Identification Number)
date published: May 2003
format: Mass Market Paperback
genre: Romance
pages: 384
ages: 18+
Grade: B

My Stats
Date Finished: 4-19
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Finished Reading- Blueberry Hill

Description:

When a beautiful assistant attorney having a mid-career crisis and a town sheriff having a life-crisis cross paths, the end result is big trouble! It all starts when Jocelyn Fletcher flees her job in Baltimore to take a well needed break in Misty Harbour with her sisters. But the independent Jocelyn wants her own place to live and a job - preferably the farthest thing from the law she can find. What County sheriff Quinn Larson wants - make that needs - is a live in house keeper / nanny for his three children. But this is hardly a match made in heaven. Jocelyn's bee stung lips and long blonde hair give Quinn second, third, and fourth thoughts about inviting her into his home. And if a well ordered life is what he was hoping form, he's got a surprise in store. Jocelyn soon turns his house up side down and wraps his children around her little finger - which is where he just might find his heart if he's not careful.

Book Stats
Title: Blueberry Hill
series: Misty Harbor
Author: Marcia Evanick
publisher: Zebra
ISBN: 978-0821774250
ASIN:
(Amazon Standard Identification Number)
date published: December 2003
format: Mass Market Paperback
genre: Romance
pages: 304
ages: 18+......16?
Grade: C

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Date Finished: 4-18
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Finished Reading- Quinn

Description (from publisher):

The Truth Can Be an Irresistible Temptation . . .

As a young boy, Quinn Conway was shattered by his mother's mysterious disappearance. Today, as the oldest of the Conway brothers, his only concern is protecting his family and their ranch. One look at beautiful, strong-willed Cheyenne O'Brien tells him she's also no stranger to tragedy. A series of increasingly dangerous "accidents" are plaguing her and her land, and Quinn can't stand idly by while a woman is in danger. Fiercely independent, Cheyenne isn't one to lean on others, yet she can't deny her attraction to the rugged rancher offering help. Soon, the passion building between them proves as wild and untamed as the land she loves-and just as impossible to resist. But a relentless enemy is about to make one final devastating move. To survive, Quinn and Cheyenne must put their cherished freedom-and their hearts-at risk . . .

Book Stats
Title: Quinn
series: Wyoming Sky
Author: R. C. Ryan
publisher: Grand Central Publishing (Hachette)
ISBN: 9781455502455
ASIN:
(Amazon Standard Identification Number)
date published: March 2012
format: Mass Market Paperback
genre: Romance, Western
pages: 319
ages: 18+ (maybe 16)
Grade: B+

My Stats
Date Finished: 4-9
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Finished Reading- Splash and Elegance

Alternative Romance (M/M)

Description (from book):

Gathering is called. The spell is cast. There is no escaping the Midnight Matings.

Socially awkward and practically invisible to the rest of the world, Whitley Turner wasn’t overly upset by the elders’ announcement. Either he’d find someone to claim him or he’d disappear completely. So when he finds himself mated to a sexy-as-sin orca shifter, he’s not sure whether to jump for joy or run screaming.

Jude Chambers knows exactly who the shy swan shifter is. He’s been looking for a way to get close to him for months. Using the forced mating decree and a little cunning help from a friend, landing Whitley as his mate was a piece of cake. Feeling guilty about the situation wasn’t supposed to happen. Why couldn’t Whitley be the egotistical jerk he imagined him to be?

It doesn’t take long for Whitley to realize something isn’t right. When the truth is revealed, how can Whitley forgive his mate when being invisible was far less painful?

Book Stats
Title: Splash and Elegance
series: Midnight Matings
Author: Gabrielle Evans
publisher: Siren Publishing
ISBN:
ASIN: B006QXC9G8
(Amazon Standard Identification Number)
date published: Dec 2011
format: ebook
genre: paranormal GBLT romance (shape-shifter)
pages: 106 (amazon estimate)
ages: 18+
Grade: B

My Stats
Date Finished: April 9
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Finished Reading- Home Ice

Alternative Romance (M/M)

Description:

When they were young men playing on the same hockey team, the heat between Jason and Mike had been almost enough to melt the ice they were skating on. But Mike went off to be a star in the NHL and Jason stayed behind to start his life as the dedicated, deeply closeted coach of the town’s junior hockey team.

Now Mike is back in town and Jason finds that their passion burns as hot as ever. But they’re both still in the closet, and when Jason is threatened with exposure, he freezes. The flames of desire can’t melt Jason’s fears but maybe, just maybe, the warmth of love will thaw the ice.

Book Stats
Title: Home Ice
series: Oh Canada!
Author: Kate Sherwood
publisher: Ellora's Cave
ISBN: 9781419937156
ASIN:
(Amazon Standard Identification Number)
date published: November 2011
format: ebook
genre: GBLT romance
pages: 89 (amazon estimate)
ages: 18+
Grade: B

My Stats
Date Finished: April 7
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Finished Reading- Stripes and Twin Horns

Alternative Romance (M/M/M)

Description (from book):

The chaos of the Midnight Matings continues. Everyone attending the UPAC Conference has twenty-four hours to claim a mate of a different species or risk being without one forever. After this announcement, Blake and Drake see a man offering himself up and decide they want him for their own. Blake and Drake Collier are ancient unicorn shifters used to keeping to themselves. Mating Gilbert gives them a chance for true love and happiness if they can learn to put his needs before theirs.

Quinby is a raccoon shifter who has been sexually abused due to the traditions of his shifter community. Blake and Drake may be his ticket to freedom and to love. Will Blake, Drake, and Gilbert’s attendance at the UPAC Conference be a blessing for them all, or will the trauma caused by Gilbert’s horrible past be a stumbling block they may not be able to overcome?

Book Stats
Title: Stripes and Twin Horns
series: Midnight Matings
Author: Joyee Flynn
publisher: Siren
ISBN:
ASIN: B007FTNAI8
(Amazon Standard Identification Number)
date published: march 2012
format: ebooks
genre: paranormal GBLT romance
pages: 96
ages: 18+
Grade: C

My Stats
Date Finished: April 7
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Finished Reading- Magician's Chains

Alternative Romance (M/M)

Description (from publisher):

Jesse and Savin shared one strange, hot kiss and an even stranger mystical connection over a decade ago. Now reunited at a BDSM-flavored erotic magic show in Las Vegas, Jesse finds Savin performing as the Dominant magician. He’s one sexy, powerful package, and Jesse fights the call to expose himself to Savin, giving up body, soul and heart. But dark fae nightmares prophesy a more dangerous magic than stage tricks at work as their lives collide.

Jesse has given up on his dreams after a personal tragedy. Savin’s only dream is to be human, although he is not. Drawn to one another, the men enter into a weekend Master/slave contract. In Savin’s chains, Jesse submits, letting loose destructive passion and grief. Both resist the craving to make their bond permanent, sure that if they do they place one another in jeopardy. If they cannot accept the magic they create together and their joined destinies, the survival of two worlds will be at stake.

Book Stats
Title: Magician's Chains
series:
Author: Michelle Polaris
publisher: Ellora's Cave
ISBN: 9781419928819
ASIN:
(Amazon Standard Identification Number)
date published:
format: ebook
genre: paranormal GBLT romance
pages: 288
ages: 18+
Grade: B

My Stats
Date Finished: April 7
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Immortals (Fae)
50 States/Where are you reading

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Finished Reading- The Dragon & His Houseboy

Alternative Romance (M/M)

Description (from publisher):

Saeran’s dreamed about retiring from his lifestyle as a male prostitute for a while. But would catering to a dragon shifter be the best thing? Dragons are known to bite now and again.

Barro is enamored with Saeran and his luscious body. Inviting Saeran back to his house to be at his beck and call seemed the logical thing to do at the time. When Saeran accepts, he is overjoyed and can’t fight the growing attraction between them.

Saeran becomes more to Barro than the houseboy he originally planned on. The question is, what exactly is Saeran becoming? They open their hearts to one another, and all secrets are revealed.

Book Stats
Title: The Dragon and His Houseboy
series:
Author: Crymsyn Hart
publisher: Sugar and Spice Press
ISBN: 978-1-936668-45-8
ASIN:
(Amazon Standard Identification Number)
date published: January 2012
format: ebook
genre: Paranormal GLBT Romance
pages: 47 (amazon estimate)
ages: 18+
Grade: C

My Stats
Date Finished: April 6
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