This is an author that I have enjoyed reading from the first book that I picked up. One of the things I enjoy most about this author is her writing skills that bring her characters to life. They are engaging and hard to put down stories. This book is no different. This is a well written story that is full of action, romance and fantasy. This is a friends to lovers story that you don’t want to miss. The characters are strong, relatable, and supportive of each other which made the story easy to read. They add so much to the story and the entertaining value. They have great growth as well as chemistry throughout the story. This is a fast paced story that I read in one sitting. I really enjoyed reading this fantasy story. I highly recommend this book and this author.
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Ayo Mkuu may have saved the man he loves with nothing but a kiss, but the danger has just begun. After being falsely accused by the king, emptied of his ancestors’ magic, and thrown into a hellish prison, Ayo must now find a way to recover what he lost.
Yi Uzurri may be the sole heir to the throne of Tiāntáng, but he wants nothing more than to enjoy life in the arms of his best friend, Ayo. As if falling under a sleeping curse is not bad enough, he may yet meet a worse fate as he risks it all for the love of his life.
The quest to restore Ayo’s magic and find his kin stirs up old wounds and unexpected revelations that will either bring the two lovers together or wedge them forever apart.
Unless a kiss can bring back their sleeping love.
Sleeping Love is a stand-alone pulse-pounding epic M/M romance. If you swoon over friends to lovers, magic, sexy, determined princes, and smoldering heat, you’ll love this scorching tale of kisses and fate.
Natalina Reis is an international bestseller who wrote her first romance at the age of thirteen. Since then she has published many romances that defy the boundaries of her genre. She enjoys writing all kinds of rebels and outcasts into her stories and she always roots for the underdog.
Natalina doesn’t believe you can have too many books or too much coffee. Art and dance make her happy and she is pretty sure she could survive on lobster and bananas alone. When she is not writing or stressing over lesson plans, she shares her life with her husband and two adult sons.
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My emotions were riding a roller coaster in this novel. Simon is a good guy at heart, but his obsession with becoming a notorious outlaw gang member soon becomes something he dreads once he’s in Red’s gang. By the time he figures out it’s not what he wants, the bonds of friendships can’t be broken. Simon romanticizes what being in the gang is supposed to be like and things go sideways regularly. The daily danger and close quarters fuels a lot of emotions including feelings for one of his fellow outlaws. A relationship with another man is as dangerous as being an outlaw.
There is someone murdering gang members and leaving messages with the bodies. There were times I thought I knew who was killing the members of Red’s gang. The ending was surprising as to who the killer was! The Man In Black is an LGBT thriller and mystery that contains some violence, occasional foul language, and adult sexual situations.
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Bookish, nonbinary Ruarnon thought their biggest challenge was proving themself a worthy heir to Tarlah’s perfect King. But when assassins strike, and their parents are abducted, Ruarnon must take on the burden of the throne in the face of unreliable allies and a brutal, expansionist neighbour. To end a war that has overshadowed their kingdom’s entire history, Ruarnon will need more than a sharp mind and superior tactics, they’ll need a bargaining chip.
Trapped in Ruarnon’s world, feisty Linh is desperate to return to Australia and is not above using the locals’ belief she’s a figure straight out of their myths to do it. But to take her best shot at getting home, she’ll have to sail to Ruarnon’s court with reinforcements while avoiding a growing plague of monsters.
If Linh succeeds, she’ll possess knowledge crucial to the continent’s defence, knowledge that could help Ruarnon secure lasting peace. Ruarnon knows the second element crucial to peace is working with the enemy, so to pursue their heart’s desire, they devise a plan which risks betrayal, all Tarlah and their own murder.
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This book was a wonderful read – witty, unexpected, light-hearted, and engrossing. The four horsepeople of the Apocalypse are hilarious and uniquely drawn. I found myself pausing in my reading every so often to update my family on something funny that War said, or how Famine was personified in a teenage girl. Ivy-Jean herself is an odd duck, but awkward and loving and smart. I wanted to scoop her up in a hug and assure her that she is exactly as weird and wonderful as she is supposed to be. I read this straight through in one sitting and was a bit sad when it was over. Great premise, awesome characters, and the plot was timed perfectly. A great fun read!
Cursoi are a military order gifted with supernatural skills, devoted to protect the life of the president of the United Terrestrial Democracy. Naira resents them almost as much as she despises newly elected president Crash, an arrogant, hateful bigot. When Naira discovers herself Cursoi, she turns her dismay into a new resolution: infiltrate the Cursoi and undermine the president, but is Crash the real issue?
Things complicate since Naira falls for fellow soldier Drama, whose skill is empathy. Before Drama can uncover Naira’s ploy and deliver her to Lethal, the entitled Cursoi whose skill is crushing people’s organs, the unthinkable happens. Naira and Lethal “link” now sharing each other’s consciousness. Naira’s secrets are uncovered…but so are Lethal’s. The two archenemies will have to find some common ground if they want to save their own lives…and the president’s.
Funny, sexy, and fast-paced, this addictive novel reminds us that we cannot fight anger with anger. It’s time to sit back and take a cathartic trip to the United Terrestrial Democracy
Born and raised in Italy, Gaia B. Amman is the author of Linked, a sizzling sci-fi political thriller about empathy and diversity, and The Italian Saga (volume seven to be released in 2019). She was the 1996 and 1997 winner of a Short Story Award in Arese (MI), Italy.
Fluent in four languages, Amman has a Master in Medical Biotechnology (genetic engineering) and a PhD in Molecular Oncology (molecular cancer research). She is a Professor of Biology at D’Youville College in Buffalo, New York, and the recipient of several science awards (UniMI fellow 2002-05, DOD fellow 2005-07, AICF fellow 2007-08, AICR fellow 2007-09, DOD fellow 2010-12, 2017, 2016 DYC Researcher of the Year, 2016 AAUP Scholar of the Year).
An avid traveler for work and pleasure, Amman has backpacked across the world. When nobody is watching, she binge-reads novels and manga, watches anime, or rocks it out with her Buffalo-based cover band.
Amman’s novels delve into the depths of human nature, combining the realistic approach of a scientist with the humor and empathy of a survivor.
She is a vegetarian and a fervent supporter of diversity and human rights.
Among her favorite authors are J.K. Rowling, Jandy Nelson, Neil Gaiman, Chuck Palahniuk, Kurt Vonnegut, J.R.R. Tolkien, and Antoine De Saint Exupèry.
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Braeden’s never had to question anything before. He’s always been popular, always had everything handed to him, and always been straight.
Then he met Jeffrey Young. Quiet, studious, analytical … a guy.
Falling for Jeff ultimately resulted in Braeden’s expulsion. Now he’s questioning everything. Like if he can handle his pill-abusing mother and ruthlessly enabling father much longer. If he’s protecting his siblings out of selfless motivations. If he belongs with Jeff, now his boyfriend. Jeff’s less-than-straight friends are skeptical of his sexuality as well, which isn’t assuaging any of Braeden’s fears.
As his connection to Jeff deepens quicker than expected, Braeden has to face the question he’s been avoiding for weeks: what is he supposed to do with a guy?
When she isn’t writing, Deidre works full-time in the local shipyard, decked out in safety gear and getting her hands dirty. She lives with her family in the Pacific Northwest, enjoying the changes in seasons year-round. When she isn’t working either job, she’s catching up on the stack of books on her dresser, kicking it with her children, or playing RPG video games.
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With Jeff Young’s fantastic grades, he should be a great tutor. But he’s terrible with human interaction. “You’re an asshole,” is not a unique phrase to him. Jeff’s all right with that. His past proves most people are assholes.
Even with his reputation, he takes it too far when he uses a textbook to save the track star, Braeden, from a goose attack. Braeden is everything Jeff is not. Tall. Charming. Has 20/20 vision. And would never, ever wipe his mouth after a girl kisses him.
Braeden insists on getting to know Jeff. Jeff vacillates between wanting to know him and wanting to punch him in the mouth. Then he discovers the darkness rippling beneath Braeden’s deceptively easy-going persona. As Braeden confides his secrets, Jeff does the one thing that’s socially suicidal:
He falls in love with the very popular, very straight Braeden Britely.
When she isn’t writing, Deidre works full-time in the local shipyard, decked out in safety gear and getting her hands dirty. She lives with her family in the Pacific Northwest, enjoying the changes in seasons year-round. When she isn’t working either job, she’s catching up on the stack of books on her dresser, kicking it with her children, or playing RPG video games.
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Sleeping Love by Natalina Reis
