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📖 ARC reader/reviewer 💖 Romance of all kinds, but primarily MM and LGBTQIA+ 📚 Other genres: mystery/suspense, thriller, and horror 🐈 Cat mom 🌻 KS girl 🔗 linktr.ee/adhd.and.read for all socials

Gentry by Ashley James is out today! What to expect: cowboy x firefighter, best friend's dad, hurt/comfort, small town, daddy kink, single guardian, age gap.
Gentry by Ashley James comes out in two days. Quote teaser: "It would be wrong–so fu*king wrong–to touch myself right now. To wrap my hand around my aching co*k and stroke myself, knowing it's my son's best friend behind my eyelids."
Gentry by Ashley James comes out in four days. What to expect: hurt/comfort, age gap, small town, daddy kink, single guardian, cowboy x firefighter. Quote teaser: "Gentry Moore–my best friend's hot, grumpy dad–wants me, and I'm about to blow his fu*king mind."
Blurry book cover background with textured graphic of book cover on black/gray dragon-skin scales. Cover shows torso of bare-chested man and a flying dragon in profile and is mostly blacks, grays, and purple with white typeset. Banners criss-crossed over cover image say book can be ordered exclusively on author’s website. Link is in post.
Graphic depicts photo edit of a vintage big-top circus tent open to show a stage for performers. A shirtless man in shorts hangs upside down from a Chinese pole in an aerial position. Typography shows book title, author's name, and series name.
Image shows the model cover of Gym Bros by August Jones in the middle of the graphic, and it is surrounded by photos that represent the vibe of the book. There are pictures of an MMA fighter; a shirtless blonde man holding flowers and posing for the camera; two men doing yoga; two men fighting in a ring; a German Shepherd mixed-breed dog sitting on a ground full of leaves; and a man wearing a see-through, open-collared shirt exposing his torso. The tropes are listed for the book, including: strangers to lovers, opposites attract, forbidden, MMA fighter, yoga teacher/model, beauty meets a beast, feminization, jealousy/possessiveness, size difference, and low angst.
Two Guys One Puck by J.R. Gray is out now. Tropes include double bisexual awakening, only one bed, snarky banter, hockey rivals, fighting as foreplay, secret hookups, and hate to love. ARC review of book 4.5 stars. Background of graphic depicts different images, including two hockey players facing off; two hockey players battling for a puck next to a referee; two men kissing, and a partial map showing Ukraine.
Image shows the book cover for Heart2Heart Anthology, Vol. 8, on a glittery rainbow background. The book cover shows two men kissing in the street while walking away from the camera, and it lists the participating authors: EM Denning, Kate Hawthorne, Cambria Hebert, Lily Morton, Riley Nash, Charlie Novak, Jodi Oliver, Briar Prescott, Fae Quin, Crea Reitan, C. Rochelle, Emmy Sanders, Becca Seymour, and Marley Valentine.
Deluxe print edition of For the Fans by Nyla K. It shows a revised version of the original indie cover and has sprayed blue edges that say "Everything we do is...."
Image shows a green background with a green-slime graphic dripping from the top and a black graphic of hands crawling out of the ground at the bottom. Reading this week: Gym Bros by August Jones, Show Stopper by Lily Anderson, Wilde's End by Saxon James, How to Break My Heart by Kat T. Masen, and Full Tilt by Becca Seymour. Image has a mini image of each book cover.
Model cover of Beautiful Desire by Ashley James, writing as A. James.
Illustrated cover of Bend Him Break Him by MN Bennet. Tropes include: dark bully romance, AITA vibes, grumpy/sunshine, enemies to lovers, hate screwing, hurt/comfort, and revenge/redemption.
Image shows model cover of Kiss-Fist by E.M. Lindsey and Cora Rose. Around the cover are mood/vibe pictures that fit the book, including a shirtless, muscular man; a professorial-looking man in a cardigan; a man teaching at the front of a classroom; a set of free weights at the gym; two men holding hands; and a graphic of jumbled letters that says 'dysgraphia' in the center.
Model cover of Hollis by Ashley James. Quote in red print: "I don't feel ready, but at the same time, I do. But that's how it's always been with Ford, right? Nothing ever makes sense, while somehow also feeling completely right every single time. It's a paradox. We're a paradox." Quote in blue print: "Hollis knows exactly what he's doing. He knows the second he calls me Daddy, I'm doing whatever the hell he wants. It's like I have no control around him, and I hate it just as much as I love it."
Image of a partially nude/nude man in bed with excerpt from Gym Bros by August Jones. Quoted material says: I don't think he saw me that first day at the gym and thought "Yes. Him. That's the guy for me." I think I broke him down and won him over and maybe even put him into a kind of love arm bar where he had to submit, because I wasn't going to stop until he was all mine."
Cover reveal for Cross Roads by Nicole Dykes. Image shows book and e-book cover, depicting a city skyline fading into a country road.
Background image shows a barbell and barbell plates laying on the floor of a gym. Small foreground image is the model book cover for Gym Bros by August Jones. Large foreground image is an excerpt from the book. It says: "Super hung gym bro," Samuel says. I laugh. "What? He was checking me out earlier." "Excuse me?" I say, more hackles I didn't know I possessed rising. "Not like he wanted to do me, just like–appreciative." "Um, no. Unacceptable. Did you tell him you were taken?" Graphic also shows release day and tropes.
Quote from Hyperspeed by Lily James: "The man had starred in fantasies so filthy, I was convinced at least three positions violated intergalactic law. One of them required flexibility I'm not even sure he had, and I'd spent far too long picturing how his stubborn ass might prove me wrong." Image shows quote, book cover, and background image is a slow-exposure photo of a race track.
Image shows a man wearing a suit with his hands resting on the keys of a laptop. The test says "Remy Valentine. I swear I would have burned the world down for him." Only You by Nicole Dykes comes out September 15.
Graphic shows book cover for Overeager by Grae Bryan with a quote from the book. Quote says: "Holy sh*t. This was happening. He was about to lose his virginity to the cutest, nicest, most delicious-smelling omega he'd ever encountered." Background image is a copper hot tub overlooking a green valley.
Graphic for Quote Book Review Unquote. Image shows book cover for Guarded by Lark Taylor with a quote from the book: "He was right–there was no room between us for anyone else. I wasn't about to let anyone try to force their way in. Jeremiah was my number one priority now. Our relationship came above everything else." Background image is of the Parthenon in Athens.
Graphic is titled Vibe Check Book Rec and shows various photos that reflect/represent the book Patchwork by K.M. Neuhold. They include a sunrise over a green field, a man in white jeans wearing rainbow suspenders, a man playing an electric guitar, sheet music, an up-close of someone using a tattoo gun, the back fender of a blue Mustang, a downtown street in a small town, and a group of friends raising their beer mugs to each other. The tropes mentioned in the graphic include FWB, small town, secret hookups, age gap, pierced MC, and lovable idiots.
Text says "Personal TBR (hopefully will." Book covers for Pucking Strong, The Dead of Summer, Soft Launch, Hide & Seek, Changing the Play, Depths of Desire, Finance Bros, and Persistent.
Pop-art graphic of a glossy red-lipsticked mouth biting the bottom lip. Text over graphic says "Will I or Won't I?" and "(AKA) September 2025 hopefuls."
Graphic shows mini covers of books read so far this month: Well, Actually by Mazey Eddings Something to Prove by Lane Hayes Stubborn Puckboy by Eden Finley and Saxon James Twister by Kayla Halleur All Our Broken Vows by Mya More Three of a Kind by Odessa Howell
New book alert: Hollis by Ashley James, an MM small-town romance and the second book in the Moore Men series. It's available on Kindle Unlimited. The graphic shows both the model digital cover and the illustrated paperback cover.
Graphic shows model cover of Guarded by Lark Taylor, a MM PNR romance and the third book in the Hopeless Blessed series. Tropes include: angel x demon, found family, touch him and ☠️, hurt/comfort, fated mates, lacy lingerie, and dirty texting. The book comes out August 27.
Excerpt: "You're an adorable, needy omega. Alphas love protecting guys like you." Is that why Maverick ended up f-cking me during my heat? Did he feel sorry for me? Was I just a needy little sl-t his instincts told him to protect?" Pit Stop by Cora Rose comes out next week on July 25.
Graphic text: Suddenly, I'm so cold. And so very alone. F-ck my hormones, f-ck Maverick for taking care of me so well. I do not like him. Not at all. Out July 25th. Image depicts a man sitting on the edge of a bed with his legs pulled up so that his head rests, face down, on his knees.
Cover Designer: Kayla Halleur Publisher: Harkaway Publishing Graphic shows cover reveal for Twister by Kayla Halleur. Tropes include age gap, forced proximity, low to mid angst, and small-town romance. Model cover of book shows a young white-presenting man with dark, curly, jaw-length hair.
Happy Release Day for Wrap Around by Rebecca Rathe. 5 stars, 3 peppers spice rating. Quoted: "Or whatever," I breathe. "Yeah, or whatever." Tropes include: forbidden romance, hockey teammates, former best friends, brothers-in-law, secrets and betrayal, opposites attract. Image shows mode cover of the book, which is a shirtless white man holding a hockey stick. You can see his upper body and torso but not his whole face.
Audiobook covers: Hail Mary by Nicole Dykes, Borrowing Blue and Taming Teddy by Lucy Lennox, Until You and And Then You by Briar Prescott.
Teague, a brown-and-white tiger mix cat, is curled up on a turquoise couch while he stares off into space and tries to decide if he's going to go back to sleep. A piece of paper with book-review notes on it is sitting on his leg.
Quote Book Review Unquote of Tobias by Penny Fox. Quote: I shouldn't be f*cking with him the way I am, but I can't help it. He's too easy - in so many ways. I've dated many guys, but most of them are well aware they like guys, and I'm just their secret. Image shows model over of book, depicting a man wearing a wrinkled dress shirt with the sleeves rolled up and the buttons undone. You cannot see his face.
Burn It Down, written by Nicole Dykes ~ Kade and Spencer ~ WHEN THIS FIREFIGHTER MOVES HOME WITH HIS SON SO THEY CAN BE CLOSER TO FAMILY, HE NEVER EXPECTS TO FALL FOR THE MAN WHO FASCINATED HIM IN HIGH SCHOOL - AND WHO IS NOW HIS SON'S TEACHER... Overall rating: 4 stars Spice rating: 4 peppers What to expect: small town, single dad, parent x teacher, first times, second chances, found family, and low angst. Quote: We'll burn it down together, baby. And then we'll build it back up.
June next reads, 6 ARCs remaining. Image shows six book covers with a chalk scribble below each cover that matches a color in the cover. List of books: Stirring Spurs by M.A. Wardell, Rules of Play by Hayden Hall, Smile for the Cameras by Miranda Smith, Wicked Games by Willow Dixon, Bad Cowboy, Tennessee by Raleigh Rubins, and Luxuries of Lust by Nik Knight. The background of the image is of an ivory quilted bedspread with an open book and empty mug propped in the middle of the bedspread, both also ivory in color.
A stack of books, most of them with shades of blue in them, sits on a blanket. The books are stacked from largest to smallest. List of books: Last to Leave the Room by Caitlin Starling The Knight and the Moth by Rachel Gillig Keep Me by Sara Cate Enigma by RuNyx Heart Unbroken by Casey Cox The Vacation by Nyla K Choke Up SE by Rebecca Rathe Below the Hunter Moon by A. Knightley Brim Over Boot by Emmy Sanders Always by Loren Leigh You and I Rewritten by Chip Pons
Graphic of book review for Privileged by Michele Lenard. Blurb: When a stressed-out resort owner has a less- Athan-ideal response during a session with one of his massage therapists, things are bound to go very wrong... or very, VERY right. Quote: "There's more than sex between us, of that I'm sure. We haven't had a dull conversation yet, and everything seems better somehow when he's around." What to expect (tropes): small town, grumpy/sunshine, workplace romance, slow burn, awkward boners, secret relationship, found family. Spice rating: 4/5. Overall rating: 4/5.
Graphic of book review for Cloudy With a Chance of Bad Decisions by Fae Quin. Comment: When I say I have loved every book l've read by Fae Quin, that's no exaggeration. But this book...this book is on another level. There's banter. There'® spice. There's affection and openness and laughter and comfort. (And more spice.) Bottom line: one of the best books l've read, period, and George and Alex are one of my favorite couples ever. Quote: "In my defense...l'd never been involved with someone who treated me like | mattered. Someone who needed me as much as l needed them. Someone who looked at me like l was as perfect as l'd always wanted to be. someone who didn't mind my flaws, just like I didn't mind theirs." What to expect (tropes): grumpy/sunshine, force proximity, only one tent, hurt/comfort, kink exploration, meddling family, ex's wedding. Spice rating: 5/5. Overall rating: 5/5.
Graphic shows model cover for Burn It Down by Nicole Dykes, which comes out June 16th. Cover depicts a white man, shirtless, in firefighter turnouts. Header of graphic says "Now Reading." Tropes include: small town, single dad, first times, parent x teacher, and second chance.
Graphic for ARC review of Bond Strength by Katherine McIntyre, out now. Photos show model cover of book (a dark-haired man with thick glasses who is partially holding up the white t-shirt he is wearing), a blue scarf, a man's wrists in leather handcuffs, a steaming cup of tea, and a Siberian Husky puppy with blue eyes.
Graphic depicts model cover of Hail Mary by Nicole Dykes. Model is a white man with curly blond hair; he is wearing a gray tank top and a blue backward baseball cap. He is standing with his arms bent so that his hands are on his head.
Graphic depicts paperback and digital cover versions of Cloudy With a Chance of Bad Decisions by Fae Quin. Tropes listed: feminization, exhibitionism, only one tent, kink exploration, opposites attract, grumpy x sunshine, and ex-boyfriend's wedding.
Graphic shows a book review for Honeysuckle by Aubrey Taylor. It includes a quick summary of the book, what to expect (tropes), content warnings, books with similar vibes, a quote from one of the main characters, an overall rating, and a spice rating.
Currently reading thanks to GRR Tours - Cloudy With a Chance of Bad Decisions by Fae Quin. Tropes include: opposites attract, only one tent, ex-boyfriend's wedding, kink exploration, dildo meet cute. Image depicts a digital tablet showing the illustrated cover of the book - Two men (one blond, one dark-haired) are glaring angrily at each other with their bodies pressed up one another completely. The dark-haired man has his arm around the blond man, and he is grasping the end of the man's tie.
Book review for Zero Pucks by E.M. Lindsey, a MM romance. Summary: Visiting Vegas for his twin's bachelor party, Tucker wakes up in a strange hotel room without his prosthetics and without any inkling s of what went down the night before. Imagine his surprise when, two weeks later, Amedeo shows up at his apartment and tells him they got married. The adorable man is running from his past, and showing up on Tucker's doorstep couldn't be any worse than what he's facing back home. Quote: "What I wouldn't give, I thought, for this to be something I could keep. But there was no way I was ever going to be that lucky." Overall rating and spice rating: 4 stars, 3 peppers What to expect: strangers to lovers, jock x nerd, opposites attract, disability rep, found family, Vegas wedding. Content warnings: Partner abuse (emotional and verbal, not between MCs), manipulation/narcissism, cheating (not between MCs), violence, limb amputation, alcohol use, blackout drinking, car accident from drunk driving (off-page)* *Always check the full warnings if any of these may be triggers for you. Find my reviews on BSky, StoryGraph, BookBub, Fable, and Tome.
Coming June 11–The Marriage Policy by Riley Hart. Excerpt: "We can kiss," I confirm. "I didn't know if you'd want to." "I want." And then his mouth is on mine again. Image shows two men about to kiss. Inset images show model and illustrated covers for the book.