Release Day Review: The Shadow Prince's Ruin (Dark Companions #2) by K.A. Merikan
Reviewed by True
TITLE: The Shadow Prince’s Ruin
SERIES: Dark Companions #2
AUTHOR: K.A. Merikan
PUBLISHER: Acerbi &Villani Ltd.
LENGTH: 2201 kB
RELEASE DATE: January 17, 2025
BLURB:
“Give me your shadow, and my body is yours.”
An elven prince shouldn’t be working at Best Burgers Bonanza. Yet here I am, banished to the human realm for...Read More »
Heat Transfer (Brannon Boys #1) by Katherine McIntyre
Reviewed by True
TITLE: Heat Transfer
SERIES: Brannon Boys #1
AUTHOR: Katherine McIntyre
PUBLISHER: Self-Published
LENGTH: 203 pages
RELEASE DATE: January 7, 2025
BLURB:
Cor’s crush on the straight boy in sword fighting class has been unrequited, but with one crossed sword, that’s all about to change…
Cor
From the second I showed up for sword fighting class,...Read More »
Love Bytes Reviews: Best of 2024 - True
Welcome to the Love Bytes Reviewers’ Best of 2024
Another year has passed in which books have brought all of us a much-needed escape and sense of comfort. Our Love Bytes team reviewed approximately 1,000 LGBTQ+ books in 2024, from contemporary romance to fantasy, paranormal,...Read More »
Recent Release Review: Bad Call (Boy Batter Novels #2) by Raquel Riley
Reviewed by True
TITLE: Bad Call: An Enemies to Lovers MM Sports Romance
SERIES: Boy Batter Novels #2
AUTHOR: Raquel Riley
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 226 pages
RELEASE DATE: December 19, 2024
BLURB:
One bad call can change your entire season.
Casey
The first night we met, he burned hotter than the sun for the handful of hours...Read More »
Recent Release Review: Something Unavoidable (Split Rock Ranch #6) bij Rory Maxwell
Reviewed by True
TITLE: Something Unavoidable: An MM Enemies to Lovers Romance
SERIES: Split Rock Ranch #6
AUTHOR: Rory Maxwell
PUBLISHER: Self-Published
LENGTH: 245 pages
RELEASE DATE: December 17, 2024
BLURB:
Izzy King has a reputation. He’s the wild one. The fun one. The one who does what he wants. And if he’s a little broken...Read More »
Recent Release Review: Ollie (A Little Christmas Season 3) by JP Sayle
Reviewed by True
TITLE: Ollie
SERIES: A Little Christmas Season 3
AUTHOR: JP Sayle
PUBLISHER: Self-Published
LENGTH: 251 pages
RELEASE DATE: December 12, 2024
BLURB:
Can dating via an app turn into something more when Ollie hides a major part of himself—how overweight he is?
An invitation to an all-expenses paid cruise of a lifetime from his...Read More »
Recent Release Review: Foster (A Daddy for Christmas 2) by Gabbi Grey
Reviewed by True
TITLE: Foster
SERIES: A Daddy for Christmas 2
AUTHOR: Gabbi Grey
PUBLISHER: Self-Published
LENGTH: 209 pages
RELEASE DATE: December 3, 2024
BLURB:
Foster
I’m a successful entrepreneur who’s made a good life for himself. I’ve had a few intimate relationships, but none have lasted. Probably because I haven’t been able to be my authentic...Read More »
Recent Release Review: Mingle All The Way (Christmas Falls: Season 2) by Hayden Hall
Reviewed by True
TITLE: Mingle All The Way
SERIES: Christmas Falls: Season 2
AUTHOR: Hayden Hall
PUBLISHER: Self-Published
LENGTH: 4536 kB
RELEASE DATE: December 13, 2024
BLURB:
When I go home for the holidays, Santa has a secret waiting for me…
I wandered far and wide in search of happiness, never finding what I sought. When I...Read More »
Release Day Review: Gratification in Gluttony (Passing Through Cafe #2) by Nik Knight
Reviewed by True
TITLE: Gratification in Gluttony
SERIES: Passing Through Café #2
AUTHOR: Nik Knight
PUBLISHER: Self-Published
LENGTH: 393 pages
RELEASE DATE: December 13, 2024
BLURB:
When Jude entered The Passing Through Cafe, Toni thought he’d be nothing more than a fun night, a challenge to win, a fixation to satisfy; Toni didn’t expect Jude to...Read More »
Release Day Review: Protecting Mr. Fine (The Billionaire Brotherhood #4) by Lucy Lennox
Reviewed by True
TITLE: Protecting Mr. Fine
SERIES: The Billionaire Brotherhood #4
AUTHOR: Lucy Lennox
PUBLISHER: Self-Published
LENGTH: 338 pages
RELEASE DATE: December 10, 2024
BLURB:
I’m a lucky man and I know it.
Kids from backwoods Georgia don’t land scholarships to Yale, but I did, and striking it rich–like, billions of dollars rich–with my best friends after graduation...Read More »
Release Day Review: Hail Mary (Big Bend Bears #2) by Nicole Dykes
Reviewed by True
TITLE: Hail Mary
SERIES: Big Bend Bears #2
AUTHOR: Nicole Dykes
PUBLISHER: Self-Published
LENGTH: 235 pages
RELEASE DATE: December 9, 2024
BLURB:
Benny
Big Bend is my home. I love it here. I love everything about it.
It’s my senior year, and I’m determined to have the best one yet. Of course, that’s...Read More »
New Release Review: The Quirky Vet (Vet Shop Boys Down Under #2) by Casey Cox
Reviewed by True
TITLE: The Quirky Vet
SERIES: Vet Shop Boys Down Under #2
AUTHOR: Casey Cox
PUBLISHER: Self-Published
LENGTH: 222 pages
RELEASE DATE: December 1, 2024
BLURB:
What happens at a Las Vegas pop-up wedding chapel, stays at a Las Vegas pop-up wedding chapel… Until it doesn’t.
Muir
Fitz and I have done some wild things,...Read More »
Release Day Review: Once Upon a Christmas Con (Once Upon a Christmas Story) by Skylar. M. Cates
Reviewed by True
TITLE: Once Upon a Christmas Con
SERIES: Once Upon a Holiday Story
AUTHOR: Skylar. M. Cates
PUBLISHER: Self-Published
LENGTH: 178 pages
RELEASE DATE: November 29, 2024
BLURB:
When Cesar fell…
I was a boy in love with my best friend. I’m a man now, but I’m still afraid to tell him and risk our...Read More »
Recent Release Review: Ho Ho Homicidal Maniac (Murder and Mistletoe #2) by K.A. Merikan
Reviewed by True
TITLE: Ho Ho Homicidal Maniac
SERIES: Murder and Mistletoe #2
AUTHORS: K.A. Merikan
PUBLISHER: Acerbi &Villani Ltd.
LENGTH: 302 pages
RELEASE DATE: November 15, 2024
BLURB:
“I love Christmas. So every year, I kill someone. As a treat.”
Nico
Have you ever fallen in love with a man as he was pointing his gun at...Read More »
Release Day Review: His Mate by Resistance (Lunetti Pack #2) by Mel Aitchess
Reviewed by True
TITLE: His Mate by Resistance: an MM Mafia Shifter PNR
SERIES: Lunetti Pack #2
AUTHOR: Mel Aitchess
PUBLISHER: Self-Published
LENGTH: 260 pages
RELEASE DATE: November 19, 2024
BLURB:
His boy deserved better. He deserved to be the centre of someone’s world.
Luca stumbled on something he shouldn’t have and now someone’s trying to kill...Read More »
Release Day Review: All Wrapped Up by C.F. White
Reviewed by True
TITLE: All Wrapped Up
AUTHOR: C.F. White
PUBLISHER: Self-Published
LENGTH: 252 pages
RELEASE DATE: November 8, 2024
BLURB:
“Fancy a bit of elf-pleasure?”
Struggling actor Rick Thornton is on a downward spiral. Once a celebrated stage and screen star, scandal and heartbreak caused the roles to dry up. Persuaded by his agent to take a...Read More »
Recent Release Review: Textual Confusion by Fifer Rose
Reviewed by True
TITLE: Textual Confusion
AUTHOR: Fifer Rose
PUBLISHER: Self-Published
LENGTH: 491 pages
RELEASE DATE: October 24, 2024
BLURB:
I need you tomorrow.
Same time and place as last week.
Who dis?
Did I f*ck you stupid last time? You know.
Between barely scrapping by financially and dealing with a stalker ex-boyfriend, Asher’s life was already problematic...Read More »
Release Day Review: Warrior's Walk (Scars and Stripes Trilogy #3) by Raquel Riley
Reviewed by True
TITLE: Warrior’s Walk
SERIES: Scars and Stripes Trilogy #3
AUTHOR: Raquel Riley
PUBLISHER: Self-Published
LENGTH: 302 pages
RELEASE DATE: October 24, 2024
BLURB:
Fate only takes an instant to play her hand.
Rhett Marsh
When my leg shattered, I thought my whole world was shattered.
Riggs pieced both back together again, and then he disappeared.
I never...Read More »
Release Day Review: The Prez (Devil's Mayhem MC #3) by RS McKenzie
Reviewed by True
TITLE: The Prez
SERIES: Devil’s Mayhem MC #3
AUTHOR: RS McKenzie
PUBLISHER: Self-Published
LENGTH: 342 pages
RELEASE DATE: October 18, 2024
BLURB:
ℝ𝕒𝕗𝕒𝕖𝕝
As the president of the Devil’s Mayhem MC, I make the hard decisions so my men don’t have to. They’re my family, but I have to keep myself separate from them....Read More »
Release Day Review: Reluctantly You (Our Exception #3) by Cora Rose
Reviewed by True
TITLE: Reluctantly You
SERIES: Our Exception #3
AUTHOR: Cora Rose
PUBLISHER: Self-Published
LENGTH: 354 pages
RELEASE DATE: October 15, 2024
BLURB:
They say blood makes you related but loyalty makes you a family…
Sounds like a tacky wall-art quote to me. But what do I know? I don’t have a family. Not anymore....Read More »