I’m back with the rest of the books in Maz Maddox’s Stallion Ridge series! (These were the first reviews.) It’s a series of connected m/m romance stories, so I recommend reading them in order, though each focuses on a different main couple, set in a fantasy Wild West world filled with different paranormal creatures. A lot of instalove (or quick love), which isn’t my favorite thing, but *shrug* I had some issues, especially with the last book, but for the most part, these were quick, sweet, and enjoyable reads.
(I’m just going to put the “Recommended For” section at the end, since it’s more about the series than each individual book.)
*Quick Reviews are posts where I share summaries and links for reviews I’ve recently posted to Goodreads and Amazon but don’t plan to make full review posts for here on the blog. Tag links are at the end.*
Mimics & Mayhem (Stallion Ridge Book 4.5) by Maz Maddox
In Mimics & Mayhem, a mimic (shapeshifter who can look like different people) moves to the city to be an actor and falls in love with a piano-playing satyr.
Like the other books, these two fell in love within a week, but it felt right. Another sweet, fun story of love.
Tags:
Fantasy, Historical Fantasy, LGBTQIA, Paranormal Romance, Paranormal/Urban Fantasy, Western, Series Extra, Part of a Series, Gay (Main Character), Shapeshifters, Satyrs, M/M Romance, M/M Explicit Sex
My Full Review:
Goodreads // Amazon
Tails of Stallion Ridge Short Story Collection (Stallion Ridge Extras) by Maz Maddox
In The Tails of Stallion Ridge Collection, a minotaur shifter and wolf shifter are on separate paths in life but always find themselves gravitating back to each other.
This is a free collection of shorts about a side character couple, but they were my favorite couple in the whole series. I loved their complicated, angsty relationship!
Tags:
Fantasy, Historical Fantasy, LGBTQIA, Paranormal Romance, Paranormal/Urban Fantasy, Western, Series Extra, Series Extra, Part of a Series, Bisexual (Love Interest), Shifters, Other Supernatural, M/M Romance, M/M Explicit Sex, POC, Hispanic/Latinx
My Full Review:
Goodreads
Runes, Ruin, & Redemption (Stallion Ridge Book 5) by Maz Maddox
In Runes, Ruin, & Redemption, a manticore shifter and spinx shifter / town doctor go in search of a former enforcer (enemy of shifters) whom they both love and who may be in trouble.
This book was different from the others, about characters who already had history and feelings, and about a triad rather than a couple. It also had a touch more action and heaviness, but was still cute!
Tags:
Fantasy, Historical Fantasy, LGBTQIA, Paranormal Romance, Paranormal/Urban Fantasy, Western, Part of a Series, Mental Illness, Alcohol Addiction, Other Supernatural, M/M/M Romance, M/M/M Explicit Sex, Cover Love
My Full Review:
Goodreads // Amazon
Fate & Fortune (Stallion Ridge Book 6) by Maz Maddox
In Fate & Fortune, a Native raven skinwalker who’s been alone for a long time falls for a phoenix tarot reader who comes to town with a traveling circus.
These two had a bit more chemistry than some other couples, and I was happy for Sky realizing he had a found family in Stallion Ridge. Another cute romance.
Tags:
Fantasy, Historical Fantasy, LGBTQIA, Paranormal Romance, Paranormal/Urban Fantasy, Western, Part of a Series, Other Supernatural, M/M Romance, M/M Explicit Sex, Adorable Found Family, Cover Love
My Full Review:
Goodreads // Amazon
Sunsets & Showdowns (Stallion Ridge Book 7) by Maz Maddox
In Sunsets & Showdowns, everyone in Stallion Ridge, plus some new and old allies, work together against an enemy.
I had some issues, including a sort of plot hole and death of a previous main character, but it was a nice finale in most ways.
Tags:
Fantasy, Historical Fantasy, LGBTQIA, Paranormal Romance, Paranormal/Urban Fantasy, Western, Part of a Series, Centaurs, Dragons, M/M Romance, M/M Explicit Sex, Cover Love
My Full Review:
Goodreads // Amazon
Recommended For:
Fans of Maz Maddox’s Stallion Ridge Series. Anyone who likes the Old West but with supernaturals, worlds accepting of LGBT+ people and relationships, m/m romance that’s sweet and sexy and a touch angsty, likeable characters, and series with different couples in each book but connected stories.
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“I had some issues, including a sort of plot hole and death of a previous main character”
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Glad these worked for you on the whole though. The queer-accepting worlds alone are worth a read.
…And I stumbled upon one of those emojis that your blog stopped to care for (the screaming face).
I would just give up on using any emojis here if I were you lol. But yes to the screaming face, especially because it was such a pointless death.
Noooo I need my emojis LOL. I already can’t seem to post them on Tammy’s blog – they simply don’t register. But the habit of using them is so ingrained in me that I only remember they don’t work AFTER I’ve tried to add them to my comment…
Lol maybe someday you’ll manage to remember!
Yeah it’s nice that some books have queer accepting worlds!
Thanks for letting us know about these.
They were pretty cool overall đŸ™‚