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Book Review: The Pining by Devon McCormack

Kevin is a recently turned vampire who didn't ask for this life and doesn't want to kill, but his master is going to force him to. When he gets an opportunity to escape his master with the help of some hunters, he takes his chance, falling for one of them as they spend more time...

Book Review: Chainbreaker (Timekeeper Book 2) by Tara Sim [Audiobook]

Danny and Daphne, clock mechanics, get sent to India to help figure out why clock towers are falling and how time is continuing on without them, but a mysterious stranger keeps showing up and seems intent on getting to Danny. When Colton realizes Danny could be in danger, he sets off to try and save...

Book Review: Timekeeper (Timekeeper Book 1) by Tara Sim [Audiobook]

In an alternate world where time is controlled by clock towers, relationships between mechanics and clock spirits are forbidden. But when Danny, a mechanic, meets Colton, a clock spirit, he finds himself falling in love, while also unraveling the mystery of a nearby stopped...

Book Review: Leather and Lace (Southern Gothic Book 1) by Magen Cubed

Dorian (vampire) and Cash (human) are friends, roommates, and partners for hunting gigs, and they've just gotten a new case about murderous weredeer to take care of. But their feelings for each other, and Dorian's insistence on them not making their relationship a romantic one, are complicating...

Book Review: Mazarin Blues (Hep Cats of Boise Book 1) by Al Hess

It's 2065, and when beta versions of the AI in people's heads start turning hostile and people with them start dying and disappearing, Reed will have to decide what to do with his, who seems to have developed feelings for him. In the meantime, he meets his dream guy and starts embracing the Art Deco counterculture he's always...

Book Review: The Alpha’s Warlock (Mismatched Mates Book 1) by Eliot Grayson [Audiobook]

When Eliot gets kidnapped and escapes halfway through a spell, the only way to finish it and keep it from killing him is to finish the mating bond with a pack alpha. He's saved by Ian, a werewolf he's pretty sure hates him, and they end up mated and working together to thwart a rival pack's...

Book Review: The Electric Heir (Feverwake Book 2) by Victoria Lee [Audiobook]

After the events of the last book, Noam turned to Lehrer, but with a shield on his mind, Lehrer's hold is broken, and Noam remembers the truth about everything and wants to bring him down. When he finds out Dara is still alive, Noam joins him as part of the resistance, but things aren't the same between them, and Dara knows that Lehrer is more dangerous than Noam...

Book Review: Static by L.A. Witt [Audiobook]

Alex is a shifter, which means he can shift between male and female forms, but his straight boyfriend, Damon, doesn't know. This becomes a problem when Alex gets stuck in male form. As Alex tries to find a way to get his shifting back, the two will have to figure out how to navigate their...

Book Review: Wayward Son (Simon Snow Book 2) by Rainbow Rowell [+ Audiobook]

Simon Snow was the chosen one, but now that he's done what he was supposed to do, he can't seem to get past the trauma or do anything with his life. Hoping to bring him out of his funk, Penny convinces Simon and Baz to take a road trip through the US, but the three of them seem to find magical trouble wherever they...

Book Review: Evolved by N.R. Walker [Audiobook]

Lloyd, a 41-year-old professor, has struggled to maintain a relationship---because of his OCD and misophonia, he can't deal with the messiness and noisiness of other people---so he decides to try getting an android companion named Shaun. But Shaun starts to develop an unusual amount of sentience and emotion, and unless they can keep it hidden from the company who made him, Shaun, and their...