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Even Peacocks Have Their Uses

December 30, 2017 by lahistoriadelmundo Leave a Comment

Megan Derr is a LGBTQ writer of the whimsical variety. Most of her older works are short stories with fairytale themes. From there she expanded into novel and novellas of a similar motif. Her most recent works have moderns settings but still retain her love for happily ever afters.The High King’s Golden Tongue is a rewrite of an earlier short story with the same name. The plot does not change between the first version and the second but the added bits provide background and make […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: fantasy, Fiction, m/m romance

lahistoriadelmundo's CBR9 Review No:2 · Genres: Uncategorized · Tags: fantasy, Fiction, m/m romance ·
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Tournament of Losers by Megan Derr

December 30, 2017 by lahistoriadelmundo Leave a Comment

I stumbled on the works of Megan Derr by accident one day while searching for fractured (or twisted) fairytales. Since then she has become one of my favorite authors. In that first weekend alone I probably purchased and read 4 or 5 of her fractured fairytales and fairytale like short stories. Tournament of Losers falls into this category but is a fully flushed out story. In Tournament of Losers the main character, Rathatayen (please call me Rath) needs to pay off his father’s debt. The […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Romance Tagged With: Fairytale Trope, fantasy, Fiction, m/m romance

lahistoriadelmundo's CBR9 Review No:1 · Genres: Fantasy, Romance · Tags: Fairytale Trope, fantasy, Fiction, m/m romance ·
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Victorian era sensational mystery

September 21, 2017 by Mikki Blu Leave a Comment

I need to preface this review by saying this was my first foray into an audible book.  Audible was offering a free trial month with two books, so I decided to give it a shot and picked out this book along with the next one in the series.  I wasn’t sure how I’d like the experience, as I don’t have a long commute and I mostly prefer to read actual books as opposed to Kindle – but it was quite entertaining and it didn’t take […]

Filed Under: Fiction, History, Mystery, Romance Tagged With: Audible book, cbr9, historical Victorian mystery, K.J. Charles, LGTBQ, m/m romance, Sins of the City #1

Mikki Blu's CBR9 Review No:74 · Genres: Fiction, History, Mystery, Romance · Tags: Audible book, cbr9, historical Victorian mystery, K.J. Charles, LGTBQ, m/m romance, Sins of the City #1 ·
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You can never go home again

September 5, 2017 by Lane Leave a Comment

This is book four in the Spires series but they are only very loosely connected and can be read in any order. This is my favorite of the series and actually one of my favorite romances ever, I’m not even sure why, but it connects with me on every level and it is just so stinking charming. From the Amazon description: Alfie Bell is . . . fine. He’s got a six-figure salary, a penthouse in Canary Wharf, the car he swore he’d buy when […]

Filed Under: Romance Tagged With: Alexis Hall, LGBT Romance, m/m romance

Lane's CBR9 Review No:25 · Genres: Romance · Tags: Alexis Hall, LGBT Romance, m/m romance ·
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Dealing with forbidden desires

July 31, 2017 by Mikki Blu Leave a Comment

This is book 3 in A Society of Gentlemen – it’s the story of Richard Vane, leader of the group of gay men who have always looked up to him for guidance, advice and discreet assistance.  His valet, David Cyprian, is the man who Richard has depended on not only to keep his wardrobe in order, but to handle other less savory duties such as blackmail or burglary when necessary.  There has always been a simmering of desire between the two men, but Richard has […]

Filed Under: Fiction, History, Romance Tagged With: cbr9, K.J. Charles, LGBTQ romance, m/m romance, Society of Gentlemen #3

Mikki Blu's CBR9 Review No:63 · Genres: Fiction, History, Romance · Tags: cbr9, K.J. Charles, LGBTQ romance, m/m romance, Society of Gentlemen #3 ·
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Sweet Dom Wins Me Over

July 26, 2017 by Lane Leave a Comment

This book surprised me. I would not have picked it up on its own (BDSM, contemporary, May/Decemberish)  but it was part of a loose series (Spires) that I had really enjoyed up to this point, and I have started trusting Alexis Hall in general, so I read it and really kind of loved it. Laurie is a sub in the bedroom but out of it he is a successful doctor in his late thirties (I think he is thirty nine but I might not be […]

Filed Under: Romance Tagged With: Alexis Hall, bdsm, LGBT Romance, m/m romance, may/december

Lane's CBR9 Review No:25 · Genres: Romance · Tags: Alexis Hall, bdsm, LGBT Romance, m/m romance, may/december ·
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