Tag Archive | Gay Romance

Heart Knot Mine by Lily Velden (5 Stars)

Nov8

Noah finds out in a very unique way that he is gay. As he and Robert develop a friendship across the world, while living in each other’s homes, Noah also begins to falls in love with Robert. Although a bit slow to start, with a tad too much descriptive details of items that held no interest to me, the connection I eventually developed with Noah and Robert was very deep. The majority of the story is Noah telling us everything as opposed to us being a part of watching it happening. While this usually doesn’t work for me, it’s hard to argue with the results.

Once hooked, I couldn’t put the book down except to dab my eyes. I became emotionally invested in everything that happened to Noah and Robert. There are a lot of masturbation and voyeurism scenes in the story when the two aren’t together, and several steamy sex scenes once they hook up. The story builds up to some moments that are heart wrenchingly beautiful and poetic.

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Originally reviewed for Swept Away By Romance. Complimentary copy provided by author/publisher for an honest review.
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Raising the Rent by J.L. Merrow (3.5 Stars)

Nov6

Told only from Nathan’s POV, this was a cute romance. The story was a bit sad because Nathan was dirt poor, trying to go to college while working the streets, and then he gets physically assaulted. Stephen, Nathan’s professor, takes him in, but they never really have any serious conversations to make me understand why they were together. The ending was also really abrupt, which would have worked if I had believed in the relationship.

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Damian’s Discipline (Collars and Cuffs #5) by K.C. Wells and Parker Williams (4 Stars)

Nov3

An interesting look at a very light version of domestic discipline being used to bring structure to Jeff’s life after he was physically and mentally abused. It was really hard to read about Jeff’s abuse. It was also sad to read about the loss of Damian’s sub. The story takes place over several months giving the characters the time they needed to heal from their past and begin to fall in love with each other. Since all of their dialogue seemed to center around helping Jeff get some structure in his life, I had a hard time believing that they were truly in love. Instead, it seemed like they fell in love with the roles each of them was playing in the other’s life.

Although it’s not necessary to read the other books in this series, several of the characters from the earlier books kept popping in.

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The Last Thing He Needs by J.H. Knight (4.5 Stars)

Nov2

I really liked Tommy and thought his voice was perfect for carrying this story. It would have been easy and understandable for him to be pessimistic and depressed, but he managed to make the best out of his situation. I adored his family, but it was almost devastating to read about their living conditions. I thought Bobby was also a great character who truly cared for Tommy and Tommy’s family.  More dialogue between Tommy and Bobby would have strengthened the romance angle for me.

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