Following my heart, one book at a time...
<— SANTINO HASSELL’S UPCOMING LATEST ALERT!!!!!!! Illegal Contact (The Barons) is releasing ON. MY. BIRTHDAY! Perhaps that means that THIS is my birthday read. YAY ME!!!! So many of my book-buds absolutely LOVE this author. One of the best of the best M/M authors, and I need to jump in. I’m thinking this is a sign. 😉
BUT!!! We’re starting the gifts early! And it’s not a gift to me… but to one of YOU! Plus a sneak peek at this next release:
Exclusive excerpt for Maryse’s Book Blog:
M/M ROMANCE ALERT!!!!! Two much-loved, awesome authors got together to write this series, and I just found out book #4 will be released in June!!!
P.S. Each one can be read as a standalone!
Fabi: I don’t know what magic trick Hassell uses to bring his characters instantly alive and relatable. I fall in love with every character he writes. …if I were to recommend to you your first Santino Hassell book, I’d want to stear you towards his collab with Megan Erickson, Strong Signal. It was my favorite of the month when I read it. Santino’s characters are hard and gritty and so freakin’ real. Megan added a certain sweetness factor to Strong Signal that melted my heart. …If you like m/m romance, this is a five-star.
Lee needs our book help! She’s in an excited panic, but has some specific details so I think someone here will know it. Plus I LOVE the line she remembers. Very poignant, and so often the case. Okay so…
She asks:
M!!!! LADIES!!!! *hi ..hi *sends kisses to everyone*
I am looking for an M/M book.. actually an M/M novella.
*insert scream and pulling hair* ..
I don’t remember much. All I remember is:
#1 It was an introduction of new series, it had about 70 pages or so…
#2 The intro was about a couple – I don’t remember the names – and the main characters of Book One.
#3 One of the main characters (of Book1) was named X (Xavier) or Z. I know it was one of those letters.
#4 The last scene of the book, X was on a car and said something like “I am looking for a love like that -talking about the couple of the novella because one of them was his best friend-” and the other person in the car said something like “That person is right under your nose, you just can’t see” talking about himself.
Wolfsong
Right off the bat, I just want to point out that this one came HIGHLY recommended over and over again (showing up in our reader discussions, and being highlighted on so many of the “Top 2016 Books” lists. This one is a sure bet for many of my fellow readers, I have no doubt about it!
MichelleS: WOLFSONG! I will never forget these characters, the werwolf lore, the story… the FEELS… just loved the heck out of this book. …WOLFSONG was perfect for me. My only complaint is leaving their world behind when I was done! …“You gotta smell him and then tell me why it’s all candy canes and pinecones and epic and awesome.” – YOU MUST READ WOLFSONG STAT
<— M/M SPORTS STAR DARK ROMANCE SERIES ALERT!! He’s the runaway son of a crime lord, and he’s becoming a huge sports star! *gasp*!! And it’s Jennifer that brought it to my attention with this RAVE review!!
Jennifer: Maryse I wanted to share with you a trilogy that blew me away. The All for the Game trilogy that starts with Foxhole Court by Nora Sakavic. I didn’t know what to make of the first book, it was a bit of a mess establishing characters and a bit of their backgrounds. It was like a very dark NA bad-news Bears type sports story with no romance.