Bossy and The Brat by Daisy Harris (Men of Holsum College #6)

Available: Now Amazon/B&N

Type: Gay Romance

Publisher: Siren

My Copy: Sent

Calvin Beaumont is supposed to marry Nicole. He’s a biology major, lab tech, and resident advisor—everything everyone expects him to be. There’s only one problem. He likes boys. In particular, a flirty dance major who was a freshman on his hall.

It’s sizzling summer at Holsum College, and Tyler Burk isn’t a freshman anymore. When he notices his hardworking resident advisor has same-sex feelings, he goads, teases, and tempts Mr. Bossy into dating on the sly. Cal may not be out, but he’s domineeringly hot, and Tyler doesn’t mind keeping things quiet…for a while.

But Calvin has wanted Tyler all year, and their sexting and secret rendezvous soon blossom into something neither one of them can control. Can Cal control his secret, as well as his sexy little brat? Or will he be man enough to admit he’s not the man everyone thought he was.

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I wasn’t overly excited by the end of Bossy and The Brat. I have resisted writing this review for over a week because I just wasn’t sure how I felt. On one hand that says good things about the author because I needed to process my thoughts. On the other hand what does it say that I’m not sure if I liked it or am simply annoyed?  By this point in a series I want to be invested, I want to crave the next book but I think I may be done with this one. I am finding the characters to be one dimensional and that annoys me.

Now I am not a gay man…I know, shocker, but even in a college setting where sex flows freely if I am to believe all my friends that actually went, I find it hard to envision a bunch of gay young men in only two roles…the dominant/confident and the sluts. With these books it seems to be either one of the other. In Bossy and The Brat the sex starved Tyler has no qualms about giving a great BJ to get the attention he craves and it seems as though it doesn’t really matter whose on the receiving end as long as they can deal with his incredibly low self esteem. I really just felt sorry for him…and annoyed that once again the stereotype of gay men being promiscuous was thrown at me. Sure it’s college…sure it’s probably the norm even with those with vaginas but an author shouldn’t fall into the trap of painting everyone the same. I want different. I want unique. I don’t feel like I’m getting that anymore.

Since Cal isn’t “out” his relationship with Tyler has to stay private, at least until he can work up the courage to tell everyone, most importantly his parents who think he is marrying his high school sweetheart…who you know, has a vagina. I thought it was incredibly selfish of him, knowing Tyler insecurities to keep him on the back burner until he figured out his own set of problems. I found their text conversations to be well wrote, as sexting goes anyway.

The length of these makes it hard for a slow build up transition in relationships so you kind of have to get over that need quickly. One minute they are fighting their feelings and the next fluids are being exchanged. They usually get over their need to come out fairly quickly as well. I’m sure that alone takes YEARS sometimes so it’s not believable to me to have a character go from “eh, I kinda like my girlfriend but in a dark corner of my mind I wish she had a penis” to “hey mom and dad I’m gay” in several chapters. Cal does exactly that and I feel it downplays the process many gay men go through in their attempt to feel okay in their own skin. I would much rather they all be out then to have their emotions change so quickly.

I’ve had a tumultuous relationship from the beginning with these books, but I think my annoyance says it all. It’s time for me to take a step back from this series.

I give Bossy and The Brat by Daisy Harris 2.75 stars

Player and The Prude by Daisy Harris (The Men of Holsum College #4)

Available: Now Amazon/B&N

Type: Gay Romance

Publisher: Siren

My Copy: Sent

Brooks Price loves a challenge. So when a frenemy dares him to sleep with a dorky, over-tall film major, Brooks amps up his considerable charm.

Matt Porter can’t guess why Brooks is flirting with him. Raised religious, Matt doesn’t believe in sex before relationships. Unfortunately, Brooks is all about sex, and Matt doubts Brooks is interested in anything else.

Slowly, Brooks chips away at Matt’s armor—taking him on dates, asking for kisses, holding hands—baby steps, none of which Matt can resist or refuse. However, when Brooks pushes too far, Matt freaks out.

Despite his stoic exterior, Matt’s painfully conflicted over his sexuality—scared of his darker desires, worried about hurting Brooks. The pair explores boundaries, but when things turn rough and Matt unleashes his inner wants, he doesn’t know if he can overcome his shame about sex in order to be with the man he’s growing to love.

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I have a tumultuous relationship with this series. I absolutely adored book one, College Boys, but felt after that one things steadily went down hill. I liked book two, Diva and The Frat Boy, but I wasn’t wowed by it. Book three, Townie and The Twink, came right on its heels and I wasn’t feeling that one at all. At the end of book three I wasn’t sure I would continue with the series. In the past Harris has always redeemed herself with follow up books so I made myself a promise to check out book four and then if two in a row didn’t work for me, I’d call it quits. I’m glad I made that promise to myself because I really liked Player and The Prude!

I instantly liked Matt and his awkward sense of self. I found him to be believable which is a quality I think the last few books were lacking. Matt, being raised by a religious family was torn between his life as a gay young man and his biblical upbringing. He found a semi happy medium with holding on to the one aspect of his religion he had some control over, his virginity. He seemed at times to be at odds with himself. The opinions of his fanatical parents and those like them seemed to leak into his brain unannounced. I liked his internal struggle and thought that in the end, staying true to himself, was exactly what he needed.

Brooks was a bit of a harder sell for me. He’s your typical frat boy, jock type with his over the top personality. I wanted to dislike him on principle alone. I hated guys like him. Brooks grew on me because he was all bark and no bite. He acted like he did in a attempt to fit in with the a particular crowd of guys. Mainly the rich ones. Underneath it all his feelings and desires were just like every one else. Sure his bet that he could bag Matt was a touch “She’s All That” but still, it made for a good plot. Brooks took the time to show Matt that he could let go of his past and move forward with the future he was meant to have.

Brooks and Matt are wonderful together. I enjoyed their slow warm up and thought it worked much better then the typical fast moving gay couples I read about. It annoys me to read of gay men being all so promiscuous. I don’t have a ton of knowledge in the area but I assume it works just like heterosexual couples. There are sluts and there are traditional. I tire of reading about the sluts. The gay that seem to bang anything with the correct parts. I want the same emotional connection I read of other books and while I don’t think I totally got it in this book I will say it was a step in the right direction.

I look forward to book number five, which is already in my TBR pile!

I give Player and The Prude by Daisy Harris 4 stars! 

Townie And The Twink by Daisy Harris (Men Of Holsum College #3)

Available: Now Amazon/B&N/Siren

Type: Gay Contemporary Romance

Publisher: Siren

My Copy: Sent

Insightful to a fault, Gabe Ashton knows Nick Flynn’s gay even if Nick doesn’t. And after seeing how the townie looks at his “buddy,” Gabe knows Nick is in love with a guy who’ll never love him back. So Gabe invites Nick to campus parties and to hang out with new people. But soon their friendship turns physical, and Gabe wonders if he’s in just as much denial as Nick is.

Nick’s straight—or so he’s always assumed. But he can’t deny that the things he’s doing with Gabe are hot. More than that, he likes Gabe in a way he’s never liked anyone else. Well, anyone else except his high school friend, John.

The hardest thing to give up is a fantasy, and the hardest thing to face is the truth. But if Nick wants the man standing in front of him, he’ll have to give up the one he never had.

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I hate to say this..I really do….but I just didn’t like this one. Daisy Harris has continually won me over with her strong writing and her ability to make me care about her characters in a short amount of time. I’ve come to enjoy her gay romance novellas and have found that I don’t generally like that sub genre.

I think my main problem with Townie And The Twink was Nick’s completely delusional  take on his sexuality. Nick spends a good chunk of the book saying things and then doing the complete opposite. Like he keeps saying he’s straight and then engaging in completely un-straight activities like….oral sex with Gabe. Cuddling with Gabe. Showering with Gabe. Touching Gabe. I could go on and on. It’s one thing to be first coming into your sexuality and realizing you’re gay. It’s a complete other to refuse to admit it even as you’re doing a dude. Had Nick not been participating in these activities I could have seen how he was trying to talk himself out of it. Not wanting to be different. Since in this novella he was an active participant it just made me not like him.

Gabe acted like Nick’s doormat for much of the book and that rubbed me the wrong way too. He knew Nick was gay even if Nick didn’t know it and he took it upon himself to try to get him to come out. It’s like he was asking to get hurt. Especially since Nick kept saying he wasn’t gay at all and guys routinely whack off together. Um no…Nick….just no. Gabe basically let himself be used as Nick experiment and I wanted him to balk at that idea. I wanted Gabe to stand up for himself as a proud gay man and not let himself be used like that. It just didn’t happen. There is a point in the book where Nick leaves Gabe sitting at a table to go hang with his straight friend John (who Nick is secretly in love with). Instead of Gabe standing up and bold declaring he won’t be treated like Nick’s bitch…he quietly took it and instead had tears in his eyes at the subtle betrayal. Tears are fine….but I wanted him to be strong too…and I didn’t get that.

I just didn’t connect with either character in Townie And The Twink. This one needed to be longer to delve more solidly into the transformation Nick goes through to embrace his sexuality and learning to love Gabe. It felt way to surface emotion for me and progressed way to quickly in light of Nick’s hedging and insistence that every guy does things with other guys…

I did enjoy returning back to the campus and hearing about past characters and what they are up to now. Even though I didn’t really get into this one it did keep me reading, maybe for the wrong reasons but still…and I will continue to read Harris’ work because to date she’s the only author to make me pick up a gay romance and not want to put it right back down.

Unfortunately I have to give Townie And The Twink by Daisy Harris 2.75 stars

Diva and The Frat Boy by Daisy Harris (Men of Holsum College #2)

Available: Now Siren’s Website

Type: Gay Romance

Publisher: Siren

My Copy: Sent

Nathaniel Reece is savvy and fierce and wouldn’t give boring-ass Greg Sanders the time of day, except Greg is the president of a fraternity Nathaniel wants to join. But once Nathaniel gets a taste of the ferocity under Greg’s cool exterior, he can’t stop himself from trying to lure the uptight frat brother out of his shell.

The face of gay life on campus and a crusader heading off to law school, Greg doesn’t see any problem with seducing the flamboyant and exciting Nathaniel. But that’s before he finds out his fraternity brothers are refusing Nathaniel’s pledge bid. Greg’s athletic and masculine and has never had to deal with the censure of his friends or the odd looks of strangers, but if he’s going to be what Nathaniel needs, he’ll have to be comfortable not just being out, but also standing out.

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Loved this novella! After reading College Boys I knew right away I wanted the secondary character, Nathaniel, to get his own story. He is a walking stereotypical gay male. Flamboyantly “out” and everyone within 5 miles knows it. He says “girl” and “honey” alot and can sashay with the best of the drag queens. I wanted Daisy to write him a story so badly…and I was a bit vocal about it. She didn’t let me down.

Nat knew early on he was gay. He didn’t act, talk or walk like the other boys and so he figured why not just embrace what was already glaringly obvious. Though he was used to the stares and the derogatory words people muttered under their breath that didn’t mean it hurt any less. After a bad relationship Nat basically  shut down his emotions. No one saw what was pinging around inside of this guy that appeared so in control of himself. The vulnerability he kept tightly leashed in fear of being hurt by another man who wasn’t prepared to deal with his personality. When he sets his sights on the President of the colleges only gay fraternity, Greg, he’s only thinking short term. A up and coming successful gay man like Greg, who can easily pass for straight, would have no need for a boyfriend that screams homosexual. Greg though has been watching Nat from afar not completely understanding his own attraction to the flamboyant fraternity pledge. He knows he wants him, but in what context? Though Greg doesn’t want to jeopardize Nat rush to become a pledge so he keeps himself at a distance making Nat believe he has no interest.

I loved the dynamics between these two. It’s a twist on opposites attract I suppose.  Each with their own insecurities they bring to the table that no one can see on the surface. Both being so different and yet still so alike. Also delving into the subculture of gay men and the instances of racism and judging even by their own. Since Greg can pass for straight he’s never really had to stand up to someone while Nat has had to deal with it his entire life.

As a couple I think Nat and Greg worked well. They played off each other and Daisy does a excellent job and making them fit together despite the canyon between their personalities. Once Nat lowers his shields a bit and let Greg see his true emotions, they just clicked. I enjoyed the times when they were just together. No racism. No problems with the fraternity. Just two men who were looking for something more, and they found it in the last place they expected. Each other. They reminded me of Jack and Will from the show Will and Grace. They too were both incredible different, but who we all rooted for to get together.

There was one thing that I just didn’t get. The fraternity basically calls Nat “to gay” to be a pledge thinking that reinforcing the stereotypical gay male image is a bad thing.  It bugged me that Greg never really said anything to the other brothers about their views on their own community (he does stand up to a random guy in a bar but still, not the same because he didn’t know him). It bugged me even more that even after they reconsidered their opinion that Nat would agree to pledge anyway. I felt it didn’t fit his character to continue to pledge and that he should have told them to stick their pledge where the sun doesn’t shine. Why would he even want to be a part of a fraternity that didn’t want him until he got a bit of notoriety from a news article he happened to be quoted in?

Great novella! I got a little teary eyed at the racism and the effect it has even on those that may not show it on the surface. I don’t read a ton of gay romance, but this series is the best of the best for me and I hope we get more on this diverse college campus.

I give 4 stars to Diva and The Frat Boy by Daisy Harris! 

College Boys by Daisy Harris

Available: Now Amazon/B&N/Bookstrand

Type: Gay Romance

Publisher: Bookstrand

My Copy: Sent

When soccer star Chris Fischer moves next door to an openly gay classmate, he doesn’t realize the wall between their rooms will be so thin he’ll hear his neighbor’s every move. But soon he and Peter become friends, and Chris is intrigued—imagining what happens on the other side of the wall.

Active on the Queer Student Council, Peter Cohen wishes he wasn’t so damn hot for his straight neighbor. He can’t tell if Chris is flirting or in denial or what, but Chris’s innocent overtures lure Peter into flirtation that throws his world into chaos. Peter doesn’t want to date a closet case, but he desperately, passionately wants Chris.

Soon Chris must choose whether to run away from his new feelings or embrace a relationship with the guy he loves. And Peter must decide if he can give his heart to a guy who hasn’t yet figured it all out.

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With the death of his mother in the forefront of his mind, Chris knows e needs a change. Moving into a single dorm room seems like a great idea to help clear his mind. Until he finds out that his new neighbor is the all gay all the time, Peter, who Chris can’t seem to stop thinking about.

Peter has always wondered if Chris was gay but if the boy wasn’t out of the closet on his own Peter sure wasn’t going to out him. The last thing Peter needs is a hot neighbor that throws off the gay vibe but refuses to acknowledge it.

As Chris deal with new found feelings for Peter he will have to decide how far he is willing to go in order to finally feel like he fits in. Can the love of one man be enough to heal all the hurt that Chris has felt for so long?

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College Boys is a wonderfully sexy and poignantly emotional read that I enjoyed from start to finish. It’s a coming out story a long time in the making for Chris who hasn’t quite figured out that he is gay…except for the one time spooning with the openly gay Peter in a tent at a college orientation. After the death of his mother Chris is left afloat in a sea of conflicting emotions. In order to clear his head he moves out of the room he shared with his friends and into a single on the other side of campus. His new neighbor? Peter.

As Chris spends more time with Peter he is slowly starting to realize that the reason he felt he never fit in was because he didn’t. There are a few steamy scenes I never saw coming. Like the “through the wall” masturbation scene. Holy hotness. With Chris slowly becoming used to his feelings the rendezvous start taking place closer and closer together until they find each other actually together. Poor Peter put up with some BS as Chris adjusted to his gayness and the idea that he needed to come out. The thing I liked the most about the sex scenes is that they were more emotional than physical. More about exploring new sensations and feelings then pounding into each other in a rabid manner.

I do believe this is the best yet from Daisy Harris! She combines vivid characters with real life situations in a flawless way that is sure to make you keep reading. If you’ve ever wondered what happens after those Abercrombie models grace the covers of their ads…well, I think College Boys is the answer. And even if I felt just a bit like a dirty old woman reading about the hot college boys, I enjoyed every dirty little word!

I give College Boys by Daisy Harris 4 stars! 

Jaime’s Merman by Daisy Harris (Urban Merman #1)

Available: Now Amazon/Siren

Type: Gay Erotic Short

Publisher: Siren

My Copy: Sent

When a Seattle bartender finds a horny merman in Lake Washington, he tries to be kind and let him down easy. Jamie’s sick of taking home strays, and the needy merman pushes all his buttons. But when Jamie gets rejected by a longtime crush, he falls prey to the merman’s wide-eyed adoration and killer body. 

But the selkie, Marin, has ulterior motives. He wants Jamie to help him impregnate his fertile wife, and soon Jamie’s dragged into a situation he hadn’t bargained for. Can Jamie get over his need to take care of every charity case that crosses his path? And can Marin man up and be the lover Jamie needs? Find out in Jamie’s Merman!

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What Jaime needs is a boyfriend that isn’t down on his luck. No more of these guys who take all his money, his heart, and then leave. The last thing he needs is a merman who isn’t even out of the closet. Marin may be good looking but he’s got a whole bag full of issues and no where to lay them down at.

Marin just wants to be who he is at heart. Though never having been with a man before makes him incredibly needy and Jaime isn’t sure the killer body is worth all the hassle it presents. Jaime and Marin will have to find a middle oasis if they are ever truly to have a shot.

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Jaime’s Merman is a erotic m/m romance from Daisy Harris featuring a horny merman who just wants a little lovin. Bow chicka wow wow! Ok, seriously, I’m not sure I can take this seriously. Jaime’s Merman was so over the top, so out there that I found myself shaking my head during the 90 min it took me to read it. I can get down with some m/m romance. I can even enjoy mermen/mermaids because I love the other mere series Daisy has. I’m not sure if it was the length that bothered me, the lack of relationships, or just a bit of everything.

This was just a bit to short for my tastes. Because of the length there was no real relationship build up between Jaime and Marin. Within five minutes of Marin swimming up to Jaime’s boat in the middle of the bay, Jaime is allowing Marin to get himself off while he watches. I mean, whaaaaa? Jaime doesn’t even know him. He’s a merman for God’s sakes.Something Jaime had never even knew existed. But hey when you need to pleasure yourself, you just need to I guess. Jaime spends a lot of time ogling Marin’s body which I found funny because when they first meet he basically thinks he’s ugly. He then goes back and forth with himself about what he wants, when he wants it and even if he likes Marin or just the sex.

Marin just wants to be gay. Punishable by death in his society he is supposed to mate with a pre-picked female to produce offspring. Problem is he can’t because he wants something she just can’t give *wink wink nudge nudge*…..and she apparently wants a human. So what does she do? Sleep with Jaime’s human and straight room mate within maybe five seconds of meeting! These are just some horny fish.

So way too short, no believable relationship buildup, off the wall horniness and a human that is constantly changing his mind. This just didn’t work for me.

I give Jaime’s Merman by Daisy Harris 2.75 stars

Author Interview with D. Dye and GIVEAWAY

Releasing February 6th-2012 

                

               From Noble Romance 

                 www.nobleromance.com 

Who knew that two lesbians stuck in the middle of some hick ass town deep in the swamps of southern Georgia would become local legends, heroes in their own right? 

Gina and Ginger sure as hell didn’t. 

But that’s exactly what they became the night of The Midnight Special. 

Stuck battling backwoods, redneck hypocrites on a nightly basis at the diner was bad, but battling those same inbreds that now happened to be zombies was a whole different breed of stupid. 

With their iPods jacked up and some Creedence Clearwater Revival on, that’s just what they’re doing. 

Kicking some serious zombie ass! 

With half the town, looking out their backdoors, and the other half fearing the bad moon rising, Gina realizes she and Ginger are thrust into a fight for the town as well as their lives. 

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We have D. Dye in the house (also known around town as vitch36) who has her 1st release coming out!  I just have two questions for you that I’m sure everyone has on their mind  

So shoot—how did Zapocalypse come about? I mean, I know this is not your normal genre.

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LOL. This story came from left field for me. When the chance arouse to write something for this fantastic series, I didn’t think I could do it justice and originally passed.  Then Gina and Ginger started raising hell. They wanted their story told and like yesterday! So, Zapocalypse was born.

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The title reminds me of CCR, any correlation? 

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Absolutely! Part of the request for this series (yes, many other fantastic stories out now and due out. Be sure and check them out.) was that it contain a strong musical element. I knew that I wanted the story to take place somewhere southern and CCR came to mind 1st.

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So tell us, what is Zapocalypse about? It’s a lesbian story right?

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No. It’s a story about heroes who just happen to be lesbians. This is a story about zombies and those who brave the battle against such. My heroes, Gina and Ginger are a riot and kick some serious zombie ass. They’re also the type of people you wish lived next door. Serious senses of humor in that old school stand up for neighbor types. They’re the quiet type heroes who on a daily basis just rock out as much as possible.

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So I’m getting a sense your story isn’t you’re a-Typical dark zombie tale.

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Hardly. It’s rather lighthearted and fun…like my heroines. I don’t think I’ve ever written anything that didn’t have some humor spattered about.

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Okay, you’ve sold me. When and where can we get a copy?

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It will be available from Noble Romance Publishing (www.nobleromance.com) on Feb 6th. I’ve heard it would also be able at a later date through Apple and Amazon.

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So how do we keep up with you?

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I’m all over the place. I’m also rather eclectic. I’ll freely admit it. I may blog about men holding grapes over their bits, or moan about some idiot I’ve run into. Might even post some of those WTF? Or a funny bloopers video.

I do give away books and prizes a lot. Like a L-O-T!

www.vitchslair.com or Twitter: https://twitter.com/#!/vitch36 or Facebook under Dana Dye here: http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100002828496100&sk=wall 

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Want to WIN something? Well D. Dye has offered up several cool prizes (multiple winners) for simply commenting what your favorite paranormal creature is, and why?

Prizes to be passed out include;

* Zapocalypse-The Midnight Special (e-book only)

* I-Tunes Gift of (choose one) The Midnight Special, Bad Moon Rising or Looking out my Backdoor.

* Heart Shaped Bath Fizz, Sparkly Heart pen and Heart Candies.

*Two winners! Winner 1 will get a copy of the book and winner 2 will get everything else! Simply comment to enter. Open internationally! Contest open until Feb6th at 11:59pm EST with winner announced the next day*

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Also, for more fun the L vs Z gang will be hosting a big Chat and giveaway over at Coffee Time Romance & More on Feb 15th 9-11:00 pm EST. 

Mercury Rising by Daisy Harris

Available: Now Amazon/B&N/Ravenous

Type: Gay Romance/Erotic Romance

Publisher: Ravenous Romance

My Copy: Sent for review

Take a sexy romp with the gods in this hilarious and hot ménage!

Over-extended – and closeted – charmer Mercury the Messenger struggles to accommodate all the factions of the Deities International Conference and Kibbitz. However, his skills at diplomacy stretch to the limit when the object of a chance tryst turns out to be his assistant, and his arranged fiancée arrives at the scene.

Dillon Rodriquez, Mercury’s executive aide and a soon-to-be MBA student, refuses to be the closeted god’s side-dish. But when an accident at the conference strands the god in the human world, Dillon agrees to act as his guide.

Traveling from San Diego down the Baha Coast to Cabo, Mercury experiences a side of life he never imagined, and he learns that if he wants to earn the love of the one man who matters, he has to stop trying to please everyone else.

Warning: contains male-male loving, male-female loving, male-male-female loving, male-male-male…well, you get the idea!

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Mercury Rising was my first, mainly gay romance. I have read a few where there was gay aspects for some of the secondary characters but Mercury Rising’s two main characters were gay. The sideline characters did involve some sandwich loving with a female.
Mercury is a god, and he is here on Earth to orchestrate a convention of sorts with not only other gods and goddesses but human leaders as well. His job is to basically make sure everything runs smoothly and everyone is happy. He is hiding. Hiding from himself. Mercury is gay, but he has been told he is to marry the virgin goddess Vesta by his overly annoying boss Jupiter. He finds solace in a stranger in a back hallway. The stranger knows where to touch him and how to actively ease his mind. Their encounter is short and the man disappears into the boat the convention is being held on.

Dillion never expected the hottie from the hallway was his new boss. He really never expected to see him again period. But there he was, in all his glory, wanting to carry on a relationship in secret. It’s bad enough he isn’t openly gay, but he has a fiance too. Dillion has his standards but he can’t seem to deny Mercury. When the convention takes a unexpected turn these two will have to learn to do a little give and take.

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I really enjoyed the majority of this book and actually read it in one sitting…which never happens around my house. Mercury was about the cutest thing ever. Completely alpha but also shy and so worried about his image and how everyone would react if they knew he was gay. Him not being on Earth much also made him quite awkward at times which I found endearing. Dillion on the other hand was street smart and was really trying to make something of himself. Rise above his past. He was cocky and self assured and completely openly gay. The contrast between the two just worked so well together. Mercury being big and a god and Dillion being average but established.The sex was….well it was hot. Enough said. They were also comical together in parts which added to my overall likeness of them as a couple.

True to any Daisy Harris book I’ve read, the secondary story lines were almost a entire story in their own right. Vesta, Mercury’s chosen bride to be doesn’t want to be a virgin goddess anymore. Not getting any love from Mercury she finds affection in the arms of two men….Loki and Thor. Those smexy scenes were a full on ride in the hot tamale train. A god sandwich if you will. Lots of multitalented positions LOL. I laughed at some of their reactions to getting laid together. Loki was more emotional and Thor was more barbaric with a soft soul. Vesta has her hands full…literally.

Speaking of multi talented, while reading my first gay romance I often wondered how in the world some of the positions were do-able. I even tweeted that I wasn’t sure I’d be able to do two things at one time (yes I know how that sounds lol) and I wonder if it’s just for the sake of the story or if it’s actually possible to be able to keep any rhythm at all in some of Daisy’s scenarios.  I can barely walk and chew gum..let alone some of the kinky sexy stuff I was reading.I may have to do some ummm research into that.

One side story line in Mercury Rising I didn’t get into was the vampire and the underwater/ice goddess. Their storyline felt a bit rushed and convenient to further the main plot along. I think had they been given more time I might have warmed up to them but as it was they were mostly sex and a bit of talking. Then BAM she is preggo and leaves. Which certainly leaves room for a sequel, which I have on good authority will be coming sometime in the future.

Mercury Rising is smexy goodness to the 100th degree. Reading about gods and goddesses has never been hotter. If only my school history books would have read like this, I might have gotten a better grade. Daisy Harris is a go to author for me! She brings the squirming in your seat goodness every time! Quirky and hilarious when mixed with steamy romance, is a winning combination for me.

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I give Mercury Rising by Daisy Harris 4 stars!

 

So I want to read a Male on Male….

That sounds kinda naughty huh? Well, I’m a naughty girl. Ok…that’s a lie. I’m a normal girl…who has read plenty of erotic romance but only barely touched on male/male romances. I’ve read a few things that were male/female/male…and even a short thing that had a male/male woven into a regular erotic romance. When I saw that Daisy Harris had released a male/male romance I knew I had to try it out. I’m curious. I’ve enjoyed all of Daisy’s work so far, so I figure if I was going to give a reading cherry to someone, might as well be her.

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Over-extended — and clos­eted — charmer Mer­cury the Mes­sen­ger strug­gles to accom­mo­date all the fac­tions of the Deities Inter­na­tional Con­fer­ence and Kib­b­itz. How­ever, his skills at diplo­macy stretch to the limit when the object of a chance tryst turns out to be his assis­tant, and his arranged fiancée arrives at the scene.

Dil­lon Rodriquez, Mercury’s exec­u­tive aide and a soon-to-be MBA stu­dent, refuses to be the clos­eted god’s side-dish. But when an acci­dent at the con­fer­ence strands the god in the human world, Dil­lon agrees to act as his guide.

Trav­el­ing from San Diego down the Baha Coast to Cabo, Mer­cury expe­ri­ences a side of life he never imag­ined, and he learns that if he wants to earn the love of the one man who mat­ters, he has to stop try­ing to please every­one else.

Warn­ing: con­tains male-male lov­ing, male-female lov­ing, male-male-female lov­ing, male-male-male…well, you get the idea!

Buy It HERE

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I can’t wait to get to this one! It might be a couple of weeks because of my work and reading schedule, but I really look forward to this. In the mean time why don’t you check out Daisy’s work yourself? She has a 3 part erotic shifter series that I read and enjoyed:

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*click on the book pic to go to Amazon, click on Review for my review*

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And just so you can see how awesome she is…check out a video she recently made…

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Coming Clean by Inez Kelley

Available: NOW *ebook only*

Type: Novella

Publisher: Carina Press

My Copy: Sent by author

Coming clean never felt so good…

Grant and Vivi Michaelson share everything in their marriage: love, commitment—and their wildest sexual desires. But their relationship is tested when Vivi admits she wants a threesome with Grant’s old friend Cade, proposing their annual trip to the lake as the perfect opportunity to fulfill her fantasy.

All three of them are aroused by the idea. Vivi and Cade have long felt a smoldering attraction to each other…and Grant and Cade have hidden an illicit desire for decades. Going through with the ménage will test their boundaries, reveal old secrets…and maybe tear them apart. After all, there might be room for Cade in bed, but is there room for a third in their marriage?

 

 

WOW. This little novella has successfully left my mouth gaping open. Going into it I wasn’t aware it was centered on a threesome. I tend to shy away from reading other reviews of books on my TBR pile. They tend to cloud my judgment and so I skim to just read whatever rating it was given and then move on to the next blog. I have seen Coming Clean on several blogs getting decently high marks and so when it was sent to me for review I jumped at the chance to read it.

The story is essentially about a married couple, Vivi and Grant. Vivi has some sexual fantasies she wants to try out and Grant is more than eager to fulfill them. When she brings up the fact that she has been thinking of a threesome….with his best friend….he was shocked. Shocked that he didn’t recoil immediately at the idea and even more shocked that the idea turned him on. Cade is his best friend, and he’d by lying to himself if he said their one experience had ever left his memory.

Cade isn’t sure how he is supposed to answer the question of “will you have a threesome with me and my wife”. He loves them and has fought back desire for years regarding them both. The idea of becoming intimate with them as an “experiment” is something that most definitely turns him on.

These three are about to embark on a journey of sexual awareness and discovery that will leave all of them wanting much much more…

 

I thought Coming Clean was delightfully written with a sense of sexuality that is unmatched. I did enjoy the story line even if I thought it was a bit predictable. I mean how many times does a man have a bi-sexual friend that has longed for him for years only to find out he wants him just as much? And in the long run how many threesomes actually work long term? Someone always ends up jealous or feeling left out and they want out. Understandable. When reading menage erotic romance I guess you have the throw those out the window and just focus on the “what if scenario”.

I did enjoy the novella for what it was…A super fast, hot read with enough sexual draw the sunset can’t complete with its scorching rays of light. I enjoyed the internal warring of the characters in the decision to go through with their fantasy. The push and pull of the masculine embraces and the warm breath of a feminine touch.

Coming Clean is a novella not to be missed if you enjoy menage romance, bi-sexuality and gay romance. Inez Kelley is making a name for herself in this genre, and I’m liking what I’m reading.

 

I give Coming Clean by Inez Kelly 3.25 stars!