There are so many great books coming out this summer. Here are a few shout outs for books I am looking forward to, as well as a bit of information on how YOU can be the VERY first to read Mann Hunt. Check it out below.
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How would you like to be the VERY FIRST to spend a night with Canada’s sexiest private detective?
How would you like to be the VERY FIRST to read Mann Hunt … for free?
Gay Romance Reviews is now accepting bloggers, advanced reader copy reviewers and instagram and bookstagram posters for the release of Mann Hunt.
Spaces are limited, so sign up as quickly as you can.
Generating advance reviews helps launch a book on release day, and I want to share this book far and wide. Join the review team today and be part of a select few who will get to read the book before anyone else.
To look at what it means to become part of the review team, click here.
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If you love fantasy novels with a touch of romance, check out The Patron Stone by author Don McEnery. This is a supernatural war between angels and demons with a slow burn sweet romance.
Her background unknown, Anise walks the streets looking for clients. She offers them pleasure but instead lightens their pockets. Waking in a strange warehouse, she fears the worst. Prepared to fight her way to freedom she discovers a world unlike anything she could ever imagine.
A former soldier, Garrett becomes her mentor and sparring partner. He teaches her the workings of her new life, including her patron stone. The stone reveals terrifying and freeing details about Anise’s background. With this newfound power, Anise and Garrett take their place in an otherworldly war they know little about. Those they thought allies turn against them.
Are they fighting on the right side? Do they have a choice?
The book comes out August 1st, but you can pre-order now by clicking here.
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Rosanna Leo’s new novel Darke Music just came out last month and it is filled with ghostly romance. This is the second in a two part series, so why not pick up both books!
Here’s what you can expect.
Historian Susannah Darke is no stranger to haunted houses. As one of a trio of ghost-hunting sisters, she’s had plenty of experience investigating the paranormal. When an opportunity arises to explore a haunted opera school in Toronto, she jumps at the chance, even though she once had her
own frightening brush with its resident ghosts.
Noah Bellamy is the dean of the Asch Institute of Opera, and a former opera singer himself. He was once a student at the Asch and is well-acquainted with its boisterous spirits. But when the activity worsens, threatening one of his star students, he knows he has to take action.
The fact that Susannah and Noah have been hooking up for the past year complicates things, but they agreed long ago to keep things casual. As long as they both remember their boundaries, the investigation should go smoothly.
When the paranormal activity begins to target them personally, it becomes harder not to seek comfort in each other’s arms. For the first time ever, Susannah and Noah have to decide if it’s worth taking a chance on love.
The ghosts present a huge challenge, but battling their personal demons may be even harder.
To pick up a copy click here.
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K.E. Turner has a new series out, and this one is going to leave you shivering with delight. This is book one of The Wolves of Langeais series.
Here’s a brief description.
He’s all she loathes. She’s everything he needs.
Time isn’t the only barrier she’ll cross to gain her heart’s desire.
Archaeologist Erin Richardson loves her job, but the dig in France is something else.
A crumbling keep, a dungeon and the search for legendary chevalier Gaharet d’Louncrais… Her imagination is running overtime. Thank God he’s long dead and only comes to life in her dreams. Until a mysterious amulet sends her back to the tenth century. Now her fantasy has become her reality.
Gaharet d’Louncrais needs a wife. He’s powerful and handsome and women constantly vie for his attention. If they knew his secret, they’d run for their lives.
Forget love. Forget finding his true mate. He’d forsake it all to save his wolf pack from extinction. But when Erin appears, with her strange clothes and her even stranger tale, she stirs his inner beast. He wants nothing more than to claim her as his own.
Erin knows a player when she sees one. Arrogant and charming, he’s everything she’s guarded her heart against. The Dark Ages are no fairy-tale, and she will need to fight to survive, but the most dangerous thing of all is the way Gaharet makes her feel. She needs to find a way home. Gaharet needs her to stay. And now he’s found her, he plans on never letting her go.
The novel comes out on July 25th and you can pre-order now by clicking here.
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Gin Vane’s second book in the Southern Awakening series has just been released, and it is sure to get you a little hot under the collar.
Here’s an excerpt to whet your appetite.
Carver’s smile stuck around longer, fading on his face into an expression like interest. The tension in the cab shifted to something more familiar. “So, you’re not…”
“Straight?” It was Daniel’s turn to laugh. “Hardly. People are usually surprised when they hear I had a girlfriend.”
Carver’s voice remained low, still unsure. “What is it you want, then?”
That was the question, wasn’t it? He’d been trying to find the words all week and hadn’t managed any that didn’t make him sound like some desperate cliché.
“Honestly? I want what you have. To be able to let go for once. To just let myself be.”
He didn’t know what to expect in response, but the mechanic’s smile widened to something like a grin.
“That?” Carver dared to wink at him. “I think we can do.” He pulled into Daniel’s driveway and shifted into park, turning in his seat to give him full attention. “I work late tonight, but I’m not closing. You should come by. Finish the drink I owe you.”
He searched the other man’s eyes for signs of sympathy, but Carver shook his head. “It ain’t pity, all right? You can trust me on that.”
Something about how he said that made Daniel believe it. He crossed his arms over his chest and leaned on familiar territory—talking shit to each other. “What, are you going to show me your moves? How you get all the guys?”
“I could.” Carver’s grin was sharp enough to cut. “Been going easy on you. On account of thinkin’ you were straight.”
“Assuming, just like the rest of them.” He smiled at the floor. “Fair warning. I’m not going to fall for your cheesy lines.”
“My lines aren’t cheesy.”
“No one ever thinks they’re cheesy,” he explained. “Just like everyone thinks they’re a good kisser.”
“I’m a good kisser.”
He met Carver’s eye. “My point exactly.”
The mechanic breathed a laugh and tipped his head away. “All I’m sayin’ is I know how to show someone a good time.”
“So show me, then.”
Carver’s gaze snapped to his, amazed. He hadn’t expected him to be so obvious—to be honest,
Daniel had surprised himself. But it felt good to say what he actually meant. It reminded him of other parts of his life, of times he’d been much more comfortable taking the lead.
He gathered up his groceries and pinned Carver with a stare. A dare, if he cared to think of it that way. “If you weren’t just feeding me lines that night, then show me a good time.”
Was it his imagination, or was Carver leaning closer?
“Come by Jeanie’s and it’s a date.”
An interesting choice of words, coming from someone like Carver. “A date, hmm?”
“Yessir.” The mechanic smiled broadly. “My way.”
To pick up a copy of Some Place Like Home click here.
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If you’re curious about the life of a romance writer, check out my essay under the First Person section in The Globe and Mail coming out on Tuesday (June 28th) in the digital copy and June 29th in print.
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Thanks for reading romance, and thanks for following my news. In July there will be more exciting things to report including pre-orders on Mann Hunt, other hot reads by Kristian Parker and Thom Collins and news on my upcoming appearance at the Gay Romance Literature Retreat.
Hope you have a sizzling summer. And on this pride weekend, may you celebrate love in all its many forms.
Best Regards,
Peter E. Fenton 