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We Choose You (Choice Versus Fate, Book 1) by Katy Manz: Blog Tour, Exclusive Excerpt, New Release Review and Giveaway

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James and Aidan didn’t need fate. They had each other.

Alpha James and Beta Aiden love each other and don’t care what fate has to say about that. Mating doesn’t need to be based on pheromones and scents. And kids? There were many ways to build a family.

When fate comes knocking years later, James does what any wolf in his situation would—he runs away. He has a mate he loves more than anything, and they’re just about to get everything they want: a family. He can’t risk losing everything because Fate decided to be a butt.

Omega Riley scented his fated mate once months earlier, and the wolf ran away. He is coming to terms with his singledom. Everything is going as well as it can, that is, until his fated mate’s children walk into his classroom.

We Choose You is book one in the sweet with knotty heat MM shifter mpreg romance series: Choice Vs. Fate. It features an alpha wolf shifter who mated his beta best friend, the omega sent by fate, true love, twins who will steal your heart, adorable babies, and a guaranteed happy ever after.

We Choose You

By Katy Manz

Choice Versus Fate, Book 1

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The sweet aroma of coffee roused me from bed, but the sight of my mate’s bare ass in front of the coffeemaker aroused me in a completely different way. Now, I was hungry.

I slid behind him and buried my nose in the crook of his neck. My hands glided across his rounded cheeks. A decade together hadn’t quenched my hunger for this man, and I doubted several more ever could. He was ambrosia, and I wanted my feast.

“Mmmm. Someone is happy to see me this morning.” Aiden moaned as I kneaded his ass and nibbled my way down his neck to the place where our mate mark rested. Even after all these years, he was extra sensitive to my touch. One flick of a tongue over his mating mark, and we were ready to devour each other. It was a mate’s kryptonite, but neither of us ever complained about using it as such.

“I am always happy to see you, Mate,” I growled, and my hands moved from the back of his sexy body to the front. I grabbed his cock in one hand while feeling his stomach with the other. My cock was nestled nicely in the crack of his ass, waiting for the moment we were allowed entrance to his true home. “I missed you. You were gone much too long.”

The tour of his artwork was a marvelous opportunity, but it made me lonely when it took him away for so long. He felt the same, even if we didn’t discuss it often. Of course, it made the time we were home together extra special. Twelve days without my mate by my side was pure hell. I missed his voice, his face, his presence. But twelve days without him in my bed had me needing him so badly right now.

“I missed you, too, baby,” Aiden whimpered as our bodies rocked and my hands worked him over. “Want to go back to bed?”

I thought about it for a moment. With the silky sheets and languid kisses, I could take my time and worship his body as he deserved. But then I looked at the kitchen table behind me and had a better plan. The bedroom was much too far for my level of desire for this man.

“No, this will do.” I swirled us around to face the kitchen table and bent him over, taking a moment to fully appreciate the deliciousness of his backside. The bountiful cheeks and the beautiful hole would soon welcome me inside. I grabbed the lube I had brought downstairs knowing if I saw my mate this morning, there would be no time to get us to the bed. I applied a generous amount of lube as I worked him open, getting him ready for my long, thick alpha cock. As a beta, he didn’t create his own slick, so I ensured we always had enough lube. I kissed his neck and licked our mating mark. I would never grow tired of seeing it there. It filled a part of me with pride he was mine. Soon, he was ready for me to fill him, and I lined up my cock to his hole and buried myself deep within him. This man has always been my home and always will be.

This storyline definitely has potential. I like the idea of having fated mates, but instead choosing NOT to have your fated mate in your life, but the one you feel most connected to, as James and Aiden did. They were obviously very in love. Choosing a life together, when it meant they could not have their own families in their lives. Then later, finding Riley, who is James’ fated mate.

First, James avoids Riley, which is very upsetting, obviously to Riley. Then Aiden gets to know him first, and connects with him. Before they all connect and choose each other.

There were definitely holes in here for me, though. Perhaps it came back to how the length of the novella, so it didn’t give the reader a chance to connect with the MC’s themselves much before they were moving on to the the next thing in their life. It was difficult to want them to be together, when I just didn’t really know them well enough to feel they should have been together.

Definitely some sexy times, and in all sorts of naughty places. I just needed a bit more meat in the story, for my liking.

3 pieces of eye candy

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Katy Manz has always dreamed of being a romance writer. She wanted to bring the stories created in her mind to a world of readers that would fall in love with her characters as much as she has. Keep a lookout for more books in this series and future series to come.

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Jonty and Devan’s Big Day by Barbara Elsborg: Release Day Review

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It’s going to be the day of their lives—their wedding, their way, where it all started: The Dunes Hotel in Northumberland. But from the moment the planning starts, Jonty is overwhelmed. When Devan’s mother starts making suggestions, Jonty’s mouth runs away with him and his inner Groomzilla is in danger of escaping. But it’s when Jonty goes quiet that Devan knows he’s in trouble.

Devan’s not going to let his mother spoil their perfect day. Suddenly, he’s a man on a mission. The venue? Booked. The guest list? A secret. The stag do? In Cato’s somewhat dodgy hands. Devan’s going to do whatever it takes to make sure Jonty gets what he wants. Even if that includes alpacas and penguins and the Northern Lights in the middle of summer. Now it’s time to prove he is the Best Fiancé in the Entire Multiverse.

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First, don’t even bother reading this review or book unless you read their origin story, The Making of Jonty Bloom.

Ok, moving on.

This is the third short with Jonty and Devan. And while they are fun and a bit silly, they basically focus on an event. Christmas, vacation and now their wedding.

Sadly, this one was the weakest of the three. I mean, the cover alone kind of gives away the big surprise. When Jonty was getting overwhelmed with the wedding plans Devan’s mother wanted to make, Devan took over. And that was sweet, but really Devan should have put his foot down. Because ultimately, Jonty didn’t get the wedding he wanted. It was ALMOST what he wanted, but not quite.

That’s all I’ll say because spoilers. Except the cover is a spoiler. Sigh.

So, yes. I am glad they got their happily ever after. I’m glad they still joke around and have fun with each other. But Devan should stand up to his mother and Jonty needs to grow up and not make so many ridiculous jokes during sex.

Read it for the happily ever after wedding if you are invested in Jonty and Devan. I was, but I’m definitely done with them now.

3 pieces of eye candy

Not a Boy (All American Boy Series) by Elle Keaton: Blog Tour, and Exclusive Excerpt

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Henry should have kept on walking by when he spotted the younger man sitting alone on the beach. He should never have stopped, never sat down, and certainly never kissed him. Because now Henry is experiencing feelings. And he doesn’t like it one bit.

Things happen for a reason, even random hook-ups. Ben was supposed to get off work early that night. It was no accident the sexy stranger stumbled on his beach hiding spot. The Kiss was destined, as well as what happened afterward. It wasn’t as if Ben believed in love at first sight, but this was damn close.

It’s a good thing Henry lives three-thousand miles away or he might do something stupid, like ask for Ben’s phone number.

Ben’s hometown boss begs him to return and he agrees, only regretting not being able to say goodbye to his snarky divorce lawyer. But all the wanting in the universe isn’t going to bring them together again, he doesn’t even know Henry’s last name. Besides, home is on the west coast, not Maine.

Sometimes the universe is a funny place.

#foundfamily #agegap #acceptance #oppositesattract #boynextdoorisnotaboy

Title: Not A Boy
Author: Elle Keaton
Series: All American Boy Multi-Author Shared World Series
Genre: Contemporary.
Tropes: age gap, small town, hook up leads to love, parents can be stupid

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“Ben leaned as close as he could and whispered in Henry’s ear. “I’m twenty-six, Henry Carr, not a boy, and if I want to exchange bites with the sexiest man at this table, I will. If you’re worried about Chuck because of something he might say or do to you, let me know, and we’ll keep the whole thing under wraps. But before you make your choice, let me be clear. I want to go home with you tonight. The only good about this…” he glanced around the table, “travesty of a wedding is the fact that it brought you here to me. I’ve missed you and since I didn’t know your last name, where you worked, or what city you lived in, I couldn’t find you. It’s rare for me to buy into Marigold’s tarot readings, but we’re meeting again for a reason, and I’m going to make it hard for you to say no.”

Henry’s mouth opened and closed. “Yes.”

“Yes?” Ben leaned back, giving Henry space.

Now Henry closed the distance between them. “Yes. I want you to come home with me tonight. I want to spend the weekend with you. I want you naked and in my bed.””

Elle Keaton writes contemporary gay romance and MM romantic suspense set in the Pacific Northwest. Elle’s books are known for their hot mm romance, complex characters, and unique sense of place. The men start out broken, and maybe they’re still banged up by the end, but they always find the other half of their hearts.

Elle published first in 2017, now she has over seventeen books available for you to read or listen to.

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Healing Their Wounds (City of Fountains Book 3) by Hayden West: RB, Excerpt, Release Day Review and Giveaway

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Sometimes you have to face the past to heal old wounds.

Craig Donaldson has been through a lot in his life. There’s one good thing that has come from it—his son. Owning his own business is hard but he’s making it work. Landing in the hospital after a car accident brings into his life someone he wasn’t sure he needed. The problem is, Craig isn’t positive he’s willing to expose himself to more wounds.

Dr. Hobert ‘Bobby’ Pearson loves his job at the hospital. Being the disappointment of his family isn’t something he is happy with. It seems as though when he gets close to someone he feels he could start a real relationship with, the past shows up and he’s again left alone. His family leaves fresh wounds in their wake. This new patient he has, however, hits all kinds of emotions inside him.

Will they be able to heal together? Or will past pain keep them apart?

Healing Their Wounds by Hayden West

Book 3 in the City of Fountains series

General Release Date: 29th March 2022

Word Count: 15,470

Book Length: NOVELLA

Genres: CONTEMPORARY, EROTIC ROMANCE, GAY, GLBTQI

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Craig leaned forward, his heart caught in his throat. Perspiration dripped down his face, and he shuddered as excitement thrummed through him. So close. Oh God, he was close. So close.

He tensed, words lodged in the back of his throat, almost ready to be released but Not. Quite. Yet. Fingers curved, digging for purchase on something, anything, around him.

A few more seconds. He could hold out. He wouldn’t let go until he was sure. That strain on his body didn’t matter two seconds later.

He erupted, launching up from the hard bleacher seat he’d been on as he watched his son and his team compete in the semi-finals of the Little League World Series.

“Yes!”

All around the parents and friends of the team were cheering beside him. His son, Cody, was twelve this year, and it was his last year to participate. And Cody’s double had allowed his teammate to get that winning run.

Craig’s legs were weak as he continued cheering. He wanted to sink back down to the seat, but wouldn’t. Tears burned his eyes as he watched all of his son’s teammates gather and cheer to celebrate their win.

“Congrats, Craig.”

He accepted the hug from the father of another player, Christopher.

“Same to you. This is great for them.”

The man crossed his arms and nodded. “Sure will help line up the women.”

Craig frowned. “They’re twelve.”

Christopher smirked. “Never too young to start.”

Craig disagreed. “Yeah, they are. And it’s not happening with my boy.”

The man’s wife dropped between them with a squeal. “What are you two talking about? Colleges that will come after them?”

“Something like that,” Christopher said.

Emily kissed Craig’s cheek. “Congratulations, Craig.”

“You too, Emily.”

The blonde bounced down a few more bleacher steps to continue chatting it up with other families. Their son was one of the pitchers on the team.

“I just mean,” Christopher continued, “I need him to know he should have a bitch on his arm, not be sucking dick, isn’t that right?”

Holding Christopher’s blue eyes, Craig clamped his mouth down on his initial response and weighed his words. The last thing he wanted to do was make the year difficult for his son.

“Right now? Right now, I’m going to be the supportive and very fucking proud father of my son. I’m not thinking of his choice in a partner, because he’s twelve.” He stepped closer and lowered his voice. “I’ll support my son regardless, because it’s not only his choice but as his parent, it’s mine to support and love him unconditionally.”

Leaving before he put his fist in the man’s face, he walked to the steps and made his way down, progress hampered by all the celebrating. Not that he minded.

Okay, I’m coming into this short read, right in the middle. I had no idea who these people were or anything about the previous stories, but it didn’t take anything away from this story, so I was thankful for that because I saw a single dad and…well….they’re hot, right?

In this one, it’s action from the second you open the book. We meet Craig, who is at his son’s little league game and they’ve just won. In the first few pages, you get a homophobic teammate’s dad and a terribly obvious, terrible mother of his own child. Both of these people and their hateful views seemed so out of the blue and it was a lot all at once, then, the next paragraph… an accident. So, it was a lot, all at once. In saying that…

Because it’s a quick read, we don’t get to know much about Dr. Pearson (Bobby) other than he seems outspoken and kind of invasive for a doctor. I found it kind of charming but putting myself in a patients place it seemed kinda weird to me. He spoke to Craig as if they were old friends and it didn’t feel like a patient/doctor relationship at all.  Craig was also very cussy, and I’ll admit, I’ve got a mouth like a trucker, but it was all so overused and unnatural. Cody’s dialogue too… how old was this kid? 12 or 30? I’m unsure.

I had a hard time with Craig’s ex, Cody’s mother. I have a hard time believing that people actually act that way. That they say things like that out loud, knowing how stupid they sound. I was cringing at her character the entire time.

When the ex finds out that Cody is going to be on TV because of his baseball championship that is called “World Series Finals” or something like that, she all of a sudden wants to be in his life again, and even takes them all to court.

It was a quick read and angsty read, so if those are your things, I’d say this one is for you.

3 pieces of eye candy from me

Hayden West lives in the Pacific Northwest, enjoys being outdoors, and hanging out with friends when not working on the next novella to be released.

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A Quick & Easy Guide to Asexuality Molly Muldoon & Will Hernandez: Release Day Review

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Too many young people grow up believing that their lack of sexual desire means they are “broken,” so writer Molly Muldoon and cartoonist Will Hernandez–both in the ace community–are here to shed light on society’s misconceptions of asexuality and what being ace is really like.

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This graphic novel was exactly what it proclaimed to be. A quick and easy guide to asexuality. Told with great visuals, and accompanying dialogue, lots of questions and answers, it helps people that are struggling to understand asexuality, whether for themselves, or others to grasp the basics.

The intent of this book is not to answer questions about ALL the different aspects of asexuality there are, but it does make sure to touch on gray ace, as well as both ends of the ace spectrum, and what it can meet for anyone who may identify as ace.

Sometimes, trying to understand where you are on the LGBTQIA+ spectrum can be not just difficult, but like picking a name out of a hat (or is that just how I feel for myself?), but this book at least helps to identify one particular aspect that has been…for want of a better word…a gray area for me.

5 pieces of eye candy – simply because nothing better out there in this category for me!

(P.S. I know this wasn’t an m/m romance per se, but I could not resist reviewing this book, because it hits so close to home for so many who are questioning. Be Brave! Don’t be afraid to ask the questions!)

To Whom It May Concern by A.M. Johnson: New Release Review

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To whom it may concern,

I can’t be sure what you’re into, that being said, if you like sexy and sweet romance with a whole lot of quirk, keep reading…

Ever since Clay Saxon’s parents passed away a year ago, he’s been stuck in a rut, running their business, and suffering from the worst writer’s block ever. But when Syrus Albie, aka yellow sweater guy, (you’ll see) walks into The End Book Store, Clay’s mundane little world turns to sunshine.

I don’t want to ruin it, but I can definitely say, when an introverted as hell narrator finally meets his favorite author and crush, all of his usual protocols go up in flames.

Set in the For Him World, this standalone is the perfect introduction or addition to this steamy MM collection.

Sincerely yours, A.M. JOHNSON

To Whom It May Concern (For Him, Book 3.5)

By A.M. Johnson

 

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Although this is book 3.5, I’ve not read 1, 2 or 3. It isn’t necessary  but now I want to go back and read them. Clever author.

This book is just what I needed right now. Relatively short, interesting characters, each with a decent backstory that is explained quickly, a kind of slow burn (for a novella) but was then super hot.

Syrus is described as very introverted. But he is definitely quirky and wonder if he is actually on the autism spectrum. He also is a book narrator and a prolific reader. So it is kismet when he meets the author of his favorite book quite by accident AND he requests the rights to record that book from the author all within the span of a day or two.

Clay doesn’t know who Syrus is, but he is immediately drawn to him. So he shoots his shot with Sy and it lands. They are together often even though normally Sy prefers to be alone and Clay even gets him to try different foods.

This is a no angst, sweet, sexy little story that is just really good.

4.5 pieces of eye candy