Post thumbnail

Tyler's Teacher, by JM Snyder Title: Tyler’s Teacher
Author: J.M. Snyder
Publisher: JMS Books
Genre: mm contemporary, gay
Perspective: 1st person POV
Word count: 24,880
ISBN: 9781611524864
Source: Scribd subscription

Description borrowed from Smashwords: Jason Peters is a young widower whose son, Tyler, is starting a new school in the middle of the term. His new teacher, Greg Boucher, is incredibly attractive. For the first time since his wife’s death, Jason finds himself interested in the possibility of a romantic relationship.

Purchase Links: Amazon, Smashwords

Jason Peters has moved into a new house with his seven year old son, which means a new school district and a new first grade teacher, the handsome and charming Greg Boucher. Jason is immediately drawn to Greg and they start flirting and end up setting up a date night and this is a sweet story with no on-screen sex.

I got the feeling that Jason is still really wrapped up in mourning his dead wife, Lisa, who was also his best friend. She may have died four years before the start of the story, but she’s still very much a presence in his life and he talks about her a lot and seems to miss her every day. He’s at the cusp of being able to move on, which makes his meeting someone as nice as Greg a very good thing.

This story is a short read that covers the week in Jason’s life where he meets Greg and there’s the possibility that they’re going to have something more.

I might have been really angry if I’d spent the retail price of $4.99 to read this story, but thanks to the awesome subscription I got to Scribd I am able to say I give this story 3-stars. I wish there had been more, as just when the … Read the rest “RE BOOK: Tyler’s Teacher, by J.M. Snyder [mm, contemporary]”

Thank you for visiting.

Post thumbnail

When All the World SleepsRiptide Publishing is currently running a virtual book tour for “When All the World Sleeps,” by Lisa Henry and J.A. Rock. Fun stuff, exclusive info, and awesome prizes. Go check it out 🙂

Title: When All the World Sleeps
Authors: Lisa Henry and J.A. Rock
Cover Art: Amber Shah
Genre: mm, contemporary, suspense, drama, BDSM
Word count: 110,500

Goodreads
Riptide
Amazon

Summary borrowed from Riptide Publishing: Daniel Whitlock is terrified of going to sleep. And rightly so: he sleepwalks, with no awareness or memory of his actions. Including burning down Kenny Cooper’s house — with Kenny inside it — after Kenny brutally beat him for being gay. Back in the tiny town of Logan after serving his prison sentence, Daniel isolates himself in a cabin in the woods and chains himself to his bed at night.

Like the rest of Logan, local cop Joe Belman doesn’t believe Daniel’s absurd defense. But when Bel saves Daniel from a retaliatory fire, he discovers that Daniel might not be what everyone thinks: killer, liar, tweaker, freak. Bel agrees to control Daniel at night — for the sake of the other townsfolk. Daniel’s fascinating, but Bel’s not going there.

Yet as he’s drawn further into Daniel’s dark world, Bel finds that he likes being in charge. And submitting to Bel gives Daniel the only peace he’s ever known. But Daniel’s demons won’t leave him alone, and he’ll need Bel’s help to slay them once and for all — assuming Bel is willing to risk everything to stand by him.

Tour stops and dates:
March 24, 2014 – The Jeep Diva
March 24, 2014 – Spotlight – Ramblings & Reviews By Elisa
March 25, 2014 – The Blog of Sid Love – Spotlight Stop
March 25, 2014 – Words of Wisdom from the Scarf … Read the rest “BOOK TOUR: When All The World Sleeps, by Lisa Henry and J.A. Rock”

Thank you for visiting.

Post thumbnail

Training Season, by Leta Blake“Training Season,” by Leta Blake is on sale for $2.99 right now.

Title: Training Season
Author: Leta Blake
Genre: mm, figure skater

Pick up a copy at:
Amazon
Smashwords
Nook
All Romance Ebooks
Kobo
iBooks

Description borrowed from Leta Blake’s blog: Unquestionably talented figure skater Matty Marcus is willing to sacrifice everything for his Olympic dream, but his lack of discipline cost him the gold once before. Now the pressure’s on. He needs a coach who can keep him in line, but top coaches don’t come cheap, and Matty can’t afford to stay in the game no matter how badly he wants to win.

When a lucrative house-sitting gig brings him to rural Montana, Matty does his best to maintain his training regimen. Local residents turn out to be surprisingly tolerant of his flamboyant style, especially handsome young rancher Rob Lovely, who proves to be much more than a cowboy stereotype. Just as Matty requires a firm hand to perform his best on the ice, Rob shows him how strong he can be when he relinquishes control in the bedroom. With new-found self-assurance, he drives himself harder to go straight to the top.

But competition has a timetable, and to achieve his Olympic dream, Matty will have to join his new coach in New York City, leaving Rob behind. Now he must face the ultimate test. Has he truly learned how to win — on and off the ice — during his training season?

Updates and changes to come.

Post thumbnail

Eatable: Hershey’s Drops
What kind: candy
Main ingredient: milk chocolate
Calories per serving: 200

AMAZON: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0046H8KNC/?tag=kimichee-20

For some reason my dad is always giving me candy. And me being me, I end up eating the candy. It’s my secret shame.

Anyways, he brought me a big bag of Hershey’s Drops, which I had never tried before. I thought the pieces would be the size of the M&Ms they resemble, but they aren’t. Each drop is approximately the size of a nickle and are pure milk chocolate. There is no shell, yet they feel solid and they don’t make a melty mess everywhere.

I suppose that if you make a dessert recipe with M&Ms (rice crispy squares, chocolate chip cookies, chocolate chip muffins) and you don’t want to deal with shell mess, these drops might be a perfect substitution. They are rather big, but they should melt into perfect gooey bites of chocolatey goodness.

Serving Size: 15 pieces
Servings Per Container about 6
Calories: 200
Calories from fat 100

Seriously, I’ve eaten most of this bag. After about six there’s this sense that it’s too much chocolate at one time. I can’t imagine eating fifteen at once.

So if a realistic serving is 7 pieces, that’s only 100 calories.

I like the idea of these because they are seriously solid. The chocolate has been pressed into such dense little discs that I don’t think there’s much worry that they’ll get all melted and gooey in the cupboard. Though I would have to experiment with the melting point, as no one wants to bite into a cookie and get a hard chunk of chocolate.

My suggestions:

  • Chop them up or send them through a food processor and use them in a milkshake or on ice cream. (I’m picturing an Oreo-style shake, but
… Read the rest “EATABLES: Hershey’s Drops”

Hello darkness, my old friend,
here I am to gaze again
upon the beauty of thy cheek,
your loving Will dost make us weep.
To see you both so rudely parted,
our hearts were broken,
then restarted, with the fire of our yearning,
for "Season 4!" our hearts are burning.
--Hannibal