Uncategorized

#mmromance Captain Silver Fox by: Nora Phoenix

Leave a comment

That moment when your spectacular one night stand turns out to be your sexy, older new boss. FML.

Brantley Phipps doesn’t want a boyfriend. In his line of work, relationships are impossible. All he wants is one night of fun before he starts his ten-week rotation as assistant hotel director on a cruise ship.

He scores the jackpot with a hot older guy who hits all his yes, please buttons and who wants the same thing as him. Their chemistry is explosive, hot damn. Talk about a night to remember. That should last him a while…

Until he discovers that his one-night stand is none other than the legendary Captain Silver Fox aka his new boss. Oops.

Still, it shouldn’t be an issue because Brantley doesn’t do coworkers and Fox is known for being strict as hell about not dating employees. That should make things easy, if not for that pesky attraction that keeps flaring up whenever they’re in the same room. Or on the same ship. What the hell do they have to do to get rid of that?

It’s gonna be a long three months…

Captain Silver Fox is a stand alone MM romance with an age gap, yummy steamy scenes, a Caribbean setting on a cruise ship, and a one-night stand that turns into an embarrassing case of falling for the boss. This book was previously published as Shipping the Captain, but the content is unchanged.

Goodreads

Amazon

4 stars

Well that was absolutely disgustingly sweet and I loved every single second of it. You know what really sucks? When the one night stand you cannot stop thinking about turns out to be your new boss.
The cruise line has a policy. This policy prohibits employees from being together. Both the men agree to keep it professional and that lasts for all of 2 seconds before they agree it would be best to get the other out of their system. I’m sure you can guess how well that worked out for them.
I happened upon this book as I was searching for my next listen. I wasn’t sure what I was in the mood for, just that it had to be gay and I wanted Liam DiCosimo to read it to me. I just love his voice. He and Tim did a wonderful job with bringing Brantley and Fox to life.

 

Uncategorized

Celebrating Pride with Sophie Stern #wotr26 #attendingauthor #spotlight

Leave a comment

Happy Pride Month everyone!  Twinsie Tenise here. I would like to take a moment to thank everyone who took the time to answer the questions for our pride month celebration. I thought hard about the questions and had fun coming up with them. I love that the authors seemed to have as much fun answering them. We will be celebrating all month with author spotlights  as well as reviews for some of the LGBTQIA  books we’ve read this year.  Check back daily to learn more about that days featured author or book and add to your TBR piles. I hope you enjoy getting to know a little about all of these wonderful authors and their work.

🏳‍🌈 Tell us your name and a little about yourself?
Sophie Stern
🏳‍🌈 How many books have you written? Do you have a favorite?
Over 300 across both of my pen names (L.C. Mortimer and Sophie Stern). I have this problem where every book I write is my favorite! Ha! Right now, I’m working a short story collection featuring pirates and sirens with a lot of bisexual characters, so that’s my current favorite.
🏳‍🌈 Do you write one book and finish it completely before starting the next? If not, how do you keep yourself from confusing the projects?
I tend to work on multiple projects at once. I also tend to fully immerse myself in each story, so when I’m working on one, I just stay focused on it and don’t think about the other one. I also keep a lot of notes, so that helps me keep details straight if I find I have a question about something.
🏳‍🌈 What font do you write in? Do you actually care or is it a default setting?
I’m a default girlie!
🏳‍🌈 How do you ensure your LGBTQ characters feel authentic and mutifaceted, rather than just serve a plot function?
As a bisexual author, I approach my stories with the understanding that characters, like people, are complex. I know that sometimes, people look at me and assume that because I’m married to a man, I must be straight. I’m not, but I am complicated. My characters are the same way. When I write LGBTQ characters, I do so with the understanding that different characters may have different relationships with their identity based on how long they’ve been out, how they’re perceived, what type of world they live in, and so on. For example, in my Sweet Nightmares series, every character is very fluid with their attraction to others and this presents itself in different ways. Some characters have a harder time accepting those identities while others are just naturally very comfortable. And, because I write vampires, I can play with the idea that vampires don’t concern themselves with labels, which I appreciate. I think that sometimes, labeling characters, especially when we’re working with bisexual characters, can be complicated. I don’t want my readers to be experiencing one of my books but worried about whether a character is “bisexual” enough. I want them to know that my character is comfortable with their sexuality, and that’s what matters most.
🏳‍🌈 What is one of your favorite books or movies with LGBTQ representation? 
Feel free to share more than one, I know it is difficult as a reader to pick one favorite of anything. Especially if its book related.
It’s not a movie, but Grey’s Anatomy (Callie!) played a big role in me realizing that I was a bisexual woman. I’m also a fan of any sapphic romance by Erica Lee.
🏳‍🌈 Do you listen to music while you write? If so, what are some of your favorite genres or songs?
Lately, I’ve been really into Caroline Kingsbury and Maris! I got to see them in concert in Lawrence, Kansas last year, and they were a delight.

What are your purchase links?
http://www.sexysophiestern.com,
http://www.books2read.com/sophiestern,
https://www.amazon.com/stores/Sophie-Stern/author/B00PRG6XQW
Uncategorized

Celebrating Pride with Harley Wylde/Dulce Dennison #wotr26 #attendingauthor #spotlight

Leave a comment

Happy Pride Month everyone!  Twinsie Tenise here. I would like to take a moment to thank everyone who took the time to answer the questions for our pride month celebration. I thought hard about the questions and had fun coming up with them. I love that the authors seemed to have as much fun answering them. We will be celebrating all month with author spotlights  as well as reviews for some of the LGBTQIA  books we’ve read this year.  Check back daily to learn more about that days featured author or book and add to your TBR piles. I hope you enjoy getting to know a little about all of these wonderful authors and their work.

🏳‍🌈 Tell us your name and a little about yourself?
Harley Wylde (aka Dulce Dennison)
🏳‍🌈 How many books have you written? Do you have a favorite?
Over 300 – no favorite characters. That’s like asking who my favorite child is 😂
🏳‍🌈 Do you write one book and finish it completely before starting the next? If not, how do you keep yourself from confusing the projects?
I wish! I have multiple folders of partially written stories from as far back as 2008. Any related to series are tracked with a spreadsheet. Otherwise, I read what I’ve already written on a story then continue from there (if I’m hopping between books),
🏳‍🌈 What font do you write in? Do you actually care or is it a default setting?
Book Antiqua – it’s what my publisher uses so it gives me a better idea of final page count
🏳‍🌈 How do you ensure your LGBTQ characters feel authentic and mutifaceted, rather than just serve a plot function?
I have several family members who are part of the LGBTQ community. They’re just like everyone else. They have their hopes and fears, and struggle over crushes. I create those characters the same way I’d create any others, just with a few extra worries in some cases. There are some who stress over anyone discovering they’re gay, while others are out and proud. At the end of the day, creating any character and making them feel real means giving them a genuine personality, worries, struggles, and everything we as humans deal with every day. I know there are those in the community who live in fear, and my heart breaks for them, but in my eyes they’re no different from anyone else — they’re human. What does it matter who they love?
🏳‍🌈 What is one of your favorite books or movies with LGBTQ representation? 
Feel free to share more than one, I know it is difficult as a reader to pick one favorite of anything. Especially if its book related.
I actually read a lot of manga and web comics, so my favorite is one I discovered on Manta (but it’s now in paperback!): The Dangerous Convenience Store.
🏳‍🌈 What is something you have used for a bookmark that IS NOT a bookmark?
Receipts or torn pieces of paper, occasionally a pen
🏳‍🌈 Do you listen to music while you write? If so, what are some of your favorite genres or songs?
Yes!! I listen to a variety of genres, but a few of my current favorites are: RIP by margo Seether by Veruca Salt It’s Tricky by Run-DMC Anyone but Me by Citizen Soldier

 

https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B00R1X448I
https://www.kobo.com/us/en/search?query=dulce+dennison https://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/Dulce%20Dennison
https://www.everand.com/search?query=dulce%20dennison 
Uncategorized

Celebrating Pride with Kate Hawthorne #wotr26 #attendingauthor #spotlight

Leave a comment

Happy Pride Month everyone!  Twinsie Tenise here. I would like to take a moment to thank everyone who took the time to answer the questions for our pride month celebration. I thought hard about the questions and had fun coming up with them. I love that the authors seemed to have as much fun answering them. We will be celebrating all month with author spotlights  as well as reviews for some of the LGBTQIA  books we’ve read this year.  Check back daily to learn more about that days featured author or book and add to your TBR piles. I hope you enjoy getting to know a little about all of these wonderful authors and their work.

🏳‍🌈 Tell us your name and a little about yourself?
Hi! I’m Kate Hawthorne and I’m your favorite author’s favorite author. I write kinky and contemporary LGBT romance and I’ve been publishing for eight years. I’m a southern California native, living in KY for the past 6 years. I love reading, writing, ghost hunting, and other woo woo shit.
🏳‍🌈 How many books have you written? Do you have a favorite?
I stopped counting, but well over 3 dozen at this point. Unfettered is probably one of my favorites right along with Bound.
🏳‍🌈 Do you write one book and finish it completely before starting the next? If not, how do you keep yourself from confusing the projects?
For years that’s what I did. One book at a time. Then when I started cowriting with EM Denning, I would have one solo book and one collab at a time. The past 6 or 8 months though I’ve been juggling multiple WIP’s at the same time. Right now I have 2 solo books and one collab happening at the same time. Thankfully, keeping them separate isn’t a huge issue because all the characters have very distinct voices and plot arcs!
🏳‍🌈 What font do you write in? Do you actually care or is it a default setting?
I write in an app called Dabble and use whatever their default is. I honestly don’t even know.
🏳‍🌈 How do you ensure your LGBTQ characters feel authentic and mutifaceted, rather than just serve a plot function?
One thing I try to keep in mind is everybody’s story is unique, in real life and in fiction so I carry that through to my characters. While I may come up with an idea for a book based off a trope or device I want to use, I always make sure each character has a starting and ending point for their character arc and make sure they fully realize that growth before the end of the book. I think so much about sexuality and identity is a spectrum and the best way to stay authentic to my characters is to let them inform how their story is going to play out.
🏳‍🌈 Do you have a favorite piece of LGBTQ history or fun fact you would like to share?
My brain always goes impossibly blank when you ask these questions.
🏳‍🌈 What is one of your favorite books or movies with LGBTQ representation? 

Feel free to share more than one, I know it is difficult as a reader to pick one favorite of anything. Especially if its book related.
I mean, pretty much the only books I read haveLGBT pairings so it would be super hard to try and narrow it down. Obviously it’s tragic, but Song of Achilles is always going to be a masterpiece.
🏳‍🌈 What is something you have used for a bookmark that IS NOT a bookmark?
I dog ear my books.
🏳‍🌈 Do you listen to music while you write? If so, what are some of your favorite genres or songs?
I used to, but not as much anymore. I used to craft playlists based on the vibe of the book so the genre really varied, but I love emo and EDM.
🏳‍🌈 What is a super specific detail you know about one of your characters that has no relevance to the story? 
I know Rhys St. George wears a size eleven shoe.

What are your purchase links?
www.katehawthornebooks.com

 

Uncategorized

Celebrating Pride with Beck Grey #authorspotlight

Leave a comment

Happy Pride Month everyone!  Twinsie Tenise here. I would like to take a moment to thank everyone who took the time to answer the questions for our pride month celebration. I thought hard about the questions and had fun coming up with them. I love that the authors seemed to have as much fun answering them. We will be celebrating all month with author spotlights  as well as reviews for some of the LGBTQIA  books we’ve read this year.  Check back daily to learn more about that days featured author or book and add to your TBR piles. I hope you enjoy getting to know a little about all of these wonderful authors and their work.

🏳‍🌈 Tell us your name and a little about yourself?
I’m Beck Grey, a queer author writing my way through the rainbow. I write low-angst LGBTQ+ romance, both contemporary and romantasy. My stories are character driven, spicy open door romances where imperfect characters find perfect (for them) love.
🏳‍🌈 How many books have you written? Do you have a favorite?
I’ve written eight novels and six novellas, and I do have favorites. Embrace Me, Choose Me, and Vengeance.
🏳‍🌈 Do you write one book and finish it completely before starting the next? If not, how do you keep yourself from confusing the projects?
I do “one-at-a-time” write. If I were ever to attempt to write two books at a time I would only try if one was a contemporary and one was a romantasy just so I could keep plots straight.
🏳‍🌈 What font do you write in? Do you actually care or is it a default setting?
Yeah, whatever the default is.
🏳‍🌈 How do you ensure your LGBTQ characters feel authentic and mutifaceted, rather than just serve a plot function?
LGBTQ people are just like non-LGBTQ people, so I write stories. Period. The characters happen to be LGBTQ, and that’s NEVER the plot. It’s just part of who they are. Like being a teacher, or having brown eyes. So either I can write authentic and multifaceted characters or I can’t. Being a queer character has nothing to do with it.
🏳‍🌈 What is one of your favorite books or movies with LGBTQ representation? 
Feel free to share more than one, I know it is difficult as a reader to pick one favorite of anything. Especially if its book related.
Let’s go TV show instead. Because the absolute BEST representation of queerness with an incredible plotline was Sense8.
🏳‍🌈 What is something you have used for a bookmark that IS NOT a bookmark?
a noodle. uncooked, of course. And it was very temporary. My reading was interrupted.
🏳‍🌈 Do you listen to music while you write? If so, what are some of your favorite genres or songs?
NO. I need quiet to hear the characters. Words start and I start singing. I can write to classical (LOOOOVE Handel and Vivaldi) or meditation soundtracks.
🏳‍🌈 What is a super specific detail you know about one of your characters that has no relevance to the story? 
I had so many I wrote and published a compendium for my Love in the Pacific Northwest series. Characters’ favorite colors, how parents met, favorite foods, first loves, it’s all in there.

Author Direct Store: https://readerlinks.com/l/5231001
Author Amazon Listing: https://readerlinks.com/l/5231002
Uncategorized

Celebrating Pride with JM Walker #wotr26 #attendingauthor #spotlight

Leave a comment

Happy Pride Month everyone!  Twinsie Tenise here. I would like to take a moment to thank everyone who took the time to answer the questions for our pride month celebration. I thought hard about the questions and had fun coming up with them. I love that the authors seemed to have as much fun answering them. We will be celebrating all month with author spotlights  as well as reviews for some of the LGBTQIA  books we’ve read this year.  Check back daily to learn more about that days featured author or book and add to your TBR piles. I hope you enjoy getting to know a little about all of these wonderful authors and their work.

 

🏳‍🌈 Tell us your name and a little about yourself?
J.M. Walker and I hate talking about myself. Lol – I’m a Canadian author who writes several different genres, travels the world (literally) and loves all things dark and spooky. I’m still on a hunt for a human skull I can use for a bowl.
🏳‍🌈 How many books have you written? Do you have a favorite?
50+ – Holy moly – Broken Scars WAS my favourite until I wrote the Within Chaos duet…
🏳‍🌈 Do you write one book and finish it completely before starting the next? If not, how do you keep yourself from confusing the projects?
Sometimes but most times I write more than one at a time because it prevents me from getting writer’s block. Although, I’m still struggling with that now thanx to the last duet I wrote. My projects are usually quite different from each other, so that helps me keep them straight.
🏳‍🌈 What font do you write in? Do you actually care or is it a default setting?
Times New Roman – I just find it looks better for writing purposes. I change it when I get to the formatting stage.
🏳‍🌈 How do you ensure your LGBTQ characters feel authentic and mutifaceted, rather than just serve a plot function?
I make sure they’re the centre of the plot. They usually start out as side characters that will get their own stories eventually. But with my Coffee Beans & Love series, Queerness is the main focus but I kept it light and sexy and nothing to do with the struggles that Queer people face.
🏳‍🌈 Do you have a favorite piece of LGBTQ history or fun fact you would like to share?
The Toronto Pearson airport has a giant Pride mural. I need to take a picture one of these days.
🏳‍🌈 What is one of your favorite books or movies with LGBTQ representation? 

Feel free to share more than one, I know it is difficult as a reader to pick one favorite of anything. Especially if its book related.
Broken Dolls: Deliverance by Mique Watson. If you can get past the extreme horror bits, the MM story behind it is beautiful and heart breaking.
🏳‍🌈 What is something you have used for a bookmark that IS NOT a bookmark?
Bills, receipts, food advertisements, pen… lol
🏳‍🌈 Do you listen to music while you write? If so, what are some of your favorite genres or songs?
I do but it has to be instrumental usually. I love music that you listen to at a coffee shop, so if I’m at Starbucks, the music has words obviously but if I’m home, it’ll just be music only.
🏳‍🌈 What is a super specific detail you know about one of your characters that has no relevance to the story? 
The guy in my next duet bites off someone’s ear when he was a kid. I don’t mention it in the books but I wrote it in the notes I did for his backstory.

Amazon – https://amzn.to/4liDyAz

 

Uncategorized

Celebrating Pride with Ellie Ash #authorspotlight

Leave a comment

Happy Pride Month everyone!  Twinsie Tenise here. I would like to take a moment to thank everyone who took the time to answer the questions for our pride month celebration. I thought hard about the questions and had fun coming up with them. I love that the authors seemed to have as much fun answering them. We will be celebrating all month with author spotlights  as well as reviews for some of the LGBTQIA  books we’ve read this year.  Check back daily to learn more about that days featured author or book and add to your TBR piles. I hope you enjoy getting to know a little about all of these wonderful authors and their work.

🏳‍🌈 Tell us your name and a little about yourself?
Hi, I’m Ellie Ash! I’ve had a life-long love affair with books. A proud Canadian, I graduated from university with an English Literature Bachelors and Masters—as well as an avid appreciation for MM romance thanks to all the slash fanfiction I read and wrote. Around 2021, I realized that the kind of MM romance I enjoy was now being traditionally and indie published, and I haven’t looked back. From devouring ARCs to betaing and editing while writing in my spare time, I was inspired by a reader and writer conference in 2024 to take the plunge and put some of my own stories out in the world. In my spare time, I read, write, play D&D, and pursue other geeky interests.
🏳‍🌈 How many books have you written? Do you have a favorite?
I’ve written a *lot* of books, but many of them are still in first draft format. 😉 I’ve self-published 6 novels and a novella so far, with more planned for the future! They’re all my babies, and I definitely can’t pick a favorite.
🏳‍🌈 Do you write one book and finish it completely before starting the next? If not, how do you keep yourself from confusing the projects?
I almost always write linearly and one novel at a time. Occasionally, though, something comes up and I need to work on more than one book at once. I try to immerse myself in the moment with whatever I’m writing. (And hopefully, the projects are different enough that there’s less likelihood of confusion, like different sub-genres, etc.)
🏳‍🌈 What font do you write in? Do you actually care or is it a default setting?
Arial or Calibri. I don’t have super strong feelings as long as it’s clear and easy to read.
🏳‍🌈 How do you ensure your LGBTQ characters feel authentic and mutifaceted, rather than just serve a plot function?
I try to make each of my characters feel authentic, and LGBTQIA+ characters are no exception. Their orientation is only one small part of them, and I’m bringing quirks, habits, background, motivation, desires, and so much more into the mix.
🏳‍🌈 Do you have a favorite piece of LGBTQ history or fun fact you would like to share?
The first-ever protest for LGBTQIA+ rights in Canada took place in August in 1971 in Ottawa. That’s why Ottawa Pride is in August instead of June like it is for much of the world.
🏳‍🌈 What is one of your favorite books or movies with LGBTQ representation? 

Feel free to share more than one, I know it is difficult as a reader to pick one favorite of anything. Especially if its book related.
Yeah, totally impossible to pick just one, lol. Off the top of my head, a handful of my favorite books are: Honeymoon for One (Keira Andrews), How to be a Normal Person (TJ Klune), Widdershins (Jordan L Hawk), Dearest Milton James (NR Walker), A (Non) Comprehensive Guide to Sea Serpents (AJ Sherwood)
🏳‍🌈 What is something you have used for a bookmark that IS NOT a bookmark?
A $20 bill… and then I returned the book to the library. Suffice to say, I never made that mistake again.
🏳‍🌈 Do you listen to music while you write? If so, what are some of your favorite genres or songs?
Rarely. If I do listen to music, it has to be without words, or I get distracted. I like the epic fantasy vibe with movie or video game soundtracks (at least while writing fantasy. If I’m writing urban fantasy or contemporary, no music has fit my vibe so far).
🏳‍🌈 What is a super specific detail you know about one of your characters that has no relevance to the story? 
I looked up actual apartments and street addresses using GoogleMaps for a short story where it absolutely did not matter exactly where the MC lived.

https://www.amazon.com/author/ellieash
https://books2read.com/TLA1
https://books2read.com/PrincesCharm
Uncategorized

Celebrating Pride with Joel Shoemaker #WOTR2026 #attendingauthor #spotlight

Leave a comment

Happy Pride Month everyone!  Twinsie Tenise here. I would like to take a moment to thank everyone who took the time to answer the questions for our pride month celebration. I thought hard about the questions and had fun coming up with them. I love that the authors seemed to have as much fun answering them. We will be celebrating all month with author spotlights  as well as reviews for some of the LGBTQIA  books we’ve read this year.  Check back daily to learn more about that days featured author or book and add to your TBR piles. I hope you enjoy getting to know a little about all of these wonderful authors and their work.

Day 7 of Pride month and I would like to introduce you to Mr. Joel Shoemaker. I have known him a few years now.  He is an absolute delight to have a conversation with and his smile is always beaming! I love his love for his husband and enjoy keeping up with their shenanigans online.

🏳‍🌈 Tell us your name and a little about yourself?
Joel Shoemaker has been a librarian for over a decade and a magician for more than three! He lives in central Illinois with his husband, frogs named Penn and Teller, a bearded dragon called Toothless, a colony of cherry shrimp, currently nameless, and his dog, Maximus. He consumes an inordinate amount of cheese.
🏳‍🌈 How many books have you written? Do you have a favorite?
4, my favorite is probably my first, bacon grief, as it remains one of the only works of fiction for teens and tweens to celebrate and affirm both faith and sexuality. I also love Silas on Sundays which follows a gender nonconforming child to church. There is a sequel called Silas on Stage coming this year from the same publisher!
🏳‍🌈 Do you write one book and finish it completely before starting the next? If not, how do you keep yourself from confusing the projects?
I don’t write a lot of “books” per se. My other two books not mentioned above are both short story collections. I write a lot of things that start out as flash fiction and may or may not become a book of some kind, at some point in the future.
🏳‍🌈 What font do you write in? Do you actually care or is it a default setting?
I have NEVER even given this a single thought. Fascinating. I guess the default!
🏳‍🌈 How do you ensure your LGBTQ characters feel authentic and mutifaceted, rather than just serve a plot function?
My LGBTQ characters are all I care about and I write about a very specific niche, that being, at the intersection of faith and sexuality. That said, I am not gender nonconforming and the publishing team put a lot of care into making sure Silas felt authentic.
🏳‍🌈 Do you have a favorite piece of LGBTQ history or fun fact you would like to share?
The first openly gay doll, Gay Bob, was launched in 1977.
🏳‍🌈 What is one of your favorite books or movies with LGBTQ representation? 

Feel free to share more than one, I know it is difficult as a reader to pick one favorite of anything. Especially if its book related.
I really liked TWINLESS. I mean, it was bananas for sure, but I absolutely loved it. Also BOOTS. I hear it didn’t get renewed because of political pressures and that’s really annoying if true. Brilliant show!
🏳‍🌈What is something you have used for a bookmark that IS NOT a bookmark?
Coasters! And receipts, of course. The library asks you if you want to print a receipt and the only reason I say yes is when I want it for a bookmark.
🏳‍🌈 Do you listen to music while you write? If so, what are some of your favorite genres or songs?
No, I’m not a big music person generally.
🏳‍🌈 What is a super specific detail you know about one of your characters that has no relevance to the story? 
Charlie, the character that is basically me in my roman a clef, that is, bacon grief, is a WIZARD at tetherball. Because I, while by no means being excellent at the game, ADORE even the very idea of tetherball. I wish there was a flourishing tetherball community somewhere that I could join. Honestly, there probably is. I’ll be looking into that now.
https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B09JWRXWTT/
Uncategorized

#WOTR26 #NewRelease #Review – Mountain Champion: Brotherhood Protectors World (Green Mountain Guardians Book 5) – by Gia Cobie

Leave a comment

I learned the hard way that relationships aren’t worth the trouble.

That was a hard lesson I learned after winding up pregnant and alone at nineteen. Facing an uncertain future, I dropped out of college and moved home to take care of my baby.

Ten years later, I wouldn’t change a thing. My ex might be a deadbeat, but I have my daughter. I have a job I enjoy. I have well-meaning friends who try to fix me up, insisting they know “just the right guy” this time.

But I don’t want a relationship. I don’t need one. At least I didn’t think so until Ronan. He’s different. He likes me and my daughter. He puts cracks in the walls I’ve erected around my heart. And when I’m in danger, he’s the one I trust to protect me.

Falling for a single mom and her daughter was the last thing I expected.

But there’s just something about Angel that calls to me. She’s beautiful. Kind. Funny. And when I’m with Angel and her daughter, the dreams I gave up on years ago don’t seem so unreachable anymore.

Still, I’m hesitant. For all the danger I faced fearlessly on the battlefield, I’m scared of being hurt by a woman again.

Then someone tries to hurt Angel. My Angel. Determined to protect her, I’ll use everything I learned in the Special Forces, along with the help from my teammates at Green Mountain Guardians, to make sure no one ever hurts her again.

Mountain Champion is a steamy romantic suspense set in small town Vermont featuring a former Delta Force operator, a single mom with a spunky daughter, a security team of Special Ops veterans, found family, forced proximity, edge-of-your-seat twists, and a guaranteed HEA. Can be read as a standalone.

Amazon

Goodreads

Review by Twinsie Melinda

I received a copy of this book from the author in exchange for an honest review.

Gia Cobie has a way of telling small town stories that completely pulled me in. Hazel was putting her matchmaking magic skills to work by trying to get Ronan and Angel a single mom together, in my opinion Hazel got this one so right.

Ronan may claim he does not want a relationship, but you cannot tell this by his actions.  Ronan stole my heart when he built the small ski slope in Angel’s yard for Haley. Then he keeps going back to check on them. Ronan is only fooling himself because it is obvious just how much he cares about Angel and Haley by the things he does for them.

Watching the relationships grow between Ronan, Angel, and Haley is one of my favorite parts. I loved seeing Ronan and Angel slowly open up to each, but it was the things Ronan did for Haley made me fall in love with him even more. Every interaction between them felt genuine and sweet in the best way. Ronan was protective, caring, and impossible not to love. Angel and Haley made the perfect addition to his life even if he fought it every step of the way.

I love Gia Cobie stories mostly because you do not have to read the series in order to follow the stories. They are stand alone they can be read in order or not. I personally started with book 3 in this series but I will be going back to read book 1 and 2.

Gia Cobie is an award-winning and Amazon best-selling author living in upstate New York with her husband and pets. In her spare time, Gia enjoys reading and spending time in the Adirondacks, and also has a soft spot for reality romance shows and buying too many books. Gia loves writing about protective heroes and strong heroines who always find their much-deserved happy endings.

Follow her to get updates about upcoming releases and news!

Uncategorized

Celebrating Pride with Cassie Lein #WOTR26 #attendingauthor #spotlight

Leave a comment

Happy Pride Month everyone!  Twinsie Tenise here. I would like to take a moment to thank everyone who took the time to answer the questions for our pride month celebration. I thought hard about the questions and had fun coming up with them. I love that the authors seemed to have as much fun answering them. We will be celebrating all month with author spotlights  as well as reviews for some of the LGBTQIA  books we’ve read this year.  Check back daily to learn more about that days featured author or book and add to your TBR piles. I hope you enjoy getting to know a little about all of these wonderful authors and their work.

🏳‍🌈 Tell us your name and a little about yourself?
Cassie Lein – Mom of 6, northern Illinois resident, Special Education para in school to be a SPED teacher. I love sitting on my deck listening to my family swim sipping a cocktail.
🏳‍🌈 How many books have you written? Do you have a favorite?
14 by myself.
🏳‍🌈 Do you write one book and finish it completely before starting the next? If not, how do you keep yourself from confusing the projects?
Yes I only write one by myself at a time. Now I can write one by myself and 1 as a cowrite and be fine.
🏳‍🌈 What font do you write in? Do you actually care or is it a default setting?
Times new roman! It’s usually Arial by default but I dont fuck with that lol
🏳‍🌈 How do you ensure your LGBTQ characters feel authentic and mutifaceted, rather than just serve a plot function?
One of the most important things I focus on is character depth outside of their sexuality. My LGBTQ characters have goals, fears, careers, family dynamics, humor, and flaws that exist independently of the romance plot.
🏳‍🌈 Do you have a favorite piece of LGBTQ history or fun fact you would like to share?
One of my favorite pieces of LGBTQ history is the Stonewall Riots in 1969. It’s often considered the turning point that sparked the modern LGBTQ rights movement in the United States. At the time, police raids on gay bars were very common. On June 28, 1969, police raided the Stonewall Inn, a popular gathering place for LGBTQ people in New York. Instead of quietly dispersing like people had been forced to do in the past, the patrons and neighbors resisted. The confrontation turned into several nights of protests and demonstrations in Greenwich Village.
🏳‍🌈 What is one of your favorite books or movies with LGBTQ representation? 

Feel free to share more than one, I know it is difficult as a reader to pick one favorite of anything. Especially if its book related.
Book would be Pretty Little Monster by Z Storm.
🏳‍🌈 What is something you have used for a bookmark that IS NOT a bookmark?
String, Receipt, Card, Envelope
🏳‍🌈 Do you listen to music while you write? If so, what are some of your favorite genres or songs?
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6fLt5OibPFXRcD8vhDdxWL?si=eqTQuMLAQXG4y6W78YgVAg
🏳‍🌈 What is a super specific detail you know about one of your characters that has no relevance to the story? 
Obsessed with Dr Pepper

https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B0BDGH7BM6

 

 

We are THE TWINSIES… We love to read…We love to promote the authors we read… and we love to stir up TROUBLE… It's who we are and what we do