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Review: Befriending the Bear by Nora Phoenix Rating: 4.25 stars Buy Links:  Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Calloway lost his husband, Marcus, seven years ago and he is still deep in mourning. Marcus' sudden and unexpected death hit Calloway very hard and he has closed himself off from life in his small town of Forestville. Calloway rarely leaves his home and significantly limits his interactions with others when he does venture out.

Review: Befriending the Bear by Nora Phoenix

Rating: 4.25 stars Buy Links:  Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Calloway lost his husband, Marcus, seven years ago and he is still deep in mourning. Marcus' sudden and unexpected death hit Calloway very hard and he has closed himself off from…

Review: Fire and Brimstone by Quinn Cameron Rating: 4.25 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Being immortal should have meant spending eternity with the man he loved, but there are two factors that are preventing Lorenzo “Lore” Meretti from doing just that. First, his immortality came from trading his soul to a demon named Moira, a trade which turned Lore into a hellhound and obligates him to attend to her every need.

Review: Fire and Brimstone by Quinn Cameron

Rating: 4.25 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Being immortal should have meant spending eternity with the man he loved, but there are two factors that are preventing Lorenzo “Lore” Meretti from doing just that. First, his…

Coming This Week Hi all! I hope you had a great week! This week I am headed the Rainbow Readers Cruise! Actually, we left for Florida a couple of days in advance, so I am there now and will be setting sail with about 175 other readers, authors, bloggers, and narrators tomorrow. We have stops in Key West and Coco Cay, plus lots of conference fun aboard the ship (including a charity drag show by our own authors/narrators).

Coming This Week

Hi all! I hope you had a great week! This week I am headed the Rainbow Readers Cruise! Actually, we left for Florida a couple of days in advance, so I am there now and will be setting sail with about 175 other readers, authors, bloggers, and narrators tomorrow. We have stops in…

Review: Patchwork by K.M. Neuhold Rating: 4.5 stars Buy Links:  Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel While the guys at his tattoo shop know that Hero is the artist for rock star, Onyx Hart, they don't realize that the pair have an intimate relationship as well. For the last few years, Hero and Onyx have been quietly connecting whenever their schedules align, both for Hero to give Onyx new ink, but also for hot hookups between them.

Review: Patchwork by K.M. Neuhold

Rating: 4.5 stars Buy Links:  Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel While the guys at his tattoo shop know that Hero is the artist for rock star, Onyx Hart, they don't realize that the pair have an intimate relationship as well. For the last few years, Hero…

Guest Post: Wham Line by Gregory Ashe Today I am so pleased to welcome Gregory Ashe to Joyfully Jay. Gregory has come as part of the Coastal Magic Convention Blog Tour to talk to us about his latest release, Wham Line. Please join me in giving him a big welcome! Huge thanks to Jay and the organizers of Coastal Magic for this opportunity! My name is Gregory Ashe, and I write mystery, romance, and speculative fiction—almost exclusively with gay men as the protagonists.

Guest Post: Wham Line by Gregory Ashe

Today I am so pleased to welcome Gregory Ashe to Joyfully Jay. Gregory has come as part of the Coastal Magic Convention Blog Tour to talk to us about his latest release, Wham Line. Please join me in giving him a big welcome! Huge thanks to Jay and the…

Review: Did it Have to be Gnomes?! by Michele Notaro Rating: 4.5 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Vermin can not only be annoying — eating your food, damaging clothing, leaving holes in the walls — some of them can also be dangerous. Unlike pixies or fairies, who are annoying but harmless, gnomes are horrible. They run around naked, when they’re not ripping up your clothing to make outfits for themselves; they’ll eat everything and leave you nothing but crumbs; they breed like crazy and fight one another as often as they fight you; and, of course, they can make weapons out of toothpicks and silverware and chase you out of your own home.

Review: Did it Have to be Gnomes?! by Michele Notaro

Rating: 4.5 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Vermin can not only be annoying — eating your food, damaging clothing, leaving holes in the walls — some of them can also be dangerous. Unlike pixies or fairies, who are…

Review: Blitz by R.J. Scott and V.L. Locey Rating: 4.5 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Cole “Trick” Harrington III is not interested in making new friends. Since his transfer to the Harrisburg Railers, Trick has done his best to drive his teammates away and to further solidify his persona as a grade A jerk. Trick has learned the hard way that keeping people at a distance also keeps them safe from his powerful and controlling father.

Review: Blitz by R.J. Scott and V.L. Locey

Rating: 4.5 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Cole “Trick” Harrington III is not interested in making new friends. Since his transfer to the Harrisburg Railers, Trick has done his best to drive his teammates away and to further…

Guest Post and Giveaway: The Care of Broken Things by October Arden Today I am so pleased to welcome October Arden to Joyfully Jay. October has come to talk to us about their latest release, The Care of Broken Things. They have also brought along a great giveaway. Please join me in giving them a big welcome! Character Interview: Eli Thompson What impression do you make on people when they first meet you?

Guest Post and Giveaway: The Care of Broken Things by October Arden

Today I am so pleased to welcome October Arden to Joyfully Jay. October has come to talk to us about their latest release, The Care of Broken Things. They have also brought along a great giveaway. Please join me in giving them a…

Review: The Care of Broken Things by October Arden Rating: 3 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Samuel constantly has walls around him in prison and he’s constantly building walls around himself for protection. As the prison librarian, Samuel has some quiet and the rest of the time he has worked to make sure no one messes with him. It’s something he needs to do daily and he refuses to be anyone’s prey.

Review: The Care of Broken Things by October Arden

Rating: 3 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Samuel constantly has walls around him in prison and he’s constantly building walls around himself for protection. As the prison librarian, Samuel has some quiet and the rest of…

Review: Leather! by Fyn Alexander Rating: 2.75 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Elisio is a talented leather worker who isn’t looking for much more in his night than a good meal and a warm bed. Instead, he ends up saving a young woman from being assaulted and adopts her as his niece, a risky move in a world where one’s caste decides their life.

Review: Leather! by Fyn Alexander

Rating: 2.75 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Elisio is a talented leather worker who isn’t looking for much more in his night than a good meal and a warm bed. Instead, he ends up saving a young woman from being assaulted and adopts her as…

Review: The Build-A-Boyfriend Project by Mason Deaver Rating: 3.5 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Eli has been comfortable for far too long. He works at Vent, a Buzzfeed-like online magazine, where he is the personal assistant to the boss, while his boyfriend, Kevin — who has been there just as long — has already moved up to full-time writer. Well, until Kevin dumps him.

Review: The Build-A-Boyfriend Project by Mason Deaver

Rating: 3.5 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Eli has been comfortable for far too long. He works at Vent, a Buzzfeed-like online magazine, where he is the personal assistant to the boss, while his boyfriend, Kevin — who…

Review: Not Good Enough by James Robert Moore Rating: 3 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Charlie met “Gorgeous” George in uni and they immediately began dating. They graduated several years back and still share a house with two uni friends, Dylan and Niamh. Charlie took lesser jobs to support George in his career, even though they hadn't gotten engaged or married, despite being together for nine years.

Review: Not Good Enough by James Robert Moore

Rating: 3 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Charlie met “Gorgeous” George in uni and they immediately began dating. They graduated several years back and still share a house with two uni friends, Dylan and Niamh. Charlie took…

Review: Black Flame by Gretchen Felker-Martin Rating: 4.25 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel After the Path Foundation restored a movie directed by a Klansman, its funding is being pulled. As such, they can’t afford to refuse the obscene amount of money offered to restore an exploitation film of occult magic, orgies, and violence confiscated during the Holocaust and recently found in the home of a dead Nazi official.

Review: Black Flame by Gretchen Felker-Martin

Rating: 4.25 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel After the Path Foundation restored a movie directed by a Klansman, its funding is being pulled. As such, they can’t afford to refuse the obscene amount of money offered to restore…

Guest Post: The Burnt by Peter E. Fenton Today I am so pleased to welcome Peter E. Fenton to Joyfully Jay. Peter has come to talk to us about his latest release, The Burnt. Please join me in giving him a big welcome! Peter has brought some questions and answer to share with us today!  How did you select the names of your main characters? Some names, Declan’s for instance, were chosen because I liked the sound of the name.

Guest Post: The Burnt by Peter E. Fenton

Today I am so pleased to welcome Peter E. Fenton to Joyfully Jay. Peter has come to talk to us about his latest release, The Burnt. Please join me in giving him a big welcome! Peter has brought some questions and answer to share with us today!  How did you…

July Favorite Books Hi all! Here we are, more than halfway through the year! Hard to believe it is August already! Today we are here sharing our favorite books from July with you all. These are the books that our reviewers loved the best this month. I'd love to hear your recent favorites as well! Jay's Favorite Books Viscounts & Villainy by Allie Therin…

July Favorite Books

Hi all! Here we are, more than halfway through the year! Hard to believe it is August already! Today we are here sharing our favorite books from July with you all. These are the books that our reviewers loved the best this month. I'd love to hear your recent favorites as well!…

July Favorite Covers Hi all, today I am excited to share my favorite covers from the books we reviewed in July. These are my favorite books. We'd love to hear yours as well!

July Favorite Covers

Hi all, today I am excited to share my favorite covers from the books we reviewed in July. These are my favorite books. We'd love to hear yours as well!

Review: Fangs and Flesh by T.J. Nichols Rating: 4.25 stars Buy Links:  Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Aiden Greene is an unblooded vampire; he has the potential to be turned, but his mother has always kept Aiden and his siblings away from the vampire world. In fact, she fled from Ireland to Australia to get away from the powerful vampire families. She taught Aiden to keep his head down and stay out of trouble, and that is what he has always done.

Review: Fangs and Flesh by T.J. Nichols

Rating: 4.25 stars Buy Links:  Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Aiden Greene is an unblooded vampire; he has the potential to be turned, but his mother has always kept Aiden and his siblings away from the vampire world. In fact, she fled from…

Coming This Week Hi all, I hope you had a great week! We are gearing up for the start of about six weeks of assorted travel and craziness. All good stuff, but it's going to be busy! This week, I am trying to get myself sorted and packed as we get ready to head off to the Rainbow Readers Cruise next weekend. My husband is coming with me again and I am so excited to be back with our fabulous reader community!

Coming This Week

Hi all, I hope you had a great week! We are gearing up for the start of about six weeks of assorted travel and craziness. All good stuff, but it's going to be busy! This week, I am trying to get myself sorted and packed as we get ready to head off to the Rainbow Readers Cruise…

Thank You to Our July Sponsors! Hi all! Please join me in giving a big thanks to the fabulous folks who advertised with Joyfully Jay in July. Their support means the world and helps keep things running here at the blog. Please show them some love and check out their books one more time! If anyone is looking for ad spots, please reach out, as we have assorted openings available throughout 2025.

Thank You to Our July Sponsors!

Hi all! Please join me in giving a big thanks to the fabulous folks who advertised with Joyfully Jay in July. Their support means the world and helps keep things running here at the blog. Please show them some love and check out their books one more time! If anyone…

Review: Mr Collins in Love by Lee Welch Rating: 4 stars Buy Links:  Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel William Collins is the new rector of Hunsford, and the position gives him lots of unease. While he is settled into a comfortable living and he very much enjoys his quiet life, William feels incredible anxiety about behaving perfectly correctly. William always seems to explain too much, or not say enough.

Review: Mr Collins in Love by Lee Welch

Rating: 4 stars Buy Links:  Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel William Collins is the new rector of Hunsford, and the position gives him lots of unease. While he is settled into a comfortable living and he very much enjoys his quiet life, William…

Review: Until the Full Moon by Lucien Grey Rating: 2.75 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Michael was once a prince of the kingdom of Hundiriik. He was happy and content in a life that let him have everything he desired, including fine clothes, a comfortable room, a horse, and respect from the staff and citizens both. He also had his stepbrother, Percy, who was as bright and shining as the moon itself, who loved him and who Michael loved in turn.

Review: Until the Full Moon by Lucien Grey

Rating: 2.75 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Michael was once a prince of the kingdom of Hundiriik. He was happy and content in a life that let him have everything he desired, including fine clothes, a comfortable room, a horse,…

Guest Post and Cover Reveal: Carnival of Mysteries with Liv Rancourt and R.L. Merrill Today I am so pleased to welcome Liv Rancourt and R.L. Merrill to Joyfully Jay. The authors have come to talk to us about their upcoming books in the Carnival of Mysteries collection and share exclusive cover reveals! Please join me in giving them a big welcome! Hi Jay! Thank you so much for having us as guests on your site.

Guest Post and Cover Reveal: Carnival of Mysteries with Liv Rancourt and R.L. Merrill

Today I am so pleased to welcome Liv Rancourt and R.L. Merrill to Joyfully Jay. The authors have come to talk to us about their upcoming books in the Carnival of Mysteries collection and share exclusive cover…

Review: Worth the Wait by C.F. White Rating: 4.25 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Nathan Carter is back in Worthbridge. His teenage son, Alfie, needs help and Nathan is taking steps to protect the son he has had sporadic contact with over the years. That includes moving back in with his stern father in his childhood home. Nathan has been in the Army for the past 15 years and, while he learned a lot of things, how to be a good father wasn’t one of them—but Nathan is determined to try.

Review: Worth the Wait by C.F. White

Rating: 4.25 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Nathan Carter is back in Worthbridge. His teenage son, Alfie, needs help and Nathan is taking steps to protect the son he has had sporadic contact with over the years. That includes moving…

Review: Prince of Dawn by Nicola Zhang Rating: 4.25 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel When Anden was eight, his father, the King of Dawn, died trying to save his life. His elder brother, Edred, took on the mantle of King under the watchful eye of their uncle and Regent, Redley. Anden may be the Prince of Dawn, but as a second son, he is also a threat to Edred’s future rule.

Review: Prince of Dawn by Nicola Zhang

Rating: 4.25 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel When Anden was eight, his father, the King of Dawn, died trying to save his life. His elder brother, Edred, took on the mantle of King under the watchful eye of their uncle and Regent,…

Review: A Lovely Plan for the Holidays by Pat Henshaw Rating: DNF Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Short Story It’s July in Smallwood, Nevada. Time to try, once again, to bring the two halves of the community together to plan the town’s holiday festival. As usual, the craftsmen and women on bar owner Wild Bill Toohey’s side want the holiday celebration to reflect the rowdy, fun-loving Gold Rush Days of the west.

Review: A Lovely Plan for the Holidays by Pat Henshaw

Rating: DNF Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Short Story It’s July in Smallwood, Nevada. Time to try, once again, to bring the two halves of the community together to plan the town’s holiday festival. As usual, the craftsmen and…

Review: Crash-Landed in Love by Piper Scott and Renee Fox Rating: 4.5 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Jude Adler doesn’t have a whole lot going for him. His parents have always favored his older brother and have never respected Jude's choice to study art instead of business at college. Living off student loans and the oldest Chevy Impala in existence, Jude often takes refuge in the New Mexico desert to contemplate the stars and his life.

Review: Crash-Landed in Love by Piper Scott and Renee Fox

Rating: 4.5 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Jude Adler doesn’t have a whole lot going for him. His parents have always favored his older brother and have never respected Jude's choice to study art instead of…

Review: Something to Prove by Lane Hayes Rating: 4.5 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Ty Czernacki is one year and a college graduation away from joining an AHL team. He’s charming, affable, and gets along with everyone. Except Walker Woodrow. Walker’s misstep a year and a half ago outed Ty's best friend, and Ty isn’t going to forgive that. So when Walker approaches him for an interview, Ty turns him down flat.

Review: Something to Prove by Lane Hayes

Rating: 4.5 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Ty Czernacki is one year and a college graduation away from joining an AHL team. He’s charming, affable, and gets along with everyone. Except Walker Woodrow. Walker’s misstep a year and a…

Review: Dead Serious Valentyne by Vawn Cassidy Rating: 4 stars Buy Links:  Author's Web Store Length: Novella It is Valentine's Day and Tristan is looking forward to dinner out with his husband, Danny. After all the recent end-of-world craziness, Tristan is hoping for a romantic and supernaturally uneventful night. Nick is planning his own romantic date night by cooking dinner for Aidan, hampered by the fact that he is disaster in the kitchen.

Review: Dead Serious Valentyne by Vawn Cassidy

Rating: 4 stars Buy Links:  Author's Web Store Length: Novella It is Valentine's Day and Tristan is looking forward to dinner out with his husband, Danny. After all the recent end-of-world craziness, Tristan is hoping for a romantic and supernaturally…

Review: The Lighthouse at the Edge of the World by J.R. Dawson Rating: 3 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel When people die, the love they have lingers. On the shores of Lake Michigan is a way station for the dead. Each night, the recently deceased follow the lighthouse and the guide dogs to the Station. Once there, they can board a boat to the Veil, their final stop, or they can stay at the Station for a time and resolve their journeys.

Review: The Lighthouse at the Edge of the World by J.R. Dawson

Rating: 3 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel When people die, the love they have lingers. On the shores of Lake Michigan is a way station for the dead. Each night, the recently deceased follow the lighthouse and…

Review: Sucker Love by Risa Cruise Rating: 4.5 stars Buy Links:  Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Noel's boyfriend has just dumped him and he is struggling in the aftermath. As Jordan told him, Noel is impossible to love, and this is just one more in a long line of examples. Noel tried to do better, to be better, but he has ended up alone just the same.

Review: Sucker Love by Risa Cruise

Rating: 4.5 stars Buy Links:  Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Noel's boyfriend has just dumped him and he is struggling in the aftermath. As Jordan told him, Noel is impossible to love, and this is just one more in a long line of examples. Noel tried to…