Review - Memory of Darkness by P. A. Brown

Memory of Darkness by P. A. Brown is an m/m mystery-thriller novella at 158 pages that features sex scenes at a 4 to 5 on the ever-popular 1 to 5 sex scene scale. It's told first-person and takes place in a vividly described Los Angeles.

Review - Bitter Creek's Redemption by T. A. Chase

Bitter Creek's Redemption by T. A. Chase is an m/m historical western novella at 158 pages. We get two third-person viewpoints that alternate scene to scene between the two main characters. The story features hot sex scenes at a 4 to 5 on the much-consulted 1 to 5 sex-scene scale.

Wildfire Romance Recommendations - MF Contemporary

In today's Wildfire newsletter, the contemporary fiction reviewer made the following recommendations in her column:

Top Pick: Breeding Grounds by Madeline Montague

Review - Bastards and Pretty Boys by K. Z. Snow

Bastards and Pretty Boys by K. Z. Snow is an m/m contemporary novella at 108 pages that is set in a vividly described rural Wisconsin. It's told in first-person and features hot sex scenes at a 4 on the much-consulted 1 to 5 sex scene scale.

Review - Defining Right Page of Pentacles by Kara Larson

Defining Right Page of Pentacles by Kara Larson is an m/m contemporary short story at 28 pages that is told in one third-person viewpoint. It is set in a vividly described New Zealand in the mid-1980s, and features sex scenes at a 2 to 3 on the ever-popular 1 to 5 sex scene scale.

Review - Wranglers Voir Dire by Vivien Dean

Wranglers Voir Dire by Vivien Dean is an m/m contemporary novelette at 52 pages told in one third-person viewpoint and set in the Napa Valley wine country of northern California. It features hot sex scenes at a 4 on the much-consulted 1 to 5 sex scene scale.

MM Meme Thing from Kris via Lily

Note: I'm tagging my fellow reviewers Kassa and Tam to spread this meme forth into the world.

Kris's Rules:
"1. Answer all the questions and give the link to Kris so she can mosey on over and see if you answered correctly and have a sticky beak. [Have a sticky beak? That's what it says …must be some Australian expression, ha, ha!]
2. You have to tag two other people once you're done and pester them relentlessly until they do the meme too.
3. Instead of a meme image thing you have to post a cookie, preferably a twofer. It is an m/m meme after all. ;)"

Questions:

Review - What Happens in Vegas by Jenna Byrnes

What Happens in Vegas by Jenna Byrnes is an m/m contemporary short story at 29 pages told in one third-person viewpoint and set in an under-described Las Vegas, Nevada. It features one detailed sex scene at a 4 to 5 on the ever-popular 1 to 5 sex scene scale.

Review - My Lupine Lover by Stormy Glenn

My Lupine Lover by Stormy Glenn is an m/m paranormal at 156 pages that features many sex-scenes at a 4 on the ever-popular 1 to 5 sex scene scale. It's set in a generic location amongst a community of werewolves and is told in third-person viewpoint which switches at random between the two main characters.

Wildfire Romance Recommendations - MF Paranormal

In today's Wildfire newsletter, the speculative fiction reviewers made the following recommendations in their column:

Top Pick: Demon of Desire by Chloe Waits

Review - Twisted Rose by Amber Kell

Twisted Rose by Amber Kell is an m/m mystery-thriller novella at 75 pages that is set in a generic city and told in third-person viewpoint, alternating between the two main characters. It features sex scenes at a 4 on the ever popular 1 to 5 sex scene scale.

Review - Uneven by Anah Crow

Uneven by Anah Crow is an m/m contemporary novella at 126 pages. It takes place in an under-described Los Angeles and Florida, and is told in one close, third-person viewpoint.

Its sex scenes rate a 5 on the 1 to 5 sex-scene scale because of the sadomasochism. It is definitely a BDSM story, but not the simple erotica that we m/m readers usually encounter. Instead, Uneven is a serious, flawlessly written drama that verges on being painfully raw.

Review - Off The Beaten Path by Katrina Strauss

Off the Beaten Path by Katrina Strauss is an m/m contemporary novella at 129 pages that features hot sex scenes at a 4 on the much-consulted 1 to 5 sex scene scale. It is told in close, third-person viewpoint that alternates scene by scene between the two main characters.

Review - White Flag by Thom Lane

White Flag by Thom Lane is an m/m contemporary novelette told in first-person narrative and featuring sex scenes at a 2 to 3 on the ever-popular 1 to 5 sex scene scale. The story opens in the French countryside with Charlie fishing from a boat in a canal that borders a vineyard. Charlie is an Englishman in his late twenties who works as a travel writer.

Review - Convincing Arthur by Ava March

Convincing Arthur by Ava March is a Regency-era historical m/m novella at 76 pages that features hot sex scenes at a 4 on the much consulted 1 to 5 sex scene scale. It is told in close, third-person viewpoints that alternate scene by scene between our two main characters.

Wildfire Romance Recommendations - MM Gay Romance

My most recent column just appeared in the Wildfire newsletter of Nov 3, and here are my recommendations for the past month. The links on the titles go to my reviews on this blog:

Top Pick: Notturno by Z. A. Maxfield

Review - Beyond The Norm by Shawn Lane

Beyond the Norm by Shawn Lane is an m/m contemporary novelette at 54 pages set in an unnamed city in southern California. It features sex scenes at a 4 on the 1 to 5 sex-scene scale, and gets told through the third-person viewpoints of the two main characters, which alternate section by section.

Review - Sympathy by Jordan Castillo Price

Sympathy by Jordan Castillo Price is a 46-page contemporary novelette (with a touch of the supernatural) that is told in first-person viewpoint. It features sex scenes at a hot 4 on the ever-popular 1 to 5 sex scene scale.

Wildfire Romance Recommendations – Multicultural MF

In the recent Wildfire newsletter of Oct 27, the multicultural reviewer made the following recommendations in her column:

Top Pick: The Three Sisters Series Book 3 - Masquerade by LaVerne Thompson

Wildfire Romance Recommendations - Contemporary M/F

In the recent Wildfire newsletter of Oct 20, the contemporary reviewer made the following recommendations in her column:

Top pick: Top Pick: Greek Boss, Dream Proposal by Barbara McMahon

Review - The Curse of the Pharaoh's Manicurists

The Curse of the Pharaoh's Manicurists by Angelia Sparrow and Naomi Brooks is a 141-page historical / paranormal novella. It features sex scenes at a 3 to 4 on the ever-popular 1 to 5 sex-scene scale and is told from one close third-person viewpoint.

Review - Notturno by Z. A. Maxfield

Notturno by Z. A. Maxfield is a 210-page m/m paranormal novel set in Los Angeles and San Francisco. It features sex scenes at a 4 on the ever-popular 1 to 5 sex-scene scale. We get one close third-person viewpoint from Adin, a professor in his thirties who teaches English literature at a small, exclusive college and who is also an expert on antique books of erotica.

Review - Like Coffee and Doughnuts by Elle Parker

Like Coffee and Doughnuts by Elle Parker is an m/m mystery novel at 235 pages, featuring hot sex scenes at a 4 on the much-consulted 1 to 5 sex scene scale. It is told in first person by Dino Martini, a 41 year-old private investigator, and takes place in the vividly described Florida terrain between St. Petersburg and Miami.

Wildfire Newsletter - Historical Romance Recommendations

In this week's Wildfire newsletter, the historical reviewer Teresa made the following recommendations in her column Journeys through Time.

Top pick: One Week As Lovers by Victoria Dahl