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Mirrors
Aaron Mayer has lived in poverty, while his identical twin Troy enjoyed a privileged existence. When Aaron unexpectedly hears from Troy, he discovers his twin has committed suicide. In a letter, Troy offers Aaron the chance of living his life... Troy and Aaron Mayer, identical twins separated from the age of two, have lived wildly different lives. Aaron has struggled taking care of their alcoholic, gambling-addicted mother, leaving his finances in disarray. Troy, living with their father, experienced luxury. He calls Aaron asking to see him after years of silence. When Aaron arrives at his brother's boat, his twin has committed suicide. In his farewell note, Troy offers Aaron his car keys, his money and... his life of riches. Aaron, on the run from the loan sharks he owes money to, finds his new life is even worse. Everywhere he turns he discovers somebody Troy devastated... including his handsome, charismatic husband, Dave Alvarez, who is on the verge of leaving Troy. Can Aaron turn things around for Troy... and for himself? Or are some mirrors just meant to be broken?
Romancing the Devil
Lost and floundering, searching for his true self, Maurice Darrell once found comfort in the church as a priest but left after discovering he no longer agreed with the church's philosophy. The church, however, never lost sight of Maurice because he'd once been one of their most powerful exorcists. When a prominent senator turns to the church to exorcise his son, the bishop asks Maurice to render an opinion. Prone to odd behavior, Tracy Ross baffles the mental health professionals. Upon seeing Tracy, Maurice isn't sure if Tracy's behavior is a result of demon possession or the young man's determination to rebel against an all-controlling and uncompromising father. Maurice has seen it all before, or has he? Romancing the Devil pits a defrocked priest against incredible evil, bringing a lost young man peace and, ultimately, love.
Ghost Flower
Feng and Russell have made a life together in LA's Chinatown, except that Feng has no memory of the centuries-old vampire, the imperious, mysterious Banpaia, who abducted, then returned them and dozens of other men to their everyday lives. Feng had fallen in love with Banpaia, who also fell in love with Feng, only to allow the man he'd chosen to be his life mate to return to Earth and try to live a human existence. As Feng's happiness and very life force ebb away each day, Russell is growing stronger. He remembers the great vampire and uses his memories to great manga. Time may be growing short for an increasingly despondent Feng unless he can remember his one true love and go to him willingly, before the next Halloween.
Nibiru Vampire Warriors - Chapter Five
When an old lover returns from the dead, is he real or is this more malevolent magic from the Vampire Queen of Planet X? Stride and Zero battle nonstop evil forces in various guises, whilst struggling with their growing feelings and dependency on one another. Both vampires are shocked when Zero’s dead human lover, Daken, turns up claiming he never died and that he was saved by blood on the ground after Zero left him. Stride doesn’t believe him. Zero however, tormented by feelings of guilt, remorse and also fondness for the former commander of his starship fleet, wants to believe the man is real and is happy to see him again. He wants to give Daken a chance but Stride is infuriated. Could he possibly be jealous? The strange planet on which they are stranded suddenly morphs, transporting the vampires and Daken into yet another unusual odyssey, plunging them into a new and potentially deadly adventure on the eve of a legendary natural catastrophe. Reader Advisory: This book is part of an ongoing serial series, best read in order as it continues.
Reviewer: Zollyanna
Review: Nov 4, 2011
Genre(s): Paranormal Romance, GLBTQ, Science Fiction, M/M, Vampires
A.J. Llewellyn and D. J. Manly bring back our heroes Stride and Zero once again in the fifth installment of the Nibiru Vampire Series. They keep us on the edge of our seats with this series and drawing us in to crave more. Llewellyn and Manly have not only done that but gone the extra mile. This section in the series goes above and beyond riveting and leaves you wanting even more.
Stride and Zero are still
Nibiru Vampire Warriors - Chapter Four
Stride and Zero are on the run from the Vampire Queen, who keeps presenting herself in various disguises. Having failed in her attempt to capture and control Stride, her own son, she resorts to other, deadlier games in trying to divide and conquer the two vampire warriors. In Chapter four, the two vampires have survived the lure of the ghost ship’s deadly grip, only to arrive in a snow-covered town that looks like a winter wonderland—with no beginning or end to it. They come to a small, brightly lit cottage and step inside, to face potentially fatal consequences. Zero is afflicted with a horrible ailment, and Stride is forced to confront the were-lover he once cherished and couldn’t save... Stride and Zero must rely on each other and learn to trust one another. As increasingly tense as the battle on Niburu has become, the two vampires find that their growing passion is not only their strongest, binding force, but in and of itself, the kind of Eden the planet on which they’re stranded was supposed to be. Reader Advisory: This book is part of an ongoing serial series, best read in order as it continues.
Reviewer: Zollyanna
Review: Nov 4, 2011
Genre(s): Paranormal Romance, GLBTQ, Science Fiction, M/M, Vampires
A.J. Llewellyn and D. J. Manly bring back Stride and Zero for the fourth in the series of Nibiru Vampire Warriors. They pull you into a wild and original story that keeps you captivated not wanting to put the book down. Manly and Llewellyn will have you riveted to your seat. You get sexy, hot and tantalizing characters that will have you needing a towel, a glass of ice water, or maybe both. Either way they s
Nibiru Vampire Warriors - Chapter Three
In the third chapter of Blood Slave, nothing on this alien planet is as it appears to be. Danger and death lurk at every turn. Zero discovers new and frightening aspects to Stride, even as he finds himself more and more hopelessly ensnared by the voracious vampire. Chapter Three sees Zero taken captive in a terrifying underground warren for blood slaves. He encounters a surprising jailer in charge of ‘milking’ the blood donors for the vampire queen. Zero seems doomed to a painful fate until he is rescued by Stride. On the run now from his captors who badly want Zero’s blood, the two vampires find deadly traps with almost every step. Even so, Zero alternately resists and embraces Stride’s sexual dominance. Becoming lovers finally, their passion rages quickly, but soon turns to panic with their savage jailer hot on their trail. The strange planet on which they have become stranded reveals new and increasingly weird elements, including a huge passenger ship on which they sail to safety...or do they? Reader Advisory: This book is part of an ongoing serial series, best read in order as it continues.
Reviewer: Zollyanna
Review: Nov 4, 2011
Genre(s): Paranormal Romance, GLBTQ, Science Fiction, M/M, Vampires
D. J. Manly and A.J. Llewellyn bring back Zero and Stride in the third installment of the Nibiru Vampire Warrior Series. These two never ceasing to amaze, the characters they bring forth are captivating. They provide a riveting story that will have you on the edge of your seat wanting more.
Zero continues to fight against being Stride's blood slave and at the same time he fights his feelings for his vampire
Nibiru Vampire Warriors - Chapter One
Zero struggles to resist becoming Stride’s blood slave but can he also resist the burning lust the cold hearted fiend is arousing in his very soul? Nibiru, known by some as Planet X, is poised to strike earth and wipe out everything in its path. Stride, a solitary vampire with powers delivered down to him through his sorceress mother, senses its arrival. And he intends to survive…to escape to the planet itself in hopes that he will find a blood source there. What Stride finds is a desolate place with no life in sight. Then he sees him, the vampire who sought him out on earth just before the disaster struck, the one who told him…there are only two. Only two vampires with no humans to be found means only one thing, only one of them can survive. Zero knows it’s only a matter of time before he becomes Stride’s blood slave. His ship crashed on Nibiru, and his human lover perished, leaving him alone and vulnerable. And Stride is tracking him in a deadly game of cat and mouse, determined to survive. Reader Advisory: This book is part of an ongoing serial series, best read in order as it continues.
Reviewer: Zollyanna
Review: Nov 4, 2011
Genre(s): Paranormal Romance, GLBTQ, Science Fiction, M/M, Vampires
A.J. Llewellyn and D. J. Manly don't disappoint in this first installment of the Nibiru Vampire Warriors. It is a compelling and entertaining story. The characters are well rounded giving us a steamy looking into their souls. A.J. and D. J. pull you into the story and create a unique world for you to live the story in. They know how to make you feel as if you are really there.
Earth is in trouble and is goi
Nibiru Vampire Warriors - Chapter Seven
Zero is transported back in time, taken as a slave to the vampire lord and encounters Stride, who has yet to meet him.
In the exciting seventh instalment of Blood Slave, Zero is transported back in time and taken prisoner, made a slave to Stride’s father, the vampire Lord. There he meets Stride, who has no memory of him. Zero must wrestle with his heart. He knows that Stride will soon fall in love with a werewolf who nurses him back to health after he is wounded in battle.
How can he watch the man he loves share the bed of another? Does he intervene and change the course of history...and run the chance of losing Stride in the future... or does he let history play out and break his own heart?
Reader Advisory: This book is best read in sequence as part of a series
Nibiru Vampire Warriors - Chapter Six
Stride and Zero find that being sent back to ancient times means revisiting old wars and opening up old wounds...
When we last saw Stride and Zero, they had plummeted back in time to Pompeii’s last day when the town became buried under a volcanic eruption. Somehow catapulted into the Coliseum, Stride must now face lions and an unexpected foe in the form of a demon.
Meanwhile, Zero comes face to face with Stride’s vile and villainous mother, The Vampire Queen, who keeps Zero hostage in the stands with her, forcing him to watch Stride fight for his life. Can Zero and Stride escape the death she wishes to bestow on them both?
Reader Advisory:This book is part of an ongoing serial series, best read in order as it continues.
Sins of Summer
The seven deadly sins: lust, wrath, greed, gluttony, envy, pride and sloth.
The Sins of Summer weaves a general thread of deception loosely tying these tales together. Envy, lust and wrath are explored in these scorching m/m tales involving action, burning hot sex and sinful adventures that will have you cranking up the Air Conditioning.
'Mayze' by D.J.Manly
D.J. Manly tackles the sin of lust in his paranormal tale
Jas’s joy of being reunited with his sister is short lived when one night she is murdered by a madman, a madman his foster brother claims is a vampire. Sent out on a mission to find a monster, Jas meets Mayze, and he’s like no one he’s ever met before. Is he the monster who killed his sister, or could he just be the answer to his prayers?
'Burnt Island' by A.J.Llewellyn
A.J. Llewellyn tackles the sin of jealousy in Burnt Island
Manhattan-based private investigator, Leo Gannet, accepts an assignment to tail his father’s boyfriend, theater director Thane Covey on a clandestine trip to a tiny Greek island. With only three hundred inhabitants and four miles to cover, Leo worries about pulling off his mission. He soon discovers he's got bigger problems: Thane Covey is the sexiest man he's ever seen. And he's not alone. Leo soon becomes insanely jealous, then very worried. To top it off, Thane also seems to have somebody else's attention...a hitman's.
'Summer Escape' by Serena Yates
In Summer Escape, Serena Yates tackles the sin of wrath.
New York banker Carlton Jaymes Pearce receives an ultimatum from his doctor: accept a lifestyle change and early retirement to reduce his astronomical stress levels or be prepared to have a heart attack - soon. Being only thirty-eight, Carlton isn't ready to die and decides to finally learn how to sail. Neither he nor his private sailing instructor, Troy Nicholls, are ready for the almost instant attraction that leads to a hot and heavy summer fling. But all is not well because someone from Carlton's past appears on the scene to exact revenge for a perceived injustice. Carlton and Troy are kidnapped and left on a deserted island. Will the mysterious man's wrath cost them their lives
Nibiru Vampire Warriors - Chapter Two
Zero finds being Stride's Blood Slave creates havoc for them both. They need each other for survival, but now Zero must also cope with his deepening love for the seemingly impervious Vampire Warrior.
In Book 2, surprises are in store for Zero whose dead lover, Daken, speaks to him, guiding him as the supposedly doomed planet they are on actually plays host to a multitude of hybrid communities, including a blood slave tribe serving a vampire queen. The slaves in question are a shock to both Stride and Zero whose push-pull relationship becomes even more aggressive now that Zero seems to have awoken long-dormant feelings in Stride.
The two vampires find lethal enemies at every turn. Who can they trust as danger lurks with each and every step? With the past coming back with a vengeance for Stride, an old enemy proves to be a formidable foe. Zero too, must face certain truths...or face a fate worse than being Stride’s blood slave.
Reader Advisory:This book is part of an ongoing serial series, best read in order as it continues.
Reviewer: Lilyraines
Review: Sep 24, 2011
Genre(s): Paranormal Romance, GLBTQ, Science Fiction, M/M, Vampires
Nibiru Vampire Warriors.Chapter2.is an interesting nibble that provides a big glimpse in a small read into Zero and Stride.
It's long enough to seem like a story in and of itself, providing a good and end to the action within it. It also has a good, suspense-filled moment ending of the chapter.
It's also short enough for a quick read, while keeping the reader wanting to know what will happen in the next ch
Carnal Learning
When Oliver’s mother marries a man from Montreal, Oliver leaves Toronto in order to be there for his mother. He is surprised and just a little concerned when his lover tells him he is making the right decision in moving away. When he meets Andre, the prodigal son of the man his mother marries, Oliver is preoccupied by the fact that his lover hasn’t contacted him since he left. As the two young men stay under the same roof while their parents are on an extended honeymoon, Oliver and Andre become fast friends. When Oliver confesses to Andre that he thinks his lover has deserted him, Andre offers to give him some lessons in the bedroom designed to lure Oliver’s lover back to his side.
Will these carnal lessons lead to Oliver’s reconciliation with his Toronto lover, or take him somewhere else completely?
Blood Pond Resurfacing
Another young boy's head is found in the Blood Pond, and August must try to keep his head while he searches for the killer. All this time, August and Bruce have tried to put the past behind them and build a life together, only to be reminded of the terrible circumstances that brought them together in the first place.
With few clues and no witnesses, August feels like a fish out of water, trying to deal with the memories of his own brother's murder years earlier. Bruce's assertions that someone is after him also weighs heavily on his mind, making him wonder if Bruce isn't insane after all.
Questions that were never truly answered resurface along with the boy's head in the Blood Pond. Is the killer still out there, or has he been at August's side all along?
Reviewer: Lilyraines
Review: Jun 24, 2011
Genre(s): Contemporary, GLBTQ, Mystery, M/M
What to say, what to say?
This is the kind of read I really like having - it kept me riveted, has the appropriate ambiance to the story, and has enough twists and turns to do the game of Twister(tm) proud.
August is pretty sure about Bruce, but things keep cropping up that insinuate themselves into possible doubts.
Bruce fears losing August, yet his own personality and paranoia's - some which aren't, but w
Black Point Forever
Matt and Thomas have the life of their dreams. Successful writers and movie producers, they are the proud parents of baby Rose Elise Carter who is a dream child until she suddenly becomes gravely ill. Diagnosed with a rare bone marrow disease, none of their family members are compatible donors for the little girl. Her surrogate mom has disappeared and can’t be found. Rose’s cousin Daphne is a match but is deemed too young to withstand the painful donor process.
When Matt bumps into Thomas’s long-lost love, Daniel, in a fit of torment he confesses their nightmare. Daniel offers to submit himself. He’s a match. Will Thomas fall once again for Daniel or will love, like Black Point, belong to Matt…forever?
Reviewer: Lilyraines
Review: Mar 28, 2011
Genre(s): Contemporary, GLBTQ, M/M
Black Point Forever is a wonderfully written book that necessitates having the tissues within arm’s reach.
This is the kind of story that a reader, or at least me, does not want to end. At the same time, thanks to the punch that both writers bring to the story, this read also seemed a lot longer than it was - and not because it was boring, but because they draw you in and don't want to let the reader g
Finding Passion
James is looking for his sister, but he'll find passion, in more ways than one.
James goes to Montreal to spend some time with his seventeen year old younger sister, who lives with the father he hardly knew. His father offers him a summer job on construction and he decides to stay, getting to know his dad, and discovering his sister's passion for rock music and older guys who play in a band.
When Surrender comes to town, one of the hottest rock groups around, Rose is adamant on attending. James, too, likes the group, and they decide to go to the concert, along with some of Rose's friends.
A hitch in the construction of a building his father's company is working on compels the crew to work overtime the night of the concert, and as a result, James misses the concert, arriving only as the fans are exiting the forum.
James returns home, knowing that when Rose comes home, he's going to have to find some way of making it up to her. Only thing is, Rose doesn't come home.
Rose's disappearance leads James on a quest to find his younger sister, who, enamoured with rock and roll, has changed her name to Passion, and become one of Surrender's groupies. However, finding his sister isn't as easy as James thinks, even after finding the hotel where the band is staying. There are obstacles standing in his way, one of which is Steve Bliss, head of security for the band.
Reviewer: Janalee
Review: Dec 28, 2010
Finding Passion hits all the right notes to make it a winning read!
James has come home to spend time with his little sister, Rose. When she gets the chance to see her dream band, Seduction, Rose disappears after the concert. James has an idea where she is and takes off to find his sister.
Obstacles like the head of security, Steve Bliss, blocking his intent to see if his sister is with the members of the b
The Disfavoured
Myles wanted freedom, and when he saw the gorgeous mercenary, he just knew that he was exactly the one to give it to him.
In this latest instalment of Fantasium by D.J Manly...
Myles was destined to be king, but his idiot twin is on the throne in his place because Myles slept with a commoner. Myles doesn't want to be at his brother's beck and call anymore and is desperate to get away. When the kingdom has a beef with the neighbours, they hire a mercenary, Diao Depalmer, to kick their butts.
When Myles sees the gorgeous commander, he begs him to take him away from the castle. Depalmer agrees, but there is a price. Myles has no idea how high that price is until he finds himself strapped naked to an armoured vehicle in broad daylight!
WARNING - This books contains homoerotica and a scene with no less than five men
Banpaia
98 Pages
GENRE: Paranormal, GLBT (m/m), Romance, Vampire, Menage (m/m/m, m/m/m/m)
LOG LINE:
Who is spiriting away the hot young men of LA's Chinatown? Mysterious marks in the sky...the men returning, hungering for...seeking the man they call Banpaia.
BLURB:
WARNING: this book contains homoerotica and m?nage scenes.
Chinatown, Los Angeles. Young men are disappearing from their beds, sometimes vanishing as they cross the street with friends. The few witnesses who actually report a strange, mystical creature soon suffer memory lapses and die. Yet, the young men all return, one by one. They seem the same, but they are different.
Strange things are happening all over Chinatown, as if an odd mist enshrouds it. None of the men who disappeared can say what happened to them. Late at night, however, this legion of men, in love and lust with the one they call Banpaia, reach out for one another in the frenzy of their need. For Feng Li, a suicidal young man who feels he was saved by the legendary, centuries-old Japanese vampire, yearns for only him. For him,
there can be only one to claim his body and his heart.
Reviewer: Greendragon
Review: Dec 1, 2010
Genre(s): GLBTQ, Menage / Multiple Partners, Seasonal / Holiday, M/M
Banpaia by A.J. Llewellyn and D.J. Manly was definitely not one of my favorite books. Even though I have enjoyed books from both of these authors I just felt that this story fell way short of their usual on the mark stories.
Feng Li is a young Asian man living in Chinatown. He lives at home with a drunk of a mother and a father who has no backbone. Chinatown is covered with an eerie mist and getting thicker
Hardsex
Quick Read at 74 Pages
Come back to Fantasium, where nothing is as it seems. In the second installment called Hardsex, a young skateboarder comes to New York City to compete in the competition of his life and finds himself in a race to save the man of his dreams. A building with a golden staircase that leads to paradise, a little man who deals in fantasies and a beautiful young champion in a coma are all that stands between Proano and the love of his life. Are they real or will they just suddenly disappear as soon as the competition has ended?
Reviewer: Zollyanna
Review: Sep 1, 2010
I loved every moment of reading this book. I am sure that Llewellyn / Manly fans and anyone else will too.
A.J. Llewellyn and D.J. Manly show how love can blossom in mysterious ways and circumstances in Hardsex. Proano finds love when he goes to New York for a skateboarding competition. During the competition he finds out that the man he is falling in love with is in a coma, and has been communicating with h
Walking the Straight Line
Genre: Contemporary Gay (m/m) Romance, Delectable Nibble short story
Flame Rating: 4 Flames
Pages: 27
A lavender rose was an indication of love at first sight, and Peyton's garden was filled with them.
Joel was still his best friend, and Peyton was still without love. When Joel rolls into town with his new friend, Malik, will Peyton's future be changed forever?
Reviewer: Lilyraines
Review: Jun 6, 2010
Peyton had taken over his father's business working as a dentist in a small town. One day, Joel - a friend of Peyton's from college and the man he has feelings for - comes to town with a new friend. It is what happens next that makes things interesting.
I enjoyed this short story of friendship, miscommunication, and stopping to, well, smell the roses very much. Even though Walking the Straigh
After Arsenic and Rio
Genre: Gay Contemporary Romance (m/m)
Pages: 193
Flame Rating: 4 Flames
Years ago, Marshall had almost killed the only man he'd ever love. Can love finally heal all wounds, and grant forgiveness?
Marshall Calletti has experienced many changes in his life. He's done his time and left his jaded past behind him, gone through therapy, started his own business and even bought a house with his new lover. Life would have been perfect if he could have stopped dreaming about Angelo, the man he'd almost killed over a decade ago, because in spite of all the changes, one thing had remained constant, his undying love for the enigmatic Angelo Farelli.
But just as the evil, manipulative Hal Makin brought Marshall and Angelo together years ago, he was about to bring them together again when it is learned that Hal may be up for parole.
Don't miss the explosive and emotional sequel to Arsenic and Rio.
Reviewer: Lilyraines
Review: Jun 7, 2010
It has been many years since Marshall Calletti almost killed Angelo Farelli - the love of his life.
Since then, Marshall has tried to move on. He has served his time, has been through therapy, and started his own business. He has even gone so far as to buy a house with Roger, his new lover.
There are a few minor details that keep Marshall's life from being perfect. One is that he still
Dirty Dreams
Genre: Fantasy Gay Romance (m/m), BDSM
Pages: 79
Flame Rating: 5 Flames
Fantasium - Had Robert lost his mind, or had he actually been transported to an alternative reality called Fantasium?
Robert is heir to a very rich empire with an enviable position in his father's company. He hates his life. He's always stressed and always alone. Then he starts hearing voices and a little man takes him through a passage to a place he could have only dreamed. But is it a dream or is he suddenly brought face to face with the man of his dreams, whom is deliciously and totally in his control?
Come with Robert to Fantasium, where D.J. Manly will transport you to a world where all dreams come true, even the dirtiest ones. But the question will haunt you long after you read the book. Is Fantasium only a dream?
Warning: Contains Adult toys or other sexual devices.
Reviewer: Zollyanna
Review: Jan 4, 2011
Genre(s): GLBTQ, BDSM, M/M
D.J. Manly brings us another exciting Fantasium story in Dirty Dreams. We have come to expect no less than amazing and exciting in the Fantasium stories, and Dirty Dreams does not disappoint.
Robert Dune isn’t happy with the life he is leading, having to compete with his brother in their family company. It is becoming tiresome and people have started to notice he looks tired.
Preparing a report for
Apocalypse
Genre: Gay, Action, Paranormal Romance, Vampire, m/m
Pages: 192
Flame Rating: 4 Flames
Blood Eclipse book 4 - The Apocalypse which has been foretold is now here. Vampires and humans scavenge for survival. Carden, the Pureblood vampire must decide...fulfill his destiny or sacrifice Rory.
Carden, Roy, Thiago and Dennis have survived the carnage of the Vampire/Human war. Carden is destined to battle his uncle for the title of King of the Vampires, whilst struggling with his own urge to drink human blood. He must make desperate choices -- but the war is not over and an unexpected new enemy emerges from the fire.
Rory fights for his life and his soul mate. With a new world order emerging from blood and ashes, he's convinced he and Carden can be together. Thiago and Dennis have their problems too. Dennis is dying from his injuries sustained in his abduction. Will any of them survive the Apocalypse, and emerge from it, together?
Reviewer: Zollyanna
Review: Mar 10, 2010
AJ Llewellyn and DJ Manly bring back our favorite couples in Blood Eclipse Book 4, Apocalypse. They keep us amazed with hot love scenes and great action in page after page in this sequel. I will continue to read each and every one of the books in this series.
Carden, Rory, Dennis and Thiago have survived the Human/Vampire war and are looking for survivors and a place to clean up, only to find that some
Last Call
Dakota was his best friend's father, but for Patrick, it was love almost from the first moment he laid eyes on him. Patrick's best friend, Josh, offered to take Patrick home to spend the summer. With a job in a restaurant and free room and board with Josh's father on the ranch, it seemed like a pleasant alternative to the city. Patrick had been warned that there probably wouldn't be a lot of hot young men around for the picking, but Josh never prepared him for Dakota. Dakota was all Patrick could have wanted in a man and more. A big strong, cowboy with a smooth charm that would have melted butter, the heat between them was electric, and when the big Wyoming sky grew dark there would be no use denying the secret desires Patrick harboured for his best friend's father. But is passion enough when Dakota's dark past is still very much a source of bitterness for Josh, and a young man's best friend, falls hopelessly in love with his father?
Reviewer: Sandra
Review: Mar 14, 2010
Patrick always looked forward to summer break, only this time he didn't know he would find love with his best friends father. When Patrick got the opportunity to work at Josh’s aunt’s restaurant and to live on a ranch he was excited. Along with that he got to spend the summer with Josh’s father Dakota.
Meeting Dakota and falling in love with him was a bonus. But when Patrick is hit in
Blackpoint Christmas
Pages: 125
Genre: Gay (m/m), Contemporary Romance, Holiday
Flame Rating: 4 Flames
Black Point Book 5 - It's Christmas at Black Point. Will Santa fulfill Matt and Thomas' cherished dreams for a peaceful family holiday...or bring them lumps of coal instead?
Anticipating a tropical Christmas break with their family, Matt and Thomas await the birth of their baby. Not everyone is happy about the gay couple's pending parenthood. Their visions of sugar plums and hot man-man sex crash and burn when Thomas is abducted by religious fanatics.
With the surrogate mom going into premature delivery and Thomas missing, Matt's family races into action...for a Christmas their family and Black Point will never forget.
Reviewer: Lilyraines
Review: Jan 16, 2010
Matt and Thomas are more than ready for a nice, relaxing, tropical Christmas break in Blackpoint. These plans wind up being put on hold when Thomas is abducted when the surrogate mother of their baby tries to back out. Thomas is able to convince her to travel to Hawaii, where she goes into premature labor. Will Thomas come out of the ordeal unharmed? If so, will he be able to reach Hawaii in
The Posers
Pages: 147
Flame Rating: 4 Flames
Romance, Contemporary, Gay, m/m
Sometimes we pretend to be someone else when all you really should be is yourself.
The Posers is a series of two separate stories about love at first sight and playing roles.
In 'Jackie', Jackson agrees to help his best friend get through a family holiday by posing as his girlfriend, and then meets the man on his dreams.
In "Mercy" a former porn star agrees to help someone make their ex jealous by posing as someone's boyfriend and finds he's the odd man out.
Both Jackie, and Mercy discover that true love accepts nothing less than the truth, and honesty begins with oneself.
Diamond In The Shade
Paranormal/Contemporary/Molten Silver
Diamond and Shade are together trying to manage their new relationship when suddenly there is a vampire in their city running wild, killing his victims, and carelessly leaving them everywhere. That is strange enough, but what is even stranger is that he seems to be a Destroyer, and he is connected to Shade.
Diamond is aware of the love/hate history Shade has had with Destroyers, and he's none too happy about being confronted by one of Shade's past conquests.
Contains: m/m
Reviewer: Zollyanna
Review: Jun 9, 2010
DJ Manly gives us insight into how love can truly be between two people. If you’re looking for a great m/m paranormal loving book check this one out.
There is a vampire destroyer on the loose and he is headed straight for Sebastian. The group frantically scrambles to figure out who it is and when they do Diamond isn’t happy.
Diamond would do anything for his vampire lover Sebastian and vic
The Whispered
Genre: Gay, Paranormal, Horror, Romance, Ghosts, M/M
Pages: 157
Flame Rating: 4 Flames
Reese wanted a distraction from death, but Mountain Escape was a place filled with secrets--secrets held by those who refuse to rest.
Before Reese arrived at the closed down resort in Southern Australia that his lover had bought for him before he died; he didn't pay much attention to the stories about ghosts haunting the place. Stories about sexual orgies, and a hot young rock star, who everyone wanted a piece of, that eventually died there, didn't really frighten him. He didn't believe in ghosts.
The Mountain Escape, secluded and scenic, had been the ideal place for celebrities, and the wealthy to hide away. Now Reese wanted to hide away, immerse himself in getting the resort into shape for future guests, and forget his pain. But there were too many secrets surrounding the Escape, secrets that some had wanted buried forever. But then sometimes the dead grow restless, and love is eternal.
Reviewer: Lilyraines
Review: Mar 29, 2010
The Whispered was a good, page-turning story. What I enjoyed the most - outside of the paranormal and ghost elements - is the story itself and how Reese unraveled Mountain Escape's story and what happened there the last few weeks before it was shut down as a hideaway for various celebrities.
While there may be an element or two that some readers might have issues with, they add to the story and to wh
Pure Sex
Genre: Contemporary, Gay, Romance, m/m, m/m/m
Pages: 184
Flame Rating: 5 Flames
Lance understood sex, it was pure and simple, and so was his new contract, until Tobias had to go and make things complicated.
Lance has never known love, and he scoffs at its existence. The only thing that matters to him is security, and that's why he makes contracts with wealthy men. They keep him in luxury and he fulfils their hearts desire. Lance is presently in need of a new client, and he sets his sights on the billionaire, Jackson Scott. And all goes smoothly until Jackson's personal assistant, the enigmatic Tobias Naso, decides to throw a wrench into the wheel.
Tobias would leave Jackson's employment in a heartbeat if it wasn't for the fact that he is helping his sister to support their grandmother in a very expensive care facility. Jackson is demanding and possessive and Tobias hardly has a life. Lance Cooper is just another thorn in his side, a scheming con man after Jackson's fortune. He makes it plain to Lance from the beginning that he doesn't approve, but when Jackson insists Tobias join them for a little recreational activity in the bedroom, things really start to get complicated.
Reviewer: Zollyanna
Review: Dec 1, 2010
D.J. Manly gives us an amazing love story in Pure Sex. What happens when you don't know you're falling in love? What are the signs you get? Lance finds this out when he meets Tobias. Things go in a direction that neither of them expects. Manly never ceases to amaze with his stories of love and lust. This one is another of those. I look forward to reading it over again.
Lance's last tryst and employer Fredd
Alpha Males
Genre: Contemporary, M/M, Gay Romance
Pages: 160
Flame Rating: 4 Flames
Derrick was ecstatic to co-star in Jade Hills' latest movie, until he discovered that the superb alpha male made it clear Derrick was not right for the part.
Jade Hill liked his men submissive, and compliant, and his co-star Sandy, had been perfect in that respect, until he became fed up with Jade's promiscuity and ran off with an actor in a supporting role.
When Derrick Andrews gets called to audition for a role co-starring opposite the gorgeous and talented Jade Hill, he's thrilled, until he meets his idol, who makes it painfully clear that he doesn't approve of Derrick getting the role.
In spite of Jade's disapproval, Derrick gets the role, and discovers that Jade Hill is not easy to please. And Derrick is nothing like Sandy, who was willing to go along with anything, big, bad, Jade wanted.
How often can two Alpha males butt heads before one of them surrenders?
Reviewer: Zollyanna
Review: Sep 24, 2010
DJ Manly never lets us down with any romantic tale he throws at us and this one is no exception. Manly gives us a love to hate story with Jade and Derrick. Two Alpha’s one movie, can they both make it through the movie without killing each other? DJ won my heart over again with this wonderful and amazing story.
Jade is ready to make his next movie when his co-star Sandy runs off and quits the movie a
Blood Eclipse Rapture
Genre: M/M, Vampire, Gay, Futuristic
Pages: 192
Flame Rating: 4 Flames
Immerse yourself in Carden and Rory again and taste the rapture...
In the continuation of Blood Eclipse, Rory finds himself hopelessly enamored with Carden and will finally experience the rapture of loving a pure blood vampire. But there are those who are determined to have Carden at all costs to satisfy their own self interest, and they won't let anyone get in their way.
Carden still seeks the truth of what happened to his parents long ago, and he won't rest until he finds the answers. And when the discovery is made, and shocking secrets are revealed, all hell breaks loose as Carden sets his sights on vengeance. And suddenly the fragility between good and evil will be blown wide open.
Reviewer: Zollyanna
Review: Oct 7, 2009
AJ Llewellyn and DJ Manly have brought Rory and Carden back in book two of Blood Eclipse. Rory and Carden make their reappearance in book two a memorable one. Hot sexy love scenes along with the balance of good versus evil makes for an amazing read.
Rory thinks Carden has him under some kind of love spell because of the strong physical attraction he has for him. Carden assures him he has not put a spell on h
Higher Learning
Genre: Contemporary, Gay, Romance, mild BDSM, m/m, (1 m/m/m/m scene)
Pages: 115
Flame Rating: 4 Flames
Go back to school and fall in love, but it won't be easy!
In these four stories of love, centred around higher education, young men learn more than just the subject of matter at hand. In Ethical Promise, Mark falls hard for his teacher, who he must be content to admire from afar. In Big Bang, a teaching assistant conducts a study group for Physics and finds out that the students know more than he does. The Upside of Fear gives Simon a challenging roommate who enjoys parading around naked, and A Lingering Song finds a bad boy rocker doing penance, while meeting up with a guy who shares a past with him he would have never imagined.
Higher Education had never been so hot!
The Ancient Stone
Genre: Paranormal, Romance, Vampire, M/M
Pages: 108
Flame Rating: 5 Flames
Brennus' Witch 4 - Mel has always been an outcast but no more. With the ancient stone, he will now control Brennus Monroe.
Darien is thrilled with the house Brennus wants to buy for them, and he's thrilled to be close to his sister again and The Grinning Moon. Brennus is even considering going back to the university to teach. He doesn't know that someone has been watching and waiting, an unlikely villain who longs to be close to Brennus. And he will do anything, including summoning a demon who can give him an ancient stone...an ancient stone that can control the undead, that can control Brennus.
When a bumbling outcast has possession of an ancient stone that can cause Brennus to almost destroy him, Darien knows he's in trouble. With the help of Marcel, Anita, Zendle and Anna, they will have to do everything they can to liberate the world's most powerful immortal before it's too late.
Don't miss the latest installment in the adventures of Brennus, and his beloved witch.
Reviewer: Lilyraines
Review: Nov 16, 2010
The Ancient Stone is what happens when someone who has always felt like an outsider gets a hold of an ancient artifact which will allow him to gain control of someone who he has grown quite attached to. There is just one problem with this - the person he would like to control is already attached. Nor does everything go according to his plan once he sets it in motion.
I enjoyed reading The Ancient Stone and
Diamond In The Shade
Diamond has never known anything but death and destruction. An abandoned baby left to die, he was raised in a monastery and trained to kill. When his trainer pays him an unexpected visit in his native Hungary, Diamond is surprised to learn that he is needed in North America, where a curious and seemingly unstoppable force is at work.
Sebastian Shade also fights vampires, but with a difference. He is one. Reformed by love experienced and lost some years before, Sebastian was urged out of his self-imposed hibernation and secretly recruited to help the Order of Destroyers fight evil. Now in present-day New York, he continues his work, along with his team of mortals.
Diamond arrives in New York and goes straight to work, not knowing that Sebastian Shade is hunting the same villain as he. When they meet, it’s fireworks, and in more ways than one, when they finally come to the realization that if they are going to defeat this evil, they’ll have to do it together.
Reviewer: Daisiemae
Review: Jul 23, 2010
I love a great vampire romance. I had a feeling I would be in for a treat when I started reading Diamond in the Shade by D.J. Manly. As a fan of some of his other books, I was very interested in what kind of world he would create for a vampire and his mortal lover. I have to say that I really loved this book. Not only was did I adore Sebastian and Diamond; I was also intrigued by the life
Blood Eclipse
Futuristic, Gay, Vampire, m/m
Pages: 185
Flame Rating: 4 Flames
Carden's sexual allure was intoxicating. Did Rory actually feel as if he could die looking into those eyes, or was it just Carden's PURE BLOOD putting him in a trance?
Vampires have come "out of the closet" and they're buying up real estate and running brothels in the City of Angels. Rory isn't sure how he feels about vampires, and when his best friend begs him to accompany him to a vampire brothel on his birthday so that he can experience what is widely believed to be the sex of his life, Rory tags along reluctantly. There he meets Dennis, a mortal, who is a city inspector responsible for overseeing vampire brothels. There is an immediate attraction and a lucrative job offer to work in the Brothel as an inspector. Unable to turn down the money, Rory accepts both the job and the offer to share Dennis's bed.
When Rory first sees Carden, he isn't even sure if he's real. Extraordinarily beautiful, Rory has no experience with vampires, especially not with one of Carden's caliber.
Carden is not just any vampire prostitute, working at Eclipse, the hottest vampire brothel in the city, run by a scrupulous vampire named, Blane. He is a Pure Blood, born a vampire, and reputed to be not only capable of bestowing upon his sexual partner the ultimate sexual high, but highly sought after by a group of eccentric millionaires who worship Pure Bloods in the hopes of gaining eternal life. Seeking some semblance of normality years ago, Carden took a mortal as his lover, a mortal whose body has been ravished by AIDS. Dennis is all Carden cares about and so he works for Blane, who exploits Carden's services for exorbitant fees and has taken Dennis some place Carden can't find him.
As the sun goes down on Eclipse, the hauntingly beautiful, mysterious Carden and the sweet, fearful Rory will gradually draw closer together, and the evil that permeates the night will close in around them.
Reviewer: Zollyanna
Review: Aug 18, 2009
Genre(s): Paranormal Romance, Sci-Fi / Fantasy Romance, GLBTQ
AJ Llewellyn and DJ Manly come together to make one great vampire story. It was hot and steamy, and I loved it. The characters jumped off the page and into my room and I almost thought they would reach out and touch me. I would love to see a sequel to this story.
Rory’s disdain for vampires came from his days as a writer for Ultimate Fighting. The vampires had inserted themselves into the
Christmas Tail
Brian was just some weird guy Logan slept with once and then tried to get rid of, or so he thought, until Santa arrived in the middle of the night to whisk him off to Christmas Land to be punished for his behaviour.
From the initial ride in the sleigh to the frozen landscape, Christmas Land is not at all Logan’s cup of tea. He doesn’t know anything about making toys, and he really begins to resent that little elf who writes his name down every time he says a bad word.
Logan suspects he’s caught up in a nightmare, until he meets Terrance, and some elves, that have been just waiting for a real bad boy like Logan to come along. Then he sees Julius, and for the first time in his life, Logan hears music.
Reviewer: Sandra
Review: May 19, 2009
When Santa gets a letter from Mrs Claus' family for help he jumps at the chance to prove himself. But when it comes to punishing Logan Fine for breaking a Hamilton's heart he gets creative.
Logan Fine wakes up one night before Christmas to find the jolly little man himself telling Logan he needs to get dressed that he's going on a trip to the North Pole. Logan can't believe at first that its not a dr
My Father's Lover
Note to Readers: This book was previously published with another publisher.
When a female impersonator and owner of a drag club is murdered, his will specifies that his estranged son, Michael, will have to co-manage the club for a specific period of time, or forfeit his inheritance.
Anthony, the son of his heart, who he took in off the street, has always loathed Michael for rejecting his father's advances. When Anthony learns Michael is coming for the will reading, his opinion of the man as a gold-digger, is confirmed.
Michael, on the other hand, has no idea who Anthony is. One look at the gorgeous young man, and he assumes the worst. It's no better when he learns that Anthony had been taken in by his father and his father's late lover. Anthony can be nothing more than a manipulative whore, his father's much younger lover.
The only thing hotter than their hatred is their lust. And Michael's father has assured that they will have to work together.
Reviewer: Sandra
Review: May 19, 2009
When Michael's Father is murdered he's not sure if he wants to cry or just sigh since he had had nothing to do with him for years. But when he's summoned to California for the funeral and the reading of the will he finds that his father and his father's lover Daniel are both dead and that Daniels adopted son is managing the club that they had owned together. He also lives in the same house.
Michael i
Back to Black Point
Erotic romance authors Thomas Carter and Matt Lucas have ‘met cute’ as they say in Hollywood movies. They’ve fallen in love over a blissful weekend in balmy, tropical Black Point in the Hawaiian Islands. Separation is devastating for Matt who returns to his home in California, pining for Thomas who abruptly cuts off all communication. Why has their volcanic passion been reduced to two impersonal lines in an email?
Emboldened by his brother Ryan’s heartfelt advice, Matt flies to Montreal and to Thomas’s home in Montreal’s Gay Village, hoping to rekindle their idyllic romance, only to find him with another man—Christian—the same man who almost destroyed Ryan’s marriage to his husband Cole. What is Christian doing with Thomas and what are his true motives? With trust a big issue on both sides, can love find a way? And will Thomas and Matt survive the obstacles fate seems to keep throwing at them? Matt wants to give Thomas everything, but will Thomas let him?
Reviewer: Dianna
Review: May 2, 2009
When author Matt met fellow author Thomas, it was love. After vacationing at Black Point for 2 weeks with each other, they can hardly wait for the future to begin. Until Matt gets home to California and does not hear from Thomas right away. After urging from his brother and his husband, Matt goes to Montreal to see Thomas for himself. There he finds fellow author and chiropractor Christian
Black Point
Matt greatly admires Rose, the top male/male erotic writer in America. Just as Matt and rose start to develop genuine feelings for each other via frequent emails and online chats, Rose sells her latest book to a big Hollywood movie studio. Matt is as ecstatic as she is, but also increasingly shocked and bewildered by his developing feelings for this woman he has never met, because he is gay.
Rose too, has sexual fantasies about the hot new writer who writes for the same publishing company. Only problem is, Matt is gay, but then again, so is Rose whose real name is Thomas!
Sternly warned by her publisher not to reveal her true identity to the man she is falling hard and fast for, Rose and Matt both ponder what seems like an improbable romance...or is it true love?
Will their dreams be fulfilled or shattered when they finally meet at a romance writers' conference in Honoluluat the exotic, mysterious and utterly romantic BLACK POINT....
Reviewer: Sandra
Review: Sep 16, 2008
Thomas Carter known by his pseudonym of Rose Carter by the erotica book world has been talking to Matt Malone online for a long time and has fallen in love with him. But his Publisher won't let him reveal to anyone who he really is until he sells one of his books to a movie studio and is going to the Convention for erotica writers in Hawaii.
Matt is gay and knows it and is confused by his connection to Ros
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