Sinfully

Time to Say Goodbye ...

2018-04-30T10:21:00.000+01:00

Dear Readers, Authors and Publishers,

Change is the only constant in life and currently our real-life, work and personal circumstances don’t really let us dedicate the time and energy needed to keep the blog going to the standards we expect. Therefore, it is with heavy hearts that we have made the decision to close the Sinfully doors.

We’re so sorry if this comes as a disappointment, it wasn’t an easy decision for us to make. We would like to thank you all from the bottom of our hearts for your support over the years which made Sinfully the successful blog it has been. A special thank you goes out to all the authors who have contributed ARCs and blog posts, the publishers we have worked with and the readers who have read our reviews and have commented on our posts over the years. We will be leaving the blog online so you all have access to your favourite reviews or can search for reviews and guest posts at anytime.

While we will no longer be operating Sinfully, we are not completely leaving the wonderful world of m/m romance. You will still see some of us on social media, at GRL, the UK Meet and EuroPrideCon. A few of our reviewers will be moving on to other blogs and will continue reviewing on Goodreads and other social media and below you can find some links if you wish to continue following them.

Thank you all again for your support over the years.

Your Sinfully Team……..

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Review: Reformed (Responsible Adult #3) by C F White

2018-04-27T05:00:00.000+01:00

Title ~ Reformed

Author ~ C F White

Publisher ~ Pride Publishing

Published ~ 5th December 2017

Genre ~ Contemporary M/M Romance

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Book three in the Responsible Adult serial!
Someone has to be responsible.
Micky O’Neill and Dan Peters now live in Wales, bringing up Micky’s disabled little brother away from small-minded Heathwood and close to Micky’s deceased mother’s family.
Things are fine…until Dan begins his dream career as an English teacher at the local school and Micky, main caregiver to Flynn, is isolated in a village that only serves to remind him of his mother’s absence.
With Flynn’s health deteriorating and his needs becoming more complex, everything is tested to its limits and Dan seeks solace in a friendship with a fellow teacher, sending Micky into further turmoil.
After an accusation is leveled against Micky and it seems he’s slipping back into his old ways, he and Dan are torn asunder. To repair the rift, both have to accept responsibility—for life.

Release Day Review: Test of Valor (Valor #2) by Keira Andrews

2018-04-26T05:00:00.000+01:00

Title ~ Test of Valor

Author ~ Keira Andrews

Published ~ 26th April 2018

Genre ~ Contemporary M/M Romance

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They’re free of the White House, but can their forbidden romance survive in the real world?
With his father no longer president, twenty-two-year-old Rafa Castillo can finally be with ex-Secret Service agent Shane Kendrick. Shane’s given up his career for Rafa, a move his fellow agents question the sanity and morality of. Eager to get away from the questions and judgement, Rafa and Shane are building a new life together in Australia. Though Shane struggles with nightmares and his over-protective instincts while Rafa fights his own insecurity, they love each other more than ever.
Now they just have to get through a visit from the former president and first lady.
Rafa’s parents certainly don’t approve of his romance with forty-year-old Shane, and they’re determined to make him see reason. They don’t see how their son could possibly be happy settling down with an older man, and they question Shane’s motives. Shane and Rafa just want a normal life together—but when they must suddenly battle for survival, they fight to prove their fierce love can withstand any threat.
This gay romance from Keira Andrews is the conclusion of the Valor duology. It features a May-December age difference, sex on the beach, and of course a happy ending.

Book Brief: The Contingency Plan by Addison Albright

2018-04-26T04:00:00.000+01:00

Title ~ The Contingency Plan

Author ~ Addison Albright

Publisher ~ JMS Books

Published ~ 14th April 2018

Genre ~ M/M Romance, Fantasy

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A sheltered prince. A sudden death. An unexpected choice. How will Prince Marcelo react to discovering he’s The Contingency Plan?
For eighteen years, there has been peace between Sheburat and the kingdom of Zioneven. The untimely death of a princess throws the marriage arrangement -- the final phase to complete the terms of the treaty -- into disarray, and the contingency plan is put into motion. Now the Crown Prince of Zioneven gets to make his own choice from among the princess’s younger siblings.
As a rare royal son in the matriarchal sovereignty of Sheburat, Prince Marcelo grew up knowing he would never marry. Never. Royal sons did not marry. Period. Except, Prince Efren isn’t from Sheburat, and he has other plans.

Review: Santori Reborn (The Santori Trilogy #2) by Maris Black

2018-04-25T05:00:00.000+01:00

Title ~ Santori Reborn

Author ~ Maris Black

Published ~ 31st March 2018

Genre ~ Contemporary M/M Romance

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MICHAEL KAGE SANTORI doesn’t think his life can get any more complicated. Juggling a new business, a fledgling UFC career, and the only real relationship he’s ever had is taking a toll on him both mentally and physically. After being attacked for daring to question the inner workings of his own business, he is left broken and confused. The discovery of his uncle’s journals has brought him face-to-face with a past he never understood, and the new perspective has him reeling. Add to that the fact that he hasn’t been totally honest with the love of his life, and you have a recipe for a serious nervous breakdown.
When an old friend resurfaces with new information, Kage discovers things are only going to get worse before they get better. If he ever hopes to free himself from the chains of his uncle’s dark legacy, he’s going to have to become something he never wanted to be.
And risk losing the only person he’s ever truly loved.
JAMIE ATWOOD is in over his head. Instead of the happily ever after he’d envisioned, moving in with Kage has only been one disappointment after another. Kage has come out to the entire world and still managed to keep his reputation and his UFC contract intact, but mysterious forces Jamie has yet to discover are transforming his sexy alpha fighter into someone he doesn’t recognize anymore.
If Kage doesn’t come clean soon, Jamie fears he’s going to have to leave. With his journalism degree and a newly-flourishing MMA blog, he knows he’s got what it takes to make it on his own financially. It’s his heart he’s worried about.
Because without Kage by his side, what is there to live for?
MEANWHILE IN ANOTHER LIFETIME...
PETER SANTORI has found his bliss. Being Gio’s boy is a dream come true for a guy who thought he was doomed to a life of abuse and poverty. His confidence and sense of security are flourishing in the warm glow of Gio’s love, and he has started to believe that maybe he can have the fairytale after all.
Never mind that he’s got to keep the true nature of their relationship a secret. Never mind that one of Gio’s associates seems to have something against him. And never mind that sometimes he gets the feeling that there’s a lot more to Gio than meets the eye. All that matters is that he and Gio are together.
4 EVER & EVER...
Previous books in this series (in order):
Kage (The Kage Trilogy Book 1)
Kage Unleashed (The Kage Trilogy Book 2)
Kage Unmasked (The Kage Trilogy Book 3)
Santori (The Santori Trilogy Book 1)

Book Brief: Nevermore, Dude by L.J. Hamlin

2018-04-25T04:00:00.000+01:00

Title ~ Nevermore, Dude

Author ~ L.J. Hamlin

Publisher ~ JMS Books

Published ~ 14th April 2018

Genre ~ Contemporary M/M Romance

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Jamie joins his parents and sister for one last family vacation before his summers are his own. But he's unhappy he has to share a room with Chris, a football playing jock. Jamie has been bullied by jocks his entire life. Chris is everything Jamie isn't and doesn't want to be.
Chris is immediately attracted to his roommate Jamie. But Jamie proves to be elusive and non-communicative.
When an incident with their sisters breaks the ice, Jamie and Chris discover they have both stereotyped the other. To their surprises, they have much more in common than they first thought.
When the vacation comes to an end and they have to go back to their separate universities, will they be able to manage a long-distance relationship?

Audiobook Review: The Spencer Cohen Series (Book One) by N.R. Walker

2018-04-24T04:00:00.000+01:00

Title ~ The Spencer Cohen Series (Book One)

Author ~ N.R. Walker

Narrator ~ Joel Leslie

Release ~ 6th March 2018

Length ~ 5 hours, 26 minutes

Genre ~ Contemporary M/M Romance

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Spencer Cohen is the guy who gets answers to relationship questions. Playing the role of the new lover, his job is to make his client’s ex realise one of two things: he doesn’t want to break up or he really does. Either way, his client gets answers.
The ex would either apologize and beg, or turn and walk. But in the end, Spencer’s client won. If he wanted his ex back and got him, it was great. If the guy walked away, then as hard it was for the client, he knew it was over. Regardless of the outcome, Spencer’s work was done.
Andrew Landon’s ex left him without so much as an explanation. But his sister can’t stand to see him miserable, so, much to Andrew’s dismay, they hire Spencer to be Andrew’s new boyfriend to get the ex back.
For Spencer, it is never personal. Merely a business transaction. No emotions, no strings, no complications.
Yeah right.
Even a blind man could see how this would end.

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Release Day Book Brief: Written In Scars by Thom Collins

2018-04-23T05:00:00.000+01:00

Title ~ Written In Scars

Author ~ Thom Collins

Published ~ 23rd April 2018

Genre ~ Contemporary M/M Romance

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Pain fades but the scars remain.
When Logan Crawford, a former war correspondent turned best-selling author, appears on TV to promote his latest thriller, he is knocked out by his fellow guest, Sam Radcliffe. Logan’s travels around the world have opened his eyes to many things, but nothing as attractive as the man he meets that night. Sam was the victim of a vicious stabbing in his youth and is now an active campaigner against knife crime and violence. He is perfect in everyway but one: the wedding band he wears. That’s a complication Logan doesn’t need.
Sam’s life is far from happy. His husband is addicted to hard-drugs and casual sex: a devastating combination. Johan was once the shining light in Sam’s life. Now he brings nothing but darkness. But Sam respects the vows they made. For better or for worse. The attraction Logan feels for him is mutual. Ruggedly handsome and engagingly smart, Logan is hard to resist. Sam will need to overcome the anguish of his past and barriers of his present if he’s to stand a chance with Logan.
A contemporary new romance from the author of Closer by Morning and The Coach.

Review: The Claiming (Bound Gods Book 6) by Adrienne Wilder

2018-04-20T05:00:00.000+01:00

Title ~ The Claiming (Bound Gods Book 6)

Author ~ Adrienne Wilder

Published ~ 29th March 2018

Genre ~ Dark M/M Romance, Paranormal/Fantasy, BDSM

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The Claiming: Book Six in the Bound Gods Series. This is NOT a stand alone book.
What begins as a day of celebration, the Claiming of two Doxies to a single god, transforms into a spiraling path of cataclysmic change.
Hearts will break.
Friendships will shatter.
And betrayal to those closest to the heart of the Association is only a small price to pay for the protection of the gods’ most precious possessions…
Doxies.
Note: This book ends on a cliffhanger to book Seven.

Book Brief: Everyone Has Secrets by Edward Kendrick

2018-04-19T05:00:00.000+01:00

Title ~ Everyone Has Secrets

Author ~ Edward Kendrick

Publisher ~ JMS Books

Published ~ 7th April 2018

Genre ~ Contemporary M/M Romance, Mystery

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My name is Brant Colton. I'm a blackmailer -- a good one -- and I make no apologies for my chosen career.
One evening, at a very private club I belong to, I spotted a young man who piqued my interest. Why? Because he, Lorne Raynell, wasn't taking advantage of what the club had to offer. It took time, but I finally found out why. He was intent on finding out who murdered his brother.
The rest, as they say, is history. Our history.

Review: Omega Shadow (Pine Creek Lake Den Book 3) by Quinn Michaels

2018-04-18T04:00:00.000+01:00

Title ~ Omega Shadow

Author ~ Quinn Michaels

Published ~ 2nd April 2018

Genre ~ Paranormal M/M Romance, Shifter, Mpreg

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One is accused. One is betrayed. One is a killer.
Midwife-apprentice, Kyle’s sheltered world is shattered when a patient’s mate flies into a murderous rage and attacks him. Kyle is rescued by a handsome alpha visitor, but as attraction blazes between the two men, and they fall into each other’s dreams, what starts as lust becomes something impossible. Kyle is a beta. He can’t be an alpha’s true mate. And yet, what else explains their connection?
Pine Creek Lake alpha, Shadow isn’t looking for his true mate when he stumbles across a beta being attacked in the middle of the night. But when a simple rescue reveals a chain of possible murders, Shadow must learn the truth about the man in his dreams before it’s too late. Something is driving alphas in the Blackcreek pack to rage and die young. Is Kyle as ignorant as he pretends, or is he hiding a dangerous secret?
As Kyle and Shadow work together to discover the truth, both men are forced to question their deepest assumptions about themselves and each other. Are they fated mates? Is Kyle living a lie? And when the truth is revealed, will Kyle have the courage to face it before Shadow suffers the same death as the others?
Find out in Omega Shadow, Book 3 of the Pine Creek Lake Den series, an action-packed Mpreg romance with a happily ever after to melt your heart. Omega Shadow is an mpreg romance novel of 52,000 words.
Fast paced. Steamy. No Cliffhanger.
If you love Mpreg Omega werewolf romance with life-or-death action, knotting, babies, and hawtness, start reading Omega Shadow, Book 3 of the Pine Creek Lake Den series, today!

BLOG TOUR: Hush (The Manse #4) by Lynn Kelling with Character Interview and Giveaway

2018-04-17T05:00:00.000+01:00

We’re delighted to have Lynn Kelling with us today as she stops by on her blog tour of Hush (The Manse #4). Check out the character interview with Rune and don’t forget to enter the giveaway.

Release Day Review: Crocus (Bonfires #2) by Amy Lane

2018-04-17T04:00:00.000+01:00

Title ~ Crocus

Author ~ Amy Lane

Publisher ~ Dreamspinner Press

Published ~ 17th April 2017

Genre ~ Contemporary M/M Romance

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Bonfires: Book Two
Saying “I love you” doesn’t guarantee peace or a happy ending.
High school principal “Larx” Larkin was pretty sure he'd hit the jackpot when Deputy Sheriff Aaron George moved in with him, merging their two families as seamlessly as the chaos around them could possibly allow.
But when Larx’s pregnant daughter comes home unexpectedly and two of Larx’s students are put in danger, their tentative beginning comes crashing down around their ears.
Larx thought he was okay with the dangers of Aaron’s job, and Aaron thought he was okay with Larx's daughter—who is not okay—but when their worst fears are almost realized, it puts their hearts and their lives to the test. Larx and Aaron have never wanted anything as badly as they want a life together. Will they be able to make it work when the world is working hard to keep them apart?

Pre-Release Review: Hush (The Manse #4) by Lynn Kelling

2018-04-16T05:00:00.000+01:00

Title ~ Hush

Author ~ Lynn Kelling

Publisher ~ ForbiddenFiction an Imprint of Enspire Publishing

Published ~ 17th April 2018

Genre ~ Contemporary Gay Romance, M/M/M, BSDM, Thriller

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Rune Tooby is a smartass rebel and closeted gay biker with The Born Soldiers motorcycle gang. Rune’s life centered on casual sex and less-than-legal employment, until a pickup truck full of homophobic white supremacists rammed into his bike, destroying his hearing and shattering his life. Learning to live deaf and silent overwhelmed Rune, sending him to humbly beg help from the last people he trusts completely: the rich and powerful Dominants of the Manse, who trained Rune in the arts of BDSM.
Oliver Hughes, cocky day trader and sexual Dominant, lives a life of indulgent luxury. Despite this, he feels adrift and unneeded since his beloved submissive, Jackson Whitney, became absorbed into life as a family man and cardiologist, leaving him little time for his Master. When a meeting between Rune and Oliver is carefully arranged by the leaders of Manse, it starts a wild ride, sweeping up everyone who gets too close to the explosive pair. Rune and Oliver find themselves on a path filled with frustrating miscommunications, rage-filled vengeance, and painfully unearthed secrets. (M/M/M)
Story Page http://forbiddenfiction.com/story/lk1-1-000332/

Review: Closer by F.E. Feeley Jr.

2018-04-13T05:00:00.000+01:00

Title ~ Closer

Author ~ F.E. Feeley Jr.

Publisher ~ Beaten Track Publishing

Published ~ 1st March 2018

Genre ~ Gay Fiction, Horror, Urban Fantasy

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Maplewood, Vermont is a picturesque town filled with unique shops, unique homes, and a quaint familiarity all centered around a lake with an unusual history.
Legends, old as well as Urban, float around like the mist that hovers above the lake at break of dawn.
But they're just stories, right?
Hayden Moore's life was destroyed when his husband, Malcolm, was murdered. Giving up his job as an assistant district attorney in Boston, Hayden moved to the little burg of Maplewood to recover.
A new life.
A fresh start.
However, something underneath the water is stirring. Something rotten. A deadly secret wakes underneath the black waters of Lake Veronica so disturbing it haunts the nightmares of the local residents.
It's coming closer...