LGBT REVIEW: WILDE STORIES THE YEAR'S BEST GAY SPECULATIVE FICTION 2015 EDITED BY STEVE BERMAN

Wilde Stories The Year's Best Gay Speculative Fiction 2015
Edited by: Steve Berman
Author: Various
Publisher: Lethe Press
Genre: Gay short stories, various genres
ISBN: 10: 1590212843
Reviewed By: Sandra Scholes

Synopsis:

Wilde Stories showcases the previous year's best offerings in short gay fantasy, horror, weird, and science fiction. This volume offers readers the secret missives of Roman emperors, an ungrateful ghost haunting her father's lover, werewolves, possible vampires, and more tales of the strange and eerie blended with bit of loss and passion. Editor Steve Berman has been collecting the finest stories in the field for nearly a decade.

YAOI REVIEW: VAMPIRE RENT BOY VOLUME 4 BY D L WARNER

Vampire Rent Boy Volume: 4
DL Warner
Publisher: Sybaritic Press
Pages:26
Reviewed By: Sandra Scholes

Synopsis:
With Adam out of town wrapping up business to move and Frank on a long stakeout, Tristan is left to his own devices. He isn’t bored. Tiffany’s encounter with the cult of floating, leather dress wearing pervs leaves her in an altered state that makes her hard to market as an escort. While Tristan and his friends try to sort that out, Sebastian Gris returns looking for another chance to have Tristan bound for his pleasure. Tristan tries to let the arrogant man down gently, but he still can’t take no for an answer. Finally, circumstances force Tristan to accept the invitation. He soon finds himself in a deadly trap. Will his lovers find him in time? Or will his fear of being rude lead to his destruction?

EXCLUSIVE COVER REVEAL: OUTWARDS 2 BY ELEPHANT WENDIGO

Exclusive Cover Reveal: Outwards 2 by Elephant Wendigo

Blurb:

As Mark's relationship with Stefan heats up, the colony residents begin to notice not all men are being treated equal in Mark's eyes. Jealousy erupts as Mark's followers pressure him into putting Stefan to the test. Can this man be trusted to handle a high-risk delivery of weapons to the City? or will Mark and Stefan's troubled pasts with the privileged sect put them all in danger?

LGBT NOVEL REVIEW: PARIS DEMANDS BY MIKE MIKSCHE

Paris Demands
Author: Mike Miksche
Publisher: Lethe Press
Genre: Gay Fiction
ISBN: 978-1-59021-576-0
Reviewed By: Sandra Scholes

Roger daydreams about his imaginary lover, Jac hoping he could be his real lover as his real live-in lover Marcel has a less than perfect attitude to their relationship. Astonished at his own foolishness, Roger is aware he is being used as nothing more than a doormat by him; even though he accepts Marcel has other men in his life. He doesn't like his disregard for him, and the reason for Marcel’s disinterest is obvious. He has grown bored of their life together though they have only spent a short while as a couple. It is much easier for Marcel to push Roger away, denying him closeness and the sexual pleasure they used to enjoy.

YAOI REVIEW: OROCHI NO KISHI BY ITOSHI/LEHANAN AIDA/ALDARIA

Orochi no Kishi
Author/Artist: Itoshi/Lehanan/Aldaria
Publisher: Yaoi Revolution
Pages: 323
Reviewed by: Sandra Scholes

Synopsis:
Set in the American West in 2071, intolerable heat and violent weather trends have driven the population from the Southwestern states, leaving the people who cling to a fringe existence in this wilderness prey to gamblers and thieves. Chief among the lawless are roving clans of racers who travel as outlaws in this new Wild West. Funded by wealthy stakeholders, the racing clans set new rules of justice within the circle of the banners they fly. Mouse, a talented small town motorcycle mechanic, finds himself kidnapped by a gang of Japanese bikers led by a formidable clan boss, Sadao Koga. The two form an uneasy alliance in a country without borders under the shadow of the Orochi banner.

YAOI REVIEW: VAMPIRE RENT BOY #3 - ALL ABOUT ADAM BY DL WARNER

Vampire Rent Boy #3 - All About Adam
DL Warner
Publisher: Sybaritic Press
Pages:30
Reviewed By: Sandra Scholes


Synopsis: The memories of where Vampire Tristan met the sexy and mysterious Adam comes back to him at the most inconvenient moment – while he's with the lusty Police Detective who is still blind to his secrets. When they finally meet, Tristan not only finds out about Adam's strange and sometimes mystical past, he learns about the horrible fate his family had in mind for him when he was an innocent human. There is no time for regret with romance in the air. Tristan and Adam finally celebrate the miraculous events that brought them back together. Does this mean real happiness for Tristan? Or will an accident with the thorn from a rose ignite his blood lust and destroy his last chance at a life-long companion?

YAOI REVIEW: THE HOURGLASS BY ITOSHI AND ALDARIA

The Hourglass
Story/Artist: Itoshi/Aldaria
Publisher: Yaoi Revolution
Pages: 56
Reviewer: Sandra Scholes

Synopsis:
A new BL/Yaoi comic from the novel series Orochi no Kishi! Riding at midnight across the oppressive heat of the Great Salt Flats, racing team boss, Sadao Koga interrupts his mechanic in the garage who is welding in the nude again (with proper safety leathers, of course) and takes him on a moonlight ride up to a cooler mountainside hotspring for a 'break.' Wet, steamy and dreamlike, this encounter soon resonates of something much more powerful and symbolic of the coming time when both men will be forced apart to yearn for a distant reunion. Motorcycles, sweat and leather await! (56 pages - color cover, greyscale interior)

YAOI REVIEW: ADONIS BY EAB & TOLUENESISTER

Adonis
Author/Artist: EAB/Toluenesister
Publisher: Yaoi Revolution
Pages:180
Reviewed By: Sandra Scholes

Synopsis:
Who Doesn't Yearn for a Little Escape? Adonis Blue has everything he's ever wanted: cars, money, an allowance, and all the Turner Classic Movies he can watch, but what happens when a blue-eyed concierge offers him everything he needs? When his wealthiest client invites Adonis on an all expenses paid vacation to Jamaica, Adonis jumps at the opportunity to deepen their connection, and to increase his bank account. However, things aren't all they seem in Montego Bay, and his Pretty Woman love turns into a Dangerous Liaisons affair. 

YAOI REVIEW: FOR LOST IN THE SNOW: VOL: 1 BY VELVET TOUCHER

Lost in the Snow: Vol:1
Velvet Toucher
Publisher: Yaoi Revolution
Review by: Sandra Scholes

Synopsis:
Heavy snow falls over a forest of men, struck down in a bloody battle between noble brothers. The young victor, wounded and near death, is discovered by one of his own nameless soldiers and carried to safety -  an isolated cabin on a lonely mountain. This small comfortable peasants' home becomes a refuge for the unlikely pair as winter closes in around them.

YAOI PREVIEW: VANQUISHED PRINCE BY YAMILA ABRAHAM

Vanquished Prince
Yamila Abraham
Publisher: Yaoi Press
Pages: 75
Reviewed by: Sandra Scholes

Synopsis:
Young Prince Thurber’s wicked god demands he complete a quest in the perverse dragon underworld before he can become king.

YAOI PREVIEW: VAMPIRE RENT BOY: # 2 RHYMES WITH BITCH

Vampire Rent Boy #2: Rhymes with Bitch
D.L. Warner
Publisher: Sybaritic Press
Previewed by: Sandra Scholes

Synopsis:
Life for Tristan is getting stranger and stranger – quite a feat for a vampire who is centuries old. There is a coven of witches stalking him for some crime his family committed generations ago. Meanwhile, Klaus becomes convinced that Tristan is the heir to a vast fortune and holding out on him. And then, there is the trio of pale, black leather clad beings floating off the floor with hooks and pins shoved painfully in their flesh. They seem convinced that they can show Tristan wonders he has never seen. 

YAOI REVIEW: VAMPIRE RENT BOY #1 FOR LOVE AND MONEY

Vampire Rent Boy #1 For Love and Money
DL Warner
Published By: Sybaritic Press
Pages: 48
Reviewed By: Sandra Scholes 

Tristan is every man's idea of the perfect gay playmate. As a vampire he can be beaten, cut, and had anything at all done to him in the name of kink and  as an immortal he would not die. He wouldn't have a scratch on him to be honest, and as Klaus, his manager knows, vampires are the in thing at the moment and clients will pay an amazing amount of money to be in bed with one - especially Tristan as his beauty is unmatched.

YAOI REVIEW: VANQUISHED KNIGHT

Vanquished Knight
Released By: Yaoi Press
Writer and Artist: Yamila Abraham
Cover Art:Archie the Red Cat
Release Date: Out Now!
Reviewed By: Sandra Scholes

Who doesn't want an erotic BDSM fantasy with a romantic twist?

King Caine and his councillor, Randell want to collect a great debt from the mortal king who rules above, but when Caine spots the knight Jonah he finds him the most attractive man out there as his innocence too shines bright, but he also has something else desirable both the king and his councillor want - he is immediately taken down to the the world of Darkhelm where he allows them to do what they want to him.

YAOI - MAN ON MAN ACTION AT ITS BEST

Yaoi - Man on Man action at its best!
Article by Sandra Scholes


Ever wondered what the manga novels on the shelves of popular book retailers with colourful cartoon style covers and even more colourful titles were about?
You need not worry, the wait is over if you have never encountered them before. The days are gone of traditional Japanese manga, a more sophisticated genre has emerged over the past few years and taken most of the world by storm.

M/M REVIEW FOR WORTHLESS BY DEBRA STRATTFORD

Title: Worthless (Finding You)  by Debra Strattford
Pages: 404
Publisher: Self-published
Available: Amazon, Kindle
Amazon Link: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Worthless-Finding-you-Debra-Strattford-ebook/dp/B00F8OVCFU
Rating: 3/5

Synopsis:

‘I love you.’

Thomas never imagined love like this, and never thought to find it in such a sacred place. He’d lived a lot, tasted a lot … and thought falling in love was impossible, unless he could find the most perfect man on earth. Thomas thought that nothing good could come from an afternoon of pleasure with a perfect blond, but he was wrong. Hot lips, eager hands, and gentle murmuring in his ears. Words so sweet and difficult to erase. A world full of feelings for a man who had experienced too much.

From London to Paris, between winter and summer, the love of Robert and Thomas ... Can it withstand everything? 

Robert and Thomas love each other very much, but Robert, who seems to have everything, gives a lot to the one he loves, yet Thomas feels as though he has nothing to give him back. Robert knows this, and the only thing he expects in return is his love and affection. Thomas is a jet setter type who has always liked to live life to the fullest. Thomas also couldn't believe that true love couldn't come from one sensual afternoon together, but stranger things happen when people fall in love.