More June Romance

 

We are still merrily swinging along mid June with our romances and  finishing up with our Royals….recommendations of course!  Cheeky!  More below from our wonderful readers who came up with some simply great books for everyone to read. I put my own recs back in as well and hopefully by the end of the month will merge of all them into one big royal recommendation list for one and all.

I read and reviewed a story this week which fits in perfect with our romance theme, Made in Portugal by Ana Newfolk.  Two men, who had their first kiss as teenagers and best friends and then were abruptly separated for years meet once again when one returns to the land of his birth.  Its lovely, layered, and romantic.  I loved it.

Then  oddly enough, a series which is the antithesis of romance.  Gritty, noir, the sex impersonal, the mc often unlikable, and yet the writing is  so well done (as are the mysteries) you just have to keep reading…yes, that would be Marshall Thornton’s award winning Boystown Series.  What was thinking putting them here? I definitely need a Noir Month.

Do we even have enough LGBT Noir Books?

There’s a question for you!

But the sun is shinning on our romance stories, so let’s concentrate there.  More  stories to come as June contineues.  In the meantime.

Here is another winner of our Royal Recommendations Contest:  Purple Reader.  Please contact Stella for your gift card at scatteredthoughtsandroguewords@gmail.com

 

 

 

Royal Recommendations and Love Stories – Part II

 

Historical

Crofton Hall series by Rebecca Cohen (with some contemporary stories too)

Contemporary:

Wake Up Married Series by Leta Blake and Alice Griffiths
Suddenly Yours by Jacob Z. Flores
Marriage of Inconvenience by M.J. O’Shea
The Greek Tycoon’s Green Card Groom by Kate McMurray
First Comes Marriage by Shira Anthony
Tall, Dark, and Deported by Bru Baker

Science Fiction:

Mate of the Tyger Prince series by Shannon West (shifter aliens, humans, mpreg)

Supernatural/Paranormal:

Mage of Inconvenience by Parker Foye

Fantasy:

The Gryphon King’s Consort by Jenn Burke

Purple Reader:

There’s already some good recs here. Like H.B., I don’t keep track of weddings in books, but I did remember a few that I thought were good … they aren’t all just about the wedding, but it does figure into the story:
– Fantasy:
THE LAST GRAND MASTER by Andrew Q. Gordon
THE LODESTAR OF YS by Amy Rae Durreson
THE ENGINEERED THRONE by Megan Derr
– PNR:
TRIED & TRUE by Charlie Cochet
GUNS N’ BOYS: HE IS MINE by K.A. Merikan
– Sci-Fi/Futuristic:
MY FAIR CAPTAIN by J.L. Langley (the original unless you want yours kink free then go for the 2018 version)
IMPERFECT MATCH by Price, Jordan Castillo
Oh, I thought of a few more, so why not add several to our list 🙂 … (again, good stories where even if it’s not all about the wedding, it plays a part):
– Historical:
INTO DEEP WATERS by Kaje Harper
DAYS WITHOUT END by Sebastian Barry
– Contemporary:
A MORE PERFECT UNION – Anthology by B.G. Thomas, Coatsworth, Fessenden, Michael Murphey
WILL & PATRICK WAKE UP MARRIED by Leta Blake
PIECE OF CAKE by Mary Calmes
THE HEART OF TEXAS, and TEXAS WEDDING by R.J. Scott
THE MARRYING KIND by Jay Northcote
– Mystery/Suspense:
CRASH & BURN by Abigail Roux
HERE COMES THE CORPSE by Mark Richard Zubro
ALOHA CANDY HEARTS by Anthony Bidulka
– Purple Reader, TheWrote [at] aol [dot] com

From Ami:

TAMING GROOMZILLA by E.N. Holland (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6931204-taming-groomzilla)

and

SIX NECKTIES by Johnny Diaz (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35061750-six-neckties) which revolves around wedding and wedding preparation

Now on to this week at our blog!

This Week at Scattered Thoughts and Rogue Words

Sunday, June 10:

• A MelanieM Review: Bones and Bourbon by Dorian Graves
• More June Romance. This Week at Scattered Thoughts and Rogue Words

Monday, June 11:

• SERIES REVIEW TOUR for Shoes and Ties by JENA WADE
• BLOG TOUR George Loveland – Up In The Air #2: West Coast
• Review Tour – Ari McKay – Blood Bathory: Absence of the Sun
• A MelanieM Review: Ari McKay ‘s Blood Bathory: Absence of the Sun
• A Stella Review: My Anti-Valentine (My Anti-Series #1) by DJ Jamison
• A VVivacious Review: Flowers for the Gardener by Sharon Maria Bidwell
• An Ali Review Behind the Lights (Social Sinners #1) by T.L. Travis

Tuesday, June 12:

• Release Blitz Twenty-One Arrow Salute by Kasia Bacon
• Release Blitz – George Loveland’s Up In The Air 2: West Coast
• Review Tour –  Made In Portugal by Ana Newfolk
• A Lucy Review: Whatever Comes First by MK Lee
• A MelanieM Review: Made in Portugal (Made In #1) by Ana Newfolk
• A Stella Review:  My Anti-Boyfriend (My Anti-Series #2) by D.J. Jamison
• An Alisa Audiobook Review:  Staggered Cove Station (Coast Guard Rescue #1) by Elle Brownlee and Colin Darcy (Narrator)

Wednesday, June 13:

• BLITZ – To Have and to Hold by Tamryn Eradani
• DSP Promo Sean Michael
• River City Tour (Other World Tour)
• Release Blitz – Overtime by V.L. Locey
• An Alisa Review:  Wrenching by Deirdre O’Dare
• A MelanieM Review: Overtime (Cayuga Cougars #4) by V.L. Locey

Thursday, June 14:

• TOUR INSIDE DARKNESS by Hudson Lin
• Release Blitz – DJ Jamison’s My Anti-Marriage
• A MelanieM Review: Robby Riverton: Mail Order Bride by Eli Easton
• A MelanieM Review: Three More Nick Nowak Mysteries (Boystown #2)  by Marshall Thornton
• A MelanieM Review: Three Nick Nowak Mysteries (Boystown #1) by Marshall

Friday, June 15:

• Ardulum Series (Other World Tour)
• Release Blitz Catch Me by Beth Bolden
• Release Blitz Rainbow Place – Jay Northcote
• A MelanieM Review:Two Nick Nowak Novellas (Boystown #3) by Marshall Thornton
• A Stella Review My Anti-Marriage by DJ Jamison
• A MelanieM Review: ​Silent Hearts by Cameron D. James.

Saturday, June  16:

• Blitz Tour (Lori)The Recruit by Addison Albright
• A MelanieM Review: Murder Book (Boystown #5) by Marshall Thornton