An Alisa Review: Alex’s Law by Jayce Ellis

Rating: 4 stars out of 5

alex's law Alex Corrigan is in love with his boss, Judge Lawson Daniels, and thinks those feelings are returned. That assumption is sorely tested two days before the court holiday party they’re organizing together, when the venue calls and cancels, followed by a snafu with the caterer. Alex could handle that, but after an intimate dinner followed by a decidedly unromantic e-mail, he’s left wondering about the future of his employment as well as his relationship with the debonair older man.

Law can’t wait to see his clerk again. But Alex is cold and distant in the light of day, and Law doesn’t understand. The party looms in the background, but Law’s excitement is turning to dread. On top of that, someone is sabotaging them, trying to get Alex fired and drive Law off the bench. If there’s any chance for a happy holiday for Alex and Law, they’ll have to find out who.

Alex and Law have worked seamlessly together since Alex was hired as Law’s clerk. When they hit a road block in organizing the holiday party they work even closer together than usual. Then Alex is hit with something to make him doubt Law’s feelings and faith in him.

I liked both of these characters. Alex is a very earnest young man who will do anything to help Law and Law just thinks the sun rises and sets by Alex. I could feel how heartbroken Alex becomes when he receives the email from Law changing some court record and reports he had completed. Law’s confusion in Alex’s behavior is evident in how he closes himself off. Seeing them figure out the puzzle together while also making the party a success was wonderful.

Cover art by TL Bland is nice and brings attention to the book.

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Book Details:

ebook, 53 pages
Published: July 23, 2016 by Dreamspinner Press
ISBN-13: 9781634770101
Edition Language: English

An Alisa Review: My Busboy by John Inman

Rating: 4 stars out of 5

My Busboy Robert Johnny just turned thirty, and his life is pretty much in the toilet. His writing career is on the skids. His love life is nonexistent. A stalker is driving him crazy. And his cat is a pain in the ass.

Then Robert orders a chimichanga platter at a neighborhood restaurant, and his life changes—just like that.

Dario Martinez isn’t having such a great existence either. He needs money for college. His shoes are falling apart. His boyfriend’s a dick. And he has a crap job as a busboy.

Then a stranger orders a chimichanga platter, and suddenly life isn’t quite as depressing.

But it’s the book in the busboy’s back pocket that really gets the ball rolling. For both our heroes. That and the black eye and the forgotten bowl of guacamole. Who knew true love could be so easily ignited or that the flames would spread so quickly?

But when Robert’s stalker gets dangerous, our two heroes find a lot more to occupy their time than falling in love. Staying alive might become the new game plan.

John Inman is a new author for me; I own a few books but haven’t gotten to reading them yet. I was not disappointed with this story, it was wonderful.

Robert is pretty depressed as he turns thirty, with nothing positive happening for him and he doesn’t see it changing anytime soon. He is taken with Dario when he meets him at his favorite Mexican restaurant and when they see each other again he has a great need to protect him. Dario realizes pretty fast that he will need to show Robert how he feels for anything to grow between them.

Robert took a little bit to connect to, he was so depressed with himself and his life he couldn’t see anything really happy and he keeps everyone at an arm’s length. When he meets Dario something clicks and he can start to see the positive side of life. Dario was so adorable, not much could keep him down but I just wanted to keep him safe throughout the story. Both of these characters are so loveable and seeing them fall in love for the first time was wonderful.

Cover art by AngstyG is a beautiful picture and I love it.

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Book Details:

ebook, 210 pages

Published: July 4, 2016 by Dreamspinner Press

ISBN: 9781634770842

Edition Language: English

An Alisa Review: Murder Most Yowl by Quinn Dressler

Rating: 4 stars out of 5

Murder Most Yowl Cat-sitting is a dangerous business.

Cameron Sherwood turned his back on law enforcement the night his investigation led to the death of an innocent gay man. Now Cam spends his time running a business that caters to his favorite animal, cats. But when Cam stumbles upon the body of a friend while feeding her feline, he can’t walk away. Dealing with a sexy yet stubborn sheriff, a matchmaking sister, and a terrifying blind date, Cam must somehow track down a killer, all while keeping the cats around him fed with his gourmet cat treats.

Cam gave up his father’s approval when he left NCIS and came out as gay. He has had a hard time living out and proud because he doesn’t really know how to, so his sister has taken it upon herself to set him up on a date. It just so happens to take place shortly after he finds his friend’s body. Imagine his surprise when his date is none other than Jake, the frustrating sheriff.

I loved both of these characters. Cam was so open with his feelings and about his life to Jake it was great to see. They both were so skeptical about their date, but were willing to open to the other. Their love for their pets helps make the characters easy to connect with.

This was a very well developed story, the mystery and romance ran right alongside each other without one over powering the other. The book had an open ending and I look forward to more stories about Cam and Jake.

Cover art by AngstyG is perfect and I wouldn’t do anything different.

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Book Details:

ebook, 134 pages

Published: June 29, 2016 by Dreamspinner Press

ISBN: 9781634774789

Edition Language: English

Cover art by TL Bland is nice and brings attention to the book.

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