An Alisa Review: Once Upon A Wolf by Hurri Cosmo

Rating:  3 stars out of 5   Hawk is alone, hiding from the world, living in a tiny, rickety cabin his grandfather built. He has few supplies and fewer yet of the skills needed to survive on his own, but because of what he did, because of what his father caused him to do… well,… Continue reading An Alisa Review: Once Upon A Wolf by Hurri Cosmo

An Alisa Review: In Another Country by Kellum Jeffries

Rating:  4.25 stars out of 5 Declan Kelly’s a closeted bisexual cop in a Southern military town, still reeling from his recent divorce. When he’s assigned to work undercover at a gay bar, he meets a gorgeous guy who seems like a likely suspect in the recent robberies of club-goers—but who instead turns out to… Continue reading An Alisa Review: In Another Country by Kellum Jeffries

A VVivacious Review: Red Zone by TS McKinney & Shannon West

Rating: 5 Stars out of 5 This was everything I never knew I needed. This story had me from the get-go, like almost immediately. I had read very little when I decided not to have lunch just so I could continue to read this one. I read it all in one go and never in my… Continue reading A VVivacious Review: Red Zone by TS McKinney & Shannon West

An Ashlez Review: Kinky Pride Collection by Shannon West, TS McKinney, Sara York, Susan E Scott

Rating:4 stars out of 5 It’s the most wonderful time of the year! It’s time for Pride! Okay, scratch that—it’s time for another round of parades, parties, and good times. And nothing spices up a party like a little kink. Surely belligerent parents, jealous ex-lovers and whips, spanking posts and ropes will keep it classy.… Continue reading An Ashlez Review: Kinky Pride Collection by Shannon West, TS McKinney, Sara York, Susan E Scott

Tis September.  A Most Literary Month! This Week at Scattered Thoughts and Rogue Words

Tis September.  A Most Literary Month!     But now in September the garden has cooled, and with it my possessiveness. The sun warms my back instead of beating on my head … The harvest has dwindled, and I have grown apart from the intense midsummer relationship that brought it on.      Robert Finch “ September:… Continue reading Tis September.  A Most Literary Month! This Week at Scattered Thoughts and Rogue Words

An Alisa Review: Hybrid Reset (A Darker Hollow #3) by Shannon West and TS McKinney

Rating:  4 stars out of 5 “If vampires had yearbooks, I’d probably be listed as “Lucas, the Least Likely to Succeed.” After all, I’m living in the basement of a spooky old house about to fall down around my ears and a blood thrall named Liam brings me the blood of small game, so I… Continue reading An Alisa Review: Hybrid Reset (A Darker Hollow #3) by Shannon West and TS McKinney

What Does the School Year Bring for LGBTQIA Youth? The Week at Scattered Thoughts and Rogue Words

Another End of the Month Approaches! What Possibilities Does the School Year Bring for LGBTQIA Youth   I see the end of August approaching and the first of September arriving on Saturday and usually it heralds the start of the change over. The beach season is ending in a last huge Labor Day weekend bonanza… Continue reading What Does the School Year Bring for LGBTQIA Youth? The Week at Scattered Thoughts and Rogue Words

What’s Made Your Favorite Books Magic? And This Week at Scattered Thoughts and Rogue Words

Romance Do’s In Your Romance Novels. What’s Made Your Favorite Books Magic?   Several books I finished this week just furthered my ideas as to what helps launch a romance novel above the mass of romance stories you read or will read over the course of a year or more.  One wasn’t terribly successful in… Continue reading What’s Made Your Favorite Books Magic? And This Week at Scattered Thoughts and Rogue Words

Royal Wedding Weekend. This Week At Scattered Thoughts and Rogue Words

Royal Wedding Weekend. Unless you are living in a cave somewhere (without wifi) or at the highest reaches of the earth (ditto wifi), you know that a royal wedding took place yesterday between Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, now the Duke and Duchess of Sussex.  At last count,  it’s estimated that 2 billion people worldwide… Continue reading Royal Wedding Weekend. This Week At Scattered Thoughts and Rogue Words

Is History Repeating Itself? Amazon and eBooks.This Week at Scattered Thoughts and Rogue Words

Is History Repeating Itself? Amazon and eBooks It wasn’t that long ago (1980’s and 1990’s) really that the book world was being torn asunder by the rise of the super bookstores like Crown Books, Waldenbooks, B. Daltons, Borders among others who, due to their size and discounting practices, under cut the neighborhood bookstores and put… Continue reading Is History Repeating Itself? Amazon and eBooks.This Week at Scattered Thoughts and Rogue Words