Book Title: Fake Dates and Mooncakes Author: Sher Lee Release Date: May 16, 2023 Genres: Young Adult, Contemporary, Romance, LGBTQ+ My rating: 4/5 Stars Synopsis: Heartstopper meets Crazy Rich Asians in this heartfelt, joyful paperback original rom-com that follows an aspiring chef who discovers the recipe for love is more complicated than it seems when he starts fake-dating a …
Book Title: Margo Zimmerman Gets the Girl Authors: Brianna R. Shrum & Sara Waxelbaum Release Date: May 2, 2023 Genres: Young Adult, Contemporary, Romance, LGBTQ+ My rating: 4/5 Stars Synopsis: Margo Zimmerman is gay, but she didn’t know until now. An overachiever at heart, Margo is determined to ace her newly discovered gayness. All she needs …
Book Title: Employing Patience Authors: Saxon James Release Date: May 31, 2023 Genres: M/M Later-in-Life Romance Tropes: Bi-awakening, employer/employee, rich/poor, small-town Cover Design: Story Styling Cover DesignsPhotographer: Xram RagdeModel: Marko Ilkic Synopsis Art When it comes to regrets, I have none. My life is perfect. I own a bar, work hard, party harder, and smother my niblings …
Book Title: In the Lives of Puppets Author: TJ Klune Release Date: April 25, 2023 Genres: Adult, Fantasy, Science Fiction, LGBTQ+ My rating: 5/5 Stars Synopsis: In a strange little home built into the branches of a grove of trees, live three robots–fatherly inventor android Giovanni Lawson, a pleasantly sadistic nurse machine, and a small vacuum …
Book Title: Foolish PuckboyAuthors: Eden Finley and Saxon JamesRelease Date: April 13, 2023Genres: M/M Sports RomanceTropes: First time dating, hockeyMy Rating: 4.5/5 Stars Synopsis: ALEKS After my divorce, I’m ready to have fun, date around, and not get into anything serious. Then I meet Gabe Crosby, superhero firefighter and a disgrace to the Crosby name. …
Book Title: Meet Me in the Blue Author: A.M. Johnson Release Date: March 2, 2023 Genres: Adult, MM Romance, LGBTQ+ My rating: 5/5 Stars Synopsis: Meet me… in the place where the sun kisses the horizon and sinks into blue shades of you and me. Meet me there… where everything was always perfect. You and me …
Book Title: Spell Bound Author: F.T. Lukens Release Date: April 4, 2023 Genres: Young Adult, Fantasy, Magic, LGBTQ+ My rating: 5/5 Stars Synopsis: Two rival apprentice sorcerers must team up to save their teachers and protect their own magic in this lively young adult romantic adventure from the New York Times bestselling author of In Deeper Waters and So This Is …
Book Title: Clash of Fate and Fury Author: Rachel Menard Release Date: March 26, 2023 Genres: Young Adult, Fantasy, LGBTQ+ My rating: 5/5 Stars Synopsis: Seventeen-year-old Gen may have rescued her beloved father from prison, but she hasn’t saved him yet. If she fails her end of a bargain with the Olympian Empresses, they will send …
Book Title: The Witch and the Vampire Author: Francesca Flores Release Date: March 21, 2023Genres: Young Adult, Fantasy, Romance, Retelling, LGBTQ+ My rating: 3/5 Stars Synopsis: Francesca Flores’s The Witch and the Vampire is a queer Rapunzel retelling where a witch and a vampire who trust no one but themselves must journey together through a cursed forest with danger at …
Book Title: Foolish Puckboy Authors: Eden Finley and Saxon James Release Date: April 13, 2023 Genres: M/M Sports RomanceTropes: First time dating, hockey Cover Design: Story Styling Cover DesignsPhotographer: Wander Aguiar PhotographyModel: Gabriel B. I am beyond thrilled to be partnering with Foreward PR & Marketing in the reveal of the cover for Eden Finley and Saxon James’s upcoming …