Kay Walker

Extra Mayo by Henrietta Clarke - 2 stars
I only liked the last third, everything else was preposterous IMO.

Ice Cream Dreams by Shae Connor - 2 stars
So-so and with an unsatisfactory ending.

My OTP by Bru Baker - 3.5 stars
A good mix of sexiness, romanticism and fun.

Not Quite 1776 by Therese Woodson - 3 stars
I read this yesterday and I already don't remember the name of a MC although I bear I mind the plot. So, nice but forgettable

Unmasked by Kay Walker - 4 stars
Well, what a surprise. A HFN futuristic dystopia with a lot of potential for a series.

The Bet by Holly O. Hale - 2,5 stars

Dance Hall Days by Amy Jo Cousins - 4 stars
Historical (London, 1930s). Not super original yet so well written that is a thing of beauty.

Short Timer by Jenni Michaels - 2 stars
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Full of the little adventures that happen when two young men get to know each other during a summer break for one of them, this is a sweet story with lots of entertaining and fun moments. With Simon being a bit of a shy bookworm, and Benji seeming a lot more forward than he turns out to be, the dynamics between them were cute, and I liked the way they carefully approached each other.

Simon is a student, and he spends the summer with his sister-in-law and his niece six months after his older brother died. The small town of Canmore in the Canadian Rockies is a great setting, but Simon is too shy to go exploring on his own. Luckily Benji, who works in the café close-by, is a little less hesitant and they begin to date after Benji sends Simon a vegan donut as welcome-to-town present. It was fun to watch Simon slowly emerge from his shell as he got to know Benji better.

If you like short, entertaining stories about two guys just starting out in life, if you don’t mind a Happy For Now ending, and if you’re looking for a light read that will make you smile, then you will probably enjoy this short novella.
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A world in which lycanthropes are known to exist, where they rebelled but were incorporated into society, and are now subject to restrictions for everyone’s safety. This story is set in a Steampunk version of North America, with Investigator Henry Dalton traveling out to the untamed West to support a small town in identifying who is killing cattle during the moon cycle. With a nice helping of mystery around Jack, the older lycanthrope he meets and befriends, and some wonderful scenes between two men who suspect they could feel more or each other, given time, this is a fantastical story with a wonderfully developed world and some great characters.

Henry is a man from the city. He is confronted with a frontier version very much like the Wild West in our reality, and encounters a good deal of suspicion as to his motives. The townspeople protect their own, and they are clearly scared. Henry is a consummate professional tough, so he doesn’t let their behavior influence or depress him. But he can feel the “spark”, the attraction between him and Jack, and he is surprised to be feeling it since he is human. He is not a man to ignore it, as difficult as it makes things for him, but he has a killer to find first.

Jack was one of the rebellion leaders when he was younger, but has settled down, accepted the new laws, and lives a quiet life as a blacksmith in the small western town. He is loyal to his friends, but also wants to get to know Henry much better. He is truly torn between two positions. Jack manages himself well without insulting any side too badly, and when push comes to shove he knows that Henry as a potential mate is the most important person to him and acts accordingly—never mind the risk to his own life.

If you like Steampunk and are looking for a slightly different version (one in the time of Victorian England but a different location), if two men who could be enemies but quickly learn to be friends and more sound interesting, and if you’re looking for a slightly mysterious read with some great details, a nice romance, and some heat, then you will probably like this novella.


NOTE: This book was provided by Dreamspiner Press for the purpose of a review on Rainbow Book Reviews.
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I don't really have any strong feelings one way or another about this short story. I mainly bought it because one of the main characters is vegan, which is something you don't see every day, AND the vegan character's boyfriend actively went out of his way to make sure that the vegan had accessible food, which was pretty awesome.

But the story was very light and fluffy, and I just don't read those very often. I love angst. ;) And there wasn't really much to be had here; yes, Simon's brother had died six months prior, quite unexpectedly, due to a heart attack, but everyone in the story had pretty much moved on from the initial grieving phase. It just felt to me like something was missing from the story, but I'm not quite sure what it is...maybe I am just so used to reading angsty stories that ones that don't contain boatloads of drama feel wrong to me? I don't know.

Overall, it was a nice, fluffy read. There's no "omg soulmates" thing either, which didn't bother me. The novella is probably best classified as "happy for now."… (plus d'informations)