Hanukkah begins Friday December 11 at sundown. To celebrate, I hope* to read and review a batch of m/m romances, all of them recommended by readers (thank you!), and some of which have Hanukkah themes.
*note “hope” = “intend with some possibility of fulfillment”
12/11 Astrid Amara, Holiday Outing (2009, Loose I.D.) [m/m erotic rom]
12/12 Cheryl Dragon, Bad Brad (2007, Loose I.D.) [m/m erotic rom]; Keira Andrews, Eight Nights (2007, Loose I.D.) [m/m erotic rom]
12/13 Ann Somerville, On Wings Rising (2008, Samhain) [Gay romance Sci Fi]
12/14 Sean Kennedy, Tigers and Devils (2009, Dreamspinner Press) [Contemporary]
12/15 Ginn Hale, Wicked Gentleman (2007, Blind Eye Books) [Alternative Victorian]
12/16 James Lear, The Palace of Varieties (2003, Cleis Press) [1930s London]
12/17 Alex Beecroft, False Colors (2009, Running Press) [18th cent historical romance]
12/18 Tamara Allen, Whistling in the Dark (2009, Lethe Press) [early 20th cent historical romance]
Chances are excellent I will be giving a few of these away.
I haven’t read any of these books, but I’ve heard good things. I’ve got Beecroft’s False Colors in my TBR because I loved Captain’s Surrender, so I’ve got high hopes for that one.
I read Ginn Hale’s Wicked Gentleman and Alex Beecroft’s False Colors, so it’ll be fun to see what you think of those and Ann Somerville’s On Wings Rising.
I have a couple of those TBR and have read four more. Am looking forward to reading what you think of them all.
I’m interested in the Somerville, the Lear, and the Allen, so it’ll be great to hear what you think!
I’ve read WICKED GENTLEMEN – an interesting world. I wished it was longer.
I can’t wait to hear what you thought of James Lear. I don’t read to much m/m – I’ll be curious to hear your thoughts.
@Victoria Janssen: I wish it was longer, too. But the good news is, Ginn Hale is writing a sequel.
After this and your Monday post, I hope (=intend, with very little possibility of fulfillment, knowing me) to think of you and bite my tongue every time I’m tempted to complain about my end of term workload. And I look forward to avoiding my marking by reading your thoughts on these. You’re always good for procrastination that is thought-provoking (and therefore feels justifiable).
Happy Hanukkah!!!