Family Man (2017) Heidi Cullinan and Marie Sexton Trey eventually went on. “I hate that you know.” That one threw Vince. “Why? Did you think I was going to be a dick about it? Didn’t you think I’d want to help you?” Trey’s cheeks colored as his rage simmered up to boiling. “I don’t want […]
- August 29th, 2025
- Categories: 8/10, Contemporary, eBook, Mental Health Rep, Queer, Reread, Romance
- Tags: Boinking, Heidi Cullinan, Marie Sexton, MM, Parental Alcoholism
Secrets in the Mist (2016) Anna Lee Huber Set in East Anglia in 1812 It was balm for my bruised pride to hear him apologize, but it did not change what had happened. The hurt did not miraculously vanish, nor did the discomfort his presence caused me. I knew what was coming, like following a […]
- March 16th, 2025
- Categories: 8.5/10, British, eBook, Historical, Mental Health Rep, Mystery, Reread, Romance
- Tags: Anna Lee Huber, Grief, Napoleonic Era, Parental Alcoholism
Jericho Candelario’s Gay Debut (2018) R. Cooper “Hey.” Susanna’s voice was sharp. “You mean a lot to me. Stop thinking whatever you’re thinking.” Lincoln must have been snacking on frosting all day and gone without real, solid food. His eyes were very bright. The words in those books weren’t always meant for him, but they […]
- March 12th, 2025
- Categories: 9/10, Comfort Read, Contemporary, Cozy, eBook, Mental Health Rep, Queer, Reread, Romance, Sexual Content
- Tags: Ace, Family, MM, Parental Alcoholism, Parental PTSD, R. Cooper
Family Man (2013) Heidi Cullinan and Marie Sexton Vince is struggling with the fact that he still isn’t properly settled down. It was finding out kids born the year he graduated high school were now legal to drink. And he’s beginning to wonder if maybe it’s because he’s queer. Trey works two jobs while going […]
- May 22nd, 2023
- Categories: 8/10, eBook, Mental Health Rep, Queer, Reread, Romance, Sexual Content
- Tags: Boinking, Homophobia, MM, Parental Addiction, Parental Alcoholism
Jericho Candelario’s Gay Debut (2018) R. Cooper He and Jerry had argued once, in their way, about the difference between Lincoln working for his dream and doing what he loved, and why Jerry might be tired at the end of each day. Mostly, Lincoln had gotten loud, Jerry had gotten quiet, then said, “I love […]
- March 21st, 2023
- Categories: 9.5/10, Ace, Comfort Read, eBook, Food, Mental Health Rep, Novella, Queer, Reread, Romance
- Tags: Bakery, Demi, MM, Parental Alcoholism, R. Cooper
Jericho Candelario’s Gay Debut (2018) R. Cooper I just needed the mental hug. Paris Daillencourt Is About to Crumble was rough on my mental well-being. He and Jerry had argued once, in their way, about the difference between Lincoln working for his dream and doing what he loved, and why Jerry might be tired at […]
- November 23rd, 2022
- Categories: 9/10, Ace, Comfort Read, eBook, Food, Mental Health Rep, Novella, Queer, Reread, Romance, Sexual Content
- Tags: Bakery, Demi, MM, Parental Alcoholism, Parental PTSD, R. Cooper
The Lion Tamer (2018) Dahlia Donovan (The Sin Bin) First off, this story has a lot happening. Over the course of the series we’ve watched Scottie spiral out of control. The story just before this sees the start of the interactions between Scottie and Gray. Gray sees Scottie as a potential submissive, and sees something […]
- July 27th, 2022
- Categories: 7.5/10, British, eBook, Food, Mental Health Rep, Novella, Queer, Reread, Romance, Sexual Content
- Tags: Addiction, BDSM, Boinking, Cooking, Dahlia Donovan, MM, Parental Alcoholism, Sin Bin
Jericho Candelario’s Gay Debut (2018) R. Cooper I needed the softest and fluffiest of escapes, so I turned to this, even though it hadn’t been that long since my last reread. Because Jerry is sweet and adorable. They always asked for him. Probably because a slender, average-sized man with a low voice was a lot […]
- January 24th, 2022
- Categories: 9/10, eBook, Food, Mental Health Rep, Novella, Queer, Romance, Sexual Content
- Tags: Anxiety, Bakery, Baking, MM, Parental Addiction, Parental Alcoholism, PTSD, R. Cooper
Family Man (2017) Heidi Cullinan & Marie Sexton “You can’t stay with a brand of shampoo, Vinnie. You have commitment issues that have commitment issues.” I worked over fifty hours most weeks. Thirty-four at the restaurant, the most they’d give me, because even one more would require them to give me benefits, and they were […]
- April 30th, 2021
- Categories: 8.5/10, eBook, Mental Health Rep, Physical Health, Queer, Reread, Romance, Sexual Content
- Tags: Addiction, Boinking, MM, Parental Addiction, Parental Alcoholism, Serious Illness
Jericho Candelario’s Gay Debut (2018) R. Cooper I am struggling pretty hard right now, so I needed a story that was going to let me feel things, but in a soft way, and that would be a hug. This is a love story in two parts. First, of Jericho’s love for his family and their […]
- February 9th, 2021
- Categories: 9/10, Comfort Read, eBook, Food, Novella, Queer, Reread, Romance, Sexual Content
- Tags: Anxiety, Bakery, Baking, MM, Parental Addiction, Parental Alcoholism, PTSD, R. Cooper
Secrets in the Mist (2016) Anna Lee Huber (Gothic Myths) Set in England in 1812. Ella Winterton has been struggling since her brother died. Her mother’s death troubled her father, but after her brother died fighting France, her father descended into alcoholism–an open secret that Ella can’t admit even to her best friend. Why could […]
- November 6th, 2020
- Categories: 8/10, British, eBook, Female, Good Cover, Historical, Mental Health Rep, Mystery, Reread, Romance
- Tags: Addiction, Anna Lee Huber, Grief, Napoleonic Era, Parental Addiction, Parental Alcoholism
Jericho Candelario’s Gay Debut (2018) R. Cooper Jericho Candelario has spent his adult life helping to raise his siblings and his niece. His father is now sober, but between his past alcoholism, his PTSD, and his health, he wasn’t much help to the family after their mother left them. For five years, Jerry has enjoyed […]
- August 7th, 2020
- Categories: 9/10, Food, Mental Health Rep, Novella, Queer, Romance, Sexual Content
- Tags: Anxiety, Bakery, Baking, Boinking, MM, Parental Addiction, Parental Alcoholism, PTSD, R. Cooper
Family Man (2017) Heidi Cullinan and Marie Sexton After three failed marriages, Vincent “Vinnie” Fierro has started wondering whether he family and religion are why he has denied to himself so adamantly that he might be interested in guys. Trey Giles is working his way through school, one class at a time, while holding down […]
- May 2nd, 2019
- Categories: 8/10, Mental Health Rep, Physical Health, Queer, Romance, Sexual Content
- Tags: Addiction, Boinking, MM, Parental Addiction, Parental Alcoholism, Serious Illness
Secrets in the Mist (2016) Anna Lee Huber Set in England in 1812 Ella Winterton has spent the past four years dealing with loss and grief and anger. The deaths of her mother and brother sent her father into an alcoholic decline, and being jilted by the man she thought she loved while still in […]
- April 26th, 2019
- Categories: 9/10, British, Female, Historical, Mental Health Rep, Mystery, Romance
- Tags: Anna Lee Huber, Grief, Napoleonic Era, Parental Addiction, Parental Alcoholism