Review: Silent Is the Heart by Dianna Roman 4 of 5 stars

Silent Is the Heart by Dianna Roman
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

The story follows Easton Bennick, a man who lost everything—his childhood, voice, and a loved one - on a devastating night. Now a reserved adult with deep scars, Easton resides at Hampton Hills Rehabilitation Center. Aaron Manicki, a former speech pathologist at Hampton Hills, returns years later searching for purpose and reconnects with Easton, who has grown into a guarded and complex man. Aaron’s efforts to help Easton regain his voice evolve into a mutual journey of healing and self-discovery. Their intertwined paths explore themes of second chances, emotional vulnerability, and redemption. As Aaron attempts to break through Easton’s barriers, he must also confront his own struggles and question if he’s prepared to truly listen to what Easton’s heart has to say.

This was a story full of emotions and feelings as Easton struggled with a lot of pain and devastation in his life which had changed irrevocably and Aaron who tried to help Easton but then had his own difficulties after moving away from the area. Plenty of drama and action in this story which had a great HEA at the end. Easy to read, feel and understand. This was an MM story with mature content.

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Review: Snowed In: An MM Romance Charity Anthology by Kiki Clark 4 of 5 stars

Snowed In: An MM Romance Charity Anthology by Kiki Clark
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Snowed In is an MM Romance Charity Anthology from some of your favorite authors!

These Christmas-themed stories all feature the swoon-inducing trope of being snowed-in together! You can find new, exclusive novellas from Kiki Clark, EM Lindsey, Nicole Dykes, Crea Reitan, A.M. Johnson, Dianna Roman, Cora Rose, Kelly Fox, and Lark Taylor!

I loved these stories all around being snowed in together. Many were an enemies to lovers trope but they were all enjoyable. Easy to read, feel and understand. This was a collection of MM stories with mature content.

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Review: Tough Love by Dianna Roman 3 of 5 stars

Tough Love by Dianna Roman
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Damiano’s parents have never had any faith in him, so it’s no surprise when his new boss doesn’t either. He’s determined to prove Graham Brandt wrong though, if only he could stop pushing the man’s buttons and dreaming about tearing them off. It’s frustrating being a hot-blooded young man, particularly when your sexy boss is straighter than the level he uses on job sites. What do you do when your ex-wife won’t come home, and you can’t stop thinking about your obnoxious apprentice? You lose your damn mind, apparently. That’s the only explanation for why Graham agrees to let Dami teach him how to explore his unexplainable desires. When the lessons are over, however, Graham learns he may have misunderstood not only sex education, but Damiano Andropolis.

This was a nice story but felt a little overdone with all of the annoyance between them both which distracted me from the story at times. I also found the hiding in the closet section a bit too farcical. Easy to read and understand. This was an MM story with mature content.

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Review: The Idiot by Dianna Roman 3 of 5 stars

The Idiot by Dianna Roman
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Murphy Malone loves his orchard, his mother, and his dog. Life is great until he can't stop thinking about what he's missing - someone to share it all with. When he realises that his love for his best friend, Jesse Carver, runs deeper than the bonds of friendship, it just makes things worse. The problem is that Jesse Carver is the straightest man he's ever known. Only time and distance can ease the ache, but what do you do when your loyal best friend follows you to the gay singles cruise you fled to in an attempt to escape your feelings?

This was amusing in places but was often farcical and therefore hard to believe. I loved their friendship which put them in a good place for the future. Easy to read and understand. This was an MM story with mature content.

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Review: You Again by Dianna Roman 4 of 5 stars

You Again by Dianna Roman
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Brokenhearted and love-scorn, Johnny finds himself forced back into the dating pool by his overbearing mother and meddling best friend. Is it fate, interference, or a dating app glitch that keeps pairing him with his complete opposite, a handsome brick mason with a smile that makes bad decisions worthwhile? Aiden is seemingly perfect inside and out, Johnny is a realist. There's no way that they go together. If only he could convince his libido and the determined brick mason that he's not on the market, he could get back to his safe, solitary life. Aiden wants more than just being a pretty face and a night of fun after years of fumbling through encounters that never went deeper than the surface. When he meets Johnny, something behind the skittish photographer's snarky facade speaks to his wanton heart. There has to be a reason they keep crashing into each other in more ways than one. Maybe attraction isn't supposed to make sense and love, even less.

I loved this book which at times made me laugh out loud. It reminded me in places of "A Comedy of Errors" as so much had gone wrong. I really wanted to meet Johnny's ex to make him pay for the hurt he had caused. Easy to read, feel and understand, This was an MM story with mature content.

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Review: The Fating by Dianna Roman 3 of 5 stars

The Fating by Dianna Roman
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Cole had one last job. The bounty of a lifetime. It wasn't supposed to end with him on a slave planet and his entire crew dead. So, when the chance to escape presented itself, he took it. When Grantham, crowned prince of Ditali, tried giving him some schpiel about how the universe has chosen them to be together, as in together ‘together’, he shot that theory down as he is not even into males.Except now he says he’s dying. Dying in the sense that because one handsome bounty hunter rejected their so-called ‘fating’, he’s literally wasting away before Cole's eyes.

I think that I was supposed to find this funnier than I did. As it was I just found Cole irritating. I finished it but the humour missed me. This was an MM story with mature content.

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Review: In the Eye of the Beholder by Dianna Roman 3 of 5 stars

In the Eye of the Beholder by Dianna Roman
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Daniel Ellis trusts no one and love, even less. His longstanding commitment to self-reliance backfires when a series of events finds an unlikely saviour offering him assistance at every turn. How can the aggravating widower who’s sat at the end of his bar the past few years be his knight in shining armour? Reluctantly taking a job as Eric Jordan’s assistant becomes more than just a means of safe haven. Working for his aloof bar patron broadens Daniel’s perspectives, threatening to tear down every wall he’s built around his heart as he begins to learn more about a man he’s always purposely ignored. All Daniel wanted was to hide from the trouble that’s following him, not have the rest of his world turned upside down by the wealthy older man who ends up being nothing he expected and everything he didn't realise he might need.

This was a nice story but it lost my total interest thanks to the hot and cold from them both. I did like Eric but he did come across as very lonely. I did love the facts about his late wife but found her treatment by her family odd especially after her death. Easy to read and understand. This was an MM story with mature content.

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Review: Until I Saw You by Dianna Roman 5 of 5 stars

Until I Saw You by Dianna Roman
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Harper Reid has no money and nowhere to go, but he can't spend one more day under the same roof as his abusive boyfriend. Desperate to start fresh, he takes on a special case through the caregiver agency that contracts him. The client has fired everyone else, but this job includes lodging, so Harper will find a way to make it work until he's back on his feet. High-flying, eccentric Riley Davenport has lost his sight, effectively clipping the vivacious man's wings. Learning to navigate in darkness is difficult enough without being treated like a house plant by his girlfriend, parents, and friends. The last thing he needs is another pushy caregiver, hovering over him, curtailing the last of his freedom. But Harper Reid is different - very different. Nervous, quiet, reserved. It's almost like Harper has secrets and is the one who needs to be taught how to live again. And why does he smell like sugar cookies? Men aren't supposed to smell delicious.

I adored this story with the two broken men who needed to learn that the world was a good place and that they could mend their broken lives. Harper was a sweetheart who needed to heal while trying to teach Riley how to cope with a world in darkness. Riley was a character who was mostly frustrated. I loved their relationship and the way that they couldn't keep their hands off each other. It was great that Riley gave Harper the space to sort himself out. Lots of emotions in this story which was easy to read, feel and understand. This was an MM story with mature content.

** Please read the trigger warnings

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Review: The Gentleman by Dianna Roman 4 of 5 stars

The Gentleman by Dianna Roman
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Twenty-five-year-old Cameron Fairway has a secret - he is gay but never dared to tell his family and never dared to do something about it. He needs to find a mentor before he can find Mr Right. Someone with manners. Someone discreet enough to be able to mix business with pleasure under the watchful eye of his father’s empire--a gentleman. Pete Carver is without a doubt that man. Pete doesn’t mix business with pleasure because there is no pleasure in business. When the boss’ youngest son approaches him with a proposition that rattles every one of his sensibilities, Pete is determined to get to the bottom of the ploy. Because that’s all it can be--why else would the ruthless John Fairway’s son proposition a straight man in his father’s company? The apple can’t fall far from the tree.

I enjoyed this story with Cam being so brave and then finding a future that was everything he could ever want with Pete who was not as straight as he thought. I loved Pete's family who were so down to earth and welcoming and the relationship between the two men and how they soon became so devoted to each other. Easy to read, feel and understand. This was an MM story with mature content.

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