Random Review T.A.D by M.D. Neu #Review #Giveaway

Title: T.A.D
Author: M.D. Neu 
Publisher: NineStar Press
Publication Date: September 23, 2019
Length: 53100 words 

Reviewed by Sammy 

Synopsis

Tad bounces around in time and watches mankind grow and change. He loves humanity and helping when he can. However, his job isn’t conducive to helping people—he’s an Angel of Death.

Doug is a fun-loving drama queen. He’s an amazing drag queen and hairstylist with big dreams, but despite his witty exterior, he has a dark history and is prone to self-destruction.

When Tad pushes the boundaries of his duties too far, his wings are stripped away from him, and he is sent to New York City to live as a human. Lost and alone he ends up meeting Doug, and they start a friendship that shapes them both and may last a lifetime. But nothing is simple when you’re dealing with a former Angel of Death and a Drag Queen. Could these two cause the fabric of our world to collapse or will they manage to keep the future as it should?

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Tad is an angel of death. He takes his job very seriously and, as such, often bends the rules when it comes to just how much death is meted out. He has traveled into different realities and different centuries spans both ushering in death and sometimes changing its catastrophic consequences. Fate, an archangel, has often had to clean up the mess Tad has left behind after he tries to “minimize” the number of fatalities. When Fate decides that Tad has overstepped for the last time, he strips him of his wings and makes him “human”, homeless and miserable. That’s where Doug finds him—dirty, hungry and lost on the streets of New York.

Doug is a train wreck in the making. He drinks too much, uses drugs too casually and has pretty poor self-esteem. When Tad enters his life, he will not be able to give Doug the physical release Doug initially desires with Tad but he will give him the emotional support that will eventually change Doug’s life and that becomes the catalyst that nearly destroys the world. An angel has landed on earth and the life he lives will affect millions.

M.D Neu is a new author for me and before I get into what worked and what didn’t in this interesting story, T.A.D., I want to say that I will be seeking out this author’s other works. I think Neu is a good story teller and the premise for this novel was pretty fascinating. Unfortunately the alternating point of view format really didn’t work as well as I had hoped it might. I found that the passages Tad narrated were entertaining, interesting and furthered the plot of the novel. When Doug was in control of the narrative however, the chapters fell flat for me and I didn’t feel I got any further insight into his character or what motivated him, as a result. I also regretted the author’s choice not to delve too deeply into the background of Doug and his friend/crush, Shannon. The loss of Shannon obviously impacted Doug greatly and yet we never got the full detailed story about their relationship. If you read this book you will understand why that was so important.

I wish I could review T.A.D. more cohesively for you. I really felt discombobulated when the chapters jumped sometimes both in locale and time frame with the result being that we lost entire years. Suddenly Doug had a serious relationship with someone, or Tad was embracing his humanness, or some other major change had taken place with the turn of a page. While that worked to move the story along, it also made it feel disjointed and confusing for me. I liked Tad so much. I struggled with always liking Doug but I think that’s more because his character felt underdeveloped as compared to Tad’s. I often felt the side characters were thrown in and never really felt interconnected to Tad and Doug.

I know it seems as though I thought there was more wrong with T.A.D. than right but honestly I did like this author’s take on the fantasy/paranormal trope. It was undeniably a fresh approach to an often overworked theme. In the end, T.A.D. was just a good story—not a great one but certainly enough to make me want to check out this author’s work in the future.

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Blog Tour: His Fallen Angel by Grein Murray #Excerpt #Review #Giveaway

TITLE: His Fallen Angel 

AUTHOR: Grein Murray 

COVER ARTIST: Kellie Dennis 

LENGTH: 156 Pages 

RELEASE DATE: April 1, 2016 

BLURB: 

New Angels are created to protect mankind on Earth but the Fallen are making this task quite difficult. New Angel, Alexander, is assigned to a rapidly declining area to find out what the Fallen are up to—only he lands in the clutches of a beautiful, yet powerful, Fallen Angel. As help comes from an unlikely ally, Alexander isn’t sure if he should trust Roman or not—but what choice does he have? 

 

I made sure that I ate my ice cream as seductively as I could until it was gone. Roman tossed the rest of his cone into some nearby bushes. “Why’d you….” I didn’t finish. I was dragged off the trail and stopped when Roman abruptly came to a halt. He looked down at me with a playful grin. There, in front of me, was a cropping of fallen trees. Roman pushed me toward them, then he started removing my pants and hoodie.

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I love Angel stories. It’s one of my favorite in the paranormal/ spirit genre. There’s something about them that just makes you feel the power behind the words and the world they are inhabiting. I was excited to read this book. The blurb sounded amazing and the cover is outstanding!

I loved the characters in this story. Alexander and Roman stole my heart and flew away with it. They were a powerhouse duo. Roman saves Alexander and in return Alexander saves him.

I adored the whole idea of this book. New angels, elders, the fallen! It was truly creative and Grein shows great creativity within the writing of this tale.

There was a downfall however. Not horrific but the writing was a bit of an issue for me. It was choppy at times and over narrated. There were moments in the story where dialog was somewhat stilted and it took away from the emotion of a scene. I have not read other works by Grein so I don’t know if this is the author’s style, so I cannot comment on that. If the narration flowed a little easier this book would be perfect.

That said, I was thoroughly entertained and thrust into this exciting world of good and bad angels.

When I'm not writing I like going to concerts. Music is a big part of my life, I've played bass guitar since I was a teen. I love nature and enjoy hiking and working with causes that help protect our planet and wild animals.

I have loved books all of my life and have always enjoyed escaping the ordinary world by getting lost in a good book. I read a lot of different genres of books but have fallen in love with MM. I support the gay community and hope one day people will see that love is love and that it is a beautiful thing no matter your gender, race or religion.

I am an avid animal lover and have quite a collection of pets in my home. I love ancient history and have studied Alexander the Great as well as Egypt and it's pharaohs. I also am very interested in angels and have researched them and will put that to use in future books.

I hope that my readers continue to fall in love with my characters and that my stories touch their lives and bring them happiness.

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Blog Tour: A:R Heaven Series by Tricia Owens #Excerpt #Giveaway

TERRITORY OF ANGELS

(BOOK ONE)

TITLE: Territory of Angels

SERIES: A:R Heaven #1

AUTHOR: Tricia Owens

COVER ARTIST: Lou Harper

LENGTH: 84000 words.

RELEASE DATE: March 03, 2016

BLURB: Can Angels fall in love with a former shoe salesman?

Ryan thought becoming an Angel would be easy. Well, besides the whole dying part. But it's difficult when he's hounded by bouts of insecurity and a secret, unrequited love. The only good thing to happen to him is his friendship with the lovable Angel Finnian. But Finnian is lover to the Commander of Heaven's Army: Anifiel, the most magnificent Angel in Heaven. Anifiel doesn't approve of his lover befriending a measly human, unfortunately, and when Finnian's curiosity about Earth compels him to leave Heaven and investigate, Anifiel blames Ryan's bad influence. Ryan doesn't know how to appease the fearsome if hunky Angel. Everything that Ryan does is wrong in the great Angel's eyes. It doesn't help that every time Anifiel draws near, Ryan is overcome with a lust too powerful to resist, a lust that Anifiel resents. Can Ryan manage to behave long enough to find a way to bring Finnian back? Or is Ryan doomed to remain a human in Heaven, never quite good enough for anyone?

Contains m/m, m/m/m scenes. Non-religious.

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SPOILS OF WAR

(BOOK TWO)

TITLE: Spoils of War

SERIES: A:R Heaven #2

AUTHOR: Tricia Owens

COVER ARTIST: Lou Harper

LENGTH: 57000 words.

RELEASE DATE: March 03, 2016

BLURB: Angels make eager lovers. Maybe too eager...

While the human Ryan has made an enemy of the greatest Angel in Heaven--Anifiel, the Commander of Heaven's Army--Ryan has somehow managed to befriend Anifiel's kind and gentle battle companion, Vithius. Ryan adores the handsome Angel and is all too happy to teach Vithius the ways that humans make love. But how much knowledge is too much? Is he corrupting Vithius as Anifiel has accused? Meanwhile, Demons are beating at the gates of Heaven with renewed aggression. Vithius believes he knows why the Demons are so determined, but Anifiel and Ryan refuse to listen to his theory, afraid to believe what it signifies about their relationship to each other. Can Vithius bring the three of them together? Or will the desire that they continue to resist bring down the entirety of Heaven?

Contains m/m, m/m/m scenes. Non-religious.

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(From: Territory of Angels)

Anifiel watched him steadily. "What was this joke?"

Ryan swallowed hard. "We were looking at a tattoo parlor. He saw someone with a piercing. A nipple piercing. When I showed him mine, he acted like he wanted one, too."

Golden brows stabbed together. "What is a nipple piercing?"

Ryan stopped breathing for a second. Oh, no. "It's—it's when you put jewelry through your, um, nipple." He could feel himself blushing furiously at the thought of Anifiel imagining what his nipple looked like.

"You say you have this? Show me."

Ryan shook his head and wrapped an arm around his chest. "No."

He yelped when Anifiel dropped on him without warning, pinning him on his back to the cloud.

"Get off me!" Ryan gasped as he tried to buck the Angel off.

Heavy limbs effectively brought his thrashing to an end. Panting, Ryan found himself trapped with his wrists above his head in one of Anifiel's hands. The Angel's other hand, to his horror, tugged at the neck of Ryan's tunic.

"What are you doing?" Ryan asked, incredulous.

Anifiel ignored him, frowning as he seemed to realize he could not lower Ryan's tunic while his arms were held above his head. "My apologies," he muttered with that same lack of sincerity as earlier. Ryan twitched as Anifiel grabbed hold of the neck of his tunic and simply ripped through it.

Ryan stared up at Anifiel, wide-eyed at what he'd done. This was his fantasy, and yet the reality scared him down to his toes. To be this vulnerable to the Commander was both the hottest experience of Ryan's life (and death) and the most terrifying.

The Angel's green eyes rounded for a split second as they latched onto the silver hoop adorning Ryan's chest.

"This is what Finnian desired?" Anifiel looked dumbfounded. "Why would he want this?"

In a voice laced with nerves, Ryan told him. "He thought it was pretty. And when I told him that it feels good, he was curious about that, too."

Green eyes flicked up to him. "It feels good? In what way?" Without waiting for an answer, Anifiel flicked the ring with his index finger.

Ryan gasped loudly and pushed his hips up. He'd never reacted this intensely to someone touching the ring, but something about the fact that it was Anifiel—the fear of being hurt by him, maybe—made Ryan's cock surge to a full erection.

"Get off!" he all but yelled, panicking. "Get off me!"

"Human lusts," Anifiel said coldly, eyes narrowing to slits. "Always it is about your corruption. Is this how you seduced my consort? By offering him pleasure of this sort? Did you give him an example of how it would be?"

Ryan shook his head vehemently. He needed Anifiel to get off him. The Angel's pelvis was pressed against his own and it was all Ryan could do not to pump against him and find relief for his throbbing cock. It was bad enough that Anifiel had aroused him and could feel it. But now Ryan had to fight his own body's demand for more than that.

"Get off," he pleaded. "Please, Anifiel."

Something thick and drugging moved through Ryan's veins. His inhibitions began to dissolve like mist, replaced by a growing desire. He felt strange, and yet not bad, as if he'd just taken a hit of Ecstasy. In fact, it began to feel incredible…He rolled his hips up into Anifiel's and groaned at the beautiful friction against his cock. Oh, yes.

"What are you doing down there?" Anifiel asked. "Why do you rub against me so?"

Ryan was in no state of mind to be giving lessons. "Because it…feels good," he moaned.

"This is what Finnian asked me for," Anifiel murmured. Even through the lusty fog enveloping his brain, Ryan heard the wonder and resentment vying for dominance within Anifiel. "He wanted to make love as you humans do. He was dissatisfied with me because of you!" The Angel gripped Ryan by the hair. "Show me your filthy human lust."

Tricia has been writing m/m fiction since 2002 when she opened her fiction website JuxtaposeFantasy to great success. She later partnered to create Joyboy Island. After a decade of writing for the sites, Tricia decided business demands were distracting her from producing novels, so she closed the sites and now writes at her leisure. Tricia has been a casino games dealer in Las Vegas and the onboard editor for a cruise ship. An avid traveler, Tricia has visited over 70 countries and tries to include aspects of her global experience in her books. Tricia's m/m book series include Sin City, about bodyguards for the rich and famous in Las Vegas, and Juxtapose City, set in a futuristic world which includes telepaths and empaths.

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