"Cupid Christmas" by Lex Valentine

Title: Cupid Christmas
Author: Lex Valentine
Publisher: Ellora's Cave
Sub-Genre: Pink Petal Books
Length: 42 pages
Heat Rating: Erotic
Rating: 4.5 Cups

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Blurb:
It’s another Christmas at Forbes Ranch and this year the family is playing Cupid with Grayson and Jared’s best friend Steve Yarrow. Years before, Steve’s heart was broken by the love of his life Dalton Emory who left him to further his career by marrying a woman with a rich daddy. Now, divorced, outed and publicly humiliated, Dalton is trying to build a business and keep a low profile. He doesn’t believe he deserves a second chance with Steve after the way he hurt him. However, Dalton didn’t reckon with his former lover’s interfering friends, the depth of Steve’s love nor the forgiveness the spirit of Christmas can offer. Can one lonely, broken cowboy forgive himself and accept the love that has always belonged to him? And will the Forbes tradition of Christmas Eve Happily Ever Afters give Steve and Dalton the future they never thought they’d have?


Gabrielle's Review:

Dalton and Steve have a rocky past. Young and inexperienced they both come together for some fun and when Dalton throws it all away for money he soon finds that his relationship with Steve was so much more than just fun. Little does he realize that Steve has been harboring feelings all these years for him as well. This Christmas their good friends decide that they want the two men to find the love and trust that they lost so many years ago.

Cupid Christmas brings us a wonderful story full of emotions. I was immersed in Dalton and Steve’s story right from the start. The love that the men share is strong. Steve fights for it but Dalton must get past his mistakes and self-loathing or he just might loose the love that he longs for. I enjoyed watching the two men reconnect and fight for their love. Seeing Dalton come back from the brink with the help of Steve made for a nice read. Lex Valentine does a wonderful job of bringing the characters and their world to life. I loved this visit to the Forbes Ranch and hope that I get to come back again.


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"Kissing Joan Collins" by Lex Valentine

Title: Kissing Joan Collins
Author: Lex Valentine
Publisher: MLR Press
Sub-Genre: GLBT
Length: 66 pages
Heat Rating: Erotic
Rating: 4.5 Cups

Available at:
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Blurb:
Gay suspense author Logan Moore fell in love with the most perfect gay man ever during his freshman year in college. But his roommate and best friend Chase Courtland never showed an interest in him. Twelve years and a handful of failed relationships later, Logan acknowledges that he still loves Chase. When Chase puts on a designer dress, four-inch heels and a wig and transforms himself into Joan Collins for a Valentine's Day masquerade party, Logan's libido rockets out of control. One look at Chase's perfect ass in the skin tight dress and Logan is ready to drag him off to bed. But can two best friends bridge the gap of a dozen years of denial and build a life together after one amazing night of revelations, confessions and love?



Meingee's Review:
Logan and Chase have been best friends since they met many years ago. Both men have hid their true feelings for each other for twelve years. When Chase finally reaches the end of his rope he decides to bite the bullet and show Logan just how much he cares for him. Now if only Logan can admit his feelings as well. Can the two men find love and their happy ever after or is it too late?

When I pick up a book by this author I know that I am in for a great ride. This story is full of emotions and the love that the two men feel is so strong it is almost a tangible thing. Chase puts his heart on the line and serves it up to Logan on a platter and can only hope that Logan does not refuse it. I loved both Logan and Chase and would be hard pressed to pick just one of them. Logan and Chase are both great men who finally get a taste of what they have been longing for all these years and each man is more than willing to fight for the love that they have found. I enjoyed watching both men find their way to each other and their happy ever after. I loved seeing the romance bloom and the trust between them strengthen. We get a wonderful romance as well as one hot read with this book. The men come vividly to life as we see the depth of their friendship and how it becomes much more making this a book that should be in everyone’s library.





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