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It's been a while, but from memory, my impression was Nancy and Frank had great romantic chemistry. I know they both had other boyfriend and girlfriend in their series, but when I was younger, they were my first ship (even before I knew what shipping was). @MyrI hope you can find your Nancy Drew book. I never collected the books, I just borrowed them from the public library, whenever I saw they were in stock. I was one of the kid that held these books on the wait list

Fascinating, I'll have to watch it at some point. I know it might be too early to hope for it, but if the show can progress and age up characters, I'd love to see an onscreen version of Super Mystery series that crossover Nancy Drew (already has a CW series) and the Hardy Boys. My introduction into their universes was reading that series, prior to reading either separately. I know it's a 90's kid thing, but I didn't grow up reading them separately. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Mystery Also, the show's trailer gave off a bit of a "Riverdale"-feel, not sure what the actual show is like. I know the Archie's Riverdale group, Nancy Drew group, and Hardy boys group each have massive fan-bases with their own interpretations mystery genre.

Sports is a touchy topic, but I hope folks can be happy about results coming in As of 7/31/2021, LGBTQ+ athletes have won a total of 15 medals and if the community were a recognized nation, be 8th in total medal counts ahead of France, so far. Outsports is keeping a running tally: https://www.outsports.com/olympics/2021/7/26/22594865/medal-count-team-lgbtq It's amazing, even if you don't watch all the events, it shows off the variety of abilities and competitive athleticism

Was just reminded of this old song and the toy store that no longer exists in Boston from my childhood

My astrology combination says this: Cancer Sun Gemini Moon Leo Rising – you come across as proud and full of Vitality. You love expressing yourself and do so with a lot of charisma and creativity. People find you amusing and entertaining. I am not sure if anyone really think I have charisma or creativity.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/38462.Giovanni_s_Room August 2nd is the birth date of James Baldwin, noted African American Civil Rights Activist and author of this old gay fiction novel. I will leave this as the final book of my review series. This is the quintessential classic mainstream gay novel, published in 1956, it is one of the most well-known and remembered narratives of the early LGBT literature. James Baldwin is also known as a pioneer in civil rights for both African Am

Give it some time and try reading it in a different setting. I read it during a hot summer day after a jog with a cold ice tea and some chocolate covered almonds. Some stories are better read on certain days and circumstances, you also might want to try reading short stories like this in one sitting.

https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/55982904 This story about a bisexual former Army Ranger going through PTSD and a loving gay animal trainer was interesting and surprising from its origins. It deals with serious topics like veteran reintegration into society, PTSD with service animals used for comfort, and remarkably candid reflections on American society’s biases towards veterans in everyday life without platitudes. As a reader and a writer, I like stories that are different and at th

Yeah, I think doing a daily publication was too ambitious even if they're mostly under 2K words. Today, I just noticed that I am ranked #4 in GA's monthly ranking of authors for chapters published. I overdid it on content and too much zeal to share gay fiction books, especially romance novels with others.

https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/27407335 At this point in the book series, you are likely committed to the ride with the author, so I think Leta Blake gave her readers the much-deserved sexual release that has been coming for a reason. Everything has added tension and deepened the character development of Will and Patrick, along with the characters of Healing, South Dakota. This series is thought-provoking, intelligent, and comedic with its realistic issues and surreal situational co

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52268562-reading-the-signs I think most folks will probably have noticed the theme for this week seems to be Sports related gay romance fiction, since I have covered books on American Football and Hockey. With this book, Keira Andrews weaves a tale of love between professional baseball players, ironically between a catcher and starting pitcher. The old Catcher-Pitcher analogy has long been synonymous with Top-Bottom positions in the gay community, so the

Tom Daley, 27 years old, 4 times openly gay Olympian representing the UK, Diver, and now gold medalist gave some really inspiring words on Monday after he won a Gold medal: Sometimes I think people need a message of hope out there Hope there's other inspiring words out there

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25690047-home-away My first thought after reading this novel was: “I’ve read this before” It’s a nice novel from 2015 that probably would settle well on this site with @MrsgnomieBoss Nanny, along with classics like @Bill WCastaway Hotel, basically a gay romance with found family. Samantha Wayland is someone I can understand, being a fellow New Englander and Hockey fan, but I’ll try to avoid giving her book favorable treatment based on those two point

https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/35501577 An Interesting tale from a relatively unknown female southern author of gay romance fiction, Mackenzie Blair’s only book from 2015 featured a closeted gay college quarterback and an openly gay Korean college student, who was thrown out of his house by the shame of his family. I know gay romance is a niche readership, but I am kind of shocked such an author with clear skills has no other books or readers. Maybe I have been hoodwinked, because

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/68094.Dressed_for_Death An interesting mystery novel with gay and trans themes worth a reading during a rainy day. It’s an old mystery book, published in 1994, and it’s set in a mainstream mystery novel series involving the exploits sleuthing of Commissario Guido Brunetti, an Italian police officer from Venice during the late 1980’s and early 1990’s. The story starts off as a murder mystery, then transforms into a tale of corruption, seedy political hypoc

I had to review this just to get my raw reactions down. I wasn't expecting to have so many thoughts on this book, but here I am. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34233780-slow-heat I have to begin this review with some soul searching, I have never read a story or fictional universe quite like what Leta Blake created here. I was around during the early days of shifter fiction and Supernatural fan-fiction that spawned the Alpha/Beta/Omega (ABO) or otherwise known as Omegaverse. Few ev

I’ll use Fridays as my standard day for series, since I can’t seem to stop reviewing books and I started Book 1 last week, I’ll just continue through all 7 books. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27217967-will-patrick-meet-the-family This is another short Novelette at 105 pages and probably 30-40K words, which I guess represents a very short read for most people. It continues the story of Will and Patrick as they meet and interact with Will’s family, friends, and colleagues, along w

https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/34862570 Oh boy, I can describe this book in one word: Messy. That’s not in a good way, either. It’s short at 292 pages and 6 hours 36 minutes on audible, so probably around 50-60K words. The story is about a geeky boy named Jaxson, who is 23, gay, and still a virgin. He writes comic books as an amateur, but has lacked the confidence to present his work to a publisher. Due to an accident with a gay sex toy, he has to go to an ER, which ends up wit

That is what I thought, I was hopeful that the re-publication may mean he has reconsidered. Still, this ending just feels hollow; it needs something.

Thank you, it's so hard to find an expansive universe Sci-Fi book that offers LGBT interests, I am so glad I can help someone by finding a story like this.

I read this story when it was originally published more than a decade ago and I felt the same way about the ending. The first 3 books were an amazing narrative of a character with humanity, depth, and historical backdrops. The 4th book just lacked a proper payoff. How could these guys fix the future? Can someone end this endless time loop for Davey, Brian, Brandon, Sean, Trevor, and Todd. This is a living hell for them. As their creator, Dan left them in limbo for a long time after book 4, I hope with these stories being republished, he's at least considering "Re-Doing" things. ------------ Personally, I can imagine a possible solution to give the series an ending with hope for the future: what if there is a future "shielded timeline" out there that can be created by these guys, which assists them in their present attempts to secure the future. We know already from all these books a "temporary temporal bubble" is created when a person transfers their consciousness into the past that protects a small area from time changes, what if in one perfect future, this is no longer a temporary bubble, but a larger shield to protect their history and timeline from alteration. Even if you cannot send human beings backwards in time, information can be sent back in time to create a certain set of events that would allow a "perfect" timeline to exist, like perhaps Davey and Brian's sons may be the ones to broadcast the future details to save their fathers, highlighting the theme that a bright future can save the dismal past. There's a lot of potential with that kind of plot line, including questions on free will, determination, and a full-circle between father/son dynamic of Book 1-3. Anyway, it's just my solution on how to escape endless time travel. I wonder what other readers of this series might consider.

I said I wouldn’t post another review this week, but sigh, I can’t help myself as I re-read this story in its entirety again. It deserves a review https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/41823691-honeymoon-for-one “Clay: Did you know Australian don’t have sex? Ethan: What do you do then? Clay: We mate” I mentioned I liked Keira Andrew’s writing from Kick at the Darkness, this was the story that set it up for my interest in her books. Corny jokes, a hunky older rugg

There's a dark beauty to this story of love and second chances

It's a fun little story, quirky with its characters. Amy lane is a good gay romance writer, she also has a longer gay romance-mystery series Fish out of Water, at some point I will review the mystery novels, but you can bet she's on that list.

Last review this week unless readers have a genre of interest: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/53205912-winter-s-orbit I promised everyone I would review a gay Science Fiction mainstream novel, well here it is For everyone who wants to escape into a new Sci-Fi universe. An Epic space opera, a murder mystery, and political thriller, plus the main characters are a newly married gay couple, welcome to what I can honestly call, the most expansive gay science fiction story of 202