The Ten Best Romance EBooks Of 2009
February 18th, 2010Of all the GLBT romance and erotica e-books I read in 2009, these were my favorites. Please note that this list reflects my very own, highly subjective opinion and is not an official list from any website or organization.
10. Nights in Pink Satin by Sharon Maria Bidwell. In another lifetime, Vincent was known as Count Dracula. In modern London, as he prepares for his annual vampire cotillion, Vincent becomes intrigued by a bolt of fuscia-pink satin, and obsessed with looking for who would want to line a coffin with such an extravagant fabric. The solution leads him to some shocking truths regarding himself during this offbeat paranormal romance.
9. Queer Hauntings by Ken Summers. In my hometown is the Truman’s Entertainment Complex, consisting of 2 linked GLBT bars, one a sports bar and one a dance club. Did you ever stop to consider there could be gay, lesbian, bisexual and transsexual spirits, furthermore because the heterosexual ghosts we have a tendency to usually hear concerning from the ghost hunters? That’s the topic of the nonfiction book Queer Hauntings. If you’re keen on ghost stories in the least, you’ll notice it fascinating, from the famous ghosts (Liberace is alleged to haunt the restaurant he once owned, for instance) to standard people and couples whose lives were cut tragically short.
8. The Dandelion Clock by Jay Mandel. The Dandelion Clock by Jay Mandal is a sweet romance novel. Its main characters simply happen to be 2 men, David and Rob, English guys in the 1980s. In this very realistic character study, 20-something David pines for nineteen-year-previous Rob, but can Rob ever even notice?
7. Agency of Extraordinary Mates: Finding Magic by Kate Douglas. I’ve enjoyed Kate Douglas’s spicy novels for years, and this book was no exception. It’s fun, and therefore the reader can actually notice magic!
6. I Kissed a Lady, edited by Regina Perry. Galvanized by Katy Perry’s pop tune, the twelve short stories during this anthology crackle with tension. In every tale, a girl kisses another lady for the primary time. Generally, her boyfriend does not mind it…others are purely Sapphic imaginings, with nary a Y-chromosome in sight. All are passion-inspiring; some are beautifully told stories in their own “write.”
5. Secretly Bound by Jade. Jade and her wife Jessica live within the Netherlands with their young son. Jessica desperately needs to have another kid, however she’s having bother obtaining pregnant again. Jessica’s increasing disappoint creates a rift between them, leading Jade down a dangerous path. She seeks to ease her loneliness by flirting with a lady she meets on an online social network. What follows is a tense mix of romance, sensuality, and action. Fans of Anais Nin can appreciate the means Jade (the author) weaves the story of Henry and June into her narrative.
4. Alternative Magical Creatures, edited by M. Rode. OMC is a collection of steamy, long short stories/short novellas with paranormal characters. There’s a weretiger, an artist who sells his soul to a demon, a couple of witches, a few werewolves, an ancient Greek god reincarnated as a bartender!
3. Samhain’s Embrace by Jesse Fox. If you’ve got any interest in Celtic mythology, you’ll find it a fascinating little volume. It is a contemporary story, set in fashionable times. Bran has lost the love of his life to a brutal murder…and only a shadowy figure from the world of ancient gods and goddesses will build him feel alive again.
2. Up For Grabs, edited by Lauren P. Burka. If your reading tastes are a bit quirky, if you are an open-minded reader, and if you fancy the premise of “What if?”…then Up For Grabs, edited by Lauren P. Burka (Circlet Press) is just the book for you. In these five delicious tales, gender is up for grabs, and science pushes the boundaries between male and female, natural and unnatural.
1. Sappho Sings by Peggy Ullman Bell. I rarely give a unique five stars, but I was tremendously impressed with the standard of storytelling in Sappho Sings, a fictionalized biography of the ancient Greek poet by Peggy Ullman Bell. Whether or not or not you’re acquainted with Sappho’s timeless verse, this book brings history to life, and could be a rolicking smart romance as well!
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