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Stepphy James @stepphy.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
I have really enjoyed Jordan Castillo Price’s other collections (Mnevermind and Psycop) so I knew that this would be a series that is right up my alley, which is why I asked my fiancé to buy all three volumes of the ABC's of Spellcraft for me for Christmas last year (My TBR is long, leave me alone!)
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The ABC’s of Spellcasting collection: Volume 1 by Jordan Castillo Price
Book Description Dixon Penn's family wasn't terribly shocked when he announced he was gay, but they were devastated to learn he's the only one without the gift of Spellcraft. Fortunately, that doesn't stop Spellcraft from reaching out to him. Dixon's prospects have gone from bad to worse, but a contest at the biggest greeting card company in the tri-state area would be just the thing to turn his luck around.
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Stepphy James @stepphy.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
Skeleton Crew by Jordan Castillo Price Book Description: Although Victor Bayne is a valued asset of the FPMP, he still vividly recalls his PsyCop days: the eye rolls, the nasty looks, and the occasional utterance of the words “Spook Squad” whenever he showed up on a scene. So he really should…
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Skeleton Crew by Jordan Castillo Price
Book Description: Although Victor Bayne is a valued asset of the FPMP, he still vividly recalls his PsyCop days: the eye rolls, the nasty looks, and the occasional utterance of the words “Spook Squad” whenever he showed up on a scene. So he really should empathize with Howard Jibben, the weekend lab manager known as Heebie Jeebie. But does the guy really need to be so darn annoying?
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Stepphy James @stepphy.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
Two men on opposite sides of the law: will they be able to set aside their differences and trust love?
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Real Trouble by Elle Keaton
Book Description: Two men on opposite sides of the law: will they be able to set aside their differences and trust love? Danylo Peters has issues, lots of them. He’s not on Piedras Island by accident, he’s not a nice guy, and Peters isn’t his real name. Dany’s in hiding, trying to escape his family’s influence and start a new life.
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Stepphy James @stepphy.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
Overall I really enjoyed this story, and I saw in one of Elle's newsletters (Sign up for Author's Newsletter's people!) that she was offering a copy of this ebook for free, so I may have to get the ebook version to see if any of my thoughts change reading it to myself.
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Trusting the Elements by Elle Keaton
Screenshot Book Description: There’s nothing like a near death car accident to open your eyes. Otto Proulx decides surviving was a sign; he’s being given a second chance to claim the life he wants to live. For the past few years he’s been hiding in the shadows, vague texts from a troubled ex-partner keep him at home along with his general lack of luck in the romance department.
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Stepphy James @stepphy.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
Louisa Master’s is a master at her craft. I found this story riveting and the narration by Nick J, Russo was spectacular as always!
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Spirited Situation by Louisa Masters
Screenshot Book Description: When you can talk to ghosts, things are bound to get spirited. The ghosts have been there since before I can remember. When I was a kid, they doted on me, but as I got older, they got more demanding. I’ve spent my whole life seeing and talking to dead people and trying to pretend I’m not, because the living just don’t understand.
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Stepphy James @stepphy.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
Subtle Bodies by Jordan Castillo Price Book Description: “It’s probably nothing….” Usually, when Victor Bayne is called upon to investigate a ghostly apparition, the “haunting” can be chalked up to a perfectly mundane cause. When he’s sent to check out some suspicious phenomena in small-town…
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Subtle Bodies by Jordan Castillo Price
Book Description: “It’s probably nothing….” Usually, when Victor Bayne is called upon to investigate a ghostly apparition, the “haunting” can be chalked up to a perfectly mundane cause. When he’s sent to check out some suspicious phenomena in small-town Iowa—and no one seems unduly alarmed—he’s hoping for more of a weekend getaway. Especially since he’s bringing along Jacob as his Stiff.
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Stepphy James @stepphy.bsky.social · 04/07/2025
Ken & Bobby by J D. Wilde Book description: True love and happy endings only happen in fairy tales... right? Bobby Vanderpool is a young millionaire, a popular model, and a closeted gay heir to his conservative family's legacy. He has everything he could possibly want except for a storybook…
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Ken & Bobby by J D. Wilde
Book description: True love and happy endings only happen in fairy tales... right? Bobby Vanderpool is a young millionaire, a popular model, and a closeted gay heir to his conservative family's legacy. He has everything he could possibly want except for a storybook romance and the freedom to be his true queer self. Meanwhile, Ken Walker, a sexy surfer and musician, fears his family, friends, and church will reject him if they learn he's not entirely straight, so he struggles to repress his sexuality while trying to find himself.
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Stepphy James @stepphy.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
I read this book during my Uni holidays and boy was it a ride. I wish this I had access to more of these books when I was a lot younger, they would have made my life so much easier growing up.
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The Last Boyfriends Rules For Revenge – Matthew Hubbard
Ezra Hayes has always felt like a background character compared to BFFs Lucas and Finley. He would do anything to be seen as a romantic lead, even if it means keeping a secret summer boyfriend, Presley. But when he discovers that Presley is a lying cheater, and his best friends are having boy problems of their own, they want revenge.
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Stepphy James @stepphy.bsky.social · 20/04/2025
Haere mai! Come watch as we prog Heroic Liberation of Undermine! #wow #shadow #heroicraid I’m live on Twitch - Watch me at twitch.tv/stepphyjames
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Stepphy James @stepphy.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
Tomorrow, When the War Began – John Marsden Ellie and a group of friends decide to make the most of summer and take off to go ‘bush’ for a few days, they realise it won’t be long until they leave their small rural town of Wirrawee and start to make their own way in the big wide world. But…
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Tomorrow, When the War Began – John Marsden
Ellie and a group of friends decide to make the most of summer and take off to go ‘bush’ for a few days, they realise it won’t be long until they leave their small rural town of Wirrawee and start to make their own way in the big wide world. But something’s afoot. They joke about noticing a fleet of planes flying past in the middle of the night, assuming is for the country’s Commemoration Day.
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Stepphy James @stepphy.bsky.social · 02/02/2025
Rock – Anyta Sunday Igneous. When Cooper’s parents divorce, he finds himself landed in Week About—one week with his mum and one week with his dad.Only, it’s not just his dad he has to live with. There’s Lila, too: The other woman, the one who stole the rock-solid foundation of his life.And then .…
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Rock – Anyta Sunday
Igneous. When Cooper’s parents divorce, he finds himself landed in Week About—one week with his mum and one week with his dad.Only, it’s not just his dad he has to live with. There’s Lila, too: The other woman, the one who stole the rock-solid foundation of his life.And then . . .There’s Jace. Lila’s son. Lila’s smug, regurgitated-fish-scale-blue eyed son.
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Stepphy James @stepphy.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
The Starving Years - Jordan Castillo Price This book, wow. I’m not sure how I feel about it to be honest. So let’s break it down into what I did like, and what didn’t sit so well with me.
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The Starving Years – Jordan Castillo Price
Nelson Oliver is kind of drifting through life, he’s a qualified food scientist, but works at a video store. In a half hearted attempt to be able to afford his migraine medication, he attends a job fair hosted by Canaan Corp, one of the major manufacturers of the super food Manna. At the Job fair he meets Javier, Nelson is immediately attracted to him and his eyepatch, and when things finally gets boring enough, he starts to pursue Javier in the hopes of getting his phone number.
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Stepphy James @stepphy.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
The Magpie Lord - K.J. Charles This is an excellent M/M Victorian era, gothic fantasy and I’m rather annoyed at myself for leaving it on my TBR for such a long time.
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The Magpie Lord – K.J. Charles
Lucien Vaudrey is the new Lord Crane after the deaths of his loathsome father and brother, both who took their own lives. Unfortunately for the new Lord Crane, someone seems to have it out for him too. Freshly back from China after being exiled by his father, Lucien must now learn how to navigate the legacy his father and brother have left behind, and find a way to stay alive.
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Stepphy James @stepphy.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
Unlocking Melodies by Greyson Vale This is a multifaceted, slow burn, romantic story about second chances. The main storyline was both heart breaking and healing in the way it dealt with fractured relationships and then repairing them.
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Unlocking Melodies by Greyson Vale
I was lucky enough to be given the opportunity to ARC read this story, all thoughts and opinions are my own. Ethan Cole is the heir apparent to a multi billion-dollar tech company, and as such, he has a lot of expectations placed upon him and his future. During his college years, music was his escape from the high pressure of those expectations, it was also how he met Jimmy.
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Stepphy James @stepphy.bsky.social · 18/01/2025
Cloaked in Shadow – Ben Alderson Zacriah is special, he is able to do what no one else can do, but with his parents advice he hides his special abilities. That is until he, and the other elfin his age, accept an invitation to King Dalior’s feast in honour of his son Prince Hadrian. After the…
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Cloaked in Shadow – Ben Alderson
Zacriah is special, he is able to do what no one else can do, but with his parents advice he hides his special abilities. That is until he, and the other elfin his age, accept an invitation to King Dalior’s feast in honour of his son Prince Hadrian. After the feast, when he is forced to join a legion of shapeshifters, even though he isn’t one, events conspire against him and he is forced to come to terms with what he really is in order to save the people he loves the most.
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KiwiSimsKate @kiwisimskate.bsky.social · 17/01/2025
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Stepphy James @stepphy.bsky.social · 11/01/2025
This is a wonderfully, I want to say cozy, story about a guy who’s unfortunate luck in his dating life has left him clutching at straws to find someone to love, so he summons a demon to try and help him, much to the dismay of his best friend.
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A Demons Guide to Dating – Ken Sanchez
Ethan Michael Groove is a walking disaster when it comes to dating. He’s at his wits end and needs to find a way to go on a successful date, but where does one turn when they feel they have tried everything? To a magical book of course, it couldn’t hurt to get some demonic help could it? Asmodeus, Asmo for short, is the Prince of Lust and jumps at the chance to get out of boring hell where nothing changes.
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Stepphy James @stepphy.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
Kidnapped by the Gentleman – Drake LaMarque Cedric is the son of a wealthy English business man, he has taken advantage of his wealth and hasn’t settled down so his father sends him off to Jamaica with a tutor to see if distance will help tame him. It doesn’t. After one of his many debaucherous…
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Kidnapped by the Gentleman – Drake LaMarque
Cedric is the son of a wealthy English business man, he has taken advantage of his wealth and hasn’t settled down so his father sends him off to Jamaica with a tutor to see if distance will help tame him. It doesn’t. After one of his many debaucherous nights out, he waked up locked in a room with other unconscious people.
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Stepphy James @stepphy.bsky.social · 05/01/2025
Eternal Thorns – Ken Sanchez ARC Read I was provided an ARC of this book by Ken Sanchez for review, all thoughts and feelings are my own. Silas Ashworth is the heir apparent to a noble family, but being a noble isn’t all it’s cracked up to be, especially if you have a sense of justice. After…
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Eternal Thorns – Ken Sanchez
ARC Read I was provided an ARC of this book by Ken Sanchez for review, all thoughts and feelings are my own. Silas Ashworth is the heir apparent to a noble family, but being a noble isn’t all it’s cracked up to be, especially if you have a sense of justice. After exposing the corruption his family is involved in, he is exiled to the family’s remote holdings of Thornhaven, an abandoned manor house where strange things happen to people who stay there.
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Stepphy James @stepphy.bsky.social · 01/01/2025
Mr Romance by Louisa Masters, Narrated by Greg Boudreaux This story had me cackling with how ridiculous some of the situations were that Charlie found himself in and left me wanting more from Louisa #booksky #mmromance #bookreview #queerbook
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Mr Romance by Louisa Masters, Narrated by Greg Boudreaux
Charlie is a very friendly guy, he is aware of how lucky he was growing up in a very affluent family so he started to take care of his friends financially whenever he could. This however ended up s…
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Stepphy James @stepphy.bsky.social · 01/01/2025
Let me tell you, at just under 3 hours long, this story had me in tears over and over and over again as I was taken through an emotional rollercoaster. Nick J. Russo’s narration is excellent, and he really gets you into the emotion of the story being told by Riley Hart #booksky #queer #bookreview
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Married to My Best Friend by Riley Hart, Narrated by Nick J. Russo
Alex and Caden have been inseparable since they were two years old, They do EVERYTHING together, so when Alex gets engaged after 3 months of dating someone, and then about to get married 3 months l…
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Stepphy James @stepphy.bsky.social · 31/12/2024
Dad Magic by @bjtwiggwriter.bsky.social Holy Crap what a book! My first thoughts while reading this were “This would be a totally epic Dungeons and Dragons campaign” And I couldn’t shake that epic story feeling as I continued to read #booksky #bookreview #queerbook #gay
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Dad Magic by Benjamin Twigg
Holy Crap what a book! My first thoughts while reading this was “This would be a totally epic Dungeons and Dragons campaign!” And I couldn’t shake that epic story feeling as I continued to read.…
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Stepphy James @stepphy.bsky.social · 31/12/2024
Big Difference by Ana Ashley, Narrated by Alexander Cendese I really enjoyed hearing how this story unfolded and I was ever so grateful for a little bit of big boy representation! I am pleased to say that I have added Ana Ashley to my “To Be Bought” list, which seems to be forever growing
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Big Difference by Ana Ashley, Narrated by Alexander Cendese
I really enjoyed hearing how this story unfolded and I was ever so grateful for a little bit of big boy representation! I am pleased to say that I have added Ana Ashley to my “To Be Bought” list, which seems to be forever growing
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Stepphy James @stepphy.bsky.social · 31/12/2024
Hay by Lucy Lennox, Narrated by Michael Dean I managed to obtain this audiobook from a BookFunnel promotion and it was a fantastic introduction to the Made Marian series by Lucy Lennox. I will be purchasing more of her work for sure! The promotion did its job!
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Hay by Lucy Lennox, Narrated by Michael Dean
I managed to obtain this audiobook from a BookFunnel promotion and it was a fantastic introduction to the Made Marian series by Lucy Lennox. I will be purchasing more of her work for sure! The promotion did its job!
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Stepphy James @stepphy.bsky.social · 31/12/2024
Holy crap balls, I have consumed so many good books over the last few weeks and I’m running behind on writing reviews because… well holiday silly season, but I’m going to get a few done hopefully today! #gay #reading #mmromance #booksky
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Gavin / G. B. Ralph @gbralph.com · 25/12/2024
Were you gifted book vouchers this Christmas? Did Santa bring you a new Kindle? Do you need to escape into a book for a few hours? 🕵️‍♂️👮‍♂️🏡🏳️‍🌈🇳🇿 Here's the link to the first in the series 😘 gbralph.com/murder-on-mi...
The Milverton Mysteries by G B Ralph with a rainbow banner reading "Be gay, solve crime"Murder on Milverton Square by G B Ralph. Book blurb.
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Lucas Delrose @lucasdelrose.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
So in the new year I'm wanting to put out a monthly newsletter about my writing, wins & struggles of being an indie author and also my journey teaching myself video game design. If this is possibly something you want to see in your inbox, I suggest signing up! lucas-delrose.kit.com/a5823e64f2
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A dose of Delrose
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Stepphy James @stepphy.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
Smut Smut Smut, i've been listening to so much Smut..... Well that's not a bad thing! But i'm finding out what my Smutty taste actually is! #books #gay #mmbooks
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Stepphy James @stepphy.bsky.social · 18/12/2024
This is a story about two men meeting at the right time in the right place, and the story really evolves from there. I laughed, cried, and got second hand embarrassment as I listened along to Glen Lloyd narrating this wonderful, feel good Christmas tale #booksky #gay #christmas
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Tic Tac Mistletoe by NR Walker narrated by Glen Lloyd
It’s Christmas time and Hamish is heading off to spend the next two years closer to his sister in America. He’s had one HELL of a ride to get there too. Unable to sleep on the aeroplane, he is dive…
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Stepphy James @stepphy.bsky.social · 14/12/2024
This was a great re-introduction to audio books and I will be making sure I purchase more of Saxon James work to listen to on my long commute to work. #bookreview #gay #audiobook
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Anti-Wingman by Saxon James Narrated by Teddy Hamilton
Rylan is sick of the single life and wants to settle down, he downloads an app with the intent to find a partner to settle down with. Kai, on the other hand, is a serial dater. He finds himself in …
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Stepphy James @stepphy.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
Started on this beautiful gem today, have had so much fun reading it already. Come join me on Threads as I post my reactions and thoughts as I embark on this adventure! #booksky #reading #gay #book
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Finally getting to start this beautiful gem by benjamintwiggwrites I’ve been looking forward to this one since I saw it on Threads! So excited! As always, follow along as I live react to this book ov...
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Stepphy James @stepphy.bsky.social · 08/12/2024
Once again @gbralph.com made me feel like part of the Scooby Squad as we worked with Addison to uncover who is behind the body in Douglas Glade. #Bookreview #Booksky #Gay #NewZealand
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Death in Douglas Glade – G. B. Ralph
Going for a hike in the mountains behind Milverton isn’t exactly Addison’s idea of a great time, but it’s the people you’re with, rather than the places you go, that help make memories right?! And …
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Stepphy James @stepphy.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
Note to self, if you don’t want a damp titty, don’t sneeze down the inside of your shirt! In my defense though, I didn’t want my book covered in sneeze juice #protectyourbook #book #gay
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ALT: a man wearing a mask is holding a can of air freshener and says " eww cooties "
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Stepphy James @stepphy.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
Time to start reading “Death in Douglas Glade” by @gbralph.com His other books are excellent and I expect this to be the same! Follow along on Threads if you’d like to see me live react to the story! #booksky #gay #book #bookreview
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Another murder involving Addison?! This should be fun! Time to read @gbralph_ new book “Death in Douglas Glade” as always, follow along on Threads if you want a live thread of my reactions! Bookthread...
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Stepphy James @stepphy.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
Time to start reading “Death in Douglas Glade” by @gbralph.com His other books are excellent and I expect this to be the same! Follow along on Threads if you’d like to see me live react to the story! #booksky #gay #book #bookreview
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Another murder involving Addison?! This should be fun! Time to read @gbralph_ new book “Death in Douglas Glade” as always, follow along on Threads if you want a live thread of my reactions! Bookthread...
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Lucas Delrose @lucasdelrose.bsky.social · 01/12/2024
Happy 1st day of the month! Thought I'd share a snippet of the 1st page of Cherry on Top with Tommy's famous ice breaker question "What's your favorite ice cream flavor?". What's an ice breaker question one of your characters would use? #firstlines #queerindieauthor #indieauthor #queermystery
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Stepphy James @stepphy.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
This is an Excellent book and if I didn’t already own it, I would take @lucasdelrose.bsky.social up on his offer!
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Stepphy James @stepphy.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
Psychics are presenting to The Clinic and the local hospital and it’s not looking good for them, they’re addicted to something and it’s costing them their lives. What is this new drug? Who is making it? Will Vic be able to withstand the pull he feels towards taking it? #booksky #gay #book #review
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Bitter Pill – Jordan Castillo Price
A new drug is hitting the streets, it’s not addictive if you’re a normal person, but if you have psychic abilities, it’s another story. Psychics are presenting to The Clinic and the local hospital …
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Stepphy James @stepphy.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
So far this year, I have bought 55 new books! most of them (50 of them actually) have all been indie-published books with Gay male leads! Some of them smut, but most just lovely stories with a MC that happens to be gay. I love my books #gay #booksky #books
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Lucas Delrose @lucasdelrose.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
Give Indie books this holiday season!
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Stepphy James @stepphy.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
My babies are just so cute! They loves each other so much 🥰 #pets
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Stepphy James @stepphy.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
I LOVE buying books off of indie authors, my current library is made up of 95% indie books, however, I never realised just how hard/expensive it was going to be to get them shipped to NZ. Well, this just means my library is an investment, and well worth continuing my hunt for GREAT additions #books
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Stepphy James @stepphy.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
Let us continue in our Psycop journey with book 11: Bitter Pill. A new drug is in town and it has devastating consequences for psychics. What will Vic have to do to get to the bottom of this? Follow along as I live blog my thoughts as I read! www.threads.net/@stepphyroff... #bookreview #mmbooks
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Let us continue in our Psycop journey with book 11: Bitter Pill. Will Vic make progress on uncovering his past? Or will he give it up and focus on his future with Jacob? Either way a new drug is in to...
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Stepphy James @stepphy.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
Just moved over from... well you know where! And thought i'd share my blog where I review books! Mostly M/M books at the moment! I also live blog my reading over on Threads! readingwithstepphy.wordpress.com www.threads.net/@stepphyroff #book #bookreview #Booksky
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Reading with Stepphy
A space for me to share my love of reading and providing reviews of the stories I immerse myself in.
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