Friday, September 3, 2021

New from S. Barker: Dèjá Vu

Title: Dèjá Vu
Author: S. Barker
Genre: M/M Fated Romance
Release Date: September 2, 2021
Cover Design: Dalia Hernandez


Imagine experiencing the kind of love that stays with your soul for all of eternity, continuously defeating all odds... including death.

Liam
My whole life, I've been a dreamer. I dream of places I've never been, people I've never met, situations I've never been in, but I never understood why... until met him.

Elijah
Being forced to move from the city to a small town is not how I wanted to spend my last year of high school. I don't want to be here, and I swore to myself I wouldn't get attached to anyone or anything... but then I met him.












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Merriam-Webster defines dèjá vu as "a feeling that one has seen or heard something before".

I can sum up Dèjá Vu in one word... astonishing. When I agreed to review Deja Vu I was unprepared for such an emotionally intense experience.

Dèjá Vu is a refreshing change from the straight-to-gay/shifter/vampire stories that seem to be the new normal in the MM romance genre.

I really like the way Liam's dream sequences are interwoven into the story. That to me is what makes the story very unique, not just the incredible characters and the fascinating story line.

Dèjá Vu is an absolute MUST READ story that more than deserves a spot on everybody's eBook reader.

5 out of 5 stars and I will most definitely be reading it again.


My review of Salvation by Garrett Leigh

 




Cover Design: Black Jazz Design

Darkest Skies Series 

Book #1 Redemption - Buy Links
Book #2 Deliverance - Buy Links

Reformed gang boss Dante Pope is out after a four-year stretch in prison. But freedom has found him faster than he’s ready for. His only brother hates him, and with nothing but PTSD and a newfound fascination with plants for company, the outside world is a terrifying place.

A prisoner rehabilitation scheme lands him at a stately home that might as well be the moon. Working for gorgeous gardener Sid is a welcome distraction—his shoulders are broad, his rugged jaw unshaven, and his long, tanned legs?

Wow.

But Sid has problems of his own. A life-changing disease has left him limited in ways he can’t bear and accepting help, even from a stranger, makes him want to curl up and die.

If Dante would let him.

Newsflash: he won’t, and he’s not a stranger for long. With his dark smile and sinister ink, Dante Pope is the most beautiful man Sid has ever seen. Life is hard, but falling for each other is easy.

Sunshine and shadows.

Old ghosts can haunt Dante all they like. Loving Sid is the only salvation he’ll ever need.

Salvation is a sweetly angsty standalone MM romance novel in the Darkest Skies series. Expect: second chances, forced proximity, friends-to-lovers, and buckets of hurt/comfort themed loveliness. Content warnings for childhood trauma, violence, and chronic illness.



Garrett Leigh is an award-winning British writer and book designer.

Garrett's debut novel, Slide, won Best Bisexual Debut at the 2014 Rainbow Book Awards, and her polyamorous novel, Misfits was a finalist in the 2016 LAMBDA awards.

When not writing, Garrett can generally be found procrastinating on Twitter, cooking up a storm, or sitting on her behind doing as little as possible, all the while shouting at her menagerie of children and animals and attempting to tame her unruly and wonderful FOX.

Garrett is also an award winning cover artist, taking the silver medal at the Benjamin Franklin Book Awards in 2016. She designs for various publishing houses and independent authors at blackjazzdesign.com, and co-owns the specialist stock site moonstockphotography.com with renowned LGBTQA+ photographer Dan Burgess.

Website: http://www.garrettleigh.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/garrettleighauthor/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Garrett_Leigh


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Who said a leopard can't change his spots? It certainly wasn't Dante Pope.

I can't really go into it any further without giving spoilers.

Trust me when I say that without the love and support of Sid, things might have turned out differently for Dante, especially when the past shows up on his doorstep.

The story moved along at a steady pace with believable plot and characters.

The only thing I didn't care for was the use of a lot of British terms which I had to stop and look up.

For that reason and that reason alone I rate Salvation 4.75 stars instead of 5.

That being said, I highly recommend this book.