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Bossy redhead, avid reader, and lover of beaches, lazy days, and all things chocolate and peanut butter. (she/her)

Joyfully Jay, LGBTQ romance review blog: https://joyfullyjay.com
Review: The Best Parts of Him by Amy Aislin

Rating: 4.25 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Kyle Dabbs is the captain of the Vermont Trailblazers hockey team, and though that comes with some notoriety, especially after winning the Cup, he likes to fly under the radar as much…
Review: The Best Parts of Him by Amy Aislin
Rating: 4.25 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Kyle Dabbs is the captain of the Vermont Trailblazers hockey team, and though that comes with some notoriety, especially after winning the Cup, he likes to fly under the radar as much as possible. It’s the complete opposite of to Ryland Zervudachi, who lives for hockey and attention.
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November 12, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Audiobook Review: The Princess by E.M. Denning

Story Rating: 4 stars Audio Rating: 4 stars Narrator: Kirt Graves Length: 7 hours, 28 minutes Audiobook Buy Links: Amazon/Audible | iBooks Book Buy Links: Amazon | iBooks At 22 years old, Taylor is the youngest of the three Bennett brothers. He’s been…
Audiobook Review: The Princess by E.M. Denning
Story Rating: 4 stars Audio Rating: 4 stars Narrator: Kirt Graves Length: 7 hours, 28 minutes Audiobook Buy Links: Amazon/Audible | iBooks Book Buy Links: Amazon | iBooks At 22 years old, Taylor is the youngest of the three Bennett brothers. He’s been raised by his father and older brothers, Jonah and Colby, ever since his mom tragically died. Taylor was so young, he barely remembers her.
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November 12, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Guest Post: Captains of Oartheca by James Siewert

Today I am so pleased to welcome James Siewert to Joyfully Jay. James has come to talk to us about his release, Captains of Oartheca. Please join me in giving him a big welcome! Why I Wrote Captains of Oartheca Or how love, representation, and…
Guest Post: Captains of Oartheca by James Siewert
Today I am so pleased to welcome James Siewert to Joyfully Jay. James has come to talk to us about his release, Captains of Oartheca. Please join me in giving him a big welcome! Why I Wrote Captains of Oartheca Or how love, representation, and space bears collide to create a galaxy worth fighting for What makes someone sit down and write about gigantic anthropomorphic space bears, the subtle complexities of interspecies diplomacy, and the stubborn, beautiful ways love thrives?
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November 12, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Review: Heart2Heart Anthology, Volume 8

Buy Links:  Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Anthology Once upon a time, a bunch of authors wondered… could Heart2Heart, the dating and community app trusted by queer singles around the world, help find the perfect temporary Plus One? Whether it’s to…
Review: Heart2Heart Anthology, Volume 8
Buy Links:  Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Anthology Once upon a time, a bunch of authors wondered… could Heart2Heart, the dating and community app trusted by queer singles around the world, help find the perfect temporary Plus One? Whether it’s to protect your ‘assets’ at a fundraising gala, attend an ex’s wedding, share a tantric yoga class, walk the dog, or stand by your side at a funeral, sometimes you just need the right person at the right time, and H2H is here to help make it happen.
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November 11, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Review: Taming His Vampire Mate by Jay Castle

Rating: 4 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Thierry is an enigma of a vampire, nearly a millennium old, yet with a boyish look. He’s been working with Nathaniel Bailey, the “king” of all vampires in Seattle, yet has never really…
Review: Taming His Vampire Mate by Jay Castle
Rating: 4 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Thierry is an enigma of a vampire, nearly a millennium old, yet with a boyish look. He’s been working with Nathaniel Bailey, the “king” of all vampires in Seattle, yet has never really befriended anyone. Thierry knows how disastrous connections can be and how dangerous an ally can become if used against you.
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November 11, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Guest Post: Redneck Revenant by David R. Slayton

Today I am so pleased to welcome David R. Slayton to Joyfully Jay. David has come as part of the Coastal Magic Convention Blog Tour to talk to us about his latest release, Redneck Revenant. Please join me in giving him a big welcome! Who's Afraid of…
Guest Post: Redneck Revenant by David R. Slayton
Today I am so pleased to welcome David R. Slayton to Joyfully Jay. David has come as part of the Coastal Magic Convention Blog Tour to talk to us about his latest release, Redneck Revenant. Please join me in giving him a big welcome! Who's Afraid of the Big Red Wolf? Welcome back to the Binderverse. October 28th saw the release of…
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November 11, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Review: The Reluctant Incubus by Alex Woolfson

Rating: 4.75 stars Buy Links:  Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Alvin is an incubus, a sex demon with the ability to draw on another's life force to gain power. But Alvin refuses to hurt anyone, so he doesn't feed and therefore not only does…
Review: The Reluctant Incubus by Alex Woolfson
Rating: 4.75 stars Buy Links:  Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Alvin is an incubus, a sex demon with the ability to draw on another's life force to gain power. But Alvin refuses to hurt anyone, so he doesn't feed and therefore not only does he only have a fraction of the usual incubus abilities, he is a virgin as well.
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November 10, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Review: The Holiday Exchange by Riley Hart and Christina Lee

Rating: 3.5 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novella Dawson is living his dream by owning a café. Now, if he could find the guy to share it all with. He has a crush on Briar, a man that is a frequent customer, but just…
Review: The Holiday Exchange by Riley Hart and Christina Lee
Rating: 3.5 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novella Dawson is living his dream by owning a café. Now, if he could find the guy to share it all with. He has a crush on Briar, a man that is a frequent customer, but just as Dawson gets up the nerve to ask Briar out, his twin brother, Nathan, beats him to it… Awkward.
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November 10, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Review: Atlas & Miles by Lincoln Mercer

Rating: 3 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Atlas has just lost their job. More than their job, their life. They built their company from the ground up, only to have the rug pulled out from beneath them as a rival company stole their…
Review: Atlas & Miles by Lincoln Mercer
Rating: 3 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Atlas has just lost their job. More than their job, their life. They built their company from the ground up, only to have the rug pulled out from beneath them as a rival company stole their clients and trashed their reputation. Now, Atlas has moved home in order to figure out what to do with their life, only to meet the man of their dreams in a coffee shop.
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November 10, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Coming This Week

Hi all! I hope you had a great week! We have had a pretty lazy weekend, which I sorely needed. I am still adjusting to my new work schedule and I spent yesterday reading and relaxing most of the day. We also celebrated my mother's 80th birthday, which was a lot of fun and a…
Coming This Week
Hi all! I hope you had a great week! We have had a pretty lazy weekend, which I sorely needed. I am still adjusting to my new work schedule and I spent yesterday reading and relaxing most of the day. We also celebrated my mother's 80th birthday, which was a lot of fun and a wonderful milestone! And here is what we have planned this week...
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November 9, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Review: The Mare Rider of Cornwall Cove by V.L. Locey

Rating: 4 stars Buy Links:  Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Archimedes Kee and Phil Kestrel are happily in love and settled into their new relationship. Phil is warm and loving, and he accepts everything about Archie exactly as he is…
Review: The Mare Rider of Cornwall Cove by V.L. Locey
Rating: 4 stars Buy Links:  Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Archimedes Kee and Phil Kestrel are happily in love and settled into their new relationship. Phil is warm and loving, and he accepts everything about Archie exactly as he is -- and that includes the fact that Archie can talk to ghosts. The pair have even started their own online paranormal investigator show, but while interest (and funds) spiked after the events at Lake Killikee, things have slowed down a lot since then.
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November 7, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Review: Tinsel and Tools by Kimberly Knight and Rachel Lyn Adams

Rating: 4 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Cole’s wife seems to have lost her tongue. It’s somewhere down her boss’ throat, last Cole saw, as he walked away from her and the mess she made of their marriage.…
Review: Tinsel and Tools by Kimberly Knight and Rachel Lyn Adams
Rating: 4 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Cole’s wife seems to have lost her tongue. It’s somewhere down her boss’ throat, last Cole saw, as he walked away from her and the mess she made of their marriage. Now, he’s back home with his dad in the small town of Brookhaven. It maybe not be as exciting as his old life and the jobs may be smaller, but the people Cole helps are grateful for it.
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November 7, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Review: Don’t Shoot Me, Santa by CF White

Rating: 4.5 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Don't Shoot Me, Santa is the fourth book in the To Love a Psycho series, which was originally a trilogy. This book is not a standalone and is intended to be read in order. This review…
Review: Don’t Shoot Me, Santa by CF White
Rating: 4.5 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Don't Shoot Me, Santa is the fourth book in the To Love a Psycho series, which was originally a trilogy. This book is not a standalone and is intended to be read in order. This review may reveal plot points for the series. It’s been two years since Aaron and Kenny left the life they knew and started over in a cottage on the Isle of Wight.
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November 7, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Review: Burying Venus by Ari Domna

Rating: 2.5 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Dermot has been ashamed his whole life -- ashamed of his mixed heritage, ashamed of his sexuality, ashamed of his lowly position in Lord Stanley’s castle, and ashamed that he will never be good…
Review: Burying Venus by Ari Domna
Rating: 2.5 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Dermot has been ashamed his whole life -- ashamed of his mixed heritage, ashamed of his sexuality, ashamed of his lowly position in Lord Stanley’s castle, and ashamed that he will never be good enough to win the heart of someone like Lord Stanley’s youngest son, Aubrey. Then, Dermot is approached by a beautiful faerie prince, Maldred, who seduces him.
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November 7, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Audiobook Review: Full Color by Vinni George

Story Rating: 4 stars Audio Rating: 3.75 stars Narrator: Declan Winters Length: 5 hours, 53 minutes Audiobook Buy Links: Amazon/Audible | iBooks Book Buy Links:  Amazon | iBooks Quin Hunter's brother and his mate have managed to track the famous stolen…
Audiobook Review: Full Color by Vinni George
Story Rating: 4 stars Audio Rating: 3.75 stars Narrator: Declan Winters Length: 5 hours, 53 minutes Audiobook Buy Links: Amazon/Audible | iBooks Book Buy Links:  Amazon | iBooks Quin Hunter's brother and his mate have managed to track the famous stolen painting, The Evolution of Man, to a dealer in Amsterdam. Quin's brothers have taken the initial steps in finding the painting, but now Quin is being called in as they figure out a way to retrieve it.
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November 6, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Review: Divided Within by Sandra Bard

Rating: 4.5 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel When a base commander is murdered, it is up to Commander Izaak Van Tassel to find out why. The task isn’t an easy one, because lots of people had reason to murder the victim and few of them…
Review: Divided Within by Sandra Bard
Rating: 4.5 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel When a base commander is murdered, it is up to Commander Izaak Van Tassel to find out why. The task isn’t an easy one, because lots of people had reason to murder the victim and few of them have any alibis. It doesn’t help that tensions on base were strained before the murder; there is no love lost between the scientists and the criminals-turned First Fighters who protect them in Nullands.
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November 6, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Review: Money Shot by Eden Finley and Saxon James

Rating: 4.5 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Finn packs up and moves to Canada, following his sister, who has moved to be with her fiancé. The two siblings have always been close and Finn is in need of a new start, since…
Review: Money Shot by Eden Finley and Saxon James
Rating: 4.5 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Finn packs up and moves to Canada, following his sister, who has moved to be with her fiancé. The two siblings have always been close and Finn is in need of a new start, since his career as a nurse has him on the edge of burnout. Finn’s lonely too, and the closest thing he has to a relationship is his connection with the cam boy, Gunner, whose videos he subscribes to on the Money Shot app.
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November 6, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Audiobook Review: Pretty Mess by Lily Morton

Story Rating: 3.5 stars Audio Rating: 3.5 stars Narrator: Joel Leslie Length: 13 hours, 38 minutes Audiobook Buy Links: Amazon/Audible | iBooks Book Buy Links: Amazon | iBooks Wes has just learned the hard way that his older brother has a gambling…
Audiobook Review: Pretty Mess by Lily Morton
Story Rating: 3.5 stars Audio Rating: 3.5 stars Narrator: Joel Leslie Length: 13 hours, 38 minutes Audiobook Buy Links: Amazon/Audible | iBooks Book Buy Links: Amazon | iBooks Wes has just learned the hard way that his older brother has a gambling addiction. Watching all of their furniture, clothing, and memories being dragged out of their home — now owned by his brother’s moneylender — and be set on fire is a hell of a thing.
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November 6, 2025 at 12:05 PM
October Favorite Books

Hi all! Today I am sharing the Joyfully Jay Favorite Books from October. These are the books that got the highest ratings from our reviewers last month. We'd love to hear your recent favorite reads as well! Jay's Favorite Books All of Us Murderers by K.J. Charles Redneck…
October Favorite Books
Hi all! Today I am sharing the Joyfully Jay Favorite Books from October. These are the books that got the highest ratings from our reviewers last month. We'd love to hear your recent favorite reads as well! Jay's Favorite Books All of Us Murderers by K.J. Charles Redneck Revenant by David R. Slayton King of Lies by H.L. Day Hashtag Holidate…
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November 5, 2025 at 8:44 PM
October Favorite Covers

Hi all! Today I am sharing my favorite covers from the books we reviewed on Joyfully Jay in October (and I had a lot of them this month!). These are the covers I loved the most and I'd love to hear yours as well!
October Favorite Covers
Hi all! Today I am sharing my favorite covers from the books we reviewed on Joyfully Jay in October (and I had a lot of them this month!). These are the covers I loved the most and I'd love to hear yours as well!
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November 5, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Audiobook Review: Shifting Gears by Jazz Forrester

Story Rating: 4 stars Audio Rating: 4 stars Narrator: Krystal Hammond Length: 10 hours, 37 minutes Audiobook Buy Links: Amazon/Audible | iBooks Book Buy Links: Amazon | iBooks Eleanor Cromwell never wanted to be the CEO of her father’s company,…
Audiobook Review: Shifting Gears by Jazz Forrester
Story Rating: 4 stars Audio Rating: 4 stars Narrator: Krystal Hammond Length: 10 hours, 37 minutes Audiobook Buy Links: Amazon/Audible | iBooks Book Buy Links: Amazon | iBooks Eleanor Cromwell never wanted to be the CEO of her father’s company, Cromtech, but after his death, that is the job she has. Even though Eleanor works long hours, the Board isn’t always behind her and every step feels like an uphill battle.
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November 5, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Review: Asher Diamond is Definitely Gay by Andrew Extein

Rating: 3 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Asher has been facing bullying for years, and while he’s grown accustomed to it — the same way you might grow accustomed to a pebble in your shoe — it never stops hurting.…
Review: Asher Diamond is Definitely Gay by Andrew Extein
Rating: 3 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Asher has been facing bullying for years, and while he’s grown accustomed to it — the same way you might grow accustomed to a pebble in your shoe — it never stops hurting. The constant calls of loser and fag, the mocking laughter, the public humiliation, and the calculated cruelty get worse and worse each time.
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November 5, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Review: The Thorn and the Spire by Kat McIntyre

Rating: 4.5 stars Buy Links:  Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Beau's father has been missing for days and Beau can't hep but be worried that he is in real trouble. Beau manages to track his father's last location to the Spire, a casino run…
Review: The Thorn and the Spire by Kat McIntyre
Rating: 4.5 stars Buy Links:  Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Beau's father has been missing for days and Beau can't hep but be worried that he is in real trouble. Beau manages to track his father's last location to the Spire, a casino run by demon Cillian Ashmore. Cillian is known to be ruthless, dangerous, and terrifying, but Beau has no choice but to take a chance at confronting the man to try to learn his father's whereabouts.
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November 4, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Review: The Arrangement by Jocelynn Drake

Rating: 4.5 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Rome Ashbridge is rich, kind of a playboy, and looking for love now that two of his closest friends are coupled up. On a date to the symphony, Rome runs into his childhood best friend,…
Review: The Arrangement by Jocelynn Drake
Rating: 4.5 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Rome Ashbridge is rich, kind of a playboy, and looking for love now that two of his closest friends are coupled up. On a date to the symphony, Rome runs into his childhood best friend, Liam Rose. But Rome and Liam haven’t spoken in twenty years after an impulsive decision on Rome’s part tore them apart.
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November 4, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Review: Where There’s Room For Us by Hayley Kiyoko

Rating: DNF Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel In WHERE THERE'S ROOM FOR US, #1 New York Times bestselling author Hayley Kiyoko brings us a young adult novel set in a reimagined 1880s Victorian England where everyone is free to…
Review: Where There’s Room For Us by Hayley Kiyoko
Rating: DNF Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel In WHERE THERE'S ROOM FOR US, #1 New York Times bestselling author Hayley Kiyoko brings us a young adult novel set in a reimagined 1880s Victorian England where everyone is free to love whoever they choose. When her brother unexpectedly inherits an English estate, the outspoken and infamously daring poet, Ivy, swaps her lively New York life for the prim and proper world of high society, and quickly faces the challenges of its revered traditions–especially once she meets the most sought-after socialite of the courting season: Freya Tallon.
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November 4, 2025 at 12:14 PM