Memorable Reads of 2024

“If one cannot enjoy reading a book over and over again, there is no use in reading it at all.” – Oscar Wilde A SIGNIFICANT milestone for me in 2024 was releasing my first Gay Paranormal Romance novel, The Night Belongs To Lovers, part of the ghost story-themed “Own-Voices” project: Haunted Hearts. This series features […]

BOOK REVIEW: MEDIUM RARE BY J.P. JACKSON

“Funny how pleasure seemed to outrank fear, after the fact. Some horrible things had happened yesterday… and yet, all I seemed to be able to concentrate on was Jay.” – J.P. Jackson, Medium Rare MEDIUM Rare by J.P. Jackson is a captivating installment in the “Haunted Hearts” series, a unique collection of paranormal gay romances […]

BOOK REVIEW: DEVIL’S DUE BY J.P. JACKSON

  “The flames of Hell scorched and licked every fibre of my body. I hated being summoned. It hurt like hell. Instantly put me in a bad mood.” – J.P. Jackson, Devil’s Due DOMINIC Ronove is a centuries-old “Contract Demon” scouring the city of Edmonton, Alberta, on Hell’s order, seeking desperate and/or corruptible humans willing to […]

INTERVIEW WITH QUEER DARK URBAN FANTASY/HORROR AUTHOR J.P. JACKSON

J.P. Jackson: “The whole reason I started writing was that queer representation in Urban Fantasy books didn’t exist.” I’d like to welcome J.P. Jackson to the BLOG. Born in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada (He’s a Canuck, like me!), J.P. is the author of several novels and novellas, including the Dark Urban Fantasy Magus Malefica series and […]

Review: Dragged To Hell by J.P. Jackson

LIKE THE main character’s drag queen persona Azadore Necrophilia Hex, the short story Dragged To Hell, by J.P. Jackson is a different, wholly unique creature. I’ve never read a supernatural gay romance that combines the paranormal, Drag, goth culture, and all that great queer lovey-dovey stuff and does it seamlessly with rich, descriptive text. It’s […]

Review: Hood’s Ride Is Red by J.P. Jackson

HOOD’S RIDE Is Red is a sexy and thrilling short story that reimagines the Little Red Riding Hood fairytale. Harkin Ross, nicknamed “Hood” after his Red Dodge Dart–a clever, butch take on the “red hood” motif–is hiding a hairy, clawed, sharp-toothed secret, but not very well, unfortunately. Arrested and locked up for a crime that […]

Review: Summoned (Magus Malefica—The Coven Series Book 1) by J.P. Jackson

SUMMONED IS the story of Devid Khandelwal, a handsome, young gay man, soon-to-be college graduate, and amateur occultist. Dev has been trying to connect to the supernatural world, referred to as the Shadow Realm, for years without success. His final attempt at piercing the veil is a Summoning Board that grants the user three ultimate […]