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I Am Obsessed with These Gay Hockey Players

Heated Rivalry by Rachel Reid

January 8, 2026 by RouletteGirl 1 Comment

Canadian Shane Hollander and Russian Ilya Rosanov are two of the hottest young prospects in professional hockey. They’re first and second in the draft to division rival teams, and the narrative is born: rivals, always competing against each other for records, for wins, for cups. But behind the rivalry is a shared secret: they can’t keep away from one another. As their relationship transforms from casual hookups to something far more serious, they have to figure out how to navigate their careers, their rivalry, and […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: cbr18, Game Changers, hockey romance, Rachel Reid

RouletteGirl's CBR18 Review No:1 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: cbr18, Game Changers, hockey romance, Rachel Reid ·
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All of Us Murderers by KJ Charles

The Mystery of the Ward and the Family Curse

All of Us Murderers by KJ Charles

January 8, 2026 by Jen K Leave a Comment

This is another first for me! Even though I know KJ Charles is a popular author here, I never got around to reading her till now. It probably doesn’t help that for a long time I didn’t realize KJ Charles and Cat Sebastian were two different authors and kept conflating the two. I liked a lot about this one. I quite enjoyed the gothic mansion, toxic family dynamics and trapped in the house set up. I also appreciated how she set up the narrator and […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Mystery, Romance Tagged With: family drama, gothic historical romance, KJ Charles, LGBQT+

Jen K's CBR18 Review No:4 · Genres: Fiction, Mystery, Romance · Tags: family drama, gothic historical romance, KJ Charles, LGBQT+ ·
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The Packing List

A Romance Anthology Benefiting Reproductive Rights

The Packing List by Mia Hopkins, Angelina M. Lopez, Sarah T. Dubbs

January 8, 2026 by Emmalita Leave a Comment

There are twelve short stories in The Packing List and most of them range from ok to fantastic. The anthology is filled with romances between people over 40 and the proceeds go to reproductive health groups. Access to good reproductive healthcare is a sign of a healthy society and we are losing it. I’m so happy to see some of my favorite authors involved with this. I was impressed with the variety of romances – historical, queer, second chance, sci fi, and contemporary. Rather than […]

Filed Under: Romance Tagged With: Angelina M. Lopez, Anthology, J. Calamy, Mia Hopkins, Mia Hopkins, Angelina M. Lopez, Sarah T. Dubbs, reproductive rights, Sarah T. Dubb

Emmalita's CBR18 Review No:1 · Genres: Romance · Tags: Angelina M. Lopez, Anthology, J. Calamy, Mia Hopkins, Mia Hopkins, Angelina M. Lopez, Sarah T. Dubbs, reproductive rights, Sarah T. Dubb ·
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Just like traditional pairings, only poly…..

Ask Me About Polyamory: The Best of Kimchi Cuddles by Tikva Wolf

January 7, 2026 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Ask Me About Polyamory: The Best of Kimchi Cuddles by by Tikva Wolf, forward by Sophie Labelle    If one is curious about polyamory but wants something easier than a full on text, then this might be the one you need. You will take away from it what you put into it. My personal take was that some things helped me understand the subject, other things I felt made things even more confusing, sometimes I thought she was preaching to the converted, and some comics […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Comedy/Humor, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Non-Fiction, Romance, Short Stories Tagged With: Alternative Family, dating, gender, LGBTQ, Non-monogamous relationships, Relationships, Sexuality, Sophie Labelle, Tikva Wolf

BlackRaven's CBR18 Review No:8 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Comedy/Humor, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Non-Fiction, Romance, Short Stories · Tags: Alternative Family, dating, gender, LGBTQ, Non-monogamous relationships, Relationships, Sexuality, Sophie Labelle, Tikva Wolf ·
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The books, "The History of the World Begins in Ice", "Cold Magic", "Cold Fire", and "Cold Steel" by Kate Elliott arranged on a bookshelf.

Prolonging my time in the Cold Magic world with short stories and essays

The World Begins in Ice by Kate Elliott

January 6, 2026 by Dome'Loki Leave a Comment

I first learned about Kate Elliott’s Cold Magic series while reading John Scalzi’s website.  In the Big Idea section Elliott described what The History of the World Begins in Ice is all about.  It is a collection of short stories written in the “Spiritwalker Trilogy” as well as essays about the characters and aspects of the world.  The trilogy sounded fascinating, to quote Kate: When I began writing Cold Magic, my primary goal (besides making it shorter than Traitors’ Gate) was to tell a story that would […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Romance, Short Stories Tagged With: #fantasy, alternate history, cbr18, Dome'Loki, dragons, essays, Fiction, kate elliott, magic, Romance, short stories

Dome'Loki's CBR18 Review No:2 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Romance, Short Stories · Tags: #fantasy, alternate history, cbr18, Dome'Loki, dragons, essays, Fiction, kate elliott, magic, Romance, short stories ·
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these keep being put on hold at my multiple library cards so I keep reading them

Business Casual by B.K. Borison

January 5, 2026 by wicherwill 3 Comments

I really did want to give this more stars, and maybe I will change my mind, but for now this is where we are at. PROS: – Love the constant, in-time consent! Charlie in particular is insistent on always checking in and asking Nova to be clear about what she wants, even when she’s trying for like, “oh you know what I want” type answers. Communication can be sexy! – Nova asks for what she wants (a casual relationship) (a business casual, hence the title, […]

Filed Under: Romance Tagged With: B.K. Borison

wicherwill's CBR18 Review No:4 · Genres: Romance · Tags: B.K. Borison ·
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