Title: Calling His Bluff, Happy Medium, and Wishful Thinking
Author: BA Tortuga, Julia Talbot, and Kiernan Kelly
Series Title and Number: Club Raven, Books 1-3
Publisher: Self-Published
Release Date: January 17, 2016
Pairing: M/M
Genre/Tags: Romance, Paranormal, Historical, Alternate Universe, Spanking, Mediums, Mind Readers
Synopsis
Calling His Bluff by BA Tortuga
After his twin dies in battle, it’s Patrick Daniels’ duty to marry his brother’s fiancée. Too bad he can’t make himself do it, and in his distress, he manifests a psychic talent that’s stronger than the tornadoes in his native East Texas. Then a mysterious man from a place called Club Raven steps in and sweeps Patrick off to the booming East Coast city of Baltimore.
Club Raven veteran Remy Blanchard sees Patrick and knows, even though Patrick is very ill, that this is the challenge he’s been waiting for. He nurses Patrick back to health, and begins to teach Patrick to control his talent. His methods might be unconventional, and Patrick might be new to the kinds of sexual games Remy knows best, but the two of them find something in each other that might be just as magical as the gentleman’s club where they meet.
Happy Medium by Julia Talbot
Andrew is out to debunk Max as a medium, not make love to him...
Max Bellame is working his way through 1870s Baltimore as a medium, even if he knows nothing about spirits. He uses the power of his mind to move objects, convincing his clients he's the real thing.
Andrew Meechum works for Club Raven, a gentleman's club that doubles as a paranormal research facility. He sets out to debunk Max, only to be fascinated by the man. Can Andrew convince Max to take a chance on love, and to find his true calling as a medium, or will their personal demons force them apart?
Wishful Thinking by Kiernan Kelly
Tony Brazzio, co-owner of Club Raven, Baltimore's premiere men's club in 1875, has a pocketful of cash and a chip on his shoulder. He’s out to prove to his co-owners -- and himself -- that he’s not a fluke, that anyone can be successful give the opportunity, no matter how poor his beginnings.
Bull O’Brian and Dandy Gilroy are two hoodlums from the rough streets of New York’s Five Points. They’re pickpockets by trade, and both possess psychic talents that make them two of the best. When Tony offers to bring them to Baltimore and give them the chance at a life of riches in polite society, they jump at the chance, if only to steal the members of Club Raven blind.
The best of plans rarely work the way they’re intended, and things swiftly go from bad to worse for Dandy and Bull. There’s murder afoot and a detective on their trail, and not even copious amounts of hot, sweaty sex can ease their fear or guilt.
As for Tony, he’s faced with admitting his experiment is a failure, something he’s loathe to do. It’ll take a great deal of persuasion, a little luck, and a lot of lube to make sure his plans for Dandy and Bull become more than just wishful thinking.
*** All books were provided to Bayou Book Junkie for my reading pleasure, a review wasn't a requirement. ***
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Patrick Daniels life is changed forever when his father try to force him to marry his late twin brother's fiancée and in distress at not wanting to go through with the wedding, Patrick manifests a very strong psychic power. Fortunately for Patrick, a stranger from the Club Raven in Baltimore, sweeps in to save the day and takes Patrick back with him.
Remy Blanchard sets his eyes on Patrick when he arrives to the Club and decides to nurse him back to health and help him reach his true potential in a very unconventional way.
There were a few things that were left unanswered, like how did Patrick get hurt, which was just sort of alluded to but not really explained and I can't say I was overly fond of Remy having to control Patrick the way he did, but other than that, Calling His Bluff was a very enjoyable book. I loved that the author took her time to develop the relationship between Patrick and Remy, who were both likable and sweet and had great chemistry. Of course, it doesn't hurt that Remy uses French terms of endearment with Patrick, making me melt every time he did. LOL
Recommendable!
Rating: 4 Stars!
I think this was my favorite of the three books, mostly because we get a better view of what Club Raven is all about, but at the same time it's balanced perfectly with the romance between Andrew and Max.
Andrew is set to debunk Max as a medium in a seance and quickly realizes there's more to Max than what he thought at first.
It was great seeing several members of the Club working together as they tried to find out more about Max and when something pursues both him and Andrew back to the club. I really liked Giles and I'm intrigued about him, so I hope there are more stories in this series and one of them is his.
The book was well-written and fast-paced, I loved both Andrew and Max and both the romance and the medium storyline kept me turning the pages. Definitely recommendable!
Rating: 4.5 Stars!
Wishful Thinking: Evil Plot Bunny | Amazon
Unfortunately, as much as I liked the first two books, this one didn't hit its mark with me. While it's well-written, well, first of all, it's not a romance, it's more sex with very little plot and second, the characters weren't all that likable, so I couldn't get invested in their story. I found Dandy and Bull to be too stupid for their own good and I couldn't connect with Tony, either. Perhaps others might find it enjoyable, so take my review with a grain of salt.
Rating: 3 Stars
Unfortunately, as much as I liked the first two books, this one didn't hit its mark with me. While it's well-written, well, first of all, it's not a romance, it's more sex with very little plot and second, the characters weren't all that likable, so I couldn't get invested in their story. I found Dandy and Bull to be too stupid for their own good and I couldn't connect with Tony, either. Perhaps others might find it enjoyable, so take my review with a grain of salt.
Rating: 3 Stars
Meet the Authors
BA Tortuga
Texan to the bone and an unrepentant Daddy's Girl, BA Tortuga spends her days with her basset hounds, getting tattooed, texting her sisters, and eating Mexican food. When she's not doing that, she's writing. She spends her days off watching rodeo, knitting, and surfing Pinterest in the name of research. BA's personal saviors include her wife, Julia Talbot, her best friend, Sean Michael, and coffee. Lots of coffee. Really good coffee.
Having written everything from fist-fighting rednecks to hard-core cowboys to werewolves, BA does her damnedest to tell the stories of her heart, which was raised in Northeast Texas, but has heard the call of the high desert and lives in the Sandias. With books ranging from hard-hitting GLBT romance, to fiery menages, to the most traditional of love stories, BA refuses to be pigeon-holed by anyone but the voices in her head.
You can find out more about her by following her online.
Julia Talbot
Julia Talbot lives in the great Southwest, where there is hot and cold running rodeo, cowboys, and everything from meat and potatoes to the best Tex-Mex. A full time author, Julia has been published by Samhain Publishing, Dreamspinner Press and Changeling Press. She believes in stories that leave a mark, and that everyone deserves a happy ending, so she writes about love without limits, where boys love boys, girls love girls, and boys and girls get together to get wild, especially when her crazy paranormal characters are involved.
You can find out more about her by following her online.
Kiernan Kelly
Kiernan's award-winning stories of gay romance envelop diverse themes, varying from paranormal, to fantasy, and science fiction to contemporary romance. She has over eighty titles in ebook and print, published through a variety of houses. Her horror short story release, "Cletus," appears in the Coscom Publishing's book “Bits of the Dead.”
Kiernan also writes young adult GLBT fiction under her Dakota Chase pen name. As Dakota, she currently has three novels and several shorter works available in print and ebook. Mad About the Hatter, her YA gay romance, is a finalist for the American Library Association book list for 2017.
You can find out more about her by following her online.
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