Saturday, March 2, 2024

Peacemaker Audiobook Review #GayBookPromotions

AUDIOBOOK TOUR

Book Title: Peacemaker (Sharps & Springfield #1)

Author: Morgan Brice

Narrator: John Solo

Release Date: February 20, 2024

Genre: Steampunk MM romance

Tropes:  Secret agents, co-workers to lovers, forced proximity, hurt/comfort, mistaken identity

Themes: Learning to love again, taking a chance on love

Heat Rating:  4 flames     

Length: 7 hours and 22 mins

It is a standalone book and the first in a new series. It does not end on a cliffhanger.

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Buy Links

Audible US  |   Audible UK  |  Audiobooks.com

Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Nook  |  Kobo 

Blurb 

Supernatural Secret Service agents Owen Sharps and Calvin Springfield meet on the train to their new assignment in St. Louis, and sparks fly between them. But it's 1897, and they need to be very careful—falling in love can be dangerous for men like them.

It's their first case together, investigating mysterious disappearances—including the two agents who preceded them. Grim evidence leads them to look for a darker purpose. Old ghosts haunt the railroad line, zombie rise, signs point to ritual sacrifice, and they suspect someone is trying to open the gates of hell.

Can Calvin and Owen stop the mayhem, thwart the vampires, and find true love, or will everything go up in smoke?

Peacemaker is a high-stakes steampunk MM romance thrill ride filled with found family, paranormal Pinkertons, intrepid reporters, mysterious disappearances, nefarious land brokers, hellhounds, zombies, vengeful spirits, dark spells, absinthe magic, a ruthless vampire railroad baron and a love that won't be denied.

Before Colt and Winchester, there was Sharps & Springfield!


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Ornery Owl's Review

Rating:
Five very enthusiastic stars

If this audiobook was a person, I'd be making a fool of myself following it around and fangirling over it. This may be the most fun I've ever had listening to an audiobook, and I'm including stories by Stephen King and H. P. Lovecraft in the running. Listening to this story was like listening to a no-holds-barred radio show. It was intense and wild, but it was also cleverly crafted and thoughtful. The narrator was the perfect choice for the material.

The characters, setting, and plot were all constructed with care. The author didn't gloss over the prejudices faced by homosexuals during the time in which the story took place. Homosexuality was not just frowned upon, it was a crime in many places. Although the two agents were attracted to each other from the start, both were concerned that the other might not share the attraction and, in fact, might be disgusted to learn about it. 

The slow-burn angst between Sharps and Springfield sizzled throughout the story but didn't overwhelm the other aspects. If you enjoy a steampunk setting with a touch of the supernatural plus odious villains and likable heroes, give this one a listen! Due to explicit descriptions of sexual encounters between consenting adults, this audiobook is suitable for adult audiences only.

As for the sex scene, I was pleased that it didn't contain any undesirable elements such as eroticized choking, which is always a massive "nope" as far as I'm concerned. It was simply sizzling sex with a genuine emotional bond between the characters and it couldn't have been better. 

I have no complaints whatsoever about this story. It is not just five-star quality, it's the sort of wonderful story that truly inspires me. At my age and advanced levels of curmudgeonry, that's no small feat.

About the Author

Morgan Brice is the romance pen name of bestselling author Gail Z. Martin. Morgan writes urban fantasy male/male paranormal romance, with plenty of action, adventure and supernatural thrills to go with the happily ever after. Gail writes epic fantasy and urban fantasy, and together with co-author hubby Larry N. Martin, steampunk and comedic horror, all of which have less romance, more explosions. Characters from her Gail books make frequent appearances in secondary roles in her Morgan books, and vice versa.

On the rare occasions Morgan isn’t writing, she’s either reading, cooking, or spoiling two very pampered dogs.

Series include Witchbane, Badlands, Treasure Trail, Kings of the Mountain and Fox Hollow. Watch for more in these series, plus new series coming soon!

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