True Nature recieved a lovely review.
"This story has just a bit of seriousness to it, but it also has a bit of humor mixing in. I love the way they mingle together." -Lisa
See full review by going to MM Good Book Reviews.
Book Blurb: In order to protect the land they love, Forrest and Lake, two nature spirits working as conservation officers, must stop fighting their passion for each other and embrace their true natures.
Buy HERE.
During all the RT madness, I neglected to post here about a nice review I had of True Nature over on Rainbow Book Reviews. Reviewer Sandra said:
"In the hands of anyone else, the names would have had any reader laughing; Lake Clearwater, Forrest Oakwood, and Heron Greene are funny enough, but Jessica Freely writes in such a way as to make you believe they are real names as they match the characters."
Woot! Dreamspiner just sent me a link to this lovely reveiw by Tams on M/M Good Book Reviews!
She says, "This really was an amazing story that defined the grey area between ‘children learn what they live’ and ‘we are our own destiny’...The two of them (Harry and Antonin) could become very dangerous people given the circumstances of their lives until now. But together, they can become something wonderful, something more."
Read the whole review here.
I can't really express how affected I am by this beautiful review of Colors, written by Sammy Goode at Joyfully Reviewed. Here is just a taste of the reviewer's thoughtful insights into the story:
Freely has created a cast of characters that lives and breathes the same emotions we all experience, and, by doing so, infused in them just a hint of each of us.
Please go read the whole review here.
All the Colors of Love, my first gay YA science fiction romance with Harmony Ink is coming out this Thursday (Sept. 12) and I'm offering several free copies in exchange for fair reviews on Amazon. Reviews on Goodreads and elsewhere are also appreciated but not required. A turnaround time of one month or less for reviews is preferred.
If you're interested, leave a comment, or email me at jessicafreely at gmail dot com.
Formats available: epub, mobi, pdf, html
Word count: 78,000 words
Blurb: It sucks being the son of a super villain. At home, Harry spends half of his time getting medical treatments and the other half tied up in his father's underwater lair. It was different when his mother was alive, but she disappeared when Harry was six. He can't seem to stay out of trouble at school, and his new roommate, Antonin, thinks he’s a spaz, but somehow Harry has to find a way to stop his father's evil plans.
Antonin Karganilla wants to become a comic book artist, but other than that, being gay is the most normal thing about him. His uncle is an aquatic plant man, his aunt is a molecular biologist back from the dead, and his mom is an overprotective pain in the butt. Antonin's in boarding school and it's starting to look like he and this Harry kid might have a lot in common... and that means a whole new set of problems.
Content warnings: sex, violence, profanity, child abuse
Excerpt: - HARRY awoke from a dream of smothering darkness, his heart pounding from the effort of escape.
Where was he?
He sat up. He was in a bunk bed. Captain Invincible grinned down at him from the springs of the upper bunk.
The new school. He was still at the new school.
His heartbeat slowed. His sweat-slick skin grew clammy. He shivered. He lay back again and pulled the blanket up under his chin. He retrieved Captain Invincible and held him against his chest.
He wasn’t in the dark. Moonlight filtered in through the blinds on the window, casting pale blue shadows on the walls. And he wasn’t alone. Antonin slept in the bunk above him, his breath slow, soft, and even, like waves on a beach. Harry sighed and snuggled deeper into his pillow, soaking in the comfort of these facts.
Antonin grunted gently in sleep and flung one hand over the edge of his bunk. Harry stared at that hand: fingers delicately curled and limned in moonlight. mild<spoiler> In the dim quiet of the night, he allowed himself to experience a rush of wonder at the memory of Antonin, his skinny back straight and rigid as he placed himself between Harry and Marcus. He’d never seen anyone at once so fragile and so brave.
It was too much to try to think about why Antonin had helped him. Enough to know that he had done it, and more than enough to let the soft glow of that knowledge warm him through and through. </spoiler>
When he had good feelings like this, Harry tried to pay attention so he could remember them later. He breathed deep, noting carefully the silver moonlight, the steady sound of Antonin’s breathing, the softness of the blanket under his chin, and the faint smell of damp laundry from the open door of the bathroom.
It was like sleeping on the beach back home. Harry’s eyes closed, and his mind drifted to a memory so old it was really a whole bunch of memories laid one over the other.
His green memory. Full to brimming with sunshine and the smell of clipped grass. Her blue eyes shining and her arms warm and encompassing and her smile all for him. How she used to pick him up around the middle and run around the yard with him and he’d stretch out his arms like he was flying. Then they’d swoop down to the grass and she’d tickle him and hug him and kiss him.
Baby stuff, sure, but no one had to know how much he missed it.
Harry sighed and tucked this new silver memory next to the green one, curled himself around them both, and went to sleep.
A good review is always wonderful, but it's particularly satisfying when the reviewer understands just what you were trying to accomplish, and applauds you for it. This review of Broken from Joyfully Reviewed writer Lisa is one of those:
Emotionally demanding, Broken delves deep into the choices a person makes and the consequences of those actions.
Yep, just what I was going for. Thank you, Lisa!
A lovely review of DC from Tina at TwoLips Reviews:
Watching Samura and Charlie fall in love was beautiful; they complement each other perfectly...I would love to read more in this universe and I hope Ms Freely does a sequel.
Hmm... We'll see, Tina, we'll see. ;)
I was surprised and pleased today to see a review of Dharma Café just a week after it released, and now there's more good news.
During its release week, DC was a bestseller for Loose Id AND for All Romance eBooks! I'm just delighted!
Thank you everyone for making DC's release week such a success!
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