Rating: 7/10  Title: Marginalia from Torquere Press’ Spiked Anthology
Author: Laney Cairo
Genre: Speculative Fiction – m/m Romance
URL: Torquere Press
Price: US$5.95 for e-book/ US $13.95 for paperback (as part of the Spiked anthology)
Other Information/warnings: Explicit m/m sex, extreme body modification

Summary [from the publisher]: Laney Cairo’s Marginalia pits cutter Bailey and his new love Quint against the government and the big corporations. Will they be able to save Quint?

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Rating: 6.5/10  
Title: Bringo Springs
Author: Laney Cairo
Genre: Rural romance
URL: Torquere Press
Price: US $3.95
Other Information/warnings: explicit m/m, violent deaths of endangered Australian animals
Summary [from publisher]: Ross is a city boy, working on his thesis and living with his trendy boyfriend. When his grandfather breaks a hip and winds up in the hospital, Ross is enlisted to take over the running of his grandfather’s farm. When he arrives at the farm, he finds one problem after another; everything from the bore pump no longer working, to snakes taking over in the house. After calling in for reinforcements for the bore pump, he sets out to get everything else working.
Relief arrives in the form of Geoff, who is impressed with Ross’ willingness to get his hands and boots dirty in order to get the work done. That’s not all that impresses Geoff, and when their attraction appears mutual, Ross must decide what to do. Can this city boy find happiness in the Australian outback? Read Bringo Springs and find out.

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Rating: 6.5/10  Title: Undercover Blues
Author: Laney Cairo
Genre: Police, modern, romance, m/m
URL: Torquere Press
Price: US$3.95
Other Information/warnings: violence, bad language, explicit m/m
Summary:[from publisher]
Ryan is a police officer working undercover for the organized crime unit in an Australian city. His job is to get close to the mob boss’ brother Jason, who might just lead him to bringing down the crime boss and all his cronies. Problem is, he doesn’t count on the things Jason makes him feel.

Jason knows Ryan is bad news for his family, but can’t help falling for the hot cop. Things go bad in a big way when the investigation heats up, and Jason and Ryan have to deal with danger, coming out, and figuring out if their love is worth fighting for.

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Rating: 9.5/10  
Title: Bad Case of Loving You
Author: Laney Cairo
Genre: Medical romance, contemporary
URL: Torquere Press
Price: US $5.95
Other Information/warnings: detailed medical procedures, drug use, explicit m/m, fisting, D/s

Summary:
Matthew is a medical student, trying to ignore his various roommates’ wild parties and get through his classes. Andrew is his instructor, a doctor at a prestigious British hospital. They’re not supposed to be attracted to each other, but they can’t deny their undeniable chemistry.

They come together with a heat that surprises them both, and through doctor’s strikes, dealing with Andrew’s teenaged son, and hospital red tape, Andrew and Matthew learn to live, and love together. Is their relationship just what the doctor ordered?

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Rating: 8/10  Title: One Way Street
Author: Laney Cairo
Genre: Romance, sport
URL: Torquere Press
Price: US$ 3.95
Other Information/warnings: disturbing medical imagery, some bad language, explicit m/m, kink (breath play)
Summary:
Aussie rules football star Shane is having a rough time of it. He split with his lover, Dale, because of the pressure from his coach and his sponsors, who don’t want a gay player on their hands. He’s also sick, desperately so, and he doesn’t know who to go to. Everyone in his life wants something from him, but no one wants to help.

When he can’t take anymore, Shane runs to the one place he knows he’s safe; the old love nest he shared with Dale. When Dale shows up to collect his stuff, he finds a very ill Shane, and the two of them remember why they were so attracted to each other.

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