Love Poison (2019)

 Love Poison enters that list of series set in Northern Thailand, apparently a rural country where life resembles that of eastern world more or less 40 years ago. Moreover they are sort of musical, with the actors suddenly starting to sing. All in all it's not bad, but sometime I found difficult to align with the characters, to me they seem more like vignettes than real people. HEA. You can see it on WeTV. Heat Level: 6/6.

Heat Level:

1/6: glances, caress, hugs, no kisses

2/6: kisses, closed mouth or camera angles

3/6: full kisses, clothes on

4/6: full kisses, some clothes off, hands above the waist, pants stay on

5/6: most clothes off, they have sex, but it’s masked, no sexy sounds

6/6: full nudity mostly hidden by camera angles, they have sex, sexy sounds

Love With Benefits (2021)

 Love With Benefits was a really low budget production, so it was sort of difficult to fall into the story. Said that, the two main characters were cute (I have a soft spot for "Gameplay" Garnapaphon Laolerkiat), and the story was, even if not original, at least sexy. Play and First are really young, and their bickering remains to a high school level. They behave like teens, and especially Play, is playing the cuteness card a lot. But I don't mind, since this was mostly a two-men series. Even the introduction of the "rival" Pluto, didn't do much to unset the balance between Play and First. HEA. Heat Level: 4/6.

Heat Level:

1/6: glances, caress, hugs, no kisses

2/6: kisses, closed mouth or camera angles

3/6: full kisses, clothes on

4/6: full kisses, some clothes off, hands above the waist, pants stay on

5/6: most clothes off, they have sex, but it’s masked, no sexy sounds

6/6: full nudity mostly hidden by camera angles, they have sex, sexy sounds

My Mate Match (2021)

 My Mate Match was cute, and, for once, I really wanted for it to evolve in a threesome, since both Mix and Ryu where a perfect "match" for Match. I even have the feeling they were planning a sequel, with the last scene hinting to the three of them living together. Anyway, the story is not complicated and it's mostly played inside the apartment the three men temporarily share. There is a little bit of sexy scene, a lot more of teasing, and everything is mostly cute and romantic. Nice one, not complicated, just fun. HEA. Heat Level: 3/6.

Heat Level:

1/6: glances, caress, hugs, no kisses

2/6: kisses, closed mouth or camera angles

3/6: full kisses, clothes on

4/6: full kisses, some clothes off, hands above the waist, pants stay on

5/6: most clothes off, they have sex, but it’s masked, no sexy sounds

6/6: full nudity mostly hidden by camera angles, they have sex, sexy sounds

Deadlock by Yuu Takashina

Yuto Lennix is a former investigator for the Drug Enforcement Agency who has been falsely incarcerated for the murder of his partner. However, as luck would have it, not long after his sentencing, Yuto is visited by the FBI and offered a deal in exchange for his early release; find the leader of the terrorist cult who has been hiding in Schelger Prison!

Will Yuto be able to find this mysterious man, and finally prove his innocence?

And what of his new cellmate, Dick Burnford? Can he ever be on friendly terms with him?

Based on the hit novel, the manga adaptation of Deadlock is sure to keep you on the edge of your seat!

My Rate: 8 (amzn.to/49utKwr)

Midnight Rain by CTK

Ethan lives a monotonous life trying to pay off his crippling debt—until the day Mike appears at the neighborhood laundromat looking the worse for wear. Both men find themselves struggling in different ways to go on, and it’s these struggles that bring them together in the throes of passion while simultaneously threatening to tear them apart.

My Rate: 8 (amzn.to/4bOscip)

The Scent of Apple Blossoms by Touko Kawai

Haruna is drunk on love, and he's desperate to convince Nakagawa that fate has brought them together. But the old brewer, enraged at the idea of selling his brewery, wants Haruna off his property by any means necessary. Are Haruna and Nakagawa destined to drink alone, or will their passion prove more intoxicating than the sake?

My Rate: 8 (amzn.to/3Icpbee)

Body Language by Tsubaki Enomoto

Kanae’s heart was racing, the heavy drumming almost echoing in his ears. He prayed that Yuichi couldn’t hear it and continued on casually, as if it were nothing. “I’m just taking your lead. You said that anyone would do, so I thought it might as well be me.”

Kanae Hayakawa is pretty, popular, and sought after. What could possibly be wrong with his life? Everything. Though he’s known as the “Cool Beauty” of his college, the rumors couldn’t be farther from the truth! Socially awkward, shy, and a little bit tired of all the attention, Kanae doesn’t know how the entire school came to view him as seductive, easy, and willing to sleep with both men and women. Whispers behind his back, propositions for one-night stands, and fanciful rumors ensure that his life, unlike his supposed sex life, will never be easy.

But there is another boy who has become the talk of the entire college: Yuichi Nagao, notorious womanizer and general jerk. He’s famous too, and like Kanae, it’s for all the wrong reasons. He’s been with more women than he can remember, and it’s earned him a horrible reputation. Now that he’s dated the entire female population of the school and made bitter ex-girlfriends of them all, where is he to look for the occasional bout of casual sex?

As fate would have it, Yuichi and Kanae have become fast friends, and the entire school is talking. What in the world is the Cool Beauty doing with the school jerk? Yuichi and Kanae aren’t talking, not that words are necessary anyway—these boys speak the language of the body, so this rumor might not be false after all!

Aki Morimoto’s sultry novel follows the stories of Kanae and Yuichi, both social outsiders looking for someone to please them sexually as well as accept them for their true selves. As their relationship grows, will they remember to open up and understand one another? Or will words go unspoken in favor of the pursuit of bodily pleasure?

My Rate: 8 (amzn.to/49RbqgK)

Rabbit Man, Tiger Man by Akira Honma

Mild-mannered Dr Uzuki takes his Hippocratic oath quite seriously, so when he comes across a wounded yakuza named Nonami in an alley one night after work, he provides assistance. But when the yakuza shows up at Uzuki's hospital looking for the person who saved him, Uzuki is afraid for his life. Thank goodness he thinks he's looking for a woman named Suzuki. But, when Nonami can't find his Suzuki, he threatens the hospital staff into admitting him as a patient in order to do some sleuthing to find the woman he declares he has fallen for. Now forced to care for him as a patient, what will happen to Uzuki if Nonami learns the truth?!

My Rate: 8 (amzn.to/4a8aepJ)

Eternal Love by Yukariko Jissoji

"Everything will end today, and begin anew. Trust yourself to me."

Tomoyuki Makabe is smart, successful, and hopelessly single. Six years have passed since he went to college and fell in love with the charismatic Aswil al-Murshid, a rich and unusual classmate, who mysteriously leaves Tomoyuki while promising he'll return for him someday. Tomoyuki manages to rebuild his existence with a flourishing career in business and interpretation, and as the years pass by, he pours himself into his work, and tries to forget about this one man whom he had given his heart to.

Then, on what seemed to be a routine business trip to England, Tomoyuki is kidnapped and finds himself in a desert palace in the country of Madina. His fear turns to shock when he is reunited with his old flame who appears to be next in line to rule the country! On top of it all, Aswil seems to feel he can do whatever he wants, and that includes Tomoyuki!

Can Tomoyuki assert himself against the one man that makes him feel powerless? Or will he fall to the love that has been held in his heart for a long, lonely six years? Mizumi Takaoka presents an exotic Arabian tale of love versus duty under the scorching desert sun!

My Rate: 8 (amzn.to/3Ifeg3t)

Caged Slave by An Kanae

“’Room 2703,’ the man whispered into Tsukasa’s ear as he walked away from the counter. ‘Huh?’ Tsukasa exclaimed to himself… He couldn’t believe that he was being hit on by a high-class guy in a high-class hotel.”

Tsukasa Shinozaki is a dutiful secretary,performing above and beyond the call of duty. Way beyond the call of duty. Yes, Tsukasa has fallen into that time-honored trap of a secretary falling for the boss.

Unfortunately, his is not a Cinderella story – reality intrudes as Tsukasa gets dumped when his ambitious boss marries the company president’s daughter. Wounded and lonely, Tsukasa ends up at a hotel bar where he hooks up with a beautiful mystery man who gives him more pleasure than he has ever known possible. They share several passion-filled nights, but there’s a catch the man refuses to reveal his name.

How will Tsukasa find his happily ever after if Prince Charming can’t even introduce himself?

My Rate: 8 (amzn.to/48xgy8E)

Sleeping with Money by Barbara Katagiri

Tatsuro, a good-looking yakuza who turns every head, is looking for a benefactor to take on his debts. Seizing that opportunity is Sagami, president of a large bank. However, even with all the wealth and power he could imagine, Sagami only wants Tatsuro!

My Rate: 8 (amzn.to/49lkGKl)

You are My Princess by Hiroto Kujirada

Itsumi Tachibana, a high-school bad boy with nothing more to do than beat people up... or at least, that's what his fellow classmates think. While his resting angry face and inapproachable aura has students running the other way, he is just you're average guy with an affinity for cute things and cats. He doesn't mind the stares or the frightened looks however, since he has two friends who are equally weird and inapproachable. Thanks to them, he can enjoy high school life just like everyone else.
But one trip to the Student Council Office and suddenly, his calm high school days are no more.
There he meets Seima Takajo, the brilliant, handsome and popular Student Council President.
"...What could he possibly want with me..." Tachibana thought to himself.
The last thing he may have expected was a confession from the popular Takajo himself... but he got just that! And Takajo is not shy about it either. He is determined to make the delinquent-looking Tachibana his princess~
Will Takajo succeed in sweeping Tachibana off his feet? Can Tachibana trust such a handsome and popular guy like Takajo? Find out in "You are My Princess" !

My Rate: 8 (amzn.to/49rNroL)

A Promise Of Romance by Tooko Miyagi

Every girl has dreamt of it at least once in her life…a handsome prince, astride a magnificent steed, coming to scoop her up and ride with her into the sunset.

Edward, an English nobleman, is every bit the handsome prince – except he doesn’t have a damsel in distress. After finding out his late father’s will stipulates that Edward must be married by the time he reaches age 26 or risk losing control of the family estate and fortune, Edward’s relatives have been trying to arrange a marriage for him. Rebelling against his family’s wishes, Edward sets off to find himself a wife of his own choosing. But instead, he finds Satsuki – a young, Japanese exchange student attending theater classes at the local college. Of course there’s a catch: Satsuki is a boy!

On a friend’s suggestion, Edward and Satsuki enter into a contract. Satsuki will cross-dress and agree to a sham marriage with Edward. In exchange, Edward will pay Satsuki for his acting services, shutting his snooty relatives up and allowing him to keep control of the family fortune. Everybody’s happy, right? Except for one small thing – what happens when the pair actually fall in love?

My Rate: 8 (amzn.to/49uMBr8)

Like a Love Comedy by Yutta Narumi

“Hi there, Biwa. Good morning.” Walking in the front door, his colleague Brenda stopped and gave him a long look. “So, what’s with the suit?” “My first day on the production team.” “That’s right. Well it stands to reason.” “Stands to reason?” Did she mean because the episode he wrote got such good ratings? “Oh, you haven’t heard?” said Brenda, a surprised look on her face. “The upcoming series—”

All his life, Biwa dreamed of working behind the scenes at a major American television studio. Three years after getting hired on as a fledging screenwriter, he finally gets his chance when a series production team gives him a call.

Waiting for the first meeting of his new team, Biwa has a run-in with Toyohira Yamato, a Japanese actor he’s never met and whose bad attitude spoils Biwa’s day. What’s worse, it turns out that Biwa’s “big break” is going to be babysitting Toyohira, Japan’s top actor and the star of a new series!

Biwa can’t tell which will drive him crazy first: watching his dreams circle the drain, or dealing with Toyohira’s impertinent attitude.

My Rate: 7 (amzn.to/42Wp6Fh)

Boyfriend In Heat by Sakira

Keitatsu x Ran from the prequel Wild Boyfriend are back again and are inseparably lovey-dovey and hot in love! Soft spoken megane danshi by day and fierce erotica by night. Featuring some hot springs erotic contact and lots of steamy naked bodies. Just like love conquers all; can wild sex conquer all?! Boyfriend In Heat takes you on a sexy and erotic wild love ride. Including Seisuke x Tsubaki from Wild Boyfriend, a continuation of their spontaneous sexy times.

My Rate: 7 (amzn.to/49w1REb)

Wild Boyfriend by Sakira

Tough guy Ran thought Keitatsu was shy and vulnerable as he longed for him from afar. Then, when a brutal act brings them together, Ran discovers that he's the one in need of a rescue and Keitatsu is more than he or anyone else can handle! Sakira's long awaited debut collection features hot couples in the wildest first encounters ever!

My Rate: 7 (amzn.to/48x07t5)

Gentle Cage by Kumiko Sasaki

“Itsuki,” Tokiwa called out, his voice filled with surprising sweetness. “You are mine.”

“Beauty is in the eye of the beholder,” so goes the old adage about art. And no where is this truer than in the relationship between Itsuki and Tokiwa. To everyone else, Itsuki is nothing more than a useless wallflower, but only Tokiwa can see that the man is actually a diamond-in-the-rough.

It all began eight years ago, when amateur painter Itsuki Hashimoto and up-and-coming sculptor Masatsugu Tokiwa became friends through their love for art. But a few years later, family circumstances force Itsuki to cut Tokiwa off of his life. Now, Itsuki is living a confined life as the “human pet” of Yamabe-sensei, Tokiwa’s former teacher.

Can Tokiwa help Itsuki break free of his cage? Or has Itsuki become too much of a living “doll,” without a soul or freewill of his own?

My Rate: 8 (amzn.to/3Tbc8A6)

You Will Drown in Love by Hinako Takanaga

"Reiichiro is back and hoping for a happier ending when he takes over as manager for a kimono shop. But a fellow employee, Jinnai, doesn't like the idea of being bossed around by a younger and less experienced man. As the sparks fly between the two men, will love also bloom?"

My Rate: 8 (amzn.to/49MzzFk)