Where Fiction and Reality Meet
Title: Wolfsong Author: TJ Klune Narrator: Kirt Graves Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Run Time: 18 hours and 40 minutes Category: Paranormal, Shifters At a Glance: I hope there are many more installments that will feature other characters from this stunning novel, as well as give us an update on Joe and Ox. This story will stay... Continue Reading →
Title: Painting with Fire Author: Lissa Kasey Publisher: Self-Published Length: 173 Pages (kindle) Category: Contemporary At a Glance: This story is just top notch from beginning to end. Reviewed By: Sammy Blurb: Charlie “Wood Chuck” Fox knows his best friend and fellow wildfire firefighter Jessie Row had a major family break up in her past.... Continue Reading →
Title: Bite Night (Bah Humbug: Advent Calendar 2016) Author: Clare London Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Length: 25 Pages Category: Holiday Romance, Paranormal At a Glance: Clare London has written a fun romp of a story that left me smiling well after the last page. Reviewed By: Sammy Blurb: Creatures of the Night and Santa’s Christmas duties... Continue Reading →
Title: The Orpheum Miracle (Bah Humbug: Advent Calendar 2016) Author: Pat Henshaw Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Length: 25 Pages Category: Contemporary, Holiday Romance At a Glance: At fewer than thirty pages, this story tried its best to pack an emotional punch and yet, there just needed to be a bit more detail for it to really... Continue Reading →
Title: Merry Christmas, Mr. Miggles Author: Eli Easton Publisher: Self-Published Length: 50k Words Category: Holiday Romance At a Glance: Merry Christmas, Mr. Miggles is just about pitch perfect and would be a delightful addition to any Christmas library. Reviewed By: Sammy Blurb: Toby Kincaid loves being the junior librarian in his hometown of Sandy Lake,... Continue Reading →
Title: Alpha Barman (J.T.'s Bar: Book One) Author: Sue Brown Publisher: Self-Published Length: 150 Pages (Kindle) Category: Contemporary, Suspense/Thriller At a Glance: If you are looking for fluff or men who ask questions first and act second, then this story will not be the one for you—but, if you like your men tough and resilient,... Continue Reading →
Title: Heartifact Author: Aisling Mancy Publisher: Men Over the Rainbow Length: 88 Pages (Kindle) Category: Action/Adventure, Fantasy At a Glance: Aisling Mancy is a gifted writer and he spins a magical tale in this, his latest release. I highly recommend it to you. Reviewed By: Sammy Blurb: Harper Kidd is a highly respected marine archeologist.... Continue Reading →
Title: Detective Fox and the Christmas Caper Author: Isobel Starling Publisher: Self-Published Length: 124 Pages (Kindle) Category: Holiday Romance At a Glance: I have been a fan of author Isobel Starling from the start, and this latest Christmas novella seals the deal for me. This author is now on auto-buy for me, and deservedly so,... Continue Reading →
Title: A Chance for Us (New Vampire Justice: Book Two) Author: Jake C. Wallace Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Length: 274 Pages Category: Urban Fantasy At a Glance: What an incredibly intense sequel Jake C. Wallace has written! Reviewed By: Sammy Blurb: Love between a young man with a broken mind and the jaded New Vampire Justice... Continue Reading →
Title: Contact (Gothika: Book Five) Authors: Kim Fielding, F. E. Feeley Jr, Jamie Fessenden, B.G. Thomas Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Length: 306 Pages Category: Sci-Fi, Historical At a Glance: Overall I would most definitely encourage sci-fi lovers to pick up this anthology. Contact will certainly entertain those who love the idea that we are not alone... Continue Reading →
Title: Mapping the Forest (Rocky Mountain Boys: Book One) Author: Brandon Witt Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Length: 240 Pages Category: Contemporary At a Glance: Mapping the Forest is more than just a sweet romance of healing and rebirth; it is a refection of a community—for better or worse—with all its flaws and gifts. Reviewed By: Sammy... Continue Reading →
Title: Pride Before the Fall Author: Devon Rhodes Publisher: Pride Publishing Length: 80 Pages Category: Paranormal, Shifters At a Glance: All in all Pride Before the Fall was just an okay story that lacked the same charismatic wolves found in the first novella. Reviewed By: Sammy Blurb: When Brady was given a free pass to... Continue Reading →
Title: Unsafe Exposure (Hidden Wolves: Book Four) Author: Kaje Harper Publisher: MLR Press Length: 388 Pages Category: Paranormal At a Glance: Kaje Harper’s Hidden Wolves series just keeps getting better and better. She is continually recreating this paranormal genre and breathing new life into it with each installment. Reviewed By: Sammy Blurb: Stepping out of... Continue Reading →
Title: Pride and Joey Author: Devon Rhodes Publisher: Pride Publishing Length: 59 Pages Category: Paranormal At a Glance: Vance and Joey captured my imagination and heart immediately, and made Pride and Joey a fun novella to read. Reviewed By: Sammy Blurb: Vance thought his pride meant everything to him...until fate sent Joey into his lair... Continue Reading →
Title: Turn the World Upside Down Author: Nyrae Dawn Publisher: Harmony Ink Press Length: 200 Pages Category: Contemporary, Teen Fiction At a Glance: Author Nyrae Dawn has written the most beautiful story—an important novel that brings into light circumstances that teens deal with every day of their lives. Reviewed By: Sammy Blurb: They’d have to... Continue Reading →
Title: Lost in Loveland (Welcome to Loveland: Book Two) Author: K-lee Klein Publisher: Self-Published Length: 146 Pages (Kindle) Category: Contemporary At a Glance: I enjoyed this sequel very much. While I feel it lacked some of the depth the first novel had, it still went a long way in revealing more about our two main... Continue Reading →
Title: Blood Divine Author: Greg Howard Publisher: Wilde City Press Length: 271 Pages (Kindle) Category: Fantasy, Paranormal At a Glance: This story is a really well written, scary paranormal story—the don’t turn off the lights type of scary with just enough humor tossed in to make it an honest-to-god page turner. Reviewed By: Sammy Blurb:... Continue Reading →
Title: Ben and Shiloh (The Belladonna Arms: Book 4) Author: John Inman Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Length: 204 Pages Category: Contemporary, Humor At a Glance: With elements like humor, great pacing, Arthur in drag, and perhaps the sweetest potential boyfriend ever to grace the page, it all made for an incredibly pleasant story that I read... Continue Reading →
Title: Fish Out of Water Author: Amy Lane Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Length: 270 Pages Category: Mystery/Suspense At a Glance: Fish Out of Water is an incredibly thrilling mystery and deeply satisfying romance. I can honestly and happily highly recommend it to you! Reviewed By: Sammy Blurb: PI Jackson Rivers grew up on the mean streets of... Continue Reading →
Title: Raven's Rest Author: Stephen Osborne Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Length: 200 Pages Category: Mystery/Suspense, Paranormal At a Glance: In the end, Raven’s Rest gets resounding high marks for being a bang up ghost story with enough creepy moments to satisfy any thrill seeking reader, but unfortunately fell short in the romance and relationship department. Reviewed... Continue Reading →
Title: What About Everything? (A Tales from Foster High Story) Author: John Goode Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Length: 230 Pages Category: Contemporary At a Glance: I think anyone would be hard pressed not to enjoy this latest Foster High installment. Reviewed By: Sammy Blurb: Sequel to Taking Chances No matter how fast you run, the past... Continue Reading →
Title: Bitterwood Author: Rowan Speedwell Publisher: Riptide Publishing Length: 167 Pages Category: Historical, Fantasy, Action/Adventure At a Glance: Bitterwood is a bit of a swashbuckling romance tangled together with a mysterious quest that was over way too soon and left me aching for more. Reviewed By: Sammy Blurb: Outrunning a winter storm in the north,... Continue Reading →
Title: Stranded with Desire Authors: Vivien Dean and Rick R. Reed Publisher: Dreamspinner Press/Dreamspun Desires Length: 228 Pages Category: Contemporary Romance At a Glance: Stranded with Desire is a cute romance that is a perfect novel to curl up with when you just want a happy ever after with little to no angst involved. Reviewed... Continue Reading →
Title: To Catch His Mate Author: J.D. Walker Publisher: JMS Books Length: 123 Pages (Kindle) Category: Paranormal At a Glance: In the end, To Catch His Mate fell way short. Reviewed By: Sammy Blurb: Felix Cotter is a top-notch insurance investigator, as well as a beast ... of some kind. He has no idea who... Continue Reading →
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