Where Fiction and Reality Meet
Title: Dogwood Days Author: Poppy Dennison Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 129 Pages At a Glance: With snappy dialogue, cleverly written characters, a small town warmth and a blossoming love story, Dogwood Days is a delightful journey down America’s main streets. Reviewed By: Sammy Blurb: Jefferson Lee Davis is happy with his life in the... Continue Reading →
Title: Bloom Box (Heartsville) Author: Cate Ashwood Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 61 Pages At a Glance: Bloom Box is a delightful addition to this collection. Reviewed By: Sammy Blurb: If there's one thing William Sullivan knows less about than how to run a business, it’s flowers. When Will is left carrying responsibility for the flower shop he’d... Continue Reading →
Title: Other Side of the Line Author: Marguerite Labbe Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 330 Pages At a Glance: Other Side of the Line is a journey of love and endurance you will not want to miss. I highly recommend it to you. Reviewed By: Sammy Blurb: Caleb Hudson and Hal Zimmer became best friends... Continue Reading →
Title: First Author: K.C. Wells Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 296 Pages At a Glance: In spite of some flaws, this was a gorgeously written love story. Blurb: It’s taken Tommy Newsome a while to get his head around being gay. Growing up in a small town in Georgia, hasn’t prepared him for the more liberal... Continue Reading →
Title: Without a Net Author: Lyn Gala Publisher: Loose Id Pages/Word Count: 266 Pages At a Glance: Without a Net just needed a bit more attention to details in order to work out a few inconsistencies in the story. Blurb: Oliver Robertson has been assigned to go undercover in one of the shade clubs that litter... Continue Reading →
Title: Hiding Things Author: S.C. Wynne Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 71 Pages At a Glance: Hiding Things is one to add to your bookshelf if you are looking for a sweet coming of age story with a lovely happy ever after ending. Reviewed By: Sammy Blurb: Mason Downing is good at a lot of things,... Continue Reading →
Title: Rattlesnake Author: Kim Fielding Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 240 Pages At a Glance: Rattlesnake is an incredibly gorgeous love story, a story of healing and of finally coming home. I cannot say enough about this beautiful novel. Reviewed By: Sammy Blurb: A drifter since his teens, Jimmy Dorsett has no home and no... Continue Reading →
Title: Valor on the Move Author: Keira Andrews Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 250 Pages At a Glance: Valor on the Move has it all: action, intrigue, romance, and a glimpse at the turmoil and fears surrounding coming out to the world. Reviewed By: Sammy Blurb: Growing up gay in the White House hasn’t been easy... Continue Reading →
Title: King John (The Lost And Founds: Book Four) Author: Edmond Manning Publisher: Pickwick Ink Publishing Pages/Word Count: 245 Pages At a Glance: Every second with this story is a second well spent. Reviewed By: Sammy Blurb: English attorney Alistair Robertson can’t quite believe an astonishing tale of kingship and transformation he hears at Burning... Continue Reading →
Title: Beyond The Surface Author: Felice Stevens Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 229 Pages At a Glance: Author Felice Stevens used a delicate hand when developing her story, and left us with a romance that was very much worth every moment spent reading it. Reviewed By: Sammy Blurb: On 9/11, firefighter Nick Fletcher’s world changed forever. He's... Continue Reading →
Title: Thirst Author: Lisa Worrall Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 200 Pages Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: A dark killer haunts the streets of Los Angeles, stalking unwilling victims and draining their blood. When the evidence runs dry, Detective Max Bowman quenches his thirst at his local bar hoping for inspiration. Instead, he’s robbed and left... Continue Reading →
Title: Hidden Gem Author: Lissa Kasey Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 246 Pages Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: Misaki “Aki” Itou is a psi—a person with mutated DNA granting him psychic abilities. He’s also a contracted companion—a whore. It may not be the perfect profession, but having a roof over his head, food to eat, and... Continue Reading →
Title: The Dating Game Author: Jay Northcote Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 103 Pages Rating: 4.5 Stars Blurb: Five sex-free dates—how hard can it be? When they were at uni, Owen always had a bit of a crush on Nathan. But Nathan was apparently straight, and Owen was too busy with other guys to take his... Continue Reading →
Title: Addicted Author: Laura Baumbach Publisher: MLR Press Pages/Word Count: 27 Pages Rating: 3 Stars Blurb: Vampires are impervious to human ailments and blood-borne disease. But what happens when one gets a taste of a new, powerful designer drug made from an element vampires have never encountered before? Vampire Gideon Borg dines occasionally from the... Continue Reading →
Title: Murder on the Mountain Author: Jamie Fessenden Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 210 Pages Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: When Jesse Morales, a recent college grad who aspires to be a mystery writer, volunteers to work on the summit of Mt. Washington for a week, he expects to work hard. What he doesn’t expect is... Continue Reading →
“Wanting something and being able to have it aren’t the same things.” – Cardeno C Title: McFarland’s Farm (Hope #1) Author: Cardeno C. Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 102 Pages Rating: 4.5 Stars Blurb: Wealthy, attractive Lucas Reika treats life like a party, moving from bar to bar and man to man. Thumbing his nose at... Continue Reading →
Title: Stripped Away (Stripped Clean #2) Author: Ellis Carrington Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 250 Pages Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: HE DOESN'T RECOGNIZE HIMSELF David Moorehouse has spent his life hiding behind masks. Nice guy. Best friend. Reverend's kid. After finding his father dead on the floor, he's been stripped of his job at the family... Continue Reading →
Title: Loveblood Author: M.J. O’Shea Publisher: Harmony Ink Press Pages/Word Count: 256 Pages Rating: 4.5 Stars Blurb: Max Appleton and his mother Celia are on the run, hiding from an abusive father and husband who’s also a notoriously bad pack leader. When Max hit puberty and it became obvious he’d never make an alpha wolf,... Continue Reading →
“I realized I’m in love. It’s always been right in front of me.” – Richelle Mead Title: Never the Perfect Moment Author: K-lee Klein Publisher: Amber Quill Press Pages/Word Count: 84 Pages Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: Bryan Monroe has always catalogued his life in terms of moments—right moments, wrong moments, perfect moments. But when his... Continue Reading →
“Sometimes a “mistake” can end up being the best decision you ever make.” – Mandy Hale Title: Last Chance Charlie Author: Ryan Loveless Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 198 Pages Rating: 2.5 Stars Blurb: Charlie Corcoran is the best thing about twenty-five-year old Zach Prentiss’s life. Sure, they’ve never met. Charlie’s never seen Zach from... Continue Reading →
“When everything goes to hell, the people who stand by you without flinching — they are your family.” – Jim Butcher Title: Summer Son Author: Anna Martin Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 200 Pages Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: Ellis Broad never imagined he would end up a single father before he turned twenty-nine. Then again,... Continue Reading →
“I am afraid of him now. The one I love most in the world.” – Neil Jordan Title: The Crying Game Author: Kol Anderson Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 41 Pages Rating: 4.5 Stars Blurb: William Davenport can’t take the weight of the secret in his life any more. When his brother makes the ultimate sacrifice... Continue Reading →
“Love can only be found through the act of loving.” – Paul Coelho Title: You Can't Go Home Again Author: Michael Murphy Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 200 Pages Rating: 3.5 Stars Blurb: In work and in love, life has taught seasoned police officer Jack that closeness only leads to pain. But Jack is wracked... Continue Reading →
“Love yourself. Forgive yourself. Be true to yourself. How you treat yourself sets the standard for how others will treat you.” – Steve Maraboli Title: The Companion Author: Lloyd A. Meeker Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 220 Pages Rating: 4.5 Stars Blurb: Shepherd Bucknam hasn’t had a lover in more than a decade and doesn’t... Continue Reading →
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