Where Fiction and Reality Meet
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: Save of the Game (Scoring Chances: Book Two) Author: Avon Gale Narrator: Scott R. Smith Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Run Time: 6 hours and 22 minutes Category: Contemporary At a Glance: This book is a definite buy. Reviewed By: Mike Blurb: After last season’s heartbreaking loss to his hockey team’s archrival, Jacksonville Sea Storm goalie... Continue Reading →
Title: A Book of Tongues (Hexslinger: Volume One) Author: Gemma Files Publisher: ChiZine Publications Length: 274 Pages Category: Dark Fantasy, Historical, Alt History, Mythology At a Glance: I loved this book and also hated it for making me love it so much. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: Two years after the Civil War, Pinkerton agent Ed... Continue Reading →
Title: Moment of Silence (Moments in Time: Book Four) Author: Karen Stivali Narrator: Robert Nieman Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Run Time: 8 hours and 4 minutes Category: Contemporary At a Glance: This is a great addition to the series, and really lets the voice talent of the narrator shine through. Reviewed By: Mike Blurb: Growing up,... 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: Counterpoint (Song of the Fallen: Book One) Author: Rachel Haimowitz Narrator: Craig Beck Publisher: Riptide Publishing Run Time: 11 hours and 55 minutes Category: High Fantasy At a Glance: I adored this book when I originally read it, and now I absolutely LOVE it. Craig Beck brought the characters to life, each with distinct... Continue Reading →
Title: Murmuration Author: TJ Klune Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Length: 324 Pages Category: Sci-Fi, Historical At a Glance: I can’t say enough about how fantastic this book is, how amazing the writing is, or how much I think you should go read it. Like, now. Reviewed By: Jules Blurb: In the small mountain town of Amorea,... Continue Reading →
Title: Must Like Spinach Author: Con Riley Publisher: Figment Ink Length: 320 Pages Category: Contemporary Romance At a Glance: Must Like Spinach is a book I wholeheartedly recommend when you’re in the mood for a feel-good read with a cast of thoroughly charming characters. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: Jon’s future in New York seems bright.... Continue Reading →
Title: Dog Days Author: TA Moore Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Length: 200 Pages Category: Fantasy, Shifters At a Glance: This story is not for everyone, but I found it to be an amazingly captivating shifter story that is by far one of the most unique I have read in a quite a while. And I want... Continue Reading →
Title: Enjoy the Dance (Dancing: Book Two) Author: Heidi Cullinan Publisher: Self-Published Length: 224 Pages (Kindle) Category: Contemporary Romance At a Glance: I want you all to go and read Enjoy the Dance and experience all of the emotion for yourselves. The last chapter and a half had me with tears in my eyes almost... Continue Reading →
Title: PsyCop Briefs: Volume One Author: Jordan Castillo Price Publisher: JCP Books Length: 204 Pages Category: Paranormal, Urban Fantasy, Romance At a Glance: This volume of shorts is like a delicious, delicious box of chocolates. Reviewed By: Cassie Blurb: Victor Bayne sees dead people for a living…and he sees them off the clock, too. After... Continue Reading →
Title: All Hallows’ Eve Author: Annabelle Jacobs Publisher: Self-Published Length: Novel Category: Paranormal, Contemporary Romance At a Glance: All Hallows’ Eve encompasses everything that makes me a fan of this genre and this author’s work Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: Will a centuries-old broken heart ruin the promise of new love? Dominic Ashworth is descended from... Continue Reading →
Title: Pansies (A Spires Story: Vol. Four) Author: Alexis Hall Publisher: Riptide Publishing Length: 405 Pages Category: Contemporary Romance At a Glance: So yeah, swooning and sighing and giggling galore. Another wonderful, wonderful story from Alexis Hall. Reviewed By: Jules Blurb: Alfie Bell is . . . fine. He’s got a six-figure salary, a penthouse... Continue Reading →
Title: Max Author: Bey Deckard Publisher: Self-Published Length: 160 Pages (Kindle) Category: Transgressive, Psychological Thriller At a Glance: There is a chilling thrill of psychopathy and a growing emotional and physical dependency in this story that makes every moment spent reading it horrifying and intense. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: Fresh out of school, Dr. Crane... Continue Reading →
Title: The God of Jazz: Fugue, Concord Author: Varian Krylov Publisher: Self-Published Length: 326 Pages (Kindle) Category: Contemporary Romance At a Glance: I loved the lightning-strike fierceness of the connection between Godard and Ángel. It was physical and sexy and rash and reckless and, in the end, unquestionably romantic. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: After years... Continue Reading →
Title: Like Heaven on Earth (Dance, Love, Live: Book Three) Author: Jaime Samms Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Length: 204 Pages Category: Contemporary At a Glance: Like Heaven on Earth is the best novel by far in this series. Reviewed By: Sammy Blurb: Cobalt Winslow lost two loves when his ex-boyfriend, Calvin Denvers, infected him with HIV,... Continue Reading →
Title: Vespers (Hours of the Night: Book One) Authors: Irene Preston and Liv Rancourt Publisher: Self-Published Length: 319 Pages Category: Contemporary, Paranormal/Urban Fantasy At a Glance: As book one of a series goes, Vespers excelled at doing what it was meant to do—drawing me into the world the authors have created, hooking me on its... Continue Reading →
Title: Not a Game (Friends: Book One) Author: Cardeno C. Publisher: Self-Published Length: 220 Pages (Kindle) Category: Contemporary At a Glance: Not a Game becomes a magical fairytale romance that delivers all the feels and emotions with a twist—characters who are, for once, utterly real and worthy of love. Reviewed By: Sammy Blurb: An accidental... Continue Reading →
Title: Trampling in the Land of Woe (The Patron Saints of Hell: Vol. One) Author: William Galaini Publisher: Scarlet River Press Length: 358 Pages Category: Steampunk, Fantasy At a Glance: Trampling in the Land of Woe is a bit like the book author Lewis Carroll might have written if he'd sat down with ink and... Continue Reading →
Title: Empty Net (Scoring Chances: Book Four) Author: Avon Gale Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Length: 200 Pages Category: Contemporary At a Glance: These guys are just so, so great. I have no doubt this book will become the fave so far of many readers. Reviewed By: Jules Blurb: Spartanburg Spitfires’ goalie and captain Isaac Drake ended... Continue Reading →
Title: Personal Entanglement (Thorne and Dash: Book Two) Author: Silvia Violet Publisher: Self-Published Length: 219 Pages (Kindle) Category: Contemporary, D/s At a Glance: The intensity between the two men is continued in this book, and the ending was a joy to read. Reviewed By: Carrie Blurb: Several months ago Thorne hired Riley as an escort.... Continue Reading →
Title: The Baker (The Myer Triplets: Book Two) Author: Mathew Ortiz Publisher: Self-Published Length: 142 Pages (Kindle) Category: Contemporary At a Glance: The chemistry coming off the page between these two men is electric and entertaining. Reviewed By: Carrie Blurb: Recipe for Romance 1 cup crazy Myer triplet aka Boone Myer 1 cup snobby guppie... Continue Reading →
Title: Fight the Tide (Kick at the Darkness: Book Two) Author: Keira Andrews Publisher: Self-Published Length: 225 Pages Category: Paranormal, Horror At a Glance: An intense and gripping addition to this series that picks up right where the first book left off and kept me hooked the entire time. Reviewed By: Lindsey Blurb: Adrift in... Continue Reading →
Title: Patchwork Paradise Author: Indra Vaughn Narrator: Craig Beck Publisher: Riptide Publishing Run Time: 6 hours and 42 minutes At a Glance: A beautifully written and narrated story about love, loss, hope and all of the messy tragic and wonderful things that make up life. Reviewed By: Lindsey Blurb: Oliver and Samuel’s relationship is fairy-tale... Continue Reading →
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