Where Fiction and Reality Meet
Title: Prickly By Nature (Portland Pack Chronicles: Book Two) Author: Piper Vaughn & Kenzie Cade Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Page/Word Count: 260 Pages At a Glance: I really enjoyed this follow up to Prickly Business, and it will be interesting to see where the series goes from here. Reviewed By: Karen Blurb: In the four months... Continue Reading →
Title: Hearth and Home (Sleigh Ride: Advent Calendar 2015) Author: E.T. Malinowski Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 56 Pages At a Glance: Short but sweet story with an accident prone elf. Reviewed By: Jennifer Blurb: Thistle is a sweet elf with a kind heart. He tries his best to help all the other elves in Santa’s workshop.... Continue Reading →
Title: Evolution: Genesis (Evolution: Book Two) Author: Lissa Kasey Publisher: DSP Publications Pages/Word Count: 200 Pages At a Glance: Genesis is an interesting, if somewhat tangled, read for paranormal fans. Reviewed By: Sammy Blurb: Evolution made music history when one bandmate turned vampire and another joined the vampire hate movement Preservation Group. Gene is trying to... Continue Reading →
Title: Boys Who Go Bump in the Night (Mad About the Brit Boys: Book Two) Author: Josephine Myles and JL Merrow Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 84 Pages At a Glance: Short stories and the supernatural and this pair of authors combine to make for some really good reading. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: When boy meets... Continue Reading →
Title: Menorahs and Mistletoe (Sleigh Ride: Advent Calendar 2015) Author: Jess Roth Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 61 Pages At a Glance: An excellent mix of romance, sweetness and a bit of sexiness for a wonderful holiday short story. Reviewed By: Angel Blurb: Hanukkah will be interesting. Single dad Martin’s daughter is determined to get... Continue Reading →
Title: Beautiful Boy Author: Grace R. Duncan Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 280 Pages At a Glance: All in all, Beautiful Boy is a good BDSM story with some wonderfully intimate moments that carried the novel. Reviewed By: Sammy Blurb: Malcolm Tate hung up his flogger when his submissive sought out another Dom and landed... Continue Reading →
Title: Sinders and Ash (A Pennymaker Tale) Author: Tara Lain Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 145 Pages At a Glance: I’ll have no problem reading more of this series since this book kept my interest throughout. Reviewed By: Kim Blurb: Housekeeper Mark Sintorella (Sinders) works diligently at a resort hotel while designing clothes anonymously, hoping... Continue Reading →
Title: Savage Estate Author: Vivien Dean Publisher: Amber Allure Pages/Word Count: 272 Pages At a Glance: I would recommend this book without reservation. It kept me on my toes, and I stayed up later than I probably should have to find out how the book ended. Reviewed By: Taz Blurb: For his twenty-fifth birthday, Alec... Continue Reading →
Title: Pestilence (The Four Horsemen: Book One) Author: T.A. Chase Publisher: Pride Publishing Pages/Word Count: 170 Pages At a Glance: The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse in a romance novel? Yes, please! Reviewed By: Jennifer Blurb: For Pestilence, the White Horseman, love becomes the most powerful cure. Having lost his wife and child during the Black Death,... Continue Reading →
Title: By That Sin Fell the Angels Author: Jamie Fessenden Publisher: DSP Publications Pages/Word Count: 191 Pages At a Glance: This is the second book I’ve read by Jamie Fessenden, and while the topics are tough and some of the events made me squirm, I applaud this author’s courage and talent. Reviewed By: Taz Blurb:... Continue Reading →
Title: Will and Patrick Do the Holidays (Wake Up Married: Episode Three) Author: Leta Blake and Alice Griffiths Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 117 Pages At a Glance: The soap opera fun continues for our bold, beautiful, young, and restless duo. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: A couple’s first holiday season is always a special time. Thanksgiving,... Continue Reading →
Title: Reaper Author: Edward Kendrick Publisher: Pride Publishing Pages/Word Count: 208 Pages At a Glance: Reaper has action, suspense, and two very likable MCs. Reviewed By: Maryann Blurb: Leading a double life can be challenging, as Reaper well knows. Take one self-styled vigilante—Reaper. Add his alter ego, successful forty-one-year-old, investment counselor, Zack Ward. Then throw... Continue Reading →
Title: Leave it All (Saint Lakes: Book One) Author: April Kelley Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 177 Pages At a Glance: Leave it All is a quirky paranormal story. Reviewed By: Carrie Blurb: Lucas just wanted to be a normal human being, but normal is highly over-rated. Lucas Speck had been just some guy who worked... Continue Reading →
Title: Behind the Eight Ball (Fur, Fangs & Felines: Book Two) Author: M. A. Church Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 214 Pages At a Glance: Behind the Eight Ball had much more depth to it than the first in this series, and was much richer in terms of character development and interpersonal conflict. Reviewed By:... Continue Reading →
Title: Electric Candle (The Sleepless City: Book Two) Author: Elizabeth Noble Narrator: Faust Kells Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Run Time: 6 hours and 49 minutes At a Glance: Even though this series is written by two different authors and performed by different narrators, it’s worth the read or the listen, whatever you prefer. Reviewed By: Maryann Blurb:... Continue Reading →
Title: Love Me Harder Author: Remmy Duchene Publisher: Loose Id Pages/Word Count: 172 Pages At a Glance: Love Me Harder is a solid interracial romance. Reviewed By: Carrie Blurb: Life hasn’t been perfect for Mathew Chance. Between not knowing who his parents are, and being bounced from foster home to foster home, he’s had to... Continue Reading →
Title: Tainted Heart (Mi Corazón Sangrante Series: Book Two) Author: Melissa Graves Publisher: Interlude Press Pages/Word Count: 244 Pages At a Glance: I’m looking forward to the next book in the series to see how everything unfolds, but didn’t love this one as much as I did the first. Reviewed By: Karen Blurb: A year... Continue Reading →
Title: A Cowboy Out of Texas Author: Sean Michael Publisher: Amber Allure Pages/Word Count: 13000 Words At a Glance: A Cowboy Out of Texas is a sweet, heartwarming little story, well written and keeps you interested in its characters. Reviewed By: Maryann Blurb: Sam Hawker’s fall off a bucking bronc at an event in Canada has left... Continue Reading →
Title: Tasting Notes Author: Cate Ashwood Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 200 Pages At a Glance: This is the first book in a new series for Cate Ashwood, and I am looking forward to the next installment! Reviewed By: Carrie Blurb: There’s nothing that can’t be solved over a glass of excellent wine. Joseph “West”... Continue Reading →
Title: Will and Patrick Meet the Family (Wake Up Married: Episode Two) Author: Leta Blake and Alice Griffiths Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 117 Pages At a Glance: Like sands through the hourglass, so are the days of their lives… and woot! it’s fun. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: Meeting the family is challenging for every new... Continue Reading →
Title: VanDoren’s Vice (Kansas City Heat: Book Seven) Author: Jenna Byrnes Publisher: Pride Publishing Pages/Word Count: 115 Pages At a Glance: Murder, Danger, and lots of suspects makes for a fast-paced read. Reviewed By: Maryann Blurb: A detective and the head of security at a casino have something in common, don’t they? Perhaps more than... Continue Reading →
Title: His Beautiful Beast Author: Amber Kell Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 92 Pages At a Glance: His Beautiful Beast kept me interested throughout, and I thought the two MCs were cute and sexy together. Reviewed By: Kim Blurb: Sammy Dunn had always dreamed of being a musician. When his mother's employer offers to pay for... Continue Reading →
Title: The Water Will Catch You Author: Chase Potter Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 233 Pages At a Glance: The Water Will Catch You is very well written, and I was pulled in right away to both Danny’s and Curtis’s stories. Reviewed By: Kathie Blurb: Best friends since childhood, Danny Somers and Curtis Wyatt were inseparable... Continue Reading →
Title: You Can Leave Your Boots On Author: Irene Preston Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 92 Pages At a Glance: You Can Leave Your Boots On is a short, sweet, and sexy little read. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: In the heart of Texas... Liberal Austinite Travis Boyd recycles, shops local, and is partner in a successful... Continue Reading →
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