Where Fiction and Reality Meet
Title: Victory Portrait (Pride of Uttor: Book Four) Author: Tali Spencer Publisher: Resplendence Publishing Length: 244 Pages Category: Fantasy, Alt U At a Glance: I thoroughly enjoyed this book and would highly recommend this series for those who enjoy both M/M and M/F stories. Reviewed By: Carrie Blurb: Imperial captive and former Sebboyan prince Peta... Continue Reading →
Title: Brandywine Investigations: Open for Business Author: Angel Martinez Publisher: Mischief Corner Books Length: 376 Pages Category: Fantasy/Urban Fantasy, Mythology At a Glance: A unique take on gods and goddesses, this series updates Hades and other members of his family. Reviewed By: Jennifer Blurb: When humans forsake the temples, the gods need to find other employment.... Continue Reading →
Title: Never a Hero (A Tucker Springs Novel) Author: Marie Sexton Narrator: Iggy Toma Publisher: Riptide Publishing Run Time: 4 hours and 54 minutes Category: Contemporary Romance At a Glance: Iggy Toma has once again proved that narrating a story is an art form. Reviewed By: Kathie Blurb: Everyone deserves a hero. Owen Meade is... Continue Reading →
Title: The Mercy of Men (Saint Flaherty: Book Two) Author: S. Hunter Nisbet Publisher: Badapple Press Length: 378 Pages Category: Alt Reality, Dystopian, Mystery/Suspense At a Glance: This series, man… I love it with the intensity of a thousand burning suns. No, seriously… I do. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: When Simon Flaherty’s routine of training... Continue Reading →
Title: Putting Down Roots (2016 Daily Dose: A Walk on the Wild Side) Author: Tam MacNeil Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Length: 29 Pages Category: Urban Fantasy At a Glance: Unique take on shifters, and so awesome. I wish it was longer. Reviewed By: Jennifer Blurb: At twenty-nine, Mark is lonely and unhappy. With his teaching degree, he... Continue Reading →
Title: Tales of Amaranth: The Boxed Set Author: Thom Lane Publisher: Loose Id Length: 536 Pages Category: Fantasy, BDSM At a Glance: I loved this series as a whole. The world building was excellent, as were the characterizations. Reviewed By: Jennifer Blurb: In Amaranth, there are two kinds of men: slaves and the men who own them.... Continue Reading →
Title: Throwing Stones Author: Robin Reardon Publisher: Self-Published Length: 406 Pages Category: New Adult, Contemporary, Paranormal At a Glance: This is a good book. A great book. One that had me crying for practically the whole last quarter of it. Reviewed By: Taz Blurb: In this paranormal romance, something is drawing seventeen-year-old Jesse Bryce toward... Continue Reading →
Title: The Prince’s Psalm Author: Eric Shaw Quinn Publisher: DSP Publications Length: 480 Pages Category: Historical, Spiritual At a Glance: This is a rather special work. I recommend it for the story, for the style, and for the ability of both of those things together to take the reader to another place and time. Reviewed... Continue Reading →
Title: Absinthe of Malice (Sinners Series: Book Five) Author: Rhys Ford Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 220 Pages At a Glance: I was expecting a great book. I was wrong. What I got was to be a part of a spectacular journey. Reviewed By: Lindsey Blurb: We’re getting the band back together. Those five words... Continue Reading →
Title: Foxe Tail (Skylar Foxe Mysteries: Book One) Author: Haley Walsh Narrator: Joel Leslie Publisher: MLR Press Run Time: 8 hours and 9 minutes Category: Mystery At a Glance: Haley Walsh and Joel Leslie combined are simply perfection! Blurb: Gay teacher Skyler Foxe thought teaching English Lit was murder. Wait till he falls into the... Continue Reading →
Title: Snakes Among Sweet Flowers Author: Jason Huffman-Black Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Length: 240 Pages Category: Contemporary At a Glance: Snakes Among Sweet Flowers is suspenseful, dangerous, and was an absolute page turner for me. Reviewed By: Maryann Blurb: Two-time ex-con Camden Sanders has decided that Hog Mountain—an isolated community on the outskirts of Atlanta, Georgia—is... Continue Reading →
Title: Wolfsong Author: TJ Klune Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Length: 400 Pages Category: Paranormal, Shifters At a Glance: This book delivered all I could hope for and more. Reviewed By: Lindsey Blurb: Ox was twelve when his daddy taught him a very valuable lesson. He said that Ox wasn’t worth anything and people would never understand... Continue Reading →
Title: Breathing Betrayal (Elemental Evidence: Book One) Authors: Bellora Quinn and Sadie Rose Bermingham Publisher: Pride Publishing Length: 243 Pages Category: Paranormal Romance, Mystery/Suspense At a Glance: Breathing Betrayal is a well written story and a definite page turner. Reviewed By: Maryann Blurb: Every breath brings them closer to love, and a killer. Jake Chivis... Continue Reading →
Title: Withered + Sere (Immemorial Year: Book One) Author: TJ Klune Publisher: DSP Publications Length: 280 Pages Category: Sci-Fi At a Glance: This book is dark, full of despair, nightmares, living and dead and blood—lots of blood—and, oh my golly, it is brilliant! Reviewed By: Sammy Blurb: Once upon a time, humanity could no longer... Continue Reading →
Title: The Right Time (Right and Wrong: Book Three) Author: Lane Hayes Narrator: Michael Ferraiuolo Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Run Time: 9 hours and 2 minutes Category: Contemporary Romance At a Glance: I fully recommend this book and the narration. There is a lot to enjoy here. Things that will make you smile and things that... Continue Reading →
Title: Holy Cow! (Daily Dose 2016) Author: EM Lynley Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Length: 52 Pages Category: Mystery/Suspense, Shifters At a Glance: Holy Cow! is 52 pages of greatness. Reviewed By: Kathie Blurb: American med student Duncan Stirling is traveling around India with his two best friends, who have just married. Their last stop is the... Continue Reading →
Title: Spirit Author: John Inman Narrator: John Anthony Davis Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Run Time: 6 hours and 47 minutes Category: Paranormal, Humor At a Glance: I adore this book and narration! Reviewed By: Amy Blurb: Jason Day, brilliant designer of video games, is not only a confirmed bachelor, but he’s as gay as a maypole.... Continue Reading →
Title: This Is How It Ends Author: Nick Wilgus Publisher: DSP Publications Length: 276 Pages Category: Horror, Sci-Fi At a Glance: Apocalypse Now-ish--two teens are stuck on a dying world between aliens and the undead. It doesn’t look good for them. Reviewed By: Ben Blurb: High school juniors Billy Gunn and Rory Wilder return from... Continue Reading →
Title: THIRDS Beyond the Books (Vol. One) Author: Charlie Cochet Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Length: 146 Pages Category: Urban Fantasy, Mystery/Suspense, Shifters At a Glance: A wonderful gift to the fans of Charlie Cochet's THIRDS series. Reviewed By: Angel Blurb: Join us as we celebrate the THIRDS universe with this collection of flash fiction stories written... Continue Reading →
Title: Reaping Fate (Reaping Havoc: Book Two) Author: AJ Rose Publisher: Self-Published Length: 270 Pages (Kindle) Category: Paranormal, Horror, Humor At a Glance: All in all, I'm in love with this series. It's so much fun to read. Reviewed By: Lynn Blurb: For Nate Koehn, the worst part of being a reaper is maintaining his... Continue Reading →
Title: Shifting Silver (Daily Dose 2016: A Walk on the Wild Side) Author: Brandon Witt Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Length: 49 Pages Category: Fantasy, Mythology At a Glance: Brandon Witt weaves a complete and fantastical tale, rich with spirituality and mysticism. Reviewed By: Sammy Blurb: The year is 1618, and Allakau is different from the other... Continue Reading →
Title: Love Can’t Conquer Author: Kim Fielding Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Length: 260 Pages Category: Contemporary Romance At a Glance: Kim Fielding's writing is superb with this one. Fantastic! Reviewed By: Lynn Blurb: Bullied as a child in small-town Kansas, Jeremy Cox ultimately escaped to Portland, Oregon. Now in his forties, he’s an urban park ranger... Continue Reading →
Title: Penal Station 05 (With This Mark: Book One) Author: Valentina Heart Publisher: Loose Id Pages/Word Count: 211 Pages At a Glance: Great start to a series with characters that are lovable if damaged. Blurb: Jared, a guard on one of the many penal space stations, is good at his job, but painfully naive. Getting convicted for... Continue Reading →
Title: Fish Stick Fridays (Half Moon Bay: Book One) Author: Rhys Ford Narrator: Spencer Goss Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Run Time: 6 hours and 58 minutes At a Glance: If I could give Rhys Ford more stars than five, I would. Reviewed By: Amy Blurb: Deacon Reid was born bad to the bone with no intention... Continue Reading →
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