Where Fiction and Reality Meet
Title: On a Midnight Clear Author: Lily Morton Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 212 Pages Category: Holiday Romance, Magical Realism Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: On a Midnight Clear is an absolute delight of a book. It’s a story full of whimsy and wonderment, and I couldn’t help but adore it. It is, at its... Continue Reading →
Title: Crooked Shadows Series: Whitethorn Agency: Book Two Author: M.A. Grant Publisher: Carina Press Length: 294 Pages Category: Paranormal/Fantasy Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: The “To Be Continued” conclusion to Crooked Shadows couldn’t be more perfect if it tried, and the revelation that happens there, after all the chaos that Cristian and Atlas have... Continue Reading →
Title: Custody Battles Series: Hazard and Somerset: Arrows in the Hand: Book Two Author: Gregory Ashe Publisher: Self-Published Length: 434 Pages Category: Mystery Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: This installment of the Hazard and Somerset series exceeded every one of my expectations. I don’t know, maybe I need to raise my expectations, but I... Continue Reading →
Title: House on Fire Series: Ashes & Dust: Book Two Author: Jenn Burke Publisher: Carina Press Length: 256 Pages Category: Urban Fantasy Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: House on Fire is an impressively busy book with plenty of twists and turns of both the emotional and investigative variety, and I can’t wait for the... Continue Reading →
Title: Unseen Series: Rath & Rune: Book Two Author: Jordan L. Hawk Publisher: Self-Published Length: 234 Pages Category: Historical Romance, Paranormal Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: Jordan L. Hawk is such a master of the mystical, the way he pokes at the things that go bump in the night and makes them show themselves... Continue Reading →
Title: A Marvellous Light Series: The Last Binding: Book One Author: Freya Marske Publisher: Macmillan/Tor Books Length: 377 Pages Category: Historical Romance, Fantasy Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: Freya Marske’s prose is nothing but lush, and I found myself chewing through the beauty of her scenery and the world she built around a magic... Continue Reading →
Title: Trailer Park Trickster Series: The Adam Binder Novels: Book Two Author: David R. Slayton Publisher: Blackstone Publishing Length: 295 Pages Category: Fantasy Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: Trailer Park Trickster was on a short list of my most anticipated books in 2021 and is now on my Best Of list for the year.... Continue Reading →
Title: A Veiled & Hallowed Eve Series: Soulbound: Book Seven Author: Hailey Turner Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 485 Pages Category: Urban Fantasy Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: Seeing this series come to its inevitable fruition is the proverbial double-edged sword. I’ve been anticipating this for years, loved the way Hailey Turner brought the story... Continue Reading →
Title: Relative Justice Series: Hazard and Somerset: Arrows in the Hand: Book One Author: Gregory Ashe Publisher: Self-Published Length: 408 Pages Category: Murder Mystery Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: Relative Justice is nothing short of a spectacular mystery, and it's no exaggeration to say Gregory Ashe knows Hazard and Somers down to every strength,... Continue Reading →
Title: The Lights on Knockbridge Lane Series: Garnet Run: Book Three Author: Roan Parrish Publisher: Harlequin Length: 288 Pages Category: Contemporary Romance, Holiday Romance Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: The Lights on Knockbridge Lane believes in the miracle of good will and gives readers faith in its happily-ever-after every step of the way. It’s... Continue Reading →
Title: The Charm Offensive Author: Alison Cochrun Publisher: Simon & Schuster Length: 368 Pages Category: Contemporary Romance Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: Every single thing these characters said and did during the course of what, to them, seemed like an impossible dream—their own happily ever after—was written with such care and an abundance of... Continue Reading →
Title: The City Beautiful Author: Aden Polydoros Publisher: Harlequin/Inkyard Press Length: 330 Pages Category: Young Adult, Gaslamp Fantasy, Paranormal, Murder Mystery Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: The City Beautiful is exquisite in its storytelling, its characterizations, and the ways in which Aden Polydoros grounds his readers in the time and place, giving readers the... Continue Reading →
Title: The Bone Gate Series: Lesser Known Monsters: Book Two Author: Rory Michaelson Publisher: Self-Published Length: 336 Pages Category: Dark Fantasy Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: The way I fell so madly for this book. It's imaginative and impressive and grabbed me by the heartstrings and never let go. The Bone Gate will, without... Continue Reading →
Title: For the Love of April French Author: Penny Aimes Publisher: Carina Adores Length: 253 Pages Category: Contemporary Romance, Transgender Romance, Interracial Romance Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: For the Love of April French is composed of so many things: compassion and conflict and insight, and the joys and struggles and sweetness of two... Continue Reading →
Title: Fathers of the Bride Author: Marshall Thornton Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 236 Pages Category: Contemporary Romance Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: This book hits all the right notes—both the highs and the lows—on its way to Miles and Andrew’s romantic reconciliation. From the hostility of warring soon-to-be exes, to the poignance of two... Continue Reading →
Title: The Forever Place Series: Sequel to You First Author: J.C. Lillis Publisher: Self-Published Length: 258 Pages Category: Fantasy Romance, Second Chance Romance, Hurt/Comfort Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: This is truly one of the most compassionate books I’ve ever had the pleasure to read. It proves there is grace and courage in forgiveness—forgiving... Continue Reading →
Title: Codirection Series: Borealis: Without a Compass: Book Four Author: Gregory Ashe Publisher: Self-Published Length: 335 Pages Category: Mystery/Suspense Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: North and Shaw put me through the emotional wringer once again in Codirection, and I don't expect that will change going forward simply because they've reached a turning point in... Continue Reading →
Title: Ophelia's Room Author: Michael Scott Garvin Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 349 Pages Category: Psychological Thriller Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: Ophelia's Room is at times a turbulent story while, in jarring contradiction, it lulls readers into a false sense of serenity in its everyday folksiness. There are so many things in which this... Continue Reading →
Title: Redirection Series: Borealis: Without a Compass: Book Three Author: Gregory Ashe Publisher: Self-Published Length: 333 Pages Category: Mystery/Suspense Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: I can't possibly begin to guess at the method behind Gregory Ashe's madness, but North McKinney stomped on my very last nerve in Redirection. So why all the stars when... Continue Reading →
Title: Hounded by Fate Series: Sons of Britain: Book Six Author: Mia West Publisher: Self-Published Length: 214 Pages Category: Historical Romance, Paranormal/Fantasy, Arthurian Fantasy Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: Full disclosure: I wasn't altogether too thrilled when I read that Cai's story was the next to be told in the ongoing Sons of Britain... Continue Reading →
Title: Defiance Series: Rebellion: Book Two Author: Annabelle Jacobs Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 258 Pages Category: Urban Fantasy Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: Annabelle Jacobs delivers on the action, tension, and romantic suspense in Defiance, and then throws in an excellent and unexpected plot twist. It was more than a means of moving the... Continue Reading →
Title: Rare Vigilance Series: Whitethorn Agency: Book One Author: M.A. Grant Publisher: Carina Press Length: 267 Pages Category: Paranormal/Fantasy Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: Excellent suspense, both the mysterious and romantic kind, combined with fantastic characterizations, a richly imagined world, and this author’s gift for captivating me as I lose myself in her stories... Continue Reading →
Title: Jay's Gay Agenda Author: Jason June Publisher: HarperTeen Length: 368 Pages Category: YA/Teen Contemporary Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: Jason June's absolute gem of a debut novel is gloriously heartwarming, genuinely sincere, and quintessentially charming from beginning to end. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: There’s one thing Jay Collier knows for sure—he’s a statistical... Continue Reading →
Title: All Fired Up Series: Ashes and Dust: Book One Author: Jenn Burke Publisher: Carina Press Length: 256 Pages Category: Urban Fantasy, Romantic Suspense Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: All Fired Up didn’t just meet my expectations, it exceeded them. I adored every twist and turn and surprise Jenn Burke threw into this one,... Continue Reading →
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