Where Fiction and Reality Meet
Title: A Tender Curiosity Author: Charlie Cochet Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Length: 90 Pages Category: Historical, Paranormal, Anthology At a Glance: A Tender Curiosity is, overall, a cute collection of short stories connected by being set in the 1920s and ‘30s. I appreciated the use of time appropriate dialogue and slang, and although it does make... Continue Reading →
Title: Be Still My Heart Series: Four Kings Security: Book Two Author: Charlie Cochet Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 306 Pages Category: Contemporary At a Glance: Charlie Cochet delivers another sugary and charming romance sprinkled with hot sex, wonderfully engaging friendships and found family bonds. Reviewed By: Jovan Blurb: When the cards are stacked against you,... Continue Reading →
Title: The Foxling Soldati Series: Soldati Hearts: Book Two Author: Charlie Cochet Narrator: Manuel Pombo Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Run Time: 4 hours and 3 minutes Category: Fantasy At a Glance: For me, The Foxling Soldati is a step up in story and narration for several reasons. Having found Rayner to be a much more engaging... Continue Reading →
Title: The Soldati Prince Series: Soldati Hearts: Book One Author: Charlie Cochet Narrator: Manuel Pombo Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Run Time: 3 hours and 27 minutes Category: Fantasy At a Glance: The story, particularly the ending, is pure fairy-tale romance and magic. The narration is decent, and the narrator, Manuel Pombo, has a beautiful voice. It... Continue Reading →
Title: Roses in the Devil's Garden Series: Fallen Rose: Book One Author: Charlie Cochet Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Length: 67 Pages Category: Historical Romance At a Glance: I loved the first part of the book where we get to know Harlan and Nathan, but the second part felt like another story. Reviewed By: Ky Blurb: Working... Continue Reading →
Title: The Foxling Soldati Series: Soldati Hearts: Book Two Author: Charlie Cochet Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Length: 119 Pages Category: Urban Fantasy At a Glance: This author did a remarkable job of dropping us into the middle of a world and connecting us to some very relatable characters. While not an epic journey, this makes for... Continue Reading →
Title: The King's Courage (North Pole City Tales: Book Six) Author: Charlie Cochet Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Length: 77 Pages Category: Fairy Tale, Holiday At a Glance: If you haven’t yet had the pleasure of reading Cochet’s magical tales of the inhabitants of North Pole City, then you have no excuses. The series is complete; get... Continue Reading →
Title: Gummy Bears & Grenades (A THIRDS Novella Author: Charlie Cochet Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Length: 102 Pages Category: Urban Fantasy, Shifters, Mystery/Suspense At a Glance: Recommended for fans of the series. Reviewed By: Ky Blurb: THIRDS agent Dexter J. Daley can’t wait to marry his fiancé, Team Leader Sloane Brodie, but first he’s looking forward... Continue Reading →
Title: Tried & True (THIRDS: Book Ten) Author: Charlie Cochet Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Length: 254 Pages Category: Urban Fantasy, Mystery/Suspense At a Glance: I’m completely thrilled and blown away that Tried & True is the tenth book in this series, and that it was just as fantastic as I hoped it would be. Reviewed By:... Continue Reading →
Title: Finding Mr. Wrong Author: Charlie Cochet Publisher: Dreamspinner Press/Dreamspun Desires Length: 218 Pages Category: Contemporary At a Glance: Finding Mr. Wrong is a sweet romance that just fell a bit short of being a cohesive and believable novel. Reviewed By: Sammy Blurb: Matthew Hart is heir to the family fortune and owner of Hart... Continue Reading →
Hello, all! I'm super excited to be here at The Novel Approach revealing the cover for Gummy Bears & Grenades, a story in the THIRDS universe. As we draw closer to the big day in Tried & True (THIRDS, Book 10), how can we not have the bachelor party? Specifically Dex's bachelor party. I had... Continue Reading →
Title: Darkest Hour Before Dawn (THIRDS: Book Nine) Author: Charlie Cochet Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Length: 224 Pages Category: Urban Fantasy, Mystery/Suspense At a Glance: Darkest Hour Before Dawn is definitely going to be another hit with THIRDS fans, and a win for Cochet. Reviewed By: Jules Blurb: THIRDS Team Leader Sebastian Hobbs and Chief Medical... Continue Reading →
Hello, all! Thanks so much for joining me here for another stop on the Thick & Thin blog tour, celebrating the release of the 8th book in the THIRDS series. We asked Destructive Delta to give us five of their pet peeves. This should be interesting. Hell, all! Thank you so much for joining me... Continue Reading →
Title: Thick & Thin (THIRDS: Book Eight) Author: Charlie Cochet Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Length: 95 Pages Category: Urban Fantasy, Mystery/Suspense At a Glance: Charlie Cochet continues the intrigue and fluffy, hot goodness of the THIRDS series with this bridge novella. Reviewed By: Angel Blurb: In a matter of days, Dex has been kidnapped, tortured, killed,... Continue Reading →
Title: Disarming Donner (North Pole City Tales: Book Five Author: Charlie Cochet Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Length: 68 Pages Category: Holiday Romance, Fantasy At a Glance: Disarming Donner is heavy on charm and light on drama, which is exactly what I look for in a book from this delightful series. Reviewed By: Jules Blurb: As a... Continue Reading →
Title: The Soldati Prince Author: Charlie Cochet Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Length: 97 Pages Category: Urban Fantasy At a Glance: A wonderful blend of world building, intriguing plot, dimensional characters, and humor. I’m truly hoping this is the beginning of a series, because I want more of Riley and Khalon along with all the delightful secondary... Continue Reading →
Hello, all! Thank you so much for joining me here today as we kick off The Soldati Prince blog tour, and a big thank you to everyone at The Novel Appraoch for having me. Today we start celebrating the upcoming release of the first book in the Soldati Hearts series, a shifter fantasy about an... Continue Reading →
Title: Catch a Tiger by the Tail (THIRDS: Book Six) Author: Charlie Cochet Narrator: Mark Westfield Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Run Time: 8 hours and 9 minutes Category: Urban Fantasy At a Glance: I really liked this book, and Mark Westfield does an amazing job. Reviewed By: Amy Blurb: Calvin Summers and Ethan Hobbs have been... Continue Reading →
Title: THIRDS Beyond the Books: Volume Two Author: Charlie Cochet Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Length: 138 Pages Category: Urban Fantasy, Mystery/Suspense At a Glance: Another wonderful gift to the fans of Charlie Cochet's THIRDS series. Reviewed By: Angel Blurb: Return to the THIRDS universe with another collection of flash fiction stories inspired by prompts submitted by fans.... Continue Reading →
Hello, all! Thank you for joining me here today as we continue to celebrate the release of Smoke & Mirrors, the 7th book in the THIRDS series! A big thank you to The Novel Approach for hosting me. On yesterday's stop we had Dexter J. Daley's character profile, so of course today we have the... Continue Reading →
Title: Smoke & Mirrors (THIRDS: Book Seven) Author: Charlie Cochet Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 230 Pages At a Glance: Charlie Cochet delivers yet another roller coaster ride of emotions in this latest installment. It kept me on the edge of my seat from the first to the last page! Reviewed By: Sadonna Blurb: Life... Continue Reading →
Title: Forgive and Forget Author: Charlie Cochet Narrator: John Solo Publisher: Dreamspinner Press/Dreamspun Desires Run Time: 5 hours and 3 minutes Category: Contemporary Romance At a Glance: I love me a good amnesia story. Reviewed By: Amy Blurb: He's hot. He's dangerous. And he can't remember anything. As the owner of Apple’n Pies, Joe Applin... 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 →
Hello all! Thank you for joining me on the next stop of the THIRDS Beyond the Books: Volume 1 blog tour. Today is release day and I’m super excited to be sharing with you this volume of flash fiction stories from the THIRDS world written o prompts submitted by readers! Speaking of readers, for today’s... Continue Reading →
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