Where Fiction and Reality Meet
Title: The Christmas Wager Author: Jamie Fessenden Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Length: 149 Pages Category: Holiday Romance, Historical At a Glance: All in all, The Christmas Wager is a sweet Christmas tale that many will enjoy year after year—worthy of a reread despite a few fantastical moments. Reviewed By: Sammy Blurb: To discharge a debt to... Continue Reading →
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: Violated Author: Jamie Fessenden Narrator: K.C. Kelly Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Run Time: 9 hours and 42 minutes Category: Contemporary At a Glance: Violated was a tough read and listen, but was also a well written story. Reviewed By: Kim Blurb: Derek Sawyer thinks he has it all—a high-salaried position, a boyfriend, a dog, even... Continue Reading →
Title: A More Perfect Union Authors: B.G. Thomas, J. Scott Coatsworth, Jamie Fessenden, and Michael Murphy Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Length: 350 Pages Category: Contemporary Romance At a Glance: These are beautiful stories, each with the same message: love is love. Reviewed By: Sammy Blurb: On June 26, 2015, the Supreme Court of the United States... Continue Reading →
Today we're so pleased to welcome the authors from the new Dreamspinner Press anthology, A More Perfect Union, a new collection of stories about same sex marriage and marriage equality by four gay, married men. Together, they have a combined 21 years of marriage, and 88 years together as couples. The four of them answered the... Continue Reading →
Join us in welcoming author Jamie Fessenden today. He's stopped by to give us a little bit of background on his occult mystery novel, Murderous Requiem. Enjoy! My novel Murderous Requiem is an occult mystery revolving around an ancient manuscript that appears to be a requiem mass from the Renaissance, written by the philosopher and... Continue Reading →
Title: Murderous Requiem Author: Jamie Fessenden Publisher: DSP Publications Pages/Word Count: 234 Pages At a Glance: Murder, mayhem, sex, love, this story had it all. Reviewed By: Sammy Blurb: Jeremy Spencer never imagined the occult order he and his boyfriend, Bowyn, started as a joke in college would become an international organization with hundreds of... Continue Reading →
Title: Spirit (Gothika: Book Four) Authors: Jamie Fessenden, Kim Fielding, Eli Easton, B. G. Thomas Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 260 Pages At a Glance: Four top-notch authors have once again created an incredibly well written anthology with stories that are both entertaining and thoughtful. Reviewed By: Sammy Blurb: Seeing dead people. Haunting and being... 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: Violated Author: Jamie Fessenden Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 256 Pages At a Glance: I had no idea how Mr. Fessenden would handle this sensitive topic, and was impressed by the testimony he portrays through this story. Reviewed By: Taz Blurb: Derek Sawyer thinks he has it all—a high-salaried position, a boyfriend, a dog,... Continue Reading →
Title: Claw (Gothika: Volume Three) Authors: Jamie Fessenden, Kim Fielding, Eli Easton Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 220 Pages At a Glance: All three authors’ stories are unique not only in voice but in storyline too, and unlike with some anthologies I’ve read in the past, there isn’t a clunker story in this bunch. Reviewed... Continue Reading →
Title: Murder on the Mountain Author: Jamie Fessenden Narrator: Cliff Bergen Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 7 Hours, 15 Minutes At a Glance: The narrator in this case was okay, but I didn’t love his rendition of this book. Reviewed By: Sadonna Blurb: When Jesse Morales, a recent college grad who aspires to be a... Continue Reading →
Title: The Healing Power of Eggnog Author: Jamie Fessenden Narrator:: Robbie Ravena Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Run Time: 1 Hour, 55 Minutes At a Glance: I would definitely recommend this audio even if you have read the book Blurb: Will Sutherland hasn't been home to see his parents in four years - not since they reacted... Continue Reading →
Title: Bones (Gothika: Volume Two) Author: Anthology Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 260 Pages Overall Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: Vodou. Obeah. Santeria. These religions seem mysterious and dark to the uninitiated, but the truth is often very different. Still, while they hold the potential for great power, they can be dangerous to those who don’t... Continue Reading →
Title: Murder on the Mountain Author: Jamie Fessenden Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 210 Pages Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: When Jesse Morales, a recent college grad who aspires to be a mystery writer, volunteers to work on the summit of Mt. Washington for a week, he expects to work hard. What he doesn’t expect is... Continue Reading →
“I am more than my scars.” – Andrew Davidson Title: Screwups Author: Jamie Fessenden Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: In 1996, Jake Stewart is starting his third year at the University of New Hampshire. Even as a successful business major, he is absolutely miserable. Not only is Jake pursuing a field... Continue Reading →
“I am more than my scars.” – Andrew Davidson Title: Screwups Author: Jamie Fessenden Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: In 1996, Jake Stewart is starting his third year at the University of New Hampshire. Even as a successful business major, he is absolutely miserable. Not only is Jake pursuing a field... Continue Reading →
“Then came the healing time, hearts started to shine, soul felt so fine, oh what a freeing time it was.”-- Aberjhani The Healing Power of Eggnog is part of Dreamspinner Press’s Advent Anthology. It was a quick read at only 68 pages. The title refers to the eggnog concocted every Christmas by the mother of... Continue Reading →
“Then came the healing time, hearts started to shine, soul felt so fine, oh what a freeing time it was.”-- Aberjhani The Healing Power of Eggnog is part of Dreamspinner Press’s Advent Anthology. It was a quick read at only 68 pages. The title refers to the eggnog concocted every Christmas by the mother of... Continue Reading →
Every Month, Mary Calmes so graciously hosts The Novel Approach and gives us the chance to spotlight some of the books we thought were particularly recommendable reads. If you'd like to see which books captured our attention in the month of July, head on over to Ms. Mary's Place and see who made our list... Continue Reading →
“Coming to terms with incest is not easy. Learning to be a survivor, not a victim, gives new meaning to life” ― Lynette Gould Billy’s Bones was the first book by Jamie Fessenden I had read. I saw the disclaimers about it maybe bringing up painful memories of childhood sexual abuse, of which I am... Continue Reading →
“Coming to terms with incest is not easy. Learning to be a survivor, not a victim, gives new meaning to life” ― Lynette Gould Billy’s Bones was the first book by Jamie Fessenden I had read. I saw the disclaimers about it maybe bringing up painful memories of childhood sexual abuse, of which I am... Continue Reading →
I'm not even going to lie... GayRomLit 2012 was the most fun I've ever had with all of my clothes on. Heh. Shhhh, sorry I went there. :-D But seriously, let me tell you, there are very few things I will leave my family for, and GayRomLit 20--, yes, all of them—for many years to... Continue Reading →
I'm not even going to lie... GayRomLit 2012 was the most fun I've ever had with all of my clothes on. Heh. Shhhh, sorry I went there. :-D But seriously, let me tell you, there are very few things I will leave my family for, and GayRomLit 20--, yes, all of them—for many years to... Continue Reading →
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