Where Fiction and Reality Meet
Title: Ziggy, Stardust and Me Author: James Brandon Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons Length: 368 Pages Category: YA/Teen Fiction At a Glance: Ziggy, Stardust and Me is author James Brandon’s debut novel, and it is a stellar entry that has left its mark on me in the way only a book can. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb:... Continue Reading →
Title: King Slayer Series: Fog City: Book Two Author: Layla Reyne Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 195 Pages Category: Romantic Suspense, Mystery At a Glance: Definitely jump on this series if you haven’t yet. Reyne writes such fun romantic suspense, and King Slayer is fabulous summer entertainment. Reviewed By: Jules Blurb: Never fall for a mark.... Continue Reading →
Title: Grandad's Cup of Tea Author: Amy Rae Durreson Publisher: Self-Published Length: 12k Words Category: Contemporary At a Glance: Amy Rae Durreson tells such a lovely and uncomplicated story of hope and happiness in these pages. No extremes of emotion, no dramatic episodes or simmering angst, just a sincere and heartfelt story of two men... Continue Reading →
Title: Elements of Retrofit Series: Thomas Elkins: Book One Author: N.R. Walker Narrator: Nick J. Russo Publisher: Love Lane Books Run Time: 3 hours and 10 minutes Category: Contemporary Romance At a Glance: Russo was a fantastic choice for the narration. His delivery is so pleasant and smooth for the most part, and his pacing... Continue Reading →
Title: Mainly by Moonlight Series: Bedknobs and Broomsticks: Book One Author: Josh Lanyon Publisher: Self-Published Length: 222 Pages Category: Contemporary, Murder Mystery, Fantasy At a Glance: If you’re expecting a gritty, hardboiled murder mystery here, you’re in for a big disappointment. Mainly by Moonlight is a cozy mystery with a side of relationship angst and... Continue Reading →
Title: Triangulation Series: Borealis Investigations: Book Two Author: Gregory Ashe Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 446 Pages Category: Contemporary, Murder Mystery, Romantic Suspense At a Glance: Gregory Ashe never takes the shortest distance between two points to get to the resolution of a story, and his readers benefit from it. He’s a proficient spinner and tangler... Continue Reading →
Title: How to Be a Movie Star Series: How to Be: Book Two Author: TJ Klune Narrator: Michael Lesley Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Run Time: 12 hours and 12 minutes Category: Contemporary Romance At a Glance: While I wasn’t one hundred percent on board with a couple of Lesley's creative choices, for the most part he... Continue Reading →
Title: The Marked Prince Series: The Darkest Court: Book Two Author: M.A. Grant Publisher: Carina Press Length: 305 Pages Category: Fantasy At a Glance: Laid out in an elegant prose, Grant draws readers into this story by the heart, gives us two heroes to support, to suffer the sting of failure with, and to celebrate... Continue Reading →
Title: That Feeling When Series: #lovehim: Book One Author: S.M. James Publisher: May Books Length: 343 Pages Category: Young Adult Romance At a Glance: That Feeling When is a boy meets boy-boy loses boy-boy gets boy back story. It’s the parts around and in between those occurrences that make this such a sweet and angsty... Continue Reading →
Title: Stand in Place Author: Mary Calmes Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 311 Pages Category: Contemporary Romance, Magical Realism At a Glance: At the end of the day, this was a truly wonderful coming home/second chances story. Was it perfect? No. But, I loved the hell out of it. Reviewed By: Jules Blurb: One summer won’t... Continue Reading →
Title: Black Sky Morning Series: Mind + Machine: Book Three Author: Hanna Dare Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 224 Pages Category: SciFi Romance At a Glance: Black Sky Morning isolates readers with Xin and Jonathan, which makes this novel more character driven and maybe even a bit more introspective than the previous books, and in the... Continue Reading →
Title: Spellbound Series: Magic in Manhattan: Book One Author: Allie Therin Publisher: Carina Press Length: 243 Pages Category: Historical, Paranormal Romance Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: There has been a lot of early buzz about the brilliance of this book. Believe it. All of it. Spellbound not only lives up to it but exceeded... Continue Reading →
Title: Cold Pressed Series: Seacroft Stories: Book Two Author: Allison Temple Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 250 Pages Category: Contemporary Romance At a Glance: While I appreciate the premise, this one was a mixed bag for me. There were things I liked but also things that didn’t make sense or left me disappointed. Reviewed By: Jules... Continue Reading →
Title: One in Between Series: Those Other Books #2.5 Author: Roe Horvat Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 38 Pages Category: Erotic Romance At a Glance: This little slice of erotica is a nice insight into Christoffer and Adam’s relationship, and while I wouldn’t say it’s an absolute must-read in order to have enjoyed the other two... Continue Reading →
Title: The Wayward Prince Series: Mind + Machine: Book Two Author: Hanna Dare Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 229 Pages Category: SciFi, Romance At a Glance: Dare has scored another great caper in The Wayward Prince. As a fan of character and action driven reads, this series is checking off a lot of boxes. Reviewed By:... Continue Reading →
Title: Machine Metal Magic Series: Mind + Machine: Book One Author: Hanna Dare Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 204 Pages Category: SciFi At a Glance: Fans of SciFi adventure with a little romance on the side should find plenty to enjoy in Machine Metal Magic. The warmth, emotion, and humor in the story was a welcome... Continue Reading →
Title: We Contain Multitudes Author: Sarah Henstra Publisher: Little, Brown Books Length: 385 Pages Category: Young Adult At a Glance: This book isn’t going to be for everyone. But, I LOVED it. I hope some of you are willing to give it a try!! Because the pay off is so worth it. Reviewed By: Jules... Continue Reading →
Title: Hell and Gone Author: Tal Bauer Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 197 Pages Category: Contemporary, Murder Mystery, Western At a Glance: As a first time reader, I was thoroughly entertained and duly impressed by this authors storytelling ways. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: One hanged man. Two vanished cowboys. Three hundred missing cattle. The Crazy Mountains... Continue Reading →
Title: 9 Willow Street Author: Nell Iris Publisher: JMS Books Length: 95 Pages Category: Contemporary, Paranormal/Fantasy At a Glance: While this one wasn’t my favorite, it was quite cute, and I did enjoy the characters and the concept; I simply wanted more out of the execution. Reviewed By: Jules Blurb: Heartbroken after the death of... Continue Reading →
Title: A King in Wonderland Series: Happily Ever Asher: Book Three Author: Nash Summers Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 109 Pages Category: Contemporary Romance, New Adult At a Glance: In true fairy tale style, author Nash Summers delivers readers the romance we've been waiting for—sweet, sincere, and unapologetically magical. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: Asher Williams is... Continue Reading →
Title: Raze Series: Riven: Book Three Author: Roan Parrish Publisher: Loveswept/Random House Length: 284 Pages Category: Contemporary Romance At a Glance: Roan Parrish is such a talent, and this series is absolutely some of her best work. There were a ton of little touches that made this such a good read. Reviewed By: Jules Blurb:... Continue Reading →
Title: Birthday Author: Meredith Russo Publisher: Flatiron Books/Macmillan Publishing Length: 275 Pages Category: Teen Fiction At a Glance: Author Meredith Russo has delivered another win with her sophomore release, a story of lifelong best friends, a coming-of-age story, a coming-to-terms story, and a story of the courage to face, and then live, one’s own truth... Continue Reading →
Title: Close to Home Series: Sawyer's Ferry: Book Four Author: Cate Ashwood Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: Novel Category: Contemporary Romance At a Glance: I really enjoyed the quiet undertones and the slow burn of this romance. Another solid read from Cate Ashwood! Reviewed By: Jules Blurb: Witt: I excelled at two things: systems engineering and... Continue Reading →
Title: If I Was Your Girl Author: Meredith Russo Publisher: Macmillan/Flatiron Books Length: 288 Pages Category: Contemporary Romance, Teen Romance At a Glance: There is a reason this book has won so many awards and garnered all the accolades. It is, hands down, one of the most candidly beautiful novels I’ve read so far this... Continue Reading →
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