Where Fiction and Reality Meet
“Once old things were broken off, amazingly beautiful things could grow in their place.” ― Denise Hildreth Jones Title: Second Chances Author: Arianna Page Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 48 Rating: 3.5 Stars Blurb: Richard Forrest is your average working stiff just going through the motions. Childhood baggage keeps him "in line" but away from some... Continue Reading →
“Once old things were broken off, amazingly beautiful things could grow in their place.” ― Denise Hildreth Jones Title: Second Chances Author: Arianna Page Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 48 Rating: 3.5 Stars Blurb: Richard Forrest is your average working stiff just going through the motions. Childhood baggage keeps him "in line" but away from some... Continue Reading →
“Our brightest blazes of gladness are commonly kindled by unexpected sparks.” ― Samuel Johnson Title: The Billabong Author: Jack Byrne Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 70 Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: Having long ago lost his wife and children, cattleman Jim Kelly works the family farm in the harsh 1800s Australian outback, most days wondering why... Continue Reading →
“Our brightest blazes of gladness are commonly kindled by unexpected sparks.” ― Samuel Johnson Title: The Billabong Author: Jack Byrne Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 70 Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: Having long ago lost his wife and children, cattleman Jim Kelly works the family farm in the harsh 1800s Australian outback, most days wondering why... Continue Reading →
Editing is a reader’s and writer’s friend 2013 was my most satisfying year for my writing. For some context: a predatory publisher closed up shop and with that, I recovered the rights to eight of my publications. Some I’ll rewrite, others I will bury. I was happy to see the publisher cave under the weight... Continue Reading →
“I love you not only for what you have made of yourself, but for what you are making of me.” ― Elizabeth Barrett Browning Title: Clarity of Lines (Thomas Elkin: Book 2) Author: N.R. Walker Publisher: Totally Bound Pages/Word Count: 103 Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: When some lines blur, others become crystal clear. Absolutely smitten,... Continue Reading →
“I love you not only for what you have made of yourself, but for what you are making of me.” ― Elizabeth Barrett Browning Title: Clarity of Lines (Thomas Elkin: Book 2) Author: N.R. Walker Publisher: Totally Bound Pages/Word Count: 103 Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: When some lines blur, others become crystal clear. Absolutely smitten,... Continue Reading →
Welcome to another great week coming up, gang, and speaking of welcome, we’ve added a new reviewer to our staff, who we’re so glad to have coming to play in our sandbox! Unlike Robert's rather spontaneous addition to our crew, this one's been in the works for what seems like forever now but has actually... Continue Reading →
Welcome to another great week coming up, gang, and speaking of welcome, we’ve added a new reviewer to our staff, who we’re so glad to have coming to play in our sandbox! Unlike Robert's rather spontaneous addition to our crew, this one's been in the works for what seems like forever now but has actually... Continue Reading →
Title: Everyone Loves a Wedding Author: Chris Owen Publisher: Torquere Press Pages/Word Count: 20700 Rating: 4.5 Stars Blurb: Spencer is more than happy to stand up with his twin sister when she gets married, and accepts the role of maid of honor without hesitation. He’s determined to plan the best wedding shower ever, mostly because... Continue Reading →
Title: Everyone Loves a Wedding Author: Chris Owen Publisher: Torquere Press Pages/Word Count: 20700 Rating: 4.5 Stars Blurb: Spencer is more than happy to stand up with his twin sister when she gets married, and accepts the role of maid of honor without hesitation. He’s determined to plan the best wedding shower ever, mostly because... Continue Reading →
“No, this was the part where Mal broke Luke down into tiny component pieces and put him back together different. When this was over, Luke didn’t know who he’d be. Just that he’d be Mal’s, maybe forever. And even though it terrified him, he couldn’t stop it. Didn’t want to.” -- Ashlyn Kane Title: A... Continue Reading →
“No, this was the part where Mal broke Luke down into tiny component pieces and put him back together different. When this was over, Luke didn’t know who he’d be. Just that he’d be Mal’s, maybe forever. And even though it terrified him, he couldn’t stop it. Didn’t want to.” -- Ashlyn Kane Title: A... Continue Reading →
“Romance is the glamour which turns the dust of everyday life into a golden haze.” – Amanda Cross Title: Hot Off the Range Author: Anthology Publisher: Mischief Corner Books Pages/Word Count: 443 Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: Riding and herding. Those spurs that jingle-jangle-jingle. What is it about cowboys that so doggedly fires the imagination? Join... Continue Reading →
“Romance is the glamour which turns the dust of everyday life into a golden haze.” – Amanda Cross Title: Hot Off the Range Author: Anthology Publisher: Mischief Corner Books Pages/Word Count: 443 Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: Riding and herding. Those spurs that jingle-jangle-jingle. What is it about cowboys that so doggedly fires the imagination? Join... Continue Reading →
With the release of my latest novel, Pretty Boy Dead, the first in the Kendall Parker Mysteries series, readers have often asked how long it took to conceive the main character, protagonist Kendall Parker, the closeted homicide detective with the Atlanta Police Department (APD). To a writer, such a question can come across as a... Continue Reading →
With the release of my latest novel, Pretty Boy Dead, the first in the Kendall Parker Mysteries series, readers have often asked how long it took to conceive the main character, protagonist Kendall Parker, the closeted homicide detective with the Atlanta Police Department (APD). To a writer, such a question can come across as a... Continue Reading →
“Despite your best efforts, people are going to be hurt when it’s time for them to be hurt.”-- Haruki Murakami Title: The Backup Boyfriend (The Boyfriend Chronicles #1) Author: River Jaymes Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 225 Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: Professionally, Dr. Alec Johnson has almost reached his goals. As this year’s recipient of a... Continue Reading →
“Despite your best efforts, people are going to be hurt when it’s time for them to be hurt.”-- Haruki Murakami Title: The Backup Boyfriend (The Boyfriend Chronicles #1) Author: River Jaymes Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 225 Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: Professionally, Dr. Alec Johnson has almost reached his goals. As this year’s recipient of a... Continue Reading →
“Human hands will deliver him, The mate foreseen of old, A comely lad, fair of face, That bard’s tales have foretold.” – Eden Winters Title: Galen and the Forest Lord Author: Eden Winters Publisher: Rocky Ridge Books Pages/Word Count: 118 Rating: 4.5 Stars Blurb: Long, long ago in a faraway land, men were men (except... Continue Reading →
“Human hands will deliver him, The mate foreseen of old, A comely lad, fair of face, That bard’s tales have foretold.” – Eden Winters Title: Galen and the Forest Lord Author: Eden Winters Publisher: Rocky Ridge Books Pages/Word Count: 118 Rating: 4.5 Stars Blurb: Long, long ago in a faraway land, men were men (except... Continue Reading →
Okay. So write me a novel. No, don't look at me like that. Go think of completely new characters, complete with back stories, an entire setting, and a fully developed plotline. Stat. I still don't know what Stat is, but I like saying it. Write me a novel! Stat! No? Not sure where to start?... Continue Reading →
So, I've just published my first work of romantic fiction, Incendium. A short time ago, this was something I never would've thought I'd be saying. I even would have been insulted if you'd told me this was soon going to be the case. I used to be disdainful of Romance novels. If you're a long-time... Continue Reading →
So, I've just published my first work of romantic fiction, Incendium. A short time ago, this was something I never would've thought I'd be saying. I even would have been insulted if you'd told me this was soon going to be the case. I used to be disdainful of Romance novels. If you're a long-time... Continue Reading →
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