Where Fiction and Reality Meet
Title: How We End Series: How We Survive: Book One Author: LM Juniper Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 343 Pages Category: Dystopian Horror, Post-Apocalyptic Urban Fantasy Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: LM Juniper metes out the fear in a perfect contrast to the strong emotions that come with loss and a growing bond. I'll cut... Continue Reading →
Title: No Rest for the Wicked Series: SOS Hotel: Book Five Author: Adam Vex (Ariana Nash) Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 214 Pages Category: Urban Fantasy Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: Adam Vex is doling out this story at just the right pace. It’s engaging, it’s page-turning fun, and most of all it’s charming as... Continue Reading →
Title: SOS Hotel Series Author: Ariana Nash writing as Adam Vex Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: Short Novels Category: Urban Fantasy Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: I devoured these books, no other word for it. I was charmed, start to finish, by the characters and the world Adam Vex (aka Ariana Nash) has built. Reviewed... Continue Reading →
Title: Cicadas: A Totally Ordinary Epic Love Story Author: Avery Cockburn Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 454 Pages Category: Romance Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: Cicadas is utterly and unabashedly beautiful. It’s an uncommon sort of Romance with a familiar theme that delivers its protagonists to their happy ever after. It's a totally ordinary love... Continue Reading →
Title: Awakening in Sapphire Series: Once & Forever Kings: Book One Author: Jonathan Hawker Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 502 Pages Category: Sci-Fi/Fantasy Rating: 3.5 Stars At a Glance: Stylistically speaking, this book and I didn't jibe, but overall, Awakening in Sapphire throws out some great surprises and originality to give an awesome spin to an... Continue Reading →
Title: A Disaster's Wake Series: Silver Locket Origins: Book Three Author: Kennedy Sutton Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 334 Pages Category: Historical Romance Rating: 4 Stars At a Glance: Kennedy Sutton's prose is lush, expressive, and suits the story with its flourishes and vivid descriptions of time and place. The seafaring life was a difficult one,... Continue Reading →
Title: Tears in Time Series: The Arcadia Trust: Book Four Author: Christian Baines Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 284 Pages Category: Urban Fantasy Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: The momentum of this installment of the Arcadia Trust series is breakneck. Fortunately for readers, only in the figurative sense. For some of its characters, not so... Continue Reading →
Title: Second Song Series: Second Chance School: Book One Author: Con Riley Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 312 Pages Category: Contemporary Romance Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: Con Riley delivers a patently beautiful story in Second Song, about two men who get a second chance to love themselves. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: Do first times... Continue Reading →
Title: Under His Name Series: Accidentally Undercover: Book Five Author: M.A. Grant Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 182 Pages Category: Romantic Suspense Rating: 4 Stars At a Glance: M.A. Grant throws two men together in a forced proximity situation of no small magnitude, and then allows them to reevaluate their misperceptions and first impressions. All leading... Continue Reading →
Title: Under the Gun Series: Accidentally Undercover Author: Cari Z Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 166 Pages Category: Romantic Suspense Rating: 4 Stars At a Glance: Under the Gun is a fun and frantic romp into, through, and out of danger. If you're looking for an enjoyable way to spend a few hours reading a book... Continue Reading →
Title: Gary the Once and Former King Series: The Unwanted King: Book Two Author: Isabel Murray Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 242 Pages Category: Fantasy Rating: 3 Stars At a Glance: Gary the Once and Former King comes down to this: it wasn't necessary to read this book. It doesn't add anything of depth or value... Continue Reading →
Title: Gary of a Hundred Days Series: The Unwanted King: Book One Author: Isabel Murray Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 172 Pages Category: Romantic Fantasy Rating: 4 Stars At a Glance: Gary of a Hundred Days is categorized as Fantasy, but it's more so a Fairy Tale. That is unless the next book builds a more... Continue Reading →
Title: The Fall and Rise of Henry Milch Series: The Wyandot County Mysteries: Book Three Author: Marshall Thornton Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 234 Pages Category: Murder Mystery Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: The Fall and Rise of Henry Milch is a journey of self-discovery, only just underway but promising some interesting firsts and developments... Continue Reading →
Title: A Circle of Stars Series: The Stardust Duology: Book One Author: Craig Montgomery Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 483 Pages Category: Sci-Fi, Fantasy, YA/Teen Rating: 3.5 Stars At a Glance: A Circle of Stars is a political saga and comes with some content cautions, including homophobia and abuse. Craig Montgomery's writing is straightforward without being... Continue Reading →
Title: A Fine Tangle Series: Silver Locket Origins: Book Two Author: Kennedy Sutton Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 340 Pages Category: Historical Drama Rating: 4 Stars At a Glance: While I prefer more dialogue in telling a story than this book offers, the things that happen to Mickey and Hugh, and the things they make happen... Continue Reading →
Title: A Glorious Mess Series: Silver Locket Origins: Book One Author: Kennedy Sutton Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 278 Pages Category: Historical Romance Rating: 4 Stars At a Glance: Despite the complications and serious implications of Mickey and Hugh's romance, A Glorious Mess is a gorgeous book. I happily wallowed in all the turmoil Kennedy Sutton... Continue Reading →
Title: Interwoven Series: Daniel Owen Welsh Mysteries: Book Eight Author: Ripley Hayes Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 281 Pages Category: Mystery/Suspense Rating: 4.5 Stars At a Glance: Interwoven is such an inspired title for this final novel in the Daniel Owens Mysteries series. Kudos to the author for using it to such great effect. If you're... Continue Reading →
Title: Ghost Flower Author: Jessica Conwell Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 454 Pages Category: Dark Fantasy, Sapphic Fantasy Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: Jessica Conwell gives voice to a world and its characters filled with danger and wonder. And there is sorrow. So much sorrow. It is heartbreak given form and substance. I don't want... Continue Reading →
Title: Of Feathers and Thorns Author: Kit Vincent Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 314 Pages Category: Fantasy, Teen Fiction Rating: 4 Stars At a Glance: Kit Vincent wraps dangers and intrigues around a cast that served to help or hinder when Kieren and Esten were called on to show the stronger stuff they were made of.... Continue Reading →
Title: Us, Et Cetera Author: Kit Vincent Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 330 Pages Category: Sci-Fi/Fantasy Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: Kit Vincent leaves no doubt who the villains are in this story, no doubt who the heroes are, and no doubt that humanity is not defined by biology alone, but by words and deeds,... Continue Reading →
Title: Something Wicked Series: Black and Blue: Book Three Author: Lily Morton Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 340 Pages Category: Paranormal Romance Rating: 3.5 Stars At a Glance: Overall, while I liked the horror and mystery elements of Something Wicked a great deal, I think the advancing of Blue and Levi’s relationship may have been better served in... Continue Reading →
Title: Up to Snow Good Author: Charlie Kovak Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 199 Pages Category: Holiday Romance Rating: 4 Stars At a Glance: If you’re looking for a romance that's low on the angst and high on the goodwill of the holidays, Charlie Novak delivers with warmth and charm. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: This Christmas,... Continue Reading →
Title: Sentenced to Christmas Author: Marshall Thornton Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 256 Pages Category: Dark Comedy Rating: 4 Stars At a Glance: Your expectations should be set accordingly should you decide to give Sentenced to Christmas a try. It’s worth reading if you like dark comedy, but not if you’re looking for something along the... Continue Reading →
Title: We Only Kiss at Christmas Series: Christmas Collection: Book Two Author: Con Riley Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 203 Pages Category: Holiday Romance Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: My love for a Con Riley romance is in the little things: the sincerity, the complexity, and the way each detail serves a lusher, richer, and... Continue Reading →
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