Where Fiction and Reality Meet
Title: Spellsworn Series: Journals & Journeys: Book One Author: Justin Schuelke Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 322 Pages Category: YA Fantasy Rating: 4 Stars At a Glance: I may have never rolled the dice in a single game of Dungeons & Dragons, but I appreciate the imagination that went into bringing this story and its characters... Continue Reading →
Title: Legends & Lattes Author: Travis Baldree Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 318 Pages Category: Gaslamp Fantasy Rating: 4 Stars At a Glance: Two people finding love when they weren’t even looking for it is the luckiest kind of love story, and watching these women shyly and cautiously dance that dance was lovely. Legends & Lattes... Continue Reading →
Title: Luke Series: Learning to Love: Book Three Author: Con Riley Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 311 Pages Category: Contemporary Romance Content Warnings: Non-explicit mentions of childhood anxieties Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: Every detail in this story is significant in its own special way, and when things come to their inevitable turning point, the... Continue Reading →
Title: A Velvet Glove Series: Arcane Hearts: Book Four Author: Nazri Noor Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 404 Pages Category: Fantasy, Action/Adventure Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: Nazri Noor has consistently built and enriched this world from the beginning, which has done nothing but made me enjoy every new facet or thing I learn more... Continue Reading →
Title: Suspiciously Sweet Author: Samantha SoRelle Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 137 Pages Category: Contemporary Romance Rating: 4 Stars At a Glance: Suspiciously Sweet lives up to its title in every way. It’s one of those stories that exists, seemingly, for no other reason than to make my heart happy, and it succeeded. Reviewed By: Lisa... Continue Reading →
Welcome, book buddies! Back in December, during the Best Of 2021 episode of The Big Gay Fiction Podcast, one of the assignments for Jay and I was to choose our most anticipated book releasing in 2022. Well, lo and behold, my pick was Hailey Turner's The Prince's Poisoned Vow, and I'm so pleased today to... Continue Reading →
Titles: A Sinner Born, Sinner Like Me, Syren & Renzo Series: Brooklyn Sinners Author: Avril Ashton Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 332 Pages, 166 Pages, 87 Pages Category: Erotic Romance, Dark Romance Content Warnings: Physical abuse/torture, Violence, Rape (on page), Self-harm, Child trafficking Rating: 4 Stars At a Glance: Avril Ashton writes some of the darkest... Continue Reading →
Titles: Luckless and Dauntless Series: Luckless: Books One and Two Author: Cari Z Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 80 Pages/130 Pages Category: Dark Fantasy Rating: 4 Stars At a Glance: Cari Z has built such a fantastic world in the Luckless series, full of imagination and danger and, for better or for worse, people being people.... Continue Reading →
Title: The Wishing Tree Author: RJ Scott Publisher: Love Lane Books Length: 175 Pages Category: Holiday Romance Rating: 4 Stars At a Glance: The Wishing Tree is every bit as heartwarming and blissful as I anticipated it would be, offset by just a bit of conflict to keep my softer emotions firmly in check. Reviewed... Continue Reading →
Title: On a Midnight Clear Author: Lily Morton Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 212 Pages Category: Holiday Romance, Magical Realism Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: On a Midnight Clear is an absolute delight of a book. It’s a story full of whimsy and wonderment, and I couldn’t help but adore it. It is, at its... Continue Reading →
Titles: Not So Fake, Not So Innocent & Not So Nice Series: The Real Thing: Books One thru Three Author: Emma Lyon Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 157 Pages, 156 Pages, 215 Pages Category: Contemporary Romance Ratings: 4 Stars, 3.5 Stars, 3 Stars At a Glance: There are grand romantic declarations and gestures aplenty in the... Continue Reading →
Title: The Larks Still Bravely Singing Author: Aster Glenn Gray Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 216 Pages Category: Historical Romance Rating: 4 Stars At a Glance: Astor Glenn Gray tells a lovely story, and this one fully engaged my heart in the telling. If you’re looking for a quiet and sentimental read, The Larks Still Bravely... Continue Reading →
Title: An Iron Fist Series: Arcane Hearts: Book Three Author: Nazri Noor Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 268 Pages Category: Fantasy Rating: 4.5 Stars At a Glance: I loved all the new characters introduced in An Iron Fist, even the villains because they were the catalyst for all the trouble. This is hands down my favorite... Continue Reading →
Title: The Cuckoo's Call Author: Lily Morton Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 331 Pages Category: Contemporary Romance Rating: 4.5 Stars At a Glance: Wren’s backstory gives The Cuckoo's Call its sentimental bite, and I joined Team Wren from the start. Lily Morton delivers his story in true romantic fashion. Not that we’d expect otherwise of this... Continue Reading →
Title: Never Stay Gone Series: Big Bend Texas Rangers: Book One Author: Tal Bauer Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 361 Pages Category: Romantic Suspense, Murder Mystery Rating: 3.75 Stars At a Glance: The murder mystery in this book has some great shocks and surprises to keep tensions running high in the search for and revelation of... Continue Reading →
Title: Christmas Mountain Author: Garrett Leigh Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 236 Pages Category: Contemporary Holiday Romance Rating: 4 Stars At a Glance: Garrett Leigh writes pining and the hurt/comfort trope so well, and she serves them both up in such lovely portions after what can only be called a winter miracle reunites Rami and Fen.... Continue Reading →
Title: Burn This City Author: Aleksandr Voinov Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 371 Pages Category: Dark Romance Rating: 4 Stars At a Glance: Aleksandr Voinov pushes boundaries, sometimes obliterates them, to offer up his brand of alt-romance that somehow still makes you believe in a happy, if perhaps unconventional, ending that strictly suits the two people... Continue Reading →
Title: Blood Moon Author: Brier James Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 224 Pages Category: Paranormal/Fantasy Rating: 4.5 Stars At a Glance: There are some terribly touching moments in this story, some conflict that could have easily ended in tragedy, and a reconciliation that leads to the beginning of a legend. A legend I enjoyed being a... Continue Reading →
Title: A Stroke of Brilliance Series: Arcane Hearts: Book Two Author: Nazri Noor Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 275 Pages Category: Fantasy, Mystery/Suspense Rating: 4 Stars At a Glance: With a wink and a little cheek and a lot of sincerity, Jackson Pryde brings readers along with him for some fun and adventure in a world... Continue Reading →
Title: Sol Series: Learning to Love: Book Two Author: Con Riley Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 340 Pages Category: Contemporary Romance Rating: 4.5 Stars At a Glance: Sol is yet another beautiful addition to this author’s repertoire. It succeeds not with bluster and excess but with a simple longing for stability and family, to find somewhere... Continue Reading →
Title: A Veiled & Hallowed Eve Series: Soulbound: Book Seven Author: Hailey Turner Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 485 Pages Category: Urban Fantasy Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: Seeing this series come to its inevitable fruition is the proverbial double-edged sword. I’ve been anticipating this for years, loved the way Hailey Turner brought the story... Continue Reading →
Title: Seducing the Sorcerer Author: Lee Welch Publisher: Self-Published Length: 261 Pages Category: Fantasy Romance Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: The politics and intrigue that bring this story home has such a sweet and surprising resolution, so lovely and heartwarming that it made my heart fizzy and light with happiness. This is such a... Continue Reading →
Title: An Unusual Courtship Author: Katherine Marlowe Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 242 Pages Category: Regency Romance Rating: 3 Stars At a Glance: An Unusual Courtship is a solidly pleasant, purposefully heartfelt read that remains faithful to all the conventions of the Regency era Romance. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: Percival Valentine is delighted by the arrival... Continue Reading →
Title: A Touch of Fever Series: Arcane Hearts: Book One Author: Nazri Noor Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 262 Pages Category: Urban Fantasy Rating: 4 Stars At a Glance: A Touch of Fever is full of lots of fun and adventure, but that's not all. There's some poignancy to the story as well, as Jackson and... Continue Reading →
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