Where Fiction and Reality Meet
Title: Job Hunt (The Power of Zero: Book One) Author: Jackie Keswick Narrator: Fox Ballard Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Run Time: 9 hours and 38 minutes At a Glance: I highly recommend Job Hunt if you want an excellent double thriller with a budding romance entwined. Reviewed By: Maryann Blurb: You don't greet your new boss... Continue Reading →
Title: Ink and Shadows Author: Rhys Ford Narrator: Greg Tremblay Publisher: DSP Publications Run Time: 11 hours and 8 minutes At a Glance: I definitely want more! Reviewed By: Kim Blurb: Kismet Andreas lives in fear of the shadows. For the young tattoo artist, the shadows hold more than darkness. He is certain of his... Continue Reading →
Title: One Marine, Hero Author: EM Lynley Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 254 Pages At a Glance: A good blend of a roller coaster romance and intriguing mystery that kept me guessing until the end. Reviewed By: Sadonna Blurb: He’s a hero to everyone but himself. Marine helicopter pilot Captain Jake Woodley struggles after receiving... Continue Reading →
Title: The Danger in Bohemia Author: H.E. Kollef Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 260 Pages At a Glance: Very well written, with a good pace, some surprises, and is a definite page turner. Reviewed By: Maryann Blurb: Will Mracek is forced to flee to Prague when he witnesses his boyfriend, powerful security magnate Jean Claude... Continue Reading →
Title: Under a Sky of Ash Author: Brandon Witt Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 270 Pages At a Glance: I need everyone to read this book so that I can speak openly about it, because ALSDFJSLFDJLASJDF!!! Reviewed By: Jules Blurb: More than a decade after leaving Colorado to attend college and escape his past, Isaiah... Continue Reading →
Title: Johnny Two-Guns Author: Mark Wildyr Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 200 Pages At a Glance: The book wasn't what I expected. It’s a definite heartbreaking and heartwarming story, and I highly recommend it. Reviewed By: Maryann Blurb: When vacationing Denver architect Roger Mackie rolls into a quaint old trading post in Montana’s Bitterroot Mountain... Continue Reading →
Title: Two Pet Dicks Author: John Inman Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 200 Pages At a Glance: Fast paced, silly and sweet, this novel is a delightful romp that will leave you smiling. Reviewed By: Sammy Blurb: Old friends and business partners, Maitland Carter and Lenny Fritz, may not be the two sharpest pickle forks... Continue Reading →
Title: Dirty Heart (Cole McGinnis: Book Six) Author: Rhys Ford Publisher: Dreamspinner Press (Early Purchase) Pages/Word Count: 204 Pages At a Glance: Dirty Heart is a poignant and perfect end to Cole, Rick and Ben’s story. And a perfect beginning to Cole and Jae’s happily-ever-after. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: Former LAPD detective Cole McGinnis’s life... Continue Reading →
Title: Lay It Down Author: Mary Calmes Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 126 Pages At a Glance: If you love a quick read with a bit of fun and some ooey-gooey love-at-first-sight, you just might eat this up! Reviewed By: Jules Blurb: Paradise can be hell. Most people would say being stranded in the villa... Continue Reading →
Title: Trial by Fire Author: BA Tortuga Publisher: Dreamspinner Press/Dreamspun Desires Pages/Word Count: 228 Pages At a Glance: BA Tortuga takes us through many different emotions and, as always, gives us many memorable characters. Reviewed By: Maryann Blurb: One Aussie. One Texan. One baby. One hell of a fight. When his sister and her husband... Continue Reading →
Title: The President's Husband Author: Michael Murphy Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 220 Pages At a Glance: An interesting premise that fell a bit flat for me. Reviewed By: Angel Blurb: When an assassin’s bullet strikes his predecessor, Grayson Alexander becomes the first openly gay President of the United States and his husband, David Hammond,... Continue Reading →
Title: Mending the Rift Author: Chris T. Kat Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 214 Pages At a Glance: I believe that author Chris T. Kat has really good stories to tell, but this latest offering suffered due to too many unresolved elements that ending up muddying the story line. Reviewed By: Sammy Blurb: In a... Continue Reading →
Title: Bound (Guards of Folsom: Book Five) Author: SJD Peterson Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 200 Pages At a Glance: I highly recommend this book! Reviewed By: Carrie Blurb: Tek Cain & Jamie Ryan work at the Guards of Folsom BDSM club. After two years on the run from their old motorcycle club and the... Continue Reading →
Title: Night and Day (2nd Edition) Author: Rowan Speedwell Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 52 Pages At a Glance: Rowan Speedwell’s unique delivery of Night and Day tells a charming and fantastical and sweetly romantic story. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: Nate Pederowski is about as far down as he can go when he’s tipped to... Continue Reading →
Title: Whippersnapper Author: Michael Rupured Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 220 Pages At a Glance: A strong and diverse character driven story that pulled me in and kept me rooting for all the protagonists to get their happily-ever-afters. Reviewed By: Sadonna Blurb: Tellumo Magnamater is a fresh-out-of-college, first-year English teacher at Salt Lick County High... Continue Reading →
Title: Lollipop (Candy Man: Book Three) Author: Amy Lane Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 250 Pages At a Glance: If you are a fan of this series, you will love this latest installment. Reviewed By: Sammy Blurb: Ezra Kellerman flew across country to see if he had another chance with the man he let slip... Continue Reading →
Title: A Tested Love (Spartan Love: Book Two) Author: Kayla Jameth Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 324 Pages At a Glance: Brilliant sequel with great characters and an immersive story. Reviewed By: Jennifer Blurb: Lured by seductive promises, Andreas risked his life to be with Theron, only to find himself betrayed. Abandoned and alone, Andreas... Continue Reading →
Title: Triad Bundle (Mind Magic, Body Magic, Soul Magic, and Wild Magic) Author: Poppy Dennison Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 590 Pages At a Glance: I really enjoyed the different take on the shifter/paranormal/magical genre presented by Poppy Dennison. Reviewed By: Angel Blurb: Magical species must never mix. Enter the magical world of Poppy Dennison's... Continue Reading →
Title: Ace Author: Jack Byrne Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 210 Pages At a Glance: An interesting subject to consider, but I’m not sure how much I took away from this story, except that I would definitely need to do a lot more research about asexuality. Reviewed By: Sadonna Blurb: Jake Tanner is a gay... Continue Reading →
Title: Salt and Iron Author: Tam MacNeil Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 200 Pages At a Glance: From the premise of the story to its characters to the fluidity of its prose, this novel was so much fun to spend time in. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: James van Helsing is the youngest son of the... Continue Reading →
Title: Pawsitively in Love Author: M.J. O'Shea Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 200 Pages At a Glance: Pawsitively in Love left me with more questions than answers and uncertain about the relationship between its two main characters. Reviewed By: Sammy Blurb: What Austin Lloyd lacks in academics, he makes up for in his love of... Continue Reading →
Title: Food for Thought (A Tale of the Curious Cookbook) Author: Amy Lane Narrator: Philip Alces Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Run Time: 2 hours and 50 minutes At a Glance: I enjoyed how Food for Thought played out, but it just wasn’t my favorite narration. Reviewed By: Jules Blurb: Emmett Gant was planning to tell his... Continue Reading →
Title: Taylor Maid Author: Tara Lain Publisher: Dreamspinner Press/Dreamspun Desires Pages/Word Count: 218 Pages At a Glance: Taylor Maid has got romp, romance and a HEA—what’s not to love? Reviewed By: Carrie Blurb: He'll marry the maid to get $50 million but a secret could queer the deal. Taylor Fitzgerald needs a last-minute bride. On... Continue Reading →
Title: Stealing Dragon's Heart (A Lifting the Veil Story) Author: Susan Laine Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 240 Pages At a Glance: Stealing Dragon’s Heart was a slow building romance surrounded by a fierce, fast moving plotline that occasionally suffered at the hands of overly descriptive passages. Reviewed By: Sammy Blurb: Notorious master thief Finn... Continue Reading →
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