Where Fiction and Reality Meet
Title: Veiled Loyalties (Bissonet & Cruz Investigations: Book Two) Author: Scotty Cade Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 148 Pages At a Glance: Veiled Loyalties is a great sequel to The Royal Street Heist! Reviewed By: Maryann Blurb: Halloween is Beau Bissonet’s favorite holiday, from carving pumpkins to decorating his yard to donning a costume and... Continue Reading →
Title: Ever the Same Author: BA Tortuga Narrator: Paul Morey Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Run Time: 7 hours and 32 minutes At a Glance: Overall, I liked this story but felt it was missing something. Reviewed By: Amy Blurb: Audie Barrack is in it up to his elbows with a sick calf when his son’s school... Continue Reading →
Title: Blame It On The Fruitcake (Sleigh Ride: Advent Calendar 2015 Author: Pat Henshaw Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 36 Pages At a Glance: Blame It on the Fruitcake is a sweet and funny love story. A perfect morsel of yummy goodness for this holiday season! Reviewed By: Sammy Blurb: Fruitcake is the laughingstock of... Continue Reading →
Title: Then the Stars Fall Author: Brandon Witt Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Narrator: Andrew McFerrin Run Time: 12 Hours and 21 Minutes At a Glance: Definitely check this one out, guys! Reviewed By: Jules Blurb: The death of his wife four years earlier left Travis Bennett a shell of the man he used to be. With... Continue Reading →
Title: Unto Us the Time Has Come (Sleigh Ride: Advent Calendar 2015) Author: Sean Michael Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 59 Pages At a Glance: A wonderfully rounded, second chances story. Reviewed By: Angel Blurb: Last Christmas, Kenn Greyson gave husband Chris Martenson an ultimatum—spend more time with the family or we’re leaving. He never... Continue Reading →
Title: Worth the Wait (Sleigh Ride: Advent Calendar 2015) Author: Caitlin Ricci and Cari Z Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 32 Pages At a Glance: Worth the Wait is a sweet coming together story for the holidays. Reviewed By: Angel Blurb: When Tate promises his niece Addie he’ll get a book signed by her favorite... Continue Reading →
Title: Hapless (Sleigh Ride: Advent Calendar 2015) Author: Therese Woodson Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 49 Pages At a Glance: I thoroughly enjoyed this short story from start to finish. I don’t think I stopped smiling the entire time I was reading it. Reviewed By: Carrie Blurb: All Ty wants is to propose to his... Continue Reading →
Title: Prickly By Nature (Portland Pack Chronicles: Book Two) Author: Piper Vaughn & Kenzie Cade Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Page/Word Count: 260 Pages At a Glance: I really enjoyed this follow up to Prickly Business, and it will be interesting to see where the series goes from here. Reviewed By: Karen Blurb: In the four months... Continue Reading →
Title: Leap Through Eternity (Sleigh Ride: Advent Calendar 2015) Author: Sara Stark Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 26 Pages At a Glance: An Advent Calendar short that missed the mark for me. Reviewed By: Jennifer Blurb: Being evacuated from his apartment in the middle of the night because some idiot forgot his cookies in the oven isn’t... Continue Reading →
Title: Hearth and Home (Sleigh Ride: Advent Calendar 2015) Author: E.T. Malinowski Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 56 Pages At a Glance: Short but sweet story with an accident prone elf. Reviewed By: Jennifer Blurb: Thistle is a sweet elf with a kind heart. He tries his best to help all the other elves in Santa’s workshop.... Continue Reading →
Title: A Solitary Man Authors: Shira Anthony and Aisling Mancy Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 304 Pages At a Glance: Solitary Man is action packed, suspenseful, has lots of dangerous moments, and it deals with important subject matter as well. Reviewed By: Maryann Blurb: Sparks fly when Chance meets tall, sexy Xav at a Wilmington... Continue Reading →
Title: Talk Turkey (Sleigh Ride: Advent Calendar 2015) Author: Bru Baker Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 58 Pages At a Glance: This is an incredibly delightful tale of turkey woe. Reviewed By: Carrie Blurb: Carson is a California transplant settling into life in the Windy City. On his first Christmas away from home, he assures... Continue Reading →
Title: Where You Lead Author: Mary Calmes Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Narrator: Greg Tremblay Run Time: 1 hour and 41 minutes At a Glance: You should definitely add this one to your collection of holiday feel-good romances! Reviewed By: Jules Blurb: ATF agent Peter Lomax isn’t a hearts and flowers kind of guy, but he can... Continue Reading →
Title: Menorahs and Mistletoe (Sleigh Ride: Advent Calendar 2015) Author: Jess Roth Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 61 Pages At a Glance: An excellent mix of romance, sweetness and a bit of sexiness for a wonderful holiday short story. Reviewed By: Angel Blurb: Hanukkah will be interesting. Single dad Martin’s daughter is determined to get... Continue Reading →
Title: Beautiful Boy Author: Grace R. Duncan Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 280 Pages At a Glance: All in all, Beautiful Boy is a good BDSM story with some wonderfully intimate moments that carried the novel. Reviewed By: Sammy Blurb: Malcolm Tate hung up his flogger when his submissive sought out another Dom and landed... Continue Reading →
Title: Sinders and Ash (A Pennymaker Tale) Author: Tara Lain Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 145 Pages At a Glance: I’ll have no problem reading more of this series since this book kept my interest throughout. Reviewed By: Kim Blurb: Housekeeper Mark Sintorella (Sinders) works diligently at a resort hotel while designing clothes anonymously, hoping... Continue Reading →
Title: Fish Stick Fridays (Half Moon Bay: Book One) Author: Rhys Ford Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Page/Word Count: 200 Pages At a Glance: As much as I love all of Rhys series, and I’m sad some are coming to an end, I’m thrilled at such an awesome beginning to a new one. Reviewed By: Karen Blurb:... Continue Reading →
Title: Love Comes Unheard (Senses: Book Five) Author: Andrew Grey Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 200 Pages At a Glance: A sweet addition to a wonderfully rounded series. Review By: Angel Blurb: Garrett Bowman is shocked that fate has brought him to a family who can sign. He's spent much of his life on the... Continue Reading →
Title: Easy Evenings (Mangrove: Book Four) Author: Mary Calmes Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 77 Pages At a Glance: Several huge plot holes turned this novella from a sweet little romance into a rather confusing story. Reviewed By: Sammy Blurb: Lazlo Maguire doesn’t do relationships—he does transactions. Six months of the year, he’s an expensive rent... Continue Reading →
Title: Spirit (Gothika: Book Four) Authors: Jamie Fessenden, Kim Fielding, Eli Easton, B. G. Thomas Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 260 Pages At a Glance: Four top-notch authors have once again created an incredibly well written anthology with stories that are both entertaining and thoughtful. Reviewed By: Sammy Blurb: Seeing dead people. Haunting and being... Continue Reading →
Title: Pent Up Author: Damon Suede Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 290 Pages At a Glance: I enjoyed the little twists and turns the story gave me. And the great reveal…well, I didn't even see it coming. I loved it. Reviewed By: Lynn Blurb: PENT UP: Mix business with pleasure and take cover. Ruben Oso moves to... Continue Reading →
Title: Whiskers of a Chance Author: Tempeste O'Riley Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 204 Pages At a Glance: Overall, this book was really sweet and kept my interest. Reviewed By: Angel Blurb: Jason Grant runs his own IT business from home, owns his own home, and has the best friend he could imagine. What he... Continue Reading →
Title: Behind the Eight Ball (Fur, Fangs & Felines: Book Two) Author: M. A. Church Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 214 Pages At a Glance: Behind the Eight Ball had much more depth to it than the first in this series, and was much richer in terms of character development and interpersonal conflict. Reviewed By:... Continue Reading →
Title: Electric Candle (The Sleepless City: Book Two) Author: Elizabeth Noble Narrator: Faust Kells Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Run Time: 6 hours and 49 minutes At a Glance: Even though this series is written by two different authors and performed by different narrators, it’s worth the read or the listen, whatever you prefer. Reviewed By: Maryann Blurb:... Continue Reading →
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