Where Fiction and Reality Meet
Title: Dancing Lessons Author: R. Cooper Narrator: Brian Schell Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Run Time: 5 hours and 17 minutes Category: Contemporary At a Glance: The story here is sweet and loveable. The narration is spotty in places. It isn’t terrible, but it isn’t the best either. Reviewed By: Mike Blurb: Two years of living with... Continue Reading →
Title: After the Scrum Author: Dahlia Donovan Publisher: Hot Tree Publishing Length: 163 pages Category: Contemporary At a Glance: This is a charming story of two very different men who are serendipitously brought together to create a rather unconventional family. Reviewed By: Sadonna Blurb: Caddock ‘The Brute’ Stanford lost his brother and rugby career within... Continue Reading →
Title: The Silvers Author: J.A. Rock Publisher: Riptide Publishing Length: 346 Pages Category: Sci-Fi/Alt U At a Glance: I think you will find that this is a spectacular story of survival and, yes, love. Reviewed By: Sammy Blurb: What humans want from the Silver Planet is water. What they find is a race of humanoids who... Continue Reading →
Title: In the Middle of Somewhere (Middle of Somewhere: Book One) Author: Roan Parrish Narrator: Robert Nieman Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Run Time: 13 hours and 31 minutes Category: Contemporary At a Glance: This book was a pleasure to listen to. Robert Nieman has such a relaxed, easy-going style. Reviewed By: Jules Blurb: Daniel Mulligan is... Continue Reading →
Title: Leaving (Voices: Book Eight) Author: Sarah Masters Publisher: Pride Publishing Length: 145 Pages Category: Mystery/Suspense, Paranormal At a Glance: I loved this series and will seriously miss Oliver and Langham. Well and truly done! Reviewed By: Maryann Blurb: There comes a time when you just have to walk away. Langham has had enough of... Continue Reading →
Title: Picked Fresh (Naked Organics: Book Two) Author: Posy Roberts Publisher: Labyrinth Bound Press Length: 247 Pages Category: Contemporary At a Glance: I really enjoyed the second story in this series, and seeing Jude and Hudson come such a long way as a couple. Reviewed By: Sadonna Blurb: Is five thousand miles far enough to... Continue Reading →
Title: Poison Tongue Author: Nash Summers Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Length: 200 Pages Category: Ghosts/Spirits, Other Paranormal, Urban Fantasy At a Glance: Summers’ writing is so evocative that I could picture every single scene in my mind while I was reading Poison Tongue, which is really a must for this sort of novel. Reviewed By: Lisa... Continue Reading →
Title: Love Comes to Light (Senses: Book Six) Author: Andrew Grey Narrator: Greg Tremblay Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Run Time: 6 hours and 4 minutes Category: Contemporary At a Glance: I have my misgivings about the story at points, but the narration makes it wonderful. Reviewed By: Mike Blurb: Artist Arik Bosler is terrified he might... Continue Reading →
Title: Confessions (Reno PD Case Files: Book One) Author: Ethan Stone Publisher: DSP Publications Length: 216 Pages Category: Mystery/Suspense At a Glance: If you enjoy a good mystery and don’t mind a little insta-love, this series may just be for you. Reviewed By: Lindsey Blurb: A serial killer known as the Confessor is kidnapping and... Continue Reading →
Title: Essence of the Challenge (Love and Rivalry: Book One) Author: SJD Peterson Publisher: Pride Publishing Length: 165 Pages Category: Contemporary, Multiple Partners, M/F/M, M/F, some M/M At a Glance: Shallow, uninteresting characters combined with not much of a storyline made this a rough read for me, but there is room for redemption in the... Continue Reading →
Title: Not According to Plan Author: J.M. Snyder Publisher: JMS Books Pages/Word Count: 43 Pages At a Glance: The writing in this book is good, but it reads like the first half of something rather than a fully developed story. Reviewed By: Sadonna Blurb: Jonathan Banks and Peter Giles have worked together for five years,... Continue Reading →
Title: Triad Blood Author: ‘Nathan Burgoine Publisher: Bold Strokes Books Length: 240 Pages Category: Paranormal, Urban Fantasy At a Glance: The start to an amazing paranormal series. I’ve already reread this book! Reviewed By: Jennifer Blurb: The law of three is unbroken: three vampires form a coterie, three demons make a pack, and three wizards are... Continue Reading →
Title: The Losing Game Author: Lane Swift Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Length: 230 Pages Category: BDSM, Mystery/Suspense At a Glance: In spite of some significant-to-me niggles, I liked the romance between Lane Swift’s MCs. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: Winchester Crown Court, October 2035: Richard Shaw leaves, a free man. Grief-stricken and angry, Lucas Green is hell-bent... Continue Reading →
Title: Best in Show Author: Kelly Jensen Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Length: 87 Pages Category: Urban Fantasy, Shifters At a Glance: Sweet and magical, I just wish it had been longer. Reviewed By: Angel Blurb: Solitary mystery writer Julian Wilkes doesn’t want a pet, but his sister persuades him to visit Lingwood Animal Rescue, where he... Continue Reading →
Title: Flight or Fight Author: Dirk Greyson Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Length: 200 Pages Category: Mystery/Suspense, Western At a Glance: Dirk Greyson brings us a well plotted murder mystery with non-stop suspense and action. Reviewed By: Maryann Blurb: Life in the big city wasn’t what Mackenzie "Mack" Redford expected, and now he’s come home to Hartwick... Continue Reading →
Title: Out of Nowhere (Middle of Somewhere: Book Two) Author: Roan Parrish Narrator: Spencer Goss Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Run Time: 10 hours and 33 minutes Category: Contemporary At a Glance: Spencer Goss’ narration adds to the depth of the book and is a nice bit of voice work that pays attention to the emotions of... Continue Reading →
Title: Fallow (Whyborne & Griffin: Book Eight) Author: Jordan L. Hawk Publisher: Self-Published Length: 197 Pages (Kindle) Category: Paranormal, Historical Romance At a Glance: Yet again, this author proves that she knows how to write one hell of a climactic action sequence, easily some of the best I’ve ever read whether in this series or... Continue Reading →
Title: Butt Villains on Vacation Authors: Kage Alan, Ally Blue, T.C. Blue, Kiernan Kelly Publisher: Wilde City Press Length: 260 Pages Category: Comedy, Contemporary Romance, Superheroes/Villains At a Glance: A fun and funny mix of stories from the Butt-Thology authors. Reviewed By: Angel Blurb: Heroes are boring. Seriously, how much effort does it take to... Continue Reading →
Title: Illuminate the Shadows (Shatterproof Bonds: Book One) Author: Isobel Starling Publisher: Self-Published Length: 161 Pages (Kindle) Category: Contemporary Romance, Comedy At a Glance: I must say that there were times when the story leapt forward a bit too fast for me; however, Illuminate the Shadows kept me enthralled. Reviewed By: Sammy Blurb: After the... Continue Reading →
Title: Spring Cleaning (Seasons of Murder: Book One, David Lloyd Investigations: Book 4.5) Author: Liz Strange Publisher: MLR Press, LLC Length: 74 Pages Category: Contemporary, Mystery At a Glance: A great little mystery to pass the time. Reviewed By: Lindsey Blurb: David may have caught his toughest case yet - solving a fifty-year-old murder. David... Continue Reading →
Title: Tasting Notes Author: Cate Ashwood Narrator: Michael Pauley Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Run Time: 6 hours and 12 minutes Category: Contemporary Romance At a Glance: There is a lot of good story here, but the narration weighs it down unfairly. Reviewed By: Mike Blurb: There’s nothing that can’t be solved over a glass of excellent... Continue Reading →
Title: In His Defense Author: Shane Keleher Publisher: Loose Id Length: 148 Pages Category: Contemporary, Mystery At a Glance: A lot of people who read the genre will enjoy this book. Unfortunately, I wasn’t one of them. Reviewed By: Lindsey Blurb: Aidan Hill, a shrewd lawyer, has success written all over him. He has worked... Continue Reading →
Title: Normal Enough (A Wrench Wars Story) Author: Marie Sexton Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Length: 82 Pages Category: Contemporary, Erotica At a Glance: Eighty-two short pages, and I got to swoon (again) over a couple of great guys whose personal norms ended up being two halves of the same whole. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: What is... Continue Reading →
Title: What the Carpenter Saw Author: Vicki Reese Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Length: 143 Pages Category: Contemporary At a Glance: Ms. Reese did a good job portraying the warmth of the small town setting, and the friends and family to go along with it. Reviewed By: Maryann Blurb: Wounded warrior Jake Cramer returned from the Middle... Continue Reading →
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