Where Fiction and Reality Meet
Title: The Song of Achilles Author: Madeline Miller Narrator: Frazer Douglas Publisher: HarperCollins Length/Run Time: 416 Pages/11 hours and 18 minutes Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: If you’ve ever finished a book and felt bereft at its ending, then you know exactly how I feel after reading and listening to this outstanding novel. It... Continue Reading →
Title: Penalty Shot (Hat Trick: Book Three) Author: Jeff Adams Publisher: JMS Books Pages/Word Count: 344 Pages At a Glance: My favorite book of the series wraps things up nicely with Simon and Alex as they finish their college careers together. Reviewed By: Sadonna Blurb: Life has a sneaky way of checking you into the... 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: Love Strong as Death (Laying a Ghost: Book Four) Authors: Jane Davitt and Alexa Snow Publisher: Loose Id Pages/Word Count: 107 Pages At a Glance: The authors have done an incredible job revisiting these characters and bringing their love story back to life. Reviewed By: Carrie Blurb: No amount of distraction can keep Nick... 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: Laying a Ghost (The Boxed Set) Authors: Jane Davitt and Alexa Snow Publisher: Loose Id Pages/Word Count: 247k Words At a Glance: I highly recommend the box set as reading about these men in chronological order and experiencing their love story is a real treat. Reviewed By: Carrie Blurb: Laying a Ghost: When John... Continue Reading →
Title: Will & Patrick Meet the Mob (Wake Up Married: Book Five) Authors: Leta Blake and Alice Griffiths Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 147 Pages At a Glance: Leta Blake and Alice Griffiths have made this such a fun serial to follow—in all its soap opera dramatics and over-the-top antics and in watching our heroes slowly... Continue Reading →
Title: Guardian Author: Jordan Taylor Publisher: NineStar Press Pages/Word Count: 42 Pages At a Glance: For a short book, this one packs a wallop in the emotion department. Reviewed By: Jennifer Blurb: On a blustery November day in London, Gavin catches a bus from Waterloo Station to his office. He makes this journey five days a... 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: Dangerous Territory Author: Cari Z. Publisher: Less Than Three Press Pages/Word Count: 56 Pages At a Glance: Filled with action and drama, the story moved swiftly and kept me on the edge of my seat. Reviewed By: Sammy Blurb: With his father barely in the ground and his sister married to a scheming bastard,... Continue Reading →
Title: Us (Him: Book Two) Authors: Sarina Bowen and Elle Kennedy Publisher: Rennie Road Books Pages/Word Count: 255 Pages At a Glance: There were a few little things that felt different about Us, making it fall a bit short of a homerun for me, but those things aside, I ended up really, really enjoying this... 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: The Secret of Hunter’s Bog Author: Ally Blue Publisher: Riptide Publishing Pages/Word Count: 212 Pages At a Glance: All in all, I thought The Secret of Hunter’s Bog was a very entertaining mystery. Reviewed By: Maryann Blurb: For Koichi McNab, the shop he and his twin sister Kimmy are opening in Hunter’s Bog Mall... 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: All a Steer Can Do Is Try Author: J.D. Walker Publisher: JMS Books Pages/Word Count: 34 Pages At a Glance: Good for a short read but could have been better. Reviewed By: Carrie Blurb: Clifford Ames is almost forty years old, and his ever-patient dog, Bambi Turgelson, is his only friend. Why? Because his... 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: Pura Vida Author: Sara Alva Narrator: Joseph Northton Publisher: Self-published Run Time: 2 hours and 23 minutes At a Glance: A strong narrator reading one of my favorite novellas by a talented author—this one is worth picking up. Reviewed By: Sadonna Blurb: Simon has found himself in an open relationship for the summer—though not... Continue Reading →
Title: Make the Right Choice (The Love Wins Collection) Author: Jeff Adams Publisher: JMS Books LLC Pages/Word Count: 110 Pages At a Glance: In a genre filled with angsty drama and stormy relationships, Make the Right Choice is sunshine and a breath of fresh air. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: Matt Blackwood never set out to... Continue Reading →
Title: Haven’s Creed Author: Parker Williams Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 256 Pages At a Glance: All in all, this is not a bad read, but it’s the type of story I wouldn’t read more than once, mainly because of its subject matter. Reviewed By: Kim Blurb: An act of violence destroys his family and ends... 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: On the Clock (Market Garden: Book Eight) Author: L.A. Witt and Aleksandr Voinov Publisher: Riptide Publishing Pages/Word Count: 219 Pages At a Glance: Highly recommended for lovers of erotic and sensual romance. Reviewed By: Sadonna Blurb: When Blake Raleigh’s favorite rentboys retire from Market Garden, they’re sure their friend Jason will be a perfect... Continue Reading →
Title: Skip Trace (Chaos Station: Book Three) Author: Jenn Burke and Kelly Jensen Publisher: Carina Press Pages/Word Count: 211 Pages At a Glance: Another riveting installment in the Chaos Station series. Reviewed By: Jennifer Blurb: Zander Anatolius has been revived from the fatal effects of the super-soldier program, but now he has to face his estranged family... 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: Lovers Leap Author: JL Merrow Publisher: Riptide Publishing Pages/Word Count: 217 Pages At a Glance: This wasn’t my favorite JL Merrow book, but by the end you will love these two guys, especially together. Reviewed By: Carrie Blurb: If they looked, would they ever leap? Good-looking, confident, and doted on by his widowed mum,... Continue Reading →
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