Where Fiction and Reality Meet
Title: Final Orders Series: Hazard and Somerset: Arrows in the Hand: Book Five Author: Gregory Ashe Publisher: Self-Published Length: 410 Pages Category: Mystery Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: The saying goes that having a child is to decide forever to have your heart go walking around outside your body. I can’t fathom how that... Continue Reading →
Title: Young Mungo Author: Douglas Stuart Publisher: Grove Atlantic Length: 392 Pages Category: Literary Fiction Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: Young Mungo is a full-circle novel that places Mungo in harm’s way and then shows us how and why he got there. It is lyrical. It is steeped in despair. It is a brutal... Continue Reading →
Title: Small Town Pride Author: Phil Stamper Publisher: HarperCollins Length: 265 Pages Category: Middle Grade Fiction Rating: 4 Stars At a Glance: Just in time for Pride month, Small Town Pride is a book that needs to be given a place on middle school library shelves. It’s an uplifting story about the power of love... Continue Reading →
Title: The Sceptic Series: Arcana: Book One Author: Lily Morton Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 365 Pages Category: Paranormal, Contemporary Romance Rating: 4 Stars At a Glance: The Sceptic is, as her readers have come to expect, signature Lily Morton. The only unexpected difference is that the paranormal aspect of the book was more of a... Continue Reading →
Title: The Doctor Series: Magic & Steam: Book Three Author: C.S. Poe Publisher: Self-Published Length: 255 Pages Category: Steampunk Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: The Doctor is full of some wicked surprises and gruesome illustrations of the evil that people are capable of when seeking to play gods and monsters. This sinister plot is... Continue Reading →
Title: Austin Series: Learning to Love: Book Four Author: Con Riley Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 303 Pages Category: Contemporary Romance Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: Austin is nothing less than emotionally lavish and fully encompasses the word romantic. It is a story that is lyrical and opulent and generous in its portrayal of friendship,... Continue Reading →
Title: Tramps and Vagabonds Author: Aster Glenn Gray Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 261 Pages Category: Historical Romance Rating: 4.5 Stars At a Glance: Aster Glenn Gray’s commitment to deliver impeccable historical detail in Tramps and Vagabonds is nothing short of impressive. Readers who love to delve into a beautifully researched and detailed tale of bygone... Continue Reading →
Title: The Hourglass Throne Series: The Tarot Sequence: Book Three Author: K.D. Edwards Publisher: Pyr/Simon & Schuster Length: 425 Pages Category: Fantasy Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: I have fallen madly, deeply, and irrevocably in love with this series and its characters, and I can’t recommend it strongly enough. The Tarot Sequence series is,... Continue Reading →
Titles: The Yellow Canary, The Black Cat, The Blue Parrot, The Red Raven Series: L.A. After Midnight Quartet Author: Steve Neil Johnson Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 240 Pages, 246 Pages, 277 Pages, 252 Pages Category: Historical Mystery/Suspense Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: The L.A. After Midnight Quartet is a turning back of the clock... Continue Reading →
Title: Out of the Ashes Series: Ashes and Dust: Book Three Author: Jenn Burke Publisher: Carina Press Length: 283 Pages Category: Urban Fantasy Rating: 4.5 Stars At a Glance: Never let it be said that a good dose of fear and danger and adrenaline mixed with some forced proximity aren’t an effective catalyst for rekindling... Continue Reading →
Title: Inherit the Lightning Author: Bud Gundy Publisher: Bold Strokes Books Length: 260 Pages Category: Historical Romance, Mystery Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: Inherit the Lightning is an achingly lovely and compelling book. Its passions soar as high as its sorrows run deep, with a breadth and beauty to the story that is eloquent... Continue Reading →
Title: Reckless Series: Luckless: Book Three Author: Cari Z Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 124 Pages Category: Fantasy Rating: 4 Stars At a Glance: The gripping moment when Evan and Lee's bond is stricken delivers on the tension shaped by betrayal and the emotion driven by anguish. I am, as always, anxious to see what Cari... Continue Reading →
Title: The Prince's Poisoned Vow Series: Infernal War Saga: Book One Author: Hailey Turner Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 646 Pages Category: Fantasy Rating: 3 Stars At a Glance: I know one of the most useless things a reader can say in a review is, "I really wanted to love this book." Intention and outcome with... Continue Reading →
Title: Favourite Hello. Hardest Goodbye. Author: E.S. Carter Publisher: Self-Published Length: 290 Pages Category: Contemporary Love Story, Magical Realism Rating: 4 Stars At a Glance: This story is told with an abundance of emotion and a lovely prose that illustrates the need behind Macsen’s pursuit of Ellis as much as it persuades readers to understand... Continue Reading →
Title: A Fabulously Unfabulous Summer for Henry Milch Series: The Wyandot County Mysteries: Book Two Author: Marshall Thornton Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 245 Pages Category: Murder Mystery Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: Marshall Thornton seems to be going the route of “experience is the most brutal teacher” with this character, and Henry might just... Continue Reading →
Title: City of Angels Series: An Incarnate Accounts Novella Author: Justin Schuelke Publisher: Self-Published Length: 77 Pages Category: Urban Fantasy Rating: 4 Stars At a Glance: I wasn’t sure I needed a spin-off novella starring Trish Takahashi until I read it, and I can say that while it was different not having Emery Luple at... Continue Reading →
Title: Deadline, Bloodbath, Flytrap Series: Harrietta Lee: Books One, Two, and Three Author: Stephanie Ahn Publisher: Self-Published Lengths: 121 Pages, 397 Pages, 293 Pages Category: Urban Fantasy Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: The binge-worthiness of this series is top tier. I couldn't put it down until I devoured every word, thanks in large part... Continue Reading →
Title: The Forgotten Dead Series: OutFoxing the Paranormal: Book One Author: Jordan L. Hawk Publisher: Self-Published Length: 178 Pages Category: Paranormal, Transgender Romance Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: Few authors delve into the supernatural as thoroughly or compellingly as Jordan L. Hawk does, and this book has “please make me into a binge-watch” written... Continue Reading →
Title: The Raven and the Banshee Author: Carolyn Elizabeth Publisher: Bella Books Length: 250 Pages Category: Historical Romance, Lesbian Romance Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: Strong characters and exciting action sequences are highlights of this swashbuckling adventure, along with the beautiful descriptions of the open ocean, wind in the sails, warm tropical nights, and... Continue Reading →
Title: Father Complex Series: Hazard and Somerset: Arrow in the Hand: Book Four Author: Gregory Ashe Publisher: Self-Published Length: 392 Pages Category: Mystery/Suspense Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: Father Complex is inarguably one of author Gregory Ashe’s most aptly titled books, as the father/son relationship is a dominant theme, and Ashe further penetrates the... Continue Reading →
Title: Uprising Series: Rebellion: Book Three Author: Annabelle Jacobs Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 303 Pages Category: Paranormal Romance Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: Each moment, each scene, each romantic beat plays wonderfully off the next. Annabelle Jacobs captures the longing, the pining, the lust, the resignation, and the hope, and translates it all into... Continue Reading →
Title: Hand of Glory Series: Arcane Hearts: Book Five Author: Nazri Noor Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 281 Pages Category: Fantasy Rating: 4 Stars At a Glance: The Arcane Hearts series is a good fit for readers who like Urban Fantasy that includes fun and interesting world building but lacks the darker themes and a story... Continue Reading →
Title: Redcap, Whitecap, Goblin, Thief Series: The Blackwarren Heists: Book One Author: Vaughn R. Demont Publisher: Self-Published Length: 223 Pages Category: Urban Fantasy, Mystery Rating: 4 Stars At a Glance: It’s been almost seven years since Vaughn R. Demont released the last book in this -verse, and all I can say is welcome back. Revisiting... Continue Reading →
Title: A Dowry of Blood Author: S. T. Gibson Publisher: Redhook/Hachette Length: 250 Pages Category: Historical Fantasy, Gothic Horror Rating: 4.5 Stars At a Glance: A Dowry of Blood is an homage to Dracula, passionate and evocative with a lushness of prose that heightened the emotions of the story Constanta tells. It’s a sort of... Continue Reading →
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