Where Fiction and Reality Meet
Title: Rook & Izzy Author: Cary Attwell Publisher: Self-Published Length: 187 Pages Category: Paranormal/Fantasy, Angels/Demons Rating: 4 Stars At a Glance: Cary Attwell has such a great voice and charming storytelling style, and we obviously share the same sense of humor. While I might say this book was not quite as amusing as her first,... Continue Reading →
Titles: Luckless and Dauntless Series: Luckless: Books One and Two Author: Cari Z Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 80 Pages/130 Pages Category: Dark Fantasy Rating: 4 Stars At a Glance: Cari Z has built such a fantastic world in the Luckless series, full of imagination and danger and, for better or for worse, people being people.... Continue Reading →
Title: Seasons Series: PsyCop Briefs: Volume Two Author: Jordan Castillo Price Publisher: JCP Books LLC Length: 309 Pages Category: Urban Fantasy Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: There is a certain sentimentality to reading these PsyCop vignettes. They’re set at various points throughout the history of the series, which means traveling back in time to... Continue Reading →
Title: Proper Scoundrels Author: Allie Therin Publisher: Carina Press Length: 309 Pages Category: Historical Romance, Mystery/Suspense, Paranormal Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: Proper Scoundrels has come in at the eleventh hour and effortlessly propelled its way onto my list of favorite books of the year. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: Their scandalous pasts have left... Continue Reading →
Title: The Ruthless Lady's Guide to Wizardry Series: Unnatural Magic: Book Two Author: C.M. Waggoner Publisher: Ace/Penguin Books Length: 383 Pages Category: Gaslamp Fantasy Rating: 3.5 Stars At a Glance: Delly Wells' unique elocution was such a fun novelty, and the opposite-side-of-the-tracks romance between Delly and Winn was terribly, irresistibly sweet. The pace was slow-going... Continue Reading →
Title: The Wishing Tree Author: RJ Scott Publisher: Love Lane Books Length: 175 Pages Category: Holiday Romance Rating: 4 Stars At a Glance: The Wishing Tree is every bit as heartwarming and blissful as I anticipated it would be, offset by just a bit of conflict to keep my softer emotions firmly in check. Reviewed... Continue Reading →
Title: On a Midnight Clear Author: Lily Morton Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 212 Pages Category: Holiday Romance, Magical Realism Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: On a Midnight Clear is an absolute delight of a book. It’s a story full of whimsy and wonderment, and I couldn’t help but adore it. It is, at its... Continue Reading →
Title: Crooked Shadows Series: Whitethorn Agency: Book Two Author: M.A. Grant Publisher: Carina Press Length: 294 Pages Category: Paranormal/Fantasy Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: The “To Be Continued” conclusion to Crooked Shadows couldn’t be more perfect if it tried, and the revelation that happens there, after all the chaos that Cristian and Atlas have... Continue Reading →
Titles: Not So Fake, Not So Innocent & Not So Nice Series: The Real Thing: Books One thru Three Author: Emma Lyon Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 157 Pages, 156 Pages, 215 Pages Category: Contemporary Romance Ratings: 4 Stars, 3.5 Stars, 3 Stars At a Glance: There are grand romantic declarations and gestures aplenty in the... Continue Reading →
Title: His Holiday Crush Author: Cari Z Publisher: Entangled Brazen Length: 222 Pages Category: Holiday Romance Rating: 4 Stars At a Glance: His Holiday Crush is a sweet and sentimental story with everything I want from a Christmas romance, but there’s a bit of strife in the lives of its characters too, to give the... Continue Reading →
Title: If This Gets Out Authors: Sophie Gonzales and Cale Dietrich Publisher: Wednesday Books/Macmillan Length: 408 Pages Category: Young Adult, Contemporary Rating: 3.5 Stars At a Glance: There's a lot to unpack in If This Gets Out, and I think Dietrich and Gonzales do a darn good job of addressing it all. I liked that... Continue Reading →
Title: Custody Battles Series: Hazard and Somerset: Arrows in the Hand: Book Two Author: Gregory Ashe Publisher: Self-Published Length: 434 Pages Category: Mystery Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: This installment of the Hazard and Somerset series exceeded every one of my expectations. I don’t know, maybe I need to raise my expectations, but I... Continue Reading →
Title: The Larks Still Bravely Singing Author: Aster Glenn Gray Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 216 Pages Category: Historical Romance Rating: 4 Stars At a Glance: Astor Glenn Gray tells a lovely story, and this one fully engaged my heart in the telling. If you’re looking for a quiet and sentimental read, The Larks Still Bravely... Continue Reading →
Title: Mended with Gold Author: Lee Welch Publisher: Self-Published Length: 126 Pages Category: Contemporary Romance Rating: 4.5 Stars At a Glance: Mended with Gold is a love story, pure and simple, with two characters whose presence on the page is steeped in yearning, reticence, and emotional scars, and their story is a perfect example of... Continue Reading →
Title: An Iron Fist Series: Arcane Hearts: Book Three Author: Nazri Noor Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 268 Pages Category: Fantasy Rating: 4.5 Stars At a Glance: I loved all the new characters introduced in An Iron Fist, even the villains because they were the catalyst for all the trouble. This is hands down my favorite... Continue Reading →
Title: The Cuckoo's Call Author: Lily Morton Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 331 Pages Category: Contemporary Romance Rating: 4.5 Stars At a Glance: Wren’s backstory gives The Cuckoo's Call its sentimental bite, and I joined Team Wren from the start. Lily Morton delivers his story in true romantic fashion. Not that we’d expect otherwise of this... Continue Reading →
Title: Never Stay Gone Series: Big Bend Texas Rangers: Book One Author: Tal Bauer Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 361 Pages Category: Romantic Suspense, Murder Mystery Rating: 3.75 Stars At a Glance: The murder mystery in this book has some great shocks and surprises to keep tensions running high in the search for and revelation of... Continue Reading →
Title: House on Fire Series: Ashes & Dust: Book Two Author: Jenn Burke Publisher: Carina Press Length: 256 Pages Category: Urban Fantasy Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: House on Fire is an impressively busy book with plenty of twists and turns of both the emotional and investigative variety, and I can’t wait for the... Continue Reading →
Title: Unseen Series: Rath & Rune: Book Two Author: Jordan L. Hawk Publisher: Self-Published Length: 234 Pages Category: Historical Romance, Paranormal Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: Jordan L. Hawk is such a master of the mystical, the way he pokes at the things that go bump in the night and makes them show themselves... Continue Reading →
Title: Christmas Mountain Author: Garrett Leigh Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 236 Pages Category: Contemporary Holiday Romance Rating: 4 Stars At a Glance: Garrett Leigh writes pining and the hurt/comfort trope so well, and she serves them both up in such lovely portions after what can only be called a winter miracle reunites Rami and Fen.... Continue Reading →
Title: Dust to Dust Series: The Sutter & Adler Mysteries: Book One Author: Jess Faraday Publisher: Self-Published Length: 54 Pages Category: Historical, Mystery Rating: 4 Stars At a Glance: I’m so excited to see Ira Adler and Calvin Sutter again and to see where Jess Faraday is taking them as they get down to the... Continue Reading →
Title: A Marvellous Light Series: The Last Binding: Book One Author: Freya Marske Publisher: Macmillan/Tor Books Length: 377 Pages Category: Historical Romance, Fantasy Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: Freya Marske’s prose is nothing but lush, and I found myself chewing through the beauty of her scenery and the world she built around a magic... Continue Reading →
Title: The Stagsblood King Series: The Stagsblood Trilogy: Book Two Author: Gideon E. Wood Publisher: Self-Published Length: 404 Pages Category: Dark Fantasy Rating: 4 Stars At a Glance: The Stagsblood King is some good dark fantasy, most certainly not a book to delve into if you’re looking for an uplifting, feel-good read, but with featured... Continue Reading →
Title: Total Creative Control Series: Creative Types: Book One Authors: Joanna Chambers and Sally Malcolm Publisher: Self-Published Length: 364 Pages Category: Contemporary Romance Rating: 4 Stars At a Glance: Total Creative Control is a sweet and angsty love story full of pining and tension, internal and external conflict, and a big romantic epiphany that leads... Continue Reading →
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