Where Fiction and Reality Meet
Title: Nurture Authors: Jaime Samms and Sarah Masters Publisher: Pride Publishing Length: 145 Pages Category: Contemporary, Mystery/Suspense/Thriller At a Glance: Nurture is a great collaboration between Jaime Samms and Sarah Masters but won't be for everyone, as it delves into abuse and abusive relationships in an honest way. Reviewed By: Maryann Blurb: Nature versus nurture.... Continue Reading →
Title: Finding Home Author: Garrett Leigh Publisher: Riptide Publishing Length: 200 Pages Category: Young Adult, Contemporary At a Glance: Finding Home is a rich, compelling novel of redemption and healing, and one that any YA reader will want to have in their library. Reviewed By: Sammy Blurb: With their mum dead and their father on... Continue Reading →
Title: Uncomplicated Choices (Camassia Cove: Book Five) Author: Cara Dee Publisher: Self-Published Length: 238 Pages Category: Contemporary At a Glance: 5 stars for an epic family story! Reviewed By: Ky Blurb: When life gave you lemons, you learned who stayed and made lemonade with you. Or something to that effect. And the day Ellis Hayes... Continue Reading →
Title: Five Dares Author: Eli Easton Publisher: Riptide Publishing Length: 247 Pages Category: Contemporary, New Adult At a Glance: Five Dares may not be some involved, angsty romance that teeters on the brink of self-destructing at a moment’s notice, as so many do these days, but it is a deeply satisfying romance nonetheless. Reviewed By:... Continue Reading →
Title: The Brimstone Journals: Collection One (Brimstone: Book Five) Author: Angel Martinez Publisher: Mischief Corner Books Length: 284 Pages Category: Sci-Fi/Fantasy At a Glance: A strange but delightful mix of genres in a ton of short stories involving an established crew. Reviewed By: Jennifer Blurb: The Brimstone. Cargo ship, hive of thievery and profiteering. Captained by... Continue Reading →
Title: Nocturne (Hours of the Night: Book Two) Author: Irene Preston and Liv Rancourt Publisher: Self-Published Length: 300 Pages Category: Paranormal, Fantasy At a Glance: Nocturne, book two in Irene Preston and Liv Rancourt's Hours of the Night series, is next level entertaining and suspenseful. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: It's Mardi Gras, cher, but this... Continue Reading →
Title: Breakfast at Midnight Author: Kim Dias Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Length: 66 Pages Category: Contemporary At a Glance: As good as much of the story was, things started to fall apart a bit at the end. Overall, though, I really enjoyed Breakfast at Midnight. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: Hope can be found in unexpected places.... Continue Reading →
Title: By Fairy Means or Foul: A Starfig Investigations Novel Author: Meghan Maslow Publisher: Self-Published/Kindle Unlimited Length: 280 Pages Category: Fantasy At a Glance: A fun little fantasy romp with some surprising depth. Reviewed By: Lindsey Blurb: The last thing half-dragon, half-fairy private investigator Twig Starfig wants to do is retrieve a stolen enchanted horn... Continue Reading →
Title: Tate (Temptation Series: Book Five) Author: Ella Frank Publisher: Self-Published/Kindle Unlimited Length: 274 Pages Category: Contemporary At a Glance: This was a fantastic book and, of course, I recommend it as well as the author. Read Ella Frank, you won’t regret it. Reviewed By: Carrie Blurb: William Tate Morrison – The man who came... Continue Reading →
Title: Bitten by Desire (Regent’s Park Pack: Book Three) Author: Annabelle Jacobs Publisher: Self-Published/Kindle Unlimited Length: 311 Pages Category: Urban Fantasy, Contemporary, Shifters At a Glance: I've enjoyed every single book so far in the Regent's Park Pack series, but this book is my hands down favorite yet. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: Two lovers from... Continue Reading →
Title: Cover Up (Skin Deep Inc.: Book Three) Author: L.A. Wit Publisher: Swerve/Macmillan Length: 251 Pages Category: Contemporary At a Glance: Cover Up wasn’t my favorite of Witt’s books, but it was still a good read. Reviewed By: Jules Blurb: After ten years of blissful marriage, Navy Pilot Nate Chandler is divorcing his cheating husband.... Continue Reading →
Title: Fortitude Smashed (The Camellia Clock Cycle: Book One) Author: Taylor Brooke Publisher: Interlude Press Length: 346 Pages Category: Sci-Fi At a Glance: Fortitude Smashed is a wonderful romance that was well-paced, thoughtful and intense. Unfortunately, the novel was left unfinished when it came to evolving the premise upon which the entire story was based.... Continue Reading →
Title: Silent Voices Author: Thom Collins Publisher: Pride Publishing Length: 62 Pages Category: Contemporary, Suspense/Thriller At a Glance: Thom Collins never disappoints me with his suspense thrillers. For a novella, this is a page turner, somewhat dark, and will have you on edge. Reviewed By: Maryann Blurb: A desire for justice as strong as their... Continue Reading →
Title: Fallout (Flight HA1710: Book Four) Author: Meredith Russell Publisher: Love Lane Books Length: 129 Pages Category: Contemporary At a Glance: A great story about the small decisions we make in life that can change our paths. Reviewed By: Jennifer Blurb: Can missing a fatal flight be the wake up call Harrison needs? When Harrison Kelley... Continue Reading →
Title: Sūnder (Darksoul: Book One) Author: Lexi Ander Publisher: Self Published Length: 320 Pages Category: Sci-Fi, Mpreg At a Glance: Perfect for those who like a bit of aliens in their romance. Reviewed By: Ben Blurb: If Sūnder Alārd had been born female he would have been cherished for being faeborn—born with magick—and his birth... Continue Reading →
Title: Facing West (Forever Wilde: Book One) Author: Lucy Lennox Publisher: Self-Published/Kindle Unlimited Length: 300 Pages Category: Contemporary At a Glance: Oh my! The chemistry between these two, from hate to love to everything in between, is freaking off-the-charts! Reviewed By: Carrie Blurb: Nico: I left my family and tiny Texas hometown fifteen years ago... Continue Reading →
Title: Patterns Revealed (Patterns: Book Three) Author: Suede Delray Publisher: eXtasy Books Length: 148 Pages Category: Contemporary, Mystery/Suspense At a Glance: Suede Delray just blew me away with this third installment of the Patterns series. I didn’t think it could get any more exciting and suspenseful, but it did. Reviewed By: Maryann Blurb: Dominick has... Continue Reading →
Title: The Half Wolf Author: Jay Northcote Publisher: Self-Published/Kindle Unlimited Length: 193 Pages Category: Paranormal, Shifters At a Glance: Jay Northcote's first dance with shifters is a good one. He built a world that wasn't so different from our own. Reviewed By: Ky Blurb: Mate, family, pack, home… can Quinn and Kellan have it all?... Continue Reading →
Title: Hexslayer (Hexworld: Book Three) Author: Jordan L. Hawk Publisher: Self-Published Length: 344 Pages Category: Paranormal, Fantasy, Mystery/Suspense, Historical At a Glance: Yet another excellent addition to the Hexworld series, Nick and Jamie's enemies-to-lovers story is romantic and fraught---of course, because this is a Jordan L. Hawk book--with danger and mayhem, and is lush in... Continue Reading →
Title: Out of the Woods Author: TJ Land Publisher: NineStar Press Length: 95 Pages Category: Sci-Fi/Fantasy, New Adult At a Glance: An interesting concept of a story and well-written characters I actually didn’t like. Reviewed By: Jennifer Blurb: There’s a corpse in the mushroom patch. Ruth isn’t bothered; she collects dead things in jars under... Continue Reading →
Title: The Alpha King Author: Victoria Sue Narrator: Joel Leslie Publisher: Self-Published Run Time: 8 hours and 16 minutes Category: Fantasy, Mpreg, Shifters At a Glance: With such a good novel as material, I was disappointed the narration was not more effective. Reviewed By: Sammy Blurb: The Kingdom of Askara has been torn apart by... Continue Reading →
Title: Rim Shot Author: Skyler M. Cates Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Length: 216 Pages Category: Contemporary, New Adult At a Glance: Slower in pacing, Rim Shot was not a book that grabbed hold of me immediately and didn’t let go. Rather, it snuck up on me slowly and, little by little, grabbed more of my attention... Continue Reading →
Title: Best New Artist Author: BA Tortuga Narrator: Brian Hutchinson Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Run Time: 6 hours and 3 minutes Category: Contemporary At a Glance: Buy this book for the good story of a love that once was, and may be again despite what life does to you. Buy the book because the narration for... Continue Reading →
Title: Linchpin Author: Jodi Payne Publisher: Pride Publishing Length: 73 Pages Category: Contemporary At a Glance: Linchpin is a quick read, with just the right amount of suspense, danger, humor and an interesting twist. Reviewed By: Maryann Blurb: He’s sent in to clean up and is left with one very hot mess. Randall Quinn has... Continue Reading →
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