Where Fiction and Reality Meet
Title: On Stolen Tides Author: Kay Lalock Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 267 Pages Category: Historical Romance, F/F Romance Rating: 4 Stars At a Glance: On Stolen Tides is a sweet romance set within a fictional history but which mirrors the past with candor. While it’s not without its flaws (dingy/dinghy and goal/gaol being repeated errors... Continue Reading →
Title: Shipwrecked Series: Sea Goblins: Book One Author: Juniper Butterworth Publisher: Self-Published Length: 161 Pages Category: Fantasy Rating: 4 Stars At a Glance: If you're looking for something a little wacky and smilesome, filled with whimsy and doesn't take itself at all too seriously, there are goblins and goats afoot to the rescue. Reviewed By:... Continue Reading →
Title: A Nobleman's Guide to Seducing a Scoundrel Series: The Doomsday Books: Book Two Author: KJ Charles Publisher: Sourcebooks Casablanca Length: 333 Pages Category: Historical Romance Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: When KJ Charles escalates the threat to life and limb, this story tightens its grip and doesn't relent for breathless moments in time.... Continue Reading →
Title: The Sleeping Soldier Author: Aster Glenn Gray Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 350 Pages Category: Historical, Remixed Fairy Tale Rating: 4 Stars At a Glance: As is the way of fairy tales, there's a lesson to be learned in The Sleeping Soldier. And it's Caleb who must learn it. The sweet and satisfying happy ending... Continue Reading →
Title: Murder in Shades of Red Series: DS Charlie Rees: Book Three Author: Ripley Hayes Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 193 Pages Category: Mystery/Suspense Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: There are no few heart-wrenching moments along the way that flipped the script on my emotions and made me love Charlie and Tom even more. For... Continue Reading →
Title: French Fancy Series: The Model Agency: Book Two Author: Lily Morton Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 396 Pages Category: Contemporary Romance Rating: 4 Stars At a Glance: There's nothing here that will stand out as unique to this author's fans, which is not at all a slight but an assurance that if you love Morton's... Continue Reading →
Title: Dark Horse Series: The Resurrectionists: Book Two Author: Kelley York Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 223 Pages Category: Historical Romance Rating: 4 Stars At a Glance: York writes a lovely historical romance; I've been a long-time fan. Daniel and Theseus's story is one of building trust and pushing back against one's own inner struggle. Reviewed... Continue Reading →
Title: The Face in the Water Series: Iron on Iron: Book One Author: Gregory Ashe Publisher: Self-Published Length: 298 Pages Category: Mystery Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: If you've read Gregory Ashe's work in the past, nothing about this book should surprise you in terms of the action and intrigue. Having said that, however,... Continue Reading →
Title: The First and Last Adventure of Kit Sawyer Author: S.E. Harmon Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 326 Pages Category: Fantasy Adventure, Contemporary Romance Rating: 4 Stars At a Glance: The First and Last Adventure of Kit Sawyer is equal parts playful and dramatic, cute and cutthroat. It's meant to entertain, and that it does, without... Continue Reading →
Title: Unknown Series: Rath & Rune: Book Three Author: Jordan L. Hawk Publisher: Self-Published Length: 182 Pages Category: Historical, Fantasy Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: Widdershins is legendary for knowing its own. It's a place sorcerers, humans, and those who are not quite human call home, and a place where eldritch horrors visit their... Continue Reading →
Title: A Rival Most Vial: Potioneering for Love and Profit Series: Side Quest Row: Book One Author: R.K. Ashwick Publisher: Self-Published Length: 342 Pages Category: Cozy Fantasy Rating: 4 Stars At a Glance: A Rival Most Vial is a soft little tale that was a simple joy to read. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: Two potion... Continue Reading →
Title: A Wedding in a Week Author: Con Riley Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 296 Pages Category: Contemporary Romance Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: A Wedding in a Week is the sort of love story Con Riley does so well, and has been doing consistently for many years. It's not only about the building up... Continue Reading →
Title: The Bear & the Rose Author: E.K. Larson-Burnett Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 247 Pages Category: Fairy Tale, Folklore Rating: 4 Stars At a Glance: Written with an intimacy that transcends storytelling, this tale's lyricism unfolds as an epic poem of gods and mortals, revenge and absolution, forgiveness and yearning. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: Springtide... Continue Reading →
Title: Teacher of the Year Series: Teachers in Love: Book One Author: M.A. Wardell Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 347 Pages Category: Rom-Com, Contemporary Romance Rating: 4 Stars At a Glance: If you're in the mood for a book that might make you catch a case of the squishies, with minimal angsties, and brings a smile... Continue Reading →
Title: The River's Edge Author: Jordan Castillo Price Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 69 Pages Category: Fantasy Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: Jordan Castillo Price conceives the inconceivable and then brings it to life (pun fully intended) in the story of two men who have earned a little grace and redemption. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb:... Continue Reading →
Title: The Team Author: JL Raven Publisher: Self-Published Length: 200 Pages Category: Psychological Thriller, Suspense Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: Suspenseful and disturbing in only the best ways, The Team is a great psychological thriller that explores what may push someone to take an eye for an eye. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: The opportunity... Continue Reading →
Title: Murder in Shades of Wood and Stone Series: DS Charlie Rees: Book Two Author: Ripley Hayes Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 269 Pages Category: Murder Mystery Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: Ripley Hayes penned an effective cat-and-mouse challenge in this installment of the DS Charlie Rees series. Watching Charlie and his team grow closer... Continue Reading →
Title: Body After Body Author: Briar Ripley Page Publisher: Self-Published Length: 232 Pages Category: Sci-Fi Horror Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: This book is a full-throated homage to the genres it represents, unique in its substance and delivered descriptively, sometimes gruesomely (beware of cannibalism). Briar Ripley Page just catapulted their way to the top... Continue Reading →
Title: Where All Paths Meet Series: The Adventures of Holloway Holmes: Book Three Author: Gregory Ashe Publisher: Self-Published Length: 348 Pages Category: Mystery Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: The Adventures of Holloway Holmes is a superb mystery series that pays homage to one of the greatest fictional detectives ever conceived, but does so in... Continue Reading →
Title: His Lordship's Blood Series: His Lordship's Mysteries: Book Four Author: Samantha SoRelle Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 231 Pages Category: Regency Romance, Murder Mystery Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: I can't say this series is getting better with each book, but only because it's been superb from the beginning. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: Even... Continue Reading →
Title: Glass Castles Series: The Resurrectionists: Book One Author: Kelley York Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 205 Pages Category: Historical Romance Rating: 4 Stars At a Glance: Kelley York has an immensely engaging writing style that suits her historical settings and gives her characters depth. I’m already invested in seeing what book two in the series... Continue Reading →
Title: Divinity 36 Series: Tinkered Starsong: Book One Author: Gail Carriger Publisher: Self-Published Length: 333 Pages Category: YA/Teen, Space Opera Rating: 4 Stars At a Glance: From the world-building to the characters and the way I became invested in them and their connection to one another, this book simply affirms my love of Gail Carriger's... Continue Reading →
Title: Liam's Doom Series: The Adventures of Sam Hain: Book One Author: Robin Schadel Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 235 Pages Category: Fantasy, LesFic Rating: 4 Stars At a Glance: Liam's Doom gives great imagination and some new characters I'm looking forward to following on more adventures. If it proves anything, it's that a book in... Continue Reading →
Title: Brimstone Series: Culinary Creatures: Book One Author: L Eveland Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 122 Pages Category: Paranormal Fantasy Rating: 3 Stars At a Glance: Brimstone is an amusing little tale, but I needed a bit more for it to satisfy. I did like both Inzo and Adam and their complementary passion for food and... Continue Reading →
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