Where Fiction and Reality Meet
Hannah’s Big Night © Mary Calmes 2015 “Where are you going?” I asked my older brother as I walked into his room. “You’re not supposed to just come in here,” he snapped at me. “Yeah—yeah,” I said dismissively. “Where are you going?” He sighed irritably, which was my cue to leave it alone, leave him... Continue Reading →
Title: Shiver (Unbreakable Bonds: Book One) Authors: Jocelyn Drake and Rinda Elliott Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 301 Pages At a Glance: I seriously think this will be an exciting series. It left me hungry for more! Reviewed By: Maryann Blurb: Lucas Vallois is always in control. He’s building an empire in the glittering city of... Continue Reading →
Title: Play It Safe: A Glasgow Lads Story Author: Avery Cockburn Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 65 Pages At a Glance: I just keep loving on these boys so hard. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: In this followup story to Playing for Keeps, Fergus and John must overcome bad advice, broken headboards, and the Doppelgänger from Hell... Continue Reading →
Title: Out of the Blues Author: Mercy Celeste Publisher: Self-Published Page/Word Count: 219 Pages At a Glance: If you are already a fan of Mercy Celeste, you need this book. If you haven’t read her yet, I think this would be a wonderful place to start. Reviewed By: Karen Blurb: Whoever said you can't go... Continue Reading →
Title: Will and Patrick Do the Holidays (Wake Up Married: Episode Three) Author: Leta Blake and Alice Griffiths Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 117 Pages At a Glance: The soap opera fun continues for our bold, beautiful, young, and restless duo. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: A couple’s first holiday season is always a special time. Thanksgiving,... Continue Reading →
Title: Deranged (Ivy Hollow Chronicles: Book One) Author: Niko McQueen Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 126 Pages At a Glance: Deranged needed a bit more storyline for me to buy into its romance. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: Adam Rossmore is a rich party boy who doesn’t answer to anyone. He’s played the orphan card for too... Continue Reading →
Title: He Completes Me (The Home Collection: Book Two) Author: Cardeno C. Narrator: Alexander Collins Publisher: Self-Published Run Time: 8 hours and 25 minutes At a Glance: He Completes Me gives us just what Cardeno C. promises: a love story with a happy ending. Reviewed By: Kathie Blurb: Not even his mother's funeral can convince... Continue Reading →
Title: Leave it All (Saint Lakes: Book One) Author: April Kelley Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 177 Pages At a Glance: Leave it All is a quirky paranormal story. Reviewed By: Carrie Blurb: Lucas just wanted to be a normal human being, but normal is highly over-rated. Lucas Speck had been just some guy who worked... Continue Reading →
Title: The Winter Spirit Author: Indra Vaughn Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 125 Pages At a Glance: Indra Vaughn played me like twelve drummers drumming and eleven pipers piping, and I adored it down to the story’s final words. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: Nathaniel O’Donnelly likes his life quiet, his guests happy, and his ghosts well-behaved.... Continue Reading →
Title: Sightings Author: Kari Gregg Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 42 Pages At a Glance: Sightings is a sweet romance with a nice little twist. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: Quinn Laramie moved to Mill Valley to care for his sick Aunt Betsy. After her recovery, he invested hours once spent in hospitals hiking and exploring the... Continue Reading →
Title: Daron’s Guitar Chronicles: Volume Eight Author: Cecilia Tan Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 258 Pages At a Glance: And the beat goes on… Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: The latest volume in the award-winning web serial about coming out and coming of age in the music business of the 1980s and 1990s. As the calendar moves... Continue Reading →
Title: Until Forever Comes (Mates Collection) Author: Cardeno C. Narrator: Charlie David Publisher: Self-Published Run Time: 5 hours and 54 minutes At a Glance: This audiobook is a topnotch production. Reviewed By: Kathie Blurb: A sensitive wolf shifter and a vicious vampire challenge history, greed, and the very fabric of their beings in order to... Continue Reading →
Title: How to Walk Like a Man (Howl at the Moon: Book Two) Author: Eli Easton Publisher: Self-Published Page/Word Count: 267 Pages At a Glance: These are the books I turn to when I am looking for a book to make me smile and swoon. Reviewed By: Karen Blurb: Deputy Roman Charsguard survived Afghanistan where... Continue Reading →
Title: Devil’s Jawbone Author: BJ Sheppard Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 139 Pages At a Glance: This author’s creativity is not only impressive, but he's also just a bit disturbed in only the best possible way. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: As night descends on the town of Devil's Jawbone, no one is safe. The veil between... Continue Reading →
Title: The Inauspicious List (Chance Assassin: Book Three) Author: Nicole Castle Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 200 Pages At a Glance: I have what could probably be described as an unhealthy love for this series, and The Inauspicious List only reaffirms it! Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: With a new handler and Silva's book of hits, Frank... Continue Reading →
Title: Safety in Numbers (Sizzling Miami: Book Five) Author: Jessie G Publisher: Self-Published Page/Word Count: 241 Pages At a Glance: I truly enjoyed the way Jessie G developed Safety in Numbers, a well-rounded story of the four guys, as brothers and friends, and as couples. Reviewed By: Karen Blurb: “Bros stick together no matter what.”... Continue Reading →
Title: Will and Patrick Meet the Family (Wake Up Married: Episode Two) Author: Leta Blake and Alice Griffiths Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 117 Pages At a Glance: Like sands through the hourglass, so are the days of their lives… and woot! it’s fun. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: Meeting the family is challenging for every new... Continue Reading →
Title: His Beautiful Beast Author: Amber Kell Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 92 Pages At a Glance: His Beautiful Beast kept me interested throughout, and I thought the two MCs were cute and sexy together. Reviewed By: Kim Blurb: Sammy Dunn had always dreamed of being a musician. When his mother's employer offers to pay for... Continue Reading →
Title: The Water Will Catch You Author: Chase Potter Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 233 Pages At a Glance: The Water Will Catch You is very well written, and I was pulled in right away to both Danny’s and Curtis’s stories. Reviewed By: Kathie Blurb: Best friends since childhood, Danny Somers and Curtis Wyatt were inseparable... Continue Reading →
Title: You Can Leave Your Boots On Author: Irene Preston Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 92 Pages At a Glance: You Can Leave Your Boots On is a short, sweet, and sexy little read. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: In the heart of Texas... Liberal Austinite Travis Boyd recycles, shops local, and is partner in a successful... Continue Reading →
Title: Don’t Stop Believing (Silver Pines: Book One) Author: Gwen Hayes Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 59 Pages At a Glance: This book had me at “Mr. Literary Tightpants.” Reviewed By: Jules Blurb: The Ogre from the Hill Simon Powell, the town recluse, only comes to town to deliver firewood and get supplies. Two days before... Continue Reading →
Title: Playing for Keeps & Playing to Win (Glasgow Lads: Books One and Two) Author: Avery Cockburn Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 325 Pages/360 Pages At a Glance: I can conceive of no reason not to read these books! Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb Playing for Keeps: Rule One: No Drama! Fergus Taylor is damaged goods. Reeling... Continue Reading →
Title: Will and Patrick Wake Up Married Author: Leta Blake and Alice Griffiths Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 112 Pages At a Glance: Leta Blake and Alice Griffiths are casting, scripting and directing our way through a funny, angsty, and what I think will end up being a touching little romance. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: After... Continue Reading →
Title: Bloom Box (Heartsville) Author: Cate Ashwood Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 61 Pages At a Glance: Bloom Box is a delightful addition to this collection. Reviewed By: Sammy Blurb: If there's one thing William Sullivan knows less about than how to run a business, it’s flowers. When Will is left carrying responsibility for the flower shop he’d... Continue Reading →
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