Where Fiction and Reality Meet
Title: Paper Swans Author: E.M. Lindsey Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 131 Pages Category: Contemporary Romance Rating: 4 Stars At a Glance: This is a short novel, but E.M. Lindsey began it from a place that made it impossible not to feel Shiloh and Dom's connection. This isn't insta-love; it's delayed gratification of a love everyone... Continue Reading →
Title: Murder in Shades of Blue and Green Series: DS Charlie Rees: Book One Author: Ripley Hayes Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 237 Pages Category: Mystery Rating: 4 Stars At a Glance: DS Charlie Rees is most assuredly not the poster child for hardboiled detectives, which makes him all the more endearing for his vulnerabilities. Where... Continue Reading →
Title: A Thief in the Night Series: Gentle Art World Author: KJ Charles Publisher: Self-Published Length: 91 Pages Category: Historical Romance Rating: 4 Stars At a Glance: As anyone who has read KJ Charles would expect, A Thief in the Night brings all the warm and good feelings and delivers a sweet and sexy romance... Continue Reading →
Title: Finding Mr. Fabulous Author: Con Riley Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 330 Pages Category: Contemporary Romance Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: Con Riley is my Doctor Feelgood. Her books are my drug of choice, and I’m addicted to them in normal amounts—meaning I never want to be cured of my helpless love for the... Continue Reading →
Title: The Old Wheel Series: The Adventures of Holloway Holmes: Book Two Author: Gregory Ashe Publisher: Self-Published Length: 430 Pages Category: YA Mystery Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: The Big Secrets trope makes for some particularly good drama and suspense in The Old Wheel. The Big Reveals, though; they are something else altogether. Time... Continue Reading →
Title: Twelve Seconds Series: Space Coast Mysteries: Book One Author: Meg Perry Publisher: Self-Published Length: 97 Pages Category: Murder Mystery Rating: 4 Stars At a Glance: I liked this long novella for its engaging characters and Perry's poised storytelling style. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: The last thing that Air Force Special Agent Greg Marcotte expects... Continue Reading →
Title: 2 Dead Fish Named Kevin Author: L.A. Witt Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 85 Pages Category: Contemporary Romance Rating: 4 Stars At a Glance: Witt takes full advantage of the meet-cute and the opportunity to bring these characters together in charmingly romantic ways. Come for the two dead fish, stay for the happy ending. Reviewed... Continue Reading →
Title: Soul Bound Author: Cari Z Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 146 Pages Category: Fantasy Rating: 4 Stars At a Glance: Cari Z does the novella/short novel medium so well that she has become a go-to for me in that category. Soul Bound satisfies the craving for a fantasy world with just enough vision and insight... Continue Reading →
Title: The Claws of Winter Series: Arcane Hearts: Book Seven Author: Nazri Noor Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 237 Pages Category: Fantasy Rating: 4 Stars At a Glance: The Claws of Winter brings readers one step closer to the end of the Arcane Hearts series, and delivers Jack and Xander one step closer to the altar.... Continue Reading →
Title: Confetti Hearts Series: Confetti Hitched: Book One Author: Lily Morton Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 301 Pages Category: Contemporary Romance Rating: 4 Stars At a Glance: Is the story predictable? Sure. Did I care? Not a bit. I got what I bargained for, and it was good. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: Joe Bagshaw doesn’t believe... Continue Reading →
Title: The Whole World Tinder Series: Flint and Tinder: Book Three Author: Gregory Ashe Publisher: Self-Published Length: 209 Pages Category: Fantasy Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: One of the things that remains consistent in Ashe's work is that his characters and their various traumas nearly overshadow everything else happening to and around them. Nearly,... Continue Reading →
Title: Rattling Bone Series: Outfoxing the Paranormal: Book Two Author: Jordan L. Hawk Publisher: Self-Published Length: 167 Pages Category: Paranormal Mystery Rating: 4.5 Stars At a Glance: As expected, Jordan L. Hawk writes the living daylights out of the ghost encounter scenes where the threats are palpable and the fear is justified. The havoc wreaked... Continue Reading →
Title: Rapture Author: Saint Harlowe Publisher: Self-Published Length: 97 Pages Category: Erotic Suspense Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: Rapture exposes the grimmest, most sinister side of humanity—that which is not compelled by conscience or troubled by remorse. It’s frighteningly provocative and not for the squeamish. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: When Adrian Price is abducted,... Continue Reading →
Title: The Secret Lives of Country Gentlemen Author: KJ Charles Publisher: Sourcebooks Casablanca Length: 353 Pages Category: Historical Romance Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: The Secret Lives of Country Gentlemen is a story of daring and courage in the face of fear, including when it means falling in love. Especially when it means falling... Continue Reading →
Title: The Eidolon Series: The Magnus Academy: Book One Author: K.D. Edwards Publisher: Self-Published Length: 195 Pages Category: Fantasy, Teen Fiction Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: I didn't know this book was so necessary or how much I needed its story until I'd finished it and then sat there with a full heart, jangled... Continue Reading →
Title: Percy and Joe in Degenerate Art Series: The Adventures of Percy and Joe: Book One Author: W.H. Lockwood Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 61 Pages Category: Action/Adventure Rating: 4 Stars At a Glance: Written exceptionally well is the action scene that reveals who Percy and Joe are. I was invested from the moment the villains... Continue Reading →
Title: The Strangest Forms Series: The Adventures of Holloway Holmes Author: Gregory Ashe Publisher: Self-Published Length: 290 Pages Category: YA, Murder Mystery Rating: 4.5 Stars At a Glance: The Strangest Form is on-brand Gregory Ashe—the pining, the missteps, the pining, the misunderstandings, the pining . . . Jack and Holloway are a convincing and competent... Continue Reading →
Title: Straight Author: Chuck Tingle Publisher: Self-Published Length: 84 Pages Category: Horror Rating: 3.5 Stars At a Glance: Straight is not for the sensitive reader. It's a bit spendy for its length, and it could have used a proofreader, but its goal was the happy ending for a group of queer friends, and in that,... Continue Reading →
Title: Not All Himbos Wear Capes Series: Villainous Things: Book One Author: C. Rochelle Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 407 Pages Category: Fantasy Rating: 4 Stars At a Glance: C. Rochelle's Not All Himbos Wear Capes won't just threaten you with a good time, it delivers. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: Xander Big City is supposedly the... Continue Reading →
Titles: Shock to the System & Chain of Fools Series: The Donald Strachey Mysteries: Books Five & Six Author: Richard Stevenson Publisher: ReQueered Tales Length: 283/294 Pages Category: Mystery/Suspense Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: These are both statement books wrapped up in a couple of fantastic mysteries. Originally published in the mid-90s, they at... Continue Reading →
Title: And Then Series: Between the Teeth: Book Two Author: Taylor Fitzpatrick Publisher: Self-Published Length: 261 Pages Category: Sports Fiction Rating: 4 Stars At a Glance: And then what happened? is the question that needed answered at the end of Coming in First Place. And it still needs answered. Taylor Fitzpatrick might be the only... Continue Reading →
Title: Queer Fires Series: Flint and Tinder: Book Two Author: Gregory Ashe Publisher: Self-Published Length: 217 Pages Category: Fantasy, Paranormal Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: Queer Fires isn't a mystery as much as it is mysterious. This is a place where the impossible is made possible, the unlikely becomes likely, and the unusual asks... Continue Reading →
Title: The Stagsblood Brother Series: The Stagsblood Trilogy: Book Three Author: Gideon E. Wood Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 409 Pages Category: Fantasy Rating: 4.5 Stars At a Glance: If you like an epic fantasy featuring a hero who is tested and tormented, a villain who is pure, unadulterated, personified malevolence, and a man who learns... Continue Reading →
Title: Secret State: Enemy Author: Ripley Hayes Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 229 Pages Category: Mystery/Suspense Rating: 4 Stars At a Glance: Full of twists, turns, and danger, Ripley Hayes delivers yet more romantic suspense set against a deadly criminal investigation. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: Paul needs to work out who's trying to kill him...if only... Continue Reading →
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