Where Fiction and Reality Meet
“Deception, when it works, is the most elegant and the least expensive manipulation of all.” – Vernor Vinge Oh, Victor Bayne, how much do I love you? Apparently so much that I pretend you’re real and ask you if you know how much I love you. It’s been approximately two and a half years since... Continue Reading →
“Deception, when it works, is the most elegant and the least expensive manipulation of all.” – Vernor Vinge Oh, Victor Bayne, how much do I love you? Apparently so much that I pretend you’re real and ask you if you know how much I love you. It’s been approximately two and a half years since... Continue Reading →
“Nothing worthwhile is ever without complications.” ― Nora Roberts Ryan Borja is a freshman in college and the only real friend he has is his sister. One day he is asked for directions by the hottest man he has seen in ages. When Ryan talks to Brady he finds out he has a daughter, so... Continue Reading →
“Nothing worthwhile is ever without complications.” ― Nora Roberts Ryan Borja is a freshman in college and the only real friend he has is his sister. One day he is asked for directions by the hottest man he has seen in ages. When Ryan talks to Brady he finds out he has a daughter, so... Continue Reading →
“Something unappeased, unappeasable, is within me; it longeth to find expression. A craving for love is within me, which speaketh itself the language of love.” – Friedrich Nietzsche I've previously read two books from this author that I absolutely loved, so I knew what I was getting myself in for when I started reading this... Continue Reading →
“Something unappeased, unappeasable, is within me; it longeth to find expression. A craving for love is within me, which speaketh itself the language of love.” – Friedrich Nietzsche I've previously read two books from this author that I absolutely loved, so I knew what I was getting myself in for when I started reading this... Continue Reading →
“It is the dim haze of mystery that adds enchantment to pursuit.” ― Antoine Rivarol Blaze Shinozuka has recently graduated college and has an audition to play lead guitar for a famous pop star. Blaze is confident in his abilities and he is excited for the opportunity, that is until the man he is auditioning... Continue Reading →
“It is the dim haze of mystery that adds enchantment to pursuit.” ― Antoine Rivarol Blaze Shinozuka has recently graduated college and has an audition to play lead guitar for a famous pop star. Blaze is confident in his abilities and he is excited for the opportunity, that is until the man he is auditioning... Continue Reading →
“Oh, make me over I'm all I want to be A walking study In demonology You better watch out Oh, what you wish for It better be worth it So much to die for” – Hole “Celebrity Skin” Well. For this I have called Jordan L. Hawk a cliffhanging angst giver, and I’ll not thank... Continue Reading →
“Oh, make me over I'm all I want to be A walking study In demonology You better watch out Oh, what you wish for It better be worth it So much to die for” – Hole “Celebrity Skin” Well. For this I have called Jordan L. Hawk a cliffhanging angst giver, and I’ll not thank... Continue Reading →
“Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet.” – Jean-Jacque Rousseau It took six years to capture John Wayne Gacy, ten to catch Ted Bundy, and Gary Ridgway, two decades and a body-count numbering in the grotesque. Leviticus’ murderous exploits haven’t lasted nearly as long or reached the Green River Killer’s numbers, but it has... Continue Reading →
“Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet.” – Jean-Jacque Rousseau It took six years to capture John Wayne Gacy, ten to catch Ted Bundy, and Gary Ridgway, two decades and a body-count numbering in the grotesque. Leviticus’ murderous exploits haven’t lasted nearly as long or reached the Green River Killer’s numbers, but it has... Continue Reading →
“First best is falling in love. Second best is being in love." – Maya Angelou It’s not often that I am surprised by romance novel and this was a very pleasant surprise, indeed. When Prince of Silk of Thorns came across for review, I have to admit I was a bit underwhelmed by the cover-... Continue Reading →
“First best is falling in love. Second best is being in love." – Maya Angelou It’s not often that I am surprised by romance novel and this was a very pleasant surprise, indeed. When Prince of Silk of Thorns came across for review, I have to admit I was a bit underwhelmed by the cover-... Continue Reading →
"When a fantasy turns you on, you’re obligated to God and nature to start doing it—right away." – Stuart Brand This was a book of firsts for me. I've never read anything from the author, and I've never read about a main character being wheelchair bound. I was interested to see how the author would... Continue Reading →
"When a fantasy turns you on, you’re obligated to God and nature to start doing it—right away." – Stuart Brand This was a book of firsts for me. I've never read anything from the author, and I've never read about a main character being wheelchair bound. I was interested to see how the author would... Continue Reading →
“Where you used to be, there is a hole in the world.” – Edna St. Vincent Millay Every once in a while you read a book that touches something inside of you. It makes your heart sing, it makes your heart break and then it puts it back together again. Memorizing You took my heart... Continue Reading →
“Where you used to be, there is a hole in the world.” – Edna St. Vincent Millay Every once in a while you read a book that touches something inside of you. It makes your heart sing, it makes your heart break and then it puts it back together again. Memorizing You took my heart... Continue Reading →
“Go forward and make your dreams come true.” ― Ralph Waldo Emerson David McIntyre and Rick Sutton are on a plane over the Pacific when they hit a freak storm, forcing them to land on a deserted island. (Let the hot sexiness begin and my fantasies run wild!) While on the island and their struggle... Continue Reading →
“Go forward and make your dreams come true.” ― Ralph Waldo Emerson David McIntyre and Rick Sutton are on a plane over the Pacific when they hit a freak storm, forcing them to land on a deserted island. (Let the hot sexiness begin and my fantasies run wild!) While on the island and their struggle... Continue Reading →
“By running off to the seminary? Joining the Marines? Trying to save every street kid who lands on your doorstep? Who do you think you’re kidding? They’re all just substitutes for the one you didn’t save.” -- Danny to Eddie in Black Dog I am a huge fan of Cat Grant’s work, so when I... Continue Reading →
“By running off to the seminary? Joining the Marines? Trying to save every street kid who lands on your doorstep? Who do you think you’re kidding? They’re all just substitutes for the one you didn’t save.” -- Danny to Eddie in Black Dog I am a huge fan of Cat Grant’s work, so when I... Continue Reading →
“There are moments when even to the sober eye of reason, the world of our sad humanity may assume the semblance of Hell. ” ― Edgar Allan Poe I really liked the first installment of this series, so I was very eager to read the next one. This is a continuation where The Prisoner left... Continue Reading →
“There are moments when even to the sober eye of reason, the world of our sad humanity may assume the semblance of Hell. ” ― Edgar Allan Poe I really liked the first installment of this series, so I was very eager to read the next one. This is a continuation where The Prisoner left... Continue Reading →
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