Where Fiction and Reality Meet
Title: Fathom’s Five #1: The Cross of Sins Author: Geoffrey Knight Publisher: Wilde City Press Pages/Word Count: 233 Pages At a Glance: A riveting adventure with danger, intrigue, and five sexy men. Reviewed By: Jennifer Blurb: Somewhere in the world is a statue so sinful that a secret sect of the Church wants it destroyed at any... Continue Reading →
Title: Unbound, Unbroken (In His Arena: Book Two) Author: Nasia Maksima Publisher: Loose Id Pages/Word Count: 309 Pages At a Glance: An excellent second installment in the In His Arena series. Reviewed By: Jennifer Blurb: When rising star gladiator Titian finds himself paired with the vainglorious champion Galadros, he finds himself in mortal danger. For a dark... Continue Reading →
Title: Light a Candle Author: VJ Summers Publisher: Riptide Publishing Pages/Word Count: 136 Pages At a Glance: Enjoyable story with BDSM, former friends getting reacquainted, and a man desperate to show how much he’s changed. Reviewed By: Jennifer Blurb: Will broke Dusty’s heart their senior year. One unexpected moment of passion between them, and Will freaked out.... Continue Reading →
Title: The Shepherd and the Solicitor Author: Bonnie Dee and Summer Devon Publisher: Samhain Publishing Pages/Word Count: 161 Pages At a Glance: If you want a good historical fiction romance, you really can’t go wrong with this pair of authors. Reviewed By: Jennifer Blurb: When a storm is brewing, taking shelter could be the most... Continue Reading →
Title: Desmond and Garrick (Book One) Author: Hayden Thorne Publisher: Queerteen Press/JMS Books Pages/Word Count: 226 Pages At a Glance: Another fantastic historical YA fantasy from Hayden Thorne. Reviewed By: Jennifer Blurb: It’s 1815. Garrick Mortimer is a scholar extraordinaire, an underemployed and starving genius, who agrees to sign on as tutor to Desmond Hathaway,... Continue Reading →
Title: Of Heaven and Hell Authors: Anthology Publisher: Wayward Ink Publishing Pages/Word Count: 253 Pages At a Glance: An anthology that offers a delightful mix of good, evil, and everything in between. Reviewed By: Jennifer Blurb: Whether you like your angels and demons naughty or nice… Whether you like them angelic or demonic, we have... Continue Reading →
Title: Keep the Stars Running Author: Various Publisher: Less Than Three Press Pages/Word Count: 419 Pages At a Glance: A diverse anthology with great stories and even greater characters. Reviewed By: Jennifer Blurb: Space is not always filled with adventures and glory. Not everybody goes racing off to battle evil and save the galaxy. Between... Continue Reading →
Title: The First Bloom of Winter (Garden Series: Book Two) Author: Pearl Love Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 136 Pages At a Glance: I wish there had been more to this story. I look forward to the other books, though, to see what happens to everyone else. Reviewed By: Jennifer Blurb: Holden Peters is a... Continue Reading →
Title: Desert World Allegiances (Desert World #1) Author: Lyn Gala Publisher: DSP Publications Pages/Word Count: 240 Pages At a Glance: To be honest, I struggled to get through this book. Reviewed By: Jennifer Blurb: Being condemned to slavery is a common enough occurrence on the desert planet of Livre, but this time, priest Shan Polli... Continue Reading →
Title: Submission Guidelines Author: T. Neilson Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 105 Pages At a Glance: The BDSM is not particularly heavy in this book, so if you’re not looking for a lot, this would be a good book. Reviewed By: Jennifer Blurb: Cole Doren is starting over. He's moved, started working as a food... Continue Reading →
Title: Lonely Shore (Chaos Station: Book Two) Author: Jenn Burke and Kelly Jensen Publisher: Carina Press Pages/Word Count: 187 Pages At a Glance: A lot of emotions packed into this book, and so worth every tear. Reviewed By: Jennifer Blurb: All they can do is live day to day... Felix Ingesson has returned to his duties as... Continue Reading →
Title: The Dom Around the Corner (Escape #1) Author: Christine d’Abo Publisher: Riptide Publishing Pages/Word Count: 111 Pages At a Glance: For such a short book, one thing it’s not short on is angst and two hot men. Reviewed By: Jennifer Blurb: Simon is jaded. His bookstore is failing, his personal life is nonexistent, and... Continue Reading →
Title: Orion’s Circle (Sirius Wolves: Part One) Author: Victoria Sue Publisher: Dark Hollows Press Pages/Word Count: 156 pages At a Glance: A shifter story with ménage and unique mythology. Reviewed By: Jennifer Blurb: According to legend, when humankind is at its most desperate, the goddess Sirius will send three of the most powerful werewolf shifters... Continue Reading →
Title: Unison Author: Vivien Dean Publisher: Amber Quill Press Pages/Word Count: 60 Pages At a Glance: Time travel and magic collide to right a wrong in history. Reviewed By: Jennifer Blurb: Freddie Valek is a dreamer. He dreams about the fantastic as a means to escape, about finding the perfect man, about anything his imagination... Continue Reading →
Title: What’s In Your Box? (Djinn: Book One) Author: A.R. Moler Publisher: JMS Books Pages/Word Count: 46 Pages At a Glance: Short story with a djinn, a vet with PTSD, and some cute moments. Reviewed By: Jennifer Blurb: Dale Edinger has just inherited a house from his aunt. It's a good thing too because traumatic shoulder damage... Continue Reading →
Title: Vintage Pride Author: Elizabeth Coldwell Publisher: Pride Publishing Pages/Word Count: 162 Pages At a Glance: For those who like the Lionheart series, this book offers a detailed look at the elusive Jean-Luc. Reviewed By: Jennifer Blurb: He doesn’t believe in the paranormal. Can a gorgeous shifter prove him wrong? Ethan Wayne is a paranormal investigator for... Continue Reading →
Title: Flax’s Pursuit (AURA: Book Two) Author: Angel Martinez and Bellora Quinn Publisher: Pride Publishing Pages/Word Count: 294 Pages At a Glance: Fantastic second book in the series with returning favorites and new characters. Reviewed By: Jennifer Blurb: A murderer haunts the city, turning the unwary to stone. Between hunting this evil and corralling new arrivals, Flax... Continue Reading →
Title: All the Arts of Hurting Author: Amelia Faulkner Publisher: LoveLight Press Pages/Word Count: 95 Pages At a Glance: A historical novella set during WWI that may lack in heat but makes up for in heart. Reviewed By: Jennifer Blurb: As far as Lord Duncan Aldham is concerned, war is a thing which affects other people. He’s... Continue Reading →
Title: Welcome to Lobster Cove (Lobster Cove: Book One) Author: Carol Lynne Publisher: Pride Publications/Totally Bound Pages/Word Count: 91 Pages At a Glance: Short and at times slow, but a fairly promising start to a new series. Reviewed By: Jennifer Blurb: When following your dream lands you in Lobster Cove, Maine, anything is possible. After gaining custody... Continue Reading →
Title: Life Under New Management Author: Jane Davitt Publisher: Totally Bound Pages/Word Count: 270 Pages At a Glance: Not for everyone, but I could not put this book down! Reviewed By: Jennifer Blurb: Working for a perfectionist like strict, sexy-as-hell Ethan isn’t easy. Falling in love with him? No problem at all. Taking a bar job in... Continue Reading →
Title: Dances and Cookies (A Daily Dose Story) Author: Felicitas Ivey Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 54 Pages At a Glance: The story offers much more than suggested by the blurb. Reviewed By: Jennifer Blurb: After living hard in the big city, Paavo settles down in the country with a bakery and his cat. He tutors the... Continue Reading →
Title: Kithric’s Mountain (A Daily Dose Story) Author: Jessica Payseur Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 30 Pages At a Glance: A daily dose with a lot of bittersweet emotions. Reviewed By: Jennifer Blurb: Kithric, an aging dragon tamer, leads a solitary life atop his mountain, until the day he accidentally traps a dragon that is more than... Continue Reading →
Title: A Most Unusual Courtship Author: Nancy M. Griffis Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 32 Pages At a Glance: If the short prequel is any indication of the rest of the series, it’s going to be great. Reviewed By: Jennifer Blurb: Gerald Smithson, master leathersmith, has ample reason to distrust mages. He doesn't take their commissions and... Continue Reading →
Title: LifeFlight (A Daily Dose Story) Author: Alexa Silver Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 34 Pages At a Glance: A daily dose with promise, but too many ideas packed into too short a space. Reviewed By: Jennifer Blurb: When winged paranormal Dante is injured in a demon attack, he faces certain death unless he can... Continue Reading →
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