Where Fiction and Reality Meet
Title: In the Twist (The Wild Hunt: Book One) Author: L.A. Stockman Publisher: NineStar Press Length: 152 Pages Category: Paranormal At a Glance: A mostly enjoyable paranormal mystery that shows potential. Reviewed By: Lindsey Blurb: Twelve dead children. An ex-priest with the faith to move mountains. A hunter out of the depths of legend. Together,... Continue Reading →
Title: Wriggle & Sparkle Author: Megan Derr Publisher: Less Than Three Press Length: 319 Pages Category: Urban Fantasy, Paranormal, Genderfluid, Bisexual, Pansexual At a Glance: Another phenomenal job of world building by Megan Derr, with a new take on paranormal that was quite enjoyable. Reviewed By: Lindsey Blurb: Lynn is a kraken shifter in every... Continue Reading →
Title: Marriage of Inconvenience Author: M.J. O’Shea Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Length: 214 Pages At a Glance: I quite enjoyed reading about the scandalous lives of celebrities and how PR is a game changer! Reviewed By: Lindsey Blurb: Lights, Camera, Lies. Kerry Pickering has a problem. As a publicist for Hollywood bad boy Jericho Knox, it’s... Continue Reading →
Title: Fight the Tide (Kick at the Darkness: Book Two) Author: Keira Andrews Publisher: Self-Published Length: 225 Pages Category: Paranormal, Horror At a Glance: An intense and gripping addition to this series that picks up right where the first book left off and kept me hooked the entire time. Reviewed By: Lindsey Blurb: Adrift in... Continue Reading →
Title: Patchwork Paradise Author: Indra Vaughn Narrator: Craig Beck Publisher: Riptide Publishing Run Time: 6 hours and 42 minutes At a Glance: A beautifully written and narrated story about love, loss, hope and all of the messy tragic and wonderful things that make up life. Reviewed By: Lindsey Blurb: Oliver and Samuel’s relationship is fairy-tale... Continue Reading →
Title: Confessions (Reno PD Case Files: Book One) Author: Ethan Stone Publisher: DSP Publications Length: 216 Pages Category: Mystery/Suspense At a Glance: If you enjoy a good mystery and don’t mind a little insta-love, this series may just be for you. Reviewed By: Lindsey Blurb: A serial killer known as the Confessor is kidnapping and... Continue Reading →
Title: Spring Cleaning (Seasons of Murder: Book One, David Lloyd Investigations: Book 4.5) Author: Liz Strange Publisher: MLR Press, LLC Length: 74 Pages Category: Contemporary, Mystery At a Glance: A great little mystery to pass the time. Reviewed By: Lindsey Blurb: David may have caught his toughest case yet - solving a fifty-year-old murder. David... Continue Reading →
Title: In His Defense Author: Shane Keleher Publisher: Loose Id Length: 148 Pages Category: Contemporary, Mystery At a Glance: A lot of people who read the genre will enjoy this book. Unfortunately, I wasn’t one of them. Reviewed By: Lindsey Blurb: Aidan Hill, a shrewd lawyer, has success written all over him. He has worked... Continue Reading →
Title: Lime Gelatin and Other Monsters (Offbeat Crimes: Book One) Author: Angel Martinez Publisher: Pride Publishing Length: 91 Pages Category: Paranormal, Fantasy At a Glance: A fun read and a promising new series. Reviewed By: Lindsey Blurb: Kyle Monroe, his irritating new partner and their fellow freaks at the 77th Precinct must learn to work... Continue Reading →
Title: Permanently Legless Author: JL Merrow Publisher: JMS Books, LLC Pages: 22 Pages Category: Contemporary At a Glance: A short story that has everything and left me feeling satisfied. Reviewed By: Lindsey Blurb: Only half the man he used to be -- but maybe that’s enough The Taliban may have taken both Chris’s legs, but... Continue Reading →
Title: Soul Seekers Author: Jake C. Wallace Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Length: 330 Pages Category: New Adult, Urban Fantasy At a Glance: Quite simply, an amazingly well-written mystery that kept me captivated from beginning to end. Reviewed By: Lindsey Blurb: Nineteen-year-old college student Levi Reed has spent his life with hollow emotions and a darkness so... Continue Reading →
Title: Sacrati Author: Kate Sherwood Narrator: Dorian Bane Publisher: Riptide Publishing Run Time: 12 hours and 36 minutes At a Glance: A wonderfully written and narrated novel filled with romance and intrigue. Reviewed By: Lindsey Blurb: As an elite Sacrati fighter in the mighty Torian military, Theos is blessed with a city full of women... Continue Reading →
Title: The Paranaturalist Author: Ki Brightly Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages: 340 Pages Category: Paranormal At a Glance: All in all, an entertaining story; a little frustrating in parts, but enjoyable. Reviewed By: Lindsey Blurb: As a kid, Joseph Appleyard saw things hidden from others. Now he is The Paranaturalist, an investigator and cohost of a... Continue Reading →
Title: Absinthe of Malice (Sinners Series: Book Five) Author: Rhys Ford Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 220 Pages At a Glance: I was expecting a great book. I was wrong. What I got was to be a part of a spectacular journey. Reviewed By: Lindsey Blurb: We’re getting the band back together. Those five words... Continue Reading →
Title: Wolfsong Author: TJ Klune Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Length: 400 Pages Category: Paranormal, Shifters At a Glance: This book delivered all I could hope for and more. Reviewed By: Lindsey Blurb: Ox was twelve when his daddy taught him a very valuable lesson. He said that Ox wasn’t worth anything and people would never understand... Continue Reading →
Title: Tattooed Author: Wayne Mansfield Publisher: JMS Books LLC Length: 81 Pages Category: Erotic Horror At a Glance: A story with a unique plot but moved a little too fast. Reviewed By: Lindsey Blurb: Nathan Crosby has a gambling addiction that cost him almost everything he owns. When he tries to run out on newcomer... Continue Reading →
Title: A Kind of Romance (A Kind of Story: Book Two) Author: Lane Hayes Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages: 234 Pages Category: Contemporary Romance At a Glance: A charming story of two completely different men, who are nothing alike but just may be exactly what the other needs. Reviewed By: Lindsey Blurb: Zeke Gulden is a... Continue Reading →
Title: Beauty, Inc. (Pennymaker Tales: Book Three) Author: Tara Lain Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages: 121 Pages Category: Fairy Tale Romance At a Glance: A lovely modern take on one of my favorite fairytales. Reviewed By: Lindsey Blurb: Is beauty only skin deep? Chemist Dr. Robert “Belle” Belleterre loves flowers, green trees, his best friend Judy,... Continue Reading →
Title: Test Drive (Crossroads: Book Three) Author: Riley Hart Publisher: Self-Published Pages: 230 Pages Category: Contemporary Romance At a Glance: An emotional, wonderfully written story that is a great addition to the series Reviewed By: Lindsey Blurb: A double shot of devastating news turns Justin Evanson’s life upside down. When he learns his father has... Continue Reading →
Title: Heat (Salisbury Stories: Book One) Authors: Chris Quinton and RJ Scott Publisher: Love Lane Books Length: 141 Pages At a Glance: A charming enemies-to-lover’s story with some likeable characters. Reviewed By: Lindsey Blurb: Serving up passion, family, love and hate, with a side order of arson. Lewis has lost nearly everything, and now it... Continue Reading →
Title: Dreamers’ Destiny Author: Tempeste O’Riley Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 200 Pages At a Glance: Not what I was expecting but an overall cute read. Reviewed By: Lindsey Blurb: Liam Grady is the owner of the Feathered Quill, a quirky little bookstore in Asheville, and—though he doesn’t realize it yet—a dream walker. His last... Continue Reading →
Title: A Casual Thing (Will and Patrick: Book One) Author: Annabelle Jacobs Narrator: Matthew Lloyd Davies Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Run Time: 4 hours and 43 minutes At a Glance: A sweet tale of friends-with-benefits turning into more. Reviewed By: Lindsey Blurb: Patrick Mason travels to Bristol to spend the summer with his brother, Ben. He's... Continue Reading →
Title: A Time to Rise Author: Tal Bauer Publisher: NineStar Press Pages/Word Count: 319 Pages At a Glance: A well-paced and exciting story that grabbed my attention and didn’t let it go. Reviewed By: Lindsey Blurb: History says the Knights Templar were destroyed in 1307. History is wrong. Vampires haunt the sewers beneath Rome, revenants... Continue Reading →
Title: Leading Me Home (Harrington Hills: Book One) Author: Megan Linden Publisher: Pride Publishing Pages/Word Count: 103 Pages At a Glance: A cute, quick read with little angst. Reviewed By: Lindsey Blurb: Pretending to date the guy he has a crush on? Kevin’s sure he’s heading for a disaster. A broken heart, at least. Kevin... Continue Reading →
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