Where Fiction and Reality Meet
Title: For Better or Worse Author: R. Cooper Publisher: Self-Published Length: 94 Pages Category: Contemporary At a Glance: Nothing about For Better or Worse is blatant, gratuitous, or in-your-face. It’s simply a quiet and gentle story about two friends who feed each other, body and soul. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: To the other firefighters in... Continue Reading →
Title: Dirty Mind Author: Roe Horvat Publisher: Beaten Track Publishing Length: 146 Pages Category: Contemporary At a Glance: Roe Horvat has a knack for telling a great story centered around characters who are so easy to warm up to and root for. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: Alexander Popescu is a university lecturer in a quiet... Continue Reading →
Title: Be My Best Man Author: Con Riley Publisher: Self-Published/Kindle Unlimited Length: 316 Pages Category: Contemporary At a Glance: Con Riley’s books are the comfort food for my romance loving soul, and she dishes out another heart-warmer in Be My Best Man. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: Will Jason’s third time as a best man lead... Continue Reading →
Title: Idyll Fears (A Thomas Lynch Novel) Author: Stephanie Gayle Publisher: Seventh Street Books Length: 320 Pages Category: Mystery/Suspense At a Glance: Author Stephanie Gayle unpacks another taut mystery for Police Chief Thomas Lynch and the Idyll police force. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: It’s two weeks before Christmas 1997, and Chief Thomas Lynch faces a... Continue Reading →
Title: Shadow of the Templar: High Fidelity Author: M. Chandler Publisher: Self-Published Length: 529 Pages Category: Contemporary, Mystery/Suspense At a Glance: The Shadow of the Templar series has been nothing less than 1500+ pages of manic and frenzied, and was such a delight to read. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: A fellow FBI agent with an... Continue Reading →
Title: Counting Daisies (Counting: Book One) Author: Nicola Haken Publisher: Self-Published/Kindle Unlimited Length: 376 Pages Category: Contemporary At a Glance: Counting Daisies is a raw and unvarnished look at addiction and its aftermath, with a sweet and satisfying finish. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: Dylan Roberts and Cameron O’Neil were good kids. Growing up together, they... Continue Reading →
Title: Shadow of the Templar: With a Bullet Author: M. Chandler Publisher: Self-Published Length: 494 Pages Category: Mystery/Suspense At a Glance: The Shadow of the Templar series continues to impress in spite of some slow spots in the spooling out of this particular narrative thread. I remain a dutiful and loyal fan of these characters... Continue Reading →
Title: The Ruin of a Rake Author: Cat Sebastian Publisher: Avon Impulse Length: 336 Pages Category: Historical Romance At a Glance: Cat Sebastian’s adroit hand at penning an emotionally encompassing story is once again on display in this novel, and I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend this book to fans of historical romantic fiction. Reviewed By:... Continue Reading →
Title: The Charlatan’s Conquest (A Phantom Fixers Story) Author: Vivien Dean Publisher: Dreamspinner Press/Dreamspun Beyond Length: 216 Pages Category: Paranormal, Ghosts/Spirits At a Glance: The Charlatan’s Conquest is a sweet, slow-burn romance with some paranormal oomph. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: With love and ghosts, the challenge is figuring out what’s real. Software engineer Cruz Guthrie... Continue Reading →
Title: Shadow of the Templar: Double Down Author: M. Chandler Publisher: Self-Published Length: 344 Pages Category: Mystery/Thriller At a Glance: If you have a hankering for a fast-paced mystery/suspense/action/thriller/crime caper with some laugh-out-loud moments thrown in, M. Chandler has tossed us the perfect word salad. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: "Hypothetically, I was wondering how you'd... Continue Reading →
Title: Permanent Ink (Art and Soul: Book One) Authors: Avon Gale and Piper Vaugh Publisher: Riptide Publishing Length: 256 Pages Category: Contemporary, Age Gap At a Glance: This book is every bit as good as I expected a collaboration from these two authors to be, and sexy as sin too. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: At... Continue Reading →
Title: Axios: A Spartan Tale Author: Jaclyn Osborn Publisher: Self-Published Length: 334 Pages Category: Historical At a Glance: Jaclyn Osborn makes no attempt at subtlety here. The romance in this novel is a strategic attack on the defenseless heart. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: I am Axios of Sparta, and I was born to kill. At... Continue Reading →
Title: Paragon (Vertex: Book Three) Author: Soren Summers Publisher: Self-Published Length: 178 Pages Category: Romantic Horror, Sci-Fi At a Glance: Paragon is a pulse pounding, adrenaline spiked finish to the Vertex trilogy. It’s some of the finest and funnest horror fiction I’ve ever had the pleasure to read. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: The sighting of... Continue Reading →
Title: All Wheel Drive (A Bluewater Bay Novel Author: Z.A. Maxfield Publisher: Riptide Publishing Length: 326 Pages Category: Contemporary At a Glance: All Wheel Drive started off too slow and didn’t pick up soon enough to hook me. A rare miss for me from this author. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: Healey Holly is battered, depressed,... Continue Reading →
Title: The Sumage Solution (San Andreas Shifters: Book One) Author: G.L. Carriger Publisher: Self-Published Length: 314 Pages Category: Paranormal, Shifters, Urban Fantasy At a Glance: The Sumage Solution is a fresh and fun debut in the San Andreas Shifters series. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: Max fails everything - magic, relationships, life. So he works for... Continue Reading →
Title: The Blacksmith Prince Author: Beryll and Osiris Brackhaus Publisher: Self-Published Length: 214 Pages Category: Fairy Tale, Fantasy At a Glance: In classic fairy tale style, Beryll and Osiris Brackhaus have created a world of magic, danger, and a hero’s quest that engages the imagination. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: 17th century Perigord is a county... Continue Reading →
Title: Heart of the Steal Authors: Avon Gale and Roan Parrish Publisher: Philtre Press Length: 304 Pages Category: Contemporary At a Glance: Black, white, and gray… who’d have thought those three hues could make for such a colorful romance? Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: Responsible, disciplined William Fox channeled his love for art and his faith... Continue Reading →
Title: Vintage: A Ghost Story Author: Steve Berman Publisher: Lethe Press Length: 204 Pages Category: Paranormal, Ghosts/Spirits, Teen Fiction At a Glance: I’ve made my way through more than a few ghost stories over the years. As they go, this may just be one of the best I’ve ever had the pleasure to read. Reviewed... Continue Reading →
Title: Skin After Skin (PsyCop: Book Eight) Author: Jordan Castillo Price Publisher: JCP Books Length: 387 Pages Category: Parnormal At a Glance: Skin After Skin is one epic Crash-shaped saga, and it upped my affection for him in a big way. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: Fierce. Audacious. Independent. Curtis Ash can’t be bothered to settle... Continue Reading →
Title: Aqua Follies Author: Liv Rancourt Publisher: Self-Published Length: 220 Pages Category: Historical Romance At a Glance: I enjoyed this book so much, for the simple joy of watching two people fall in love against all the odds. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: The 1950s. Postwar exuberance. Conformity. Rock and roll. Homophobia. Russell tells himself he’ll... Continue Reading →
Title: The Masterpiece Author: Bonnie Dee Publisher: Self-Published Length: 202 Pages Category: Historical Romance At a Glance: The Masterpiece is the book I needed right now—sweet, simple, and so romantic. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: Built from the bottom up: one perfect gentleman. Man about town Arthur Lawton spends his days pursuing entertainment while shoeshine Joe... Continue Reading →
Title: Stoker & Bash: The Fangs of Scavo Author: Selina Kray Publisher: Self-Published Length: 368 Pages Category: Historical, Mystery/Suspense At a Glance: Kudos to Selina Kray for penning a book with substance and style and then peopling it with characters who have left me wanting so much more. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: At Scotland Yard,... Continue Reading →
Title: An Unnatural Vice (Sins of the Cities: Book Two) Author: KJ Charles Publisher: Loveswept Length: 250 Pages Category: Historical, Mystery At a Glance: The dialogue in this novel is rich and revealing of the characters, and I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend it for both the mystery and the romance. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: As... Continue Reading →
Title: Broke Deep (A Porthkennack Novel) Author: Charlie Cochrane Publisher: Riptide Publishing Length: 249 Pages Category: Contemporary At a Glance: Broke Deep is reliable Charlie Cochrane in plot, prose, and characterization. This is a book that fans of the author should enjoy just fine. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: Morgan Capell’s life is falling apart by... Continue Reading →
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