Where Fiction and Reality Meet
Title: A Wedding in a Week Author: Con Riley Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 296 Pages Category: Contemporary Romance Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: A Wedding in a Week is the sort of love story Con Riley does so well, and has been doing consistently for many years. It's not only about the building up... Continue Reading →
Title: The Bear & the Rose Author: E.K. Larson-Burnett Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 247 Pages Category: Fairy Tale, Folklore Rating: 4 Stars At a Glance: Written with an intimacy that transcends storytelling, this tale's lyricism unfolds as an epic poem of gods and mortals, revenge and absolution, forgiveness and yearning. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: Springtide... Continue Reading →
Title: A Rulebook for Restless Rogues Series: Lucky Lovers of London: Book Two Author: Jess Everlee Publisher: Carina Adores Length: 324 Pages Category: Historical Romance Rating: 4 Stars At a Glance: Kindness reigns in A Rulebook for Restless Rogues. It's a sweet addition to the Lucky Lovers of London series. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: London,... Continue Reading →
Title: Camp Damascus Author: Chuck Tingle Publisher: Tor Nightfire Length: 256 Pages Category: Horror Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: Chuck Tingle poured a lot of feeling into this novel, and it resonates. Camp Damascus is a story about a young woman growing up and growing away from her childhood, becoming her own person, told... Continue Reading →
Title: Teacher of the Year Series: Teachers in Love: Book One Author: M.A. Wardell Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 347 Pages Category: Rom-Com, Contemporary Romance Rating: 4 Stars At a Glance: If you're in the mood for a book that might make you catch a case of the squishies, with minimal angsties, and brings a smile... Continue Reading →
Title: The River's Edge Author: Jordan Castillo Price Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 69 Pages Category: Fantasy Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: Jordan Castillo Price conceives the inconceivable and then brings it to life (pun fully intended) in the story of two men who have earned a little grace and redemption. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb:... Continue Reading →
Title: The Team Author: JL Raven Publisher: Self-Published Length: 200 Pages Category: Psychological Thriller, Suspense Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: Suspenseful and disturbing in only the best ways, The Team is a great psychological thriller that explores what may push someone to take an eye for an eye. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: The opportunity... Continue Reading →
Title: Even the Worm Will Turn Series: The Worm and His Kings: Book Two Author: Hailey Piper Publisher: Off Limits Press Length: 146 Pages Category: Horror Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: Hailey Piper is a fantastic storyteller and my new favorite Horror author, homing in on things in the real world that we all... Continue Reading →
Title: Murder in Shades of Wood and Stone Series: DS Charlie Rees: Book Two Author: Ripley Hayes Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 269 Pages Category: Murder Mystery Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: Ripley Hayes penned an effective cat-and-mouse challenge in this installment of the DS Charlie Rees series. Watching Charlie and his team grow closer... Continue Reading →
Title: Body After Body Author: Briar Ripley Page Publisher: Self-Published Length: 232 Pages Category: Sci-Fi Horror Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: This book is a full-throated homage to the genres it represents, unique in its substance and delivered descriptively, sometimes gruesomely (beware of cannibalism). Briar Ripley Page just catapulted their way to the top... Continue Reading →
Title: The Worm and His Kings Series: The Worm and His Kings: Book One Author: Hailey Piper Publisher: Off Limits Press Length: 135 Pages Category: Horror Rating: 4 Stars At a Glance: Hailey Piper's writing is vivid and exceptionally provocative. This book is not for the squeamish or faint of heart, of course, and while... Continue Reading →
Title: Chef's Choice Series: Chef's Kiss: Book Two Author: TJ Alexander Publisher: Simon & Schuster Length: 336 Pages Category: Transgender Romance, Contemporary Romance Rating: 4 Stars At a Glance: While Chef's Choice confronts some weighty topics, at its heart it's a joyful story too. It's a story about being proud of who you are, and... Continue Reading →
Title: Where All Paths Meet Series: The Adventures of Holloway Holmes: Book Three Author: Gregory Ashe Publisher: Self-Published Length: 348 Pages Category: Mystery Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: The Adventures of Holloway Holmes is a superb mystery series that pays homage to one of the greatest fictional detectives ever conceived, but does so in... Continue Reading →
Title: His Lordship's Blood Series: His Lordship's Mysteries: Book Four Author: Samantha SoRelle Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 231 Pages Category: Regency Romance, Murder Mystery Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: I can't say this series is getting better with each book, but only because it's been superb from the beginning. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: Even... Continue Reading →
Title: Glass Castles Series: The Resurrectionists: Book One Author: Kelley York Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 205 Pages Category: Historical Romance Rating: 4 Stars At a Glance: Kelley York has an immensely engaging writing style that suits her historical settings and gives her characters depth. I’m already invested in seeing what book two in the series... Continue Reading →
Title: We Could Be So Good Author: Cat Sebastian Publisher: Avon Books Length: 383 Pages Category: Historical Romance (1950s) Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: Cat Sebastian does everything right with this story, from not making things unrealistically tidy to tidying things up for her characters in a way that defies the attitudes of the... Continue Reading →
Title: Divinity 36 Series: Tinkered Starsong: Book One Author: Gail Carriger Publisher: Self-Published Length: 333 Pages Category: YA/Teen, Space Opera Rating: 4 Stars At a Glance: From the world-building to the characters and the way I became invested in them and their connection to one another, this book simply affirms my love of Gail Carriger's... Continue Reading →
Title: Liam's Doom Series: The Adventures of Sam Hain: Book One Author: Robin Schadel Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 235 Pages Category: Fantasy, LesFic Rating: 4 Stars At a Glance: Liam's Doom gives great imagination and some new characters I'm looking forward to following on more adventures. If it proves anything, it's that a book in... Continue Reading →
Title: Brimstone Series: Culinary Creatures: Book One Author: L Eveland Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 122 Pages Category: Paranormal Fantasy Rating: 3 Stars At a Glance: Brimstone is an amusing little tale, but I needed a bit more for it to satisfy. I did like both Inzo and Adam and their complementary passion for food and... Continue Reading →
Title: This Is How You Lose the Time War Authors: Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone Publisher: Gallery/Saga Press Length: 223 Pages Category: SciFi Romance Rating: 3.5 Stars At a Glance: There is an extravagant and dazing wordiness to this story, like gorging on mouthfuls of narrative where simplicity might have sufficed, though the end result... Continue Reading →
Title: And There He Kept Her Series: Ben Packard: Book One Author: Joshua Moehling Publisher: Poisoned Pen Press Length: 324 Pages Category: Murder Mystery Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: The crimes committed are the height of gruesome, the stuff of nightmares, and the utter horror that habitual predators are made of. I can't wait... Continue Reading →
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: Harley Quinn: Reckoning Series: DC Icons Series: Book One Author: Rachel Allen Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers Length: 390 Pages Category: YA/Teen Fiction Rating: 3.5 Stars At a Glance: Reckoning is all about the Girl Power. Rachel Allen unapologetically instills this as the foundation of her plot, and embracing that is a... 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 →
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