Where Fiction and Reality Meet
Title: At the Edge of the Universe Author: Shaun David Hutchinson Publisher: Simon Pulse Length: 304 Pages Category: Young Adult At a Glance: This novel, like life itself, is a roller coaster. And that’s a metaphor in the story that I can reveal without spoiling this lovely bit of Young Adult fiction. Reviewed By: Lisa... Continue Reading →
Amazon USTitle: Keep Me Still Author: Stephen Hoppa Publisher: Self-Published Length: 260 Pages Category: Contemporary At a Glance: Keep Me Still worked for me as a sexy and suspenseful bit of escapism. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: Travis thinks his life is out of control—until the night he crashes into Cody. That's when he learns what... Continue Reading →
Title: Ardent Author: Heloise West Publisher: Manifold Press Length: 292 Pages Category: Historical Romance, Mystery/Suspense At a Glance: Heloise West delivers a romance along with plenty of action and danger before bringing Ardent to a lovely and satisfying finish. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: In the village of Torrenta, master painter Morello has created a color... Continue Reading →
Title: How the Other Half Lives (London Lads: Book Two) Author: Clare London Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Length: 65 Pages Category: Contemporary At a Glance: I liked How the Other Half Lives a lot. It’s short and sweet, the perfect sort of book when you’re looking for a quick fix of happy and romantic. Reviewed By:... Continue Reading →
Title: Married for a Month Author: Cate Sherwood Publisher: Self-Published Length: 171 Pages Category: Contemporary At a Glance: Read Married for a Month when you need a pick-me-up of the hearty eyes and shmoopy feels variety. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: Best friends since high school, Chase Bradley and Alec Montero are opposites in almost every... Continue Reading →
Title: Wound Tight (Made in Jersey) Author: Tessa Bailey Publisher: Entangled Publishing Length: 168 Pages Category: Contemporary At a Glance: This is a good category romance with a couple of likable guys who get their act together just in time for the HEA. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: When CEO Renner Bastion walks into a room,... Continue Reading →
Title: A Face without a Heart Author: Rick R. Reed Publisher: DSP Publications Length: 200 Pages Category: Fantasy, Horror At a Glance: There's an overall chilling sort of savagery to this novel, both violent and psychological, which allows readers to appreciate it on its own merits rather than as a simple rehashing of Wilde’s story... Continue Reading →
Title: The Lawrence Browne Affair Author: Cat Sebastian Publisher: Avon Impulse Length: 352 Pages Category: Historical Romance At a Glance: Sebastian lives up to every fantastic thing said about her ability to craft a gorgeous novel. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: An earl hiding from his future . . . Lawrence Browne, the Earl of Radnor,... Continue Reading →
Title: Decisions (Drop Dead: Book Three) Author: Peter Styles Publisher: Self-Published Length: 163 Pages Category: Contemporary At a Glance: I’ve really enjoyed getting to know these characters and am completely charmed by Peter Styles’ storytelling as well as his skill at creating a contemporary romance built around such a quirky bunch of people. Reviewed By:... Continue Reading →
Title: Watching and Wanting (Housemates: Book Four) Author: Jay Northcote Publisher: Self-Published Length: 129 Pages Category: Contemporary, New Adult At a Glance: This is not only the most erotic book in the series, but it’s the most rawly sexual Northcote book I’ve ever read. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: Watching Jude’s cam show stirs desires Shawn’s... Continue Reading →
Title: Pentimento Blues (Bellingham Mysteries: Book Six) Author: Nicole Kimberling Publisher: Loose Id Length: 98 Pages Category: Contemporary, Mystery At a Glance: This series is a really good bit of reading entertainment, and while I’m feeling sentimental that it’s over, the end was well worth the wild little trip to the Pacific Northwest. Reviewed By:... Continue Reading →
Title: Doubts (Drop Dead: Book Two) Author: Peter Styles Publisher: Self-Published Length: 158 Pages Category: Contemporary At a Glance: Peter Styles’ writing is fresh and fast paced, and the reading of these books has been such a treat. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: Geo feels like things are finally going his way. He's in a great... Continue Reading →
Title: True Crime (Drop Dead: Book One) Author: Peter Styles Publisher: Self-Published Length: 150 Pages Category: Contemporary At a Glance: Peter Styles has hooked me, without much effort, with his humor, his charming and quirky characters, and his ability to bring something just that little bit different to this romance. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: Geo... Continue Reading →
Title: Nightswimmer: A Novel Author: Joseph Olshan Publisher: Open Road Media Length: 244 Pages Category: Literary Fiction At a Glance: Whether you like Will or not will likely affect your reading experience—he’s flawed, as is Sean, and those imperfections make them human, adding another healthy dose of realism to the story. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb:... Continue Reading →
Title: Smolder Author: Soren Summers Publisher: Self-Published Length: 129 Pages Category: Contemporary, Horror At a Glance: Smolder succeeds at adding another layer of intrigue to the already firm foundation of dread laid in Monster. I want more. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: Ambitious office drone Zachary Glazer just wants to come home for the holidays, but... Continue Reading →
Title: Bullet (Blue Boy Studio: Book One) Author: Garrett Leigh Publisher: Self-Published Length: 105 Pages Category: Contemporary Erotica At a Glance: There are more than a few super erotic moments in Bullet, and Garrett Leigh’s moody and broody MCs bring no small amount of angst to this short and sexy novel Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb:... Continue Reading →
Title: whatever.: or how junior year became totally f$@ked. Author: S.J. Goslee Publisher: Roaring Brook Press Length: 272 Pages Category: Young Adult At a Glance: whatever.: or how junior year became totally f$@ked has reminded me why I have a longstanding affection for the YA genre. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: It's like the apocalypse came,... Continue Reading →
Title: A Tree of Bones (The Hexslinger: Vol. Three) Author: Gemma Files Publisher: ChiZine Publications Length: 380 Pages Category: Alt History, Paranormal, Alt Western, Mythology At a Glance: In the end, my mad respect for Gemma Files’ wordsmithing is intact, even if my reading experience with A Tree of Bones offered a fair share of... Continue Reading →
Back in June of 2013, I read Eric Arvin’s Woke Up in a Strange Place. This wasn’t the first of Eric’s books I ever read, but I can say without a doubt that it was the most impactful of all of them. The timing of this book in my life became muddled over the years... Continue Reading →
Title: A Rope of Thorns (The Hexslinger: Book Two) Author: Gemma Files Publisher: ChiZine Publications Length: 328 Pages Category: Historical, Spec Fic, Fantasy At a Glance: This series is a gold mine of dextrous storytelling and lush prose and brilliant characterization that I’m so thankful I unearthed. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: YOU MUST LET BLOOD... Continue Reading →
Title: Lay Your Sleeping Head Author: Michael Nava Publisher: Korima Press Length: 272 Pages Category: Mystery/Suspense, Murder Mystery At a Glance: Michael Nava’s prose is inspired, and Lay Your Sleeping Head is an absolute must read. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: Thirty years ago, The Little Death introduced Henry Rios, a gay, Latino criminal defense lawyer... Continue Reading →
Title: All in Fear Authors: Roan Parrish, Kris Ripper, KJ Charles, Steve Berman, Avon Gale, and J.A. Rock Publisher: Open Ink Press Length: 245 Pages Category: Horror, Dark Fantasy At a Glance: All in Fear is a fantastic collection of dark and intriguing storytelling, with some lovely twists and some twisted lovelies, just in time... Continue Reading →
Title: Wild Bells: The Shade on a Fine Day & The Angel in the Window Author: Charlie Cochrane Publisher: Self-Published Length: 110 Pages Category: Historical Romance At a Glance: Fans of Charlie Cochrane should be elated by Wild Bells, I know I was, and I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend it to her long-time readers or... Continue Reading →
Title: Merry Gentlemen Author: Josephine Myles Publisher: Samhain Publishing Length: 157 Pages (Kindle) Category: Holiday Romance At a Glance: With her trademark sense of humor firmly in place, Myles delivers a heart-tugging little romance with more than a few chuckles to lighten the mood. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: ’Tis the season of goodwill to all... Continue Reading →
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