Where Fiction and Reality Meet
Title: February and December (Dominus Calendar: Book One) Author: JP Kenwood Publisher: Self-Published Length: 92 Pages (Kindle) Category: Historical, Erotica At a Glance: Loving the Dominus series the way I do, February and December was a welcome between novels treat. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: As a lifelong passion continues to fade, another love deepens… two... Continue Reading →
Title: Eleventh Hour Author: Elin Gregory Publisher: Manifold Press Length: 195 Pages (Kindle) Category: Historical, Mystery/Thriller At a Glance: Gregory displays a deft hand at crafting historical espionage with a classic touch, which is then enhanced by the touching romance. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: Borrowed from the Secret Intelligence Service cipher department to assist Briers... Continue Reading →
Title: Midlife Crisis Author: Rob Rosen Publisher: Fierce Publishing Length: 182 Pages (Kindle) Category: Mystery, Comedy, Contemporary At a Glance: Humor, like so many other things, is such a subjective concept, but when it comes to authors who write it well, Rob Rosen doesn’t disappoint. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: Jack is thirty-five and single once... Continue Reading →
Title: Fool’s Gold Author: Sarah Madison Publisher: Self-Published Length: 238 Pages Category: Contemporary At a Glance: While I feel this story began stronger than it wrapped up, what with the early poignancy of Rich and Jake’s separation, the final third or so did provide its share of pathos before concluding in the requisite romantic way.... Continue Reading →
Title: Full Circle: Forester Triad Act Three Author: Blaine D. Arden Publisher: Cayendi Press Length: 140 Pages Category: Fantasy, Mystery, Polyamory At a Glance: The romantic payoff at the end of this trilogy was worth the five years it took to get it. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: “I have great responsibilities, but my path ahead... Continue Reading →
Title: Hexbreaker (Hexworld: Book One) Author: Jordan L. Hawk Narrator: Tristan James Publisher: Self-Published Run Time: 8 hours and 36 minutes Category: Historical, Paranormal, Mystery/Suspense At a Glance: The way James brings Cicero and Tom and all the colorful and varied characters in this world to life is nothing short of eargasmic. Reviewed By: Lisa... Continue Reading →
Title: Spindrift Author: Amy Rae Durreson Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Length: 200 Pages Category: Paranormal, Mystery/Suspense At a Glance: While Spindrift took a little more time to hook me than is usual for this author, all was well that ended well, and I couldn’t help but love the way both of the romantic storylines resolved. Reviewed... Continue Reading →
Title: Poison Tongue Author: Nash Summers Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Length: 200 Pages Category: Ghosts/Spirits, Other Paranormal, Urban Fantasy At a Glance: Summers’ writing is so evocative that I could picture every single scene in my mind while I was reading Poison Tongue, which is really a must for this sort of novel. Reviewed By: Lisa... Continue Reading →
Title: The Losing Game Author: Lane Swift Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Length: 230 Pages Category: BDSM, Mystery/Suspense At a Glance: In spite of some significant-to-me niggles, I liked the romance between Lane Swift’s MCs. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: Winchester Crown Court, October 2035: Richard Shaw leaves, a free man. Grief-stricken and angry, Lucas Green is hell-bent... Continue Reading →
Title: Fallow (Whyborne & Griffin: Book Eight) Author: Jordan L. Hawk Publisher: Self-Published Length: 197 Pages (Kindle) Category: Paranormal, Historical Romance At a Glance: Yet again, this author proves that she knows how to write one hell of a climactic action sequence, easily some of the best I’ve ever read whether in this series or... Continue Reading →
Title: Normal Enough (A Wrench Wars Story) Author: Marie Sexton Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Length: 82 Pages Category: Contemporary, Erotica At a Glance: Eighty-two short pages, and I got to swoon (again) over a couple of great guys whose personal norms ended up being two halves of the same whole. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: What is... Continue Reading →
Title: Brothers Author: Ralph Josiah Bardsley Publisher: Bold Strokes Books Length: 264 Pages Category: Literary Fiction, LGBT Fiction At a Glance: Brothers is another must read novel from an author whose writing voice speaks to me in a deeply gratifying way. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: At twenty-three, Jamus Cork’s plans are simple—graduate college, stay in... Continue Reading →
Title: Bitten by Mistake Author: Annabelle Jacobs Publisher: Self-Published Length: 79k Words Category: Paranormal, Shifters, Urban Fantasy At a Glance: Bitten by Mistake is yet another reason why Annabelle Jacobs is firmly seated on my auto-read-author list. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: From animosity to searing passion in a lunar cycle… but can their bond survive?... Continue Reading →
Title: By Quarry Lake Author: Josephine Myles Publisher: Self-Published Length: 12k Words Category: Contemporary, Short Story At a Glance: I loved this little story for everything it is. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: Still waters run deep… Tommy’s been away from his home in rural Somerset for three years. Long enough to sort out who he... Continue Reading →
Title: The Photographer’s Truth Author: Ralph Josiah Bardsley Publisher: Bold Strokes Books Length: 264 Pages Category: Contemporary Romance, Literary Fiction At a Glance: Ralph Josiah Bardsley has penned a beautiful and often heartbreaking love story, the sort that snuck up on me and then lingered in my memory for days after. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb:... Continue Reading →
Title: Angel Undone Author: Leta Blake Publisher: Self-Published Length: 90 Pages (Kindle) Category: Fantasy At a Glance: Once again, as she often does so eloquently, Leta Blake poked me right in the feels, and I’m not even sorry about it. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: The Archangel Michael is tired. He fought wars and shoved his... Continue Reading →
Title: Staged (Belonging: Book Three) Author: Kim Fielding Publisher: Riptide Publishing Length: 255 Pages Category: Contemporary Alt U/Alt Reality At a Glance: With all its potential triggers, Staged is most definitely not a book for every reader. True to form for Kim Fielding, however, it is a well written love story that’s deeply romantic—it’s just... Continue Reading →
Title: Bat’s Children Author: Sylvia A. Winters Publisher: Less Than Three Press Length: 57 Pages Category: Historical At a Glance: Bat's Children is a quick trip into history with some flawed and interesting characters I'd have loved to spend more time with. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: Arwel and his family are bad stock, everyone knows... Continue Reading →
Title: Priddy’s Tale Author: Harper Fox Publisher: Self-Published Length: 159 Pages Category: Fantasy, Folklore, Contemporary Romance At a Glance: I read Priddy’s Tale beginning to end in a single sitting—it was just that sweet. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: What doesn’t kill you sometimes makes you wish it had… Priddy’s a lost soul in a part... Continue Reading →
Title: Ice (Salisbury Series: Book Two) Authors: Chris Quinton and RJ Scott Publisher: Love Lane Books Length: 297 Pages Category: Contemporary Romance, Mystery/Suspense At a Glance: Danger and intrigue play out alongside the growing feelings between Greg and Jon. I loved the chemistry the authors built between these two men. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: With... Continue Reading →
Title: Boy Midflight (2nd Edition) Author: Charlie David Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Length: 200 Pages Category: New Adult, Contemporary At a Glance: Once again, Charlie David’s storytelling is wholly engaging, his prose flows along effortlessly, and his characters have their own unique way of endearing themselves to readers. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: At eighteen, Ashley seems... Continue Reading →
Title: The Mercy of Men (Saint Flaherty: Book Two) Author: S. Hunter Nisbet Publisher: Badapple Press Length: 378 Pages Category: Alt Reality, Dystopian, Mystery/Suspense At a Glance: This series, man… I love it with the intensity of a thousand burning suns. No, seriously… I do. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: When Simon Flaherty’s routine of training... Continue Reading →
Title: Locked (Telluric Realm: Book One) Author: Anyta Sunday Publisher: Self-Published Length: 330 Pages Category: Fantasy, Urban Fantasy At a Glance: While Locked was a rare miss for me from this author, Locked takes place in an well-detailed and magical world. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: A curse threatens the Winter Kingdom. A brother is turned... Continue Reading →
Title: Against the Rules (Boundaries: Book Two) Author: A.R. Barley Publisher: Carina Press Length: 169 Pages Category: Contemporary Romance, BDSM At a Glance: While this book might work on every level for some readers, it failed to deliver for me. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: Kelly O'Connor's out of control. An RA at Halton University, he... Continue Reading →
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