Where Fiction and Reality Meet
Title: Half Pass Author: Astrid Amara Publisher: Samhain Publishing Pages/Word Count: 208 Pages At a Glance: Half Pass is a book I couldn’t put down—not necessarily because it was so different from anything else I’ve ever read but because Astrid Amara’s storytelling is so engaging and I just enjoyed spending time with its characters. Reviewed... Continue Reading →
Title: Hidden Attraction Author: Frank Malone Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 156 Pages At a Glance: Hidden Attraction is a book I can’t recommend. As always, however, your mileage may vary. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: Mason Jennings Speed is what I know best. Speed has made me who I am. Speed has made me millions of... Continue Reading →
Title: Chasing Shadows Author: Annabelle Jacobs Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 162 Pages At a Glance: Chasing Shadows adds another tick to this author’s “Win” column. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: Jamie Matthews goes to Cornwall to find his missing brother. The police are convinced Michael drowned, but Jamie knows better. No way would Michael swim to... Continue Reading →
Title: Clouded Hell Author: J.R. Gray Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 300 Pages At a Glance: Any niggles I might have had about Clouded Hell were far outweighed by how much I liked this novel’s darker atmosphere. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: I survive on avoidance. Physical pain to avoid the mental. Disposable flesh to avoid relationships.... Continue Reading →
Title: Bellingham Mysteries: The Boxed Set Author: Nicole Kimberling Publisher: Loose Id Pages/Word Count: 461 Pages At a Glance: A little intrigue and a fair amount of humor gives the Bellingham Mystery series its flavor. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: To celebrate the upcoming sixth book in the Bellingham Mysteries series, we're offering the first five... Continue Reading →
Title: Dirty Heart (Cole McGinnis: Book Six) Author: Rhys Ford Publisher: Dreamspinner Press (Early Purchase) Pages/Word Count: 204 Pages At a Glance: Dirty Heart is a poignant and perfect end to Cole, Rick and Ben’s story. And a perfect beginning to Cole and Jae’s happily-ever-after. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: Former LAPD detective Cole McGinnis’s life... Continue Reading →
Title: Convincing the Secretary (London Legal: Book Three) Author: Ava March Publisher: Samhain Publishing Pages/Word Count: 100 Pages At a Glance: If you love Ava March’s brand of historical romance, Convincing the Secretary adds another tick to the win column. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: Business and pleasure is a mix no gentleman should consider. Lord... Continue Reading →
Title: Night and Day (2nd Edition) Author: Rowan Speedwell Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 52 Pages At a Glance: Rowan Speedwell’s unique delivery of Night and Day tells a charming and fantastical and sweetly romantic story. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: Nate Pederowski is about as far down as he can go when he’s tipped to... Continue Reading →
Title: The Song of Achilles Author: Madeline Miller Narrator: Frazer Douglas Publisher: HarperCollins Length/Run Time: 416 Pages/11 hours and 18 minutes Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: If you’ve ever finished a book and felt bereft at its ending, then you know exactly how I feel after reading and listening to this outstanding novel. It... Continue Reading →
Title: Will & Patrick Meet the Mob (Wake Up Married: Book Five) Authors: Leta Blake and Alice Griffiths Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 147 Pages At a Glance: Leta Blake and Alice Griffiths have made this such a fun serial to follow—in all its soap opera dramatics and over-the-top antics and in watching our heroes slowly... Continue Reading →
Title: Salt and Iron Author: Tam MacNeil Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 200 Pages At a Glance: From the premise of the story to its characters to the fluidity of its prose, this novel was so much fun to spend time in. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: James van Helsing is the youngest son of the... Continue Reading →
Title: Make the Right Choice (The Love Wins Collection) Author: Jeff Adams Publisher: JMS Books LLC Pages/Word Count: 110 Pages At a Glance: In a genre filled with angsty drama and stormy relationships, Make the Right Choice is sunshine and a breath of fresh air. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: Matt Blackwood never set out to... Continue Reading →
Title: The Queen & the Homo Jock King Author: TJ Klune Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 350 Pages At a Glance: The Queen & the Homo Jock King gets two made-me-feel-bipolar thumbs up. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: Do you believe in love at first sight? Sanford Stewart sure doesn't. In fact, he pretty much believes... Continue Reading →
Title: The Seer Author: Jordan Reece Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 249 Pages At a Glance: Jess Faraday, Tamara Allen, KJ Charles, Jordan L. Hawk--author Jordan Reece's The Seer notches right in there with some of my fave historical/historical fantasy authors. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: Detective Laeric Scoth is good at his job, but he’s also... Continue Reading →
Title: Wood (A PsyCop Short: Book 3.2) Author: Jordan Castillo Price Publisher: JCP Books Pages/Word Count: 17 Pages At a Glance: Wood simply proves that size doesn’t matter. Though, where this series is concerned, I’ve gotta say that bigger is always just a little bit better. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: Victor Bayne might not be... Continue Reading →
Title: Locked Out Author: Josephine Myles Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 62 Pages At a Glance: Locked Out is such a heaping helping of sweet, wrapped in a Martin shaped package. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: Clothing is overrated... Getting accidentally locked out of his hotel room on Valentine’s Day night is embarrassing enough for teacher Martin... Continue Reading →
Title: Dancer of Death (SPECTR Series 2: Book 2) Author: Jordan L. Hawk Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 106 Pages At a Glance: So badass. I’ll just leave it at that. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: Revenge. Murder. Ballet? Vampire spirit Gray wants to hunt demons. Unfortunately, the foolish mortals at SPECTR have put his host, Caleb,... Continue Reading →
Title: Play On (A Glasgow Lads Novella) Author: Avery Cockburn Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 140 Pages At a Glance: This sweet and slightly angsty start to the Glasgow Lads series is a must-read for fans of Avery Cockburn’s boys. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: Duncan Harris is on the edge. Scandal has shredded his LGBT soccer... Continue Reading →
Title: Conversation Hearts Author: Avon Gale Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 31 Pages At a Glance: Conversation Hearts is yummy—just like the candy!—because it dares to be a little different. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: It’s Valentine’s Day, and grad student—and male escort—Levi Barron expects to spend his evening with a client who’s paying him for... Continue Reading →
Title: Loving the Master Author: Lynn Kelling Publisher: Fantastic Fiction Pages/Word Count: 322 Pages At a Glance: Loving the Master is a sexy and erotic and romantic and sometimes sweet Master/slave tale. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: Billionaire Dominant David Davenport needs a break from the loveless isolation imposed by wealth, responsibility, and the stress of... Continue Reading →
Title: Playing With Fire (Glasgow Lads: Book Three) Author: Avery Cockburn Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 340 Pages At a Glance: This book, along with all the other books in the series, is stoopid fecking sexy (pardon my Irish). Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: “I don’t want options. I just want you.” Robert McKenzie has a secret.... Continue Reading →
Title: Magic Mansion Author: Jordan Castillo Price Publisher: JCP Books Pages/Word Count: 350 Pages At a Glance: John and Ricardo’s romance lives up to the word romantic in every way. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: Professor Topaz is tired of fending off advice that he should retire in Vegas where magicians his age have an easier... Continue Reading →
Title: A Frost of Cares Author: Amy Rae Durreson Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 138 Pages At a Glance: Amy Rae Durreson packs a lot of love story into this chilling and poignant paranormal novel. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: Military historian Luke Alcott leaps at the chance to live in the seventeenth-century country mansion of... Continue Reading →
Title: Will & Patrick Fight Their Feelings (Wake Up Married: Episode Four) Authors: Leta Blake and Alice Griffiths Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 137 Pages At a Glance: Yep, the denying denierpantses are at it again, and I loved every word of it. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: Will and Patrick have embraced adding hot sexy-times to... Continue Reading →
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