Where Fiction and Reality Meet
Title: Knight of Ocean Avenue (A Love in Laguna Novel) Author: Tara Lain Narrator:: K.C. Kelly Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Run Time: 9 Hours and 33 Minutes At a Glance: K.C. Kelly delivers a knock-out performance of Knight of Ocean Avenue. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: How can you be twenty-five and not know you’re gay? Billy... Continue Reading →
Title: A Shooting Star (An In My Heart Novella ) Author: Joe Cosentino Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 98 Pages At a Glance: This novella deliberately mines a deeper, darker, more emotional vein than book one in the “In My Heart” series. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: On the eve of the best night of his... Continue Reading →
Title: Dangerous Spirits (Spirits: Book Two) Author: Jordan L. Hawk Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 157 Pages At a Glance: Dangerous Spirits is everything a good ghost story should be. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: After the events of Reyhome Castle, Henry Strauss expected the Psychical Society to embrace his application of science to the study of... Continue Reading →
Title: To Love a Traitor Author: JL Merrow Publisher: Samhain Publishing Pages/Word Count: 202 Pages At a Glance: I think fans of historical romance will find plenty to love about To Love a Traitor. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: Wounds of the heart take the longest to heal. When solicitor’s clerk George Johnson moves into a... Continue Reading →
Title: 1KRV5 Author: S. Zanne Publisher: Inkstained Succubus Press Pages/Word Count: 67 Pages At a Glance: The next time you’re in the mood for a short story that offers a little something outside the norm, something a bit different, I’d recommend giving this one a go. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: The world of genetic experimentation... Continue Reading →
Title: Lord Loxley’s Lover Author: Katherine Marlowe Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 91 Pages At a Glance: In spite of a few niggles, I found Lord Loxley’s Lover to be a diverting read. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: Lord Loxley is bewildered when his noble-born friend and former lover, Miles Rochester arrives on his doorstep and applies... Continue Reading →
Title: Like a Lover (Housemates: Book Two) Author: Jay Northcote Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 143 Pages At a Glance: Like a Lover is a sweet and sexy addition to the Housemates series. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: Josh has a plan: get through uni with a good degree and no debts. Focused on his goals, he’s... Continue Reading →
Title: The Result of a Straight Razor (The Mako Shark: Book Two) Author: Nicole Castle Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 168 Pages At a Glance: Three cheers for the morally complicated! Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: Miko is in mourning. He is plotting. Miko is thinking about death and vengeance. About forgiveness. And love. Miko is getting... Continue Reading →
Title: The Complications of T Author: Bey Deckard Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 15800 Words At a Glance: The Complications of T is a timely story that had me cheering because Stuart Leandro, our narrator, raises the questions so many of us have contemplated but are, perhaps, afraid to ask. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: A bite-sized... Continue Reading →
Title: Ruin Porn Authors: S.A. McAuley and SJD Peterson Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 252 Pages At a Glance: I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend Ruin Porn the next time you’re in the mood for a beautiful disaster. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: There is underlying beauty in destruction…. Miah Thade, Finn Reese, and Ritchie Meyer are... Continue Reading →
Title: A Demon Inside Author: Rick R. Reed Publisher: DSP Publications Pages/Word Count: 260 Pages At a Glance: An intense, macabre, edge-of-your-seat, don't-read-it-in-the-dark thrill ride. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: Hunter Beaumont doesn’t understand his grandmother’s deathbed wish: “Destroy Beaumont House.” He’s never even heard of the place. But after his grandmother passes and his first... Continue Reading →
Title: Charmed and Dangerous: Ten Tales of Gay Paranormal Romance and Urban Fantasy Authors: Rhys Ford, Ginn Hale, KJ Charles, Nicole Kimberling, Jordan L. Hawk, Charlie Cochet, Jordan Castillo Price, Andrea Speed, Lou Harper, Astrid Amara Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 509 Pages At a Glance: With a lineup like this, how could this anthology have... Continue Reading →
Title: Daron’s Guitar Chronicles: Vol. Seven Author: Cecilia Tan Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 421 Pages At a Glance: “Love is a friendship set to music.” – Unknown Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: Ziggy went to India. Daron traveled the world. Is the music business ready for what happens when they meet again? When last we saw... Continue Reading →
Title: Red Hot (Sex & Mayhem: Book Five) Author: K.A. Merikan Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 312 Pages At a Glance: An atypical story of a psychologically dysfunctional couple makes Red Hot an interesting, if not perfect, read. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: --- Live fast. Die young. Fuck hard.--- Red Jack. Rude. Crude. Horny ginger mess.... Continue Reading →
Title: The Cellist Author: Elaine White Publisher: Encompass Ink Pages/Word Count: 260 Pages At a Glance: The Cellist is a loosely plotted novel, lacking a clear objective and offering pat resolutions. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: After six years, cellist Roman returns home with boyfriend Ben, in search of more than just international fame. There's one... Continue Reading →
Title: Viscount’s Wager Author: Ava March Publisher: Carina Press Pages/Word Count: 275 Pages At a Glance: Another sexy and romantic and emotionally satisfying read from Ava March. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: London, 1822 You never forget your first love, but is a second chance worth the gamble? Anthony, Viscount Rawling, knows exactly what he wants... Continue Reading →
Title: Dragon’s Bounty (Dracula’s Love: Book One) Author: S. Joy P. Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 299 Pages At a Glance: This author’s imagination and delivery of the unique and unexpected continues to impress. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: In the fifteenth century Wallachia, the self-serving boyars will do anything to advance their own positions while the... Continue Reading →
Title: Trasmundo: Escape (Book One) Author: Varian Krylov Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 236 Pages At a Glance: Love and war create a beautiful contrast in Varian Krylov’s Trasmundo: Escape. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: Strange, quiet Luka doesn't live in this world; long ago he took refuge in his art, escaping into surreal mindscapes inspired by... Continue Reading →
I try not to hoard all the books submitted to us for review. Truly, I do try. But sometimes a book comes along that I want to read and review really, really bad. The problem is that sometimes someone else wants that book really, really bad too. That happened with Sutphin Boulevard. Jules and I... Continue Reading →
Title: Death by Dragon Author: Madeleine Ribbon Publisher: Loose Id Pages/Word Count: 283 Pages At a Glance: A little bit of fairy tale and a heaping helping of fantasy with a side of action and danger kept this clever and fast paced story moving along. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: Fell Harwick, half-incubus and witch extraordinaire,... Continue Reading →
Title: Damages Incurred (Bound: Book Four) Author: J.R. Gray Publisher: Evernight Publishing Pages/Word Count: 265 Pages At a Glance: Anyone who’s been following this series from the beginning will find all Damages Incurred's loose ends really do is leave you ready for book five. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: Their world is crumbling on the King’s... Continue Reading →
Title: I’ll Still Be There Author: Keelan Ellis Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 200 Pages At a Glance: In spite of some issues I had with I'll Still Be There, I liked its message of the enduring power of love. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: The summer after high school, Eli Dunn and Jess Early explore... Continue Reading →
Title: The Tutor Author: Bonnie Dee Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 184 Pages At a Glance: Chills, suspense, and romance work together beautifully in The Tutor. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: Gothic romance with a twist. Elements of The Sound of Music, The Enchanted Garden, Jane Eyre, and “true” ghost hunting shows make this story feel familiar.... Continue Reading →
Title: Nowhere Ranch Author: Heidi Cullinan Narrator:: Iggy Toma Publisher: Self-Published Run Time: 6 Hours and 3 Minutes At a Glance: While I feel some of the vocals could have been more distinct, Nowhere Ranch and Iggy Toma are the perfect merger of story and narrator. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: Love will grow through the... Continue Reading →
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