Where Fiction and Reality Meet
Title: Borderline Author: Pop Cherry Publisher: LoveLight Press Pages/Word Count: 85 Pages At a Glance: Loose threads and sketchy plot development overshadow this author’s obvious gift for writing a descriptive and vivid narrative. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: When a rogue wolf is dropped to the tiles of Saren Lash's hall, the alpha Enforcer has no... Continue Reading →
Title: Lead Me to You Author: Kate Lowell Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 20 Pages At a Glance: Kate Lowell has penned, unashamedly I might add, a full-stop tug at the heartstrings romance, with plenty of sizzle to add some heat to the sweet. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: Who takes their claustrophobic boyfriend spelunking for his... Continue Reading →
Title: The Strange Case of the Big Sur Benefactor Author: Jess Faraday Publisher: Bold Strokes Books Pages/Word Count: 99 Pages At a Glance: Clever, clever, clever! Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: Billiwack, California, 1884. When translator Rosetta Stein comes across her rival, Bartholomew Vincent, under attack by weird, raven-headed man-beasts behind the infamous Puckered Rosebud Gentleman’s... Continue Reading →
Title: Drama Queen (A Nicky and Noah Mystery) Author: Joe Cosentino Publisher: Lethe Press Pages/Word Count: 196 Pages At a Glance: Drama Queen is a comedic and cozy little murder mystery with a side of romance. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: It could be curtains for college theatre professor Nicky Abbondanza. With dead bodies popping up... Continue Reading →
Title: A Casual Thing Author: Annabelle Jacobs Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 138 Pages At a Glance: A Casual Thing turns complicated in a lovely and romantic way. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: Patrick Mason travels to Bristol to spend the summer with his brother, Ben. He’s cat sitting for the first two weeks while Ben... Continue Reading →
Title: We, King Henry VIII: Part One Author: S. Joy P. Publisher: Self-Published via Amazon Pages/Word Count: 188 Pages At a Glance: With a unique plot and lush prose, We, King Henry VIII takes readers on a supernatural trip to the 16th century. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: Henry VIII of England seeks his way home... Continue Reading →
Title: Helping Hand Author: Jay Northcote Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 97 Pages At a Glance: Charming characters who earn our empathy in their struggle to understand the questions that arise between them, coupled with a plot that eases the reader along through hardship to happiness, makes Helping Hand a lovely way to spend a few... Continue Reading →
Title: Toy with Me (The Secrets Collection) Author: Annabelle Jacobs Publisher: Blanket Fort Press Pages/Word Count: 11000 Words At a Glance: Toy with Me earns a solid “A” in the short story telling department. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: Aaron is hiding something in his drawers—but that’s not his only secret. When he moves in with... Continue Reading →
Title: Camp Hell (PsyCop: Book Five) Author: Jordan Castillo Price Narrator:: Gomez Pugh Publisher: JCP Books Run Time: 10 Hours and 55 Minutes At a Glance: The PsyCop series is the perfect marriage of author and narrator. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: Victor Bayne honed his dubious psychic skills at one of the first psych training... Continue Reading →
Title: Learning from the Master (Manse: Bound By Lies 0.5) Author: Lynn Kelling Publisher: Fantastic Fiction Publishing Pages/Word Count: 50 Pages At a Glance: A young man’s erotic journey into the world of Dominance and submission. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: Most things in life come easily to eighteen-year-old Jenner Parrish, who’s on track to inherit... Continue Reading →
Title: The Secret Casebook of Simon Feximal Author: KJ Charles Publisher: Samhain Publishing Pages/Word Count: 224 Pages At a Glance: The Secret Casebook of Simon Feximal is a book that deserves every bit of effusiveness aimed its way. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: A story too secret, too terrifying—and too shockingly intimate—for Victorian eyes. A note... Continue Reading →
Title: Blue on Black Author: Carole Cummings Publisher: DSP Publications Pages/Word Count: 380 Pages At a Glance: Blue on Black is an alternate universe, twisted history, sci-fi/fantasy/steampunkish feast for the imagination and senses. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: Kimolijah Adani—Class 2 gridTech, beloved brother, most promising student the Academy’s ever had the privilege of calling their... Continue Reading →
Title: Mocker of Ravens (SPECTR Two: Book One) Author: Jordan L. Hawk Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 114 Pages At a Glance: If you’re already a fan of this series, I can't foresee any possible way that Book One in Series Two won’t be a big win for you. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: Caleb has spent... Continue Reading →
Title: Murphy (F.I.S.T.S.: Book Two) Author: Bey Deckard Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 59 Pages At a Glance: Add another “W” to the win column for Sarge, Murphy, and Bey Deckard. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: Sometimes when it seems like it’s too late, the right person comes along and opens your eyes… Murphy is the continuing... Continue Reading →
Title: Lord Heliodor’s Retirement (A Daily Dose 2015 Story) Author: Amy Rae Durreson Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 52 Pages At a Glance: A sweet and sentimental story of second chances for two men approaching their golden years. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: Unlikely hero Lord Adem Heliodor saved his queen’s life during the Screaming, a... Continue Reading →
Title: Body Art Author: Jordan Castillo Price Publisher: JCP Books Pages/Run Time: 108 Pages/ 3 Hours and 24 Minutes At a Glance: A little murder and another stellar performance by Gomez Pugh make perfect companions of this e- and audiobook. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: Does everyone have a certain “type” they end up with…whether they... Continue Reading →
Title: Kick at the Darkness Author: Keira Andrews Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 225 Pages At a Glance: Keira Andrews embraces the contradiction of a romance set against a backdrop of death and horror in Kick at the Darkness. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: To live through the zombie apocalypse they have to survive each other first.... Continue Reading →
Title: The Altered 2 Author: Annabelle Jacobs Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 101 Pages At a Glance: I was looking so forward to this story, and, from a purely romantic perspective, I was not at all disappointed. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: A remote farmhouse in Cornwall seems the perfect place for Ash to settle into his... Continue Reading →
Title: Song of the Navigator Author: Astrid Amara Publisher: Samhain Publishing Pages/Word Count: 224 Pages At a Glance: I found myself absolutely devouring this book, which is always a good sign. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: Worst Possible Birthday: Being sold into slavery by none other than your lover. Tover Duke’s rare ability to move anything... Continue Reading →
Title: No Matter What (Sex & Mayhem: Book Four) Author: K.A. Merikan Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 307 Pages At a Glance: As the square peg in the round hole of this series, No Matter What didn’t work for me for a number of reasons. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: Ghost. Not a member of the Coffin... Continue Reading →
Title: Primavera Author: Hayden Thorne Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 57 Pages At a Glance: Haunting and beautiful, Primavera will make you believe in the infinite power of love. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: Images of a young man who died in a dreadful manner suddenly haunt the dreams of eighteen-year-old Adam Cassidy. Even more disturbing are... Continue Reading →
Title: Claw (Gothika: Volume Three) Authors: Jamie Fessenden, Kim Fielding, Eli Easton Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 220 Pages At a Glance: All three authors’ stories are unique not only in voice but in storyline too, and unlike with some anthologies I’ve read in the past, there isn’t a clunker story in this bunch. Reviewed... Continue Reading →
Title: Veil of Scars Author: J.R. Gray Publisher: Evernight Publishing Pages/Word Count: 100 Pages At a Glance: Veil of Scars is a single sitting read, compelling and well told. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: Steven is tall, dark, and damaged. He doesn't let anyone close, comfortable on the outside of normal life where he can hide... Continue Reading →
Title: Boy Meets Boy Author: David Levithan Narrator:: Nicholas Robideau and the Full Cast Family Publisher: Full Cast Audio Run Time: 5 Hours, 56 Minutes At a Glance: I’ve never heard an audiobook performance like this, and don’t know that I’ll ever hear another like it again. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: What if you went... Continue Reading →
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