Where Fiction and Reality Meet
Title: Sam Dorsey and His First Days in College (Turning 16: Book 3.1) Author: Perie Wolford Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 140 Pages At a Glance: Fun, funny, and melancholy—this series should be labeled Required Reading in its genre. Reviewed By: Tina Blurb: Part 1: THE FIRST DAYS IN COLLEGE Sam worked so hard to get... Continue Reading →
Title: Heat Author: RJ Scott and Chris Quinton Publisher: Love Lane Books Pages/Word Count: 141 Pages Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: Serving up passion, family, love and hate, with a side order of arson. Lewis has lost nearly everything, and now it seems that Devon is here to take the last thing he has left -... Continue Reading →
Title: The Eskimo Slugger Author: Brad Boney Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 230 Pages Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: It’s the summer of 1983, and Trent Days is Major League Baseball’s rookie sensation. Born in Alaska to an Inupiat mother, the press have dubbed him the Eskimo Slugger, but a midseason collision at home plate temporarily... Continue Reading →
Title: Player vs Player Author: Amelia C. Gormley Publisher: Riptide Publishing Pages/Word Count: 282 Pages Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: Pushing for change can be dangerous when change starts pushing back. Video game writer Niles River loves the work he does at Third Wave Studios: creating games with mass appeal that feature women, people of color,... Continue Reading →
Title: Conflicted Author: Louise Lyons Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 300 Pages Rating: 3 Stars Blurb: Two competing gangs of car and drag racing enthusiasts with a shared history of pain and rivalry leading to outright hatred. Two men from opposite sides of the tracks, yet with more in common than they’d like to admit.... Continue Reading →
Title: Bottled Up Secret Author: Brian McNamara Publisher: Bold Strokes Books Pages/Word Count: 264 Pages Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: Brendan Madden is in the midst of his senior year of high school and couldn’t be happier. He has a great group of friends, his pick of colleges, and he has recently come to terms with... Continue Reading →
Title: Beneath the Stain: Parts Six and Seven Author: Amy Lane Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 350 Pages (Full Series) Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: In a town as small as Tyson, CA, everybody knew the four brothers with the four different fathers—and their penchant for making good music when they weren't getting into trouble. For... Continue Reading →
Title: Partners (Equals: Book Two) Author: Brigham Vaughn Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 121 Pages Rating: 3.5 Stars Blurb: After a rocky first few months, Stephen Parker and Russ Bishop’s relationship is at a crossroads when the death of Stephen’s father forces them to visit Stephen's hometown in southern Georgia. Estranged from his family, Stephen must... Continue Reading →
Title: The Blinding Light Author: Renae Kaye Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 210 Pages Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: Jake Manning’s smart mouth frequently gets him into trouble. Because of it, he can’t hold a job. Combined with some bad luck, it's prevented him from keeping steady employment. A huge debt looms over him, and alone... Continue Reading →
Title: Beneath the Stain (Part Five) Author: Amy Lane Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 95 Pages Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: Mackey is great at taking a leap of faith into a crowd—but taking one into a relationship and a future is a totally different animal. When he and Trav decide to take a risk that... Continue Reading →
Title: Just Playing/The Road Taken Author: Ingela Bohn Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 315 Pages/272 Pages Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: Michael and Jamie seem fated to make music together. But the thrill of playing soon turns into something more, something neither of the young men can handle. Unable to just stay friends, their only option may... Continue Reading →
Title: Laurel Heights 2 Author: Lisa Worrall Publisher: White Stiletto Press Pages/Word Count: 143 Pages Rating: 4.5 Stars Blurb: Will and Scott are now out and proud and living together in Scott's tiny house. So everything is perfect, right? Wrong... Scott has a new partner, a new male partner, and Will is not happy about... Continue Reading →
Title: Beneath the Stain: Parts 3 and 4 Author: Amy Lane Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: Serial Novel Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: In a town as small as Tyson, CA, everybody knew the four brothers with the four different fathers-- and their penchant for making good music when they weren't getting into trouble. For Mackey... Continue Reading →
“Mark my word,” Carrie said. She leaned toward Terrence so he could hear. “We’ll have a woman president decades before a Negro gets elected.” – Michael Rupured Title: Happy Independence Day Author: Michael Rupured Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 256 Pages Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: Terrence Bottom wants to change the world. A prelaw student... Continue Reading →
Title: Mountains to Climb Author: T.A. Chase Publisher: Totally Bound Pages/Word Count: 60 Pages Rating: 3 Stars Blurb: Sometimes the past can be the biggest mountain to climb. Toby Schwartzel has never forgot Jensen Brockhoff, the man he loved and the one who disappeared six years ago. He thinks he’s moved on, but when Jensen... Continue Reading →
Title: Love and Punishment Author: Susan Mac Nicol Publisher: Boroughs Publishing Group Pages/Word Count: 245 Pages Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: FROM DARKNESS AND LIGHT Someone is leaving a trail of bodies throughout London, and Detective Anthony Parglietto is determined to end the violence. Then he’ll return to the man he loves. Tough, street-savvy, and used... Continue Reading →
"I did not expect this," he said, so startled he found the word/rhythm place without thinking. "That the person in my skin was so plain to someone else, I didn't expect it. How is it that you can see the guy I've hidden mostly from myself?"-- Amy Lane Title: Beneath the Stain: Parts One and... Continue Reading →
“Love is a cowboy's hardest ride.” ― C.B. Smith Title: With This Ring, I Thee...Oh Sh*t! Author: Dane Waters Publisher: Loose Id Pages/Word Count: 184 Pages Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: The days leading up to Dean’s wedding include his mild mannered fiancée morphing into a Texas diva. A future father in law who’d like nothing... Continue Reading →
“Love is a cowboy's hardest ride.” ― C.B. Smith Title: With This Ring, I Thee...Oh Sh*t! Author: Dane Waters Publisher: Loose Id Pages/Word Count: 184 Pages Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: The days leading up to Dean’s wedding include his mild mannered fiancée morphing into a Texas diva. A future father in law who’d like nothing... Continue Reading →
“He says you kill ghosts for a living. Like you’re a ghostbuster or something.” “I’m not a ghostbuster.” ― Kendare Blake Title: Going Under Author: Lisa Worrall Publisher: Totally Bound Pages/Word Count: 106 Pages Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: Battered by unseen forces, Evan Griffin finally seeks help. Paranormal investigator Ross Stone is captivated. Dare he... Continue Reading →
“He says you kill ghosts for a living. Like you’re a ghostbuster or something.” “I’m not a ghostbuster.” ― Kendare Blake Title: Going Under Author: Lisa Worrall Publisher: Totally Bound Pages/Word Count: 106 Pages Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: Battered by unseen forces, Evan Griffin finally seeks help. Paranormal investigator Ross Stone is captivated. Dare he... Continue Reading →
"One of the most sincere forms of respect is actually listening to what another has to say." --Bryant H. McGill Title: Equals Author: Brigham Vaughn Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 138 Pages Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: Too busy to date while he worked to put himself through school, Russell Bishop's dedication finally pays off; he has... Continue Reading →
"One of the most sincere forms of respect is actually listening to what another has to say." --Bryant H. McGill Title: Equals Author: Brigham Vaughn Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 138 Pages Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: Too busy to date while he worked to put himself through school, Russell Bishop's dedication finally pays off; he has... Continue Reading →
“If something seems too good to be true, it probably is.” — Every Parent Ever Title: Bliss Author: Lisa Henry and Heidi Belleau Publisher: Riptide Publishing Pages/Word Count: 230 Pages Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: They're always happy. Rory James has worked hard all his life to become a citizen of the idyllic city-state of Beulah.... Continue Reading →
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