Where Fiction and Reality Meet
“I tried to turn my mind off. Shut down the thoughts that were with me every second. Everything in me ached to be with him. It was worse than an obsession. It was a need.” ― Dan Skinner Title: The Art of the Heart Author: Dan Skinner Publisher: Cerberus Inc. Pages/Word Count: 61 Pages Rating:... Continue Reading →
“Never be bullied into silence. Never allow yourself to be made a victim. Accept no one’s definition of your life; define yourself.” ― Robert Frost Title: That’s Who I Am Author: Jayden Brooks Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 66 Pages Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: Jared Winters’s life has been little more than a collection of... Continue Reading →
“Never be bullied into silence. Never allow yourself to be made a victim. Accept no one’s definition of your life; define yourself.” ― Robert Frost Title: That’s Who I Am Author: Jayden Brooks Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 66 Pages Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: Jared Winters’s life has been little more than a collection of... Continue Reading →
Title: Bound for Trouble Author: EM Lynley Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 260 Pages Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: Daniel “Deke” Kane is a broken man, facing the end of his career in the FBI. He’s on desk duty after a botched drug raid left the suspects and two children dead. He’s got one chance to... Continue Reading →
Title: Bound for Trouble Author: EM Lynley Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 260 Pages Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: Daniel “Deke” Kane is a broken man, facing the end of his career in the FBI. He’s on desk duty after a botched drug raid left the suspects and two children dead. He’s got one chance to... Continue Reading →
“Life had its own plan; folks just had to learn how to ride it or get bucked off.” — L.C. Chase Title: Let It Ride (Pickup Men #2) Author: L.C. Chase Publisher: Riptide Publishing Pages/Word Count: 195 Pages Rating: 3.5 Stars Blurb: Pickup man Bridge Sullivan is the kind of cowboy everyone wants—as a brother,... Continue Reading →
“Life had its own plan; folks just had to learn how to ride it or get bucked off.” — L.C. Chase Title: Let It Ride (Pickup Men #2) Author: L.C. Chase Publisher: Riptide Publishing Pages/Word Count: 195 Pages Rating: 3.5 Stars Blurb: Pickup man Bridge Sullivan is the kind of cowboy everyone wants—as a brother,... Continue Reading →
“You can't patch a wounded soul with a Band-Aid.” ― Michael Connelly Title: The Silence of the Stars Author: Kate McMurray Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 200 Pages Rating: 3.5 Stars Blurb: Sandy Sullivan has gotten so good at covering up his emotions, he’s waiting for someone to hand him an Oscar. On the outside,... Continue Reading →
“You can't patch a wounded soul with a Band-Aid.” ― Michael Connelly Title: The Silence of the Stars Author: Kate McMurray Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 200 Pages Rating: 3.5 Stars Blurb: Sandy Sullivan has gotten so good at covering up his emotions, he’s waiting for someone to hand him an Oscar. On the outside,... Continue Reading →
“Well. I think it's safe to say that, in my absence, the power grabbing and backstabbing and political intrigue has officially reached an all-time Otherworld high.”― Lesley Livingston Title: Double Alchemy: Climax Author: Susan Mac Nicol Publisher: Boroughs Publishing Group Pages/Word Count: Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: Powerful modern warlock Quinn Fairmont found ecstasy with the... Continue Reading →
“Well. I think it's safe to say that, in my absence, the power grabbing and backstabbing and political intrigue has officially reached an all-time Otherworld high.”― Lesley Livingston Title: Double Alchemy: Climax Author: Susan Mac Nicol Publisher: Boroughs Publishing Group Pages/Word Count: Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: Powerful modern warlock Quinn Fairmont found ecstasy with the... Continue Reading →
“Men play harder than women, they play more intensely, they can take more, and they don’t require long periods of coddling afterwards.”—K.C. Wells Title: A Dance with Domination (Collars and Cuffs: Book Four) Author: K.C. Wells Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 220 Pages Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: Recently returned to the UK after living in... Continue Reading →
“Men play harder than women, they play more intensely, they can take more, and they don’t require long periods of coddling afterwards.”—K.C. Wells Title: A Dance with Domination (Collars and Cuffs: Book Four) Author: K.C. Wells Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 220 Pages Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: Recently returned to the UK after living in... Continue Reading →
“There are worse addictions than reality TV, chocolate and coffee.” ― Sarah Dessen Title: Wrenches, Regrets, and Reality Checks Author: L.A. Witt Publisher: Amber Allure Pages/Word Count: 73 Pages Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: Ever since Reggie's garage became part of a popular reality show, business has been booming. As much as he hates playing games... Continue Reading →
“There are worse addictions than reality TV, chocolate and coffee.” ― Sarah Dessen Title: Wrenches, Regrets, and Reality Checks Author: L.A. Witt Publisher: Amber Allure Pages/Word Count: 73 Pages Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: Ever since Reggie's garage became part of a popular reality show, business has been booming. As much as he hates playing games... Continue Reading →
“There is no better place to heal a broken heart than on the back of a horse.” ― Missy Lyons Title: Off Stage: In the Wings Author: Jaime Samms Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 326 Pages Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: Lenny Stevens was the lead guitarist of the up-and-coming grunge band Firefly until he crossed... Continue Reading →
“There is no better place to heal a broken heart than on the back of a horse.” ― Missy Lyons Title: Off Stage: In the Wings Author: Jaime Samms Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 326 Pages Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: Lenny Stevens was the lead guitarist of the up-and-coming grunge band Firefly until he crossed... Continue Reading →
“Reality makes a crappy special effects crew.” ― Adam Savage Title: Special Effect Author: Russell J. Sanders Publisher: Harmony Ink Press Pages/Word Count: 180 Pages Rating: 3 Stars Blurb: Graduating senior, theater lighting wunderkind, and closeted gay, Nick Fortunati volunteers with The Streetwise Players in the dark corners of The Laughton, a creepy old movie... Continue Reading →
“Reality makes a crappy special effects crew.” ― Adam Savage Title: Special Effect Author: Russell J. Sanders Publisher: Harmony Ink Press Pages/Word Count: 180 Pages Rating: 3 Stars Blurb: Graduating senior, theater lighting wunderkind, and closeted gay, Nick Fortunati volunteers with The Streetwise Players in the dark corners of The Laughton, a creepy old movie... Continue Reading →
“When you make a recipe, it’s like bringing a poem to life.”—Rick R. Reed Title: Dinner at Home Author: Rick R. Reed Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 206 Pages Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: It only takes a few days for Ollie D'Angelo to lose his boyfriend, his job, and his home. Instead of mourning what... Continue Reading →
“When you make a recipe, it’s like bringing a poem to life.”—Rick R. Reed Title: Dinner at Home Author: Rick R. Reed Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 206 Pages Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: It only takes a few days for Ollie D'Angelo to lose his boyfriend, his job, and his home. Instead of mourning what... Continue Reading →
“Love never dies. It fizzles out maybe but it stays there in your heart buried by emotions controlling you. Once the fire is rekindled, love resurfaces again, breathes a new life." – Elizabeth E. Castillo Title: The Rekindling of Love Author: Derrick Knight Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 354 Pages Rating: 2 Stars Blurb: Dwyer Von... Continue Reading →
“Love never dies. It fizzles out maybe but it stays there in your heart buried by emotions controlling you. Once the fire is rekindled, love resurfaces again, breathes a new life." – Elizabeth E. Castillo Title: The Rekindling of Love Author: Derrick Knight Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 354 Pages Rating: 2 Stars Blurb: Dwyer Von... Continue Reading →
Hi, and welcome to the Saugatuck Summer blog tour! First off, I want to thank Lisa and The Novel Approach for inviting me, and Marie Sexton for sitting down and chatting with me for this post. For those of you who have seen me talking about it on social media for the last nearly year... Continue Reading →
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