Title: One Perfect Wish Author: L.M. Brown Publisher: Totally Bound Publishing Pages/Word Count: 61 Pages At a Glance: Brown threw in just the right twist to elevate this tale from another insta-love story to something so much more. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: Playing the part of another man’s husband to fulfill a wish is easy,…
Category: Small Gems
Review: Strangers in the Night by Jaycee Edward and Helena Stone
Title: Strangers in the Night Author: Jaycee Edward and Helena Stone Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 52 Pages At a Glance: Wow. Just that—wow. I really was blown away by this story. Reviewed By: Sammy Blurb: When Army veteran Slade stumbles upon an isolated cottage on a cold, dark night, the young man finds more…
Review: A Midnight Clear by Debbie McGowan
Title: A Midnight Clear (Boughs of Evergreen Anthology) Author: Debbie McGowan Publisher: Beaten Track Publishing Pages/Word Count: 84 Pages At a Glance: This was a fantastic holiday read Blurb: It’s a cold, desperate December when a young girl flees home, in search of food, shelter and the real Santa Claus. Stranded in George and Josh’s…
Small Gems Sunday: "The Men of Summerly" by Nikki Woolfolk
“You were supposed to go to the Ball for a few hours and have some fun, not find a husband!” – Nikki Woolfolk Title: The Men of Summerly (Sweet and Steamy Series: Book Two) Author: Nikki Woolfolk Publisher: Word Nerd Press Pages/Word Count: 61 Pages Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: Tradition is as quaint tradition does….
Small Gems Sunday: “The Men of Summerly” by Nikki Woolfolk
“You were supposed to go to the Ball for a few hours and have some fun, not find a husband!” – Nikki Woolfolk Title: The Men of Summerly (Sweet and Steamy Series: Book Two) Author: Nikki Woolfolk Publisher: Word Nerd Press Pages/Word Count: 61 Pages Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: Tradition is as quaint tradition does….
Small Gems Sunday: "Grave's End" by Hayden Thorne
“He now knew what that ache was: empathy. And it wasn’t just any kind of empathy, but one involving loneliness.” – Hayden Thorne Title: Grave’s End Author: Hayden Thorne Publisher: Queerteen Press Pages/Word Count: 66 Pages Rating: 4.5 Stars Blurb: It isn’t business as usual for Maelwine when a new family moves into Grave’s End…
Small Gems Sunday: “Grave’s End” by Hayden Thorne
“He now knew what that ache was: empathy. And it wasn’t just any kind of empathy, but one involving loneliness.” – Hayden Thorne Title: Grave’s End Author: Hayden Thorne Publisher: Queerteen Press Pages/Word Count: 66 Pages Rating: 4.5 Stars Blurb: It isn’t business as usual for Maelwine when a new family moves into Grave’s End…
Small Gems Sunday: "Three Strikes" by Piper Vaughn
“Temptation like Jeremy Saitou was the very last thing a newly appointed floor manager needed.” – Piper Vaughn Title: Three Strikes Author: Piper Vaughn Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 9 Pages Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: Jeremy Saitou is on his third and final strike. His manager, Shawn, would love nothing more than to send him packing….
Small Gems Sunday: “Three Strikes” by Piper Vaughn
“Temptation like Jeremy Saitou was the very last thing a newly appointed floor manager needed.” – Piper Vaughn Title: Three Strikes Author: Piper Vaughn Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 9 Pages Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: Jeremy Saitou is on his third and final strike. His manager, Shawn, would love nothing more than to send him packing….
Small Gems Sunday: Eden Winters’ “Highway Man”
“He didn’t sing. No, he cut his heart open and bled his soul onto the stage.” – Eden Winters Title: Highway Man (2nd Edition) Author: Eden Winters Publisher: Rocky Ridge Books Pages/Word Count: 45 Pages Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: Killian Desmond’s dreams died in a flash of pain and the scream of twisted metal. He…
Small Gems Sunday: Eden Winters' "Highway Man"
“He didn’t sing. No, he cut his heart open and bled his soul onto the stage.” – Eden Winters Title: Highway Man (2nd Edition) Author: Eden Winters Publisher: Rocky Ridge Books Pages/Word Count: 45 Pages Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: Killian Desmond’s dreams died in a flash of pain and the scream of twisted metal. He…
Small Gem Sunday: P.D. Singer's "Tail Slide"
Title: Tail Slide Author: P.D. Singer Publisher: Rocky Ridge Books Pages/Word Count: 37 Pages Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: Fresh powder snow and running water in the Colorado back country call Lon like the moon calls the wolves. Belly-sliding to a good time on the weekends makes up for a workweek at a desk, and meeting…
Small Gem Sunday: P.D. Singer’s “Tail Slide”
Title: Tail Slide Author: P.D. Singer Publisher: Rocky Ridge Books Pages/Word Count: 37 Pages Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: Fresh powder snow and running water in the Colorado back country call Lon like the moon calls the wolves. Belly-sliding to a good time on the weekends makes up for a workweek at a desk, and meeting…
Garrett Leigh Takes Readers On A Sweet Stroll Through The “Gypsy Rain”
“What is a friend? A single soul dwelling in two bodies.” ― Aristotle Seb works as a fudge maker in a coastal community of England. Dex is a wanderer who kindly returns Seb’s wallet one late night. Seb befriends Dex and they slowly become friends over the course of a summer. This short story by…
Garrett Leigh Takes Readers On A Sweet Stroll Through The "Gypsy Rain"
“What is a friend? A single soul dwelling in two bodies.” ― Aristotle Seb works as a fudge maker in a coastal community of England. Dex is a wanderer who kindly returns Seb’s wallet one late night. Seb befriends Dex and they slowly become friends over the course of a summer. This short story by…
In Which There’s A Difference Between Magic And Illusion – The Magician’s Apprentice by J.M. Snyder
Magic is the only honest profession. A magician promises to deceive you and he does. – Karl Germain Ah, what a tangled knot we twist when magic practiced does exist, when illusion is not a simple guise, and to mock its existence proves most unwise… Sorry. I’m pretty sure I’d make the absolute worst poet…
In Which There's A Difference Between Magic And Illusion – The Magician's Apprentice by J.M. Snyder
Magic is the only honest profession. A magician promises to deceive you and he does. – Karl Germain Ah, what a tangled knot we twist when magic practiced does exist, when illusion is not a simple guise, and to mock its existence proves most unwise… Sorry. I’m pretty sure I’d make the absolute worst poet…
In Which I'm Pretty Sure My Brain Checked Out Somewhere Around The Lap Dance – Take It Off by L.A. Witt & Aleksandr Voinov
Dancing is a perpendicular expression of a horizontal desire. – George Bernard Shaw Oooh. My. Bwaaah… Yes, that’s me being rather speechless in a very complimentary way, because there’s just not much room for words in my head at the moment. Why? Because I can’t seem to erase the mental picture that L.A. Witt and…
In Which I’m Pretty Sure My Brain Checked Out Somewhere Around The Lap Dance – Take It Off by L.A. Witt & Aleksandr Voinov
Dancing is a perpendicular expression of a horizontal desire. – George Bernard Shaw Oooh. My. Bwaaah… Yes, that’s me being rather speechless in a very complimentary way, because there’s just not much room for words in my head at the moment. Why? Because I can’t seem to erase the mental picture that L.A. Witt and…
In Which One Reading Just Wasn't Enough – Asylum by Piper Vaughn
The only way to get rid of a temptation is to yield to it. Resist it, and your soul grows sick with longing for the things it has forbidden to itself. – Oscar Wilde Johnny Cairo knows a thing or two about temptation. He’s been attracted to his best friend’s little brother for a while…