Where Fiction and Reality Meet
Title: Beauty, Inc. (Pennymaker Tales: Book Three) Author: Tara Lain Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages: 121 Pages Category: Fairy Tale Romance At a Glance: A lovely modern take on one of my favorite fairytales. Reviewed By: Lindsey Blurb: Is beauty only skin deep? Chemist Dr. Robert “Belle” Belleterre loves flowers, green trees, his best friend Judy,... Continue Reading →
Title: Shifting Silver (Daily Dose 2016: A Walk on the Wild Side) Author: Brandon Witt Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Length: 49 Pages Category: Fantasy, Mythology At a Glance: Brandon Witt weaves a complete and fantastical tale, rich with spirituality and mysticism. Reviewed By: Sammy Blurb: The year is 1618, and Allakau is different from the other... Continue Reading →
Title: The Circle Unbroken (The Eight Kingdoms: Book Two) Author: Belinda Burke Publisher: Pride Publishing Length: 152 Pages At a Glance: Belinda Burke’s prose is stunning, and at times, borderline poetic. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: A prince, a king, an oath to bind and an oath to break. Can something begun in darkness survive the... Continue Reading →
Title: Kestrel’s Talon (The Stonewatchers: Book One) Author: Bey Deckard Publisher: Self-Published Length: 426 Pages (Kindle) At a Glance: Every single thing in this book won me over, especially its characters. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: Following the Prentish/Nemarri war, Kes is rejected by his homeland under the guise of religious purity laws. Though he's spared... Continue Reading →
Title: Riverdance Anthology Authors: Morwen Navarre, Lynn Townsend, L.J. Hamline, Dale Cameron Lowry, Asta Idonea Publisher: Torquere Press Pages/Word Count: 99 Pages At a Glance: On the whole this is a nice anthology; the stories are fanciful and hit a distinctly Irish note. Reviewed By: Carrie Blurb: Riverdance is a compilation of all things Irish.... Continue Reading →
Title: The Winter Prince Author: R. Cooper Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 147 Pages At a Glance: I love fairy tales for their darkness and their light—The Winter Prince is both. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: His heart stolen by a powerful pari’s magic, a young prince’s veins slowly fill with ice. That is what the... Continue Reading →
Title: The Lusty Adventures of Theseus Author: Arthur Griffin Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 114 Pages At a Glance: A fun, erotic romp starring some of our favorite mythological characters. Reviewed By: Jennifer Blurb: The myth of Theseus and the Minotaur has never been quite this steamy! Handsome Theseus journeys to Athens to claim his birthright as... Continue Reading →
Title: Myths Untold: Faery Authors: Gus Li, Brandon Witt, Skye Hegyes, J. Scott Coatsworth Publisher: Wilde City Press Pages/Word Count: 247 Pages At a Glance: Myths Untold: Faery gets a high recommendation for lovers of fairy tales and fantasy. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: Faeries are part of mythology the world over, past, present, and future.... Continue Reading →
Title: Haven’s Revenge (Caddo Norse: Book One) Author: Phetra H. Novak Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 300 pages At a Glance: A unique take on the shifter genre that was interesting, however, wasn’t for me. Blurb: Haven Naranjo is a proud Caddo Indian, with a frightening past. He was a mere fifteen year old boy when... Continue Reading →
Title: Driven Snow (A Pennymaker Tale) Author: Tara Lain Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 210 Pages At a Glance: I love how Tara Lain took this fairytale theme and turned the story into a wonderful M/M contemporary fantasy romance. Reviewed By: Kim Blurb: Young Snowden “Snow” Reynaldi is brilliant, beautiful, and alone. Though he’s shy,... Continue Reading →
Title: The High King’s Will (Steel for the Prince: Book One) Author: M.A. Ray Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 185 Pages At a Glance: The High King’s Will takes off on an exciting and action packed adventure. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: "The High King's will crushes all before it. ...Fare well, Eagle Eye Wormsbane. If you... Continue Reading →
Title: Boys Who Go Bump in the Night (Mad About the Brit Boys: Book Two) Author: Josephine Myles and JL Merrow Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 84 Pages At a Glance: Short stories and the supernatural and this pair of authors combine to make for some really good reading. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: When boy meets... Continue Reading →
Title: Truth in the Dark Author: Amy Lane Narrator:: Nick J. Russo Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Run Time: 4 Hours and 40 Minutes At a Glance: Truth in the Dark is a fantastic fairy tale, and I loved how this one ended. Reviewed By: Kim Blurb: "I am not beautiful..." Knife's entire existence has been as... 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: Tempestuous Tides (Mermen and Magic: Book Two) Author: L.M. Brown Publisher: Pride Publishing Pages/Word Count: 270 Pages At a Glance: An engaging sequel that furthers and enhances the amazing world L.M. Brown has created. Reviewed By: Angel Blurb: Bound by a curse, two mermen find the greatest love of their lives, but can they... Continue Reading →
Title: Rearranging Stars Author: Diane Adams Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 117 Pages At a Glance: All in all, as a love story, Rearranging Stars scores high points. Blurb: The freedom to love comes with a cost. As a guardian angel, Drake’s destiny is written in the stars. Choice is not part of an angel’s... 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: Immutable Author: Becky Black Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 62 Pages At a Glance: I read Immutable with an eye for what the author was trying to teach, and that lesson seems to fall somewhere between the importance of honesty and the perils of selfishness. Reviewed By: Taz Blurb: Every night, in the tiny... Continue Reading →
Title: Hawaiian Lei Author: Meg Amor Publisher: Loose Id Pages/Word Count: 231 Pages At a Glance: Don’t miss this one! Reviewed By: Lana Blurb: Beau Toyama, a “mixed plate” Hawaiian/Japanese/Tahitian man, is a flight instructor on the Big Island of Hawai'i. He’s a lovely, gentle, shy soul from a dysfunctional island. One day his wife... Continue Reading →
Blood in the Forest -- What I Know of Fairy Tales When I was a kid, my parents used to ship me off to my grandparents for the summer. We didn’t have a lot of money—or a lot of space—so I was allowed to bring two books. Books were bad. If I brought books I... Continue Reading →
Title: Immortal Author: Amy Lane Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 210 Pages At a Glance: Immortal is a gorgeous novel, eloquent in its joy and sorrow, hopeful in its promise of forever, meaningful in the way of fairy tales that teach us we are each the crucibles of love, and love is the conqueror of... Continue Reading →
Title: The Chase Author: Nessa Vincent Publisher: Loose Id Pages/Word Count: 136 Pages At a Glance: This story is a gem and I highly recommend it. Reviewed By: Lana Blurb: Halym knows better than to trust humans. Even though he’s a dragon at the top of the magical food chain, he just can’t get any... Continue Reading →
Title: Splat! Author: Alana Ankh Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 127 Pages At a Glance: Fairies, sex, and angst. Great read for a sunny afternoon. Blurb: Splat! When a small creature has an unfortunate run-in with his car, Deacon Hearst wonders what in the world hit his windshield. A bird? A butterfly? No, that would... Continue Reading →
Title: Rise: A Gay Fairy Tale Author: Keira Andrews and Leta Blake Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 106 Pages At a Glance: Rise is everything you’d expect a fairy tale to be: magical, mystical, romantic, and it’s well written to boot. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: What happens when Jack meets a sexy man atop that beanstalk?... Continue Reading →
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