Where Fiction and Reality Meet
Title: Brothers Author: Ralph Josiah Bardsley Publisher: Bold Strokes Books Length: 264 Pages Category: Literary Fiction, LGBT Fiction At a Glance: Brothers is another must read novel from an author whose writing voice speaks to me in a deeply gratifying way. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: At twenty-three, Jamus Cork’s plans are simple—graduate college, stay in... Continue Reading →
Title: The Photographer’s Truth Author: Ralph Josiah Bardsley Publisher: Bold Strokes Books Length: 264 Pages Category: Contemporary Romance, Literary Fiction At a Glance: Ralph Josiah Bardsley has penned a beautiful and often heartbreaking love story, the sort that snuck up on me and then lingered in my memory for days after. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb:... Continue Reading →
Title: The Prince’s Psalm Author: Eric Shaw Quinn Publisher: DSP Publications Length: 480 Pages Category: Historical, Spiritual At a Glance: This is a rather special work. I recommend it for the story, for the style, and for the ability of both of those things together to take the reader to another place and time. Reviewed... Continue Reading →
Title: Only Say the Word Author: Scott D. Pomfret Publisher: NineStar Press Length: 343 Pages At a Glance: I was absolutely blown away by this novel. Reviewed By: Maryann Blurb: Can a man be Catholic and gay and still true to himself and his lover? Colm Flaherty sets out to do it. Rejoining the Church... Continue Reading →
Title: Mulligans (2nd Edition) Author: Charlie David Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Length: 200 Pages At a Glance: Set against an idyllic summer backdrop, two men come out, threatening to tear a family apart at the seams. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: Chase never had many friends, but at college, he meets and forms close ties with straight... Continue Reading →
Title: What Boys Are Made Of Author: S. Hunter Nisbet Publisher: BadApple Press Pages/Word Count: 356 Pages At a Glance: S. Hunter Nisbet has just written her way right to the top of a list of authors I’m anxious to hear a lot more from—starting with the sequel to this book. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb:... Continue Reading →
Title: The Art of Hero Worship Author: Mia Kerick Publisher: CoolDudes Publishing Pages/Word Count: 181 Pages At a Glance: Despite the rushed ending, The Art of Hero Worship is a well crafted novel that explores relationships without labeling them. Reviewed By: Sammy Blurb: Trembling on the floor, pressed beneath a row of seats in a... Continue Reading →
Title: Traveling Light Author: Lloyd A. Meeker Publisher: DSP Publications Pages/Word Count: 240 Pages At a Glance: Traveling Light is a deep and thought provoking story. Reviewed By: Maryann Blurb: An eye for an eye…. Ian McCandless is a hospice nurse, training to become a shaman. When his mentor orders him to make peace with... Continue Reading →
Title: The Song of Achilles Author: Madeline Miller Narrator: Frazer Douglas Publisher: HarperCollins Length/Run Time: 416 Pages/11 hours and 18 minutes Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: If you’ve ever finished a book and felt bereft at its ending, then you know exactly how I feel after reading and listening to this outstanding novel. It... Continue Reading →
Title: Café Eisenhower Author: Richard Natale Publisher: Bold Strokes Books Pages/Word Count: 264 pages At a Glance: An amazing book with two stories: one set in the 1990s, the other told through notebooks from pre/post WWII. Reviewed By: Jennifer Blurb: In the early 1990s, soon after the fall of the Iron Curtain, Matthew Robins, who is grieving... Continue Reading →
Title: The Shattered Door Author: Brandon Witt Narrator: Andrew McFerrin Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Run Time: 11 hours and 51 minutes At a Glance: This was such a profound book for me, and I am honored to have reviewed it. Reviewed By: Amy Blurb: After a tortured childhood and years of soul-searching, Brooke Morrison has... Continue Reading →
Title: Games of Rome (Dominus: Book Two) Author: JP Kenwood Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 339 Pages At a Glance: If you love a plotty and well written historical with plenty of intrigue and interesting characters, I can't recommend this series enough. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: In this sequel to Dominus, Gaius Fabius Rufus, the victorious... Continue Reading →
Title: By That Sin Fell the Angels Author: Jamie Fessenden Publisher: DSP Publications Pages/Word Count: 191 Pages At a Glance: This is the second book I’ve read by Jamie Fessenden, and while the topics are tough and some of the events made me squirm, I applaud this author’s courage and talent. Reviewed By: Taz Blurb:... Continue Reading →
Title: Daron’s Guitar Chronicles: Volume Eight Author: Cecilia Tan Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 258 Pages At a Glance: And the beat goes on… Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: The latest volume in the award-winning web serial about coming out and coming of age in the music business of the 1980s and 1990s. As the calendar moves... Continue Reading →
Title: King John (The Lost And Founds: Book Four) Author: Edmond Manning Publisher: Pickwick Ink Publishing Pages/Word Count: 245 Pages At a Glance: Every second with this story is a second well spent. Reviewed By: Sammy Blurb: English attorney Alistair Robertson can’t quite believe an astonishing tale of kingship and transformation he hears at Burning... Continue Reading →
Title: The Last Nights of the Frangipani Hotel (The Actor’s Circle: Book Two) Author: Bey Deckard Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 78 Pages At a Glance: Yet another lovely read from Bey Deckard Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: All James wanted was a little solitude at his favourite resort: bright sunshine overhead, soft, white sand underfoot, and... Continue Reading →
Title: The Result of a Straight Razor (The Mako Shark: Book Two) Author: Nicole Castle Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 168 Pages At a Glance: Three cheers for the morally complicated! Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: Miko is in mourning. He is plotting. Miko is thinking about death and vengeance. About forgiveness. And love. Miko is getting... Continue Reading →
Title: Daron’s Guitar Chronicles: Vol. Seven Author: Cecilia Tan Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 421 Pages At a Glance: “Love is a friendship set to music.” – Unknown Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: Ziggy went to India. Daron traveled the world. Is the music business ready for what happens when they meet again? When last we saw... Continue Reading →
Title: Flesh & Blood (Flesh: Book Two) Author: Ethan Stone Publisher: DSP Publications Pages/Word Count: 260 Pages At a Glance: I like the tone Ethan Stone in Flesh and Blood. It may have been a risk, but I think it turned out well. Reviewed By: Maryann Blurb: Detective Cristian Flesh is about to find out... Continue Reading →
Title: Violated Author: Jamie Fessenden Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 256 Pages At a Glance: I had no idea how Mr. Fessenden would handle this sensitive topic, and was impressed by the testimony he portrays through this story. Reviewed By: Taz Blurb: Derek Sawyer thinks he has it all—a high-salaried position, a boyfriend, a dog,... Continue Reading →
Title: What No One Else Can Hear Author: Brynn Stein Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 220 Pages At a Glance: Though there's no romantic plotline in this book, it is an excellent story and well worth your time to read. Reviewed By: Taz Blurb: Young Stevie Liston is diagnosed with autism, but is really an overwhelmed... Continue Reading →
Title: The Relics of Gods Author: Yeyu Length: 350 Pages Publisher: DSP Publications At a Glance: Overall, reading this book was a pleasant experience. Reviewed By: Johanis Blurb: What is worse: Being so broke you can barely afford food, getting hired for dangerous missions way out of your league, suffocating under mountains of unanswered questions—or wanting... 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: The Czar of Wilton Drive: A Novel of Self-Discovery, Betrayal and Deceit Author: RP Andrews Publisher: Kokoro Press Pages/Word Count: 152 Pages At a Glance: I can’t say I’d recommend this book. The lack of any kind of moral compass – for any of the characters – was just too much for me. Reviewed... Continue Reading →
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