Where Fiction and Reality Meet
Title: Justice Prevails (Sin City Uniforms: Book Three) Author: Morticia Knight Publisher: Totally Bound Pages/Word Count: 203 Pages At a Glance: Justice Prevails is a suspenseful, and a little scary, murder mystery. Reviewed By: Maryann Blurb: Never judge a sexy man by his cover. Detective Beau Williams is hardworking, dedicated and professional. He enjoys the... Continue Reading →
Title: Lessons for Suspicious Minds (A Cambridge Fellows Mystery) Author: Charlie Cochrane Publisher: Riptide Publishing Pages/Word Count: 258 Pages At a Glance: I highly recommend this book and will buy and read the next in the series to see what mystery the author has for us next. Reviewed By: Carrie Blurb: 1909 In the innocent... Continue Reading →
Title: Nights Like These Author: Chris Scully Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 200 Pages At a Glance: I gladly recommend this book to those who love mysteries and romance with a touch of humor. Reviewed By: Kim Blurb: Starting over sucks. At forty, Miles Koprowski thought he had life all figured out. He had a... Continue Reading →
Title: Fool’s Gold Series: The Ira Adler Series: Book Three Author: Jess Faraday Publisher: Bold Strokes Books Length: 322 Pages Category: Historical, Mystery/Suspense Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: There’s a reason The Affair of the Porcelain Dog and Turnbull House both made my list of their respective years’ Best Books. Fool’s Gold will make... Continue Reading →
Title: Trowchester Blues Author: Alex Beecroft Publisher: Riptide Publishing Pages/Word Count: 273 Pages At a Glance: Trowchester England is a marvelous fictional city I would love to visit in person – especially a certain little bookshop with a green painted door and a knocker shaped like a giant squid! Reviewed By: Carrie Blurb: Michael May... Continue Reading →
Title: Spring Break at the Villa Hermes Author: Xavier Mayne Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Page/Word Count: 246 Pages At a Glance: This story was sweet, funny and hot, while still bringing up and addressing serious issues. Reviewed By: Karen Blurb: A Brandt and Donnelly Caper: Case File Four Troopers Ethan Brandt and Gabriel Donnelly celebrate the... Continue Reading →
Title: Secrets (PsyCop: Book Four) Author: Jordan Castillo Price Narrator:: Gomez Pugh Publisher: JCP Books Run Time: 5 Hours, 57 Minutes At a Glance: I have one word for the PsyCop series and Gomez Pugh’s narration: perfection. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: Victor Bayne’s job as a PsyCop involves tracking down dead people and getting them... Continue Reading →
Title: Still Waters Author: F.E. Feeley Jr. Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 210 Pages At a Glance: This is a novel that will stay with you well beyond the last page. I highly recommend it. Reviewed By: Sammy Blurb: Promise, Michigan is very much like every other small town across the state. Built on the... Continue Reading →
Title: IM Author: Rick R. Reed Publisher: DSP Publications Pages/Word Count: 280 Pages At a Glance: IM is action packed, horrifying in its detail, and full of the most delicious twists and turns that will make your skin crawl and your heart race. Reviewed By: Sammy Blurb: The Internet is the new meat market for... Continue Reading →
Title: Crash & Burn Author: Abigail Roux Publisher: Riptide Publishing Pages/Word Count: 419 Pages At a Glance: Perfect ending was perfect. Reviewed By: Jules Blurb: It’s been five years since Special Agents Ty Grady and Zane Garrett first worked together to solve the Tri-State murders, and time has been both harsh and kind. Engaged now,... Continue Reading →
Title: Crash & Burn Author: Abigail Roux Publisher: Riptide Publishing Pages/Word Count: 419 Pages At a Glance: Perfect ending was perfect. Reviewed By: Jules Blurb: It’s been five years since Special Agents Ty Grady and Zane Garrett first worked together to solve the Tri-State murders, and time has been both harsh and kind. Engaged now,... Continue Reading →
Title: Light From the Dark Author: Mercy Celeste Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 301 Pages At a Glance: I love Mercy Celeste and this is a great read. Reviewed By: Pia Blurb: After a year of picking up the pieces of his shattered life, former US Marshal Micah Beasley takes a job as bodyguard for a... Continue Reading →
Title: Splintered Author: SJD Peterson Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 220 Pages At a Glance: An excellent psycho-thriller mystery story, with a bit of romance thrown in. Reviewed By: Angel Blurb: A string of murders targeting effeminate gay men has the GLBTQ community of Chicago on alert, but budget cuts have left many precincts understaffed... Continue Reading →
Title: North on Drummond Author: K.C. Burn Publisher: Loose Id Pages/Word Count: 287 Pages At a Glance: A too-light hand in its treatment of conflict and characterization left me wishing for more. Reviewed By: Rena Blurb: Sandy Bottom Bay, Florida - Come for the Haunts, Stay for the Beaches! Drew Drummond might call himself a... Continue Reading →
Title: Cheap as Beasts Author: Jon Wilson Publisher: Bold Strokes Books Pages/Word Count: 240 Pages At a Glance: A recommendable read for lovers of classic murder mystery. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: Like most soldiers, Declan Colette lost his fair share in the war—in his case a sailor, drowned off Iwo Jima. Since then he’s been... Continue Reading →
Title: Double Indemnity Author: Maggie Kavanaugh Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 214 Pages At a Glance: I really enjoyed Double Indemnity and wouldn't mind reading more from Maggie Kavanagh. Reviewed By: Kim Blurb: Sam Flynn dreamed of being a journalist until a car accident killed his parents and put his brother into a long-term coma.... Continue Reading →
Title: Tempest (Playing the Fool: Book Three) Author: Lisa Henry and J.A. Rock Publisher: Riptide Publishing Pages/Word Count: At a Glance: So good, this novel, Tempest, just so very good. Reviewed By: Sammy Blurb: FBI Agent Ryan “Mac” McGuinness and con man Henry Page are on the run again. This time they’re headed back to... Continue Reading →
Title: Desert Run: An Erotic Thriller Author: Marshall Thornton Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 221 Pages At a Glance: Fast paced suspense when the action begins. Reviewed By: Kim Blurb: Palm Springs, 1973. Don Harris is a piano player on the run after killing a Chicago mobster's son in a bar fight. On the lam, he... Continue Reading →
Title: Infected: Paris Author: Andrea Speed Publisher: DSP Publications Pages/Word Count: 120 Pages At a Glance: This book is nothing less than a gift to the series’ faithful readers. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: In a world where a werecat virus has changed society, Roan McKichan, a born infected and ex-cop, works as a private detective... Continue Reading →
Title: Wrong Side of the Law Author: Edward Kendrick Publisher: JMS Books Pages/Word Count: 201 Pages At a Glance: A very good read, indeed Reviewed By: Janet Blurb: Undercover cop Dan Hudson is framed for blackmail and kicked off the NOPD force. Enraged about that, and the fact that his lover refuses to stand by... Continue Reading →
Title: Merchant of Death (Playing the Fool: Book Two) Author: Lisa Henry and J.A. Rock Publisher: Riptide Publishing Pages/Word Count: 205 Pages At a Glance: Merchant of Death is a masterful second story in an outstanding series. Blurb: All’s fair in love and war. There’s something rotten in the state of Indiana. When con man... Continue Reading →
Title: Manipulation (Diversion: Book Four) Author: Eden Winters Publisher: Rocky Ridge Books Pages/Word Count: 264 Pages At a Glance: Even though I wasn’t blown away by Manipulation, I would still highly recommend reading this series Blurb: Lucky Lucklighter has a new life. His old life wants him back. He traded trafficking for taking down criminals... Continue Reading →
Title: The Man Everybody Was Afraid Of Author: Joseph Hansen Publisher: Open Road Media Pages/Word Count: 181 Pages At a Glance: I don’t think there are any new ways I can come up with to express how exemplary these books are Blurb: When Ben Orton’s head is found bludgeoned by a heavy flower pot, the... Continue Reading →
Title: A Wedding to Die For Author: Xavier Mayne Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 250 Pages At a Glance: Once again, Xavier Mayne has won me over and entertained me Blurb: A Brandt and Donnelly Caper: Book Three When a high-profile gay celebrity couple asks two of the city’s most established vendors to provide cake... Continue Reading →
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