Where Fiction and Reality Meet
Title: Reckless Series: Luckless: Book Three Author: Cari Z Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 124 Pages Category: Fantasy Rating: 4 Stars At a Glance: The gripping moment when Evan and Lee's bond is stricken delivers on the tension shaped by betrayal and the emotion driven by anguish. I am, as always, anxious to see what Cari... Continue Reading →
Title: Hyacinth Author: Elle Porter Publisher: Self-Published Length: 76 Pages Category: Fantasy, Trans M/M Romance, Mythology Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: Hyacinth casts its spell effortlessly, aiming for the heart and finding its mark, so much so that I read it twice to be sure I absorbed it all, and I’m glad I did... Continue Reading →
Title: Brandywine Investigations: Family Matters Author: Angel Martinez Publisher: Mischief Corner Books Length: 502 Pages Category: Fantasy/Mythology, Mystery At a Glance: Fantastic collection with three more Brandywine stories that add to the rich world the author has created. Reviewed By: Jennifer Blurb: With his career firmly established and his reputation as a successful PI growing,... Continue Reading →
Title: The Rules and Regulations for Mediating Myths & Magic Author: F.T. Lukens Publisher: Interlude Press Length: 304 Pages Category: Young Adult, Fantasy At a Glance: The Rules and Regulations for Mediating Myths & Magic is one of the finest YA paranormal stories I have ever read. Reviewed By: Sammy Blurb: Desperate to pay for... Continue Reading →
Title: A Tree of Bones (The Hexslinger: Vol. Three) Author: Gemma Files Publisher: ChiZine Publications Length: 380 Pages Category: Alt History, Paranormal, Alt Western, Mythology At a Glance: In the end, my mad respect for Gemma Files’ wordsmithing is intact, even if my reading experience with A Tree of Bones offered a fair share of... Continue Reading →
Title: Heartifact Author: Aisling Mancy Publisher: Men Over the Rainbow Length: 88 Pages (Kindle) Category: Action/Adventure, Fantasy At a Glance: Aisling Mancy is a gifted writer and he spins a magical tale in this, his latest release. I highly recommend it to you. Reviewed By: Sammy Blurb: Harper Kidd is a highly respected marine archeologist.... Continue Reading →
Title: Dangerous Waves (Mermen and Magic: Book Three) Author: L.M. Brown Publisher: Pride Publishing Length: 224 Pages Category: Fantasy, Mythology At a Glance: The continuing saga of Brown's mermen and magic just keeps getting better. Reviewed By: Angel Blurb: A blind merman fleeing the sunken city of Atlantis is torn between the family he left... Continue Reading →
Title: The City of Seven Gods Author: Andrew J. Peters Publisher: Bold Strokes Books Length: 218 Pages Category: Spec Fic At a Glance: Peters delivers another world rich with details from the ancient past, and with a compelling LGBT twist. Reviewed By: Ben Blurb: Kelemun was bought from his peasant parents to tend the inner... Continue Reading →
Title: Brandywine Investigations: Open for Business Author: Angel Martinez Publisher: Mischief Corner Books Length: 376 Pages Category: Fantasy/Urban Fantasy, Mythology At a Glance: A unique take on gods and goddesses, this series updates Hades and other members of his family. Reviewed By: Jennifer Blurb: When humans forsake the temples, the gods need to find other employment.... 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: Hector and Anatolius (Trojan Men: Book One) Author: Vanessa Mulberry Publisher: Brasyer Press Pages/Word Count: 98 Pages At a Glance: A sweet and angsty twist on the legend of Hector. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: Hector has been a dutiful son and prince his whole life until his father orders him to marry. The Trojan... Continue Reading →
Title: Shadowlands Author: Charlie David Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 180 Pages At a Glance: If you know Charlie David as an actor and audiobook narrator, I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend you introduce yourselves to him as an author too; at least if Shadowlands is anything to go by. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: Shadowlands is... Continue Reading →
Title: Night and Day (2nd Edition) Author: Rowan Speedwell Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 52 Pages At a Glance: Rowan Speedwell’s unique delivery of Night and Day tells a charming and fantastical and sweetly romantic story. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: Nate Pederowski is about as far down as he can go when he’s tipped to... 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: Peace (The Four Horsemen: Book Five) Author: T.A. Chase Publisher: Pride Publishing Pages/Word Count: 163 Pages At a Glance: Lam may not be one of the Four Horsemen, but he deserved his own book and he got a good one! Reviewed By: Jennifer Blurb: When falling in love means risking everything, an angel must... Continue Reading →
Title: Death (The Four Horsemen: Book Four) Author: T.A. Chase Publisher: Pride Publishing Pages/Word Count: 167 Pages At a Glance: My favorite out of the Four Horsemen books. How can you not love Death? Reviewed By: Jennifer Blurb: Death, the Pale Rider and the most feared member of the Four Horsemen, has been searching through the centuries... Continue Reading →
Title: Famine (The Four Horsemen: Book Three) Author: T.A. Chase Publisher: Pride Publishing Pages/Word Count: 140 Pages At a Glance: Book three in the Four Horseman series is entertaining, even if not as good as the others. Reviewed By: Jennifer Blurb: Saving a dying man might be just what Famine, the Black Horseman, needs to feed his... Continue Reading →
Title: Pestilence (The Four Horsemen: Book One) Author: T.A. Chase Publisher: Pride Publishing Pages/Word Count: 170 Pages At a Glance: The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse in a romance novel? Yes, please! Reviewed By: Jennifer Blurb: For Pestilence, the White Horseman, love becomes the most powerful cure. Having lost his wife and child during the Black Death,... Continue Reading →
Title: Running with the Wind (Mermen of Ea: Book Three) Author: Shira Anthony Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 220 Pages At a Glance: I loved the book. I absolutely, whole-heartedly recommend it. Go! Read! Now! Reviewed By: Jules Blurb: With the final confrontation between the island and mainland Ea factions looming, Taren and Ian sail... Continue Reading →
Title: Claw (Gothika: Volume Three) Authors: Jamie Fessenden, Kim Fielding, Eli Easton Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 220 Pages At a Glance: All three authors’ stories are unique not only in voice but in storyline too, and unlike with some anthologies I’ve read in the past, there isn’t a clunker story in this bunch. Reviewed... Continue Reading →
Title: Hammer and Bone Author: Kirby Crow Publisher: Riptide Publishing Pages/Word Count: 236 Pages At a Glance: Haunting and beautiful, Hammer and Bone is an impressive and inspired collection. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: The purest evil lives in the hearts of men Carnival mystics. Zombie tribes. Bad magic in the Bayou. Mage-princes, alien cities, and... Continue Reading →
Title: Natural Instincts Author: M. Raiya Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 54 Pages At a Glance: Strange but good story involving mythology, a mathematical genius, and a loon Blurb: Most people would consider near perfect recall, an ability to crunch numbers that rivals a computer's, and an uncanny knack for predicting the stock market to be remarkable... Continue Reading →
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