Where Fiction and Reality Meet
Title: Jeremiah Series: High Rise: Book One Author: Jayce Ellis Publisher: Carina Press Length: 240 Pages Category: Contemporary Romance At a Glance: This novel doesn’t try to be anything but what it is: a love story, a story about living one’s truth, taking chances, and it succeeds at that. I liked Jeremiah and Collin both... Continue Reading →
Title: Four Christmases Author: Nell Iris Publisher: JMS Books Length: 75 Pages Category: Contemporary Holiday Romance At a Glance: While I did enjoy several aspects of this story, I also struggled quite a bit with the delivery. Even though Four Christmases wasn’t my favorite of Nell Iris's novellas, I will absolutely continue to check out... Continue Reading →
Title: The Wrath of Wolves Series: Dark Is the Night: Book Three Authors: Kelley York and Rowan Altwood Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 371 Pages Category: Historical Romance, Horror At a Glance: Superb storytelling and irresistible characters set against an excellent alternate historical backdrop populated by various supernatural entities elevates this series to the top of... Continue Reading →
Title: Saving Sean Series: Seattle Stories: Book Two Author: Con Riley Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited (2nd Edition) Length: 280 Pages Category: Contemporary Romance At a Glance: Saving Sean exemplifies Con Riley’s brand of romantic fiction. There is a special warmth and sincerity to her writing that touches the heart through her leading men, and then extends... Continue Reading →
Title: The Dichotomy of Angels Author: N.R. Walker Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 327 Pages Category: Contemporary, Fantasy At a Glance: The most honest compliment to The Dichotomy of Angels I could offer are my tears in exchange for how deeply I was drawn into the story and how much I’d fallen in love with the... Continue Reading →
Choosing a 'Best Of' list when it comes to books is hard. I read a lot of great books this year, and took something away from each of them. But, when it came to whittling down the list, there was a pretty clearcut selection that stood out. These are the books that gave me the... Continue Reading →
It's next to impossible to believe that we've come to the end of yet another year. 2019 has seen its share of ups and downs, without question, but while the downs have seemed overwhelming at times, there has always been the books. It's always about the books and how much joy they bring us, and... Continue Reading →
Title: Upside Down Author: N.R. Walker Narrator: Glen Lloyd Publisher: Self-Published Run Time: 6 hours and 17 minutes Category: Contemporary Romance, Asexual Romance At a Glance: Upside Down—and the audiobook in particular—is easily one of my favorites of the year. I certainly hope Glen Lloyd gets more gigs, because he was such a pleasure to... Continue Reading →
Title: Smalltown Boy Series: Soho Noir: Book Six Author: T.S. Hunter Publisher: Self-Published Length: 111 Pages Category: Murder Mystery At a Glance: Smalltown Boy kicks off with the familiar warmth that has become such an elemental factor in the series. All the coziness and charm of its characters, the family they’ve built along the way,... Continue Reading →
Title: A Distant Drum Author: Amy Rae Durreson Publisher: Self-Published Length: 89 Pages Category: Paranormal, Holiday Romance At a Glance: This was absolutely my kind of Christmas tale—chilling, suspenseful and spooky with just the right amount of sweet to keep me turning pages. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: Christmas is coming… but Alex is running away.... Continue Reading →
Title: Spare the Rod Series: Heretic Doms Club: Book Three Author: Marie Sexton Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 388 Pages Category: Contemporary, BDSM At a Glance: There were some truly lovely scenes in this book, particularly in Avery's evolution. In the end, however, Spare the Rod had a messaging problem for me. It tried to take... Continue Reading →
Title: Snowflakes and Song Lyrics Series: A Williamsville Inn Christmas Story Author: Hank Edwards Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 151 Pages Category: Contemporary, Holiday Romance At a Glance: Edwards delivers a story filled with humor, sentiment, and hope, and I ate it up. A great setup, wonderful story, and loveable characters are the winning trifecta that... Continue Reading →
Title: The Holly Groweth Green Author: Amy Rae Durreson Publisher: Self-Published (2nd Edition) Length: 60 Pages Category: Historical, Holiday Romance At a Glance: The Holly Groweth Green is such a lovely, fanciful, and touching story about finding purpose, forging friendships, and, most important of all, true love finding a way. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: It’s... Continue Reading →
Title: The Hanged Man Series: The Tarot Sequence: Book Two Author: K.D. Edwards Publisher: PYR Books Length: 384 Pages Category: Urban Fantasy At a Glance: K.D. Edwards sets the pendulum swinging in perfect meter from prologue to epilogue in this feat of epic storytelling, and if I were restricted to only two adjectives to describe... Continue Reading →
Title: A Boyfriend for Christmas Author: Jay Northcote Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 218 Pages Category: Contemporary, Holiday Romance At a Glance: I know tons of readers will love this one, even though it wasn’t necessarily my favorite. But, at the end of the day, A Boyfriend for Christmas is another heartwarming Christmas story from Jay... Continue Reading →
Title: Bringer of Night Series: SPECTR Series Three: Book Two Author: Jordan L. Hawk Publisher: Self-Published Length: 103 Pages Category: Urban Fantasy At a Glance: The dry humor, the friendships and made family, the murder and mayhem, and the abundant imagination are all present and accounted for in Bringer of Night. It encompasses everything I... Continue Reading →
Title: Faux Ho Ho Author: 'Nathan Burgoine Publisher: Bold Strokes Books Length: 152 Pages Category: Holiday Romance At a Glance: Faux Ho Ho is charming, fun, and sweet, everything a Christmas romance should be. And, it’s also a little bit nerdy! Which, in my book, is a bonus. Reviewed By: Jules Blurb: Silas Waite doesn’t... Continue Reading →
Title: Pyre at the Eyreholme Trust Author: Lin Darrow Publisher: Self-Published (2nd Edition) Length: Novella Category: Historical Fantasy At a Glance: Magic, intrigues, blackmail, double-crosses and fun all come together in a 1920s gangland setting born from Lin Darrow's imagination. I'd have happily read many more pages of story set in the seamy and sensational... Continue Reading →
Title: Mr. Frosty Pants Series: Home for the Holidays: Book One Author: Leta Blake Narrator: John Solo Publisher: Self-Published Run Time: 10 hours and 47 minutes Category: Holiday Romance At a Glance: All in all, this was a fantastic romance, and a very enjoyable listening experience! Pick it up if you haven’t already. Reviewed By:... Continue Reading →
Title: Steam Author: Jay B. Laws Publisher: ReQueered Tales (2nd Edition) Length: 577 Pages Category: Horror At a Glance: Clocking in at a robust 577 pages, Steam takes a fair amount of word count to pick up steam (if you’ll pardon the pun), but once all the significant parts and pieces fell into place, and... Continue Reading →
Title: Crazy for You Series: Soho Noir: Book Four Author: T.S. Hunter Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 116 Pages Category: Cozy Mystery At a Glance: Crazy for You ends on a warm note of love and family that has been present for some time but is now on full display for all to see. This affection... Continue Reading →
Title: The Rational Faculty Series: Hazard and Somerset: A Union of Swords Book One Author: Gregory Ashe Publisher: Self-Published Length: 325 Pages Category: Mystery/Suspense At a Glance: The Rational Faculty encompasses so many aspects which all vie for equal attention—humor, pathos, suspense, action, love, murder and mayhem, danger, corruption, and on and on—yet the cumulative... Continue Reading →
Title: Let It Sew Author: Anna Martin Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 32 Pages Category: Contemporary, Holiday Romance At a Glance: Let It Sew packs a big amount of charm into a small amount of space. It's a cute little shot of holiday sweetness. Reviewed By: Jules Blurb: It’s the day before the last day of... Continue Reading →
Title: No Place Like Home Author: Annabelle Jacobs Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 218 Pages Category: Contemporary, Holiday Romance At a Glance: Annabelle Jacobs doesn’t perform a Christmas miracle in No Place Like Home. She delivers a Christmas romance complete with all the gentle, warmhearted sincerity that befits the season. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: Will Oliver... Continue Reading →
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