Where Fiction and Reality Meet
Title: A King in Wonderland Series: Happily Ever Asher: Book Three Author: Nash Summers Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 109 Pages Category: Contemporary Romance, New Adult At a Glance: In true fairy tale style, author Nash Summers delivers readers the romance we've been waiting for—sweet, sincere, and unapologetically magical. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: Asher Williams is... Continue Reading →
Title: Raze Series: Riven: Book Three Author: Roan Parrish Publisher: Loveswept/Random House Length: 284 Pages Category: Contemporary Romance At a Glance: Roan Parrish is such a talent, and this series is absolutely some of her best work. There were a ton of little touches that made this such a good read. Reviewed By: Jules Blurb:... Continue Reading →
Title: Birthday Author: Meredith Russo Publisher: Flatiron Books/Macmillan Publishing Length: 275 Pages Category: Teen Fiction At a Glance: Author Meredith Russo has delivered another win with her sophomore release, a story of lifelong best friends, a coming-of-age story, a coming-to-terms story, and a story of the courage to face, and then live, one’s own truth... Continue Reading →
Title: Close to Home Series: Sawyer's Ferry: Book Four Author: Cate Ashwood Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: Novel Category: Contemporary Romance At a Glance: I really enjoyed the quiet undertones and the slow burn of this romance. Another solid read from Cate Ashwood! Reviewed By: Jules Blurb: Witt: I excelled at two things: systems engineering and... Continue Reading →
Title: If I Was Your Girl Author: Meredith Russo Publisher: Macmillan/Flatiron Books Length: 288 Pages Category: Contemporary Romance, Teen Romance At a Glance: There is a reason this book has won so many awards and garnered all the accolades. It is, hands down, one of the most candidly beautiful novels I’ve read so far this... Continue Reading →
Title: Who's That Girl? Series: Soho Noir: Book Two Author: T.S. Hunter Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 95 Pages Category: Murder Mystery At a Glance: Who’s That Girl? has left me anticipating the next book in the Soho Noir series. These are cozy mysteries, engaging and briskly paced, offering up just enough clues and details to... Continue Reading →
Title: Golden Boy and the Two Bears Series: Happily Ever Asher: Book Two Author: Nash Summers Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: Novella Category: Contemporary Romance, New Adult At a Glance: Nash Summers scores another win with Golden Boy and the Two Bears. This is feel-good-romance at its most earnest, with witty dialogue and fun banter; the... Continue Reading →
Title: Silver in the Wood Author: Emily Tesh Publisher: Tor Publishing Length: 112 Pages Category: Fairy Tale/Fantasy At a Glance: Emily Tesh’s Silver in the Wood is a Green Man story, a little bit fairy tale and a whole lot of magic wrapped up in a writing style that flows like poetry off the page,... Continue Reading →
Title: Copper Creek Series: A Sawyer’s Ferry Novel Author: Cate Ashwood Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 230 Pages Category: Contemporary Romance At a Glance: Copper Creek is entertaining, sweet, and sexy as hell. Ashwood has something special going with this series, and I can’t wait to jump into the next book! Reviewed By: Jules Blurb: Frankie:... Continue Reading →
Title: The Man Who Fell in Love With the Moon Author: Tom Spanbauer Publisher: HarperCollins Length: 368 Pages Category: Historical, LGBT Fiction At a Glance: The Man Who Fell in Love With the Moon is a book unlike any I’ve read before, and my head was so full of its story when I finished that... Continue Reading →
Title: Prince of Killers Series: Fog City: Book One Author: Layla Reyne Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 200 Pages Category: Contemporary Romance, Mystery At a Glance: There are some fantastic plot twists and tons of action and suspense in the second half of Prince of Killers. I am officially hooked! This was tons of fun; I... Continue Reading →
Title: When Red Cried Wolf Series: Happily Ever Asher: Book One Author: Nash Summers Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 115 Pages Category: Contemporary Romance, New Adult At a Glance: When Red Cried Wolf is composed of all things heartfelt and wonderful, including Asher himself. It's full of anticipation and is the literal definition of a feel-good... Continue Reading →
Title: Kiss Me Again Author: Garrett Leigh Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 227 Pages Category: Contemporary Romance At a Glance: Kiss Me Again is angsty, but in a really beautiful way, if that’s possible. This book made me feel alllllll the feels... And Aidan and Ludo are absolute perfection together. Reviewed By: Jules Blurb: Tree surgeon... Continue Reading →
Title: Shift Series: Flesh and Bone: Book Three Author: Joel Abernathy Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 247 Pages Category: Horror, Paranormal At a Glance: This is some lovely speculative fiction, though not one to seek out if you're looking for a soft romance, but the way Joel Abernathy turns a phrase encompasses a lot of emotion... Continue Reading →
Title: Footsteps in the Dark Authors: LB Gregg, Nicole Kimberling, Josh Lanyon, Dal MacLean, Z.A. Maxfield, Meg Perry, C.S. Poe, S.C. Wynne Publisher: JustJoshin Publishing Length: 929 Pages Category: Mystery, Romance At a Glance: There is a whole lotta awesome packed into these eight stories. It’s an incredible gathering of talent that is not to... Continue Reading →
Title: Keep This to Yourself Author: Tom Ryan Publisher: AW Teen Length: 320 Pages Category: Young Adult, Murder Mystery At a Glance: Keep This to Yourself is some outstanding Young Adult fiction, a fantastic whodunit, and comes highly recommended for its taut and suspenseful delivery. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: It's been a year since the... Continue Reading →
Title: Give Up the Ghost Series: Not Dead Yet: Book Two Author: Jenn Burke Publisher: Carina Press Length: 256 Pages Category: Urban Fantasy At a Glance: This is some impressive and fun-tastic paranormal fiction, given to bouts of heartwarming moments and beautiful romantic turns. The perfect storm for a good binge reading session. Reviewed By:... Continue Reading →
Title: Adam Only Series: Those Other Books: Book Two Author: Roe Horvat Publisher: Beaten Track Publishing Length: 128 Pages Category: Erotic Romance At a Glance: Horvat does again what he did so well in The Other Book: he builds an emotional connection between his characters and readers, and made me believe they fit together in... Continue Reading →
Title: Matchmaking Beyond the Veil Series: Telltale Ghosts: Book One Author: Mara Townsend Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 360 Pages Category: Paranormal/Fantasy, Mystery At a Glance: The book was a roller-coaster of a reading experience, but I’m planning to read the next one based solely on the last quarter of Matchmaking Beyond the Veil, and am... Continue Reading →
Title: Team Phison Forever Series: Team Phison: Book Two Author: Chace Verity Publisher: Self-Published Length: 169 Pages Categories: Contemporary Romance, Hurt/Comfort, Depression, Found Family At a Glance: Team Phison Forever is the general definition of L O V E, in all its forms. It's sweet and sentimental, heartfelt and hopeful, and Chace Verity knocked this... Continue Reading →
Title: Orientation Series: Borealis Investigations: Book One Author: Gregory Ashe Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 384 Pages Category: Mystery/Suspense At a Glance: Gregory Ashe could teach a master class in writing functionally dysfunctional characters. It would appear he has yet another hit series on his hands. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: Shaw and North are best friends,... Continue Reading →
Title: Third Time's the Charm Series: Boston Seasons: Book One Author: K. Evan Coles Publisher: Pride Publishing Length: 262 Pages Category: Contemporary Romance At a Glance: Coles’ style feels so easygoing and effortless. The pace and general flow of the story are excellent. There were a couple of points where things could have dragged or... Continue Reading →
Title: The Hate You Drink Author: N.R. Walker Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 295 Pages Category: Contemporary Romance At a Glance: The Hate You Drink never reaches a level of angst that beats readers to an emotional pulp, and while we do love our Hurt/Comfort trope in the romance genre, Walker shows readers, in no uncertain... Continue Reading →
Title: You First Author: J.C. Lillis Publisher: Self-Published Length: 273 Pages Category: Sci-Fi/Fantasy Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: This is a gorgeous book, insightful and exceedingly romantic, though in an untraditional way. The fact that the story happens to take place in a world where superheroes and villains exist offers its stark truths and... Continue Reading →
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