Where Fiction and Reality Meet
Title: The Altered Author: Annabelle Jacobs Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 209 Pages At a Glance: I really liked the introduction to a new world of shifters, one that breaks some molds while staying true to some others. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: Twenty years ago the UK’s water supply was contaminated with an experimental pathogen, Lycanaeris,... Continue Reading →
Title: Rising Damp Author: Christiane France Publisher: Amber Allure Pages/Word Count: 55 Pages At a Glance: Aside from a couple of hopeful moments, this short definitely fell flat. Reviewed By: Jules Blurb: When Matt Jones takes a temporary job as a housekeeper/housesitter in an old and imposing three-story Queen Anne Victorian estate, he’s worried about... Continue Reading →
Title: Shadowing Mace Author: Cheyenne Meadows Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 117 Pages Pages at a Glance: Relatively short book with hot characters and even hotter sex. Reviewed By: Jennifer Blurb: With his brother away at a conference, alpha wolf shifter Shadow finds himself paired with IT analyst Mace, the one man he can't stand. Stuck with... Continue Reading →
Title: The Protector Author: Cooper West Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 250 Pages At a Glance: I absolutely loved it! Reviewed By: Lana Blurb: Guardsmen are always matched in a bonded pair. The Protector can shift into a weredog, and the human partner is his Handler. They are incredibly rare and highly valued, but people... Continue Reading →
Title: He’s Just Knot That Into You Author: Nico Jaye Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Page/Word Count: 127 Pages At a Glance: The story was cute and I loved the characters, but there just seemed to be so much that wasn’t explained or that didn’t seem to fit in. Reviewed By: Karen Blurb: When Tanner moves to... Continue Reading →
Title: He’s Just Knot That Into You Author: Nico Jaye Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Page/Word Count: 127 Pages At a Glance: The story was cute and I loved the characters, but there just seemed to be so much that wasn’t explained or that didn’t seem to fit in. Reviewed By: Karen Blurb: When Tanner moves to... Continue Reading →
Title: A Beginner’s Guide to Wooing Your Mate Author: R. Cooper Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 200 Pages At a Glance: It is with great caution I tell you that some of this novel worked so beautifully and some…well, some did not. Reviewed By: Sammy Blurb: A Being(s) in Love Story Zeki Janowitz has returned... Continue Reading →
Title: A Beginner’s Guide to Wooing Your Mate Author: R. Cooper Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 200 Pages At a Glance: It is with great caution I tell you that some of this novel worked so beautifully and some…well, some did not. Reviewed By: Sammy Blurb: A Being(s) in Love Story Zeki Janowitz has returned... Continue Reading →
Title: Cronin’s Key Author: N.R. Walker Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 265 Pages At a Glance: This is a series destined to make even the most wary paranormal readers stand up and cheer. Reviewed By: Sammy Blurb: NYPD Detective Alec MacAidan has always been good with weird. After all, his life has been a string of... Continue Reading →
Title: Cronin’s Key Author: N.R. Walker Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 265 Pages At a Glance: This is a series destined to make even the most wary paranormal readers stand up and cheer. Reviewed By: Sammy Blurb: NYPD Detective Alec MacAidan has always been good with weird. After all, his life has been a string of... 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: Shifter (Dark South: Book One) Author: Jace Payne Publisher: Loose Id Pages/Word Count: 183 Pages Pages at a Glance: A lot of sex, an interesting plot, but the pacing was off. Blurb: Kayden Garrett’s ready to head home to Georgia, after four long years in Boston attending university. An unexpected fight with an abusive lover leaves him... Continue Reading →
Title: Haunted by the Past Author: Pelaam Publisher: Breathless Press Pages/Word Count: 44 Pages At a Glance: Haunted by the Past is a nice, quick read overall, though, if you want something not too involved but still quite romantic. Reviewed By: Rena Blurb: Jared didn't believe in ghosts or love, until he moved into his... Continue Reading →
Title: Night Vision Author: Amelia Bishop Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 131 Pages At a Glance: This could have been a highly charged and passionate story that turned out to simply not have the oomph needed to make it spark. Reviewed By: Sammy Blurb: Theron Antonopolis, a strige, feeds on human emotion. In a tranquil... Continue Reading →
Title: How to Howl at the Moon Author: Eli Easton Publisher: Pinkerton Road Pages/Word Count: 196 Pages At a Glance: How to Howl at the Moon is a book you should read. Reviewed By: Janet Blurb: Sheriff Lance Beaufort is not going to let trouble into his town, no sir. Tucked away in the California... Continue Reading →
Title: Jackdaw Author: KJ Charles Publisher: Samhain Publishing Pages/Word Count: 189 Pages At a Glance: Jackdaw is a wonderfully written romance between two all-too-human young men. Reviewed By: Rena Blurb: If you stop running, you fall. Jonah Pastern is a magician, a liar, a windwalker, a professional thief...and for six months, he was the love... Continue Reading →
Title: Old Loyalty, New Love (L’Ange: Book One) Author: Mary Calmes Narrator:: Tristan James Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Run Time: 8 Hours At a Glance: Old Loyalty, New Love is another winner well worth the listen. Reviewed By: Kim Blurb: When jackal shifter Quade Danas was banished from his pack for being gay, he spent years... Continue Reading →
Title: Wolf’s Sacrifice (Pack of Light: Book Two) Author: Draven St. James Publisher: Loose Id Pages/Word Count: 154 Pages At a Glance: Overall, I would say this was a fun book with some great characters. Reviewed By: Janet Blurb: Sean Maddox has one basic goal: to protect the Northwest Pack. That priority helps him stay... Continue Reading →
Title: Wolf’s Sacrifice (Pack of Light: Book Two) Author: Draven St. James Publisher: Loose Id Pages/Word Count: 154 Pages At a Glance: Overall, I would say this was a fun book with some great characters. Reviewed By: Janet Blurb: Sean Maddox has one basic goal: to protect the Northwest Pack. That priority helps him stay... Continue Reading →
Title: Rabbit Season (Lost Shifters: Book Two) Author: Megan Derr Publisher: Less Than Three Press Pages/Word Count: 69 Pages At a Glance: Interesting shifters and pairing, but ultimately the story fell short. Reviewed By: Jennifer Blurb: Sidney has quietly loved twin brothers Brook and Colby for years, watching and pining as they came to his... Continue Reading →
Title: Luxuria (The Oswald Witches: Book Two) Author: Mathew Ortiz Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 217 Pages At a Glance: While I enjoyed reading this book, it didn’t wow me. Reviewed By: Lana Blurb: Duncan Blackthorne carried a heavy burden for one so young. One of the most powerful witches of the Earth Clans, his singular... Continue Reading →
Title: Hoarfrost Series: Whyborne & Griffin: Book Six Author: Jordan L. Hawk Publisher: Self-Published Categories: Historical, Paranormal, Romance Release Date: April 21, 2015 Blurb: Sorcerer Percival Endicott Whyborne and his husband Griffin Flaherty have enjoyed an unprecedented stretch of peace and quiet. Unfortunately, the calm is shattered by the arrival of a package from Griffin’s... Continue Reading →
Title: A Tooth for a Fang Author: Liv Olteano Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 216 Pages At a Glance: Highly recommended! Blurb: Three days. Three dead bodies. One newly turned, broken-hearted lycan tracker to figure out the connection. The one summer Rick Barton takes a vacation, all hell breaks loose. Running from an abusive relationship... Continue Reading →
Title: They Come by Night Author: Tinnean Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 340 Pages At a Glance: A fast paced, well plotted story that I did not want to put down Blurb: Imagine an Earth just a bit different from ours. It may be 2014, but in this world, normals unknowingly share the planet with... Continue Reading →
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