Where Fiction and Reality Meet
Title: The Mystery of the Morelock Motel Series: Critter Catchers: Level Up Author: Hank Edwards Publisher: Self-Published Length: 161 Pages Category: Paranormal Mystery Rating: 4 Stars At a Glance: There’s nothing at all wrong with a good ghost story, and this is one. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: An abandoned motel. A ghostly urban legend. A... Continue Reading →
Title: The Spirit Bares Its Teeth Author: Andrew Joseph White Publisher: Peachtree Teen Length: 399 Pages Category: YA/Teen Fantasy, Paranormal, Historical Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: Andrew Joseph White is an uncompromising storyteller. His canvas is the page, his imagination the palette, and his words and experiences the color he uses to paint a... Continue Reading →
Title: Rattling Bone Series: Outfoxing the Paranormal: Book Two Author: Jordan L. Hawk Publisher: Self-Published Length: 167 Pages Category: Paranormal Mystery Rating: 4.5 Stars At a Glance: As expected, Jordan L. Hawk writes the living daylights out of the ghost encounter scenes where the threats are palpable and the fear is justified. The havoc wreaked... Continue Reading →
Title: The Taking of Jake Livingston Author: Ryan Douglass Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons Length: 255 Pages Category: YA, Paranormal Thriller, Horror Rating: 5 Stars Content Warnings: See below as part of my review At a Glance: The Taking of Jake Livingston is a tour de force of horror, an absolute spectacle of storytelling, and the... Continue Reading →
Title: Queer Fires Series: Flint and Tinder: Book Two Author: Gregory Ashe Publisher: Self-Published Length: 217 Pages Category: Fantasy, Paranormal Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: Queer Fires isn't a mystery as much as it is mysterious. This is a place where the impossible is made possible, the unlikely becomes likely, and the unusual asks... Continue Reading →
Title: Even Though I Knew the End Author: C. L. Polk Publisher: Tordotcom Length: 133 Pages Category: Historical Fantasy Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: What would you do in the name of love, even though you knew the end? That's the question C. L. Polk asks and answers in ways that define the emotion... Continue Reading →
Title: The Sceptic Series: Arcana: Book One Author: Lily Morton Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 365 Pages Category: Paranormal, Contemporary Romance Rating: 4 Stars At a Glance: The Sceptic is, as her readers have come to expect, signature Lily Morton. The only unexpected difference is that the paranormal aspect of the book was more of a... Continue Reading →
Title: The Forgotten Dead Series: OutFoxing the Paranormal: Book One Author: Jordan L. Hawk Publisher: Self-Published Length: 178 Pages Category: Paranormal, Transgender Romance Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: Few authors delve into the supernatural as thoroughly or compellingly as Jordan L. Hawk does, and this book has “please make me into a binge-watch” written... Continue Reading →
Title: A Dowry of Blood Author: S. T. Gibson Publisher: Redhook/Hachette Length: 250 Pages Category: Historical Fantasy, Gothic Horror Rating: 4.5 Stars At a Glance: A Dowry of Blood is an homage to Dracula, passionate and evocative with a lushness of prose that heightened the emotions of the story Constanta tells. It’s a sort of... Continue Reading →
Title: The City Beautiful Author: Aden Polydoros Publisher: Harlequin/Inkyard Press Length: 330 Pages Category: Young Adult, Gaslamp Fantasy, Paranormal, Murder Mystery Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: The City Beautiful is exquisite in its storytelling, its characterizations, and the ways in which Aden Polydoros grounds his readers in the time and place, giving readers the... Continue Reading →
Title: Rare Vigilance Series: Whitethorn Agency: Book One Author: M.A. Grant Publisher: Carina Press Length: 267 Pages Category: Paranormal/Fantasy Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: Excellent suspense, both the mysterious and romantic kind, combined with fantastic characterizations, a richly imagined world, and this author’s gift for captivating me as I lose myself in her stories... Continue Reading →
Title: Bloodline Series: The Memoirs of a Vampire: Book One Author: Joel Abernathy Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: Short Novel Category: Dark Fantasy Rating: 4 Stars At a Glance: Briskly paced and darkly alluring, author Joel Abernathy delivers an intimate story of monsters and men that I couldn't put down. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: Fate made... Continue Reading →
Title: The Quiet House Series: Black & Blue: Book Two Author: Lily Morton Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 271 Pages Category: Contemporary Romance, Paranormal Suspense Rating: 4.5 Stars At a Glance: I do so love a good Gothic ghost story, and The Quiet House is one, filled with chills and menace and horrors galore; don’t for... Continue Reading →
Title: Other Half Series: PsyCop: Book Twelve Author: Jordan Castillo Price Publisher: JCP Books Length: 254 Pages Category: Paranormal, Mystery/Suspense Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: Like a smooth, smoky, complex whiskey, this series keeps getting better with age. Other Half, in fact, has set Victor Bayne and Jacob Marks on such an intriguing new... Continue Reading →
Title: Lesser Known Monsters Author: Rory Michaelson Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 289 Pages Category: Paranormal Fantasy At a Glance: Lesser Known Monsters, while not flawless, is nonetheless a fun and entertaining read. Rating: 4 Stars Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: Being the chosen one isn’t always a good thing. Oscar Tundale is useless, or at least... Continue Reading →
Title: Chasing Ghosts Series: Quentin Strange Mysteries: Book One Author: Dean Cole Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 241 Pages Category: Paranormal Suspense, Mystery At a Glance: While the pace of the storytelling was a bit uneven at times, the highs are exhilarating and well-written, especially the ghostly encounters and the lead-up to the Big Reveal. Rating:... Continue Reading →
Title: Harvester of Bones Series: SPECTR Series 3: Book Four Author: Jordan L. Hawk Publisher: Self-Published Length: 86 Pages Category: Paranormal, Fantasy At a Glance: As we SPECTR series loyalists expect, Jordan L. Hawk once again digs into his big box of horrors and introduces us to an NHE that ties into the Louisiana setting... Continue Reading →
Title: White Trash Warlock Series: The Adam Binder Novels: Book One Author: David R. Slayton Publisher: Blackstone Publishing Length: 320 Pages Category: Urban Fantasy At a Glance: If you’ve ever finished a book, read its final words, and the best you could come up with in the moment was “Wow,” you’ve read a book a... Continue Reading →
Title: Shadows Deceive Series: Psychic Detective Mysteries: Book Three Author: S.C. Wynne Publisher: Self-Published Length: 266 Pages Category: Murder Mystery, Paranormal At a Glance: S.C. Wynne doles this story out in terrific pitch and timing, and the moments before Liam and Thompson have the chance to reconcile truly is the stuff of impeccable romantic suspense.... Continue Reading →
Title: Ember Boys Series: Flint and Tinder: Book One Author: Gregory Ashe Publisher: Self-Published Length: 213 Pages Category: Fantasy, Paranormal, New Adult At a Glance: Fans of the Hollow Folk series will not want to miss this dangerous and emotionally volatile new chapter in that -verse. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: Emmett Bradley thinks his adventures... Continue Reading →
Title: Starcrossed Series: Magic in Manhattan: Book Two Author: Allie Therin Publisher: Carina Press Length: 282 Pages Category: Historical Romance, Paranormal, Urban Fantasy At a Glance: If Spellbound was a homerun, Starcrossed is a slam dunk—to badly mix sports metaphors. Once again, Therin offers up a knock-out of a storyline to further the intrigue and... Continue Reading →
Title: The Legacy Series: Homestead Legacy: Book Two Author: Alex Jane Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 184 Pages Category: Historical Romance, Paranormal At a Glance: The aim of The Legacy is to offer readers a heartwarming story of love and redemption, and in that it succeeds. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: 1919. Nebraska. After returning from the... Continue Reading →
Title: The Arrangement Series: Homestead Legacy: Book One Author: Alex Jane Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 194 Pages Category: Historical Romance, Paranormal At a Glance: A marriage of convenience, a complicated past, a touch of fantasy, hurt and heartache amidst the fears of confession, and some love overcoming obstacles all come together in a sweet and... Continue Reading →
Title: To Find Him and Love Him Again Series: Tyack & Frayne Mysteries: Book Ten: Volume One Author: Harper Fox Publisher: Self-Published Length: 230 Pages Category: Contemporary Romance, Paranormal Mystery At a Glance: Harper Fox’s gift for composing an atmosphere of words into a concert of imagination and romance and the bonds of family and... Continue Reading →
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