Where Fiction and Reality Meet
Title: Man & Monster (The Savage Land: Book Two) Author: Michael Jensen Publisher: Buddha Kitty Books Length: 307 Pages Category: Historical, Fantasy At a Glance: The Savage Land is a must-read series. Reviewed By: Maryann Blurb: A monster stalks the ancient forests... It’s 1799, and Cole Seavey is a trapper running from a guilty past,... Continue Reading →
Title: Pixies and Paperwork (Bah Humbug: Advent Calendar 2016) Author: Cassia Rose Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Length: 49 Pages Category: Holiday, Fantasy At a Glance: Overall, Rose did a good job of making Pixies and Paperwork an enjoyable forty-nine pages. This was a fun little Christmas read. Reviewed By: Jules Blurb: Micheal Donovan’s family has kept... Continue Reading →
Title: In Enemy Hands Author: M.A. Church Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Length: 214 Pages Category: Sci-Fi At a Glance: A fascinating new world from M.A. Church. Reviewed By: Jennifer Blurb: Two very different civilizations—one bathed in bright sunlight, and the other veiled in shadow. Bad decisions, declining resources, and a king on the brink of madness force Prince... Continue Reading →
Title: In the Months That Follow Author: A.R. Moler Publisher: MLR Press Length: 106 Pages Category: Sci-Fi, Mpreg At a Glance: I’m not usually a sci-fi fan, but this wonderful story had so many great elements that I was enthralled from beginning to end. Reviewed By: Sadonna Blurb: Can two Terran Alliance Marines come to... Continue Reading →
Title: Five Minutes Longer Author: Victoria Sue Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Length: 219 Pages Category: Paranormal, Sci-Fi At a Glance: I really enjoyed reading this new sci-fi/paranormal story, and hope it is the start of a new series because I came to adore a lot of the secondary characters and have soooooo many questions! Reviewed By:... Continue Reading →
Title: Cursed Miracles (Bah Humbug: Advent Calendar 2016) Author: Meg Harding Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Length: 48 Pages Category: Holiday, Urban Fantasy At a Glance: I totally enjoyed this story. Reviewed By: Carrie Blurb: Two hundred years ago on Christmas Eve, William Mashinter was frozen in time, cursed by his wife to roam the world on... 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: Drawn Author: Elle Brownlee Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Length: 200 Pages Category: Urban Fantasy At a Glance: A fascinating, beautifully written romance with an interesting mystery and paranormal twist. Reviewed By: Lindsey Blurb: Sebastian (Sen) Holt is an artist currently in New Orleans. He’s always been a wanderer, believing in fate and following signs to... Continue Reading →
Back in June of 2013, I read Eric Arvin’s Woke Up in a Strange Place. This wasn’t the first of Eric’s books I ever read, but I can say without a doubt that it was the most impactful of all of them. The timing of this book in my life became muddled over the years... Continue Reading →
Title: A Rope of Thorns (The Hexslinger: Book Two) Author: Gemma Files Publisher: ChiZine Publications Length: 328 Pages Category: Historical, Spec Fic, Fantasy At a Glance: This series is a gold mine of dextrous storytelling and lush prose and brilliant characterization that I’m so thankful I unearthed. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: YOU MUST LET BLOOD... Continue Reading →
Title: Black Snow Author: EAB Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Length: 350 Pages Category: High Fantasy At a Glance: A beautifully written, complex, and suspenseful love story. Highly recommended for readers who love high-fantasy. Reviewed By: Lindsey Blurb: Prince Brier Snow has lived in the shadow of King Snow’s exalted memory. However, his fate changes when he... Continue Reading →
Title: Dare to Love Forever (New Vampire Justice: Book One) Author: Jake C. Wallace Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Length: 275 Pages Category: Urban Fantasy At a Glance: If you are a fan of paranormal urban fantasy with a ton of suspense, intricate plot, and amazing world building, you will definitely like the first book in the... Continue Reading →
Title: Hell-Knights Author: Hayden Thorne Publisher: Self-Published Length: 319 Pages (Kindle) Category: Historical, Gothic Romance At a Glance: I highly recommend this one, guys. Super cool, spooky, action-packed, New Adult spec fic. Go grab it! Reviewed By: Jules Blurb: Decima is a centuries-old Italian city on the water, a vanity project meant to be a... Continue Reading →
Title: The Amateur: A Villainous Love Story Author: T.J. Land Publisher: Self-Published Length: 117 Pages Category: Fantasy, Action/Adventure At a Glance: Amazing superhero/villain novella with a bigender character and some delightful villains you’re going to love rather than hate. Blurb: Worst thing about being a supervillain? Getting your butt handed to you by caped do-gooders. Best thing... Continue Reading →
Title: Assumed Dead Author: Becky Black Publisher: Loose Id Length: 269 Pages Category: Sci-Fi At a Glance: I’m a sucker for a good zombie apocalypse book. The focus was different than what I had expected, but I found myself immensely enjoying the story all the same. Reviewed By: Lindsey Blurb: The zombie apocalypse left twelve... Continue Reading →
Title: The Soldati Prince Author: Charlie Cochet Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Length: 97 Pages Category: Urban Fantasy At a Glance: A wonderful blend of world building, intriguing plot, dimensional characters, and humor. I’m truly hoping this is the beginning of a series, because I want more of Riley and Khalon along with all the delightful secondary... Continue Reading →
Title: Rampant (Little Goddess: Book Four, Vol. Two) Author: Amy Lane Publisher: DSP Publications Length: 300 Pages Category: Fantasy, Paranormal At a Glance: With the intensity (and the stakes) jacked to eleven, Rampant Vol. 2 is a white-knuckled thrill ride of a resolution, leaving the reader with a tantalizing peek into what's in store in... Continue Reading →
Title: Right Place, Right Time Author: KM Mahoney Publisher: Pride Publishing Length: 97 Pages Category: Sci-Fi, Time Travel At a Glance: For the length of the story I felt it was well done, and kept me invested in seeing how everything played out. Reviewed By: Lindsey Blurb: All the time in the world is still... 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: Junior Hero Blues Author: J.K. Pendragon Publisher: Riptide Publishing Length: 216 Pages Category: YA, Urban Fantasy, Superheroes At a Glance: This book was such a fun, refreshing read. There was great action, a sweet little romance, and enjoyable characters. Reviewed By: Jules Blurb: Last year, Javier Medina was your average socially awkward gay high... Continue Reading →
Title: Contact (Gothika: Book Five) Authors: Kim Fielding, F. E. Feeley Jr, Jamie Fessenden, B.G. Thomas Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Length: 306 Pages Category: Sci-Fi, Historical At a Glance: Overall I would most definitely encourage sci-fi lovers to pick up this anthology. Contact will certainly entertain those who love the idea that we are not alone... Continue Reading →
Title: Maze-Born Trouble Author: Ginn Hale Publisher: Blind Eye Books Length: 80 Pages (Kindle) Category: Sci-Fi, Mystery/Suspense At a Glance: Maze-Born Trouble is just one more example of why Ginn Hale remains a go-to author for me in the M/M genre. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: A dead girl, a cop he can’t forget, and a... Continue Reading →
Title: A Book of Tongues (Hexslinger: Volume One) Author: Gemma Files Publisher: ChiZine Publications Length: 274 Pages Category: Dark Fantasy, Historical, Alt History, Mythology At a Glance: I loved this book and also hated it for making me love it so much. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: Two years after the Civil War, Pinkerton agent Ed... Continue Reading →
Title: Hearts of Darkness Author: Andrea Speed Publisher: DSP Publications Length: 200 Pages Category: Fantasy, Sci-Fi At a Glance: Reluctant superhero novel, perfect for those who maybe want to stick it to the standard favorite superheroes a little. Reviewed By: Ben Blurb: Kaede Hiyashi is sick and tired of living in the shadow of his... Continue Reading →
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