Where Fiction and Reality Meet
Title: Awakening the Alpha Author: Carolina Valdez Publisher: Loose Id Length: 110 Pages Category: Multicultural, Fantasy/Paranormal, Shapeshifters At a Glance: Supernatural books are usually at the top of my favorites list, but this one just didn't click for me. Reviewed By: Cassie Blurb: Two very sexy men meet, feel a strange, mystical connection, and come... Continue Reading →
Title: Never a Hero (A Tucker Springs Novel) Author: Marie Sexton Narrator: Iggy Toma Publisher: Riptide Publishing Run Time: 4 hours and 54 minutes Category: Contemporary Romance At a Glance: Iggy Toma has once again proved that narrating a story is an art form. Reviewed By: Kathie Blurb: Everyone deserves a hero. Owen Meade is... Continue Reading →
Title: The Mercy of Men (Saint Flaherty: Book Two) Author: S. Hunter Nisbet Publisher: Badapple Press Length: 378 Pages Category: Alt Reality, Dystopian, Mystery/Suspense At a Glance: This series, man… I love it with the intensity of a thousand burning suns. No, seriously… I do. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: When Simon Flaherty’s routine of training... Continue Reading →
Welcome to author Michael Halfhill, who joins us today with an exclusive excerpt from Sparkle, the latest installment in the Jan Phillips series. Enjoy! About the Book Series: Whatever Happened to Jan Phillips: Book Three Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Length: 170 Pages Category: Mystery/Suspense Release Date: June 29, 2016 Cover Artist: Anne Cain Purchase Links: Dreamspinner... Continue Reading →
We're so pleased to have author Christian Beck with us today, on the tour for his upcoming release from DSP Publications, The Last Enemy. Enjoy his guest post and the teaser from the book, and then be sure to check out the Rafflecopter giveaway below. Good luck! Egypt, land of the Pharaoh’s and something much... Continue Reading →
Title: Sparkles (Whatever Happened to Jan Phillips: Book Three) Author: Michael Halfhill Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Length: 170 Pages Category: Mystery/Suspense At a Glance: Michael Halfhill has created a really good series in the Jan Phillips stories. Reviewed By: Maryann Blurb: A life cut short; unsolved robberies plaguing Philadelphia’s Jeweler’s Row; a cryptic message scrawled on... Continue Reading →
Title: Putting Down Roots (2016 Daily Dose: A Walk on the Wild Side) Author: Tam MacNeil Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Length: 29 Pages Category: Urban Fantasy At a Glance: Unique take on shifters, and so awesome. I wish it was longer. Reviewed By: Jennifer Blurb: At twenty-nine, Mark is lonely and unhappy. With his teaching degree, he... Continue Reading →
Title: Love, Marriage and a Baby Carriage (2016 Daily Dose: A Walk on the Wild Side) Author: C.S. Poe Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Length: 32 Pages Category: Paranormal Romance, Short Story At a Glance: This was so cute and the characters so charming that I was racing through it to see what would happen next. Reviewed... Continue Reading →
Title: Bullheaded Author: Catt Ford Narrator: Derrick McClain Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Run Time: 12 hours and 7 minutes Category: Contemporary Romance At a Glance: The audio for this book is amazing. Buy it—you won’t be disappointed. Reviewed By: Mike Blurb: Aging bull rider Cody Grainger needs bullfighter Johnny Arrow for more than just protection in... Continue Reading →
Dreamspinner senior editor Elizabeth Fitzgerald grills author Caleb James about his new thriller Dark Blood Liz: So Caleb, you lying S.O.B., that’s not your real name is it? Caleb: Why no Liz, and thank you for insulting both my mother and myself. Caleb is a pen name I use for my Dreamspinner books. Liz: So... Continue Reading →
We're so pleased to welcome back author Christine d'Abo, on the tour for her latest release, No Master, book three in the Bounty series. Enjoy Christine's guest post and then be sure to check out the giveaway details below. Good luck! Hello and thank you for having me here today. I’ve been asked a few... Continue Reading →
Until we meet again on the other side of the rainbow. We all woke up to the terrible news on Sunday 12th June, 2016, of the horrific attack in Orlando, and not only did it affect the LGBT community, it also outraged the world. So many of us felt powerless as we watched the horror... Continue Reading →
Title: A King and a Pawn (Leader Murders: Book Three) Author: Liv Olteano Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Length: 234 Pages Category: Urban Fantasy, Mystery/Suspense At a Glance: Liv Olteano has given readers a complex and diverse paranormal shifter world. Reviewed By: Angel Blurb: Bert Cooper’s life used to be great, until his sister turned out to... Continue Reading →
Title: Dark Blood (Dark Blood Saga: Book One) Author: Caleb James Publisher: DSP Publications Length: 294 Pages Category: Paranormal, Mystery/Suspense At a Glance: Dark Blood is gruesome, fast paced, and has a lot of tension-filled moments, with some very intriguing twists and turns. Reviewed By: Maryann Blurb: Handsome, brilliant, and surrounded by good friends, twenty-three-year-old... Continue Reading →
Title: Locked (Telluric Realm: Book One) Author: Anyta Sunday Publisher: Self-Published Length: 330 Pages Category: Fantasy, Urban Fantasy At a Glance: While Locked was a rare miss for me from this author, Locked takes place in an well-detailed and magical world. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: A curse threatens the Winter Kingdom. A brother is turned... Continue Reading →
In the world of Being(s) in Love, magical creatures like fairies and werewolves live alongside humans—although like many other groups, they have mostly been scorned by mainstream society. Magical creatures don’t abide by human rules. They love who they love, and they don’t understand why humans would deny things that feel right. Fairies in particular... Continue Reading →
“Oh yeah, I bought Aaron, it’s on my Kindle! But, uhm… I’m afraid to read it.” I can’t count the number of times I’ve heard that sentiment. People afraid to read Aaron because of his pain. They fear his trauma and his darkness. They want to read it, to witness his recovery—to watch him fall... Continue Reading →
Title: Tales of Amaranth: The Boxed Set Author: Thom Lane Publisher: Loose Id Length: 536 Pages Category: Fantasy, BDSM At a Glance: I loved this series as a whole. The world building was excellent, as were the characterizations. Reviewed By: Jennifer Blurb: In Amaranth, there are two kinds of men: slaves and the men who own them.... Continue Reading →
Title: The Paranaturalist Author: Ki Brightly Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages: 340 Pages Category: Paranormal At a Glance: All in all, an entertaining story; a little frustrating in parts, but enjoyable. Reviewed By: Lindsey Blurb: As a kid, Joseph Appleyard saw things hidden from others. Now he is The Paranaturalist, an investigator and cohost of a... Continue Reading →
Title: Dark Horse Bundle (Dark Horse, Out of the Darkness, Of Dark and Bright) Author: Kate Sherwood Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Length: 838 Pages Category: Contemporary, M/M/M Romance At a Glance: The well-built and likeable characters make these books worth reading...and re-reading. PLUS HORSIES! Reviewed By: Cassie Blurb: Dan Wheeler thought he’d found lasting love and... Continue Reading →
Title: Throwing Stones Author: Robin Reardon Publisher: Self-Published Length: 406 Pages Category: New Adult, Contemporary, Paranormal At a Glance: This is a good book. A great book. One that had me crying for practically the whole last quarter of it. Reviewed By: Taz Blurb: In this paranormal romance, something is drawing seventeen-year-old Jesse Bryce toward... Continue Reading →
Hey y’all. I’m BA Tortuga – writer of rednecks and cowboys and the occasional movie star. This is an excerpt from my new four-story anthology, Mud, Movies, Bullets and Bulls. This exclusive bit is from Just Like In the Movies, a story about an action adventure hero and the horse wrangler that loves him. I... Continue Reading →
Today we're so pleased to welcome the authors from the new Dreamspinner Press anthology, A More Perfect Union, a new collection of stories about same sex marriage and marriage equality by four gay, married men. Together, they have a combined 21 years of marriage, and 88 years together as couples. The four of them answered the... Continue Reading →
Cheers, everyone, and many thanks for dropping in for a look at what we have coming up for you all in the week ahead. We're looking forward to a busy week and a great guest lineup--we'll have giveaways and a whole slew of reviews too. Here's what to expect! Monday – We’re kicking off this... Continue Reading →
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