Where Fiction and Reality Meet
Title: The Told Me I Was Everything Series: The First Quarto: Book One Author: Gregory Ashe Publisher: Self-Published Length: 373 Pages Category: Mystery At a Glance: The tension, as always, is top tier, and the mystery is fraught with danger, as many of this author's readers have come to expect. The end also leaves readers... Continue Reading →
Title: Short Stack Author: Lily Morton Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 330 Pages Category: Contemporary Romance, Anthology At a Glance: Short Stack is nothing short of a gift to readers who are fans of the Mixed Messages and Finding Home series. If you're looking for something sweet and joyful to read to take your mind off... Continue Reading →
Title: The Counterfeit Viscount Series: A Novella in the Wicked Gentlemen -verse Author: Ginn Hale Publisher: Blind Eye Books Length: 123 Pages Category: Fantasy, Mystery At a Glance: The Counterfeit Viscount drew upon my sentimentality and the affection I have for this vivid alternate reality -verse, and, as always, Hale's writing exudes atmosphere. Reviewed By:... Continue Reading →
Title: The Same Breath Series: The Lamb and the Lion: Book One Author: Gregory Ashe Publisher: Self-Published Length: 455 Pages Category: Murder Mystery At a Glance: The Same Breath has all the earmarks of what makes a Gregory Ashe novel a Gregory Ashe novel, and waiting for the proverbial shoe to drop between Tean and... Continue Reading →
Title: Young King Arthur and the Round Table Knights Series: King Arthur: Book One Author: Siryn Sueng Publisher: Deep Hearts YA Length: 210 Pages Category: Young Adult, Fantasy At a Glance: Young King Arthur and the Round Table Knights rates pretty high on the entertainment scale, and I was happily absorbed in the telling of... Continue Reading →
Title: Calvin's Head Author: David Swatling Publisher: Bold Strokes Books Length: 264 Pages Category: Psychological Thriller CW: graphic violence and harm/cruelty to animals At a Glance: Jason Dekker is a paradoxical protagonist, a sympathetic, if not conventionally principled, character. I enjoyed this trip into the mind of a serial killer with some serious identity issues.... Continue Reading →
Title: Honeytrap Author: Aster Glenn Gray Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 334 Pages Category: Historical (Cold War Era) Romance, Bisexual Romance Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: There’s so much to recommend this novel—the heart and humor, and the poignancy that comes naturally to a relationship that wasn’t supposed to be, but which builds and endures... Continue Reading →
Title: A Friend in the Dark Series: An Auden & O'Callaghan Mystery: Book One Authors: Gregory Ashe and C.S. Poe Publisher: Self-Published Length: 251 Pages Category: Mystery At a Glance: As one would expect from two authors who know their way around a good mystery, A Friend in the Dark establishes the suspense early, keeps... Continue Reading →
Title: Second Helpings Author: Brandon Witt Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: Novella (23k Words) Category: Contemporary Romance At a Glance: For a novella, Second Helpings packs an impressive emotional punch, culminating in a lovely do-over for its leading men. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: After escaping to New York City and building a successful career, food blogger... Continue Reading →
Title: On the Wings of War Series: Soulbound: Book Five Author: Hailey Turner Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 395 Pages Category: Urban Fantasy, Folklore/Mythology At a Glance: Never, ever let it be said that Hailey Turner under-writes an action scene; this author is so proficient at escalating the danger and drama to pulse-pounding levels that she... Continue Reading →
Title: The Four Profound Weaves Author: R.B. Lemberg Publisher: Tachyon Publications Length: 192 Pages Category: Historical Fantasy At a Glance: The Four Profound Weaves is an emotional story, at times intense and brutal in its telling, but nothing less than sincere. Its beauty is in its weaving of words into a fantasy steeped in its... Continue Reading →
Title: Throw His Heart Over Series: Aubrey & Lindsey: Book Two Author: Sebastian Nothwell Publisher: Self-Published Length: 162 Pages Category: Historical Romance At a Glance: There is no doubt this author has a formula, and it’s worked for me every time. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: England, 1892 Sir Lindsey Althorp, spectacularly wealthy baronet, has sat... Continue Reading →
Title: Drowned Country Series: The Greenhollow Duology: Book Two Author: Emily Tesh Publisher: Tor Books Length: 160 Pages Category: Fantasy, Gaslamp Fantasy At a Glance: Drowned Country is another exceptional outing for Emily Tesh, and a deliciously charming gaslamp fantasy/fairy tale. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: Even the Wild Man of Greenhollow can’t ignore a summons... 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: His Lordship's Secret Series: His Lordship's Mysteries: Book One Author: Samantha SoRelle Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 329 Pages Category: Historical Romance, Mystery At a Glance: A great twist to the mystery at the end of His Lordship's Secret drives the story to its dangerous climax. I'm counting this one a win, a lucky find,... 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: To Find Him and Love Him Again: Vol. Two Series: Tyack & Frayne Mysteries: Book Ten Author: Harper Fox Publisher: Self-Published Length: 164 Pages Category: Contemporary Romance, Magical Realism At a Glance: Harper Fox writes such a lovely contemporary romance, but her gift for storytelling transcends when she architects the multifaceted realms of the... Continue Reading →
Title: Hazard and Somerset: Off Duty Volume Two Series: Hazard and Somerset: A Union of Swords Author: Gregory Ashe Publisher: Self-Published Length: 178 Pages Category: Contemporary Romance At a Glance: Ashe throws Emery and John-Henry into heartwarming scenes with their daughter, into sexier moments when they're alone together, into times when the romantic gestures are... Continue Reading →
Title: The Immortal City Series: The Sacred Dark: Book Two Author: May Peterson Publisher: Carina Press Length: 258 Pages Category: Fantasy At a Glance: The Immortal City is stunning in its landscapes, its characterizations, and has left me anxious for the next book in the series to see where May Peterson's imagination might ask readers... Continue Reading →
Title: After Felix Series: Close Proximity: Book Three Author: Lily Morton Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 274 Pages Category: Contemporary Romance At a Glance: After Felix is definitively Lily Morton and mightily romantic. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: Sometimes the best love stories come in two parts. When Felix met handsome journalist Max Travers, it was lust... Continue Reading →
Title: The Keeper of Bees Series: Hazard and Somerset: A Union of Swords: Book Five Author: Gregory Ashe Publisher: Self-Published Length: 369 Pages Category: Mystery/Suspense At a Glance: Action packed, heart-pounding suspense and danger and intrigue somehow…somehow…ends on a thoroughly romantic note, and I can’t wait to see where Em and John, and their family,... Continue Reading →
Title: The Friend Scheme Author: Cale Dietrich Publisher: Feiwel & Friends Length: 352 Pages Category: Young Adult/Teen Romance At a Glance: While there were some sweet and hopeful moments among the drama in this book, I also wish I could say I liked it more. Rating: 2 Stars Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: High schooler Matt's... Continue Reading →
Title: Pieces of Us Series: Missing Pieces: Book Three Author: N.R. Walker Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 50k Words (approx.) Category: Contemporary Romance At a Glance: Pieces of Us is an effortless read, warm and hopeful, full of love and compassion, friendship and found family, and doesn't ask too much of readers who are simply looking... Continue Reading →
Title: The Fell of Dark Author: Caleb Roehrig Publisher: Macmillan Publishing Length: 384 Pages Category: Young Adult, Urban Fantasy At a Glance: Excellent world building, a creative use of historical figures, and an abundance of danger and intrigue come together to make The Fell of Dark one of the best books I've read so far... Continue Reading →
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