Where Fiction and Reality Meet
Title: Spellbound Series: Magic in Manhattan: Book One Author: Allie Therin Publisher: Carina Press Length: 243 Pages Category: Historical, Paranormal Romance Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: There has been a lot of early buzz about the brilliance of this book. Believe it. All of it. Spellbound not only lives up to it but exceeded... Continue Reading →
Title: Cold Pressed Series: Seacroft Stories: Book Two Author: Allison Temple Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 250 Pages Category: Contemporary Romance At a Glance: While I appreciate the premise, this one was a mixed bag for me. There were things I liked but also things that didn’t make sense or left me disappointed. Reviewed By: Jules... Continue Reading →
Title: One in Between Series: Those Other Books #2.5 Author: Roe Horvat Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 38 Pages Category: Erotic Romance At a Glance: This little slice of erotica is a nice insight into Christoffer and Adam’s relationship, and while I wouldn’t say it’s an absolute must-read in order to have enjoyed the other two... Continue Reading →
Title: The Wayward Prince Series: Mind + Machine: Book Two Author: Hanna Dare Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 229 Pages Category: SciFi, Romance At a Glance: Dare has scored another great caper in The Wayward Prince. As a fan of character and action driven reads, this series is checking off a lot of boxes. Reviewed By:... Continue Reading →
Title: Machine Metal Magic Series: Mind + Machine: Book One Author: Hanna Dare Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 204 Pages Category: SciFi At a Glance: Fans of SciFi adventure with a little romance on the side should find plenty to enjoy in Machine Metal Magic. The warmth, emotion, and humor in the story was a welcome... Continue Reading →
Title: We Contain Multitudes Author: Sarah Henstra Publisher: Little, Brown Books Length: 385 Pages Category: Young Adult At a Glance: This book isn’t going to be for everyone. But, I LOVED it. I hope some of you are willing to give it a try!! Because the pay off is so worth it. Reviewed By: Jules... Continue Reading →
Title: Hell and Gone Author: Tal Bauer Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 197 Pages Category: Contemporary, Murder Mystery, Western At a Glance: As a first time reader, I was thoroughly entertained and duly impressed by this authors storytelling ways. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: One hanged man. Two vanished cowboys. Three hundred missing cattle. The Crazy Mountains... Continue Reading →
Title: 9 Willow Street Author: Nell Iris Publisher: JMS Books Length: 95 Pages Category: Contemporary, Paranormal/Fantasy At a Glance: While this one wasn’t my favorite, it was quite cute, and I did enjoy the characters and the concept; I simply wanted more out of the execution. Reviewed By: Jules Blurb: Heartbroken after the death of... Continue Reading →
Title: A King in Wonderland Series: Happily Ever Asher: Book Three Author: Nash Summers Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 109 Pages Category: Contemporary Romance, New Adult At a Glance: In true fairy tale style, author Nash Summers delivers readers the romance we've been waiting for—sweet, sincere, and unapologetically magical. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: Asher Williams is... Continue Reading →
Title: Raze Series: Riven: Book Three Author: Roan Parrish Publisher: Loveswept/Random House Length: 284 Pages Category: Contemporary Romance At a Glance: Roan Parrish is such a talent, and this series is absolutely some of her best work. There were a ton of little touches that made this such a good read. Reviewed By: Jules Blurb:... Continue Reading →
Title: Birthday Author: Meredith Russo Publisher: Flatiron Books/Macmillan Publishing Length: 275 Pages Category: Teen Fiction At a Glance: Author Meredith Russo has delivered another win with her sophomore release, a story of lifelong best friends, a coming-of-age story, a coming-to-terms story, and a story of the courage to face, and then live, one’s own truth... Continue Reading →
Title: Close to Home Series: Sawyer's Ferry: Book Four Author: Cate Ashwood Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: Novel Category: Contemporary Romance At a Glance: I really enjoyed the quiet undertones and the slow burn of this romance. Another solid read from Cate Ashwood! Reviewed By: Jules Blurb: Witt: I excelled at two things: systems engineering and... Continue Reading →
Title: If I Was Your Girl Author: Meredith Russo Publisher: Macmillan/Flatiron Books Length: 288 Pages Category: Contemporary Romance, Teen Romance At a Glance: There is a reason this book has won so many awards and garnered all the accolades. It is, hands down, one of the most candidly beautiful novels I’ve read so far this... Continue Reading →
Title: Who's That Girl? Series: Soho Noir: Book Two Author: T.S. Hunter Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 95 Pages Category: Murder Mystery At a Glance: Who’s That Girl? has left me anticipating the next book in the Soho Noir series. These are cozy mysteries, engaging and briskly paced, offering up just enough clues and details to... Continue Reading →
Title: Golden Boy and the Two Bears Series: Happily Ever Asher: Book Two Author: Nash Summers Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: Novella Category: Contemporary Romance, New Adult At a Glance: Nash Summers scores another win with Golden Boy and the Two Bears. This is feel-good-romance at its most earnest, with witty dialogue and fun banter; the... Continue Reading →
Title: The Last Text Author: Alice Winters Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 120 Pages Category: Contemporary Romance At a Glance: I loved the premise of Alice Winters’ The Last Text. And, though I struggled a few times with the dialogue—the guys came off as oddly immature at times—for the most part, I really enjoyed her voice.... Continue Reading →
Title: Silver in the Wood Author: Emily Tesh Publisher: Tor Publishing Length: 112 Pages Category: Fairy Tale/Fantasy At a Glance: Emily Tesh’s Silver in the Wood is a Green Man story, a little bit fairy tale and a whole lot of magic wrapped up in a writing style that flows like poetry off the page,... Continue Reading →
Title: Copper Creek Series: A Sawyer’s Ferry Novel Author: Cate Ashwood Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 230 Pages Category: Contemporary Romance At a Glance: Copper Creek is entertaining, sweet, and sexy as hell. Ashwood has something special going with this series, and I can’t wait to jump into the next book! Reviewed By: Jules Blurb: Frankie:... Continue Reading →
Title: The Man Who Fell in Love With the Moon Author: Tom Spanbauer Publisher: HarperCollins Length: 368 Pages Category: Historical, LGBT Fiction At a Glance: The Man Who Fell in Love With the Moon is a book unlike any I’ve read before, and my head was so full of its story when I finished that... Continue Reading →
Title: Prince of Killers Series: Fog City: Book One Author: Layla Reyne Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 200 Pages Category: Contemporary Romance, Mystery At a Glance: There are some fantastic plot twists and tons of action and suspense in the second half of Prince of Killers. I am officially hooked! This was tons of fun; I... Continue Reading →
Title: When Red Cried Wolf Series: Happily Ever Asher: Book One Author: Nash Summers Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 115 Pages Category: Contemporary Romance, New Adult At a Glance: When Red Cried Wolf is composed of all things heartfelt and wonderful, including Asher himself. It's full of anticipation and is the literal definition of a feel-good... Continue Reading →
Title: Kiss Me Again Author: Garrett Leigh Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 227 Pages Category: Contemporary Romance At a Glance: Kiss Me Again is angsty, but in a really beautiful way, if that’s possible. This book made me feel alllllll the feels... And Aidan and Ludo are absolute perfection together. Reviewed By: Jules Blurb: Tree surgeon... Continue Reading →
Title: Shift Series: Flesh and Bone: Book Three Author: Joel Abernathy Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 247 Pages Category: Horror, Paranormal At a Glance: This is some lovely speculative fiction, though not one to seek out if you're looking for a soft romance, but the way Joel Abernathy turns a phrase encompasses a lot of emotion... Continue Reading →
Title: Footsteps in the Dark Authors: LB Gregg, Nicole Kimberling, Josh Lanyon, Dal MacLean, Z.A. Maxfield, Meg Perry, C.S. Poe, S.C. Wynne Publisher: JustJoshin Publishing Length: 929 Pages Category: Mystery, Romance At a Glance: There is a whole lotta awesome packed into these eight stories. It’s an incredible gathering of talent that is not to... Continue Reading →
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