Where Fiction and Reality Meet
Knocked Down By Machismo Hello, everyone! Those of you who have read my work already know my stories are mostly inspired by everyday situations. For those of you who have yet to read my work and have absolutely no clue what to expect, I’ll tell you realism is my “thing.” There’s no magic penis that’ll... Continue Reading →
A door opens and two men enter the room. One has inquisitive green eyes and calico hair, an unusual color on Earth, but common on his home planet of Trygos. Taz: My, Reed, why have those two sent us out again? I do not understand. Reed: Time for another book, that's why. *looks at Julie... Continue Reading →
Title: Family Unit Author: Z.A. Maxfield Narrator:: JP Handler Publisher: Self-Published Run Time: 8 hours, 38 minutes Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: A retired marine, Logan is methodical and conservative. Richard is a liberal pacifist who is pathologically afraid of guns. Yet the minute Logan sets eyes on Richard, his heart turns over like an old... Continue Reading →
Title: When Love Comes to Town Author: Jacob Z. Flores Narrator:: TJ Jamesin Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Run Time: 7 hours, 32 minutes Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: Brody O'Shea isn't looking for much, just a hot guy with a decent job, who is sane and doesn't have kids. The son of a former rock star, Brody... Continue Reading →
Danger in the air. Lovers on the brink. A Charm of Magpies: Book Three With the justiciary understaffed, a series of horrifying occult murders to be investigated, and a young student who is flying—literally—off the rails, magical law enforcer Stephen Day is under increasing stress. And his relationship with his aristocratic lover, Lord Crane, is... Continue Reading →
It seems that when I’m writing along either in a M/F or a M/M story – yes, I’m a bit all over the boards – I always forget something. Lately, it’s been blow jobs. And I really have to wonder why in the heck am I forgetting those? While it’s not one hundred percent true,... Continue Reading →
Title: Confetti, Cake & Confessions Author: K.C. Wells Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 183 Pages Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: Tony Porter and Marc Powell had lived in the same house for the past eight years, since their single parents moved in together. When Tony’s mother Marie and Marc’s father Dennis decide to tie the knot at... Continue Reading →
Title: Confetti, Cake & Confessions Author: K.C. Wells Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 183 Pages Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: Tony Porter and Marc Powell had lived in the same house for the past eight years, since their single parents moved in together. When Tony’s mother Marie and Marc’s father Dennis decide to tie the knot at... Continue Reading →
Title: The Shearing Gun Author: Renae Kaye Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 214 Pages Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: At twenty-five, Hank owns a small parcel of land in Australia’s rural southwest where he supplements his income from the property with seasonal shearing. Hank is a “shearing gun”—an ace shearer able to shear large numbers of... Continue Reading →
Hello from Disney World! Yes, it’s been a fun-filled week with Mickey and Minnie, and after a week of GRL just before, I’m so ready for my couch and my Kindle and little else. I hope you’ve all had a fantastic week, filled with lots of good books. Here’s what we’ve got scheduled in the... Continue Reading →
Hello from Disney World! Yes, it’s been a fun-filled week with Mickey and Minnie, and after a week of GRL just before, I’m so ready for my couch and my Kindle and little else. I hope you’ve all had a fantastic week, filled with lots of good books. Here’s what we’ve got scheduled in the... Continue Reading →
Title: Partners (Equals: Book Two) Author: Brigham Vaughn Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 121 Pages Rating: 3.5 Stars Blurb: After a rocky first few months, Stephen Parker and Russ Bishop’s relationship is at a crossroads when the death of Stephen’s father forces them to visit Stephen's hometown in southern Georgia. Estranged from his family, Stephen must... Continue Reading →
Title: Junior Willis Author: Richard Natale Publisher: Bold Strokes Books Pages/Word Count: 84 Pages Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: From the moment he leaves the Midwest in the early 1950s, Tom Larson is forced to confront his sexual and romantic desires at every turn. His awakening begins in Korea where he has an affair with his... Continue Reading →
Title: The Luckiest (Lucky Moon: Book Two) Author: M.J. O’Shea and Piper Vaughn Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 280 Pages Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: Rock star Nick Ventura has finally hit rock bottom. Jealous of his brother’s new love, he overindulges in his usual vices and winds up crashing his car into a department store... Continue Reading →
Title: The Luckiest (Lucky Moon: Book Two) Author: M.J. O’Shea and Piper Vaughn Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 280 Pages Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: Rock star Nick Ventura has finally hit rock bottom. Jealous of his brother’s new love, he overindulges in his usual vices and winds up crashing his car into a department store... Continue Reading →
Title: Damaged Goods Author: Cooper West Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 200 Pages Rating: 3.5 Stars Blurb: Professor Jesse Ford feels like a failure in both love and life. He's moved home to live over his mother's garage after his previous relationship ended in heartbreak and a minor academic scandal, derailing his career. Tired and... Continue Reading →
A Conversation Between Claudia and Scarlet “Two grown men playing hopscotch. Never in my life had I thought to see the day.” Claudia sighed as she eased down into one of the two Adirondack chairs set on the Craftsman’s covered front verandah. The ice cubes in her tall glass of tea jangled a merry tune... Continue Reading →
Title: The Blinding Light Author: Renae Kaye Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 210 Pages Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: Jake Manning’s smart mouth frequently gets him into trouble. Because of it, he can’t hold a job. Combined with some bad luck, it's prevented him from keeping steady employment. A huge debt looms over him, and alone... Continue Reading →
Title: Papa’s Boy (Morning Report: Book Three) Author: Sue Brown Narrator:: Aaron Pickering Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Run Time: 7 Hours and 49 Minutes Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: When Ray Sloane tires of the men in his usual club, he finds himself in the Pink Palm, an inauspiciously named spit-and-sawdust dive, not the sort of place... Continue Reading →
Title: Papa’s Boy (Morning Report: Book Three) Author: Sue Brown Narrator:: Aaron Pickering Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Run Time: 7 Hours and 49 Minutes Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: When Ray Sloane tires of the men in his usual club, he finds himself in the Pink Palm, an inauspiciously named spit-and-sawdust dive, not the sort of place... Continue Reading →
In Heat, one of our heroes, Devon, has an addiction to a sweet he’d never tasted before - Jelly Babies. My first taste of jelly babies as a child was clearly a good one, as I absolutely love the things! Although I can only eat about ten at a time, as they are very sickly... Continue Reading →
TNA: Hi, A.M., welcome to The Novel Approach. I’m happy to have you here with us today. Why don’t we start by having you tell us a bit about yourself? A.M.: Hello! I'm so happy to be here celebrating the releases of Stand By you and Foundation of Trust. Thank you for having me. As... Continue Reading →
Title: Flight of Magpies Author: KJ Charles Publisher: Samhain Publishing Pages/Word Count: 212 Pages Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: Danger in the air. Lovers on the brink. A Charm of Magpies: Book 3 With the justiciary understaffed, a series of horrifying occult murders to be investigated, and a young student who is flying - literally -... Continue Reading →
Title: Work in Progress Author: John Inman Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 226 Pages Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: Dumped by his lover, Harlie Rose ducks for cover in the Belladonna Arms, a seedy apartment building perched high on a hill in downtown San Diego. What he doesn’t know is that the Belladonna Arms has a... Continue Reading →
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