Where Fiction and Reality Meet
Title: Sand Author: Charlie Cochrane Publisher: MLR Press Pages/Word Count: 44 Pages Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: Andrew Parks has come to Syria to escape potential disgrace in Edwardian England, burying past heartache and scandal among the tombs. Charles Cusiter has travelled here more reluctantly, as chaperone to a friend whose fondness for the opposite sex... Continue Reading →
One of the funnest things about being an author is being able to research new locations to set your books. I love to travel and there are so many places I’ve never been. When M.J. and I first talked about our new series Coconut Cove, it didn’t take us long to choose Key West as... Continue Reading →
One of the funnest things about being an author is being able to research new locations to set your books. I love to travel and there are so many places I’ve never been. When M.J. and I first talked about our new series Coconut Cove, it didn’t take us long to choose Key West as... Continue Reading →
Title: Not Fade Away Series: Hell or High Water Author: SE Jakes Publisher: Riptide Publishing Pages: 52 Blurb: Truth or dare. Ever since superspy Cillian moved into Prophet’s building, their game of Steal the Couch has been funny to Prophet, but a thorn in Tom’s side. Then Prophet gets bored one night during an ice... Continue Reading →
Title: Not Fade Away Series: Hell or High Water Author: SE Jakes Publisher: Riptide Publishing Pages: 52 Blurb: Truth or dare. Ever since superspy Cillian moved into Prophet’s building, their game of Steal the Couch has been funny to Prophet, but a thorn in Tom’s side. Then Prophet gets bored one night during an ice... Continue Reading →
Title: Living Again Author: Brynn Stein Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 200 Pages Rating: 3.5 Stars Blurb: Daniel Larson has walled himself off from any possibility of romance since his lover died violently five years ago in Afghanistan. The same bomb that ended his partner’s life took the lower part of Daniel’s left leg. The... Continue Reading →
Title: Living Again Author: Brynn Stein Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 200 Pages Rating: 3.5 Stars Blurb: Daniel Larson has walled himself off from any possibility of romance since his lover died violently five years ago in Afghanistan. The same bomb that ended his partner’s life took the lower part of Daniel’s left leg. The... Continue Reading →
“When everything goes to hell, the people who stand by you without flinching — they are your family.” – Jim Butcher Title: Summer Son Author: Anna Martin Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 200 Pages Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: Ellis Broad never imagined he would end up a single father before he turned twenty-nine. Then again,... Continue Reading →
“When everything goes to hell, the people who stand by you without flinching — they are your family.” – Jim Butcher Title: Summer Son Author: Anna Martin Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 200 Pages Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: Ellis Broad never imagined he would end up a single father before he turned twenty-nine. Then again,... Continue Reading →
“If something seems too good to be true, it probably is.” — Every Parent Ever Title: Bliss Author: Lisa Henry and Heidi Belleau Publisher: Riptide Publishing Pages/Word Count: 230 Pages Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: They're always happy. Rory James has worked hard all his life to become a citizen of the idyllic city-state of Beulah.... Continue Reading →
“If something seems too good to be true, it probably is.” — Every Parent Ever Title: Bliss Author: Lisa Henry and Heidi Belleau Publisher: Riptide Publishing Pages/Word Count: 230 Pages Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: They're always happy. Rory James has worked hard all his life to become a citizen of the idyllic city-state of Beulah.... Continue Reading →
Hi! We’re Lisa Henry and Heidi Belleau, authors of Bliss. We’re touring the web talking about our influences, our writing process, giving you a behind-the-scenes look at our book, and even a sneak peek or two! And what would a blog tour be without a contest? We’re giving away a copy of the first novel... Continue Reading →
Title: Rasputin’s Kiss and Evil’s Embrace Author: L.M. Somerton Publisher: Totally Bound Pages/Word Count: 222 Pages/178 Pages Rating: 3.5 Stars Overall Blurb: Rasputin’s Kiss -- What if the last thing you felt was the kiss of a knife? Rasputin's kiss is lethal. He's a ghost-killing and disappearing into the night. With few leads and four... Continue Reading →
Title: Rasputin’s Kiss and Evil’s Embrace Author: L.M. Somerton Publisher: Totally Bound Pages/Word Count: 222 Pages/178 Pages Rating: 3.5 Stars Overall Blurb: Rasputin’s Kiss -- What if the last thing you felt was the kiss of a knife? Rasputin's kiss is lethal. He's a ghost-killing and disappearing into the night. With few leads and four... Continue Reading →
Title: My Favorite Uncle Author: Marshall Thornton Publisher: Wilde City Press Pages/Word Count: 220 Pages Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: Martin Dixon’s carefully constructed peaceful life is turned upside down. When his super Christian eighteen year-old nephew Carter shows up unexpectedly on his doorstep and announces that he’s gay, Martin’s first impulse is to send him... Continue Reading →
Title: My Favorite Uncle Author: Marshall Thornton Publisher: Wilde City Press Pages/Word Count: 220 Pages Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: Martin Dixon’s carefully constructed peaceful life is turned upside down. When his super Christian eighteen year-old nephew Carter shows up unexpectedly on his doorstep and announces that he’s gay, Martin’s first impulse is to send him... Continue Reading →
Title: Stepping Through Author: CJane Elliott Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages: 52 Genre: Urban Fantasy Cover Artist: Paul Richmond Blurb: Cameron Wheeler’s life is all mapped out: he’ll finish business school, return home to Vermont, get a job, and marry his high-school girlfriend. He’s packed away what he really wants—a career as a musician—because he knows... Continue Reading →
Title: Stepping Through Author: CJane Elliott Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages: 52 Genre: Urban Fantasy Cover Artist: Paul Richmond Blurb: Cameron Wheeler’s life is all mapped out: he’ll finish business school, return home to Vermont, get a job, and marry his high-school girlfriend. He’s packed away what he really wants—a career as a musician—because he knows... Continue Reading →
Hero was originally written to be a novella to answer a call from Ellora’s Cave for stories themed around “drink.” I missed the deadline by five months and overshot by forty thousand words, but the whole concept of the story was this idea that a regular joe accidentally walked into a shifter bar, and they... Continue Reading →
Title: Boystown: Season One Author: Jake Biondi Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 303 Pages Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: One of the most diverse and lively neighborhoods in the country, Chicago's BOYSTOWN has something for everyone. So it's no wonder that Jesse Morgan and Cole O'Brien chose to live there upon graduating from college. Ready go begin... Continue Reading →
Title: Boystown: Season One Author: Jake Biondi Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 303 Pages Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: One of the most diverse and lively neighborhoods in the country, Chicago's BOYSTOWN has something for everyone. So it's no wonder that Jesse Morgan and Cole O'Brien chose to live there upon graduating from college. Ready go begin... Continue Reading →
“I am afraid of him now. The one I love most in the world.” – Neil Jordan Title: The Crying Game Author: Kol Anderson Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 41 Pages Rating: 4.5 Stars Blurb: William Davenport can’t take the weight of the secret in his life any more. When his brother makes the ultimate sacrifice... Continue Reading →
“I am afraid of him now. The one I love most in the world.” – Neil Jordan Title: The Crying Game Author: Kol Anderson Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 41 Pages Rating: 4.5 Stars Blurb: William Davenport can’t take the weight of the secret in his life any more. When his brother makes the ultimate sacrifice... Continue Reading →
As much as I love reading, my favorite kinds of books are those that come in a series. I love revisiting characters, discovering aspects of their lives that might not appear during their starring role. Write what you love, right? When I decided to write, I had an idea for a series set at a... Continue Reading →
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