Where Fiction and Reality Meet
“I am more than my scars.” – Andrew Davidson Title: Screwups Author: Jamie Fessenden Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: In 1996, Jake Stewart is starting his third year at the University of New Hampshire. Even as a successful business major, he is absolutely miserable. Not only is Jake pursuing a field... Continue Reading →
“I am more than my scars.” – Andrew Davidson Title: Screwups Author: Jamie Fessenden Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: In 1996, Jake Stewart is starting his third year at the University of New Hampshire. Even as a successful business major, he is absolutely miserable. Not only is Jake pursuing a field... Continue Reading →
“I come to you with blood on my hands and you see peace?” “You come to me with blood on your hands and I see sacrifice.” – S.A. McAuley Title: Powerless (The Borders War: Book Three) Author: S.A. McAuley Publisher: Totally Bound Pages/Word Count: 61,894 Words Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: He was built to be... Continue Reading →
“I come to you with blood on my hands and you see peace?” “You come to me with blood on your hands and I see sacrifice.” – S.A. McAuley Title: Powerless (The Borders War: Book Three) Author: S.A. McAuley Publisher: Totally Bound Pages/Word Count: 61,894 Words Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: He was built to be... Continue Reading →
Hello, everyone, and thank you for having me around to talk about my newest release – Benjamin Pepperwhistle and the Fantabulous Circus of Wonders! I sat down with the good intention of writing a post about how I create characters... and instantly found myself stumped because, well, the truth is I don't. Writers often talk... Continue Reading →
You would think we know just about everything there is to know about Merq Grayson since he’s the one telling us his story. But, I’m going to let you into one of the harsh truths of The Borders War series. As it turns out, Merq…lies. He is the most unreliable narrator I’ve worked with so... Continue Reading →
You would think we know just about everything there is to know about Merq Grayson since he’s the one telling us his story. But, I’m going to let you into one of the harsh truths of The Borders War series. As it turns out, Merq…lies. He is the most unreliable narrator I’ve worked with so... Continue Reading →
“Once you know what you want, you can make the rest happen.” – Aleksandr Voinov Title: If It Drives (A Market Garden Tale) Author: L.A. Witt & Aleksandr Voinov Publisher: Riptide Publishing Pages/Word Count: 221 Pages Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: If it flies, drives, or fornicates, it's cheaper to rent it. After driving James Harcourt,... Continue Reading →
“Once you know what you want, you can make the rest happen.” – Aleksandr Voinov Title: If It Drives (A Market Garden Tale) Author: L.A. Witt & Aleksandr Voinov Publisher: Riptide Publishing Pages/Word Count: 221 Pages Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: If it flies, drives, or fornicates, it's cheaper to rent it. After driving James Harcourt,... Continue Reading →
“Hope is the power of being cheerful in circumstances that we know to be desperate.” –G.K. Chesterton Title: Bad Slave Author: Kay Berrisford Publisher: Loose Id Pages/Word Count: 173 Pages Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: When the king commands former war hero Captain Jay Ghair to find him the perfect royal sex slave, Jay’s quiet new... Continue Reading →
“Nobody owns life, but anyone who can pick up a frying pan owns death.” ― William S. Burroughs Title: Whiskey and Wry: Audio Book Author: Rhys Ford Narrator: Tristan James Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Audio Length: 8 hours 41 minutes Rating: 5 stars Blurb: Sequel to Sinner's Gin Sinners Series: Book Two He was dead. And... Continue Reading →
“Nobody owns life, but anyone who can pick up a frying pan owns death.” ― William S. Burroughs Title: Whiskey and Wry: Audio Book Author: Rhys Ford Narrator: Tristan James Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Audio Length: 8 hours 41 minutes Rating: 5 stars Blurb: Sequel to Sinner's Gin Sinners Series: Book Two He was dead. And... Continue Reading →
Today's publishing market is more crowded than ever before, but no area is worse than the romance market. Romance overall is a bigger market than any other, but when you add the proliferation of self-published authors, the situation gets even crazier. So how do you as an author, whether new or old, get noticed? The... Continue Reading →
BLURB: Aspen Starr is in a bind and not in a good way. His father is trying to use him to sweeten a business deal and being a bought boy toy holds no appeal. Just when he thinks he has no options left Sundae’s Custom Easter Baskets knocks at his door. Soon he finds himself... Continue Reading →
BLURB: Aspen Starr is in a bind and not in a good way. His father is trying to use him to sweeten a business deal and being a bought boy toy holds no appeal. Just when he thinks he has no options left Sundae’s Custom Easter Baskets knocks at his door. Soon he finds himself... Continue Reading →
“Witches don’t look like anything. Witches are. Witches do.” ― Franny Billingsley Title: Halestorm (Love and Salvage: Book Three) Author: Mathew Ortiz Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 139 Pages Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: Cursed, he must be cursed. Everything about Bumper Gaither drew Hale like a moth to a flame. When Bumper walked into the room,... Continue Reading →
“Witches don’t look like anything. Witches are. Witches do.” ― Franny Billingsley Title: Halestorm (Love and Salvage: Book Three) Author: Mathew Ortiz Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 139 Pages Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: Cursed, he must be cursed. Everything about Bumper Gaither drew Hale like a moth to a flame. When Bumper walked into the room,... Continue Reading →
Book covers come in all shapes and sizes, all colors and textures. Book covers are a window into the author’s soul, a little glimpse of what is to come, and the artist who creates the cover is just the mouthpiece of the author. Book covers can be paintings, drawings, photographs, collage, and most often these... Continue Reading →
Book covers come in all shapes and sizes, all colors and textures. Book covers are a window into the author’s soul, a little glimpse of what is to come, and the artist who creates the cover is just the mouthpiece of the author. Book covers can be paintings, drawings, photographs, collage, and most often these... Continue Reading →
TNA: Hi, Tia, thanks so much for being here with us today. Why don’t we start out by having you tell us a little bit about yourself: hobbies, interests, things we might not know about you but should? Tia: First of all, thank you for having me! I live in the middle of nowhere town... Continue Reading →
TNA: Hi, Tia, thanks so much for being here with us today. Why don’t we start out by having you tell us a little bit about yourself: hobbies, interests, things we might not know about you but should? Tia: First of all, thank you for having me! I live in the middle of nowhere town... Continue Reading →
So. What happens when you take an ornery box of novelty bubbles and add one less than coordinated author working past her bedtime? Major boo-boo's, that's what! But not even a slight concussion can dim my excitement about RainbowCon - and about the fantastic new book I have coming out with the extremely talented Lex... Continue Reading →
So. What happens when you take an ornery box of novelty bubbles and add one less than coordinated author working past her bedtime? Major boo-boo's, that's what! But not even a slight concussion can dim my excitement about RainbowCon - and about the fantastic new book I have coming out with the extremely talented Lex... Continue Reading →
”To live, to TRULY live, we must be willing to RISK. To be nothing in order to find everything. To leap before we look.” – Mandy Hale Title: Pilgrimage Author: Kim Fielding Publisher: Dreamspinner Pages/Word Count: 200 Pages Rating: 4 stars Blurb: Fiscal analyst Mike Carlson is good with spreadsheets and baseball stats. He doesn’t... Continue Reading →
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