Where Fiction and Reality Meet
“Nothing spices up one's sex life like having a partner.” ― Jacob M. Appel Title: The Wishbone Author: Rob Rosen Publisher: Torquere Press Pages/Word Count: 13 Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: A trip home for Thanksgiving goes from dreaded to weird to downright hot when Paul finds that his date for dinner is none other than... Continue Reading →
“Nothing spices up one's sex life like having a partner.” ― Jacob M. Appel Title: The Wishbone Author: Rob Rosen Publisher: Torquere Press Pages/Word Count: 13 Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: A trip home for Thanksgiving goes from dreaded to weird to downright hot when Paul finds that his date for dinner is none other than... Continue Reading →
“Once old things were broken off, amazingly beautiful things could grow in their place.” ― Denise Hildreth Jones Title: Second Chances Author: Arianna Page Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 48 Rating: 3.5 Stars Blurb: Richard Forrest is your average working stiff just going through the motions. Childhood baggage keeps him "in line" but away from some... Continue Reading →
“Once old things were broken off, amazingly beautiful things could grow in their place.” ― Denise Hildreth Jones Title: Second Chances Author: Arianna Page Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 48 Rating: 3.5 Stars Blurb: Richard Forrest is your average working stiff just going through the motions. Childhood baggage keeps him "in line" but away from some... Continue Reading →
“Our brightest blazes of gladness are commonly kindled by unexpected sparks.” ― Samuel Johnson Title: The Billabong Author: Jack Byrne Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 70 Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: Having long ago lost his wife and children, cattleman Jim Kelly works the family farm in the harsh 1800s Australian outback, most days wondering why... Continue Reading →
“Our brightest blazes of gladness are commonly kindled by unexpected sparks.” ― Samuel Johnson Title: The Billabong Author: Jack Byrne Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 70 Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: Having long ago lost his wife and children, cattleman Jim Kelly works the family farm in the harsh 1800s Australian outback, most days wondering why... Continue Reading →
Editing is a reader’s and writer’s friend 2013 was my most satisfying year for my writing. For some context: a predatory publisher closed up shop and with that, I recovered the rights to eight of my publications. Some I’ll rewrite, others I will bury. I was happy to see the publisher cave under the weight... Continue Reading →
“I love you not only for what you have made of yourself, but for what you are making of me.” ― Elizabeth Barrett Browning Title: Clarity of Lines (Thomas Elkin: Book 2) Author: N.R. Walker Publisher: Totally Bound Pages/Word Count: 103 Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: When some lines blur, others become crystal clear. Absolutely smitten,... Continue Reading →
“I love you not only for what you have made of yourself, but for what you are making of me.” ― Elizabeth Barrett Browning Title: Clarity of Lines (Thomas Elkin: Book 2) Author: N.R. Walker Publisher: Totally Bound Pages/Word Count: 103 Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: When some lines blur, others become crystal clear. Absolutely smitten,... Continue Reading →
Welcome to another great week coming up, gang, and speaking of welcome, we’ve added a new reviewer to our staff, who we’re so glad to have coming to play in our sandbox! Unlike Robert's rather spontaneous addition to our crew, this one's been in the works for what seems like forever now but has actually... Continue Reading →
Welcome to another great week coming up, gang, and speaking of welcome, we’ve added a new reviewer to our staff, who we’re so glad to have coming to play in our sandbox! Unlike Robert's rather spontaneous addition to our crew, this one's been in the works for what seems like forever now but has actually... Continue Reading →
If the 4 SD cards that I carry in a small container securely in my backpack with 67 audio books each doesn’t tell you that I am a veracious reader, I don't know what will. My name is Robert Kingett, and my literature dives have been into stories ranging from fictional family stories to dastardly,... Continue Reading →
The internet can be a strange place. It’s a place some self-appointed experts have claimed is a danger to our ability to connect and communicate in real-life scenarios, but it’s also a place, as I’m sure many of you have discovered, where we have the opportunity to meet people we might never had connected with... Continue Reading →
Title: Everyone Loves a Wedding Author: Chris Owen Publisher: Torquere Press Pages/Word Count: 20700 Rating: 4.5 Stars Blurb: Spencer is more than happy to stand up with his twin sister when she gets married, and accepts the role of maid of honor without hesitation. He’s determined to plan the best wedding shower ever, mostly because... Continue Reading →
Title: Everyone Loves a Wedding Author: Chris Owen Publisher: Torquere Press Pages/Word Count: 20700 Rating: 4.5 Stars Blurb: Spencer is more than happy to stand up with his twin sister when she gets married, and accepts the role of maid of honor without hesitation. He’s determined to plan the best wedding shower ever, mostly because... Continue Reading →
“No, this was the part where Mal broke Luke down into tiny component pieces and put him back together different. When this was over, Luke didn’t know who he’d be. Just that he’d be Mal’s, maybe forever. And even though it terrified him, he couldn’t stop it. Didn’t want to.” -- Ashlyn Kane Title: A... Continue Reading →
“No, this was the part where Mal broke Luke down into tiny component pieces and put him back together different. When this was over, Luke didn’t know who he’d be. Just that he’d be Mal’s, maybe forever. And even though it terrified him, he couldn’t stop it. Didn’t want to.” -- Ashlyn Kane Title: A... Continue Reading →
“Romance is the glamour which turns the dust of everyday life into a golden haze.” – Amanda Cross Title: Hot Off the Range Author: Anthology Publisher: Mischief Corner Books Pages/Word Count: 443 Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: Riding and herding. Those spurs that jingle-jangle-jingle. What is it about cowboys that so doggedly fires the imagination? Join... Continue Reading →
“Romance is the glamour which turns the dust of everyday life into a golden haze.” – Amanda Cross Title: Hot Off the Range Author: Anthology Publisher: Mischief Corner Books Pages/Word Count: 443 Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: Riding and herding. Those spurs that jingle-jangle-jingle. What is it about cowboys that so doggedly fires the imagination? Join... Continue Reading →
With the release of my latest novel, Pretty Boy Dead, the first in the Kendall Parker Mysteries series, readers have often asked how long it took to conceive the main character, protagonist Kendall Parker, the closeted homicide detective with the Atlanta Police Department (APD). To a writer, such a question can come across as a... Continue Reading →
With the release of my latest novel, Pretty Boy Dead, the first in the Kendall Parker Mysteries series, readers have often asked how long it took to conceive the main character, protagonist Kendall Parker, the closeted homicide detective with the Atlanta Police Department (APD). To a writer, such a question can come across as a... Continue Reading →
“Despite your best efforts, people are going to be hurt when it’s time for them to be hurt.”-- Haruki Murakami Title: The Backup Boyfriend (The Boyfriend Chronicles #1) Author: River Jaymes Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 225 Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: Professionally, Dr. Alec Johnson has almost reached his goals. As this year’s recipient of a... Continue Reading →
“Despite your best efforts, people are going to be hurt when it’s time for them to be hurt.”-- Haruki Murakami Title: The Backup Boyfriend (The Boyfriend Chronicles #1) Author: River Jaymes Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 225 Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: Professionally, Dr. Alec Johnson has almost reached his goals. As this year’s recipient of a... Continue Reading →
“Human hands will deliver him, The mate foreseen of old, A comely lad, fair of face, That bard’s tales have foretold.” – Eden Winters Title: Galen and the Forest Lord Author: Eden Winters Publisher: Rocky Ridge Books Pages/Word Count: 118 Rating: 4.5 Stars Blurb: Long, long ago in a faraway land, men were men (except... Continue Reading →
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