Where Fiction and Reality Meet
Title: Get a Grip (A Bluewater Bay Novel) Author: L.A. Witt Publisher: Riptide Publishing Length: 300 Pages Category: Contemporary At a Glance: 4.5 stars for an amazing casual-to-serious relationship! Reviewed By: Ky Blurb: If a tree falls in Bluewater Bay . . . could it be fate? A year after his divorce, Shane Andrews isn’t... Continue Reading →
Title: Forgotten Paradise Author: Shira Anthony Narrator: Andrew McFerrin Publisher: Dreamspinner Press/Dreamspun Desires Run Time: 5 hours and 49 minutes Category: Contemporary At a Glance: This is a good buy for those who enjoy romance with a tad of suspense and a bit of fun. Like all romances, the HEA is inevitable, but getting there... Continue Reading →
Title: Shadow of the Templar: Double Down Author: M. Chandler Publisher: Self-Published Length: 344 Pages Category: Mystery/Thriller At a Glance: If you have a hankering for a fast-paced mystery/suspense/action/thriller/crime caper with some laugh-out-loud moments thrown in, M. Chandler has tossed us the perfect word salad. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: "Hypothetically, I was wondering how you'd... Continue Reading →
Title: The Naked Knight Author/Illustrator: Sunny Victor Publisher: Class Comics Length: 40 Pages Category: Sci-Fi At a Glance: This would be a great first issue for anyone who hasn’t read other comics. I am eagerly anticipating the next issue. Reviewed By: Queue Blurb: When Dylan Prescott begins his evening at a local dance club and... Continue Reading →
Title: Renewal (Dublin Virtues: Book Three) Author: Helena Stone Publisher: Pride Publishing Length: 183 Pages Category: Contemporary At a Glance: The thing I liked best about this story is how brutal and painful some of the life events were. I was thrilled with Renewal and definitely plan on putting Helena Stone on my TBR list.... Continue Reading →
Title: There's This Guy Author: Rhys Ford Narrator: Greg Tremblay Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Run Time: 7 hours and 30 minutes Category: Contemporary At a Glance: There’s This Guy is a rich story of healing and love, voiced by a consummate professional who gave life to each and every character. Reviewed By: Sammy Blurb: How do... Continue Reading →
Title: Finding Home Author: Meg Harding Publisher: Self-Published Length: 232 Pages Category: Contemporary At a Glance: Finding Home was as great as the title and the cover suggest. Reviewed By: Ky Blurb: aden Matthews has never known his father or his father's family, but he's about to get a crash course on having siblings. With... Continue Reading →
Title: How the Other Half Lives (A London Lads Story) Author: Clare London Publisher: Dreamspinner Press (2nd Edition) Length: 65 Pages Category: Contemporary At a Glance: Do you ever get tired of angst? Need a short, light book to cleanse your brain from that last heavy read? Need to remember why you love gay romance?... Continue Reading →
Title: The Layover Author: Roe Horvat Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Length: 104 Pages Category: Contemporary At a Glance: The Layover is gorgeous and emotionally gratifying in every way a romance should be. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: Eight years ago, Ondro Smrek fled Slovakia and the bigotry that drove his first lover to take his own life.... Continue Reading →
Title: Jox: Treasure Hunter #4 Author/Illustrator: Cray Publisher: Class Comics Length: 22 Pages Category: Fantasy At a Glance: It was great to see a little emotion in the book when the previous installments have been more focused on the sex. The plot is definitely heating up, and I’m looking forward to the next installment. Reviewed... Continue Reading →
Title: Feel-Good True Romance Bundle Author: Rick R. Reed Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Length: 705 Pages Category: Contemporary, New Adult At a Glance: I love Reed’s writing. He creates strong, character driven stories, and these are no exception. Reviewed By: Carrie Blurb: Delve into some of Rick R. Reed’s classic feel-good romances with this bundle. In... Continue Reading →
Title: The Garden (Lavender Shores: Book Two) Author: Rosalind Abel Publisher: Self-Published Length: 267 Pages Category: Contemporary Romance At a Glance: The journey is the story here, and it is well worth taking to watch these men change and grow to believe in themselves. Reviewed By: Sammy Blurb: Beautiful Gilbert Bryant designs jewelry for the... Continue Reading →
Title: Road to the Sun Author: Keira Andrews Publisher: Self-Published Length: 246 Pages Category: Contemporary, Age Gap, Suspense/Thriller At a Glance: This story is a great combination of spine-tingling thriller wrapped in sweet romance, and made for a wonderfully satisfying summer read. Reviewed By: Sammy Blurb: Jason Kellerman’s life revolves around his eight-year-old daughter. Teenage... Continue Reading →
Title: Willow Man Author: John Inman Narrator: Austin Rising Publisher: DSP Publications Category: Horror Run Time: 12 hours and 49 minutes At a Glance: Will this story be for everyone? Definitely not. But it was certainly for me, and, in my opinion, Austin Rising’s narration brought the perfect eerie quality to this disturbing, dark, scary,... Continue Reading →
Title: House of Cards (A Porthkennack Novel) Author: Garrett Leigh Publisher: Riptide Publishing Length: 249 Pages Category: Contemporary At a Glance: Another wonderful story to feed my addiction with. And, now I absolutely can’t wait for Garrett Leigh’s next Porthkennack book, Junkyard Heart. Reviewed By: Jules Blurb: Calum Hardy’s life has unravelled. Reeling from the... Continue Reading →
Title: Back to You Author: Chris Scully Publisher: Riptide Publishing Length: 266 Pages Category: Contemporary, Mystery/Suspense, Drama At a Glance: Back to You is well written, and the mystery kept me guessing until the very end! Reviewed By: Kim Blurb: Journalist Alex Buchanan has come home to the remote British Columbia town he grew up... Continue Reading →
Title: In Time I Dream About You Author: Gene Gant Publisher: Dreamspinner/Harmony Ink Press Length: 108 Pages Category: Teen Fiction, Time Travel At a Glance: In Time I Dream About You is gritty, unflinchingly honest, and yet allows for the dream of a better life to be realized in the end. It is an excellent... Continue Reading →
Title: Equality (Dublin Virtues: Book Two) Author: Helena Stone Publisher: Pride Publishing Length: 156 Pages Category: Contemporary At a Glance: Equality is a very nice addition to author Helena Stone’s Dublin Virtues trilogy. Reviewed By: Sammy Blurb: Lorcan Barratt has never considered himself relationship material. After his parents made it perfectly clear they’d never welcome... Continue Reading →
Title: Into the Blue Author: Pene Henson Publisher: Interlude Press Length: 236 Pages Category: New Adult, Contemporary At a Glance: There are so many beautiful, beautiful passages in this book, you guys. I have many highlights of gorgeous, poetic words. Do yourselves a favor, and add this one to your summer reading list! Reviewed By:... Continue Reading →
Title: Heart of the Steal Authors: Avon Gale and Roan Parrish Publisher: Philtre Press Length: 304 Pages Category: Contemporary At a Glance: Black, white, and gray… who’d have thought those three hues could make for such a colorful romance? Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: Responsible, disciplined William Fox channeled his love for art and his faith... Continue Reading →
Title: Power Bottom? Author: Rowan McAllister Narrator: Nick J. Russo Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Run Time: 7 hours and 38 minutes Category: Contemporary At a Glance: Buy the book for the story and for the top-level narration. Look for the names of both the author and the narrator on future books for what surely will be... Continue Reading →
Title: Carte Blanche Author: Nash Summers Publisher: Self-Published Length: 61 Pages Category: Contemporary At a Glance: Suspending a little disbelief isn’t much of a sacrifice here, guys. Nash Summers took no prisoners in her mad grab for my feels, so all the win. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: Everything is white in Jude Allen's world. The... Continue Reading →
Title: Love Wanted Author: John Inman Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Length: 270 Pages Category: Contemporary, Paranormal At a Glance: Love Wanted is a superbly written story and left me happy and smiling, wishing for more. Always a good sign of a book worth reading. Reviewed By: Taz Blurb: When it rains, it pours. Not only has... Continue Reading →
Title: Model Investigator (Haven Investigations: Book Three) Author: Lissa Kasey Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Length: 250 Pages Category: Contemporary, Mystery/Suspense At a Glance: Model Investigator is a really great installment in the Haven Investigation series, and I’m so looking forward to the next installment. Reviewed By: Maryann Blurb: With his lover, Kade, missing, androgynous former model... Continue Reading →
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