Where Fiction and Reality Meet
Title: Penalty Shot (Hat Trick: Book Three) Author: Jeff Adams Publisher: JMS Books Pages/Word Count: 344 Pages At a Glance: My favorite book of the series wraps things up nicely with Simon and Alex as they finish their college careers together. Reviewed By: Sadonna Blurb: Life has a sneaky way of checking you into the... Continue Reading →
Title: Will & Patrick Meet the Mob (Wake Up Married: Book Five) Authors: Leta Blake and Alice Griffiths Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 147 Pages At a Glance: Leta Blake and Alice Griffiths have made this such a fun serial to follow—in all its soap opera dramatics and over-the-top antics and in watching our heroes slowly... Continue Reading →
Title: Dangerous Territory Author: Cari Z. Publisher: Less Than Three Press Pages/Word Count: 56 Pages At a Glance: Filled with action and drama, the story moved swiftly and kept me on the edge of my seat. Reviewed By: Sammy Blurb: With his father barely in the ground and his sister married to a scheming bastard,... Continue Reading →
Title: Us (Him: Book Two) Authors: Sarina Bowen and Elle Kennedy Publisher: Rennie Road Books Pages/Word Count: 255 Pages At a Glance: There were a few little things that felt different about Us, making it fall a bit short of a homerun for me, but those things aside, I ended up really, really enjoying this... Continue Reading →
Title: The Secret of Hunter’s Bog Author: Ally Blue Publisher: Riptide Publishing Pages/Word Count: 212 Pages At a Glance: All in all, I thought The Secret of Hunter’s Bog was a very entertaining mystery. Reviewed By: Maryann Blurb: For Koichi McNab, the shop he and his twin sister Kimmy are opening in Hunter’s Bog Mall... Continue Reading →
Title: Salt and Iron Author: Tam MacNeil Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 200 Pages At a Glance: From the premise of the story to its characters to the fluidity of its prose, this novel was so much fun to spend time in. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: James van Helsing is the youngest son of the... Continue Reading →
Title: Pura Vida Author: Sara Alva Narrator: Joseph Northton Publisher: Self-published Run Time: 2 hours and 23 minutes At a Glance: A strong narrator reading one of my favorite novellas by a talented author—this one is worth picking up. Reviewed By: Sadonna Blurb: Simon has found himself in an open relationship for the summer—though not... Continue Reading →
Title: Make the Right Choice (The Love Wins Collection) Author: Jeff Adams Publisher: JMS Books LLC Pages/Word Count: 110 Pages At a Glance: In a genre filled with angsty drama and stormy relationships, Make the Right Choice is sunshine and a breath of fresh air. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: Matt Blackwood never set out to... Continue Reading →
Title: Food for Thought (A Tale of the Curious Cookbook) Author: Amy Lane Narrator: Philip Alces Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Run Time: 2 hours and 50 minutes At a Glance: I enjoyed how Food for Thought played out, but it just wasn’t my favorite narration. Reviewed By: Jules Blurb: Emmett Gant was planning to tell his... Continue Reading →
Title: On the Clock (Market Garden: Book Eight) Author: L.A. Witt and Aleksandr Voinov Publisher: Riptide Publishing Pages/Word Count: 219 Pages At a Glance: Highly recommended for lovers of erotic and sensual romance. Reviewed By: Sadonna Blurb: When Blake Raleigh’s favorite rentboys retire from Market Garden, they’re sure their friend Jason will be a perfect... Continue Reading →
Title: Lovers Leap Author: JL Merrow Publisher: Riptide Publishing Pages/Word Count: 217 Pages At a Glance: This wasn’t my favorite JL Merrow book, but by the end you will love these two guys, especially together. Reviewed By: Carrie Blurb: If they looked, would they ever leap? Good-looking, confident, and doted on by his widowed mum,... Continue Reading →
Title: Stealing Dragon's Heart (A Lifting the Veil Story) Author: Susan Laine Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 240 Pages At a Glance: Stealing Dragon’s Heart was a slow building romance surrounded by a fierce, fast moving plotline that occasionally suffered at the hands of overly descriptive passages. Reviewed By: Sammy Blurb: Notorious master thief Finn... Continue Reading →
Title: Finding His Home (A Men of Falcon Pointe Novel) Author: Thianna Durston Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 200 Pages At a Glance: This is book is not for everyone, the premise is not a light fluffy story, but I would recommend it. Reviewed By: Carrie Blurb: Sebastien Cather moves to Falcon Pointe with a... Continue Reading →
Title: Linhart’s Beautiful Beast Author: Mel Bossa Publisher: JMS Books Pages/Word Count: 220 Pages At a Glance: A beautiful and difficult story of a forbidden love that kept me reading to see how Joe and Christophe would survive. Reviewed By: Sadonna Blurb: The Great North, Quebec, 1934. Joe Vega, the Beast, has been locked up... Continue Reading →
Title: Wolf, Becoming Author: Rory Ni Coileain Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 124 Pages At a Glance: After a slightly choppy beginning, Wolf Becoming soon smooths out into a wonderfully engaging tale. Reviewed By: Angel Blurb: Volyk learns very young that he has to hide what he is—oboroten’, shape-shifter—after his father is killed and skinned... Continue Reading →
Title: That One Kid Who Freaked Out, or Whatever Author: A.J.J. Bourque Publisher: Alwick Press Pages/Word Count: 198 Pages At a Glance: That One Kid Who Freaked Out, or Whatever is a nice addition to the LGBTQ YA space; I’m so glad I stumbled upon it! Reviewed By: Jules Blurb: Seventeen-year-old Nicandro Stellan Colby is... Continue Reading →
Title: Put a Ring on It (Ready or Knot: Book One) Author: K.A. Mitchell Narrator:: Michael Stellman Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Run Time: 6 Hours and 26 Minutes At a Glance: You just really can’t go wrong with any book narrated by Mr. Stellman. He performs so well every time. Reviewed By: Kathie Blurb: Kieran Delaney-Schwartz—adoptee,... Continue Reading →
Title: Unbreak Broken Author: J.K. Hogan Publisher: Wilde City Press Pages/Word Count: 357 Pages At a Glance: Definitely my favorite in this series, which gets stronger with each book. Brava, Ms. Hogan! Reviewed By: Sadonna Blurb: Rory Donovan’s life is a hot mess. His marriage is failing and he’s in intensive psychotherapy, working through the... Continue Reading →
Title: Skid Row Serenade Author: J.S. Cook Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 210 Pages At a Glance: Complex characters and romance make for an exciting mystery. Reviewed By: Maryann Blurb: In the tradition of novel noir, nothing is ever quite as it seems. Novelist and war hero Tony Leonard sees private investigator Edwin Malory being... Continue Reading →
Title: Locked Out Author: Josephine Myles Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 62 Pages At a Glance: Locked Out is such a heaping helping of sweet, wrapped in a Martin shaped package. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: Clothing is overrated... Getting accidentally locked out of his hotel room on Valentine’s Day night is embarrassing enough for teacher Martin... Continue Reading →
Title: Fantasy for a Gentleman (A Planet Called Wish: Book Two) Author: Caitlin Ricci Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 200 Pages At a Glance: Fantastic science fiction with actual compromise between characters Reviewed By: Jennifer Blurb: For two decades Corbin Leroux has worked on the planet Wish as a high-priced companion. He loves his life... Continue Reading →
Title: Submitting to the Clan Author: Caitlin Ricci Publisher: eXtasy Books Pages/Word Count: 43 Pages At a Glance: In a short forty-three pages, Submitting To His Clan still manages to be packed full of emotion. Reviewed By: Sammy Blurb: Cast out from his clan, ice dragon Avery is searching for a new home when he... Continue Reading →
Title: Play On (A Glasgow Lads Novella) Author: Avery Cockburn Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 140 Pages At a Glance: This sweet and slightly angsty start to the Glasgow Lads series is a must-read for fans of Avery Cockburn’s boys. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: Duncan Harris is on the edge. Scandal has shredded his LGBT soccer... Continue Reading →
Title: Love and the Exorcism Author: Melanie Hansen Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Page/Word Count: 47 Pages At a Glance: The chemistry between Tom and Mario is hot and sweet and gave me all kinds of good feels. Reviewed By: Karen Blurb: Tom Hannity is not boring, despite what his ex-boyfriend says. He loves his circle of... Continue Reading →
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