Where Fiction and Reality Meet
Title: Dirty Heart (Cole McGinnis: Book Six) Author: Rhys Ford Publisher: Dreamspinner Press (Early Purchase) Pages/Word Count: 204 Pages At a Glance: Dirty Heart is a poignant and perfect end to Cole, Rick and Ben’s story. And a perfect beginning to Cole and Jae’s happily-ever-after. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: Former LAPD detective Cole McGinnis’s life... Continue Reading →
Title: Trial by Fire Author: BA Tortuga Publisher: Dreamspinner Press/Dreamspun Desires Pages/Word Count: 228 Pages At a Glance: BA Tortuga takes us through many different emotions and, as always, gives us many memorable characters. Reviewed By: Maryann Blurb: One Aussie. One Texan. One baby. One hell of a fight. When his sister and her husband... Continue Reading →
Title: The Captain’s Men (Adrift: Book One) Author: T.J. Land Publisher: NineStar Press Pages/Word Count: 67 Pages At a Glance: Based on this book, I will read every m/m book this author writes. Reviewed By: Jennifer Blurb: The Prayer and her crew have been lost in space for four years. Thomas is lonely and homesick; Zachery... Continue Reading →
Title: Out of Frame: In Focus Author: Megan Erickson Publisher: Penguin Group (USA) LLC Pages/Word Count: 203 Pages At a Glance: If you’re a fan of this series—and, how could you not be—you definitely need to add this one to the collection. Reviewed By: Jules Blurb: Perpetually shy, Quinn Mathers is content to remain in... Continue Reading →
Title: Bound (Guards of Folsom: Book Five) Author: SJD Peterson Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 200 Pages At a Glance: I highly recommend this book! Reviewed By: Carrie Blurb: Tek Cain & Jamie Ryan work at the Guards of Folsom BDSM club. After two years on the run from their old motorcycle club and the... Continue Reading →
Title: The Two Gentlemen of Altona (Playing the Fool: Book One) Authors: Lisa Henry and J.A. Rock Narrator:: Nick J. Russo Publisher: Riptide Publishing Run Time: 5 hours and 11 minutes At a Glance: Nick J. Russo gave an excellent performance. Reviewed By: Maryann Blurb: Mischief, thou art afoot. Special Agent Ryan "Mac" McGuinness is... Continue Reading →
Title: The Song of Achilles Author: Madeline Miller Narrator: Frazer Douglas Publisher: HarperCollins Length/Run Time: 416 Pages/11 hours and 18 minutes Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: If you’ve ever finished a book and felt bereft at its ending, then you know exactly how I feel after reading and listening to this outstanding novel. It... Continue Reading →
Title: Lollipop (Candy Man: Book Three) Author: Amy Lane Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 250 Pages At a Glance: If you are a fan of this series, you will love this latest installment. Reviewed By: Sammy Blurb: Ezra Kellerman flew across country to see if he had another chance with the man he let slip... Continue Reading →
Title: Love Strong as Death (Laying a Ghost: Book Four) Authors: Jane Davitt and Alexa Snow Publisher: Loose Id Pages/Word Count: 107 Pages At a Glance: The authors have done an incredible job revisiting these characters and bringing their love story back to life. Reviewed By: Carrie Blurb: No amount of distraction can keep Nick... Continue Reading →
Title: A Tested Love (Spartan Love: Book Two) Author: Kayla Jameth Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 324 Pages At a Glance: Brilliant sequel with great characters and an immersive story. Reviewed By: Jennifer Blurb: Lured by seductive promises, Andreas risked his life to be with Theron, only to find himself betrayed. Abandoned and alone, Andreas... Continue Reading →
Title: Laying a Ghost (The Boxed Set) Authors: Jane Davitt and Alexa Snow Publisher: Loose Id Pages/Word Count: 247k Words At a Glance: I highly recommend the box set as reading about these men in chronological order and experiencing their love story is a real treat. Reviewed By: Carrie Blurb: Laying a Ghost: When John... Continue Reading →
Title: Guardian Author: Jordan Taylor Publisher: NineStar Press Pages/Word Count: 42 Pages At a Glance: For a short book, this one packs a wallop in the emotion department. Reviewed By: Jennifer Blurb: On a blustery November day in London, Gavin catches a bus from Waterloo Station to his office. He makes this journey five days a... Continue Reading →
Title: Skip Trace (Chaos Station: Book Three) Author: Jenn Burke and Kelly Jensen Publisher: Carina Press Pages/Word Count: 211 Pages At a Glance: Another riveting installment in the Chaos Station series. Reviewed By: Jennifer Blurb: Zander Anatolius has been revived from the fatal effects of the super-soldier program, but now he has to face his estranged family... Continue Reading →
Title: Taylor Maid Author: Tara Lain Publisher: Dreamspinner Press/Dreamspun Desires Pages/Word Count: 218 Pages At a Glance: Taylor Maid has got romp, romance and a HEA—what’s not to love? Reviewed By: Carrie Blurb: He'll marry the maid to get $50 million but a secret could queer the deal. Taylor Fitzgerald needs a last-minute bride. On... Continue Reading →
Title: My Man Walter Author: J.S. Cook Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 236 Pages At a Glance: I can’t say enough about all of J.S. Cook’s stories, but My Man Walter was outstanding. Reviewed By: Maryann Blurb: Billionaire inventor Chase Gordon has just turned forty—and everything in his ordered little world is going to hell... Continue Reading →
Title: Out of Nowhere (Middle of Somewhere: Book Two) Author: Roan Parrish Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Page/Word Count: 274 Pages At a Glance: Out of Nowhere was so wonderfully written and so consuming that I didn’t want it to end. Reviewed By: Karen Blurb: The only thing in Colin Mulligan’s life that makes sense is taking cars... Continue Reading →
Title: The Queen & the Homo Jock King Author: TJ Klune Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 350 Pages At a Glance: The Queen & the Homo Jock King gets two made-me-feel-bipolar thumbs up. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: Do you believe in love at first sight? Sanford Stewart sure doesn't. In fact, he pretty much believes... Continue Reading →
Title: The Seer Author: Jordan Reece Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 249 Pages At a Glance: Jess Faraday, Tamara Allen, KJ Charles, Jordan L. Hawk--author Jordan Reece's The Seer notches right in there with some of my fave historical/historical fantasy authors. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: Detective Laeric Scoth is good at his job, but he’s also... Continue Reading →
Title: Blueberry Boys Author: Vanessa North Publisher: Riptide Publishing Pages/Word Count: 186 Pages At a Glance: I had high expectations for Blueberry Boys—both built up in my own mind, and then as early praise started to roll in—and I’m happy to say that it completely lived up to the hype. Reviewed By: Jules Blurb: Connor... Continue Reading →
Title: Wood (A PsyCop Short: Book 3.2) Author: Jordan Castillo Price Publisher: JCP Books Pages/Word Count: 17 Pages At a Glance: Wood simply proves that size doesn’t matter. Though, where this series is concerned, I’ve gotta say that bigger is always just a little bit better. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: Victor Bayne might not be... Continue Reading →
Title: Come to Dust Author: J.S. Cook Narrator:: Joel Leslie Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Run Time: 7 hours and 53 minutes At a Glance: Joel Leslie does a fantastically entertaining interpretation of J.S. Cook’s Come to Dust. Reviewed By: Maryann Blurb: In the frigid winter of 1891, with the nation still reeling from the Barings bank... Continue Reading →
Title: Vampire Prince (Paranormal Nobles: Book One) Author: S.J. Frost Publisher: MLR Press Pages/Word Count: 236 Pages At a Glance: Ah, S.J. Frost set us up good with this one! Reviewed By: Carrie Blurb: Vampire prince, Valentin, wants the beautiful blood slave, Sebastian for himself, but when he frees him, danger comes from those who... Continue Reading →
Title: Tracefinder: Contact Author: Kaje Harper Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 518 Pages At a Glance: Exciting, action-packed and emotionally charged, this novel has it all. Reviewed By: Sammy Blurb: Brian Kerr has spent years hiding behind a facade of mental slowness. His brother and sister got all three of them off the streets and into a... Continue Reading →
Title: Say it with Ink (The Seattle Chronicles) Author: C.C. Dado Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 61 Pages At a Glance: What I loved about Say it with Ink was that it was sweet, with some angst thrown in to remind me what it was like to be in love at that age, and I... Continue Reading →
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