Where Fiction and Reality Meet
Title: Inherit the Lightning Author: Bud Gundy Publisher: Bold Strokes Books Length: 260 Pages Category: Historical Romance, Mystery Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: Inherit the Lightning is an achingly lovely and compelling book. Its passions soar as high as its sorrows run deep, with a breadth and beauty to the story that is eloquent... Continue Reading →
Title: A Fabulously Unfabulous Summer for Henry Milch Series: The Wyandot County Mysteries: Book Two Author: Marshall Thornton Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 245 Pages Category: Murder Mystery Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: Marshall Thornton seems to be going the route of “experience is the most brutal teacher” with this character, and Henry might just... Continue Reading →
Title: Deadline, Bloodbath, Flytrap Series: Harrietta Lee: Books One, Two, and Three Author: Stephanie Ahn Publisher: Self-Published Lengths: 121 Pages, 397 Pages, 293 Pages Category: Urban Fantasy Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: The binge-worthiness of this series is top tier. I couldn't put it down until I devoured every word, thanks in large part... Continue Reading →
Title: The Forgotten Dead Series: OutFoxing the Paranormal: Book One Author: Jordan L. Hawk Publisher: Self-Published Length: 178 Pages Category: Paranormal, Transgender Romance Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: Few authors delve into the supernatural as thoroughly or compellingly as Jordan L. Hawk does, and this book has “please make me into a binge-watch” written... Continue Reading →
Title: Father Complex Series: Hazard and Somerset: Arrow in the Hand: Book Four Author: Gregory Ashe Publisher: Self-Published Length: 392 Pages Category: Mystery/Suspense Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: Father Complex is inarguably one of author Gregory Ashe’s most aptly titled books, as the father/son relationship is a dominant theme, and Ashe further penetrates the... Continue Reading →
Title: Uprising Series: Rebellion: Book Three Author: Annabelle Jacobs Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 303 Pages Category: Paranormal Romance Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: Each moment, each scene, each romantic beat plays wonderfully off the next. Annabelle Jacobs captures the longing, the pining, the lust, the resignation, and the hope, and translates it all into... Continue Reading →
Title: Too Like the Lightning Author: Travis Beaudoin Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 301 Pages Category: Contemporary Romance Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: Too Like the Lightning is a gorgeous book and most certainly one of the loveliest contemporary romances I’ve read so far this year. It’s literary fiction wrapped up in a love story,... Continue Reading →
Title: Infected: Fallout Series: Infected: Book Twelve Author: Andrea Speed Publisher: Self-Published Length: 266 Pages Category: Urban Fantasy Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: There is an articulate sense of fondness that permeates the latter books of the Infected series, and much of that is owed to the band of throwaways and misfits who are... Continue Reading →
Title: Hyacinth Author: Elle Porter Publisher: Self-Published Length: 76 Pages Category: Fantasy, Trans M/M Romance, Mythology Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: Hyacinth casts its spell effortlessly, aiming for the heart and finding its mark, so much so that I read it twice to be sure I absorbed it all, and I’m glad I did... Continue Reading →
Title: Legends & Lattes Author: Travis Baldree Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 318 Pages Category: Gaslamp Fantasy Rating: 4 Stars At a Glance: Two people finding love when they weren’t even looking for it is the luckiest kind of love story, and watching these women shyly and cautiously dance that dance was lovely. Legends & Lattes... Continue Reading →
Title: Bath Haus Author: P.J. Vernon Publisher: Doubleday/Random House Length: 305 Pages Category: Thriller Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: Bath Haus is one of the best Thrillers I’ve had the intense pleasure to read in quite some time. For readers who love to dig into what makes a character tick, this book is rife... Continue Reading →
Title: Luke Series: Learning to Love: Book Three Author: Con Riley Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 311 Pages Category: Contemporary Romance Content Warnings: Non-explicit mentions of childhood anxieties Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: Every detail in this story is significant in its own special way, and when things come to their inevitable turning point, the... Continue Reading →
Title: A Velvet Glove Series: Arcane Hearts: Book Four Author: Nazri Noor Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 404 Pages Category: Fantasy, Action/Adventure Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: Nazri Noor has consistently built and enriched this world from the beginning, which has done nothing but made me enjoy every new facet or thing I learn more... Continue Reading →
Title: Domestic Animals Series: Hazard and Somerset: Arrows in the Hand: Book Three Author: Gregory Ashe Publisher: Self-Published Length: 427 Pages Category: Murder Mystery Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: Just when I think I’ve reached my maximum capacity of love for these characters, another book comes along and I’m proved wrong. This series could... Continue Reading →
Title: Literal Demons Series: The Incarnate Accounts: Book Three Author: Justin Schuelke Publisher: Self-Published Length: 406 Pages Category: Urban Fantasy Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: Literal Demons had my pulse ratcheted up to eleven so many times. There were at least two times that I had to close the book and take a minute... Continue Reading →
Title: Loophole Ex Machina Series: Incarnate Accounts: Book Two Author: Justin Schuelke Publisher: Self-Published Length: 364 Pages Category: Urban Fantasy Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: This series is, in some really delightful ways, like nothing I’ve read before, and yet it’s familiar in the sense that we rest reasonably assured the heroes will prevail... Continue Reading →
Title: Incarnate Series: The Incarnate Accounts: Book One Author: Justin Schuelke Publisher: Self-Published Length: 362 Pages Category: Urban Fantasy Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: I often envy those who can spin a great yarn, certainly have a ton of admiration for the skill, but Justin Schuelke, the architect of this fantastically original and imaginative... Continue Reading →
Titles: Finna and Defekt Series: The LitenVerse: Books One and Two Author: Nino Cipri Publisher: Tor/Macmillan Length: 103 Pages/170 Pages Category: Sci-Fi/Fantasy Rating: 4 Stars/5 Stars At a Glance: Nino Cipri’s imagination is so impressive, and their knack for inspiring my own vision of a place that was fraught with danger, but shouldn’t have been,... Continue Reading →
Title: Seasons Series: PsyCop Briefs: Volume Two Author: Jordan Castillo Price Publisher: JCP Books LLC Length: 309 Pages Category: Urban Fantasy Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: There is a certain sentimentality to reading these PsyCop vignettes. They’re set at various points throughout the history of the series, which means traveling back in time to... Continue Reading →
Title: Proper Scoundrels Author: Allie Therin Publisher: Carina Press Length: 309 Pages Category: Historical Romance, Mystery/Suspense, Paranormal Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: Proper Scoundrels has come in at the eleventh hour and effortlessly propelled its way onto my list of favorite books of the year. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: Their scandalous pasts have left... Continue Reading →
Title: On a Midnight Clear Author: Lily Morton Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 212 Pages Category: Holiday Romance, Magical Realism Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: On a Midnight Clear is an absolute delight of a book. It’s a story full of whimsy and wonderment, and I couldn’t help but adore it. It is, at its... Continue Reading →
Title: Crooked Shadows Series: Whitethorn Agency: Book Two Author: M.A. Grant Publisher: Carina Press Length: 294 Pages Category: Paranormal/Fantasy Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: The “To Be Continued” conclusion to Crooked Shadows couldn’t be more perfect if it tried, and the revelation that happens there, after all the chaos that Cristian and Atlas have... Continue Reading →
Title: Custody Battles Series: Hazard and Somerset: Arrows in the Hand: Book Two Author: Gregory Ashe Publisher: Self-Published Length: 434 Pages Category: Mystery Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: This installment of the Hazard and Somerset series exceeded every one of my expectations. I don’t know, maybe I need to raise my expectations, but I... Continue Reading →
Title: House on Fire Series: Ashes & Dust: Book Two Author: Jenn Burke Publisher: Carina Press Length: 256 Pages Category: Urban Fantasy Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: House on Fire is an impressively busy book with plenty of twists and turns of both the emotional and investigative variety, and I can’t wait for the... Continue Reading →
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