I’ve had Therapy! Nope, not that kind (although it probably wouldn’t hurt). Ian Bowen, my burly redheaded biker from Toy Run, is a certified physical therapist. I’ve been through PT three times in my life, and every one of those times had a cool “professional torturer” but never anyone quite like Ian. He’s a strong,…
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Let's Go On A "Toy Run" With Charley Descoteaux, And There's A Giveaway!
I’ve had Therapy! Nope, not that kind (although it probably wouldn’t hurt). Ian Bowen, my burly redheaded biker from Toy Run, is a certified physical therapist. I’ve been through PT three times in my life, and every one of those times had a cool “professional torturer” but never anyone quite like Ian. He’s a strong,…
Andi Van Gives You “A Swift Herd for Solstice”
“One can’t believe impossible things.” “I daresay you haven’t had much practice. Why, sometimes I’ve believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast.” ― Lewis Carroll A Swift Herd for Solstice was a very funny story. Imagine driving home from work late and almost hitting a drunk elk….. that talks! When this happens to…
Andi Van Gives You "A Swift Herd for Solstice"
“One can’t believe impossible things.” “I daresay you haven’t had much practice. Why, sometimes I’ve believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast.” ― Lewis Carroll A Swift Herd for Solstice was a very funny story. Imagine driving home from work late and almost hitting a drunk elk….. that talks! When this happens to…
Sacrifice Makes Waiting For Love “Worth It”
“You can have anything in life if you will sacrifice everything else for it.” ― J.M. Barrie BLURB: Jackson Bennett and Ryan Hennigan met and fell in love while Ryan worked on Jack’s family’s Christmas tree farm. Back then, Jack broke his own heart by convincing Ryan to leave and pursue his future. Ryan went,…
Sacrifice Makes Waiting For Love "Worth It"
“You can have anything in life if you will sacrifice everything else for it.” ― J.M. Barrie BLURB: Jackson Bennett and Ryan Hennigan met and fell in love while Ryan worked on Jack’s family’s Christmas tree farm. Back then, Jack broke his own heart by convincing Ryan to leave and pursue his future. Ryan went,…
May You All Find “The Lawyer Under the Tree” On Christmas Morning
“A cynic is a man who knows the price of everything, and the value of nothing.” ― Oscar Wilde Travis Buckley is a man who has everything he believes he needs. He has wealth, a good career and a string of beautiful men to keep warm. He believes this is enough; he doesn’t need or…
May You All Find "The Lawyer Under the Tree" On Christmas Morning
“A cynic is a man who knows the price of everything, and the value of nothing.” ― Oscar Wilde Travis Buckley is a man who has everything he believes he needs. He has wealth, a good career and a string of beautiful men to keep warm. He believes this is enough; he doesn’t need or…
Love Gets A “Change of Fortune” This Christmas
“It was love at first sight, at last sight, at ever and ever sight.” ― Vladimir Nabokov When Tomoki got his fortune he didn’t believe it really meant he would find love, but boy was he ever wrong. When he returns home he meets Alex, and over the course of a year we follow the…
Love Gets A "Change of Fortune" This Christmas
“It was love at first sight, at last sight, at ever and ever sight.” ― Vladimir Nabokov When Tomoki got his fortune he didn’t believe it really meant he would find love, but boy was he ever wrong. When he returns home he meets Alex, and over the course of a year we follow the…
Lose Yourself In The “Heart of the Pines”
“In matters of feeling and of the heart, too much is always better than too little.” ― José Saramago Dreamspinner titled this year’s Advent collection Heartwarming,and out of all the stories I’ve read, this one may just fit that description the best. Wade Hart and Chris Moss have known each other for years and have…
Lose Yourself In The "Heart of the Pines"
“In matters of feeling and of the heart, too much is always better than too little.” ― José Saramago Dreamspinner titled this year’s Advent collection Heartwarming,and out of all the stories I’ve read, this one may just fit that description the best. Wade Hart and Chris Moss have known each other for years and have…
What’s Christmas Without A “Holiday Invasion”?
“Happiness is having a large, loving, caring, close-knit family in another city.” – George Burns BLURB: Lukas and Taylor are looking forward to Christmas with their two-month-old daughter. However, Taylor’s parents and Lukas’s siblings decide they shouldn’t be alone for the holiday and invade the house. Their intentions are good, but it changes Lukas and…
What's Christmas Without A "Holiday Invasion"?
“Happiness is having a large, loving, caring, close-knit family in another city.” – George Burns BLURB: Lukas and Taylor are looking forward to Christmas with their two-month-old daughter. However, Taylor’s parents and Lukas’s siblings decide they shouldn’t be alone for the holiday and invade the house. Their intentions are good, but it changes Lukas and…
“Holly and Oak” Is A Big Story In A Small Package
“If we never experience the chill of a dark winter, it is very unlikely that we will ever cherish the warmth of a bright summer’s day.” – Anthon St. Maarten J.L. O’Faolain serves up a yin-yang holiday fantasy, in which the Oak King and the Holly King, the keepers of the seasons, battle for supremacy…
"Holly and Oak" Is A Big Story In A Small Package
“If we never experience the chill of a dark winter, it is very unlikely that we will ever cherish the warmth of a bright summer’s day.” – Anthon St. Maarten J.L. O’Faolain serves up a yin-yang holiday fantasy, in which the Oak King and the Holly King, the keepers of the seasons, battle for supremacy…
Everyone Should Get “Goosed” For The Holidays
“A wise lover values not so much the gift of the lover as the love of the giver.” ― Thomas à Kempis BLURB: Constable Mark Cordwell and Sergeant Bryn Powell deliver post, transport the children to school, and make sure the older inhabitants are safe in their quiet farming village deep in the Welsh countryside….
Everyone Should Get "Goosed" For The Holidays
“A wise lover values not so much the gift of the lover as the love of the giver.” ― Thomas à Kempis BLURB: Constable Mark Cordwell and Sergeant Bryn Powell deliver post, transport the children to school, and make sure the older inhabitants are safe in their quiet farming village deep in the Welsh countryside….
This “Scanty Santa” Will Steam Up The Holidays
“‘Well then…’ I clear my throat once. ‘You are a fantastic actor,’ I say, breathless, and emotionally drugged up on Mr. Sexdorable.”– Brittainy C. Cherry Scanty Santa is my last selection from Dreamspinner’s Advent anthology. This short story just didn’t work well for me. There is an audience for this type of book, I’m just…
This "Scanty Santa" Will Steam Up The Holidays
“‘Well then…’ I clear my throat once. ‘You are a fantastic actor,’ I say, breathless, and emotionally drugged up on Mr. Sexdorable.”– Brittainy C. Cherry Scanty Santa is my last selection from Dreamspinner’s Advent anthology. This short story just didn’t work well for me. There is an audience for this type of book, I’m just…
