Where Fiction and Reality Meet
Title: Short Stack Author: Lily Morton Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 330 Pages Category: Contemporary Romance, Anthology At a Glance: Short Stack is nothing short of a gift to readers who are fans of the Mixed Messages and Finding Home series. If you're looking for something sweet and joyful to read to take your mind off... Continue Reading →
Title: Hazard and Somerset: Off Duty Volume Two Series: Hazard and Somerset: A Union of Swords Author: Gregory Ashe Publisher: Self-Published Length: 178 Pages Category: Contemporary Romance At a Glance: Ashe throws Emery and John-Henry into heartwarming scenes with their daughter, into sexier moments when they're alone together, into times when the romantic gestures are... Continue Reading →
Title: 19 Love Songs Author: David Levithan Publisher: Knopf Books/Random House Length: 289 Pages Category: LGBTQ Fiction, Love and Romance At a Glance: 19 Love Songs is a diverse and sublime collection of love stories, it’s a love note to the written word, an homage to music, and a celebration of both the fleeting and... Continue Reading →
Title: Footsteps in the Dark Authors: LB Gregg, Nicole Kimberling, Josh Lanyon, Dal MacLean, Z.A. Maxfield, Meg Perry, C.S. Poe, S.C. Wynne Publisher: JustJoshin Publishing Length: 929 Pages Category: Mystery, Romance At a Glance: There is a whole lotta awesome packed into these eight stories. It’s an incredible gathering of talent that is not to... Continue Reading →
Title: A Tender Curiosity Author: Charlie Cochet Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Length: 90 Pages Category: Historical, Paranormal, Anthology At a Glance: A Tender Curiosity is, overall, a cute collection of short stories connected by being set in the 1920s and ‘30s. I appreciated the use of time appropriate dialogue and slang, and although it does make... Continue Reading →
We're so pleased to have author V.L. Locey joining us today to chat about the release of her Lake Erie Pack collection of novellas. Vicki is talking things that go bump in the night, the perfect time of the year to discuss such things, really :) Welcome, Vicki! Before I get busy talking, I’d like... Continue Reading →
Title: Things that Go Bump in the Night Author: BA Tortuga Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Length: 340 Pages Category: Paranormal, Anthology At a Glance: Overall, these were good stories, some better than others, and something nice to read when you didn’t have a lot of time for a full-length book. Reviewed By: Kel Blurb: This collection... Continue Reading →
Welcome to author Grace R. Duncan, who's joining us today as the final guest on the Resist & Triumph tour, a charity anthology conceived of to benefit GLAAD and The Trevor Project. She's here to tell us how she came up with the idea for her contribution to the collection, White Rabbit, and she's also... Continue Reading →
Title: Make the Yuletide Gay Authors: Nicky Spencer, Stephen Hoppa, Addison Albright, Nell Iris, Amy Tasukada Publisher: Self-Published Length: 126 Pages Category: Holiday Romance At a Glance: In spite of one near miss in this collection, I really enjoyed reading it. I not only got a heaping dose of holiday cheer and romance, but I... Continue Reading →
Welcome to the Once Upon a Rainbow virtual blog tour, with NineStar Press contributing author Mickie B. Ashling! We have an Exclusive Excerpt from her story to share with you, and there's also a giveaway, so be sure to check out those details below. About the Book Title: Once Upon a Rainbow Authors: Sydney Blackburn,... Continue Reading →
Title: Merry & Bright Author: Joanna Chambers Publisher: Self-Published Length: 203 Pages Category: Contemporary, Holiday Romance At a Glance: I can say without hesitation that if you're a sucker for a warm and charming story, whether it’s set around the holiday season or not, and love a well-written novella that offers a quick happiness fix,... Continue Reading →
Welcome to author Dale Cameron Lowry and the Myths, Moons, and Mayhem blog tour! Dale is both a contributing author in the anthology as well as its editor, so be sure to check out the full list of authors and the giveaway details below. Halloween Is for Outsiders My family moved to the United States... Continue Reading →
Welcome to author Ginn Hale and the virtual tour for her latest release, The Long Past & Other Stories! We're so pleased to have Ginn joining us today to chat about the creation of the fantasy world in this collection of stories, and there's also a giveaway, so be sure to check out the Rafflecopter... Continue Reading →
Title: The Long Past & Other Stories Author: Ginn Hale Publisher: Blind Eye Books Length: 225 Pages Category: Historical, Alt Worlds, Steampunk At a Glance: Ginn Hale is, simply put, a master of unique and incredible Alt U fantasy. I don’t devour her work as much as I work hard to savor every word of... Continue Reading →
Title: Unbreakable Stories: Ian Authors: Jocelynn Drake and Rinda Elliott Publisher: Self-Published Length: 121 Pages Category: Contemporary At a Glance: To wrap up the Unbreakable Bonds series, Jocelynn Drake and Rinda Elliott close things out with Ian and Hollis’s short stories, and once again, they’re sexy, steamy, humorous, thoughtful and always have a happy ending.... Continue Reading →
Title: Unbreakable Stories: Rowe Authors: Jocelynn Drake and Rinda Elliott Publisher: Self-Published Length: 101 Pages Category: Contemporary At a Glance: The writing team of Drake and Elliott never fail to give us quality entertainment, whether it’s a novel or fun shorts about each of their guys. Reviewed By: Maryann Blurb: Unbreakable Stories: Rowe is a... Continue Reading →
Title: Beneath the Layers Authors: Various Publisher: NineStar Press Length: 165 Pages Category: Anthology, Contemporary, Historical, Menage At a Glance: On the whole, I enjoyed this anthology. There were some hits and misses, but that’s the way of it sometimes, and my favs will be different from yours, and vice versa. Reviewed By: Carrie Blurb:... Continue Reading →
Title: Snapshots Author: Addison Albright Publisher: JMS Books Length: 200 Pages Category: Contemporary At a Glance: As a lover of short stories, I really enjoyed this collection from a writer who knows how to do them well. Reviewed By: Sadonna Blurb: Whatever your romance reading preference — gay virgin, opposites attract, friends to lovers, or... Continue Reading →
Beneath the Layers - A NineStar Press Anthology Beneath the Layers is our first multi-author anthology and to celebrate, we decided to do something a little different for its release. A scavenger hunt! An excerpt from each one of the stories in the anthology will be posted at each blog stop along the tour. The... Continue Reading →
Title: Unconventional in Kansas City Authors: Carol Lynne, T.A. Chase, Stephani Hecht, Jambrea Jo Jones, Devon Rhodes Publisher: Pride Publishing Length: 217 Pages Category: Contemporary, Anthology At a Glance: Overall, this was a wonderful compilation for GRL 2016 by some very talented authors. Reviewed By: Sammy Blurb: 'Kiss Me, Cowboy' by Carol Lynne It isn’t... Continue Reading →
Title: Once Upon a Time in the Weird West Authors: Jamie Fessenden, Andrew Q. Gordon, Jana Denardo, Kim Fielding, Shira Anthony, Tali Spencer, Venona Keyes, Lex Chase, C.S. Poe, Nicole Kimberling, Ginn Hale, Astrid Amara, Langley Hyde Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Length: 400 Pages Category: Historical Americas / Mystery/Suspense / Other Paranormal / Steampunk / Urban... Continue Reading →
We're so pleased to have author Avon Gale joining us today on the All in Fear blog tour. This is some awesomely frightful and fantastic Horror, all in one book--I loved it--and Avon's Legion: A Love Story is exceptional. Welcome, Avon! Favorite Horror Reads The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson This is my... Continue Reading →
Title: It Was Always You Authors: Cardeno C., Ella Frank, Riley Hart, Lane Hayes, Christina Lee, Felice Stevens, and N.R. Walker Publisher: Self-Published Length: Novel Category: Contemporary, Anthology At a Glance: I highly recommend this anthology both for the stories contained within its pages and the charity the proceeds are going to support. Go buy... Continue Reading →
About the Book Publisher: JCP Books Release Date: 11 October 2016 Length: 70k words Official Website: psycop.com Pre-Order Link: Amazon Cover Artist: Jordan Castillo Price Blurb: Victor Bayne sees dead people for a living…and he sees them off the clock, too. After all, ghosts don’t confine their appearances to a psychic medium’s work hours. From the... Continue Reading →
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