Where Fiction and Reality Meet
Title: Love and Snowball Fights (Bah Humbug: Advent Calendar 2016) Author: J.R. Loveless Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Length: 116 Pages Category: Holiday, Contemporary At a Glance: I enjoyed getting to know these characters, but I would have liked to know more about them. For me, the story would have benefited from a longer word count. Reviewed... Continue Reading →
Title: Pixies and Paperwork (Bah Humbug: Advent Calendar 2016) Author: Cassia Rose Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Length: 49 Pages Category: Holiday, Fantasy At a Glance: Overall, Rose did a good job of making Pixies and Paperwork an enjoyable forty-nine pages. This was a fun little Christmas read. Reviewed By: Jules Blurb: Micheal Donovan’s family has kept... Continue Reading →
Title: #ChristmasHatesYouToo (Bah Humbum: Advent Calendar 2016) Author: E.F. Mulder Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Length: 66 Pages Category: Contemporary, Holiday At a Glance: This is a cute story that has several surprises and twists. Reviewed By: Sadonna Blurb: Born December 25, Noel Beebe is tired of having his birthday overshadowed by all things Christmas. While looking... Continue Reading →
Title: And to All a Good Night (Bah Humbug: Advent Calendar 2016) Author: Felicitas Ivey Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Length: 50 Pages Category: Contemporary, Holiday At a Glance: I think there was some potential here…but instead of good character development and a nicely fleshed-out storyline, it felt thrown together. Reviewed By: Jules Blurb: Kobbi Aackers was excited... Continue Reading →
Title: Analog to Digital (Bah Humbug: Advent Calendar 2016) Author: Posy Roberts Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Length: 39 Pages Category: Contemporary, Holiday Romance At a Glance: This was a good addition to this year’s collection. I maybe wasn’t wowed, like I sort of hoped to be, but I absolutely wasn’t disappointed either. Reviewed By: Jules Blurb:... Continue Reading →
Title: Mele Kalikimaka (Bah Humbug: Advent Calendar 2016) Author: B.G. Thomas and Noah Willoughby Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Length: 95 Pages Category: Holiday Romance At a Glance: I thoroughly enjoyed this story and I definitely recommend it as a happy holiday treat. Reviewed By: Sadonna Blurb: Being rich has its advantages, but it is also rife... Continue Reading →
Title: Simple After All (Bah Humbug: Advent Calendar 2016) Author: Yolande Kleinn Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Length: 49 Pages Category: Holiday, Contemporary At a Glance: Another winner from the Dreamspinner Advent. Reviewed By: Cassie Blurb: Noah Fiore, contracts attorney and dedicated curmudgeon, spends every Christmas with his family on the shore of Lake Superior. It’s practically... Continue Reading →
Title: Of Mooning Santas and Penis Lights (Bah Humbug: Advent Calendar 2016) Author: Thianna Durston Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Length: 39 Pages Category: Holiday Romance, Contemporary, Humor At a Glance: If you have an hour to kill, and your goal is to read a fun Christmas story that is going to make you smile—not to mention... Continue Reading →
Title: Bite Night (Bah Humbug: Advent Calendar 2016) Author: Clare London Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Length: 25 Pages Category: Holiday Romance, Paranormal At a Glance: Clare London has written a fun romp of a story that left me smiling well after the last page. Reviewed By: Sammy Blurb: Creatures of the Night and Santa’s Christmas duties... Continue Reading →
Title: Guardian Angels (Bah Humbug: Advent Calendar 2016) Author: Geneva Vand Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Length: 36 Pages Category: Holiday, Contemporary At a Glance: So many hearty eyes for this adorable holiday short! Reviewed By: Cassie Blurb: One snowy evening, a car wreck in front of his toy store triggers terrible memories for Jake. Suddenly, he... Continue Reading →
Title: Teddy Bears (Bah Humbug: Advent Calendar 2016) Author: Brandon Witt Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Length: 47 Pages Category: Contemporary, Holiday Romance At a Glance: This story is all about the feels and I highly recommend it. Reviewed By: Carrie Blurb: Other than working the front desk of a gay bathhouse in Denver, Brian McKay is... Continue Reading →
Title: Anyplace Else (Bah Humbug: Advent Calendar 2016) Author: Kim Fielding Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Length: 33 Pages Category: Holiday Romance, Mythology, Urban Fantasy At a Glance: While I think thirty-three pages may have not been enough for Kim Fielding to satisfactorily cover what she wanted to cover here, I did enjoy the book. Reviewed By:... Continue Reading →
Title: The Stockings Were Hung (Bah Humbug: Advent Calendar 2016) Author: Cassie Sweet Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Length: 44 Pages Category: Holiday, Contemporary At a Glance: A delightful holiday short with a hopeful ending. Reviewed By: Cassie Blurb: Hill hates Christmas. The shoppers. The cheer. The drama. All of it. Each holiday season is a painful... Continue Reading →
A big welcome and thanks to author Meg Harding for stopping by today to help us celebrate our blogiversary. Meg's sharing an exclusive excerpt from her holiday novella, Cursed Miracles, A story from the Dreamspinner Press 2016 Advent Calendar "Bah Humbug", as well as as offering a great giveaway to one lucky reader, so be... Continue Reading →
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