Where Fiction and Reality Meet
Solid Story and Supporting Cast Recently, a reviewer said my newest book, Coming Back for Drew, was very good and the story was filled with fascinating supporting characters. When I stepped back and looked at the core of the story this reviewer was spot on. Coming Back for Drew is not just about having a... Continue Reading →
Title: Secret Fire (Uniform Encounters: Book Five) Author: Morticia Knight Publisher: Totally Bound Pages/Word Count: 203 Pages Rating: 3 Stars Blurb: Police officer, Zach and Fire Marshal, Daryl would be perfect together—if they would ever quit fighting long enough to find out. A devastating fire and the secret behind it almost keeps them from getting... Continue Reading →
Title: Manipulation Series: Diversion Author: Eden Winters Publisher: Rocky Ridge Books Length: 240 Pages Sub-Genres: Contemporary Romance, Action/Suspense Blurb: Lucky Lucklighter has a new life. His old life wants him back. He traded trafficking for taking down criminals with the Southeastern Narcotics Bureau, and a drug-lord lover for a man on the right side of... Continue Reading →
Title: Aidan’s Journey (The Serpentine: Book Two) Author: CJane Elliott Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 326 Pages Rating: 3.5 Stars Blurb: The star of the University of Virginia theater department, Aidan Emery is lusted after and admired for living out and proud. He uses his talent and good looks to his advantage and never sleeps... Continue Reading →
Title: Aidan’s Journey (The Serpentine: Book Two) Author: CJane Elliott Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 326 Pages Rating: 3.5 Stars Blurb: The star of the University of Virginia theater department, Aidan Emery is lusted after and admired for living out and proud. He uses his talent and good looks to his advantage and never sleeps... Continue Reading →
Title: All Kinds of Tied Down Author: Mary Calmes Narrator:: Tristan James Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Run Time: 9 hours, 1 minute Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: Deputy US Marshal Miro Jones has a reputation for being calm and collected under fire. These traits serve him well with his hotshot partner, Ian Doyle, the kind of guy... Continue Reading →
TNA: Hi, Garrett, thanks so much for being here with us today. Why don’t we start out with you telling us a little bit about yourself? Garrett: Erm, let’s see…I write porn and keep chickens. I have lots of ink and bake my own bread. I’m a kinda hybrid gal, really. :) TNA: How would... Continue Reading →
Title: All Fired Up (Sin City Uniforms: Book One) Author: Morticia Knight Publisher: Totally Bound Pages/Word Count: 160 Pages Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: Officer Shawn Everly patrols the Strip and one night, fireman Trent Marshall saves him when danger strikes. But it’s still uncertain whether Trent can save himself from getting his heart broken by... Continue Reading →
Title: Beneath the Stain: Parts Six and Seven Author: Amy Lane Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 350 Pages (Full Series) Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: In a town as small as Tyson, CA, everybody knew the four brothers with the four different fathers—and their penchant for making good music when they weren't getting into trouble. For... Continue Reading →
Title: Patchwork Heaven Author: Jaime Samms Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 344 Pages Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: Singer Coby Kennedy and his drummer twin, Bruce, have a band called Patchwork Heaven. They have been rising steadily up the country music charts, but unfortunately, that rise has attracted unwanted attention. Faced with anonymous letters, sinister gifts,... Continue Reading →
Title: Family Unit Author: Z.A. Maxfield Narrator:: JP Handler Publisher: Self-Published Run Time: 8 hours, 38 minutes Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: A retired marine, Logan is methodical and conservative. Richard is a liberal pacifist who is pathologically afraid of guns. Yet the minute Logan sets eyes on Richard, his heart turns over like an old... Continue Reading →
Title: When Love Comes to Town Author: Jacob Z. Flores Narrator:: TJ Jamesin Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Run Time: 7 hours, 32 minutes Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: Brody O'Shea isn't looking for much, just a hot guy with a decent job, who is sane and doesn't have kids. The son of a former rock star, Brody... Continue Reading →
Title: Confetti, Cake & Confessions Author: K.C. Wells Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 183 Pages Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: Tony Porter and Marc Powell had lived in the same house for the past eight years, since their single parents moved in together. When Tony’s mother Marie and Marc’s father Dennis decide to tie the knot at... Continue Reading →
Title: Confetti, Cake & Confessions Author: K.C. Wells Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 183 Pages Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: Tony Porter and Marc Powell had lived in the same house for the past eight years, since their single parents moved in together. When Tony’s mother Marie and Marc’s father Dennis decide to tie the knot at... Continue Reading →
Title: The Shearing Gun Author: Renae Kaye Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 214 Pages Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: At twenty-five, Hank owns a small parcel of land in Australia’s rural southwest where he supplements his income from the property with seasonal shearing. Hank is a “shearing gun”—an ace shearer able to shear large numbers of... Continue Reading →
Title: Partners (Equals: Book Two) Author: Brigham Vaughn Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 121 Pages Rating: 3.5 Stars Blurb: After a rocky first few months, Stephen Parker and Russ Bishop’s relationship is at a crossroads when the death of Stephen’s father forces them to visit Stephen's hometown in southern Georgia. Estranged from his family, Stephen must... Continue Reading →
Title: The Luckiest (Lucky Moon: Book Two) Author: M.J. O’Shea and Piper Vaughn Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 280 Pages Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: Rock star Nick Ventura has finally hit rock bottom. Jealous of his brother’s new love, he overindulges in his usual vices and winds up crashing his car into a department store... Continue Reading →
Title: The Luckiest (Lucky Moon: Book Two) Author: M.J. O’Shea and Piper Vaughn Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 280 Pages Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: Rock star Nick Ventura has finally hit rock bottom. Jealous of his brother’s new love, he overindulges in his usual vices and winds up crashing his car into a department store... Continue Reading →
Title: Damaged Goods Author: Cooper West Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 200 Pages Rating: 3.5 Stars Blurb: Professor Jesse Ford feels like a failure in both love and life. He's moved home to live over his mother's garage after his previous relationship ended in heartbreak and a minor academic scandal, derailing his career. Tired and... Continue Reading →
Title: The Blinding Light Author: Renae Kaye Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 210 Pages Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: Jake Manning’s smart mouth frequently gets him into trouble. Because of it, he can’t hold a job. Combined with some bad luck, it's prevented him from keeping steady employment. A huge debt looms over him, and alone... Continue Reading →
Title: Papa’s Boy (Morning Report: Book Three) Author: Sue Brown Narrator:: Aaron Pickering Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Run Time: 7 Hours and 49 Minutes Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: When Ray Sloane tires of the men in his usual club, he finds himself in the Pink Palm, an inauspiciously named spit-and-sawdust dive, not the sort of place... Continue Reading →
Title: Papa’s Boy (Morning Report: Book Three) Author: Sue Brown Narrator:: Aaron Pickering Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Run Time: 7 Hours and 49 Minutes Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: When Ray Sloane tires of the men in his usual club, he finds himself in the Pink Palm, an inauspiciously named spit-and-sawdust dive, not the sort of place... Continue Reading →
Title: Work in Progress Author: John Inman Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 226 Pages Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: Dumped by his lover, Harlie Rose ducks for cover in the Belladonna Arms, a seedy apartment building perched high on a hill in downtown San Diego. What he doesn’t know is that the Belladonna Arms has a... Continue Reading →
Title: Pulling Leather (Pickup Men #3) Author: LC Chase Publisher: Riptide Publishing Pages/Word Count: 177 Pages Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: The toughest ride of his life is all in his head. Bull rider Scott Gillard has a reputation for quick fists and harsh words. What no one knows is where that anger comes from. After... Continue Reading →
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