Where Fiction and Reality Meet
“When we face pain in relationships our first response is often to sever bonds rather than to maintain commitment.” – Bell Hooks Title: The Fall Author: Kate Sherwood Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 214 Pages Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: Every relationship leaves something behind. Dumped by his sugar daddy, part-time model Scott Mackenzie somehow ends... Continue Reading →
“The truth is rarely pure and never simple.” ― Oscar Wilde Title: Lasting Damage (Beckett Investigations #2) Author: R.G. Green Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 200 Pages Rating: 4.5 Stars Blurb: Seven months after the recapture of Miles Trubett, a new murder grabs headlines in Wheaton City, IL. The police believe the case is closed—or... Continue Reading →
“The truth is rarely pure and never simple.” ― Oscar Wilde Title: Lasting Damage (Beckett Investigations #2) Author: R.G. Green Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 200 Pages Rating: 4.5 Stars Blurb: Seven months after the recapture of Miles Trubett, a new murder grabs headlines in Wheaton City, IL. The police believe the case is closed—or... Continue Reading →
“In every conceivable manner, the family is link to our past, bridge to our future.” ― Alex Haley Title: A Family of His Own Author: Sean Michael Publisher: Torquere Press Pages/Word Count: 202 Pages Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: Will’s a widower with three little girls, including six month old twins, to look after. Most days... Continue Reading →
“In every conceivable manner, the family is link to our past, bridge to our future.” ― Alex Haley Title: A Family of His Own Author: Sean Michael Publisher: Torquere Press Pages/Word Count: 202 Pages Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: Will’s a widower with three little girls, including six month old twins, to look after. Most days... Continue Reading →
Title: Siempre Author: Tessa Cardenas Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 200 Pages Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: As a principal dancer for a contemporary New York ballet company, Sean has the privilege of working with student interns. The company’s newest intern, Lupe, is a talented dancer from Purchase College—but the man who picks her up from... Continue Reading →
Title: Siempre Author: Tessa Cardenas Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 200 Pages Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: As a principal dancer for a contemporary New York ballet company, Sean has the privilege of working with student interns. The company’s newest intern, Lupe, is a talented dancer from Purchase College—but the man who picks her up from... Continue Reading →
“To err is human, to forgive, divine.” ― Alexander Pope Title: Lighting the Way Home Author: EM Lynley Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 206 Pages Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: World-class chef Joshua Golden is homesick for Paris before he even arrives in New York, but he’ll endure it—his parents need him to help run the... Continue Reading →
“To err is human, to forgive, divine.” ― Alexander Pope Title: Lighting the Way Home Author: EM Lynley Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 206 Pages Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: World-class chef Joshua Golden is homesick for Paris before he even arrives in New York, but he’ll endure it—his parents need him to help run the... Continue Reading →
“Hindsight is always easier than the dreadful moment of decision.” ― Richelle E. Goodrich Title: Personal Changes Author: KC Wells Publisher: Island Tales Press Pages/Word Count: 227 Pages Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: Rick Wentworth has had enough of one night stands and quickies in clubs. It takes a night of uncharacteristic hedonism to make Rick... Continue Reading →
“Hindsight is always easier than the dreadful moment of decision.” ― Richelle E. Goodrich Title: Personal Changes Author: KC Wells Publisher: Island Tales Press Pages/Word Count: 227 Pages Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: Rick Wentworth has had enough of one night stands and quickies in clubs. It takes a night of uncharacteristic hedonism to make Rick... Continue Reading →
“I can offer you my life, though it is a short life. I can offer you my heart, though I have no idea how many beats it shall sustain. But I love you enough to hope the rest of my life-whatever its length-happy, by spending it with you.” – Cassandra Clare Title: Sex & Sourdough... Continue Reading →
“I can offer you my life, though it is a short life. I can offer you my heart, though I have no idea how many beats it shall sustain. But I love you enough to hope the rest of my life-whatever its length-happy, by spending it with you.” – Cassandra Clare Title: Sex & Sourdough... Continue Reading →
“Some things just couldn't be protected from storms. Some things simply needed to be broken off...Once old things were broken off, amazingly beautiful things could grow in their place.” ― Denise Hildreth Jones Title: Back to You Author: Leighton Rose Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 195 Pages Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: When two stubborn boys fall... Continue Reading →
“Some things just couldn't be protected from storms. Some things simply needed to be broken off...Once old things were broken off, amazingly beautiful things could grow in their place.” ― Denise Hildreth Jones Title: Back to You Author: Leighton Rose Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 195 Pages Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: When two stubborn boys fall... Continue Reading →
Title: In the Absence of Monsters Author: J.P. Barnaby Publisher: Wilde City Press Pages/Word Count: 146000 Words Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: Jayden Carter knew the path he wanted his life to take. He wanted to get his Master’s Degree in History and teach. But when he answered an ad for a roommate and met mysterious... Continue Reading →
Title: In the Absence of Monsters Author: J.P. Barnaby Publisher: Wilde City Press Pages/Word Count: 146000 Words Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: Jayden Carter knew the path he wanted his life to take. He wanted to get his Master’s Degree in History and teach. But when he answered an ad for a roommate and met mysterious... Continue Reading →
“To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson Title: Flare (North Star: Book Three) Author: Posy Roberts Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 330 Pages Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: Hugo Thorson and Kevin Magnus are learning to live again after the... Continue Reading →
“To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson Title: Flare (North Star: Book Three) Author: Posy Roberts Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 330 Pages Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: Hugo Thorson and Kevin Magnus are learning to live again after the... Continue Reading →
“The bottom line is that people are never perfect, but love can be…” ― Tom Robbins Title: The Rainbow Connection II: Sex, Lies, and DVD Fines Author: BJ Shephard Publisher: Smashwords Pages/Word Count: 11,630 words Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: The course of true love never did run smooth for eccentric journalist Liam Adams.. After the... Continue Reading →
“The bottom line is that people are never perfect, but love can be…” ― Tom Robbins Title: The Rainbow Connection II: Sex, Lies, and DVD Fines Author: BJ Shephard Publisher: Smashwords Pages/Word Count: 11,630 words Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: The course of true love never did run smooth for eccentric journalist Liam Adams.. After the... Continue Reading →
“Everyone’s got secrets. It’s what makes people interesting.” ― Cat Clarke Title: Coloring Outside the Lines (Different Paths to Love #2) Author: Diana DeRicci Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 112 Pages Rating: 4.5 Stars Blurb: Different Paths to Love: Book Two Photographer Ralph Haraldsson’s birthday celebration starts to turn disastrous when he runs into his... Continue Reading →
“Everyone’s got secrets. It’s what makes people interesting.” ― Cat Clarke Title: Coloring Outside the Lines (Different Paths to Love #2) Author: Diana DeRicci Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 112 Pages Rating: 4.5 Stars Blurb: Different Paths to Love: Book Two Photographer Ralph Haraldsson’s birthday celebration starts to turn disastrous when he runs into his... Continue Reading →
“The quick pain of the truth can pass away, but the slow, eating agony of a lie is never lost. That's a running sore.” ― John Steinbeck Title: Breaking Point (Turning Point #2) Author: N.R. Walker Publisher: Totally Bound Pages/Word Count: 238 Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: A fight for what’s right becomes a fight for... Continue Reading →
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