Where Fiction and Reality Meet
“And when at last you find someone to whom you feel you can pour out your soul, you stop in shock at the words you utter—they are so rusty … from being kept in the small cramped dark inside you so long.” ― Sylvia Plath BLURB: Charlie is the quintessential bear. Big, muscular and hairy.... Continue Reading →
“And when at last you find someone to whom you feel you can pour out your soul, you stop in shock at the words you utter—they are so rusty … from being kept in the small cramped dark inside you so long.” ― Sylvia Plath BLURB: Charlie is the quintessential bear. Big, muscular and hairy.... Continue Reading →
“I believe that everything happens for a reason. People change so that you can learn to let go, things go wrong so that you appreciate them when they're right, you believe lies so you eventually learn to trust no one but yourself, and sometimes good things fall apart so better things can fall together.” ―... Continue Reading →
“I believe that everything happens for a reason. People change so that you can learn to let go, things go wrong so that you appreciate them when they're right, you believe lies so you eventually learn to trust no one but yourself, and sometimes good things fall apart so better things can fall together.” ―... Continue Reading →
“You cannot change your journey if you are unwilling to move at all.” ― Ally Condie BLURB: Routine makes Eliot Taylor happy. He thinks. He goes to work, goes to school, and lives with his two best friends. Except lately, something’s missing. While he’s hungover from New Year’s Eve, Eliot’s friend Jen coerces him into... Continue Reading →
“You cannot change your journey if you are unwilling to move at all.” ― Ally Condie BLURB: Routine makes Eliot Taylor happy. He thinks. He goes to work, goes to school, and lives with his two best friends. Except lately, something’s missing. While he’s hungover from New Year’s Eve, Eliot’s friend Jen coerces him into... Continue Reading →
“Sometimes loneliness makes the loudest noise.” ― Aaron Ben-Ze'ev Riley Aylworth needs. That’s all, he just needs: He needs to heal his emotional and psychological wounds so he can see past the physical one he bears that lets the outside world know he’s survived something profoundly life altering. He needs to trust that he is... Continue Reading →
“Sometimes loneliness makes the loudest noise.” ― Aaron Ben-Ze'ev Riley Aylworth needs. That’s all, he just needs: He needs to heal his emotional and psychological wounds so he can see past the physical one he bears that lets the outside world know he’s survived something profoundly life altering. He needs to trust that he is... Continue Reading →
“Sacrifice and devotion do not inherently save those you love; sometimes their chosen path will lead them past any hope of redemption.” -- Amanda Gerry Alexander Montgomery is your stereotypical damaged main character/hero. He has had a very hard life. He deals with the internal pain by visiting an extremely sadistic Dom at an S... Continue Reading →
“Sacrifice and devotion do not inherently save those you love; sometimes their chosen path will lead them past any hope of redemption.” -- Amanda Gerry Alexander Montgomery is your stereotypical damaged main character/hero. He has had a very hard life. He deals with the internal pain by visiting an extremely sadistic Dom at an S... Continue Reading →
“Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage.” ― Lao Tzu BLURB: Robby Dalton is the perfect all-American boy. He played the sports his father chose for him in high school, attended the college his father selected, and has worked hard to conform to his father's macho views.... Continue Reading →
“Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage.” ― Lao Tzu BLURB: Robby Dalton is the perfect all-American boy. He played the sports his father chose for him in high school, attended the college his father selected, and has worked hard to conform to his father's macho views.... Continue Reading →
“So many people are shut up tight inside themselves like boxes, yet they would open up, unfolding quite wonderfully, if only you were interested in them.” ― Sylvia Plath I don't know about anyone else, but every so often I crave something that's funny and not so full of angst that I become even tenser... Continue Reading →
“So many people are shut up tight inside themselves like boxes, yet they would open up, unfolding quite wonderfully, if only you were interested in them.” ― Sylvia Plath I don't know about anyone else, but every so often I crave something that's funny and not so full of angst that I become even tenser... Continue Reading →
“A broken heart bleeds tears.” ― Steve Maraboli BLURB: Oliver Parrish has been alone in the world since he was born. So when Sheriff Owen “Mack” Macklin shows up on his doorstep to deliver the news that Oliver’s sister has died, he’s beyond surprised. Still, Oliver returns with Mack to Hope Cove, Maine, hoping to... Continue Reading →
“A broken heart bleeds tears.” ― Steve Maraboli BLURB: Oliver Parrish has been alone in the world since he was born. So when Sheriff Owen “Mack” Macklin shows up on his doorstep to deliver the news that Oliver’s sister has died, he’s beyond surprised. Still, Oliver returns with Mack to Hope Cove, Maine, hoping to... Continue Reading →
“Sometimes serendipity is just intention unmasked.” ― Elizabeth Berg Summary: Nathan Smith is just playing out the night as usual, working the bar of the hotel where he is employed. The only thing different about this night is that Daniel Fletcher is drowning his sorrows in vodka and regret. When Daniel reaches his limit, Nathan... Continue Reading →
“Sometimes serendipity is just intention unmasked.” ― Elizabeth Berg Summary: Nathan Smith is just playing out the night as usual, working the bar of the hotel where he is employed. The only thing different about this night is that Daniel Fletcher is drowning his sorrows in vodka and regret. When Daniel reaches his limit, Nathan... Continue Reading →
“All that we see or seem is but a dream within a dream.” ― Edgar Allan Poe BLURB: Ashten Brody is a chef fresh out of college. He lands his dream job working as a personal chef to Trent Cole, local luxury hotel owner. As it turns out, Trent is also his dream man. After... Continue Reading →
“All that we see or seem is but a dream within a dream.” ― Edgar Allan Poe BLURB: Ashten Brody is a chef fresh out of college. He lands his dream job working as a personal chef to Trent Cole, local luxury hotel owner. As it turns out, Trent is also his dream man. After... Continue Reading →
“Our deepest wounds surround our greatest gifts.” ― Ken Page I've read Sylvia Violet before and always enjoyed her stories so I was really excited to read this story for review. Jackson is a former Navy Seal who recently had to leave service because of extensive damage to his leg during a routine mission gone... Continue Reading →
“Our deepest wounds surround our greatest gifts.” ― Ken Page I've read Sylvia Violet before and always enjoyed her stories so I was really excited to read this story for review. Jackson is a former Navy Seal who recently had to leave service because of extensive damage to his leg during a routine mission gone... Continue Reading →
“Although no one can go back and make a brand new start, anyone can start from now and make a brand new ending.” ― Carl Bard I've always loved stories in which former lovers come full circle and find each other again. Not everyone gets a second chance at love but when they do, it's... Continue Reading →
“Although no one can go back and make a brand new start, anyone can start from now and make a brand new ending.” ― Carl Bard I've always loved stories in which former lovers come full circle and find each other again. Not everyone gets a second chance at love but when they do, it's... Continue Reading →
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