Title: Phoenix Author: Kim Fielding Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 44 Pages At a Glance: A poignant and ultimately uplifting story of second chances and renewed courage to experience love. Reviewed By: Sadonna Blurb: First a soldier and then a diplomat, Juberi now spends his solitary days on a single ambition: trying to resurrect the…
Tag: Daily Dose 2015
Review: Dancing Days by Clare London
Title: Dancing Days Author: Clare London Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 60 Pages At a Glance: A lovely short story with characters who have made mistakes but are both older, and hopefully wiser, the second time around. Reviewed By: Sadonna Blurb: The day Glen Carson loses his wallet is the day that changes his life….
Review: Aiding and Abetting by Nora Roth
Title: Aiding and Abetting (A Daily Dose Story) Author: Nora Roth Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 59 Pages At a Glance: A well written, exciting and tension filled mystery. Reviewed By: Maryann Blurb: When cynical forty-three-year-old police officer Evan Andrews finds his home broken into, he quickly learns there’s more to Beau Toliver than meets…
Review: Up to Boil by Tia Fielding
Title: Up to Boil (A Daily Dose Story) Author: Tia Fielding Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 36 Pages At a Glance: Up to Boil doesn’t live up to Tia Fielding’s usual standards. Reviewed By: Sammy Blurb: When plumber and builder Jordan Novotny goes to take a look at the home of the town’s openly gay,…
Review: Dances and Cookies by Felicitas Ivey
Title: Dances and Cookies (A Daily Dose Story) Author: Felicitas Ivey Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 54 Pages At a Glance: The story offers much more than suggested by the blurb. Reviewed By: Jennifer Blurb: After living hard in the big city, Paavo settles down in the country with a bakery and his cat. He tutors the…
Review: Kithric’s Mountain by Jessica Payseur
Title: Kithric’s Mountain (A Daily Dose Story) Author: Jessica Payseur Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 30 Pages At a Glance: A daily dose with a lot of bittersweet emotions. Reviewed By: Jennifer Blurb: Kithric, an aging dragon tamer, leads a solitary life atop his mountain, until the day he accidentally traps a dragon that is more than…
Review: A Life Without by Katya Harris
Title: A Life Without (A Daily Dose Story) Author: Katya Harris Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 47 Pages At a Glance: Overall, A Life Without is a good read. Reviewed By: Jules Blurb: After decades of wondering and worrying over his submissive tendencies, fortysomething Todd decides to explore his fantasies. His first step is to…
Review: Path Not Taken by Andrew Grey
Title: Path Not Taken (A Daily Dose Story) Author: Andrew Grey Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 57 Pages At a Glance: Path not Taken is a well written story about the gift of a second chance. Reviewed By: Maryann Blurb: On the train from Lancaster to Philadelphia, Trent runs into Brit, his first love and…
Review: Twenty-Five Years by Rob Rosen
Title: Twenty-Five Years (A Daily Dose Story) Author: Rob Rosen Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 19 Pages At a Glance: Check out this delightful romp. It’s guaranteed to make you smile! Reviewed By: Sammy Blurb: Sometimes letting go of an obsession leads to something better instead. A twenty-five-year high school reunion is Conrad’s chance to…
Review: LifeFlight by Alexa Silver
Title: LifeFlight (A Daily Dose Story) Author: Alexa Silver Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 34 Pages At a Glance: A daily dose with promise, but too many ideas packed into too short a space. Reviewed By: Jennifer Blurb: When winged paranormal Dante is injured in a demon attack, he faces certain death unless he can…
Review: Jack Wolf by Kay Walker
Title: Jack Wolf (A Daily Dose Story) Author: Kay Walker Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 44 Pages At a Glance: Steampunk and shifters collide in this fun daily dose story. Reviewed By: Jennifer Blurb: Henry Dalton is sent across the country by train to the western town of Woolridge in order to investigate the werewolf…
Review: Because of Roses by Richard May
Title: Because of Roses (A Daily Dose 2015 Story) Author: Richard May Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 26 Pages At a Glance: This is my first read by Richard May, and I have to say it was a very good story, well put together. Reviewed By: Maryann Blurb: After the death of his longtime partner,…
Review: Bindings and Books by CM Corett
Title: Bindings and Books (A Daily Dose 2015 Story) Author: CM Corett Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 71 Pages At a Glance: This one was a bit hit and miss, but there was definitely some promise here. Reviewed By: Jules Blurb: James Connell is adamant—he’s not getting involved. The forty-two-year-old bookstore owner’s life is governed…
Review: Lord Heliodor’s Retirement by Amy Rae Durreson
Title: Lord Heliodor’s Retirement (A Daily Dose 2015 Story) Author: Amy Rae Durreson Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 52 Pages At a Glance: A sweet and sentimental story of second chances for two men approaching their golden years. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: Unlikely hero Lord Adem Heliodor saved his queen’s life during the Screaming, a…
Review: Mens Rea by Brooke Edwards
Title: Mens Rea (A Daily Dose 2015 Story) Author: Brooke Edwards Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 25 Pages At a Glance: Brooke Edwards has written a good May/December romance filled with courtroom drama and relationship tension. Reviewed By: Maryann Blurb: James Carter is forty-five and has been a police officer most of his life. He…
Review: Where There’s Smoke by Nico Jaye
Title: Where There’s Smoke (A story from the 2015 Daily Dose package “Never Too Late.” Author: Nico Jaye Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 58 Pages At a Glance: A cute story that need just a bit more. Reviewed By: Karen Blurb: If he can make room in his life and his heart, an isolated medieval…
Review: Love Has No Expiration by C.S. Poe
Title: Love Has No Expiration (A Story in the Daily Dose 2015 Package “Never too Late”) Author: C.S. Poe Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 29 Pages At a Glance: The perfect amuse-bouche for love… and a great little appetizer for the heart. Reviewed By: Carrie Blurb: There’s more to life than work, and love has…