Where Fiction and Reality Meet
Title: The Brick Yard Author: Carol Lynne Publisher: Totally Bound Pages/Word Count: 203 Pages Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: For Lucky Gunn, the hardest fight of his life happens outside the cage. On the south side of Chicago sits an old gym called The Brick Yard. Ten years ago, on a bitterly cold day, Lucky Gunn... Continue Reading →
Title: Guns n’ Boys Author: K.A. Merikan Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 323 Pages Rating: 2 Stars Blurb: --- Love is sour like a Sicilian lemon. --- The Family is always right. The Family doesn’t forget. The Family pays for blood in blood. Domenico Acerbi grew up in the shade of Sicilian lemon trees ready to... Continue Reading →
Title: Guns n’ Boys Author: K.A. Merikan Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 323 Pages Rating: 2 Stars Blurb: --- Love is sour like a Sicilian lemon. --- The Family is always right. The Family doesn’t forget. The Family pays for blood in blood. Domenico Acerbi grew up in the shade of Sicilian lemon trees ready to... Continue Reading →
Title: Beneath the Stain: Parts 3 and 4 Author: Amy Lane Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: Serial Novel 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 Mackey... Continue Reading →
Title: Sweetwater Author: Lisa Henry Publisher: Riptide Publishing Pages/Word Count: 240 Pages Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: Wyoming Territory, 1870. Elijah Carter is afflicted. Most of the townsfolk of South Pass City treat him as a simpleton because he’s deaf, but that’s not his only problem. Something in Elijah runs contrary to nature and to God.... Continue Reading →
Title: Frozen Hearts Author: Teegan Loy Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 200 Pages Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: The best college hockey player in the nation is hanging up his skates because he's tired of living a lie. Five years ago, Erik Fox was forced by his father to change schools in the middle of the... Continue Reading →
Title: Daron’s Guitar Chronicles: Volumes One-Five Author: Cecilia Tan Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 1000+ Pages Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: Sex, drugs, and rock and roll. Coming out and coming of age in the days of AIDS, MTV, Reaganomics, and Just Say No. Daron Marks is a young guitar player with a dream, make it big... Continue Reading →
Title: Daron’s Guitar Chronicles: Volumes One-Five Author: Cecilia Tan Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 1000+ Pages Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: Sex, drugs, and rock and roll. Coming out and coming of age in the days of AIDS, MTV, Reaganomics, and Just Say No. Daron Marks is a young guitar player with a dream, make it big... Continue Reading →
Title: Saving Kane Author: Michele M. Rakes Publisher: Loose Id Pages/Word Count: 260 Pages Rating: 3 Stars Blurb: Kane Abel can’t help falling for his caregiver, the handsome paramedic who saves his life, but he’s resistant. The one time Kane threw caution to the wind, he was left with a wired jaw and a tracheostomy.... Continue Reading →
Title: Boystown: Season TwoAuthor: Jake BiondiPublisher: Self-PublishedPages/Word Count: 219 PagesRating: 3.5 StarsBlurb: In the aftermath of the warehouse shootings, lives are forever changed and relationships are forever altered. As the families of the victims work to put the horrific event behind them, they find themselves at the center of an even larger plan for revenge.Ciancio... Continue Reading →
Title: Boystown: Season TwoAuthor: Jake BiondiPublisher: Self-PublishedPages/Word Count: 219 PagesRating: 3.5 StarsBlurb: In the aftermath of the warehouse shootings, lives are forever changed and relationships are forever altered. As the families of the victims work to put the horrific event behind them, they find themselves at the center of an even larger plan for revenge.Ciancio... Continue Reading →
Title: A Forbidden Rumspringa (Gay Amish Romance: Book One) Author: Keira Andrews Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 231 Pages Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: When two young Amish men find love, will they risk losing everything? In a world where every detail of life—down to the width of a hat brim—is dictated by God and the all-powerful... Continue Reading →
Title: A Forbidden Rumspringa (Gay Amish Romance: Book One) Author: Keira Andrews Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 231 Pages Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: When two young Amish men find love, will they risk losing everything? In a world where every detail of life—down to the width of a hat brim—is dictated by God and the all-powerful... Continue Reading →
Title: Understanding Jeremy (Discovering Me: Book Two) Author: A.M. Arthur Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 138 Pages Rating: 3.5 Stars Blurb: No one in Jeremy Collins's life ever stays. His parents, sister, and wife are all dead. Now he has taken Cole Alston into his home to help him recover from years of abuse at... Continue Reading →
Title: Understanding Jeremy (Discovering Me: Book Two) Author: A.M. Arthur Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 138 Pages Rating: 3.5 Stars Blurb: No one in Jeremy Collins's life ever stays. His parents, sister, and wife are all dead. Now he has taken Cole Alston into his home to help him recover from years of abuse at... Continue Reading →
Title: Living Again Author: Brynn Stein Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 200 Pages Rating: 3.5 Stars Blurb: Daniel Larson has walled himself off from any possibility of romance since his lover died violently five years ago in Afghanistan. The same bomb that ended his partner’s life took the lower part of Daniel’s left leg. The... Continue Reading →
Title: Living Again Author: Brynn Stein Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 200 Pages Rating: 3.5 Stars Blurb: Daniel Larson has walled himself off from any possibility of romance since his lover died violently five years ago in Afghanistan. The same bomb that ended his partner’s life took the lower part of Daniel’s left leg. The... Continue Reading →
Title: Boystown: Season One Author: Jake Biondi Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 303 Pages Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: One of the most diverse and lively neighborhoods in the country, Chicago's BOYSTOWN has something for everyone. So it's no wonder that Jesse Morgan and Cole O'Brien chose to live there upon graduating from college. Ready go begin... Continue Reading →
Title: Boystown: Season One Author: Jake Biondi Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 303 Pages Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: One of the most diverse and lively neighborhoods in the country, Chicago's BOYSTOWN has something for everyone. So it's no wonder that Jesse Morgan and Cole O'Brien chose to live there upon graduating from college. Ready go begin... Continue Reading →
“Love can only be found through the act of loving.” – Paul Coelho Title: You Can't Go Home Again Author: Michael Murphy Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 200 Pages Rating: 3.5 Stars Blurb: In work and in love, life has taught seasoned police officer Jack that closeness only leads to pain. But Jack is wracked... Continue Reading →
“Love can only be found through the act of loving.” – Paul Coelho Title: You Can't Go Home Again Author: Michael Murphy Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 200 Pages Rating: 3.5 Stars Blurb: In work and in love, life has taught seasoned police officer Jack that closeness only leads to pain. But Jack is wracked... Continue Reading →
Title: It's Not Easy Author: Nic Starr Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 130 Pages Rating: 2 Stars Blurb: Ben Cooper gave up on following his dreams to keep the peace in his family. Best friend Spencer Henderson has always been Ben’s rock. For Spence, who is in love with Ben, supporting Ben always came first,... Continue Reading →
Title: It's Not Easy Author: Nic Starr Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 130 Pages Rating: 2 Stars Blurb: Ben Cooper gave up on following his dreams to keep the peace in his family. Best friend Spencer Henderson has always been Ben’s rock. For Spence, who is in love with Ben, supporting Ben always came first,... Continue Reading →
“Love yourself. Forgive yourself. Be true to yourself. How you treat yourself sets the standard for how others will treat you.” – Steve Maraboli Title: The Companion Author: Lloyd A. Meeker Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 220 Pages Rating: 4.5 Stars Blurb: Shepherd Bucknam hasn’t had a lover in more than a decade and doesn’t... Continue Reading →
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