Where Fiction and Reality Meet
“Men play harder than women, they play more intensely, they can take more, and they don’t require long periods of coddling afterwards.”—K.C. Wells Title: A Dance with Domination (Collars and Cuffs: Book Four) Author: K.C. Wells Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 220 Pages Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: Recently returned to the UK after living in... Continue Reading →
“Maybe heaven was innocence, limbo was ignorance, and hell was fiery illumination.” ― Kimberly Sabatini Title: Heaven Can’t Wait Author: Eli Easton Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: Rating: 4.5 Stars Blurb: When Brian Matheson dies at nineteen, his soul is in limbo. He has one chance to redeem himself before he’s thrown into a nasty... Continue Reading →
“Maybe heaven was innocence, limbo was ignorance, and hell was fiery illumination.” ― Kimberly Sabatini Title: Heaven Can’t Wait Author: Eli Easton Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: Rating: 4.5 Stars Blurb: When Brian Matheson dies at nineteen, his soul is in limbo. He has one chance to redeem himself before he’s thrown into a nasty... Continue Reading →
True Confessions: I Fell in Love with My Cover Model By: Rick R. Reed Someone asked me recently not what my favorite cover out of all my books was, but who was my favorite cover model. She said, “You know, which one would you want to be with, if you could?” Of course, this friend... Continue Reading →
I’m a really lucky author! I’ve had the opportunity to co-write with three of my absolute favorite authors. I thought it might be fun to let them turn the tables on me as I reveal the cover of Creature Feature 2, my newest co-writing adventure with Rhys Ford which is coming in October from Dreamspinner... Continue Reading →
“I know what a ghost is. Unfinished business, that's what.” ― Salman Rushdie Title: Motel. Pool. Author: Kim Fielding Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 206 Pages Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: In the mid-1950s, Jack Dayton flees his working-class prospects in Omaha and heads to Hollywood, convinced he’ll be the next James Dean. But sleazy casting... Continue Reading →
“I know what a ghost is. Unfinished business, that's what.” ― Salman Rushdie Title: Motel. Pool. Author: Kim Fielding Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 206 Pages Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: In the mid-1950s, Jack Dayton flees his working-class prospects in Omaha and heads to Hollywood, convinced he’ll be the next James Dean. But sleazy casting... Continue Reading →
On Saturday, the 14th, I had the privilege of attending my first Pride event here in Indianapolis. It was such a positive and uplifting day, and I’m so glad Lynley Wayne and Jambrea Jo Jones let me tag along on their coattails as a reviewer representative of the genre we write, read and love. As... Continue Reading →
First off, thanks so much to Lisa and The Novel Approach for giving me a bit of space today! It’s no secret that I started out in fanfiction. I like to think of it as a place where I worked out a lot of the basic kinks (the bad kind ;) ) of writing and... Continue Reading →
First off, thanks so much to Lisa and The Novel Approach for giving me a bit of space today! It’s no secret that I started out in fanfiction. I like to think of it as a place where I worked out a lot of the basic kinks (the bad kind ;) ) of writing and... Continue Reading →
“Love is friendship set on fire.” – Jeremy Taylor Title: Better Than Friends (Better Than #3) Author: Lane Hayes Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 216 Pages Rating: 4.5 Stars Blurb: When Curt Townsend, a successful young DC lawyer, attends his first gay wedding, he doesn’t expect anything more than a great evening out spent celebrating... Continue Reading →
“Love is friendship set on fire.” – Jeremy Taylor Title: Better Than Friends (Better Than #3) Author: Lane Hayes Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 216 Pages Rating: 4.5 Stars Blurb: When Curt Townsend, a successful young DC lawyer, attends his first gay wedding, he doesn’t expect anything more than a great evening out spent celebrating... Continue Reading →
I love a series. As a reader, if I finish a book and know there are another two or more waiting for me to devour, I am beside myself with excitement. What could be better? I don’t want to necessarily read about the same boys over and over (though some exceptions apply), but there is... Continue Reading →
I love a series. As a reader, if I finish a book and know there are another two or more waiting for me to devour, I am beside myself with excitement. What could be better? I don’t want to necessarily read about the same boys over and over (though some exceptions apply), but there is... Continue Reading →
The release of Forever Hold His Peace marks the end of The Crofton Chronicles, my trilogy of historical novels set in Elizabethan England. Now, I’m going to be honest here, when I first started writing The Actor and the Earl, the story was meant to be a standalone novella, little did I think my fun... Continue Reading →
The release of Forever Hold His Peace marks the end of The Crofton Chronicles, my trilogy of historical novels set in Elizabethan England. Now, I’m going to be honest here, when I first started writing The Actor and the Earl, the story was meant to be a standalone novella, little did I think my fun... Continue Reading →
Blurb: 2nd Edition It should have been a perfect night out. Instead, Mark and Donald collide with tragedy when they leave their favorite night spot. That dark October night, three gay-bashers emerge from the gloom, armed with slurs, fists, and an aluminum baseball bat. The hate crime leaves Donald lost and alone, clinging to the... Continue Reading →
Blurb: 2nd Edition It should have been a perfect night out. Instead, Mark and Donald collide with tragedy when they leave their favorite night spot. That dark October night, three gay-bashers emerge from the gloom, armed with slurs, fists, and an aluminum baseball bat. The hate crime leaves Donald lost and alone, clinging to the... Continue Reading →
“Extraordinary afflictions are not always the punishment of extraordinary sins, but sometimes the trial of extraordinary graces.” ― Matthew Henry Title: The Art of Breathing Author: TJ Klune Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 350 Pages Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: Tyson Thompson graduated high school at sixteen and left the town of Seafare, Oregon, bound for... Continue Reading →
“Extraordinary afflictions are not always the punishment of extraordinary sins, but sometimes the trial of extraordinary graces.” ― Matthew Henry Title: The Art of Breathing Author: TJ Klune Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 350 Pages Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: Tyson Thompson graduated high school at sixteen and left the town of Seafare, Oregon, bound for... Continue Reading →
“In the space between chaos and shape there was another chance.” ― Jeanette Winterson Title: Total Immersion Author: Ellis Carrington Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 83 Pages Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: Evan Stanton is in over his head. Injured from a fall on campus, he’s let his boyfriend talk him into a senior year total... Continue Reading →
“In the space between chaos and shape there was another chance.” ― Jeanette Winterson Title: Total Immersion Author: Ellis Carrington Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 83 Pages Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: Evan Stanton is in over his head. Injured from a fall on campus, he’s let his boyfriend talk him into a senior year total... Continue Reading →
“There is no better place to heal a broken heart than on the back of a horse.” ― Missy Lyons Title: Off Stage: In the Wings Author: Jaime Samms Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 326 Pages Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: Lenny Stevens was the lead guitarist of the up-and-coming grunge band Firefly until he crossed... Continue Reading →
“There is no better place to heal a broken heart than on the back of a horse.” ― Missy Lyons Title: Off Stage: In the Wings Author: Jaime Samms Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 326 Pages Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: Lenny Stevens was the lead guitarist of the up-and-coming grunge band Firefly until he crossed... Continue Reading →
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