Where Fiction and Reality Meet
Title: Beau and the Beast Author: Rick R. Reed Publisher: JMS Books Length: 46 Pages Category: Fairy Tale, Romance At a Glance: This short just gives a brief taste of the characters involved, but the flavor is sweet. Reviewed By: Cassie Blurb: Beau is a down-on-his-luck street artist living on the streets of Seattle. One... Continue Reading →
Title: Defiant Revival Author: L. Rockwood Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Length: 300 Pages Category: Fairy Tale/Fantasy At a Glance: While I admire the ambition of this debut novel, the story itself fell short for me. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: To free the kingdom from the depravity of Cardinal Aldrious, Prince Micah Helvendeere must take his rightful... Continue Reading →
We're so pleased to have author L. Rockwood joining us today to chat a bit about his debut novel, Defiant Revival. Welcome, L! When I first wrote Defiant Revival, it was actually twice as long. I had nearly finished it by the time I finally looked into getting it published. I quickly discovered typical word... Continue Reading →
Please join us in welcoming author Mia Kerick today, on the tour for her latest release, In a Gilded Cage. Enjoy Mia's guest post and then be sure to check out her giveaway details via the Rafflecopter widget below. Welcome, Mia! Hello! Thank you so much for welcoming me to your blog today to mark... Continue Reading →
Title: Sinders and Ash (A Pennymaker Tale) Author: Tara Lain Narrator: Kale Williams Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Run Time: 4 hours and 52 minutes Category: Fairy Tale, Fantasy At a Glance: Kale Williams is a new-to-me narrator; his voice characterizations fit the image I had of the characters while meeting my expectations of a well-done performance.... Continue Reading →
Title: The Servant Author: Mary Calmes Narrator: Greg Tremblay Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Run Time: 5 hours and 8 minutes Category: Fantasy, Fairy Tale At a Glance: As usual, Greg Tremblay did an outstanding job of narrating! Reviewed By: Kim Blurb: After saving his younger brother’s child, Daemon Shar is cursed by a witch and runs... Continue Reading →
We're so pleased to welcome author Hayden Thorne today, on the tour for her newest novel, The Flowers of St. Aloysius. Enjoy Hayden's guest post and the excerpt from the book, and then be sure to check out the Rafflecopter giveaway below where you can enter for the chance to win one of the two... Continue Reading →
Title: A Dandelion for Tulip (Beings in Love: Book Six) Author: R. Cooper Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Length: 200 Pages Category: Fantasy, Fairy Tale At a Glance: Highly recommended for fans of a slow building story between two damaged guys who are both afraid that they can’t really have what they want. Reviewed By: Sadonna Blurb:... Continue Reading →
Title: The Circle Unbroken (The Eight Kingdoms: Book Two) Author: Belinda Burke Publisher: Pride Publishing Length: 152 Pages At a Glance: Belinda Burke’s prose is stunning, and at times, borderline poetic. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: A prince, a king, an oath to bind and an oath to break. Can something begun in darkness survive the... Continue Reading →
Title: Kestrel’s Talon (The Stonewatchers: Book One) Author: Bey Deckard Publisher: Self-Published Length: 426 Pages (Kindle) At a Glance: Every single thing in this book won me over, especially its characters. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: Following the Prentish/Nemarri war, Kes is rejected by his homeland under the guise of religious purity laws. Though he's spared... Continue Reading →
Title: The Winter Prince Author: R. Cooper Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 147 Pages At a Glance: I love fairy tales for their darkness and their light—The Winter Prince is both. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: His heart stolen by a powerful pari’s magic, a young prince’s veins slowly fill with ice. That is what the... Continue Reading →
Title: Driven Snow (A Pennymaker Tale) Author: Tara Lain Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 210 Pages At a Glance: I love how Tara Lain took this fairytale theme and turned the story into a wonderful M/M contemporary fantasy romance. Reviewed By: Kim Blurb: Young Snowden “Snow” Reynaldi is brilliant, beautiful, and alone. Though he’s shy,... Continue Reading →
Title: The High King’s Will (Steel for the Prince: Book One) Author: M.A. Ray Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 185 Pages At a Glance: The High King’s Will takes off on an exciting and action packed adventure. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: "The High King's will crushes all before it. ...Fare well, Eagle Eye Wormsbane. If you... Continue Reading →
Title: Sinders and Ash (A Pennymaker Tale) Author: Tara Lain Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 145 Pages At a Glance: I’ll have no problem reading more of this series since this book kept my interest throughout. Reviewed By: Kim Blurb: Housekeeper Mark Sintorella (Sinders) works diligently at a resort hotel while designing clothes anonymously, hoping... Continue Reading →
Title: Death by Dragon Author: Madeleine Ribbon Publisher: Loose Id Pages/Word Count: 283 Pages At a Glance: A little bit of fairy tale and a heaping helping of fantasy with a side of action and danger kept this clever and fast paced story moving along. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: Fell Harwick, half-incubus and witch extraordinaire,... Continue Reading →
Title: Immortal Author: Amy Lane Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 210 Pages At a Glance: Immortal is a gorgeous novel, eloquent in its joy and sorrow, hopeful in its promise of forever, meaningful in the way of fairy tales that teach us we are each the crucibles of love, and love is the conqueror of... Continue Reading →
Title: Splat! Author: Alana Ankh Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 127 Pages At a Glance: Fairies, sex, and angst. Great read for a sunny afternoon. Blurb: Splat! When a small creature has an unfortunate run-in with his car, Deacon Hearst wonders what in the world hit his windshield. A bird? A butterfly? No, that would... Continue Reading →
Title: Rise: A Gay Fairy Tale Author: Keira Andrews and Leta Blake Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 106 Pages At a Glance: Rise is everything you’d expect a fairy tale to be: magical, mystical, romantic, and it’s well written to boot. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: What happens when Jack meets a sexy man atop that beanstalk?... Continue Reading →
Title: Brute Author: Kim Fielding Narrator:: K.C. Kelly Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Run Time: 11 Hours, 14 Minutes Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: Brute leads a lonely life in a world where magic is commonplace. He is seven and a half feet of ugly, and of disreputable descent. No one, including Brute, expects him to be more... Continue Reading →
Title: Americana Fairy Tale Author: Lex Chase Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 340 Pages Rating: 4.5 Stars Blurb: Modern fairy-tale princess Taylor Hatfield has problems. One: he’s a guy. Two: his perfect brother Atticus is the reincarnation of Snow White. Three: Taylor has no idea which princess he is supposed to be. Four: Taylor just... Continue Reading →
“You were supposed to go to the Ball for a few hours and have some fun, not find a husband!” – Nikki Woolfolk Title: The Men of Summerly (Sweet and Steamy Series: Book Two) Author: Nikki Woolfolk Publisher: Word Nerd Press Pages/Word Count: 61 Pages Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: Tradition is as quaint tradition does.... Continue Reading →
“You were supposed to go to the Ball for a few hours and have some fun, not find a husband!” – Nikki Woolfolk Title: The Men of Summerly (Sweet and Steamy Series: Book Two) Author: Nikki Woolfolk Publisher: Word Nerd Press Pages/Word Count: 61 Pages Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: Tradition is as quaint tradition does.... Continue Reading →
Americana Fairy Tale by Lex Chase Genre: M/M Fairy Tale Urban Fantasy Length: Novel, 340 Pages Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Blurb Modern fairy-tale princess Taylor Hatfield has problems. One: He’s a guy. Two: His perfect brother Atticus is the reincarnation of Snow White. Three: Taylor has no idea which princess he is supposed to be. Four:... Continue Reading →
“Fairy tales and folk tales are for children and childlike people, not because they are little and inconsequential, but because they are as enormous as life itself.” ― Anthony Esolen Crispian Butcher is a throw-away child who, at fifteen, has learned what it means to be homeless, friendless, hungry, tired with nowhere to rest. He... Continue Reading →
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