“Reality makes a crappy special effects crew.” ― Adam Savage Title: Special Effect Author: Russell J. Sanders Publisher: Harmony Ink Press Pages/Word Count: 180 Pages Rating: 3 Stars Blurb: Graduating senior, theater lighting wunderkind, and closeted gay, Nick Fortunati volunteers with The Streetwise Players in the dark corners of The Laughton, a creepy old movie... Continue Reading →
A Young Man Learns That Life Is Rarely Simple In Gene Gant's "If You Really Love Me" – Reviewed by Jackie
“Never tie your happiness to the tail of someone else's kite.” ― Beth Hoffman Title: If You Really Love Me Author: Gene Gant Publisher: Harmony Ink Press Pages/Word Count: 172 Pages Rating: 3.5 Stars Blurb: With time ticking until graduation, Ellis Carter doesn't have a plan for after high school. Since his best friend Cary... Continue Reading →
A Young Man Learns That Life Is Rarely Simple In Gene Gant’s “If You Really Love Me” – Reviewed by Jackie
“Never tie your happiness to the tail of someone else's kite.” ― Beth Hoffman Title: If You Really Love Me Author: Gene Gant Publisher: Harmony Ink Press Pages/Word Count: 172 Pages Rating: 3.5 Stars Blurb: With time ticking until graduation, Ellis Carter doesn't have a plan for after high school. Since his best friend Cary... Continue Reading →
"This Is Not a Love Story" – This Is An Interview And Giveaway With Suki Fleet
TNA: Hi, Suki, thanks so much for being here with us today. Why don’t we start out by having you tell us a little bit about yourself? In your author bio, you say you lived an unconventional childhood. Would you care to expand upon that? Suki: Well, I always thought my childhood was normal until... Continue Reading →
“This Is Not a Love Story” – This Is An Interview And Giveaway With Suki Fleet
TNA: Hi, Suki, thanks so much for being here with us today. Why don’t we start out by having you tell us a little bit about yourself? In your author bio, you say you lived an unconventional childhood. Would you care to expand upon that? Suki: Well, I always thought my childhood was normal until... Continue Reading →
Mia Kerick's "The Red Sheet" Will Make You A Believer – Reviewed by Tina
“Only a man in a funny red sheet. Looking for special things inside of me, inside of me, inside of me.” – Five For Fighting (John Ondrasik) Title: The Red Sheet Author: Mia Kerick Publisher: Harmony Ink Press Pages/Word Count: 190 Pages Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: One October morning, high school junior Bryan Dennison wakes... Continue Reading →
Mia Kerick’s “The Red Sheet” Will Make You A Believer – Reviewed by Tina
“Only a man in a funny red sheet. Looking for special things inside of me, inside of me, inside of me.” – Five For Fighting (John Ondrasik) Title: The Red Sheet Author: Mia Kerick Publisher: Harmony Ink Press Pages/Word Count: 190 Pages Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: One October morning, high school junior Bryan Dennison wakes... Continue Reading →
151 Days: A Stunning Final Chapter In The Life Of Foster High – Reviewed by Sammy
“If you live your life scared of what other people think, then you will always be miserable.” –John Goode Title: 151 Days (Tales From Foster High: Book Three) Author: John Goode Publisher: Harmony Ink Press Pages/Word Count: Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: With just 151 days left until the school year ends, Kyle Stilleno is running... Continue Reading →
Mia Kerick Stops By On The Last Leg Of "The Red Sheet" Blog Tour, And There's A Giveaway!
BLURB:One October morning, high school junior Bryan Dennison wakes up a different person—helpful, generous, and chivalrous—a person whose new admirable qualities he doesn’t recognize. Stranger still is the urge to tie a red sheet around his neck like a cape. Bryan soon realizes this compulsion to wear a red cape is accompanied by more unusual... Continue Reading →
Mia Kerick Stops By On The Last Leg Of “The Red Sheet” Blog Tour, And There’s A Giveaway!
BLURB:One October morning, high school junior Bryan Dennison wakes up a different person—helpful, generous, and chivalrous—a person whose new admirable qualities he doesn’t recognize. Stranger still is the urge to tie a red sheet around his neck like a cape. Bryan soon realizes this compulsion to wear a red cape is accompanied by more unusual... Continue Reading →
A Very Public Love For Winter Sandberg's "Private Display of Affection"
“…Not everything needs to be about sex. Just doing what you’re doing right now is fulfilling. Hold each other. Kiss for hours. Kissing is the best. It’s two souls communicating.” – Winter Sandberg Title: Private Display of Affection (North Star #0.5) Author: Winter Sandberg Publisher: Harmony Ink Press Pages/Word Count: 210 Pages Rating: 5 Stars... Continue Reading →
A Very Public Love For Winter Sandberg’s “Private Display of Affection”
“…Not everything needs to be about sex. Just doing what you’re doing right now is fulfilling. Hold each other. Kiss for hours. Kissing is the best. It’s two souls communicating.” – Winter Sandberg Title: Private Display of Affection (North Star #0.5) Author: Winter Sandberg Publisher: Harmony Ink Press Pages/Word Count: 210 Pages Rating: 5 Stars... Continue Reading →
M.B. Mulhall's "Heavyweight" Is In A Class By Itself
“The Universe doesn’t like secrets. It conspires to reveal the truth, to lead you to it.” – Lisa Unger Title: Heavyweight Author: M.B. Mulhall Publisher: Harmony Ink Press Pages/Word Count: 230 Pages Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: Secrets. Their weight can be crushing, but their release can change everything—and not necessarily for the better. Ian is... Continue Reading →
M.B. Mulhall’s “Heavyweight” Is In A Class By Itself
“The Universe doesn’t like secrets. It conspires to reveal the truth, to lead you to it.” – Lisa Unger Title: Heavyweight Author: M.B. Mulhall Publisher: Harmony Ink Press Pages/Word Count: 230 Pages Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: Secrets. Their weight can be crushing, but their release can change everything—and not necessarily for the better. Ian is... Continue Reading →
Three Cheers For "Here's to You, Zeb Pike" by Johanna Parkhurst
“The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones.” ― Confucius Title: Here’s to You, Zeb Pike Author: Johanna Parkhurst Publisher: Harmony Ink Press Pages/Word Count: 180 Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: Fact: When Zebulon Pike attempted to climb what is now known as Pikes Peak, he got stuck in waist-deep snow and... Continue Reading →
Three Cheers For “Here’s to You, Zeb Pike” by Johanna Parkhurst
“The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones.” ― Confucius Title: Here’s to You, Zeb Pike Author: Johanna Parkhurst Publisher: Harmony Ink Press Pages/Word Count: 180 Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: Fact: When Zebulon Pike attempted to climb what is now known as Pikes Peak, he got stuck in waist-deep snow and... Continue Reading →
Mia Kerick Proves There's Hope If You're "Not Broken, Just Bent"
“Forgiveness requires a sense that bad behaviour is a sign of suffering rather than malice.” ― Alain de Botton BLURB: Braving the start of high school, longtime childhood friends Benjamin Wells and Timmy Norton quickly realize they are entering a whole new world colored by their family responsibilities. Ben is trying to please his strict... Continue Reading →
Mia Kerick Proves There’s Hope If You’re “Not Broken, Just Bent”
“Forgiveness requires a sense that bad behaviour is a sign of suffering rather than malice.” ― Alain de Botton BLURB: Braving the start of high school, longtime childhood friends Benjamin Wells and Timmy Norton quickly realize they are entering a whole new world colored by their family responsibilities. Ben is trying to please his strict... Continue Reading →
MJ O’Shea’s “Blood Moon” Might Make You Wish Your Childhood Memories Were This Exciting
"Watch with glittering eyes the whole world around you because the greatest secrets are always hidden in the most unlikely places. Those who don't believe in magic will never find it.” ― Roald Dahl ***Warning: This Review Contains Major Spoilers!*** I was very excited to read Blood Moon because it was about my favorite subject:... Continue Reading →
MJ O'Shea's "Blood Moon" Might Make You Wish Your Childhood Memories Were This Exciting
"Watch with glittering eyes the whole world around you because the greatest secrets are always hidden in the most unlikely places. Those who don't believe in magic will never find it.” ― Roald Dahl ***Warning: This Review Contains Major Spoilers!*** I was very excited to read Blood Moon because it was about my favorite subject:... Continue Reading →
Johanna Parkhurst Is Here To Tell You Things About Zeb Pike You Never Knew. And She’s Giving Away A Book!
TNA: Hi, Johanna, thanks so much for being here with us today. Why don’t we start out by having you tell us a little bit about yourself? Hobbies, interests, odds and ends things that make you, you. JP: Thanks so much for having me! I’m honored to be here. So…about me. I’m a middle school... Continue Reading →
Johanna Parkhurst Is Here To Tell You Things About Zeb Pike You Never Knew. And She's Giving Away A Book!
TNA: Hi, Johanna, thanks so much for being here with us today. Why don’t we start out by having you tell us a little bit about yourself? Hobbies, interests, odds and ends things that make you, you. JP: Thanks so much for having me! I’m honored to be here. So…about me. I’m a middle school... Continue Reading →
Schedule Some Time With Mia Kerick’s “Intervention”
“There are tons of kids out there who endure chronic abuse and suffer in silence. They can’t trust anyone, they can’t tell anyone, and they have no idea how to get away from it.” --- C. Kennedy I have a hard time reading books containing incest. The subject matter is a heinous one and I... Continue Reading →
Schedule Some Time With Mia Kerick's "Intervention"
“There are tons of kids out there who endure chronic abuse and suffer in silence. They can’t trust anyone, they can’t tell anyone, and they have no idea how to get away from it.” --- C. Kennedy I have a hard time reading books containing incest. The subject matter is a heinous one and I... Continue Reading →

