Where Fiction and Reality Meet
Title: Renewing Forever Series: This Time Forever: Book Two Author: Kelly Jensen Publisher: Riptide Publishing Length: 346 Pages Category: Contemporary At a Glance: I wish I could go on and on about how amazing this novel was for me. With a slow-moving but engaging plotline, and characters that leaped off the page in terms of... Continue Reading →
Title: Survivor Series: Survivor: Book One Author: T.M. Smith Narrator: Nick J. Russo Publisher: Self-Published Run Time: 5 hours and 33 minutes Category: Contemporary At a Glance: While I expected there to be a bit more suspense and illustrations of Taylor’s struggle with his parents’ murder, since the reader is with him as he ages,... Continue Reading →
Title: One Man's Trash Series: The Heretic Doms Club: Book One Author: Marie Sexton Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 343 Pages Category: Contemporary, BDSM At a Glance: Though not for the faint of heart, this novel is exceedingly gorgeous Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: After four tours in Afghanistan, Warren Groves couldn’t settle into civilian life. For... Continue Reading →
Title: Believe Series: Skins: Book Three Author: Garrett Leigh Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 229 Pages Category: Contemporary At a Glance: I am a big fan of this series. Even though the characters overlap, each of the books has been as individual as the men inside them. That takes talent and Garrett Leigh has that in... Continue Reading →
Title: Galaxies and Oceans Author: N.R. Walker Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 313 Pages Category: Contemporary At a Glance: Galaxies and Oceans is not only a second chance at love story, it's a second chance at life story. Highly recommended for a hefty dose of the feel-goods. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: Seizing his one chance to... Continue Reading →
Title: Lupine Road Author: Cal Matthews Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 277 Pages Category: Paranormal, Shifters At a Glance: I no-holds-barred loved these guys so much. Cal Matthews tells a story that in the hands of any other author might have been just an average paranormal romance, but thanks to their characterization, this book was elevated... Continue Reading →
Title: Ben's Rainbow Series: Rainbow Key: Book Three Author: Victoria Sue Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 242 Pages Category: Contemporary At a Glance: I loved this book. I love this series. Very serious issues are given weight, but they are balanced on the other end of the spectrum with acceptance, love, friendship, family and a whole... Continue Reading →
Title: Charlie's Rainbow Series: Rainbow Key: Book Two Author: Victoria Sue Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 222 Pages Category: Contemporary At a Glance: Victoria Sue has done it again. I think this story is better than the first one, and I really, really, liked Joshua’s Rainbow. I highly recommend this book and this series, and if... Continue Reading →
Title: Re-Ignition Author: A.R. Moler Publisher: MLR Press Length: 42 Pages Category: Contemporary At a Glance: I really enjoyed the way the relationship built naturally and was rooting for Griff and Sean to get it together and figure out that they belonged with each other. Recommended, particularly for short story lovers. Reviewed By: Sadonna Blurb:... Continue Reading →
Title: Point of Contact Author: Melanie Hansen Publisher: Carina Press Length: 451 Pages Category: Contemporary At a Glance: I can't convey to you the feelings this story evoked in me. You'll have to read it for yourselves and once you're through, you'll understand too. Reviewed By: Ky Blurb: Only love can heal an impossibly broken... Continue Reading →
Title: Nobody’s Butterfly Authors: Claire Davis and Al Stewart Publisher: Beaten Track Publishing Length: 73 Pages Category: Magical Realism, Holiday, Teen Fiction, Hurt/Comfort At a Glance: Nobody's Butterfly is a sweetly poignant novella that blends humor and a touch of magical realism with the story of two boys who find comfort, love and acceptance in... Continue Reading →
Title: One Bullet Author: Casey Wolfe Publisher: NineStar Press Length: 152 Pages Category: Contemporary At a Glance: Casey Wolfe created two really great characters with a nice chemistry in Shawn and Ethan. There’s a good mix of characters who bring warmth and humor to the storyline, and the story itself is an easy read with... Continue Reading →
Title: All Wheel Drive (A Bluewater Bay Novel Author: Z.A. Maxfield Publisher: Riptide Publishing Length: 326 Pages Category: Contemporary At a Glance: All Wheel Drive started off too slow and didn’t pick up soon enough to hook me. A rare miss for me from this author. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: Healey Holly is battered, depressed,... Continue Reading →
Title: Carte Blanche Author: Nash Summers Publisher: Self-Published Length: 61 Pages Category: Contemporary At a Glance: Suspending a little disbelief isn’t much of a sacrifice here, guys. Nash Summers took no prisoners in her mad grab for my feels, so all the win. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: Everything is white in Jude Allen's world. The... Continue Reading →
Title: Defenseless Author: AJ Rose Publisher: Self-Published Length: 438 Pages Category: Contemporary At a Glance: Author AJ Rose uses her gift as a storyteller to weave a tale that draws forth every emotion, from anger to laughter to love, and she does so with the hope that we will begin to understand that gay bashing... Continue Reading →
Title: To Love and to Cherish (Vows: Book Three) Author: Addison Albright Publisher: JMS Books Length: 201 Pages Category: Contemporary At a Glance: Possibly my favorite in this series, we get some happiness for Nash at last. Reviewed By: Sadonna Blurb: Will Nash find love again? Of course he will. Will he go about it... Continue Reading →
Title: Sight Unseen Author: Susan Mac Nicol with Nicholas Downs Publisher: Boroughs Publishing Group Length: 222 Pages Category: Contemporary At a Glance: This is a feel good, heartwarming, story of love and triumph, and I highly recommend it. Reviewed By: Carrie Blurb: Tragedy brings together a reserved but brilliant sculptor and an outgoing gallery owner,... Continue Reading →
Title: Dinner at Jack’s Author: Rick R. Reed Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Length: 220 Pages Category: Contemporary Romance At a Glance: Dinner at Jack’s satisfies, body and soul. Reviewed By: Carrie Blurb: Personal chef Beau St. Clair, recently divorced from his cheating husband, returns to the small Ohio River town where he grew up to lick... Continue Reading →
Title: The Heart As He Hears It (Perspectives: Book Three) Author: A.M. Arthur Publisher: Samhain Publishing Pages/Word Count: 253 Pages At a Glance: A.M. Arthur delivers another punch to the heart with this one, and I cannot wait for the next book in the series. Reviewed By: Carrie Blurb: Love can slip through the smallest... Continue Reading →
Title: The Art of Hero Worship Author: Mia Kerick Publisher: CoolDudes Publishing Pages/Word Count: 181 Pages At a Glance: Despite the rushed ending, The Art of Hero Worship is a well crafted novel that explores relationships without labeling them. Reviewed By: Sammy Blurb: Trembling on the floor, pressed beneath a row of seats in a... Continue Reading →
Title: Connection (Evan and Jeremy: Book One) Author: Brigham Vaughn Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 189 Pages At a Glance: What if? This is what this gentle novel focuses on and dares to answer. Reviewed By: Sammy Blurb: After a lifetime of being told he’s worthless, shy, sheltered Evan Harris is forced out of the closet... Continue Reading →
Please join us in welcoming author A.M. Arthur today on the tour for her latest novel The World As He Sees It. Enjoy the character interview with Gabe Henson, and then be sure to click on the Rafflecopter widget below to enter for the chance to win a Grand Prize Goodie Basket, featuring 1 signed... Continue Reading →
We're so pleased to welcome author Felice Stevens today, on her Beyond the Surface blog tour. When Felice and I started chatting about topics for her visit, the first thought that came to mind was, "Let's talk about 9/11 as a New Yorker." So, that's what came of our conversation, a New Yorker's look at... Continue Reading →
Title: Focus on Me Author: Megan Erickson Publisher: Penguin/InterMix Pages/Word Count: 204 Pages At a Glance: Megan Erickson has hit another homerun. Reviewed By: Jules Blurb: Colin Hartman can now add college to his list of failures. On the coast-to-coast trek home from California, Colin stops at a gas station in the Nevada desert, and... Continue Reading →
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