Where Fiction and Reality Meet
“He who has a why to live for can bear almost any how.” –Friedrich Nietzsche Title: Bone Rider Author: J. Fally Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 310 Pages Rating: 2.5 Stars Blurb: Riley Cooper is on the run. Misha Tokarev, the love of his life, turned out to be an assassin for the Russian mob,... Continue Reading →
“I never thought getting arrested would be the best thing that ever happened to me, but it was, because it brought me you.” – Lisa Worrall Title: The Marshalls Park Series #8-10 Author: Lisa Worrall Publisher: White Stiletto Press Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: Monty’s Trick or Treat: Everyone has been the victim of Chris' pranks... Continue Reading →
“I never thought getting arrested would be the best thing that ever happened to me, but it was, because it brought me you.” – Lisa Worrall Title: The Marshalls Park Series #8-10 Author: Lisa Worrall Publisher: White Stiletto Press Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: Monty’s Trick or Treat: Everyone has been the victim of Chris' pranks... Continue Reading →
“No man ever steps in the same river twice, for it's not the same river and he's not the same man.” ― Heraclitus Title: Special Delivery (Special Delivery #1) Author: Heidi Cullinan Publisher: Samhain Publishing Pages/Word Count: 379 Pages Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: Sam Keller knows he’ll never find the excitement he craves in Middleton,... Continue Reading →
“No man ever steps in the same river twice, for it's not the same river and he's not the same man.” ― Heraclitus Title: Special Delivery (Special Delivery #1) Author: Heidi Cullinan Publisher: Samhain Publishing Pages/Word Count: 379 Pages Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: Sam Keller knows he’ll never find the excitement he craves in Middleton,... Continue Reading →
“Courage is a kind of salvation.” ― Plato Title: Dumped In Oz Author: Andrew Grey Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 164 Pages Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: Because of an opportunity he’d be a fool to turn down, Lyle Powers transfers to his company’s warehouse in central Kansas. The last thing he expects is to meet... Continue Reading →
“Courage is a kind of salvation.” ― Plato Title: Dumped In Oz Author: Andrew Grey Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 164 Pages Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: Because of an opportunity he’d be a fool to turn down, Lyle Powers transfers to his company’s warehouse in central Kansas. The last thing he expects is to meet... Continue Reading →
“The adrenaline and stress of an adventure are better than a thousand peaceful days.” ― Paulo Coelho Title: Clashing Tempest (Men of Myth: Book Three) Author: Brandon Witt Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 350 Pages Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: Finn de Morisco knows he is walking into a trap when he enters the Vampire Cathedral... Continue Reading →
“The adrenaline and stress of an adventure are better than a thousand peaceful days.” ― Paulo Coelho Title: Clashing Tempest (Men of Myth: Book Three) Author: Brandon Witt Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 350 Pages Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: Finn de Morisco knows he is walking into a trap when he enters the Vampire Cathedral... Continue Reading →
“Shame is a soul eating emotion.” ― C.G. Jung Title: From Johann to Tannenbaum Author: Ashlyn Forge Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 370 Rating: 3.5 Stars Blurb: Johann Andreas IV is a rich loser who has a raw deal in life. He is handsome, yet with a poor self-image, clever, but still uneducated, and despite being... Continue Reading →
“Shame is a soul eating emotion.” ― C.G. Jung Title: From Johann to Tannenbaum Author: Ashlyn Forge Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 370 Rating: 3.5 Stars Blurb: Johann Andreas IV is a rich loser who has a raw deal in life. He is handsome, yet with a poor self-image, clever, but still uneducated, and despite being... Continue Reading →
“There is no point in using the word 'impossible' to describe something that has clearly happened.” ― Douglas Adams Title: When Love Gets Hairy (Provincetown: Book Three) Author: Jacob Z. Flores Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 240 Pages Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: As vain as he is beautiful, Nino Santos happily lives life waiting for... Continue Reading →
“There is no point in using the word 'impossible' to describe something that has clearly happened.” ― Douglas Adams Title: When Love Gets Hairy (Provincetown: Book Three) Author: Jacob Z. Flores Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 240 Pages Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: As vain as he is beautiful, Nino Santos happily lives life waiting for... Continue Reading →
“Pull up a chair. Take a taste. Come join us. Life is so endlessly delicious.” ― Ruth Reichl Title: Destroyer of Worlds (SPECTR #5) Author: Jordan L. Hawk Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 97 Pages Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: After becoming possessed by the vampire spirit Gray, telekinetic Caleb Jansen thought his situation couldn’t get any... Continue Reading →
“Pull up a chair. Take a taste. Come join us. Life is so endlessly delicious.” ― Ruth Reichl Title: Destroyer of Worlds (SPECTR #5) Author: Jordan L. Hawk Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 97 Pages Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: After becoming possessed by the vampire spirit Gray, telekinetic Caleb Jansen thought his situation couldn’t get any... Continue Reading →
As part of my non-writing life, I attended a development day, where one of the speakers discussed “Relationship Marketing” and the increasing loyalty as someone moves from being a prospective customer to a brand advocate. (How does this relate to the story behind “Awfully Glad”? Bear with, bear with...) I immediately could relate this concept... Continue Reading →
As part of my non-writing life, I attended a development day, where one of the speakers discussed “Relationship Marketing” and the increasing loyalty as someone moves from being a prospective customer to a brand advocate. (How does this relate to the story behind “Awfully Glad”? Bear with, bear with...) I immediately could relate this concept... Continue Reading →
“We can change so many times in our lives. We’re born into a family, an it’s the only life we can imagine, but it changes. Buildings collapse. Fires burn. And the next second we’re someplace else entirely, going through different motions and trying to keep up with this new person we’ve become.”-- Lauren DeStefano Title:... Continue Reading →
“We can change so many times in our lives. We’re born into a family, an it’s the only life we can imagine, but it changes. Buildings collapse. Fires burn. And the next second we’re someplace else entirely, going through different motions and trying to keep up with this new person we’ve become.”-- Lauren DeStefano Title:... Continue Reading →
“No one ever fell in love gracefully.” ― Connie Brockway Title: Better Than Chance Author: Lane Hayes Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 200 Pages Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: Jay Reynolds has a crush on his project leader at work, but an office romance with Peter Morgan isn't likely to happen since Peter is straight. Worse,... Continue Reading →
“No one ever fell in love gracefully.” ― Connie Brockway Title: Better Than Chance Author: Lane Hayes Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 200 Pages Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: Jay Reynolds has a crush on his project leader at work, but an office romance with Peter Morgan isn't likely to happen since Peter is straight. Worse,... Continue Reading →
“Some things are destined to be -- it just takes us a couple of tries to get there.” ― J.R. Ward Title: Polyester Prince (ABQ Heat: Book 2) Author: Hayley B. James Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 214 Pages Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: Kyle Edington built his life around clubs, alcohol, nameless sex, and turning... Continue Reading →
“Some things are destined to be -- it just takes us a couple of tries to get there.” ― J.R. Ward Title: Polyester Prince (ABQ Heat: Book 2) Author: Hayley B. James Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 214 Pages Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: Kyle Edington built his life around clubs, alcohol, nameless sex, and turning... Continue Reading →
“It's just sexual tension. Hardcore, animalistic, lick his body all over, sexual tension.” ― Angela Richardson Title: In the Blaze of His Hungers Author: Dominique Frost Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 76 Rating: 3.5 Stars Blurb: Ryan doesn’t mean to sleep with his best friend’s hot dad. It just happens. Ryan is eighteen, inexperienced and in... Continue Reading →
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