Where Fiction and Reality Meet
“The World Changes. Empires fall, oceans run dry … and little desert spirits rise up to challenge the great powers of the world.” – Amy Rae Durreson Title: Reawakening Author: Amy Rae Durreson Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 260 Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: For a thousand years, since their defeat of the Shadow at Eyr,... Continue Reading →
“While money can't buy happiness, it certainly lets you choose your own form of misery.” ― Groucho Marx Title: Settling the Score Author: Christopher Koehler Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 320 Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: Stuart Cochrane and Philip Sundstrom make an unlikely pair. Philip’s brother, Brad, can’t imagine his brother with another man, let... Continue Reading →
“While money can't buy happiness, it certainly lets you choose your own form of misery.” ― Groucho Marx Title: Settling the Score Author: Christopher Koehler Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 320 Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: Stuart Cochrane and Philip Sundstrom make an unlikely pair. Philip’s brother, Brad, can’t imagine his brother with another man, let... Continue Reading →
“Do not think of knocking out another person's brains because he differs in opinion from you.” – Horace Mann Title: Jurassic Heart Author: Anna Martin Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 200 Rating: 4.5 Stars Blurb: When paleontologist Nick Eisenberg learns that someone thinks they have found velociraptor bones in Alberta, his curiosity overrides his desire... Continue Reading →
“Do not think of knocking out another person's brains because he differs in opinion from you.” – Horace Mann Title: Jurassic Heart Author: Anna Martin Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 200 Rating: 4.5 Stars Blurb: When paleontologist Nick Eisenberg learns that someone thinks they have found velociraptor bones in Alberta, his curiosity overrides his desire... Continue Reading →
“We become that which we love.” ― Saint Bridget Title: Pretty Poison Author: Kari Gregg Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 147 Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: Deadly poison…or exquisite cure? Noah fell from an eighth story balcony as a toddler, cracking open his skull and shattering his body. The accident would’ve killed a human, but even shifter... Continue Reading →
“We become that which we love.” ― Saint Bridget Title: Pretty Poison Author: Kari Gregg Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 147 Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: Deadly poison…or exquisite cure? Noah fell from an eighth story balcony as a toddler, cracking open his skull and shattering his body. The accident would’ve killed a human, but even shifter... Continue Reading →
“Some moments are nice, some are nicer, some are even worth writing about.” – Charles Bukowski Title: Crossing Divides Author: Andrew Grey Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 200 Rating: 3 Stars Blurb: Carter Hopkins is on a mission. He has already written about the conflict in Syria, but is determined to go even deeper. With... Continue Reading →
“Some moments are nice, some are nicer, some are even worth writing about.” – Charles Bukowski Title: Crossing Divides Author: Andrew Grey Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 200 Rating: 3 Stars Blurb: Carter Hopkins is on a mission. He has already written about the conflict in Syria, but is determined to go even deeper. With... Continue Reading →
“For there to be betrayal, there would have to have been trust first.” ― Suzanne Collins Title: Dirty Deeds (Dirty Deeds #1) Author: SE Jakes Publisher: Riptide Publishing Pages/Word Count: 94 Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: Two seasoned operatives finally meet their match: each other. Cillian works for the mysterious Special Branch 20: an organization that... Continue Reading →
“For there to be betrayal, there would have to have been trust first.” ― Suzanne Collins Title: Dirty Deeds (Dirty Deeds #1) Author: SE Jakes Publisher: Riptide Publishing Pages/Word Count: 94 Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: Two seasoned operatives finally meet their match: each other. Cillian works for the mysterious Special Branch 20: an organization that... Continue Reading →
“If you dare nothing, then when the day is over, nothing is all you will have gained.” ― Neil Gaiman Title: Ghosts of Bourbon Street Author: Rowan Speedwell Publisher: MLR Press Pages/Word Count: 73 Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: New Orleans bartender Paul isn't looking for love, but it seems something in the bar has other... Continue Reading →
Title: Sparks & Drops (The Wheel Mysteries: Book One) Author: Susan Laine Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 170 Rating: 4.25 Stars Blurb: Magic is in the air when Gus Goodwin, a pagan shopkeeper and owner of the Four Corners’ occult shop, meets a Niall Valentine, a mysterious PI investigating the disappearance of a local witch... Continue Reading →
Title: Sparks & Drops (The Wheel Mysteries: Book One) Author: Susan Laine Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 170 Rating: 4.25 Stars Blurb: Magic is in the air when Gus Goodwin, a pagan shopkeeper and owner of the Four Corners’ occult shop, meets a Niall Valentine, a mysterious PI investigating the disappearance of a local witch... Continue Reading →
“There are some secrets so toxic you can’t share. Especially if you love who it is you’d have to share with.” ― Joyce Carol Oates Title: Yesterday’s Tears Author: T.T. Kove Publisher: Less Than Three Press Pages/Word Count: 55,000 Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: Damian's world is irrevocably altered the night his aunt and uncle are... Continue Reading →
“There are some secrets so toxic you can’t share. Especially if you love who it is you’d have to share with.” ― Joyce Carol Oates Title: Yesterday’s Tears Author: T.T. Kove Publisher: Less Than Three Press Pages/Word Count: 55,000 Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: Damian's world is irrevocably altered the night his aunt and uncle are... Continue Reading →
“The greater the obstacle, the more glory in overcoming it.” ― Molière Title: Long Time Gone (Hell or Highwater #2) Author: SE Jakes Publisher: Riptide Publishing Pages/Word Count: 277 Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: Soldier of fortune Prophet Drews always worked alone—until Tom Boudreaux became his partner. But when Tom walked away three months ago, ostensibly... Continue Reading →
“The greater the obstacle, the more glory in overcoming it.” ― Molière Title: Long Time Gone (Hell or Highwater #2) Author: SE Jakes Publisher: Riptide Publishing Pages/Word Count: 277 Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: Soldier of fortune Prophet Drews always worked alone—until Tom Boudreaux became his partner. But when Tom walked away three months ago, ostensibly... Continue Reading →
“You know that passage in the Bible that says, ‘And the meek shall inherit the Earth?’ Always wondered if that was mistranslated. Perhaps it actually says, ‘And the geek shall inherit the Earth.’” ― Neil deGrasse Tyson Title: Tread Marks & Trademarks Author: S.A. McAuley Publisher: Wilde City Press Pages/Word Count: 200 Rating: 5 Stars... Continue Reading →
“You know that passage in the Bible that says, ‘And the meek shall inherit the Earth?’ Always wondered if that was mistranslated. Perhaps it actually says, ‘And the geek shall inherit the Earth.’” ― Neil deGrasse Tyson Title: Tread Marks & Trademarks Author: S.A. McAuley Publisher: Wilde City Press Pages/Word Count: 200 Rating: 5 Stars... Continue Reading →
“Love is a dangerous angel.” ― Francesca Lia Block Title: On God’s Honor Author: DC Juris Publisher: MLR Press Pages/Word Count: 10000 Rating: 3 Stars Blurb: Ekenezer has no idea why Nathan Bradley is so important, or why God has sent him to guard a hapless klutz. But one look at Nathan and Ekenezer soon... Continue Reading →
“Love is a dangerous angel.” ― Francesca Lia Block Title: On God’s Honor Author: DC Juris Publisher: MLR Press Pages/Word Count: 10000 Rating: 3 Stars Blurb: Ekenezer has no idea why Nathan Bradley is so important, or why God has sent him to guard a hapless klutz. But one look at Nathan and Ekenezer soon... Continue Reading →
“Society is always taken by surprise at any new example of common sense.” ― Ralph Waldo Emerson Title: Legally Wed Author: Rick R. Reed Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 216 Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: Love comes along when you least expect it. That’s what Duncan Taylor’s sister, Scout, tells him. Scout has everything Duncan wants—a... Continue Reading →
“Society is always taken by surprise at any new example of common sense.” ― Ralph Waldo Emerson Title: Legally Wed Author: Rick R. Reed Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 216 Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: Love comes along when you least expect it. That’s what Duncan Taylor’s sister, Scout, tells him. Scout has everything Duncan wants—a... Continue Reading →
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