Where Fiction and Reality Meet
“I can never close my lips where I have opened my heart.” ― Charles Dickens Title: Echoes of Us Author: Teegan Loy Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 230 Rating: 4.5 Stars Blurb: Most people think falling in love is a wonderful thing. For Rylan Blake, love only complicates his life. After a disastrous trip home,... Continue Reading →
“I can never close my lips where I have opened my heart.” ― Charles Dickens Title: Echoes of Us Author: Teegan Loy Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 230 Rating: 4.5 Stars Blurb: Most people think falling in love is a wonderful thing. For Rylan Blake, love only complicates his life. After a disastrous trip home,... Continue Reading →
Blurb: Anthony was a painter until he lost the ability to see color. Worse than color blindness, the edges of objects and people blur together, making it almost impossible for Anthony to interact with anyone or anything. After retreating from the world for decades, he sees a glimpse of yellow that leads him to a... Continue Reading →
Blurb: Anthony was a painter until he lost the ability to see color. Worse than color blindness, the edges of objects and people blur together, making it almost impossible for Anthony to interact with anyone or anything. After retreating from the world for decades, he sees a glimpse of yellow that leads him to a... Continue Reading →
“The day comes when love means something beyond a reflection of ourselves, when there is more behind than ahead and the house of mind is haunted in every chamber with old songs, old ghosts, old hopes.”-- Parke Godwin Title: The Hoale Construction Mystery Series Author: Declan Sands Publisher: Electric Prose Publishing Pages/Word Count: A Hoale... Continue Reading →
“The day comes when love means something beyond a reflection of ourselves, when there is more behind than ahead and the house of mind is haunted in every chamber with old songs, old ghosts, old hopes.”-- Parke Godwin Title: The Hoale Construction Mystery Series Author: Declan Sands Publisher: Electric Prose Publishing Pages/Word Count: A Hoale... Continue Reading →
“Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will.” ― Mahatma Gandhi Title: Inside Out Author: Andrew Grey Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 200 Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: Former mercenary Bull Krebbs now heads up security at his nightclub in Harrisburg, PA. Working the door night after night, he's seen it... Continue Reading →
“Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will.” ― Mahatma Gandhi Title: Inside Out Author: Andrew Grey Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 200 Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: Former mercenary Bull Krebbs now heads up security at his nightclub in Harrisburg, PA. Working the door night after night, he's seen it... Continue Reading →
“In dreams begin responsibilities.” ― W.B. Yeats Title: Pen Name – Dr. Chicken Author: KC Burn Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 200 Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: Sometimes Stratford Dale feels like Doctor Chicken consumes his life. It’s his pen name for a series of wildly popular children’s books. They were his brainchild; he meant for... Continue Reading →
“In dreams begin responsibilities.” ― W.B. Yeats Title: Pen Name – Dr. Chicken Author: KC Burn Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 200 Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: Sometimes Stratford Dale feels like Doctor Chicken consumes his life. It’s his pen name for a series of wildly popular children’s books. They were his brainchild; he meant for... Continue Reading →
“The problem with human attraction is not knowing if it will be returned.” ― Becca Fitzpatrick Title: Baja Honeymoon Author: Roland Graeme Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 286 Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: When up-and-coming actor Rick Decareau, aka Deke Rowe, learns his fiancée cheated on him with her ex, he immediately breaks off the engagement... Continue Reading →
“The problem with human attraction is not knowing if it will be returned.” ― Becca Fitzpatrick Title: Baja Honeymoon Author: Roland Graeme Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 286 Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: When up-and-coming actor Rick Decareau, aka Deke Rowe, learns his fiancée cheated on him with her ex, he immediately breaks off the engagement... Continue Reading →
“Loving someone and having them love you back is the most precious thing in the world.” ― Nicholas Sparks Title: When Adam Kissed Me Author: Chris Scully Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 120 Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: Nine and a half weeks ago, Joe Massone got the surprise of his life when his straight best... Continue Reading →
“Loving someone and having them love you back is the most precious thing in the world.” ― Nicholas Sparks Title: When Adam Kissed Me Author: Chris Scully Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 120 Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: Nine and a half weeks ago, Joe Massone got the surprise of his life when his straight best... Continue Reading →
“It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are.” ― e.e. cummings Title: What You Own Author: A.M. Arthur Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 200 Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: For Ryan Sanders, the Paige Community Center is more than a place where he teaches at-risk teens about musical theater. He found a... Continue Reading →
“It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are.” ― e.e. cummings Title: What You Own Author: A.M. Arthur Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 200 Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: For Ryan Sanders, the Paige Community Center is more than a place where he teaches at-risk teens about musical theater. He found a... Continue Reading →
“The basic tool for the manipulation of reality is the manipulation of words. If you can control the meaning of words, you can control the people who must use them.” – Philip K. Dick Title: Inch by Inch (The Professor’s Rule, #3 Author: Heidi Belleau and Amelia C. Gormley Publisher: Riptide Publishing Pages/Word Count: 50... Continue Reading →
“The basic tool for the manipulation of reality is the manipulation of words. If you can control the meaning of words, you can control the people who must use them.” – Philip K. Dick Title: Inch by Inch (The Professor’s Rule, #3 Author: Heidi Belleau and Amelia C. Gormley Publisher: Riptide Publishing Pages/Word Count: 50... Continue Reading →
“Even the best fall down sometimes, even the wrong words seem to rhyme, out of the doubt that fills my mind, I somehow find you and I collide.” – Howie Day Title: Collide (Blackcreek #1) Author: Riley Hart Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 332 Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: At ten years old, Noah Jameson and Cooper... Continue Reading →
“Even the best fall down sometimes, even the wrong words seem to rhyme, out of the doubt that fills my mind, I somehow find you and I collide.” – Howie Day Title: Collide (Blackcreek #1) Author: Riley Hart Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 332 Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: At ten years old, Noah Jameson and Cooper... Continue Reading →
“Where words leave off, music begins.” ― Heinrich Heine Title: 50s Mixed Tape Author: Anthology Publisher: Totally Bound Pages/Word Count: 240 Rating: 5 Stars *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Review: This is kind of new for me. I have reviewed a story from an anthology before, but I haven't ever tackled a full anthology review. I have always loved... Continue Reading →
“Where words leave off, music begins.” ― Heinrich Heine Title: 50s Mixed Tape Author: Anthology Publisher: Totally Bound Pages/Word Count: 240 Rating: 5 Stars *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Review: This is kind of new for me. I have reviewed a story from an anthology before, but I haven't ever tackled a full anthology review. I have always loved... Continue Reading →
“The purpose of life is to live it, to taste experience to the utmost, to reach out eagerly and without fear for newer and richer experience.” ― Eleanor Roosevelt Title: Curious Sustenance Author: Charley Descoteaux Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 150 Rating: 3.5 Stars Blurb: Ross Jenson is looking forward to a little midmorning delight... Continue Reading →
“The purpose of life is to live it, to taste experience to the utmost, to reach out eagerly and without fear for newer and richer experience.” ― Eleanor Roosevelt Title: Curious Sustenance Author: Charley Descoteaux Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 150 Rating: 3.5 Stars Blurb: Ross Jenson is looking forward to a little midmorning delight... Continue Reading →
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