Where Fiction and Reality Meet
“Who is the happier man, he who has braved the storm of life and lived or he who has stayed securely on shore and merely existed?” – Hunter S. Thompson Title: The Little Things Author: Jay Northcote Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 214 Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: There are lots of things that brighten Joel’s... Continue Reading →
“Who is the happier man, he who has braved the storm of life and lived or he who has stayed securely on shore and merely existed?” – Hunter S. Thompson Title: The Little Things Author: Jay Northcote Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 214 Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: There are lots of things that brighten Joel’s... Continue Reading →
“I was made and meant to look for you and wait for you and become yours forever.” ― Robert Browning Title: Love Rising Author: Piper Vaughn Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 42 Rating: 4.5 Stars Blurb: An Isla Sagrario Story In the 1700s on the island of Sagrario, men who love other men find safe... Continue Reading →
“I was made and meant to look for you and wait for you and become yours forever.” ― Robert Browning Title: Love Rising Author: Piper Vaughn Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 42 Rating: 4.5 Stars Blurb: An Isla Sagrario Story In the 1700s on the island of Sagrario, men who love other men find safe... Continue Reading →
“We sometimes encounter people, even perfect strangers, who begin to interest us at first sight, somehow suddenly, all at once, before a word has been spoken.” --- Fydor Dostoevsky Title: Going Up Author: Amy Lane Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 94 Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: Every dreary day, Zach Driscoll takes the elevator from the... Continue Reading →
“We sometimes encounter people, even perfect strangers, who begin to interest us at first sight, somehow suddenly, all at once, before a word has been spoken.” --- Fydor Dostoevsky Title: Going Up Author: Amy Lane Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 94 Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: Every dreary day, Zach Driscoll takes the elevator from the... Continue Reading →
“I gave him my heart, and he took and pinched it to death; and flung it back to me.” ― Emily Brontë Title: Gingerbread Palace Author: EM Lynley Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 130 Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: A week before Christmas, Alex Bancroft’s bakery goes up in flames. When he runs back inside after... Continue Reading →
“I gave him my heart, and he took and pinched it to death; and flung it back to me.” ― Emily Brontë Title: Gingerbread Palace Author: EM Lynley Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 130 Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: A week before Christmas, Alex Bancroft’s bakery goes up in flames. When he runs back inside after... Continue Reading →
“True love is like a metal tested in a fire. Fires of adversity surround us daily. Are we to love only when it is merely convenient? Like gold or silver, which very hot fire must heat to purge them of impurities, love must be thrust into the fire from time to time to make it... Continue Reading →
“True love is like a metal tested in a fire. Fires of adversity surround us daily. Are we to love only when it is merely convenient? Like gold or silver, which very hot fire must heat to purge them of impurities, love must be thrust into the fire from time to time to make it... Continue Reading →
“Family is everything. Family comes first. It's not what I expected it to be, but nothing ever is.” ― Madonna Title: Holiday Hootenanny Author: Ari McKay Publisher: Torquere Press Pages/Word Count: 80 Rating: 4.5 Stars Blurb: Clint Barker wants to take his relationship with boyfriend Joshua Cash to the next level, and that means meeting... Continue Reading →
“Family is everything. Family comes first. It's not what I expected it to be, but nothing ever is.” ― Madonna Title: Holiday Hootenanny Author: Ari McKay Publisher: Torquere Press Pages/Word Count: 80 Rating: 4.5 Stars Blurb: Clint Barker wants to take his relationship with boyfriend Joshua Cash to the next level, and that means meeting... Continue Reading →
”Today we kneel only to truth, follow only beauty, and obey only love." – Khalil Gibran Title: Where You Lead Author: Mary Calmes Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 82 Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: ATF agent Peter Lomax isn’t a hearts and flowers kind of guy, but he can be possessive, and it caused problems until... Continue Reading →
”Today we kneel only to truth, follow only beauty, and obey only love." – Khalil Gibran Title: Where You Lead Author: Mary Calmes Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 82 Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: ATF agent Peter Lomax isn’t a hearts and flowers kind of guy, but he can be possessive, and it caused problems until... Continue Reading →
“Unhappy the land that has no heroes? No. Unhappy the land that needs heroes.” – Bertolt Brecht Title: The Lodestar of Ys Author: Amy Rae Durreson Publisher: The Goodreads M/M Romance Group Pages/Word Count: 138 Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: Sjurd is convinced that Celyn of Ys is the most irritating man alive. It’s a good... Continue Reading →
“Unhappy the land that has no heroes? No. Unhappy the land that needs heroes.” – Bertolt Brecht Title: The Lodestar of Ys Author: Amy Rae Durreson Publisher: The Goodreads M/M Romance Group Pages/Word Count: 138 Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: Sjurd is convinced that Celyn of Ys is the most irritating man alive. It’s a good... Continue Reading →
Once a long time ago *coffs* — a few years ago— I got an email from a reader, well, a reviewer, really. She was sweet and made ridiculous noises about how much she loved Dirty Kiss and how it—I don’t know what else. My brain was busy going off like a Jiffy Pop shipment that’d... Continue Reading →
Once a long time ago *coffs* — a few years ago— I got an email from a reader, well, a reviewer, really. She was sweet and made ridiculous noises about how much she loved Dirty Kiss and how it—I don’t know what else. My brain was busy going off like a Jiffy Pop shipment that’d... Continue Reading →
“The music resumed, as strange and compelling as before. ‘And the world is going to break his heart.’” – Ruth Sims Title: Counterpoint: Dylan's Story Author: Ruth Sims Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 332 Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: At eighteen Dylan Rutledge has one obsession: music. He believes his destiny is to be the greatest... Continue Reading →
“The music resumed, as strange and compelling as before. ‘And the world is going to break his heart.’” – Ruth Sims Title: Counterpoint: Dylan's Story Author: Ruth Sims Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 332 Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: At eighteen Dylan Rutledge has one obsession: music. He believes his destiny is to be the greatest... Continue Reading →
“True courage is in facing danger when you are afraid.” ― L. Frank Baum Title: Texas Christmas: Texas #5 Author: RJ Scott Publisher: Love Lane Books Pages/Word Count: 189 Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: Six men with lives linked to the Double D... Danger comes to the Double D from Liam's past and threatens everything Jack... Continue Reading →
“True courage is in facing danger when you are afraid.” ― L. Frank Baum Title: Texas Christmas: Texas #5 Author: RJ Scott Publisher: Love Lane Books Pages/Word Count: 189 Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: Six men with lives linked to the Double D... Danger comes to the Double D from Liam's past and threatens everything Jack... Continue Reading →
I am constantly amazed at the charity and support of people on the various Social Networking groups that I use for promotion and to build my 'author platform.' Not only is it a lot of fun building these blocks on which an author steps her way up the ever increasing competition ladder to try to... Continue Reading →
“Life gives us something that we could hardly imagine.” ― Marcel Proust Aidan Sterling is trying to find his way back to a normal life. At least as normal as life can be when you work Black Ops. After surviving captivity, Aidan returns to the States and he realizes he might not be as well... Continue Reading →
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