Reaper of Souls (SPECTR #3) – In Which Gray Is The Color Of Temptation

No man knows what he will do till the right temptation comes. – Henry Ward Beecher All the experts agreed that vampires weren’t real. Which is exactly why vampires exist—not because the experts say they didn’t but because chaos theory said they could, the underlying order to it being that when humans think they know... Continue Reading →

And Now, A Little Sage Advice From Susan Laine

Best friends are always best lovers. – Arushi Tanwar Sage Advice is a short story that is included in Dreamspinner Press’s Daily Dose collection for June. It’s a good story, but didn’t work great for me as a short. I think it would have made a great novel or novella. I wanted to know more... Continue Reading →

And Now, A Little Sage Advice From Susan Laine

Best friends are always best lovers. – Arushi Tanwar Sage Advice is a short story that is included in Dreamspinner Press’s Daily Dose collection for June. It’s a good story, but didn’t work great for me as a short. I think it would have made a great novel or novella. I wanted to know more... Continue Reading →

Sam Burke’s City of Soldiers Is A Murder Mystery And A Relationship Drama Rolled Into One

In war, there are no unwounded soldiers. – Jose Narosky City of Soldiers starts out with a homeless veteran being murdered. From there we switch gears and we meet the first of our MCs, Sean. Sean is a disabled vet, living with his sister and her family. He can't figure out what he wants to... Continue Reading →

Sam Burke's City of Soldiers Is A Murder Mystery And A Relationship Drama Rolled Into One

In war, there are no unwounded soldiers. – Jose Narosky City of Soldiers starts out with a homeless veteran being murdered. From there we switch gears and we meet the first of our MCs, Sean. Sean is a disabled vet, living with his sister and her family. He can't figure out what he wants to... Continue Reading →

The Liger Is Pretty Much My New Favorite Animal In Poppy Dennison’s Born This Way

Need is choice come to fruition. ― S. Kelley Harrell Dayton Whitmore lives a simple life. Or at least he tries to, but simple is just a bit relative when you’re a human whose only family is a pride of lion shifters. Dayton is a high school history teacher, and his life really is fairly... Continue Reading →

Review: Born This Way by Poppy Dennison

Title: Born This Way Author: Poppy Dennison Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Length: 115 Pages Category: Paranormal Romance At a Glance: The Liger is pretty much my new favorite animal. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: Dayton Whitmore injures his arm playing basketball with his lion-shifter friends, and his best friend asks Dayton to check on her estranged brother... Continue Reading →

There’s No Sticky Wicket In This Cricket

The best love story is when you fall in love with the most unexpected person at the most unexpected time – Unknown I absolutely loved Anna Martin’s Tattoos & Teacups. I was looking forward to loving Cricket as well. It didn’t happen quite as easily as I had expected. It was difficult to get in... Continue Reading →

There's No Sticky Wicket In This Cricket

The best love story is when you fall in love with the most unexpected person at the most unexpected time – Unknown I absolutely loved Anna Martin’s Tattoos & Teacups. I was looking forward to loving Cricket as well. It didn’t happen quite as easily as I had expected. It was difficult to get in... Continue Reading →

And Now, A Double-Shot Of Ben Ryder’s Side Line

No two persons ever read the same book. - Edmund Wilson This is such a true statement, isn't it? It's what makes this whole review business such an arbitrary affair. Well, today we're hosting dueling reviews of Ben Ryder's Side Line--the same book seen through the eyes of two different people: Bruce and Tina. Sometimes... Continue Reading →

And Now, A Double-Shot Of Ben Ryder's Side Line

No two persons ever read the same book. - Edmund Wilson This is such a true statement, isn't it? It's what makes this whole review business such an arbitrary affair. Well, today we're hosting dueling reviews of Ben Ryder's Side Line--the same book seen through the eyes of two different people: Bruce and Tina. Sometimes... Continue Reading →

Jackie Says Noel York’s Randy and Edward (Birds of a Feather #1) Is A Promising Start To A New Series

Hope is the thing with feathers That perches in the soul And sings the tune without the words And never stops at all. ― Emily Dickinson In this, the first installment of the Birds of a Feather series, we meet the three major players. First there is Randy, an out and proud gay man. Recently... Continue Reading →

Jackie Says Noel York's Randy and Edward (Birds of a Feather #1) Is A Promising Start To A New Series

Hope is the thing with feathers That perches in the soul And sings the tune without the words And never stops at all. ― Emily Dickinson In this, the first installment of the Birds of a Feather series, we meet the three major players. First there is Randy, an out and proud gay man. Recently... Continue Reading →

Sometimes, No Matter How Much We Fight It, Strings Attach

We don't get to pick who we fall in love with, and it doesn't happen like it should. – “No Strings Attached” I have to say when I first met Detective Jeff Woods and Detective Parker Trenkens I wasn't very fond of either one of them. They were both fairly jaded and had some unpleasant... Continue Reading →

Geoffrey Knight Gives Tina A Case Of The Feels In The Boy From Brighton

A good head and a good heart are always a formidable combination. – Nelson Mandela The Boy From Brighton was a strange read. It was a great story. It just took me to the very end to figure out where it was going. At times it seemed to be going nowhere and everywhere, but that... Continue Reading →

Geoffrey Knight Gives Tina A Case Of The Feels In The Boy From Brighton

A good head and a good heart are always a formidable combination. – Nelson Mandela The Boy From Brighton was a strange read. It was a great story. It just took me to the very end to figure out where it was going. At times it seemed to be going nowhere and everywhere, but that... Continue Reading →

A Daily Dose Of Snookered by S. Blaise

Whoever called snooker ‘chess with balls’ was rude, but right. — Clive James Snookered is part of Dreamspinner Press’s Daily Dose Collection for June. It is a cute little short that works well as what it is. Neil Davis is a three time World Snooker Champion. He is traveling from New York to Florida and... Continue Reading →

A Daily Dose Of Snookered by S. Blaise

Whoever called snooker ‘chess with balls’ was rude, but right. — Clive James Snookered is part of Dreamspinner Press’s Daily Dose Collection for June. It is a cute little short that works well as what it is. Neil Davis is a three time World Snooker Champion. He is traveling from New York to Florida and... Continue Reading →

Ethan Day Might Make You Change Your Definition Of Self Preservation

As a matter of self-preservation, a man needs good friends or ardent enemies, for the former instruct him and the latter take him to task. – Diogenes This was the second time I read Self Preservation by Ethan Day. The first time, it was released by a different e-publisher and I gave it three stars.... Continue Reading →

Ethan Day Might Make You Change Your Definition Of Self Preservation

As a matter of self-preservation, a man needs good friends or ardent enemies, for the former instruct him and the latter take him to task. – Diogenes This was the second time I read Self Preservation by Ethan Day. The first time, it was released by a different e-publisher and I gave it three stars.... Continue Reading →

Damned If You Do, Damned If You Don’t… Such Is The Life Of A Demon

The path to paradise begins in Hell. ― Dante Alighieri It’s difficult being a detective with the Paranormal Enforcement Agency when your only claim to anything even remotely magical is that your mother happens to be a Valkyrie, which means you happen to be half immortal. At least, it’s a bit of a thorn in... Continue Reading →

Damned If You Do, Damned If You Don't… Such Is The Life Of A Demon

The path to paradise begins in Hell. ― Dante Alighieri It’s difficult being a detective with the Paranormal Enforcement Agency when your only claim to anything even remotely magical is that your mother happens to be a Valkyrie, which means you happen to be half immortal. At least, it’s a bit of a thorn in... Continue Reading →

Mary Calmes Delivers A Heaping Dose Of Speed In Heart of the Race

Maverick: “I feel the need…” Maverick & Goose: “...the need for speed !” – Tom Cruise & Anthony Edwards in Top Gun. Wow. Heart of the Race is part of Dreamspinner Press’s Daily Dose Anthology for June. As usual with Ms. Calmes’s work, it towers above the rest. I must issue a disclaimer that I... Continue Reading →

Mary Calmes Delivers A Heaping Dose Of Speed In Heart of the Race

Maverick: “I feel the need…” Maverick & Goose: “...the need for speed !” – Tom Cruise & Anthony Edwards in Top Gun. Wow. Heart of the Race is part of Dreamspinner Press’s Daily Dose Anthology for June. As usual with Ms. Calmes’s work, it towers above the rest. I must issue a disclaimer that I... Continue Reading →

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