Where Fiction and Reality Meet
Title: Kiss Me Forever Series: Dreamspun Beyond: Book 17 Author: M.J. O’Shea Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Length: 200 Pages Category: Paranormal At a Glance: Overall, this was a cute and interesting read; though admittedly, it didn’t quite live up to my expectations. Reviewed By: Lindsey Blurb: Forever is too long to be alone. Professor Avery Cook... Continue Reading →
Title: Open Road Author: M.J. O’Shea Narrator: Robbie D Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Run Time: 6 hours and 4 minutes Category: Contemporary At a Glance: Let me begin this review by saying I really liked the story. Like most romance books, it has a few plot holes that are easy to forgive. That being said, this... Continue Reading →
Title: The Worst Best Man Author: M.J. O'Shea Publisher: Dreamspinner Press/ Dreamspun Desires Length: 208 Pages Category: Contemporary At a Glance: A wonderful second chance story with the oh-so-satisfying Dreamspun Desires guaranteed HEA. Reviewed By: Cassie Blurb: It was her special day... but his worst nightmare. A rekindled romance wasn’t part of the plan. Despite... Continue Reading →
Title: Pawsitively in Love Author: M.J. O’Shea Narrator: Marc Schindler Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Run Time: 6 hours and 19 minutes Category: Contemporary At a Glance: Pawsitively in Love kept me engaged right to the end. M.J. O’Shea and Marc Schindler were a perfect fit for this story and audiobook. Reviewed By: Kathie Blurb: What Austin... Continue Reading →
Title: Marriage of Inconvenience Author: M.J. O’Shea Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Length: 214 Pages At a Glance: I quite enjoyed reading about the scandalous lives of celebrities and how PR is a game changer! Reviewed By: Lindsey Blurb: Lights, Camera, Lies. Kerry Pickering has a problem. As a publicist for Hollywood bad boy Jericho Knox, it’s... Continue Reading →
Please join us in giving a warm TNA welcome to author M.J. O'Shea today, on the tour for her latest Dreamspun Desires release, Marriage of Inconvenience. Welcome, M.J.! Mj’s Five Favorite Performance Pieces Hi, this is MJ O’Shea and well… I love music. A lot. And before I was a writer, before I was a... Continue Reading →
Hi, peeps, welcome to a look at what we have coming up for you in the week ahead. We’ve got such a full and action packed week for you, and I can’t wait to share it all. We’ve also got another reader incentive giveaway to share with you today, so don’t forget to click on... Continue Reading →
Title: Open Road Author: M.J. O’Shea Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Length: 200 Pages Category: Contemporary At a Glance: Kudos to the author on another well-written and enjoyable story. Reviewed By: Jules Blurb: Angus has been with the same guy for ten years. When his boyfriend breaks up with him the night of his thirtieth birthday party... Continue Reading →
Title: Duke in Hiding Author: M.J. OShea Publisher: Dreamspinner Press/Dreamspun Desires Length: 204 Pages At a Glance: This Dreamspun Desires story is one of my favorites. The book has a slow but steady build to it, an opposites attract story. and a HEA. Reviewed By: Carrie Blurb: Every gentleman has something to hide. Meeting Heath... Continue Reading →
Hi there! It’s MJ O’SheaJ I have a little bit of my newest book Pawsitively In Love to share with you. It’s always a big moment when the two main characters first meet… but sometimes the big isn’t exactly good. That’s definitely the case for Austin and Evan. Austin runs a pet salon and Evan,... Continue Reading →
Cheers, everyone! I hope you've all had a fabulous week filled with lots of great reads. We've got a busy, busy week ahead which includes a great guest lineup, a giveaway or three, and many more reviews to come. Here's a look at who'll be visiting in the week ahead: Monday – Ally Blue is... Continue Reading →
Title: Pawsitively in Love Author: M.J. O'Shea Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 200 Pages At a Glance: Pawsitively in Love left me with more questions than answers and uncertain about the relationship between its two main characters. Reviewed By: Sammy Blurb: What Austin Lloyd lacks in academics, he makes up for in his love of... Continue Reading →
Today we're so pleased to welcome author Piper Vaughn, here to celebrate the re-release of Moonstruck, Book Three in the Lucky Moon series, co-authored with M.J. O'Shea. Enjoy Piper's guest post, and be sure to pay special attention to the part where you can enter to win a paperback copy of the book. Good luck!... Continue Reading →
Cheers, bookish friends, and welcome to a look at what we have in store for you in the coming week, including our Book of the Month picks and giveaway hosted by the incomparable Mary Calmes. Make sure to check that out and enter for the chance to win a couple of e-books from the list.... Continue Reading →
Title: One True Thing (One Thing: Book Two) Authors: Piper Vaughn & M.J. O'Shea Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Narrator: Rusty Topsfield Run Time: 8 hours and 56 minutes At a Glance: Rusty Topsfield is great—worth the price and the time. Reviewed By: Kathie Blurb: Dustin Davis spent years wishing for a prince, but kissing frog... Continue Reading →
Title: The Millionaire Upstairs (Dreamspun Desires) Author: M.J. O’Shea Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 198 Pages At a Glance: If you're in the mood for a fun, well-written, well-researched, office romance with just a bit of drama, I'm sure you'll enjoy The Millionaire Upstairs as much as I did! Reviewed By: Jules Blurb: He might... Continue Reading →
Title: X Marks the Spot Author: M.J. O’Shea Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 200 Pages At a Glance: Send reality packing and just enjoy the ride. Reviewed By: Carrie Blurb: Jack Hunter is always on a quest for lost art, ancient manuscripts, and anything else that’ll romance the millions of viewers who watch his show... Continue Reading →
I'm so pleased to welcome Poppy Dennison, MJ O'Shea, and Shira Anthony today to chat about Dreamspun Desires, the newest line of genre romance from Dreamspinner Press. These three ladies were kind enough to sit down and answer a few questions about the line and, for MJ and Shira, their books. After the interviews, there's... Continue Reading →
Hi, everyone, and welcome back to another edition of Flashback Friday. Today we're featuring some of the Bad Boys of fiction--the rocker boys and risk takers, rebels and heartbreakers--and, as always, there's a chance to win an e-copy of one of our selected titles via the Rafflecopter widget below. But before we get to the... Continue Reading →
Cheers, everyone, and welcome back to another edition of Flashback Friday. This week we're focusing on young love, first love, all the angst and wonder to be found in Young Adult/New Adult fiction. The hardest part about choosing our Flashback Friday recommendations is when we get genre-specific because, let’s face it, every single one of... Continue Reading →
Title: Soufflés at Sunrise Author: M.J. O’Shea and Anna Martin Narrator: John-Paul Barrel Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Run Time: 7 hours and 17 minutes At a Glance: I love M.J. O’Shea and Anna Martin writing together, and find that they mesh well, but I hope they pick another narrator for the rest of the series. Reviewed... Continue Reading →
Title: Devil’s Food at Dusk Authors: M.J. O’Shea and Anna Martin Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 200 Pages At a Glance: If sweet romance and a fast moving story is what you are after, you will not go wrong picking up a copy of Devil’s Food At Dusk. Reviewed By: Sammy Blurb: Joe Fitzgerald hates... Continue Reading →
The Novel Approach welcomes author M.J. O'Shea today on her Family Jewels blog tour. Enjoy M.J.'s guest post, then be sure to enter for the chance to win the Grand Prize of a PRINT copy of the book, or be one of FIVE runners-up for the chance to win an e-copy of a book from... Continue Reading →
Cheers, everyone, and welcome back to a look at what we have coming up in the week ahead! Here in the US, we're celebrating Mother's Day today, so before I move along to all the great things we have in store for the week ahead, I just want to say one thing. It takes far... Continue Reading →
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