Where Fiction and Reality Meet
Title: Light Shaper (Haven Prime: Book Two) Author: Albert Nothlit Publisher: DSP Publications Length: 340 Pages Category: Sci-Fi At a Glance: This series is perfect for those who love science fiction thrillers, with a smattering of horror. Reviewed By: Ben Blurb: When a greedy despot discovers a powerful piece of ancient technology, he has no... Continue Reading →
We're so pleased to welcome author Albert Nothlit today, on the tour for his latest novel, Light Shaper, book two in the Haven Prime series. Enjoy! Hello! In celebration of the release of Light Shaper, I am happy to present character features for the two protagonists of the story. Aaron Blake Aaron doesn't like his... Continue Reading →
Title: Tantalus Author: Albert Nothlit Publisher: Less Than Three Press Length: 150 Pages Category: Sci-Fi, Action/Thriller At a Glance: Nothlit is the master of suspense in this science fiction thriller where a young man finds himself on a strange world, in the middle of intrigue and danger. Reviewed By: Ben Blurb: In the aftermath of... Continue Reading →
Title: Confessions (Reno PD Case Files: Book One) Author: Ethan Stone Publisher: DSP Publications Length: 216 Pages Category: Mystery/Suspense At a Glance: If you enjoy a good mystery and don’t mind a little insta-love, this series may just be for you. Reviewed By: Lindsey Blurb: A serial killer known as the Confessor is kidnapping and... Continue Reading →
Title: Butt Villains on Vacation Authors: Kage Alan, Ally Blue, T.C. Blue, Kiernan Kelly Publisher: Wilde City Press Length: 260 Pages Category: Comedy, Contemporary Romance, Superheroes/Villains At a Glance: A fun and funny mix of stories from the Butt-Thology authors. Reviewed By: Angel Blurb: Heroes are boring. Seriously, how much effort does it take to... Continue Reading →
Title: Spring Cleaning (Seasons of Murder: Book One, David Lloyd Investigations: Book 4.5) Author: Liz Strange Publisher: MLR Press, LLC Length: 74 Pages Category: Contemporary, Mystery At a Glance: A great little mystery to pass the time. Reviewed By: Lindsey Blurb: David may have caught his toughest case yet - solving a fifty-year-old murder. David... Continue Reading →
Please join us in welcoming author Ralph Josiah Bardsley today, here to chat with us about the trailer for his latest novel, The Photographer's Truth. Welcome, Ralph! Three Things I Learned About Screenwriting or What Goes Into a Book Trailer… I never knew that as a novelist, I would have so much to learn about... Continue Reading →
Hi, everyone, welcome to the continuation of the Countdown to GayRomLit 2016 Blog Tour. We're so pleased to welcome author Neil Plakcy today. Enjoy! My GRL Memory I’ve only been to GRL once, in Atlanta in 2013, but it was pretty inspiring. I was standing in line to get in on the first evening, and... Continue Reading →
Title: Sunset Lake Author: John Inman Narrator: Randall Shaffer Publisher: Dreampinner Press Run Time: 11 hours and 51 minutes Category: Mystery/Suspense At a Glance: Sunset Lake is not for the faint of heart, which turned out to be me! Reviewed By: Kim Blurb: Reverend Brian Lucas has a secret his congregation in the Nine Mile... Continue Reading →
We're so pleased to have author Anna Butler visiting today, on the tour for her latest novel, Makepeace, book three in the Taking Shield series. Enjoy Anna's guest post, and the be sure to check out the Rafflecopter widget below where you can enter for the chance to win a print copy of Gyrfalcon (Taking... Continue Reading →
Title: Code Name Jack Rabbit (The Vampire Guard: Book One) Author: Elizabeth Noble Publisher: DSP Publications Length: 200 Pages Category: Paranormal, Mystery/Suspense At a Glance: Four men join a paranormal secret organization to fight crime! Reviewed By: Ben Blurb: Meet the newest members of the Vampire Guard, where legend and myth meet science and technology.... Continue Reading →
Please join us in welcoming author R. Phoenix today, on the tour for the latest release in the Ripples in the Status Quo series, Temper. Enjoy her guest post, and then be sure to check out the Rafflecopter Giveaway below where you can enter for the chance to win a $25 gift card + a... Continue Reading →
Welcome to author Michael Halfhill, who joins us today with an exclusive excerpt from Sparkle, the latest installment in the Jan Phillips series. Enjoy! About the Book Series: Whatever Happened to Jan Phillips: Book Three Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Length: 170 Pages Category: Mystery/Suspense Release Date: June 29, 2016 Cover Artist: Anne Cain Purchase Links: Dreamspinner... Continue Reading →
Title: Sparkles (Whatever Happened to Jan Phillips: Book Three) Author: Michael Halfhill Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Length: 170 Pages Category: Mystery/Suspense At a Glance: Michael Halfhill has created a really good series in the Jan Phillips stories. Reviewed By: Maryann Blurb: A life cut short; unsolved robberies plaguing Philadelphia’s Jeweler’s Row; a cryptic message scrawled on... Continue Reading →
Title: Dark Blood (Dark Blood Saga: Book One) Author: Caleb James Publisher: DSP Publications Length: 294 Pages Category: Paranormal, Mystery/Suspense At a Glance: Dark Blood is gruesome, fast paced, and has a lot of tension-filled moments, with some very intriguing twists and turns. Reviewed By: Maryann Blurb: Handsome, brilliant, and surrounded by good friends, twenty-three-year-old... Continue Reading →
Magic in Casto As every reader of fantasy knows, there has to be some magic involved in the story. Fantasy and magic go together like – well, like two things that really fit. (I don’t want to abuse any analogies here.) The question, however, is to decide how much magic there should be in a... Continue Reading →
Title: Dawn Over Dayfield Author: Karenna Colcroft Publisher: DSP Publications Length: 200 Pages Category: Mystery/Suspense At a Glance: Dawn Over Dayfield is well written, with suspense and tension filled moments, and there were quite a few characters that made the story creepy. Reviewed By: Maryann Blurb: After the death of his adoptive mother, Andy Forrest... Continue Reading →
Title: The Prince’s Psalm Author: Eric Shaw Quinn Publisher: DSP Publications Length: 480 Pages Category: Historical, Spiritual At a Glance: This is a rather special work. I recommend it for the story, for the style, and for the ability of both of those things together to take the reader to another place and time. Reviewed... Continue Reading →
Title: Foxe Tail (Skylar Foxe Mysteries: Book One) Author: Haley Walsh Narrator: Joel Leslie Publisher: MLR Press Run Time: 8 hours and 9 minutes Category: Mystery At a Glance: Haley Walsh and Joel Leslie combined are simply perfection! Blurb: Gay teacher Skyler Foxe thought teaching English Lit was murder. Wait till he falls into the... Continue Reading →
Title: The Bridge Author: Rachel Lou Publisher: Harmony Ink Press Length: 244 Pages Category: Young Adult, Paranormal/Fantasy At a Glance: I found myself enthralled by the world the author created. Reviewed By: Taz Blurb: Everett Hallman might not be the world’s most powerful witch, but he does his part by helping wayward souls find their... Continue Reading →
Title: Shadowboxing (Echoes Rising: Book One) Author: Anne Barwell Publisher: DSP Publications Length: 270 Pages Category: Historical, Suspense/Thriller At a Glance: Besides giving us some very solid characters, Anne Barwell also gives us a suspenseful, action packed, old-time war thriller. Reviewed By: Maryann Blurb: 2nd Edition Berlin, 1943. An encounter with an old friend leaves... Continue Reading →
Title: Penal Station 05 (With This Mark: Book One) Author: Valentina Heart Publisher: Loose Id Pages/Word Count: 211 Pages At a Glance: Great start to a series with characters that are lovable if damaged. Blurb: Jared, a guard on one of the many penal space stations, is good at his job, but painfully naive. Getting convicted for... Continue Reading →
Title: Splintered (Hunting Evil: Book One) Author: SJD Peterson Publisher: DSP Publications Length: 220 Pages At a Glance: I read this book in 2014, and it's just as exciting now as it was then. Reviewed By: Maryann Blurb: 2nd Edition A string of murders targeting effeminate gay men has the GLBTQ community of Chicago on... Continue Reading →
Ba’chi, Hi’icha, and Ki’ita, Oh My When I created the Windbrothers’ world, I had carte blanche to do anything with it I liked, which is one of my favorite things about writing fantasy – this is your world, you can build it from the ground up. That’s also one of the hardest things about writing... Continue Reading →
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