Where Fiction and Reality Meet
The release of Forever Hold His Peace marks the end of The Crofton Chronicles, my trilogy of historical novels set in Elizabethan England. Now, I’m going to be honest here, when I first started writing The Actor and the Earl, the story was meant to be a standalone novella, little did I think my fun... Continue Reading →
The release of Forever Hold His Peace marks the end of The Crofton Chronicles, my trilogy of historical novels set in Elizabethan England. Now, I’m going to be honest here, when I first started writing The Actor and the Earl, the story was meant to be a standalone novella, little did I think my fun... Continue Reading →
“Extraordinary afflictions are not always the punishment of extraordinary sins, but sometimes the trial of extraordinary graces.” ― Matthew Henry Title: The Art of Breathing Author: TJ Klune Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 350 Pages Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: Tyson Thompson graduated high school at sixteen and left the town of Seafare, Oregon, bound for... Continue Reading →
“Extraordinary afflictions are not always the punishment of extraordinary sins, but sometimes the trial of extraordinary graces.” ― Matthew Henry Title: The Art of Breathing Author: TJ Klune Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 350 Pages Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: Tyson Thompson graduated high school at sixteen and left the town of Seafare, Oregon, bound for... Continue Reading →
In chapter 21 of Basketball Jones, I am a huge idiot and I am taken on the most shocking twist of my life because it shows how wrong I was throughout this whole adventure. Intrigued? It's time for Kingett to read Basketball Jones. What? What? What? Wait a minute! Holy cow! You are unprepared! I... Continue Reading →
In chapter 21 of Basketball Jones, I am a huge idiot and I am taken on the most shocking twist of my life because it shows how wrong I was throughout this whole adventure. Intrigued? It's time for Kingett to read Basketball Jones. What? What? What? Wait a minute! Holy cow! You are unprepared! I... Continue Reading →
“In the space between chaos and shape there was another chance.” ― Jeanette Winterson Title: Total Immersion Author: Ellis Carrington Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 83 Pages Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: Evan Stanton is in over his head. Injured from a fall on campus, he’s let his boyfriend talk him into a senior year total... Continue Reading →
“In the space between chaos and shape there was another chance.” ― Jeanette Winterson Title: Total Immersion Author: Ellis Carrington Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 83 Pages Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: Evan Stanton is in over his head. Injured from a fall on campus, he’s let his boyfriend talk him into a senior year total... Continue Reading →
“And thence from Athens turn away our eyes To seek new friends and stranger companies.” ― William Shakespeare Title: The Unseen Tempest (Lords of Arcadia: Act Three) Author: John Goode Publisher: Harmony Ink Press Pages/Word Count: 244 Pages Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: Kane used to be a normal boy with normal worries. Now he fights... Continue Reading →
“And thence from Athens turn away our eyes To seek new friends and stranger companies.” ― William Shakespeare Title: The Unseen Tempest (Lords of Arcadia: Act Three) Author: John Goode Publisher: Harmony Ink Press Pages/Word Count: 244 Pages Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: Kane used to be a normal boy with normal worries. Now he fights... Continue Reading →
There's no problem so awful, that you can't add some guilt to it and make it even worse.” ― Bill Watterson Title: Tabby’s Pride Author: K-lee Klein Publisher: Amber Allure Pages/Word Count: 115 Pages Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: Levi Tabberton has dreamed of being a rock star ever since his brother's best friend, Alexander Morrison,... Continue Reading →
There's no problem so awful, that you can't add some guilt to it and make it even worse.” ― Bill Watterson Title: Tabby’s Pride Author: K-lee Klein Publisher: Amber Allure Pages/Word Count: 115 Pages Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: Levi Tabberton has dreamed of being a rock star ever since his brother's best friend, Alexander Morrison,... Continue Reading →
“Truth is hard-hearted and unrelenting, too clear, precise.” ― Dejan Stojanovic Title: Beyond the Norm Author: Shawn Lane Publisher: Amber Allure Pages/Word Count: 99 Pages Rating: 3 Stars **Warning: This Review Contains Spoilers** Blurb: Dave Johnson is closing up his bar in the early hours of the morning when he rescues a young Goth who... Continue Reading →
“Truth is hard-hearted and unrelenting, too clear, precise.” ― Dejan Stojanovic Title: Beyond the Norm Author: Shawn Lane Publisher: Amber Allure Pages/Word Count: 99 Pages Rating: 3 Stars **Warning: This Review Contains Spoilers** Blurb: Dave Johnson is closing up his bar in the early hours of the morning when he rescues a young Goth who... Continue Reading →
“You cannot find peace by avoiding life.” ― Virginia Woolf Title: Nowhere Diner: Finding Peace Author: T.A. Chase Publisher: Amber Allure Pages/Word Count: 114 Pages Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: Chad Mitchell is on a downward spiral and he’s not sure how to stop it. Between the flashbacks of fighting in Afghanistan and the alcohol, he... Continue Reading →
“You cannot find peace by avoiding life.” ― Virginia Woolf Title: Nowhere Diner: Finding Peace Author: T.A. Chase Publisher: Amber Allure Pages/Word Count: 114 Pages Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: Chad Mitchell is on a downward spiral and he’s not sure how to stop it. Between the flashbacks of fighting in Afghanistan and the alcohol, he... Continue Reading →
“There is no better place to heal a broken heart than on the back of a horse.” ― Missy Lyons Title: Off Stage: In the Wings Author: Jaime Samms Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 326 Pages Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: Lenny Stevens was the lead guitarist of the up-and-coming grunge band Firefly until he crossed... Continue Reading →
“There is no better place to heal a broken heart than on the back of a horse.” ― Missy Lyons Title: Off Stage: In the Wings Author: Jaime Samms Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 326 Pages Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: Lenny Stevens was the lead guitarist of the up-and-coming grunge band Firefly until he crossed... Continue Reading →
TNA: Hi, Angel, thanks so much for stopping by to visit us today. Let's talk a bit about your writing. Do you prefer to write fantasy or contemporary genre romance? Do you find you like the challenge of stretching your imagination when writing fantasy, or are they equally challenging but in different ways? Angel: I... Continue Reading →
“How far will you go to protect that thing?” He held my gaze for a long moment. “This is my life’s work, Robert. I didn’t come all this way to fail.” – L.A. Witt Title: Noble Metals Author: L.A. Witt Publisher: Riptide Publishing Pages/Word Count: 204 Pages Rating: 4.5 Stars Blurb: Ever since Robert Belton... Continue Reading →
“How far will you go to protect that thing?” He held my gaze for a long moment. “This is my life’s work, Robert. I didn’t come all this way to fail.” – L.A. Witt Title: Noble Metals Author: L.A. Witt Publisher: Riptide Publishing Pages/Word Count: 204 Pages Rating: 4.5 Stars Blurb: Ever since Robert Belton... Continue Reading →
“Never tell the truth to people who are not worthy of it.” ― Mark Twain Title: The Legend of Uncle Everett Author: Gene Taylor Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 90 Pages Rating: 2 Stars Blurb: When Everett Coleman’s longtime enemy JB Sanderson dies, Everett’s nephew Blake comes to visit his uncle. He worries JB’s death... Continue Reading →
“Never tell the truth to people who are not worthy of it.” ― Mark Twain Title: The Legend of Uncle Everett Author: Gene Taylor Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 90 Pages Rating: 2 Stars Blurb: When Everett Coleman’s longtime enemy JB Sanderson dies, Everett’s nephew Blake comes to visit his uncle. He worries JB’s death... Continue Reading →
“One can begin so many things with a new person! Even begin to be a better man.” ― George Eliot Title: Finding Love (Nowhere Diner: Book One) Author: T.A. Chase Publisher: Amber Allure Pages/Word Count: 176 Pages Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: Leaving Minnesota, Timothy Gapin doesn’t have any plans except getting as far away from... Continue Reading →
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