Where Fiction and Reality Meet
“Hearts live by being wounded.” – Oscar Wilde Title: Crack the Darkest Sky Wide Open Authors: Eric Arvin, Abigail Roux, SJD Peterson, Jason Huffman Black, S.A. McAuley, TJ Klune Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 148 Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: Of humanity there are darker tales. Stories that take some squinting to see through. Unconventional stories. Tales... Continue Reading →
“Hearts live by being wounded.” – Oscar Wilde Title: Crack the Darkest Sky Wide Open Authors: Eric Arvin, Abigail Roux, SJD Peterson, Jason Huffman Black, S.A. McAuley, TJ Klune Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 148 Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: Of humanity there are darker tales. Stories that take some squinting to see through. Unconventional stories. Tales... Continue Reading →
Title: In the Absence of Monsters Author: J.P. Barnaby Publisher: Wilde City Press Pages/Word Count: 146000 Words Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: Jayden Carter knew the path he wanted his life to take. He wanted to get his Master’s Degree in History and teach. But when he answered an ad for a roommate and met mysterious... Continue Reading →
Title: In the Absence of Monsters Author: J.P. Barnaby Publisher: Wilde City Press Pages/Word Count: 146000 Words Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: Jayden Carter knew the path he wanted his life to take. He wanted to get his Master’s Degree in History and teach. But when he answered an ad for a roommate and met mysterious... Continue Reading →
“To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson Title: Flare (North Star: Book Three) Author: Posy Roberts Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 330 Pages Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: Hugo Thorson and Kevin Magnus are learning to live again after the... Continue Reading →
“To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson Title: Flare (North Star: Book Three) Author: Posy Roberts Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 330 Pages Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: Hugo Thorson and Kevin Magnus are learning to live again after the... Continue Reading →
“The bottom line is that people are never perfect, but love can be…” ― Tom Robbins Title: The Rainbow Connection II: Sex, Lies, and DVD Fines Author: BJ Shephard Publisher: Smashwords Pages/Word Count: 11,630 words Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: The course of true love never did run smooth for eccentric journalist Liam Adams.. After the... Continue Reading →
“The bottom line is that people are never perfect, but love can be…” ― Tom Robbins Title: The Rainbow Connection II: Sex, Lies, and DVD Fines Author: BJ Shephard Publisher: Smashwords Pages/Word Count: 11,630 words Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: The course of true love never did run smooth for eccentric journalist Liam Adams.. After the... Continue Reading →
“Success is getting what you want, happiness is wanting what you get” ― W.P. Kinsella Title: Peanut Butter and Jelly For Two Author: Jackie Nacht Publisher: MLR Press Pages/Word Count: 14000 Words Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: The sexy chipmunk shifter isn't afraid of the dentist; he's in love with him. Phillip has the best job... Continue Reading →
“Success is getting what you want, happiness is wanting what you get” ― W.P. Kinsella Title: Peanut Butter and Jelly For Two Author: Jackie Nacht Publisher: MLR Press Pages/Word Count: 14000 Words Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: The sexy chipmunk shifter isn't afraid of the dentist; he's in love with him. Phillip has the best job... Continue Reading →
“He who wishes to be obeyed must know how to command.” – Niccolo Machiavelli Title: Pony (Guards of Folsom: Book Three) Author: SJD Peterson Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 200 Rating: 3 Stars Blurb: Grant Maxwell, aka Max, wakes to find his coffeepot has died in the night. Not one who can start his day... Continue Reading →
“He who wishes to be obeyed must know how to command.” – Niccolo Machiavelli Title: Pony (Guards of Folsom: Book Three) Author: SJD Peterson Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 200 Rating: 3 Stars Blurb: Grant Maxwell, aka Max, wakes to find his coffeepot has died in the night. Not one who can start his day... Continue Reading →
“You could claim that anything's real if the only basis for believing in it is that nobody's proved it doesn't exist!” ― J.K. Rowling Title: None So Blind Author: Meg Leigh Publisher: MLR Press Pages/Word Count: 65000 Words Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: When a dyed-in-the-wool skeptic meets a starry-eyed psychic, sparks are sure to fly.... Continue Reading →
“You could claim that anything's real if the only basis for believing in it is that nobody's proved it doesn't exist!” ― J.K. Rowling Title: None So Blind Author: Meg Leigh Publisher: MLR Press Pages/Word Count: 65000 Words Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: When a dyed-in-the-wool skeptic meets a starry-eyed psychic, sparks are sure to fly.... Continue Reading →
“Life, at best, is bittersweet.” – Jack Kirby Title: Stung: Winter Special Author: K.A. Merikan Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 9000 Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: It's been a few months since Crunch and his comrades liberated the mob-run prison camp HoneyHill. But content as he is, Crunch can't forget Victor, the beautiful prisoner with whom he... Continue Reading →
“Life, at best, is bittersweet.” – Jack Kirby Title: Stung: Winter Special Author: K.A. Merikan Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 9000 Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: It's been a few months since Crunch and his comrades liberated the mob-run prison camp HoneyHill. But content as he is, Crunch can't forget Victor, the beautiful prisoner with whom he... Continue Reading →
“Everyone’s got secrets. It’s what makes people interesting.” ― Cat Clarke Title: Coloring Outside the Lines (Different Paths to Love #2) Author: Diana DeRicci Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 112 Pages Rating: 4.5 Stars Blurb: Different Paths to Love: Book Two Photographer Ralph Haraldsson’s birthday celebration starts to turn disastrous when he runs into his... Continue Reading →
“Everyone’s got secrets. It’s what makes people interesting.” ― Cat Clarke Title: Coloring Outside the Lines (Different Paths to Love #2) Author: Diana DeRicci Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 112 Pages Rating: 4.5 Stars Blurb: Different Paths to Love: Book Two Photographer Ralph Haraldsson’s birthday celebration starts to turn disastrous when he runs into his... Continue Reading →
"The human heart is like a ship on a stormy sea driven about by winds blowing from all four corners of heaven." - Martin Luther King Jr. Title: Serpentine Walls Author: CJane Elliott Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 290 Pages Rating: 3 Stars **Review Contains What May Be Considered Minor Spoilers** Blurb: Reeling from the news... Continue Reading →
“The quick pain of the truth can pass away, but the slow, eating agony of a lie is never lost. That's a running sore.” ― John Steinbeck Title: Breaking Point (Turning Point #2) Author: N.R. Walker Publisher: Totally Bound Pages/Word Count: 238 Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: A fight for what’s right becomes a fight for... Continue Reading →
“The quick pain of the truth can pass away, but the slow, eating agony of a lie is never lost. That's a running sore.” ― John Steinbeck Title: Breaking Point (Turning Point #2) Author: N.R. Walker Publisher: Totally Bound Pages/Word Count: 238 Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: A fight for what’s right becomes a fight for... Continue Reading →
I’m happy to be here today to share my novel, Serpentine Walls. Serpentine Walls is a contemporary coming-of-age romance set at the University of Virginia. I got the title both from the actual serpentine walls that enclose the gardens at the University of Virginia: and from the serpentine paths that matters of the heart often... Continue Reading →
I’m happy to be here today to share my novel, Serpentine Walls. Serpentine Walls is a contemporary coming-of-age romance set at the University of Virginia. I got the title both from the actual serpentine walls that enclose the gardens at the University of Virginia: and from the serpentine paths that matters of the heart often... Continue Reading →
“Ever has it been that love knows not its own depth until the hour of separation.”-- Kahlil Gibran Title: Zombie Boyz: Ghoul’s Gym Author: Eric Arvin and TJ Klune Publisher: Wilde City Press Pages/Word Count: Rating: 5 Stars **Warning: Review Contains Minor Spoilers** Blurb: Board up the windows, push an old dresser against the door... Continue Reading →
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