Where Fiction and Reality Meet
“Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage.” ― Lao Tzu BLURB: Robby Dalton is the perfect all-American boy. He played the sports his father chose for him in high school, attended the college his father selected, and has worked hard to conform to his father's macho views.... Continue Reading →
“So many people are shut up tight inside themselves like boxes, yet they would open up, unfolding quite wonderfully, if only you were interested in them.” ― Sylvia Plath I don't know about anyone else, but every so often I crave something that's funny and not so full of angst that I become even tenser... Continue Reading →
“So many people are shut up tight inside themselves like boxes, yet they would open up, unfolding quite wonderfully, if only you were interested in them.” ― Sylvia Plath I don't know about anyone else, but every so often I crave something that's funny and not so full of angst that I become even tenser... Continue Reading →
“A broken heart bleeds tears.” ― Steve Maraboli BLURB: Oliver Parrish has been alone in the world since he was born. So when Sheriff Owen “Mack” Macklin shows up on his doorstep to deliver the news that Oliver’s sister has died, he’s beyond surprised. Still, Oliver returns with Mack to Hope Cove, Maine, hoping to... Continue Reading →
“A broken heart bleeds tears.” ― Steve Maraboli BLURB: Oliver Parrish has been alone in the world since he was born. So when Sheriff Owen “Mack” Macklin shows up on his doorstep to deliver the news that Oliver’s sister has died, he’s beyond surprised. Still, Oliver returns with Mack to Hope Cove, Maine, hoping to... Continue Reading →
“Wherever there is danger, there lurks opportunity; wherever there is opportunity, there lurks danger. The two are inseparable.” ― Earl Nightingale BLURB: Asherkan Iblis is a blood demon, a slave to elves and a soldier. He keeps the fact he has royal elvish blood a secret. His half brother returns to broker peace but reveals... Continue Reading →
“Wherever there is danger, there lurks opportunity; wherever there is opportunity, there lurks danger. The two are inseparable.” ― Earl Nightingale BLURB: Asherkan Iblis is a blood demon, a slave to elves and a soldier. He keeps the fact he has royal elvish blood a secret. His half brother returns to broker peace but reveals... Continue Reading →
“Never, ever let a toppy git know just how much they turn you on, or you’ll spend your whole bloody life in a state of perpetual turned-on-ness.” – Josephine Myles That’s pretty good advice coming from the city mouse who’s so in love with a toppy git country mouse that even though they broke up... Continue Reading →
“Never, ever let a toppy git know just how much they turn you on, or you’ll spend your whole bloody life in a state of perpetual turned-on-ness.” – Josephine Myles That’s pretty good advice coming from the city mouse who’s so in love with a toppy git country mouse that even though they broke up... Continue Reading →
“Sometimes serendipity is just intention unmasked.” ― Elizabeth Berg Summary: Nathan Smith is just playing out the night as usual, working the bar of the hotel where he is employed. The only thing different about this night is that Daniel Fletcher is drowning his sorrows in vodka and regret. When Daniel reaches his limit, Nathan... Continue Reading →
“Sometimes serendipity is just intention unmasked.” ― Elizabeth Berg Summary: Nathan Smith is just playing out the night as usual, working the bar of the hotel where he is employed. The only thing different about this night is that Daniel Fletcher is drowning his sorrows in vodka and regret. When Daniel reaches his limit, Nathan... Continue Reading →
“All that we see or seem is but a dream within a dream.” ― Edgar Allan Poe BLURB: Ashten Brody is a chef fresh out of college. He lands his dream job working as a personal chef to Trent Cole, local luxury hotel owner. As it turns out, Trent is also his dream man. After... Continue Reading →
“All that we see or seem is but a dream within a dream.” ― Edgar Allan Poe BLURB: Ashten Brody is a chef fresh out of college. He lands his dream job working as a personal chef to Trent Cole, local luxury hotel owner. As it turns out, Trent is also his dream man. After... Continue Reading →
“Our deepest wounds surround our greatest gifts.” ― Ken Page I've read Sylvia Violet before and always enjoyed her stories so I was really excited to read this story for review. Jackson is a former Navy Seal who recently had to leave service because of extensive damage to his leg during a routine mission gone... Continue Reading →
“Our deepest wounds surround our greatest gifts.” ― Ken Page I've read Sylvia Violet before and always enjoyed her stories so I was really excited to read this story for review. Jackson is a former Navy Seal who recently had to leave service because of extensive damage to his leg during a routine mission gone... Continue Reading →
“The man who fears losing has already lost.” ― George R.R. Martin It was Charlie Cochet’s free story Roses in the Devil’s Garden that had me looking twice at The Auspicious Troubles of Chance when it was released by Dreamspinner Press last year. It was The Auspicious Troubles of Chance that led me to believe... Continue Reading →
“The man who fears losing has already lost.” ― George R.R. Martin It was Charlie Cochet’s free story Roses in the Devil’s Garden that had me looking twice at The Auspicious Troubles of Chance when it was released by Dreamspinner Press last year. It was The Auspicious Troubles of Chance that led me to believe... Continue Reading →
“Although no one can go back and make a brand new start, anyone can start from now and make a brand new ending.” ― Carl Bard I've always loved stories in which former lovers come full circle and find each other again. Not everyone gets a second chance at love but when they do, it's... Continue Reading →
“Although no one can go back and make a brand new start, anyone can start from now and make a brand new ending.” ― Carl Bard I've always loved stories in which former lovers come full circle and find each other again. Not everyone gets a second chance at love but when they do, it's... Continue Reading →
“Embrace relational uncertainty. It's called romance." – Mark Batterson Summary: As a single parent, Caleb is trying his hardest to instil responsibility and values into his “Little Dude”, his adopted four year old son, Leo. Set in the rippling waves of a surfers paradise, Caleb and Leo are building their life together, forging Team One... Continue Reading →
“Embrace relational uncertainty. It's called romance." – Mark Batterson Summary: As a single parent, Caleb is trying his hardest to instil responsibility and values into his “Little Dude”, his adopted four year old son, Leo. Set in the rippling waves of a surfers paradise, Caleb and Leo are building their life together, forging Team One... Continue Reading →
“Once I had a love and it was a gas Soon turned out had a heart of glass – Blondie” Some find love on the first try and some need a second chance. Heart of Glass is a sweet little tale about second chances but not settling for second best. The story is about two... Continue Reading →
“Once I had a love and it was a gas Soon turned out had a heart of glass – Blondie” Some find love on the first try and some need a second chance. Heart of Glass is a sweet little tale about second chances but not settling for second best. The story is about two... Continue Reading →
“A terrible secret weighs with a terrible weight.” ― Sue Miller BLURB: On the day he and Roman Capanelli were to be married, Malik Stevens wakes up in a small room with very little light. Time must be passing, because a door opens from time to time and food is left for him—that’s his only... Continue Reading →
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