Where Fiction and Reality Meet
“He was still too young to know that the heart’s memory eliminates the bad and magnifies the good, and that thanks to this artifice we manage to endure the burden of the past.”-- Gabriel Garcia Marquez Following as it does on the hot little kitten heels of C. Kennedy’s most recent title, the still best-selling... Continue Reading →
THIS CONTEST IS NOW CLOSED *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* They met at ten, they kissed at twelve, and were madly in love by eighteen. Caleb Deering is the captain of the swim team and the hottest senior in school. He comes from a loving home with a kind father and a caring, but strict, mother who is battling... Continue Reading →
THIS CONTEST IS NOW CLOSED *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* They met at ten, they kissed at twelve, and were madly in love by eighteen. Caleb Deering is the captain of the swim team and the hottest senior in school. He comes from a loving home with a kind father and a caring, but strict, mother who is battling... Continue Reading →
“But if you're gonna dine with them cannibals Sooner or later, darling, you're gonna get eaten . . .” ― Nick Cave The advent of E-publishing has given authors, and aspiring authors, a whole new world in which to experiment with their craft. From fan fiction to self-publishing original work, the means of delivering a... Continue Reading →
“But if you're gonna dine with them cannibals Sooner or later, darling, you're gonna get eaten . . .” ― Nick Cave The advent of E-publishing has given authors, and aspiring authors, a whole new world in which to experiment with their craft. From fan fiction to self-publishing original work, the means of delivering a... Continue Reading →
“It's not the wound that teaches, but the healing.” ― Marty Rubin What happens when a young, curious, inexperienced man goes to a BDSM club to find out what the scene is all about? Well, there are a few things that could happen. This young man could find a well versed Dom that could train... Continue Reading →
“It's not the wound that teaches, but the healing.” ― Marty Rubin What happens when a young, curious, inexperienced man goes to a BDSM club to find out what the scene is all about? Well, there are a few things that could happen. This young man could find a well versed Dom that could train... Continue Reading →
“Even the most degraded and ruined Prodigal is still closer to divinity than are any of us born of Adam’s flesh.” — Ginn Hale And he was cast out onto the earth, and his angels were cast out with him… And they became the Prodigals, the least of these who were called from the depths... Continue Reading →
“Even the most degraded and ruined Prodigal is still closer to divinity than are any of us born of Adam’s flesh.” — Ginn Hale And he was cast out onto the earth, and his angels were cast out with him… And they became the Prodigals, the least of these who were called from the depths... Continue Reading →
“A ghost is a knot in the otherwise smooth flow of time… And sometimes a ghost is a shared thing.” ― Cole Swensen I’m just going to say this right out loud ::clears pipes:: — There are some authors who shouldn’t be allowed to write short stories. There. Said. Now, let me explain why I... Continue Reading →
“A ghost is a knot in the otherwise smooth flow of time… And sometimes a ghost is a shared thing.” ― Cole Swensen I’m just going to say this right out loud ::clears pipes:: — There are some authors who shouldn’t be allowed to write short stories. There. Said. Now, let me explain why I... Continue Reading →
“[He was disgusted] at the beasts who in callous cruelty had dragged down and maimed and destroyed the human dignity of this selfless man. Yet it was nothing new. It had been like this at some point in every civilization and on every continent. There were human jackals for every human disaster.” ― Pat Frank... Continue Reading →
“[He was disgusted] at the beasts who in callous cruelty had dragged down and maimed and destroyed the human dignity of this selfless man. Yet it was nothing new. It had been like this at some point in every civilization and on every continent. There were human jackals for every human disaster.” ― Pat Frank... Continue Reading →
“Things change and friends leave. And life doesn't stop for anybody.” ― Stephen Chbosky BLURB: Charlie Beresford would rather be doing anything this summer than hauling furniture for a moving company. Come September, he’ll be leaving for college, away from the awkwardness of Augustinian Academy, away from his father’s constant hints about prospective girlfriends. Then... Continue Reading →
“Things change and friends leave. And life doesn't stop for anybody.” ― Stephen Chbosky BLURB: Charlie Beresford would rather be doing anything this summer than hauling furniture for a moving company. Come September, he’ll be leaving for college, away from the awkwardness of Augustinian Academy, away from his father’s constant hints about prospective girlfriends. Then... Continue Reading →
“Any fool can be happy. It takes a man with real heart to make beauty out of the stuff that makes us weep.” ― Clive Barker Summary: When his secret life becomes exposed, Andy Nocera is forced to pick up the pieces whilst trying to accept his lot after losing his wife, his job, his... Continue Reading →
“Any fool can be happy. It takes a man with real heart to make beauty out of the stuff that makes us weep.” ― Clive Barker Summary: When his secret life becomes exposed, Andy Nocera is forced to pick up the pieces whilst trying to accept his lot after losing his wife, his job, his... Continue Reading →
“Friendship is just love that has yet to sprout wings and take flight.” ― Kristen Reed The Twilight Gods and Renfred’s Masquerade are to this day the benchmark by which I measure all Young Adult historical fantasy novels, not that there are so many to choose from, mind, but as far as niches go, Hayden... Continue Reading →
“Friendship is just love that has yet to sprout wings and take flight.” ― Kristen Reed The Twilight Gods and Renfred’s Masquerade are to this day the benchmark by which I measure all Young Adult historical fantasy novels, not that there are so many to choose from, mind, but as far as niches go, Hayden... Continue Reading →
“Sticks and stones may break my bones, but your words...they'll destroy my soul.” ― Cassandra Giovanni I'll Take the Rain is a little snippet, only 23 pages; a slice of life between the narrator and his boyfriend. The author doesn't give us any names. My only conclusion as to why is that this could be... Continue Reading →
“Sticks and stones may break my bones, but your words...they'll destroy my soul.” ― Cassandra Giovanni I'll Take the Rain is a little snippet, only 23 pages; a slice of life between the narrator and his boyfriend. The author doesn't give us any names. My only conclusion as to why is that this could be... Continue Reading →
If you follow my blog over at Insight Out! then you’ll be more than painfully aware of my deep and all encompassing respect for this author. If you’re a fan of the genre you’ll know him best from his Tales of Foster High series, or the fantasy frolics of his Lords of Arcadia series. You’ll... Continue Reading →
If you follow my blog over at Insight Out! then you’ll be more than painfully aware of my deep and all encompassing respect for this author. If you’re a fan of the genre you’ll know him best from his Tales of Foster High series, or the fantasy frolics of his Lords of Arcadia series. You’ll... Continue Reading →
“Ah, come now. I look like an angel, but I'm not. The old rules of nature encompass many creatures like me. We're beautiful like the diamond-backed snake, or the striped tiger, yet we're merciless killers” ― Anne Rice I was really excited to read this book because it has my two favorite things in the... Continue Reading →
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