Where Fiction and Reality Meet
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 →
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 →
Title: The Night Screams Author: Devon McCormack Publisher: Harmony Ink Press Length: 220 Pages Category: Mystery/Suspense, Teen Fiction At a Glance: I think this book is good for any age group—I was left with some positive life messages from this story. Reviewed By: Maryann Blurb: After Cal escapes a deranged kidnapper who tortured him, he... Continue Reading →
We're so pleased to have author Devon McCormack joining us today, with an exclusive excerpt from his latest release from Harmony Ink, The Night Screams. Enjoy! Thanks so much The Novel Approach for having me on the blog today to share a little from my latest YA title, The Night Screams, which comes out today!... Continue Reading →
Please join us in welcoming author Alicia Nordwell today, on the tour for her latest release, Cosmic Inception. Alicia's giving you a little peek between the covers, and is also offering the chance for one lucky reader to win some great prizes, so be sure to check out the Rafflecopter giveaway below. Enjoy and good... Continue Reading →
Title: Murder Most Yowl Author: Quinn Dressler Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Length: 134 Pages Category: Contemporary, Mystery/Suspense At a Glance: I’d classify this as murder mystery lite, an easy read with some tense and dangerous moments. Reviewed By: Maryann Blurb: Cat-sitting is a dangerous business. Cameron Sherwood turned his back on law enforcement the night his... Continue Reading →
Title: Blow Down (The Plumber's Mate: Book Four) Author: JL Merrow Publisher: Samhain Publishing Length: 249 Pages (Kindle) Category: Contemporary, Mystery At a Glance: Blow Down is another great story added to this outstanding series. Reviewed By: Sammy Blurb: The last thing newly engaged plumber Tom Paretski needs is to stumble over another dead body.... 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 JL Merrow today, on the tour for the latest installment in her Plumber's Mate series, Blow Down. Enjoy JL's guest post, and then be sure to check out the Rafflecopter widget below where you can enter for the chance to win a $10 Amazon or ARe Gift card and... Continue Reading →
Title: The Last Enemy (Agents of Influence: Book One) Author: Christian Beck Publisher: DSP Publications Length: 200 Pages Category: Mystery/Suspense At a Glance: Great for old time mystery/thriller lovers who want an updated social atmosphere. Reviewed By: Ben Blurb: Highly decorated Delta Force operator and Iraq war hero Simon Monk loses everything when his romantic... Continue Reading →
Title: Smoke & Mirrors (THIRDS: Book Seven) Author: Charlie Cochet Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 230 Pages At a Glance: Charlie Cochet delivers yet another roller coaster ride of emotions in this latest installment. It kept me on the edge of my seat from the first to the last page! Reviewed By: Sadonna Blurb: Life... Continue Reading →
Title: A Forced Silence Author: Cate Ashwood Narrator: Scott R. Smith Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Run Time: 5 hours and 47 minutes Category: Contemporary, Mystery/Suspense At a Glance: Scott R. Smith does an amazing job with the material he’s been given. Reviewed By: Mike Blurb: For paramedic Adam Carson, his world is lights and sirens and... Continue Reading →
Title: Ice (Salisbury Series: Book Two) Authors: Chris Quinton and RJ Scott Publisher: Love Lane Books Length: 297 Pages Category: Contemporary Romance, Mystery/Suspense At a Glance: Danger and intrigue play out alongside the growing feelings between Greg and Jon. I loved the chemistry the authors built between these two men. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: With... Continue Reading →
Today we're so pleased to welcome RJ Scott to TNA, on the tour for Ice, the second book in the Salisbury series she co-authors with Chris Quinton. Enjoy RJ's guest post and then be sure to check out the Rafflecopter giveaway below, where you can enter for the chance to win a $15 Amazon or... Continue Reading →
Title: Lessons in Love (A Cambridge Fellows Mystery: Book One) Author: Charlie Cochrane Narrator: Phil Mayes Publisher: Self-published Run Time: 5 hours and 39 minutes Category: Mystery/Suspense, Historical Romance At a Glance: Well, this is a delightful start to this historical series—with the perfect narrator who truly brings the story to life. Reviewed By: Sadonna... Continue Reading →
Title: The Mercy of Men (Saint Flaherty: Book Two) Author: S. Hunter Nisbet Publisher: Badapple Press Length: 378 Pages Category: Alt Reality, Dystopian, Mystery/Suspense At a Glance: This series, man… I love it with the intensity of a thousand burning suns. No, seriously… I do. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: When Simon Flaherty’s routine of training... 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 →
We're so pleased to have author Christian Beck with us today, on the tour for his upcoming release from DSP Publications, The Last Enemy. Enjoy his guest post and the teaser from the book, and then be sure to check out the Rafflecopter giveaway below. Good luck! Egypt, land of the Pharaoh’s and something much... 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 →
Dreamspinner senior editor Elizabeth Fitzgerald grills author Caleb James about his new thriller Dark Blood Liz: So Caleb, you lying S.O.B., that’s not your real name is it? Caleb: Why no Liz, and thank you for insulting both my mother and myself. Caleb is a pen name I use for my Dreamspinner books. Liz: So... Continue Reading →
Title: A King and a Pawn (Leader Murders: Book Three) Author: Liv Olteano Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Length: 234 Pages Category: Urban Fantasy, Mystery/Suspense At a Glance: Liv Olteano has given readers a complex and diverse paranormal shifter world. Reviewed By: Angel Blurb: Bert Cooper’s life used to be great, until his sister turned out to... 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 →
Title: Crash & Burn (Cut & Run: Book Nine) Author: Abigail Roux Narrator: J.F. Harding Publisher: Riptide Publishing Run Time: 10 hours and 44 minutes At a Glance: J.F. Harding did a great job narrating—it’s not his fault I didn’t like how this series ended. Reviewed By: Kim Blurb: It’s been five years since Special... Continue Reading →
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