Where Fiction and Reality Meet
Title: Snap Decision (Delarosa Secrets: Book Two) Author: T.A. Chase Publisher: Totally Bound Pages/Word Count: 181 Pages At a Glance: I am just totally hooked on this crazy-exciting Delarosa series. Reviewed By: Maryann Blurb: Sometimes the only way to do your job—and discover love—is to trust your instincts. D’Marcus ‘Snap’ Jefferson is a DEA agent... Continue Reading →
Title: Grizzly Discovery (Mountain Spirit Mystery: Book Two) Author: A.J. Marcus Publisher: DSP Publications Pages/Word Count: 200 Pages At a Glance: I highly recommend Eagle’s Blood and Grizzly Discovery, especially if you are an animal lover. Reviewed By: Maryann Blurb: Landon Weir and Brock Summers are happily settling into their life as a couple, easily... Continue Reading →
The Novel Approach welcomes author M.J. O'Shea today on her Family Jewels blog tour. Enjoy M.J.'s guest post, then be sure to enter for the chance to win the Grand Prize of a PRINT copy of the book, or be one of FIVE runners-up for the chance to win an e-copy of a book from... Continue Reading →
Title: Day and Knight Author: Dirk Greyson Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 200 Pages At a Glance: I don't know how much research went into the actiony-spy things, but it was exciting and fun. Reviewed By: Angel Blurb: As former NSA, Dayton (Day) Ingram has national security chops and now works as a technical analyst... Continue Reading →
Title: Miller’s Creek Author: R.G. Green Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 200 Pages At a Glance: The story has an easy flow to it and had my attention from the start. Reviewed By: Maryann Blurb: Seventy-five years ago in the rural town of Miller's Creek, Jacob Palmer massacred his family. Sixty years later, thirteen-year-old Jesse... Continue Reading →
Title: Fool’s Gold Series: The Ira Adler Series: Book Three Author: Jess Faraday Publisher: Bold Strokes Books Length: 322 Pages Category: Historical, Mystery/Suspense Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: There’s a reason The Affair of the Porcelain Dog and Turnbull House both made my list of their respective years’ Best Books. Fool’s Gold will make... Continue Reading →
Title: IM Author: Rick R. Reed Publisher: DSP Publications Pages/Word Count: 280 Pages At a Glance: IM is action packed, horrifying in its detail, and full of the most delicious twists and turns that will make your skin crawl and your heart race. Reviewed By: Sammy Blurb: The Internet is the new meat market for... Continue Reading →
Title: Light From the Dark Author: Mercy Celeste Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 301 Pages At a Glance: I love Mercy Celeste and this is a great read. Reviewed By: Pia Blurb: After a year of picking up the pieces of his shattered life, former US Marshal Micah Beasley takes a job as bodyguard for a... Continue Reading →
Title: A Shot of J&B Author: Lou Sylvre Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 214 Pages At a Glance: This book wasn’t perfect, but it was still a fantastic story. Reviewed By: Jules Blurb: Six years ago, Brian Harrison helped save the life of Jackie Vasquez, and he’s never really forgotten him. After the rescue, Brian... Continue Reading →
Title: A Shot of J&B Author: Lou Sylvre Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 214 Pages At a Glance: This book wasn’t perfect, but it was still a fantastic story. Reviewed By: Jules Blurb: Six years ago, Brian Harrison helped save the life of Jackie Vasquez, and he’s never really forgotten him. After the rescue, Brian... Continue Reading →
Title: North on Drummond Author: K.C. Burn Publisher: Loose Id Pages/Word Count: 287 Pages At a Glance: A too-light hand in its treatment of conflict and characterization left me wishing for more. Reviewed By: Rena Blurb: Sandy Bottom Bay, Florida - Come for the Haunts, Stay for the Beaches! Drew Drummond might call himself a... Continue Reading →
Title: Double Indemnity Author: Maggie Kavanaugh Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 214 Pages At a Glance: I really enjoyed Double Indemnity and wouldn't mind reading more from Maggie Kavanagh. Reviewed By: Kim Blurb: Sam Flynn dreamed of being a journalist until a car accident killed his parents and put his brother into a long-term coma.... Continue Reading →
Title: Merchant of Death (Playing the Fool: Book Two) Author: Lisa Henry and J.A. Rock Publisher: Riptide Publishing Pages/Word Count: 205 Pages At a Glance: Merchant of Death is a masterful second story in an outstanding series. Blurb: All’s fair in love and war. There’s something rotten in the state of Indiana. When con man... Continue Reading →
I’d like to thank Lisa and the Novel Approach for hosting me on my blog tour for my recent release, Double Indemnity. Today, I’ll be talking a little about some of my favorite murder mysteries and give you an opportunity to win a free eBook copy of my novel. My grandmother was a huge Agatha... Continue Reading →
Title: Manipulation (Diversion: Book Four) Author: Eden Winters Publisher: Rocky Ridge Books Pages/Word Count: 264 Pages At a Glance: Even though I wasn’t blown away by Manipulation, I would still highly recommend reading this series Blurb: Lucky Lucklighter has a new life. His old life wants him back. He traded trafficking for taking down criminals... Continue Reading →
Title: Fadeout Author: Joseph Hansen Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press Pages/Word Count: 272 Pages At a Glance: An absolute classic in Gay Fiction Blurb: Fadeout is the first of Joseph Hansen's twelve classic mysteries featuring rugged Dave Brandstetter, an insurance investigator who is contentedly gay. When entertainer Fox Olson's car plunges off a bridge in... Continue Reading →
Title: The Two Gentlemen of Altona (Playing the Fool: Book One) Author: Lisa Henry & J.A. Rock Publisher: Riptide Publishing Pages/Word Count: 215 Pages At a Glance: Sign me up for the next one in the queue because this one was simply fantastic! Blurb: Special Agent Ryan “Mac” McGuinness is having a rough week. Not... Continue Reading →
Title: Third Eye Author: Rick R. Reed Publisher: DSP Publications Pages/Word Count: 264 Pages Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: Who knew that a summer thunderstorm and his lost little boy would conspire to change single dad Cayce D’Amico’s life in an instant? With Luke missing, Cayce ventures into the woods near their house to find his... Continue Reading →
Title: Desert Foxe (Skyler Foxe Mysteries: Book Five) Author: Haley Walsh Publisher: MLR Press Pages/Word Count: 232 Pages Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: Skyler and his friends go to Palm Springs for the annual White Party and find murder! Out and proud high school English teacher Skyler Foxe and his posse of friends go to the... Continue Reading →
Title: Player vs Player Author: Amelia C. Gormley Publisher: Riptide Publishing Pages/Word Count: 282 Pages Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: Pushing for change can be dangerous when change starts pushing back. Video game writer Niles River loves the work he does at Third Wave Studios: creating games with mass appeal that feature women, people of color,... Continue Reading →
Title: Accidental Contact and Other Mahu Investigations (Mahu #7.5) Author: Neil Plakcy Publisher: MLR Press Pages/Word Count: 187 Pages Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: Sex, mayhem and justice in the Aloha State as openly gay Honolulu homicide detective tracks murderers, missing people & a dog with unusual appetites. From murderers to missing babies to a shaggy... Continue Reading →
Title: DMZ Author: Andrea Speed Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 28 Pages Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: Carlo Langlois joined the diplomatic corps to help people, but when his helicopter is shot down in a war torn country, he’s the one who needs assistance. None other than his old secret crush from university, Ky Kinnaird, turns... Continue Reading →
Title: Vanished Author: Carter Quinn Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 98 Pages Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: Henry Cooley has good friends and a good life. He’s secure in his job and his relationship. He and Tom, the love of his life, are about to celebrate their twenty-first anniversary as a couple. Their son, CJ, is in... Continue Reading →
There’s a doll on my shelf that everyone mistakes for a girl. Could be the long hair, or the skirt, or the high heeled shoes that make people think this, but everyone who meets him knows who he is. Misaki ‘Aki’ Itou, psi, companion, AP survivor and the hidden gem is unforgettable. When I first... Continue Reading →
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