Where Fiction and Reality Meet
Title: Kick Off Series: The District Line: Book One Author: C.F. White Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 302 Pages Category: Contemporary Romance, New Adult At a Glance: C.F. White accomplishes one of the most, if not the most, important goals in romance: giving me a couple I want to see get their happy ending. Overall, I... Continue Reading →
Title: The Told Me I Was Everything Series: The First Quarto: Book One Author: Gregory Ashe Publisher: Self-Published Length: 373 Pages Category: Mystery At a Glance: The tension, as always, is top tier, and the mystery is fraught with danger, as many of this author's readers have come to expect. The end also leaves readers... Continue Reading →
Title: Ember Boys Series: Flint and Tinder: Book One Author: Gregory Ashe Publisher: Self-Published Length: 213 Pages Category: Fantasy, Paranormal, New Adult At a Glance: Fans of the Hollow Folk series will not want to miss this dangerous and emotionally volatile new chapter in that -verse. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: Emmett Bradley thinks his adventures... Continue Reading →
Title: Coming in First Place Series: Between the Teeth: Book One Author: Taylor Fitzpatrick Publisher: Self-Published Length: 170 Pages Category: Contemporary, New Adult, Hockey Romance At a Glance: Fitzpatrick writes with such an easygoing style and has a knack for creating characters I adore, even when they’re being grumpy at the guys who love them... Continue Reading →
Title: Bigger Love Series: Big Love: Book Two Author: Rick R. Reed Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Length: 200 Pages Category: Contemporary, New Adult At a Glance: If you’ve read and enjoyed Rick Reed’s work in the past, then you’ll surely love this story as well. Reed has such a descriptive flair and talent for setting a... Continue Reading →
Title: In the Pines Series: Charlie Schiffer Mysteries: Book One Author: Laura Lascarso Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Length: 200 Pages Category: New Adult, Mystery/Suspense At a Glance: I was totally entertained by this page-turner mystery. Laura Lascarso has created a well-written, intriguing, suspenseful, dark YA murder mystery, and it’s just a tad gory too. Reviewed By:... Continue Reading →
Title: The Academy Author: Quinn Anderson Publisher: Riptide Publishing Length: 366 Pages Category: Contemporary, New Adult At a Glance: The Academy was a bit muddled and slightly overworked, but I enjoyed getting to know the various characters, and the author managed to pull it off in the end. Reviewed By: Sammy Blurb: True love stabs... Continue Reading →
Title: The Truth of Yesterday Series: A Killian Kendall Mystery: Book Four Author: Josh Aterovis Publisher: MLR Press Length: 498 Pages Category: Mystery/Suspense At a Glance: Once again, I really liked the double-plotted mystery in The Truth of Yesterday> and how they connected. In Killian Kendall, Josh Aterovis has created a character who at times... Continue Reading →
Title: Echoes in the Glass Series: Dolores Author: Hayden Thorne Publisher: Self-Published Length: 152 Pages Category: Fantasy, New Adult At a Glance: If you are looking for a quick and lighthearted paranormal to pass the time, this one is worth a shot. I was genuinely interested as Quinn began unraveling the mystery of the guy... Continue Reading →
Title: A Tiny Piece of Something Greater Author: Jude Sierra Publisher: Interlude Press Length: 264 Pages Category: Contemporary, New Adult At a Glance: Interlude Press continues to put out high quality, outstanding books, and Jude Sierra continues to wow me with her words. This book is going to stay with me for a long time.... Continue Reading →
Lisa: Welcome to author Jude Sierra, who’s joining us today to chat about her new novel, A Tiny Piece of Something Greater, from Interlude Press. Hi Jude! Let’s start by having you tell us something about yourself that most people don’t know. Jude: This is a hard one, because I am a pretty open book!... Continue Reading →
Welcome to author Laura Lascarso and the When Everything Is Blue blog tour! We're so pleased to have Laura with us today to chat about the book. As an additional treat, Laura is also offering one lucky reader on the tour the chance to win a $20 Amazon gift card, so be sure to check... Continue Reading →
We're so pleased to have author Grace Kilian Delaney joining us today on the Waking Oisin blog tour. Grace is here today to talk about character development, and there's also a giveaway for you, so be sure to check out those details at the end. Welcome, Grace! Hi Everyone! Grace Kilian Delaney here! A big... Continue Reading →
Welcome to the Exclusive Cover Reveal of Quinn Anderson's Fourteen Summers, coming in May from Riptide Publishing About the Book Author: Quinn Anderson Release Date: May 21, 2018 Page Count: ~287 Genre: Comedy, Contemporary, New Adult, Romance Type: Standalone Cover By: Melissa Liban Blurb: Identical twins Aiden and Max Kingsman have been a matched set their whole lives. When... Continue Reading →
Welcome to the Exclusive Cover Reveal of Detour by Reesa Herberth and Michelle Moore, coming in May from Riptide Publishing About the Book Authors: Reesa Herberth and Michelle Moore Release Date: May 7, 2018 Page Count: ~337 Genre: comedy, contemporary, drama, new adult, romance Type: Standalone Cover By: Kanaxa This title is part of the Transportation universe Blurb: Ethan Domani had... Continue Reading →
Title: Train to Somewhere (Before . . . and After: Book Three) Author: Susan Laine Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Length: 75 Pages Category: Contemporary, New Adult At a Glance: Sorry to say this story didn’t work for me on any level. Reviewed By: Sadonna Blurb: It was only a game. Wasn’t it? At a party one... Continue Reading →
Title: The Storm’s Gift Author: A.D. Ellis Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Length: 34 Pages Category: Contemporary, Holiday, New Adult At a Glance: A cute, short story, but with some elements that seemed off for college life. Reviewed By: Jennifer Blurb: Snowed in together in their college dorm, two men share a quick connection that creates enough... Continue Reading →
Title: Inseparable (Port Java: Book One Author: Sloan Johnson Publisher: Self-Published/Kindle Unlimited Length: 209 Pages Category: Contemporary, New Adult At a Glance: As good and realistic as this journey was, I felt, at times, the story was a bit labored, spending much too much time on Trevor’s worries and not enough time on moving the... Continue Reading →
Hi, everyone, welcome to the Exclusive Cover Reveal of author Quinn Anderson's upcoming release from Riptide Publishing, New Heights! About the Book Author: Quinn Anderson Release Date: Mar 12, 2018 Page Count: ~140 Genre: Comedy, Contemporary, New Adult Pairing: M/M Type: Standalone Cover By: L.C. Chase Blurb: After attending a friend’s wedding in New York, James Thompson is eager... Continue Reading →
Title: There Was a Boy Author: Justin Durand Publisher: Self-Published Length: 233 Pages Category: New Adult, Gay Fiction At a Glance: There Was a Boy had some good moments and ideas, but unfortunately the plot was too labored, the characters a bit too unrealistic in their speech and emotions, and the pacing was just terribly... Continue Reading →
Title: The Bravest Thing Author: Laura Lascarso Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Length: 226 Pages Category: New Adult, Contemporary At a Glance: I loved this novel. It was not an easy read, but it was so incredibly well done and just an amazing story from start to finish. Reviewed By: Sammy Blurb: High school junior Berlin Webber... Continue Reading →
We're so pleased to welcome author Quinn Anderson to TNA today on the tour for her latest Riptide Publishing release, All of the Above. She's sharing a bit about the writing of the book, and there's also a giveaway, so be sure to check out those details below. Welcome, Quinn! The Hardest Part of Writing... Continue Reading →
We're so pleased to welcome author Shane Morton to TNA today on the tour for his latest release, The Year of the Cock. He's here to chat about holiday movies and is also offering a giveaway, so be sure to check out the Rafflecopter widget below for details. Welcome, Shane! I have developed a problem,... Continue Reading →
Title: Out of the Woods Author: TJ Land Publisher: NineStar Press Length: 95 Pages Category: Sci-Fi/Fantasy, New Adult At a Glance: An interesting concept of a story and well-written characters I actually didn’t like. Reviewed By: Jennifer Blurb: There’s a corpse in the mushroom patch. Ruth isn’t bothered; she collects dead things in jars under... Continue Reading →
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