Where Fiction and Reality Meet
Title: Love Immortal Author: Kit Vincent Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 326 Pages Category: Horror, Paranormal, Dark Academia Rating: 3.5 Stars At a Glance: Love Immortal is a satisfying vampire/human romance. It doesn't set out to reinvent the genre, and it doesn't need to. There is not a strict ending to the story, though, so all... Continue Reading →
Title: Avenger of Sins Series: SPECTR: Book 3.6 Author: Jordan L. Hawk Publisher: JordanLHawk.com Length: 141 Pages Category: Paranormal Fantasy Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: The way Jordan L. Hawk has guided this series through heart-pounding fright and intrigue, then woven that with equally heart-palpitating romance, and then was so damn bold as to... Continue Reading →
Title: Something Wicked Series: Black and Blue: Book Three Author: Lily Morton Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 340 Pages Category: Paranormal Romance Rating: 3.5 Stars At a Glance: Overall, while I liked the horror and mystery elements of Something Wicked a great deal, I think the advancing of Blue and Levi’s relationship may have been better served in... Continue Reading →
Title: A Draft of Ash and Wine Series: Midnight Guardians: Book Two Author: Kristin Jacques Publisher: City Owl Press Length: 311 Pages Category: Historical, Paranormal Rating: 3.5 Stars At a Glance: The egregious editing notwithstanding, I liked the continuation of what is shaping up to be a trilogy. I'd be lying, though, if I didn't... Continue Reading →
Title: A Taste of Winter Author: Geneva Vand Publisher: Self-Published Length: 107 Pages Category: Paranormal Romance Rating: 4 Stars At a Glance: As adorable as its cover, this story shares the budding romance between two young women in their junior year of college. There is no hedging feelings or playing of games. A Taste of... Continue Reading →
Title: Imitate the Dawn Series: Whitethorn Agency: Book Three Author: M.A. Grant Publisher: Carina Press Length: 283 Pages Category: Urban Fantasy, Paranormal Romance Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: M.A. Grant's voice is gracefully nimble, lyrical when called for in the Darkest Court series, and given to a pure grittiness when her characters are fighting... Continue Reading →
Title: Pack of Lies Series: Monster Hunt: Book One Author: Charlie Adhara Publisher: Carina Adores Length: 310 Pages Category: Paranormal, Murder Mystery, Romantic Suspense Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: Pack of Lies is, simply stated, a fast paced and action packed mystery elegantly intertwined with the relationship between a prickly and secretive Eli and... Continue Reading →
Title: Uprising Series: Rebellion: Book Three Author: Annabelle Jacobs Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 303 Pages Category: Paranormal Romance Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: Each moment, each scene, each romantic beat plays wonderfully off the next. Annabelle Jacobs captures the longing, the pining, the lust, the resignation, and the hope, and translates it all into... Continue Reading →
Title: Seasons Series: PsyCop Briefs: Volume Two Author: Jordan Castillo Price Publisher: JCP Books LLC Length: 309 Pages Category: Urban Fantasy Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: There is a certain sentimentality to reading these PsyCop vignettes. They’re set at various points throughout the history of the series, which means traveling back in time to... Continue Reading →
Title: Crooked Shadows Series: Whitethorn Agency: Book Two Author: M.A. Grant Publisher: Carina Press Length: 294 Pages Category: Paranormal/Fantasy Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: The “To Be Continued” conclusion to Crooked Shadows couldn’t be more perfect if it tried, and the revelation that happens there, after all the chaos that Cristian and Atlas have... Continue Reading →
Title: House on Fire Series: Ashes & Dust: Book Two Author: Jenn Burke Publisher: Carina Press Length: 256 Pages Category: Urban Fantasy Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: House on Fire is an impressively busy book with plenty of twists and turns of both the emotional and investigative variety, and I can’t wait for the... Continue Reading →
Title: Blood Moon Author: Brier James Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 224 Pages Category: Paranormal/Fantasy Rating: 4.5 Stars At a Glance: There are some terribly touching moments in this story, some conflict that could have easily ended in tragedy, and a reconciliation that leads to the beginning of a legend. A legend I enjoyed being a... Continue Reading →
Title: Cairo Malachi and the Adventure of the Silver Whistle Author: Samantha SoRelle Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 192 Pages Category: Paranormal Romance, Historical Romance, Murder Mystery Rating: 4.5 Stars At a Glance: I'm not sure I was aware of how mad about this book I was while I was reading it. It was only after... Continue Reading →
Title: A Bargain of Blood and Gold Series: Midnight Guardians: Book One Author: Kristin Jacques Publisher: Self-Published Length: 280 Pages Categories: Paranormal Romance, Fantasy, Murder Mystery, Historical Romance Rating: 4 Stars At a Glance: A Bargain of Blood and Gold takes its time building up to the peak of the danger to a town that... Continue Reading →
Title: Rare Vigilance Series: Whitethorn Agency: Book One Author: M.A. Grant Publisher: Carina Press Length: 267 Pages Category: Paranormal/Fantasy Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: Excellent suspense, both the mysterious and romantic kind, combined with fantastic characterizations, a richly imagined world, and this author’s gift for captivating me as I lose myself in her stories... Continue Reading →
Title: Cry Wolf Series: Big Bad Wolf: Book Five Author: Charlie Adhara Publisher: Carina Press Length: 269 Pages Category: Paranormal, Romantic Suspense Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: It’s the little things that comprise the whole that make a book great, and once again in Cry Wolf they are skillfully pieced together. The relationships, the... Continue Reading →
Title: Master Wolf Series: Capital Wolves: Book Two Author: Joanna Chambers Publisher: Self-Published Length: 274 Pages Category: Historical Romance, Paranormal/Fantasy At a Glance: Master Wolf is filled with all the anger and despair and yearning I expected, with the addition of a sacrifice that defines protecting the one you love, no matter the cost. Reviewed... Continue Reading →
Title: Wolf Series: State Changers: Book One Author: Chris Fenwick Publisher: Sunbury Press Length: 254 Pages Category: Paranormal/Fantasy, Lesbian Romance At a Glance: More showing and less telling would have made for a much richer reading experience, but I did end up embracing Casidhe in the end, and found some of Wolf's lore fascinating. Cas... Continue Reading →
Title: Bringer of Night Series: SPECTR Series Three: Book Two Author: Jordan L. Hawk Publisher: Self-Published Length: 103 Pages Category: Urban Fantasy At a Glance: The dry humor, the friendships and made family, the murder and mayhem, and the abundant imagination are all present and accounted for in Bringer of Night. It encompasses everything I... Continue Reading →
Title: The Mysterious and Amazing Blue Billings Series: Black and Blue: Book One Author: Lily Morton Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 301 Pages Category: Contemporary Romance, Paranormal Mystery At a Glance: Lily Morton set out to do something a little different with this novel, and she succeeded in spades while still maintaining all the wonders that... Continue Reading →
Title: Lord of the Last Heartbeat Series: The Sacred Dark: Book One Author: May Peterson Publisher: Carina Press Length: Novel Category: Paranormal/Fantasy At a Glance: Lord of the Last Hearbeat gives lovers of spec fic plenty to feast on. With the hefty task of the setup behind her now, I look forward to seeing what... Continue Reading →
Title: Spellbound Series: Magic in Manhattan: Book One Author: Allie Therin Publisher: Carina Press Length: 243 Pages Category: Historical, Paranormal Romance Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: There has been a lot of early buzz about the brilliance of this book. Believe it. All of it. Spellbound not only lives up to it but exceeded... Continue Reading →
Title: Shift Series: Flesh and Bone: Book Three Author: Joel Abernathy Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 247 Pages Category: Horror, Paranormal At a Glance: This is some lovely speculative fiction, though not one to seek out if you're looking for a soft romance, but the way Joel Abernathy turns a phrase encompasses a lot of emotion... Continue Reading →
Title: P.S. I Spook You Author: S.E. Harmon Narrator: Noah Michael Levine Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Run Time: 8 hours and 35 minutes Category: Paranormal At a Glance: P.S. I Spook You is an enjoyable listen and if it is the first in a series, the slower pace to Rain’s coming to terms with his new... Continue Reading →
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