Where Fiction and Reality Meet
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 →
Title: Hidden Gem Author: Lissa Kasey Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 246 Pages Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: Misaki “Aki” Itou is a psi—a person with mutated DNA granting him psychic abilities. He’s also a contracted companion—a whore. It may not be the perfect profession, but having a roof over his head, food to eat, and... Continue Reading →
Title: Addicted Author: Laura Baumbach Publisher: MLR Press Pages/Word Count: 27 Pages Rating: 3 Stars Blurb: Vampires are impervious to human ailments and blood-borne disease. But what happens when one gets a taste of a new, powerful designer drug made from an element vampires have never encountered before? Vampire Gideon Borg dines occasionally from the... Continue Reading →
Title: Avaritia: The Oswald Witches Author: Mathew Ortiz Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 251 Pages Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: Welcome all to Maquintock Bay. A sleepy little town a few hours north of Boston on a picturesque stretch of New England coast. The town’s folk live a quiet life away from the hustle and bustle and... Continue Reading →
Title: Sealed by Fire Author: A. Catherine Noon and Rachel Wilder Publisher: Loose Id Pages/Word Count: 269 Pages Rating: 3.5 Stars Blurb: Vanya is a sorcerer’s apprentice who finally achieves his goal, initiation as a sorcerer – only to find that he, himself, is the intended sacrifice in their ritual. When the ritual goes wrong,... Continue Reading →
Title: Sealed by Fire Author: A. Catherine Noon and Rachel Wilder Publisher: Loose Id Pages/Word Count: 269 Pages Rating: 3.5 Stars Blurb: Vanya is a sorcerer’s apprentice who finally achieves his goal, initiation as a sorcerer – only to find that he, himself, is the intended sacrifice in their ritual. When the ritual goes wrong,... Continue Reading →
Funny things that came out of editing: *over use of words* *how the beta made me cry* as of the date I write this post for Love Lane, *whispers* I’ve not started the edits yet. I’ve been ill, honest. However my editor for the Hairy Harry series always starts my edit with ‘179 uses of... Continue Reading →
Funny things that came out of editing: *over use of words* *how the beta made me cry* as of the date I write this post for Love Lane, *whispers* I’ve not started the edits yet. I’ve been ill, honest. However my editor for the Hairy Harry series always starts my edit with ‘179 uses of... Continue Reading →
Title: Loveblood Author: M.J. O’Shea Publisher: Harmony Ink Press Pages/Word Count: 256 Pages Rating: 4.5 Stars Blurb: Max Appleton and his mother Celia are on the run, hiding from an abusive father and husband who’s also a notoriously bad pack leader. When Max hit puberty and it became obvious he’d never make an alpha wolf,... Continue Reading →
Title: Loveblood Author: M.J. O’Shea Publisher: Harmony Ink Press Pages/Word Count: 256 Pages Rating: 4.5 Stars Blurb: Max Appleton and his mother Celia are on the run, hiding from an abusive father and husband who’s also a notoriously bad pack leader. When Max hit puberty and it became obvious he’d never make an alpha wolf,... Continue Reading →
Title: Crimson Mate Author: Nikki McCoy Publisher: Totally Bound Pages/Word Count: 356 Pages Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: A centuries-old feud has pitted Ba’Kal—shifters—against Vam’kir—vampires. Quinn has suffered the pain of the ongoing contention in ways that no man ever should. Once the respected son of the Vam’kir king, his life was forever altered the day... Continue Reading →
Title: Crimson Mate Author: Nikki McCoy Publisher: Totally Bound Pages/Word Count: 356 Pages Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: A centuries-old feud has pitted Ba’Kal—shifters—against Vam’kir—vampires. Quinn has suffered the pain of the ongoing contention in ways that no man ever should. Once the respected son of the Vam’kir king, his life was forever altered the day... Continue Reading →
Title: Full Moon Dating: Evgeny and Feng Author: Julia Talbot Publisher: Torquere Press Pages/Word Count: 82 Pages Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: Tiger shifter Evgeny worries that he’ll never find a lover who can stand up to his sheer size and strength. He’s scared off more than one man, which is why he turns to Harve... Continue Reading →
Title: Full Moon Dating: Evgeny and Feng Author: Julia Talbot Publisher: Torquere Press Pages/Word Count: 82 Pages Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: Tiger shifter Evgeny worries that he’ll never find a lover who can stand up to his sheer size and strength. He’s scared off more than one man, which is why he turns to Harve... Continue Reading →
Title: Strength of the Mate (The Tameness of the Wolf #3) Author: Kendall McKenna Publisher: MLR Press Pages/Word Count: 356 Pages Rating: 4.5 Stars Blurb: Rampaging werewolves cause the True Alpha to send his Omega, Dawson Rivers, to bring them under control. Can Adam Madison help or hinder Dawson's mission? Adam Madison is in Iraq,... Continue Reading →
Title: Strength of the Mate (The Tameness of the Wolf #3) Author: Kendall McKenna Publisher: MLR Press Pages/Word Count: 356 Pages Rating: 4.5 Stars Blurb: Rampaging werewolves cause the True Alpha to send his Omega, Dawson Rivers, to bring them under control. Can Adam Madison help or hinder Dawson's mission? Adam Madison is in Iraq,... Continue Reading →
“When it seems like the world’s burning down around you, a little sense of normality can go a long way.” – Charlie Cochet Title: Blood & Thunder (THIRDS: Book Two) Author: Charlie Cochet Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 240 Pages Rating: 4.5 Stars Blurb: When a series of bombs go off in a Therian youth... Continue Reading →
“When it seems like the world’s burning down around you, a little sense of normality can go a long way.” – Charlie Cochet Title: Blood & Thunder (THIRDS: Book Two) Author: Charlie Cochet Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 240 Pages Rating: 4.5 Stars Blurb: When a series of bombs go off in a Therian youth... Continue Reading →
“All the art of living lies in a fine mingling of letting go and holding on.” – Henry Ellis Title: Dead Man and the Army of Frogs Author: Lou Harper Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 123 Pages Rating: 4.5 Stars Blurb: All Denton wanted was a few minions. He got frogs instead. Web developer by day... Continue Reading →
“All the art of living lies in a fine mingling of letting go and holding on.” – Henry Ellis Title: Dead Man and the Army of Frogs Author: Lou Harper Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 123 Pages Rating: 4.5 Stars Blurb: All Denton wanted was a few minions. He got frogs instead. Web developer by day... Continue Reading →
Title: Cryptshiver Author: Chacelyn Pierce Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 106 Pages Rating: 4.5 Stars Blurb: When a skinned corpse found in a cemetery rises from the dead, supernatural agents Avi Grissom and Jakob Ender hunt for the killer. But Grissom is more interested in his partner’s mysterious disappearance two years ago and his recent... Continue Reading →
Title: Cryptshiver Author: Chacelyn Pierce Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 106 Pages Rating: 4.5 Stars Blurb: When a skinned corpse found in a cemetery rises from the dead, supernatural agents Avi Grissom and Jakob Ender hunt for the killer. But Grissom is more interested in his partner’s mysterious disappearance two years ago and his recent... Continue Reading →
Title: Tail Slide Author: P.D. Singer Publisher: Rocky Ridge Books Pages/Word Count: 37 Pages Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: Fresh powder snow and running water in the Colorado back country call Lon like the moon calls the wolves. Belly-sliding to a good time on the weekends makes up for a workweek at a desk, and meeting... Continue Reading →
Title: Tail Slide Author: P.D. Singer Publisher: Rocky Ridge Books Pages/Word Count: 37 Pages Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: Fresh powder snow and running water in the Colorado back country call Lon like the moon calls the wolves. Belly-sliding to a good time on the weekends makes up for a workweek at a desk, and meeting... Continue Reading →
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