Where Fiction and Reality Meet
Title: The Threefold Tie Author: Aster Glenn Gray Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 148 Pages Category: Historical Romance, Bisexual Romance, M/F/M Romance Rating: 3.5 Stars At a Glance: The Threefold Tie is a quiet story, not given to extremes of emotion or action. I found more to like in the book than not, but would've appreciated... 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: Charles Series: Learning to Love: Book One Author: Con Riley Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 344 Pages Category: Contemporary Romance Rating: 4.5 Stars At a Glance: I can always trust Con Riley to deliver the most romantic pivotal moments I've ever read, always, and Charles and Hugo do not disappoint. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: Life... Continue Reading →
Title: The Oak Wood Throne Series: San Amaro Investigations: Book Two Author: Kai Butler Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 333 Pages Category: Urban Fantasy Rating: 3.5 Stars At a Glance: If my relationship with this book had a status, it would be: "it's complicated." There's a lot to love about the world Kai Butler has imagined... 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: The Bandalore Series: Pitch & Sickle: The Diabolus Chronicles: Book One Author: DK Girl Publisher: Self-Published Length: 236 Pages Category: Gaslamp Fantasy Rating: 3.5 Stars At a Glance: Despite some slow pacing to allow for the world-building, I found The Bandalore to be a deliciously compelling intro to a world that's far from mundane.... Continue Reading →
Title: Redirection Series: Borealis: Without a Compass: Book Three Author: Gregory Ashe Publisher: Self-Published Length: 333 Pages Category: Mystery/Suspense Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: I can't possibly begin to guess at the method behind Gregory Ashe's madness, but North McKinney stomped on my very last nerve in Redirection. So why all the stars when... Continue Reading →
Title: Hounded by Fate Series: Sons of Britain: Book Six Author: Mia West Publisher: Self-Published Length: 214 Pages Category: Historical Romance, Paranormal/Fantasy, Arthurian Fantasy Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: Full disclosure: I wasn't altogether too thrilled when I read that Cai's story was the next to be told in the ongoing Sons of Britain... Continue Reading →
Title: Beautifully Unexpected Author: Lily Morton Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 200 Pages Category: Contemporary Romance Rating: 4.5 Stars At a Glance: Beautifully Unexpected is an opposites-attract romance full of charm and wit and warmth, featuring two thoroughly endearing men who go on to discover they might not be so different after all. If you’re a... Continue Reading →
Title: Bloodline Series: The Memoirs of a Vampire: Book One Author: Joel Abernathy Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: Short Novel Category: Dark Fantasy Rating: 4 Stars At a Glance: Briskly paced and darkly alluring, author Joel Abernathy delivers an intimate story of monsters and men that I couldn't put down. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: Fate made... Continue Reading →
Title: Escape Series: Rebellion: Book One Author: Annabelle Jacobs Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 264 Pages Category: Urban Fantasy Rating: 4.5 Stars At a Glance: While there is no little conflict in Escape, there is also an undeniable sweetness to Cole and Logan's growing bond, and I loved the way Jacobs balances everything to create a... Continue Reading →
Title: Reckoning Series: Fallen Fire: Book Four Author: Richard Amos Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 290 Pages Category: Urban Fantasy Rating: 4 Stars At a Glance: Overall, the Fallen Fire series is an entertaining adventure. I fully expected the final battle for Zayn Valentine’s soul to be an epic one, and Richard Amos did not disappoint.... Continue Reading →
Title: Misdirection Series: Borealis: Without a Compass: Book Two Author: Gregory Ashe Publisher: Self-Published Length: 395 Pages Category: Mystery/Suspense Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: I’m not sure I’ve ever loved a book with such vigor and yet hated some of the things that happened in it as much as I did Misdirection. It’s simultaneously... Continue Reading →
Title: To Find Him and Love Him Again Series: Tyack & Frayne: Book Ten Author: Harper Fox Publisher: Self-Published Length: 245 Pages Category: Contemporary Romance, Magical Realism Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: To Find Him and Love Him Again is a time- and reality-bending feat of romantic storytelling that left me in tears along... Continue Reading →
Title: Requiem Series: Fallen Fire: Book Two Author: Richard Amos Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 268 Pages Category: Urban Fantasy Rating: 3.75 Stars At a Glance: Requiem gets off to a bit of a slow start, but once Richard Amos escalates the chaos and intrigue, I was left nothing less than curious about where he's taking... Continue Reading →
Title: Reborn Series: Fallen Fire: Book One Author: Richard Amos Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 356 Pages Category: Urban Fantasy Rating: 3.5 Stars At a Glance: Reborn is some fun, if not groundbreaking, Urban Fantasy. I’m still warming up to these characters and their story, which is why I can’t go as far as to say... Continue Reading →
Title: The Labours of Lord Perry Cavendish Series: Winterbourne: Book Four Author: Joanna Chambers Publisher: Self-Published Length: 177 Pages Category: Historical Romance Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: I finished The Labours of Lord Perry Cavendish in a day and wanted to start it all over again the moment I was done. Joanna Chambers aimed... Continue Reading →
Title: His Haven Series: His: Book Three Author: Con Riley Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 322 Pages Category: Contemporary Romance Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: Con Riley has a tendency to write characters who are disarmingly charming, characters whose personalities are larger-than-life, and that stands true in this third novel in the His series. His... Continue Reading →
Title: Incubus Author: Leighton Greene Publisher: Self-Published Length: 431 Pages Category: Noir Mystery, Historical Rating: 4 Stars At a Glance: Incubus most certainly won't be everyone's cuppa. The cruelty is the point in this dark, twisted, base, deviant, and yet ridiculously compelling story. I couldn't put it down. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: Los Angeles, 1956.... Continue Reading →
Title: Subcutanean 36619 Author: Aaron A. Reed Publisher: Self-Published Length: 251 Pages Category: Horror, Suspense Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: Aaron A. Reed tells an overwhelmingly compelling story. His writing is impactful, at times almost lyrical, and impressively vivid. For fans of the Horror genre, this story plays out in the imagination in some... Continue Reading →
Title: Into the Fire: the Complete Series Author: Mia West Publisher: Self-Published Length: 716 Pages Category: Historical, Erotic Romance Rating: 3.75 Stars At a Glance: I can say with some confidence I wouldn’t have been as compelled to carry on with Arthur and Bedwyr’s adventures if I had read this compilation of stories first, not... Continue Reading →
Series: Sons of Britain: Books Two - Five Author: Mia West Publisher: Self-Published Length: 858 (1060 series total) Category: Historical, Fantasy Rating: 4.5 Stars overall At a Glance: I unashamedly and unabashedly adore this series—the romance, the adventure, the creative license, and the way West is drawing everyone and everything together in a manner that... Continue Reading →
Title: The Quiet House Series: Black & Blue: Book Two Author: Lily Morton Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 271 Pages Category: Contemporary Romance, Paranormal Suspense Rating: 4.5 Stars At a Glance: I do so love a good Gothic ghost story, and The Quiet House is one, filled with chills and menace and horrors galore; don’t for... Continue Reading →
Title: Marked by Fire Series: Sons of Britain: Book One Author: Mia West Publisher: Self-Published Length: 202 Pages Category: Historical Romance Rating: 4.5 Stars At a Glance: There are some books I read and struggle to sink into and lose myself in; then there are others, books like this, that seem to absorb me with... Continue Reading →
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