Where Fiction and Reality Meet
Title: My Darcy Series: (originally appeared in the Heart2Heart charity anthology) Author: Lily Morton Publisher: Self-Published Length: 66 Pages Category: Contemporary Romance Rating: 4 Stars At a Glance: This little morsel of a romance hit the spot, made me smile, and warmed my heart a bit too. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: Freddie Evans is flamboyant,... Continue Reading →
Title: Cicadas: A Totally Ordinary Epic Love Story Author: Avery Cockburn Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 454 Pages Category: Romance Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: Cicadas is utterly and unabashedly beautiful. It’s an uncommon sort of Romance with a familiar theme that delivers its protagonists to their happy ever after. It's a totally ordinary love... Continue Reading →
Title: Beck & Call Series: The Old Bridge Inn: Book One Author: Annick Trent Publisher: Self-Published Length: 244 Pages Category: Historical Romance Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: Annick Trent has easily made it onto my short list of favorite Historical Romance authors. From the ways in which she draws readers into the setting and... Continue Reading →
Title: A Disaster's Wake Series: Silver Locket Origins: Book Three Author: Kennedy Sutton Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 334 Pages Category: Historical Romance Rating: 4 Stars At a Glance: Kennedy Sutton's prose is lush, expressive, and suits the story with its flourishes and vivid descriptions of time and place. The seafaring life was a difficult one,... Continue Reading →
Title: Dude Magnet Series: The Last Picks: Book Two Author: Gregory Ashe Publisher: Self-Published Length: 212 Pages Category: Cozy Mystery Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: This little nugget of a story is sheer perfection. It’s funny, heartwarming, and yes, there are murdery bits to give Dash focus, forcing him to make decision after decision... Continue Reading →
Title: Sixpenny Octavo Series: The Old Bridge Inn: Book Two Author: Annick Trent Publisher: Self-Published Length: 282 Pages Category: Historical Romance Rating: 4 Stars At a Glance: Found family and friendships make this installment of the Old Bridge Inn series a warm and inviting addition to the collection. Annick Trent offers up another beautiful love... Continue Reading →
Title: Fever Author: Jordan L. Hawk Publisher: JordanLHawk.com Length: 241 Pages Category: Historical, Horror Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: This is not a cozy story; it's claustrophobic, which is a feat unto itself. The vast and barren environment, nothing but sky and an eerie silence, closes in, and it didn't take much for my... Continue Reading →
Title: Tears in Time Series: The Arcadia Trust: Book Four Author: Christian Baines Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 284 Pages Category: Urban Fantasy Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: The momentum of this installment of the Arcadia Trust series is breakneck. Fortunately for readers, only in the figurative sense. For some of its characters, not so... Continue Reading →
Title: Sins of the Son Series: The Arcadia Trust: Book Three Author: Christian Baines Publisher: Self-Published Length: 284 Pages Category: Urban Fantasy Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: Reality is merely a concept in this installment of the Arcadia Trust series, so much so that I didn't know if I should believe what Reylan was... Continue Reading →
Title: Second Song Series: Second Chance School: Book One Author: Con Riley Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 312 Pages Category: Contemporary Romance Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: Con Riley delivers a patently beautiful story in Second Song, about two men who get a second chance to love themselves. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: Do first times... Continue Reading →
Title: The Oak and the Ash Series: The Old Bridge Inn: Book Three Author: Annick Trent Publisher: Self-Published Length: 288 Pages Category: Historical Romance Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: Annick Trent tells such an arresting love story in The Oak and the Ash. This is not a novel full of turbulence and turmoil. Instead,... Continue Reading →
Title: Under His Name Series: Accidentally Undercover: Book Five Author: M.A. Grant Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 182 Pages Category: Romantic Suspense Rating: 4 Stars At a Glance: M.A. Grant throws two men together in a forced proximity situation of no small magnitude, and then allows them to reevaluate their misperceptions and first impressions. All leading... Continue Reading →
Title: Mystery Magnet Series: The Last Picks: Book One Author: Gregory Ashe Publisher: Self-Published Length: 174 Pages Category: Cozy Mystery Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: An amateur sleuth goes sleuthing, and it all adds up to a fun cozy mystery. I look forward to getting to know this motley crew of characters so much... Continue Reading →
Title: Under the Gun Series: Accidentally Undercover Author: Cari Z Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 166 Pages Category: Romantic Suspense Rating: 4 Stars At a Glance: Under the Gun is a fun and frantic romp into, through, and out of danger. If you're looking for an enjoyable way to spend a few hours reading a book... Continue Reading →
Title: Gary the Once and Former King Series: The Unwanted King: Book Two Author: Isabel Murray Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 242 Pages Category: Fantasy Rating: 3 Stars At a Glance: Gary the Once and Former King comes down to this: it wasn't necessary to read this book. It doesn't add anything of depth or value... Continue Reading →
Title: Gary of a Hundred Days Series: The Unwanted King: Book One Author: Isabel Murray Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 172 Pages Category: Romantic Fantasy Rating: 4 Stars At a Glance: Gary of a Hundred Days is categorized as Fantasy, but it's more so a Fairy Tale. That is unless the next book builds a more... Continue Reading →
Title: The Fall and Rise of Henry Milch Series: The Wyandot County Mysteries: Book Three Author: Marshall Thornton Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 234 Pages Category: Murder Mystery Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: The Fall and Rise of Henry Milch is a journey of self-discovery, only just underway but promising some interesting firsts and developments... Continue Reading →
Title: A Circle of Stars Series: The Stardust Duology: Book One Author: Craig Montgomery Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 483 Pages Category: Sci-Fi, Fantasy, YA/Teen Rating: 3.5 Stars At a Glance: A Circle of Stars is a political saga and comes with some content cautions, including homophobia and abuse. Craig Montgomery's writing is straightforward without being... Continue Reading →
Title: The Gentleman's Gentleman Series: His Lordship's Realm: Book One Author: Samantha SoRelle Publisher: Self-Published Length: 319 Pages Category: Murder Mystery, Historical Romance Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: Samantha SoRelle does so many things right in The Gentleman’s Gentleman that it’s hard to pinpoint what I loved most. Fans of the author's His Lordship’s... Continue Reading →
Title: A Fine Tangle Series: Silver Locket Origins: Book Two Author: Kennedy Sutton Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 340 Pages Category: Historical Drama Rating: 4 Stars At a Glance: While I prefer more dialogue in telling a story than this book offers, the things that happen to Mickey and Hugh, and the things they make happen... Continue Reading →
Title: A Glorious Mess Series: Silver Locket Origins: Book One Author: Kennedy Sutton Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 278 Pages Category: Historical Romance Rating: 4 Stars At a Glance: Despite the complications and serious implications of Mickey and Hugh's romance, A Glorious Mess is a gorgeous book. I happily wallowed in all the turmoil Kennedy Sutton... Continue Reading →
Title: Interwoven Series: Daniel Owen Welsh Mysteries: Book Eight Author: Ripley Hayes Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 281 Pages Category: Mystery/Suspense Rating: 4.5 Stars At a Glance: Interwoven is such an inspired title for this final novel in the Daniel Owens Mysteries series. Kudos to the author for using it to such great effect. If you're... Continue Reading →
Title: Curio Author: C.S. Poe Publisher: Self-Published Length: 60 Pages Category: Contemporary Romance Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: Curio is chock-full of warmth and smiles. It's a short, sweet, and utterly charming story that shines—not despite its length but because it packs so much heart into so few pages. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: Llewellyn... Continue Reading →
Title: Ghost Flower Author: Jessica Conwell Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 454 Pages Category: Dark Fantasy, Sapphic Fantasy Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: Jessica Conwell gives voice to a world and its characters filled with danger and wonder. And there is sorrow. So much sorrow. It is heartbreak given form and substance. I don't want... Continue Reading →
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