Where Fiction and Reality Meet
Title: His Last Christmas in London Author: Con Riley Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 180 Pages Category: Holiday Romance Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: There's nothing quite like unexpectedly falling in love to simultaneously right the world and throw it into a tailspin, and that feeling is captured so plainly for Ian while Gus simply... Continue Reading →
Title: Settle the Score Series: The Blackwarren Heists: Book Two Author: Vaughn R. Demont Publisher: Self-Published Length: 347 Pages Category: Urban Fantasy Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: I’ve loved this -verse for a long time now, and couldn’t have anticipated it would grow, become lusher and more robust, until it did. Nick is an... 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: Samhain Secrets: World Premiere Authors: David DeMar, Chris Shaffer, Vaughn R. Demont, and Sierra Dean Publisher: Self-Published Length: 325 Pages Category: Urban Fantasy Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: The diversity of stories and voices and characters in Samhain Secrets: World Premier is significant. Anthologies can be a delicate balance—if there's a single weak... Continue Reading →
Title: The Tank Series: The Spell Saga: Book Three Author: Cari Z Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 187 Pages Category: Steampunk, Alt-Historical Fantasy Rating: 4.5 Stars At a Glance: The Tank elevates the Spell Saga series to a new level, through more robust attention to the magic and steampunk innovations of this historical setting. I anticipate... Continue Reading →
Title: Lethal Control Series: The DuPage Parish Mysteries: Book Three Author: Gregory Ashe Publisher: Self-Published Length: 274 Pages Category: Horror Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: One question that never goes unanswered in this author's work is "What are the stakes?" because every scene builds toward something significant to the characters and their story. This... Continue Reading →
Title: Rising Tide Series: Broken Chains MC: Book Five Author: E.M. Lindsey Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 193 Pages Category: Contemporary Rating: 4 Stars At a Glance: Rising Tide closes out the Broken Chains series in a satisfying way, with plenty of heart and, of course, a happy ending. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: Once upon a... Continue Reading →
Title: Waiting Series: A Tyack & Frayne Novella Author: Harper Fox Publisher: Self-Published Length: 59 Pages Category: Magical Realism Rating: 4 Stars At a Glance: When Zeke Frayne was introduced in the series, I might have labeled him the villain, cold and rigid and pious like his father, but then Harper Fox dug just that... Continue Reading →
Title: The Tower Series: The Spell Saga: Book Two Author: Cari Z Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 118 Pages Category: Fantasy, Steampunk Rating: 4 Stars At a Glance: The setting has changed in The Tower, but the suspense and threats to life and limb are no less absolute or intense. More magic, more curiosities, and surely... Continue Reading →
Title: Broken Chains MC Series Author: E.M. Lindsey Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Category: Contemporary Romance Rating: 4 Stars At a Glance: Each of the books in the series play out the romantic theme that these men didn’t find perfect people, but they did find the person who was perfect for each of them. This might be... Continue Reading →
Title: The Train Series: The Spell Saga: Book One Author: Cari Z Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 110 Pages Category: Fantasy Rating: 4 Stars At a Glance: The case is solved in this fast-paced and fun novella, but there is still a puzzle to work out. I'm looking forward to learning more about Anton's magic and... Continue Reading →
Title: A Teachable Moment Series: Daniel Owen Welsh Mysteries: Book Seven Author: Ripley Hayes Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 249 Pages Category: Murder Mystery Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: Ripley Hayes delivers a multi-layered story in this installment of the Daniel Owen Mysteries series. If you've yet to give these books a seeing-to, they're more... Continue Reading →
Title: Tales from Blackthorn Briar Series: Oak King Holly King: Book Two Author: Sebastian Nothwell Publisher: Self-Published Length: 302 Pages Category: Fantasy Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: From the lyrical language to the fruitful abundance of imagination, I couldn't help but feel Sebastian Nothwell poured his whole heart into the writing of these stories,... Continue Reading →
Title: The Sunny Side Series: The Model Agency: Book One Author: Lily Morton Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 374 Pages Category: Contemporary Romance Rating: 4 Stars At a Glance: At its core, The Sunny Side is about kindness and empathy and compassion, and there is heaps of hurt/comfort in its pages. If you like Lily Morton's... Continue Reading →
Title: Heppel Ever After Series: Learning to Love: Book Five Author: Con Riley Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: Novel Category: Contemporary Romance Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: As has been the case throughout the series, Heppel Ever After is composed of compassion, understanding, and it takes great care to include friends and family who ensure... Continue Reading →
Title: Stone Wings Series: The Gargoyles of Arrington: Book One Author: Jenn Burke Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 200 Pages Category: Contemporary Fantasy Rating: 4 Stars At a Glance: Stone Wings hits all the romantic beats and offers the truth that sometimes love is a lightning strike, and sometimes it sneaks up like a thief of... Continue Reading →
Title: His Lordship's Return Series: His Lordship's Mysteries: Book Three Author: Samantha SoRelle Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: Novel Category: Historical Romance, Murder Mystery Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: I am entirely infatuated with these characters as well as with Samantha SoRelle's storytelling and the historical elements she brings to the illustration. These books have... Continue Reading →
Title: My Name Is Jimmy Author: Garrick Jones Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 90 Pages Category: Historical (Post-World War II) Rating: 4 Stars At a Glance: My Name Is Jimmy is a gritty, lusty story of vengeance and endurance, set in a lawless frontier in the aftermath of World War II. Not a romance by the... Continue Reading →
Title: A Clap of Thunder Series: Arcane Hearts: Book Six Author: Nazri Noor Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 322 Pages Category: Fantasy Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: It's not often a Fantasy series offers an equal measure of sweet romance, delightful narration, and life-threatening encounters, and balances them so cleverly. Noor manages it effortlessly. Reviewed... Continue Reading →
Title: Dark Water Series: Daniel Owen Welsh Mysteries: Book Two Author: Ripley Hayes Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 192 Pages Category: Mystery Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: Ripley Hayes has a knack for compiling interesting characters and placing them in a small town atmosphere that can feel homey and, at the same time, claustrophobic. That... Continue Reading →
Title: Stolen Token Author: Felix J. Léon Publisher: Self-Published Length: 119 Pages Category: Fantasy Rating: 4 Stars At a Glance: There is no doubt Felix J. Léon loved telling this story and held his characters in great affection. That sincerity endeared them to me as well, by simple virtue of realizing I was being introduced... Continue Reading →
Title: His Lethal Desire Series: West Coast Mobsters: Book One Author: Leighton Greene Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 410 Pages Category: Contemporary Romance, Mystery/Suspense Rating: 4 Stars At a Glance: Age gap, only one bed, and forced proximity are just a few of the juicy tidbits that round out this romance. What makes it work is... Continue Reading →
Titles: No Accident at Abergwyn & No Friends at Abergwyn Series: Tudor and Stewart Abergwyn Mysteries: Books One and Two Author: Ripley Hayes Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 108 Pages/202 Pages Category: Cozy Mystery Rating: 4 Stars At a Glance: If you’re looking for some cozy summer reading, with a little murder to spice things up,... Continue Reading →
Title: The Final Sin Series: Brooklyn Sinners Author: Avril Ashton Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 147 Pages Category: Contemporary Romance Rating: 4 Stars At a Glance: The race to find and punish Càtia’s captor takes readers through our emotional paces. The Final Sin is quite the send-off, just as I’d expect from Avril Ashton. Reviewed By:... Continue Reading →
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