Title: Young Mungo Author: Douglas Stuart Publisher: Grove Atlantic Length: 392 Pages Category: Literary Fiction Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: Young Mungo is a full-circle novel that places Mungo in harm’s way and then shows us how and why he got there. It is lyrical. It is steeped in despair. It is a brutal…
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Review: Rough Trade by Sidney Bell
Title: Rough Trade Series: Woodbury Boys: Book Three Author: Sidney Bell Publisher: Carina Press Length: 496 Pages Category: Contemporary At a Glance: Rough Trade is a gorgeous addition to this series of books. It’s every bit as gut-wrenching as I expected Ghost’s story would be, but through the painful journey of him becoming ‘real’, there…
Review: Slide by Garrett Leigh
Title: Slide Series: Roads: Book One Author: Garrett Leigh Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 366 Pages Category: Contemporary At a Glance: Overall, I must say that Slide is very impressive. The story was riveting, the characters believable, and the love element really beautiful. Reviewed By: Sammy Blurb: Don’t look back. Don’t you ever look back… Shy…
Review: Alpha Heat by Leta Blake
Title: Alpha Heat Series: Heat of Love: Book Two Author: Leta Blake Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 424 Pages Category: Paranormal, Omegaverse At a Glance: I enjoyed Alpha Heat immensely. I felt this was an excellent second novel that strengthened the series overall and left me hoping for an equally riveting third book yet to come….
Review: One Man’s Trash by Marie Sexton
Title: One Man’s Trash Series: The Heretic Doms Club: Book One Author: Marie Sexton Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 343 Pages Category: Contemporary, BDSM At a Glance: Though not for the faint of heart, this novel is exceedingly gorgeous Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: After four tours in Afghanistan, Warren Groves couldn’t settle into civilian life. For…
Review: Velvet by Xavier Axelson
Title: Velvet Author: Xavier Axelson Publisher: JMS Books Length: 161 Pages Category: Historical At a Glance: As historical fiction goes, this book hits its mark, and then some, but that simply wasn’t enough to make the novel sing. Reviewed By: Sammy Blurb: When an irresistible discovery unravels the forbidden secrets of a man’s heart, the…
Review: A Private Gentleman by Heidi Cullinan
Title: A Private Gentleman Author: Heidi Cullinan Publisher: Self-Published Length: 288 Pages Category: Historical At a Glance: A Private Gentleman is an outstanding historical novel that should not be missed. Reviewed By: Sammy Blurb: Painfully introverted and rendered nearly mute by a heavy stammer, Lord George Albert Westin rarely ventures any farther than the club…
Review: Living On Air by Susan Mac Nicol
Title: Living On Air Author: Susan Mac Nicol Publisher: Boroughs Publishing Length: 236 Pages Category: Contemporary At a Glance: Susan Mac Nicol took an incredibly difficult and harrowing subject matter and gently, carefully created a beautifully positive story around it. Reviewed By: Sammy Blurb: For aerialist, Cary Stilwell, aside from performing forty feet in the…
Review: Saved by A.M. Arthur
Title: Saved (Breaking Free: Book One) Author: A.M. Arthur Publisher: Self-Published/Kindle Unlimited Length: 243 Pages Category: Omegaverse, Mpreg At a Glance: This is one you must judge for yourself, for I do believe each reader will take away something different from this story, and that is perhaps the best kind of novel any author can…
Review: Raise It Up by Nick Wilgus
Title: Raise It Up Author: Nick Wilgus Publisher: Dreamspinner Press/Harmony Ink Length: 350 Pages Category: Historical, Teen Fiction At a Glance: I could go on and on—this novel was just brilliant. Raise It Up by Nick Wilgus may not be an easy read but it is so worth the effort. Reviewed By: Sammy Blurb: Secrets…
Release Day Review: Double Heat by Lynn Kelling
Title: Double Heat (Twin Ties: Book Three) Author: Lynn Kelling Publisher: Fantastic Fiction Publishing Pages/Word Count: 299 Pages At a Glance: The climax of this story is one of the best sitting-on-the-edge-of-your-seat scenes that I’ve read in a long while. Reviewed By: Lynn Blurb: When Evan and Brennan moved in with their boyfriends, Alek and…
“Billy’s Bones” Strikes A Nerve
“Coming to terms with incest is not easy. Learning to be a survivor, not a victim, gives new meaning to life” ― Lynette Gould Billy’s Bones was the first book by Jamie Fessenden I had read. I saw the disclaimers about it maybe bringing up painful memories of childhood sexual abuse, of which I am…
"Billy's Bones" Strikes A Nerve
“Coming to terms with incest is not easy. Learning to be a survivor, not a victim, gives new meaning to life” ― Lynette Gould Billy’s Bones was the first book by Jamie Fessenden I had read. I saw the disclaimers about it maybe bringing up painful memories of childhood sexual abuse, of which I am…