Where Fiction and Reality Meet
Title: The Altered 2 Author: Annabelle Jacobs Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 101 Pages At a Glance: I was looking so forward to this story, and, from a purely romantic perspective, I was not at all disappointed. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: A remote farmhouse in Cornwall seems the perfect place for Ash to settle into his... Continue Reading →
Thanks, Lisa, for having me on your blog today. My new story, The Altered 2, was released yesterday. It’s the second book in the Lycanaeris series. I love writing secondary characters, almost as much as the main ones, but usually their stories are all nicely wrapped up by the end of the book. When I... Continue Reading →
Title: Tempting the Bear (A Paranormal's Love: Book Twelve) Author: Charlie Richards Publisher: eXtasy Books Pages/Word Count: 108 Pages At a Glance: Anther gargoyle finds his mate – and we also get to hear about my favorite thing in this series - gargoyle babies! Reviewed By: Sadonna Blurb: Into the Paranormal World: Sometimes falling down... Continue Reading →
Title: Gumption & Gumshoes Author: Alex Kidwell Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 207 Pages At a Glance: Alex Kidwell, you now have a new fan, and I'm looking forward to reading more of your work. Reviewed By: Kim Blurb: August Adahy Mendez would rather be buried in the world of his detective novels or a... Continue Reading →
Title: Claw (Gothika: Volume Three) Authors: Jamie Fessenden, Kim Fielding, Eli Easton Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 220 Pages At a Glance: All three authors’ stories are unique not only in voice but in storyline too, and unlike with some anthologies I’ve read in the past, there isn’t a clunker story in this bunch. Reviewed... Continue Reading →
Title: Taming the Lion (Lionhearts: Book Two) Author: Elizabeth Coldwell Publisher: Totally Bound Pages/Word Count: 148 Pages At a Glance: A young, pouting lion shifter and a sexy archaeology professor. What more could you want? Reviewed By: Jennifer Blurb: Will he sacrifice everything for the sake of his human mate? Thwarted in his efforts to... Continue Reading →
Title: Control Author: Cardeno C. and Mary Calmes Narrator: Greg Tremblay Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Run Time: 7 Hours, 44 Minutes At a Glance: It still amazes me, listening to these audiobooks, that it is one person doing all the voices. Greg is a master at it! Reviewed By: Karen Blurb: Vy Aleknos is the leader... Continue Reading →
Title: Fighting Instinct (L'Ange: Book Two) Author: Mary Calmes Narrator: Tristan James Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Run Time: 7 Hours, 25 Minutes At a Glance: What can I say about Tristan James? I have heard this narrator before, and my expectations were high. As usual he didn’t disappoint me. Reviewed By: Amy Blurb: Only a privileged... Continue Reading →
Title: Healing Hunter’s Heart Author: Charlie Cochet Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 200 Pages At a Glance: A much darker and more action packed story than the first book, this is a fitting next chapter in this intriguing shifter series. Reviewed By: Sadonna Blurb: Months after being forced to leave his lover and mate Ari... Continue Reading →
Title: Johnnie (Siphon: Book One) Author: Cardeno C. Publisher: The Romance Authors Pages/Word Count: 224 Pages At a Glance: Read this book if you like a shifter story, and enjoy the twist of a well written world delivered in its pages. Reviewed By: Janet Blurb: A Premier lion shifter, Hugh Landry dedicates his life to... Continue Reading →
Title: Chipmunk Drizzled in Honey Author: Jackie Nacht Publisher: MLR Press Pages/Word Count: 59 Pages At a Glance: Sometimes, we need a short book, maybe for an afternoon at the beach or a bath with lots of bubble. Chipmunk Drizzled in Honey is a perfect fit. Reviewed By: Kathie Blurb: Even this grumpy bear can't... Continue Reading →
Title: Paws for Change Author: Charlie Richards Publisher: eXtasy Books Pages/Word Count: 107 Pages At a Glance: A rather predictable but enjoyable addition to the Wolves of Stone Ridge series that would have benefitted from some tied up loose ends and a more satisfying finish. Reviewed By: Sadonna Blurb: Out of the Cage: Pause…a temporary... Continue Reading →
Title: Shadowing Mace Author: Cheyenne Meadows Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 117 Pages Pages at a Glance: Relatively short book with hot characters and even hotter sex. Reviewed By: Jennifer Blurb: With his brother away at a conference, alpha wolf shifter Shadow finds himself paired with IT analyst Mace, the one man he can't stand. Stuck with... Continue Reading →
Title: The Protector Author: Cooper West Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 250 Pages At a Glance: I absolutely loved it! Reviewed By: Lana Blurb: Guardsmen are always matched in a bonded pair. The Protector can shift into a weredog, and the human partner is his Handler. They are incredibly rare and highly valued, but people... Continue Reading →
Title: He’s Just Knot That Into You Author: Nico Jaye Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Page/Word Count: 127 Pages At a Glance: The story was cute and I loved the characters, but there just seemed to be so much that wasn’t explained or that didn’t seem to fit in. Reviewed By: Karen Blurb: When Tanner moves to... Continue Reading →
Title: He’s Just Knot That Into You Author: Nico Jaye Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Page/Word Count: 127 Pages At a Glance: The story was cute and I loved the characters, but there just seemed to be so much that wasn’t explained or that didn’t seem to fit in. Reviewed By: Karen Blurb: When Tanner moves to... Continue Reading →
Title: Cockstrut (Peckers: Book Two) Author: Jacques N. Hoff Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 120 Pages At a Glance: This is definitely a fun read Blurb: Sebastian Grant, a world-renowned avian vet, is so sure bird shifters aren’t real that even when an unruly cockatoo named Louis ends up naked in his arms, it’s difficult... Continue Reading →
Title: Blue Mountain Author: Cardeno C. Narrator: Sean Crisden Publisher: The Romance Authors, LLC Run Time: 3 hours 38 minutes At a Glance: A must listen Blurb: Exiled by his pack as a teen, Omega wolf Simon Moorehead learns to bury his gentle nature in the interest of survival. When a hulking, rough-faced Alpha catches... Continue Reading →
Title: Off Course (Coyote’s Call: Book One) Author: Bailey Bradford Publisher: Totally Bound Pages/Word Count: 202 Pages At a Glance: Some serious info dumping, but a great start to a new series Blurb: Gideon’s worst night ever starts out with a bang that will change his whole life. Gideon Wells has been cast out of... Continue Reading →
Title: All’s Fair in Mate Bonds and Publishing Author: Alana Ankh Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 117 Pages Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: For Killian Marsden, werewolf romance is overrated. After all, he should know, since he’s a half-werewolf and an editor for a romance-publishing house. He’s tired of reading mate bond fairytales, because real life... Continue Reading →
Title: All’s Fair in Mate Bonds and Publishing Author: Alana Ankh Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 117 Pages Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: For Killian Marsden, werewolf romance is overrated. After all, he should know, since he’s a half-werewolf and an editor for a romance-publishing house. He’s tired of reading mate bond fairytales, because real life... Continue Reading →
Title: Feline Persuasion Author: Cheyenne Meadows Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 192 Pages Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: When tiger shifter Cade turns an oily owner of a consultation firm over to the FBI, he finds himself with a hit man on his heels. Chester was in possession of security-breaching national secrets, and even more concerning,... 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 →
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