Where Fiction and Reality Meet
Title: Trick or Treat Author: JL Merrow Publisher: JMS Books Pages/Word Count: 22 Pages At a Glance: A good read if your into quickies (no pun intended) Blurb: The memory of this party could haunt him forever ... Dragged along to a haunted house by his mates, Sam’s at the Halloween party from hell --... Continue Reading →
Title: Matches Author: Rick R. Reed Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 17 Pages Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: Christmas Eve should be a night filled with magic and love. But for Anderson, down on his luck and homeless in Chicago's frigid chill, it's a fight for survival. Whether he's sleeping on the el, or holed up in... Continue Reading →
Title: Just a Game Author: A. J. Ridges Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 34 pages Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: When Bryan reluctantly agrees to let his new neighbor, Ben come over to watch the hockey game, he has no idea that his gay roommate, Tim is home or that Tim has company – male company. While... Continue Reading →
Title: Christmas Commitment Anthology: Boughs of Evergreen Author: Shayla Mist Publisher: Beaten Track Publishing Pages/Word Count: 26 Pages Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: Dick hates Christmas. This year more than ever because he's been dumped by his boyfriend. There's only one way to prove to Zack he's serious about their future together: coming out to his... Continue Reading →
Title: Dead By Dawn Author: Logan Zachary Publisher: JMS Books Pages/Word Count: 20 pages Rating: 3.5 Stars Blurb: Skip Helsing is on vacation celebrating his new sunscreen. Little does he know trouble is brewing with his new “Youth Forever” formula, which allows for a newly-found freedom to a dangerous race. Dominick wants Skip’s new formula... Continue Reading →
Title: A Time for Loving Author: Nico Jaye Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 26 Pages Rating: 3.5 Stars Blurb: Jack and Christopher have made it through years of campaigning and the horrors of Waterloo together--side by side by day and, by night, in each other's arms. After the war is over, however, will the love shared... Continue Reading →
Title: Davis’s Magic Author: Lisa Clarke Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 45 pages Rating: 3 stars Blurb: When a chance encounter after a night of celebration brings Davis Anderson unexpectedly crashing into Jamie Greene's life, Davis knows the universe has delivered the man of his dreams. Unfortunately, love is the last thing Jamie is looking... Continue Reading →
Title: Davis’s Magic Author: Lisa Clarke Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 45 pages Rating: 3 stars Blurb: When a chance encounter after a night of celebration brings Davis Anderson unexpectedly crashing into Jamie Greene's life, Davis knows the universe has delivered the man of his dreams. Unfortunately, love is the last thing Jamie is looking... Continue Reading →
Title: DMZ Author: Andrea Speed Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 28 Pages Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: Carlo Langlois joined the diplomatic corps to help people, but when his helicopter is shot down in a war torn country, he’s the one who needs assistance. None other than his old secret crush from university, Ky Kinnaird, turns... Continue Reading →
“Temptation like Jeremy Saitou was the very last thing a newly appointed floor manager needed.” – Piper Vaughn Title: Three Strikes Author: Piper Vaughn Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 9 Pages Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: Jeremy Saitou is on his third and final strike. His manager, Shawn, would love nothing more than to send him packing.... Continue Reading →
“Temptation like Jeremy Saitou was the very last thing a newly appointed floor manager needed.” – Piper Vaughn Title: Three Strikes Author: Piper Vaughn Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 9 Pages Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: Jeremy Saitou is on his third and final strike. His manager, Shawn, would love nothing more than to send him packing.... Continue Reading →
“He didn’t sing. No, he cut his heart open and bled his soul onto the stage.” – Eden Winters Title: Highway Man (2nd Edition) Author: Eden Winters Publisher: Rocky Ridge Books Pages/Word Count: 45 Pages Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: Killian Desmond’s dreams died in a flash of pain and the scream of twisted metal. He... Continue Reading →
“He didn’t sing. No, he cut his heart open and bled his soul onto the stage.” – Eden Winters Title: Highway Man (2nd Edition) Author: Eden Winters Publisher: Rocky Ridge Books Pages/Word Count: 45 Pages Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: Killian Desmond’s dreams died in a flash of pain and the scream of twisted metal. He... Continue Reading →
Thank you for having me! My latest release is a short previously seen in the Dreamspinner anthology, Uniform Appeal, called U.S. Male. As you can probably guess, the submission call was for stories about men in uniform, any kind of uniform. It piqued my interest and I thought about what kind of uniforms I liked.... Continue Reading →
Thank you for having me! My latest release is a short previously seen in the Dreamspinner anthology, Uniform Appeal, called U.S. Male. As you can probably guess, the submission call was for stories about men in uniform, any kind of uniform. It piqued my interest and I thought about what kind of uniforms I liked.... Continue Reading →
“Even in the familiar there can be surprise and wonder.” ― Tierney Gearon Title: U.S. Male Author: Lisa Worrall Publisher: White Stiletto Press Pages/Word Count: 10 Pages Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: This short was originally in the Dreamspinner Anthology, Uniform Appeal. Uniforms didn't do it for Rick. A firm ass in a tight pair of... Continue Reading →
“Even in the familiar there can be surprise and wonder.” ― Tierney Gearon Title: U.S. Male Author: Lisa Worrall Publisher: White Stiletto Press Pages/Word Count: 10 Pages Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: This short was originally in the Dreamspinner Anthology, Uniform Appeal. Uniforms didn't do it for Rick. A firm ass in a tight pair of... Continue Reading →
“That was my first instinct -- to protect him.” – Graham Greene Title: TITLE Author: A.R. Moler Publisher: JMS Books LLC Pages/Word Count: 49 Pages Rating: 4.5 Stars Blurb: Dr. Ryan Bergstrom has offended somebody, but he has no idea who is so upset with him. Ryan is a gifted medical researcher working on a... Continue Reading →
“That was my first instinct -- to protect him.” – Graham Greene Title: TITLE Author: A.R. Moler Publisher: JMS Books LLC Pages/Word Count: 49 Pages Rating: 4.5 Stars Blurb: Dr. Ryan Bergstrom has offended somebody, but he has no idea who is so upset with him. Ryan is a gifted medical researcher working on a... Continue Reading →
“Love is a dangerous angel.” ― Francesca Lia Block Title: On God’s Honor Author: DC Juris Publisher: MLR Press Pages/Word Count: 10000 Rating: 3 Stars Blurb: Ekenezer has no idea why Nathan Bradley is so important, or why God has sent him to guard a hapless klutz. But one look at Nathan and Ekenezer soon... Continue Reading →
“Love is a dangerous angel.” ― Francesca Lia Block Title: On God’s Honor Author: DC Juris Publisher: MLR Press Pages/Word Count: 10000 Rating: 3 Stars Blurb: Ekenezer has no idea why Nathan Bradley is so important, or why God has sent him to guard a hapless klutz. But one look at Nathan and Ekenezer soon... Continue Reading →
“Sticks and stones may break my bones, but your words...they'll destroy my soul.” ― Cassandra Giovanni I'll Take the Rain is a little snippet, only 23 pages; a slice of life between the narrator and his boyfriend. The author doesn't give us any names. My only conclusion as to why is that this could be... Continue Reading →
“Sticks and stones may break my bones, but your words...they'll destroy my soul.” ― Cassandra Giovanni I'll Take the Rain is a little snippet, only 23 pages; a slice of life between the narrator and his boyfriend. The author doesn't give us any names. My only conclusion as to why is that this could be... Continue Reading →
“What is a friend? A single soul dwelling in two bodies.” ― Aristotle Seb works as a fudge maker in a coastal community of England. Dex is a wanderer who kindly returns Seb’s wallet one late night. Seb befriends Dex and they slowly become friends over the course of a summer. This short story by... Continue Reading →
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