Where Fiction and Reality Meet
Title: Murmuration Author: TJ Klune Narrator: Kirt Graves Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Run Time: 12 hours and 11 minutes Category: Historical, Sci-Fi At a Glance: Murmuration is so hopeful, so satisfying, so beautiful in its simplicity that you will wish you could start it all over again just to live a bit longer with the magic... Continue Reading →
Title: Wolfsong Author: TJ Klune Narrator: Kirt Graves Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Run Time: 18 hours and 40 minutes Category: Paranormal, Shifters At a Glance: I hope there are many more installments that will feature other characters from this stunning novel, as well as give us an update on Joe and Ox. This story will stay... Continue Reading →
Title: Murmuration Author: TJ Klune Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Length: 324 Pages Category: Sci-Fi, Historical At a Glance: I can’t say enough about how fantastic this book is, how amazing the writing is, or how much I think you should go read it. Like, now. Reviewed By: Jules Blurb: In the small mountain town of Amorea,... Continue Reading →
Title: Crisped + Sere (Immemorial Year: Book Two) Author: TJ Klune Publisher: DSP Publications Length: 340 Pages Category: Science Fiction At a Glance: Crisped + Sere is a post-apocalyptic tour de force and a most worthy sequel in the Immemorial Year Series. Reviewed By: Sammy Blurb: Twenty-one days. In a world ravaged by fire and... Continue Reading →
Title: The Queen & the Homo Jock King Author: TJ Klune Narrator: Michael Lesley Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Run Time: 17 hours and 5 minutes Category: Contemporary, Romantic Comedy At a Glance: This wonderful read is powered by Lesley’s talent and Klune’s words. Buy this audio; you will not be sorry. Reviewed By: Mike Blurb: Do... Continue Reading →
Title: Wolfsong Author: TJ Klune Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Length: 400 Pages Category: Paranormal, Shifters At a Glance: This book delivered all I could hope for and more. Reviewed By: Lindsey Blurb: Ox was twelve when his daddy taught him a very valuable lesson. He said that Ox wasn’t worth anything and people would never understand... Continue Reading →
Title: Withered + Sere (Immemorial Year: Book One) Author: TJ Klune Publisher: DSP Publications Length: 280 Pages Category: Sci-Fi At a Glance: This book is dark, full of despair, nightmares, living and dead and blood—lots of blood—and, oh my golly, it is brilliant! Reviewed By: Sammy Blurb: Once upon a time, humanity could no longer... Continue Reading →
Okay, maybe extravaganza is overstating this a little bit. But please join us in wishing author TJ Klune a happy birthday today ::confetti and streamers::, and get ready for a sneak peek at his upcoming release, Wolfsong, coming June 20th from Dreamspinner Press. TJ and I are both May babies (he's 11 days older than... Continue Reading →
We're so pleased to have author TJ Klune dropping by today on the tour for his new novel, Withered + Sere. He's popping in to chat about the May/December relationship as it exists in the book, so here's the man himself. Enjoy! Older Man/Younger Man As Withered + Sere opens, the main character of Cavalo... Continue Reading →
Happy Sunday, everyone, and a grateful welcome to you if you're here to take a wee peek at what we have in store for all of you in the coming week. Before we get to that business, though, I want to say a big congratulations to Shirley Ann, who won the $25 Dreamspinner Press store... Continue Reading →
Title: The Lightning-Struck Heart Author: TJ Klune Narrator: Michael Lesley Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Run Time: 19 hours and 48 minutes At a Glance: How do you review perfection? You don’t…you just gush and hope you don’t make a fool of yourself. Reviewed By: Amy Blurb: Once upon a time, in an alleyway in the slums... Continue Reading →
Title: The Queen & the Homo Jock King Author: TJ Klune Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 350 Pages At a Glance: The Queen & the Homo Jock King gets two made-me-feel-bipolar thumbs up. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: Do you believe in love at first sight? Sanford Stewart sure doesn't. In fact, he pretty much believes... Continue Reading →
Hi, gang, here we are with Round Three of some of our favorite books of 2015. Today we have Lynn, Karen, and Maryann here to share their Top 5 picks of the year. And, of course, there's a chance to win a few of the e-books listed, so be sure to enter via the Rafflecopter... Continue Reading →
Title: How to be a Normal Person Author: TJ Klune Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 290 Pages At a Glance: I love so hard that this book exists. Reviewed By: Jules Blurb: Gustavo Tiberius is not normal. He knows this. Everyone in his small town of Abby, Oregon, knows this. He reads encyclopedias every night before... Continue Reading →
Title: The Lightning-Struck Heart Author: TJ Klune Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Page/Word Count: 400 Pages At a Glance: Like the quest they are sent on, this story is EPIC…HaveHeart Forever! Reviewed By: Karen Blurb: Once upon a time, in an alleyway in the slums of the City Of Lockes, a young and somewhat lonely boy named... Continue Reading →
Hi, everyone! We are thisclose to the end of our best of the best selections for this year. In case you missed the earlier selections, Sammy's and Tina's can be found HERE, Jackie's, Lana's, and Jules' can be found HERE, and Lynn's and Chris's HERE. Since Kim and Kathie are the audio connoisseurs in our... Continue Reading →
Title: Tell Me It’s Real Author: TJ Klune Narrator:: Michael Lesley Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Run Time: 10 Hours, 24 Minutes Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: Do you believe in love at first sight? Paul Auster doesn't. Paul doesn't believe in much at all. He's thirty, slightly overweight, and his best features are his acerbic wit and... Continue Reading →
Title: Tell Me It’s Real Author: TJ Klune Narrator:: Michael Lesley Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Run Time: 10 Hours, 24 Minutes Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: Do you believe in love at first sight? Paul Auster doesn't. Paul doesn't believe in much at all. He's thirty, slightly overweight, and his best features are his acerbic wit and... Continue Reading →
“I have so much love for you… for us… I am overcome with this feeling that just one life will not be enough to give to you… and forever won’t nearly be long enough to spend with you.” – Steve Maraboli Title: John & Jackie Author: TJ Klune Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 122 Pages... Continue Reading →
“I have so much love for you… for us… I am overcome with this feeling that just one life will not be enough to give to you… and forever won’t nearly be long enough to spend with you.” – Steve Maraboli Title: John & Jackie Author: TJ Klune Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 122 Pages... Continue Reading →
“Extraordinary afflictions are not always the punishment of extraordinary sins, but sometimes the trial of extraordinary graces.” ― Matthew Henry Title: The Art of Breathing Author: TJ Klune Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 350 Pages Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: Tyson Thompson graduated high school at sixteen and left the town of Seafare, Oregon, bound for... Continue Reading →
“Extraordinary afflictions are not always the punishment of extraordinary sins, but sometimes the trial of extraordinary graces.” ― Matthew Henry Title: The Art of Breathing Author: TJ Klune Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 350 Pages Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: Tyson Thompson graduated high school at sixteen and left the town of Seafare, Oregon, bound for... Continue Reading →
We are all born into this world a blank page, a story that’s waiting to be written, one filled with the unexpected and with infinite possibilities. Each new day seamlessly weaves us into its story, each new day’s story becoming a predication of who we are yet to be. In short, life is indeed filled... Continue Reading →
“Love is what brings you together. But it’s the blood, sweat, and tears of hard work that keeps you together.” ― Nicole Williams Title: Bear, Otter, and the Kid Author: TJ Klune Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 350 Pages Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: Three years ago, Bear McKenna’s mother took off for parts unknown with... Continue Reading →
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