Where Fiction and Reality Meet
Title: An Education in Malice Author: S.T. Gibson Publisher: Redhook Length: 346 Pages Category: Dark Fantasy, Historical Rating: 3.5 Stars At a Glance: An Education in Malice is not meant to be light on drama. It foments darkness, steeps in a soup of its own secrets, complicates itself with a fixation on a decades-long separation... Continue Reading →
Title: Imitate the Dawn Series: Whitethorn Agency: Book Three Author: M.A. Grant Publisher: Carina Press Length: 283 Pages Category: Urban Fantasy, Paranormal Romance Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: M.A. Grant's voice is gracefully nimble, lyrical when called for in the Darkest Court series, and given to a pure grittiness when her characters are fighting... Continue Reading →
Title: Out of the Ashes Series: Ashes and Dust: Book Three Author: Jenn Burke Publisher: Carina Press Length: 283 Pages Category: Urban Fantasy Rating: 4.5 Stars At a Glance: Never let it be said that a good dose of fear and danger and adrenaline mixed with some forced proximity aren’t an effective catalyst for rekindling... Continue Reading →
Title: A Dowry of Blood Author: S. T. Gibson Publisher: Redhook/Hachette Length: 250 Pages Category: Historical Fantasy, Gothic Horror Rating: 4.5 Stars At a Glance: A Dowry of Blood is an homage to Dracula, passionate and evocative with a lushness of prose that heightened the emotions of the story Constanta tells. It’s a sort of... Continue Reading →
Title: Crooked Shadows Series: Whitethorn Agency: Book Two Author: M.A. Grant Publisher: Carina Press Length: 294 Pages Category: Paranormal/Fantasy Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: The “To Be Continued” conclusion to Crooked Shadows couldn’t be more perfect if it tried, and the revelation that happens there, after all the chaos that Cristian and Atlas have... Continue Reading →
Title: House on Fire Series: Ashes & Dust: Book Two Author: Jenn Burke Publisher: Carina Press Length: 256 Pages Category: Urban Fantasy Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: House on Fire is an impressively busy book with plenty of twists and turns of both the emotional and investigative variety, and I can’t wait for the... Continue Reading →
Title: A Bargain of Blood and Gold Series: Midnight Guardians: Book One Author: Kristin Jacques Publisher: Self-Published Length: 280 Pages Categories: Paranormal Romance, Fantasy, Murder Mystery, Historical Romance Rating: 4 Stars At a Glance: A Bargain of Blood and Gold takes its time building up to the peak of the danger to a town that... Continue Reading →
Title: Rare Vigilance Series: Whitethorn Agency: Book One Author: M.A. Grant Publisher: Carina Press Length: 267 Pages Category: Paranormal/Fantasy Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: Excellent suspense, both the mysterious and romantic kind, combined with fantastic characterizations, a richly imagined world, and this author’s gift for captivating me as I lose myself in her stories... Continue Reading →
Title: Bloodline Series: The Memoirs of a Vampire: Book One Author: Joel Abernathy Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: Short Novel Category: Dark Fantasy Rating: 4 Stars At a Glance: Briskly paced and darkly alluring, author Joel Abernathy delivers an intimate story of monsters and men that I couldn't put down. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: Fate made... Continue Reading →
Title: On the Wings of War Series: Soulbound: Book Five Author: Hailey Turner Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 395 Pages Category: Urban Fantasy, Folklore/Mythology At a Glance: Never, ever let it be said that Hailey Turner under-writes an action scene; this author is so proficient at escalating the danger and drama to pulse-pounding levels that she... Continue Reading →
Title: The Fell of Dark Author: Caleb Roehrig Publisher: Macmillan Publishing Length: 384 Pages Category: Young Adult, Urban Fantasy At a Glance: Excellent world building, a creative use of historical figures, and an abundance of danger and intrigue come together to make The Fell of Dark one of the best books I've read so far... Continue Reading →
Title: A Vigil in the Mourning Series: Soulbound: Book Four Author: Hailey Turner Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 368 Pages Category: Urban Fantasy At a Glance: Hailey Turner continues to construct awe inspiring urban fantasy, sprinkling the old myths generously on top of our reality and mixing it together in breathtaking ways. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb:... Continue Reading →
Title: Graveyard Shift Series: Not Dead Yet: Book Three Author: Jenn Burke Publisher: Carina Press Length: 259 Pages Category: Urban Fantasy At a Glance: Burke handles the plethora of danger and suspense in this novel with nothing less than finesse. The only overwhelming element to the entirety of the story were the emotions provoked by... Continue Reading →
Title: Give Up the Ghost Series: Not Dead Yet: Book Two Author: Jenn Burke Publisher: Carina Press Length: 256 Pages Category: Urban Fantasy At a Glance: This is some impressive and fun-tastic paranormal fiction, given to bouts of heartwarming moments and beautiful romantic turns. The perfect storm for a good binge reading session. Reviewed By:... Continue Reading →
Title: Stalker of Shadows Series: SPECTR Series Three, Book One Author: Jordan L. Hawk Publisher: Self-Published Length: 129 Pages Category: Urban Fantasy At a Glance: This is yet another compelling installment in one of my all-time favorite Urban Fantasy serials. Jordan L. Hawk offers readers top-notch storytelling where reality and imagination commingle and converge with... Continue Reading →
Title: Vampire with Benefits Series: Supernatural Selection: Book Two Author: EJ Russell Publisher: Riptide Publishing Length: 300 Pages Category: Urban Fantasy, Comedy At a Glance: Vampire With Benefits is a delightfully droll romance with just enough suspense and plot twists to keep the reader fully engaged. Reviewed By: Sammy Blurb: A match between a vampire... Continue Reading →
Title: Hex and Candy Series: Strange Bedfellows: Book One Author: Ashlyn Kane Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Length: 214 Pages Category: Parnormal At a Glance: I’m just going to say it, I adored this clever little romance, and I am so excited to see how things plays out in future installments. Reviewed By: Sammy Blurb: True love’s... Continue Reading →
Title: A Ferry of Bones & Gold Series: Soulbound: Book One Author: Hailey Turner Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 390 Pages Category: Urban Fantasy At a Glance: A Ferry of Bones & Gold is filled with the kind of fertile and clever magic that makes it a magical must-read experience. A book with this much dedication... Continue Reading →
Title: Things that Go Bump in the Night Author: BA Tortuga Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Length: 340 Pages Category: Paranormal, Anthology At a Glance: Overall, these were good stories, some better than others, and something nice to read when you didn’t have a lot of time for a full-length book. Reviewed By: Kel Blurb: This collection... Continue Reading →
Title: Death Days Author: Lia Cooper Publisher: NineStar Press Length: 257 Pages Category: Paranormal At a Glance: This book has everything that should have made it a slam-dunk for me: age gap, taboo attraction, slow burn relationship, and more paranormal fun than you can shake a smudge stick at. Unfortunately, it was more a miss... Continue Reading →
Title: Twice Bitten Author: Rayna Vause Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Length: 200 Pages Category: Paranormal At a Glance: Overall this was a good book, a good premise that with a few tweaks, could’ve been a lot better. If you like good villains and a vampire that’s not necessarily a nice guy, give this one a shot.... Continue Reading →
We're so pleased to have author Shira Anthony stopping in today to celebrate her new Dreamspinner Press release, Blood and Eternity. She's here to chat about the concept of time travel today, is sharing an excerpt from the book, and has a great giveaway up for grabs, so be sure to check out all the... Continue Reading →
We're so pleased to have author Kethric Wilcox joining us today on the tour for his latest novel, The Curse, book one in the Origin of the Vampires series. We have an exclusive excerpt from the book to share with you as well as a giveaway, so be sure to check out those details below.... Continue Reading →
Title: Cronin's Key III Series: Cronin's Key: Book Three Author: N.R. Walker Narrator: Joel Leslie Publisher: Self-Published Run Time: 7 hours and 30 minutes Category: Paranormal, Fantasy At a Glance: Buy the book, buy the series. N.R. Walker is a consummate storyteller, and Joel Leslie is a true performer. Reviewed By: Mike Blurb: History isn't... Continue Reading →
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