Book Review: The Need to Touch (Stay True #1) by Natalya Parks & Brooke J. Breaux
Reviewed by Amber
TITLE: The Need to Touch
SERIES: Stay True #1
AUTHOR: Natalya Parks & Brooke J. Breaux
PUBLISHER: Self Pub
LENGTH: 169 pages
BLURB:
You can only win someone’s heart once you’ve captured it.
Nineteen year old Ryder Harrison grew up near a small town in Montana, working on the family’s ranch and in...Read More »
Recent Release Review: House of the Rising Son (Living After Midnight #1) by Trevann Rogers
Reviewed by Amber
TITLE: House of the Rising Son
SERIES: Living After Midnight #1
AUTHOR: Trevann Rogers
PUBLISHER: Samhain
LENGTH: 280 pages
BLURB:
Sex. Rebellion. Rock and roll.
Cheyenne is a half-human incubus whose star is on the rise in the Unakite City rock scene. His father, the leader of the supernatural races, would prefer he...Read More »
Recent Release Review: Bane (Strain #2) by Amelia C. Gormley
Reviewed by Amber
TITLE: Bane
SERIES: Strain #2
AUTHOR: Amelia C. Gormely
PUBLISHER: Riptide
LENGTH: 279 pages
BLURB:
The weapon that nearly destroyed humanity may be their only salvation.
Rhys Cooper’s unique immunity to all three strains of the virus that nearly annihilated humanity has brought him the unwanted attention of Clean Zone scientists. They’ve summoned...Read More »
Recent Release Review: Put a Ring on It (Ready or Knot #1) by K.A. Mitchell
Reviewed by Amber
TITLE: Put a Ring on It
SERIES: Ready or Knot #1
AUTHOR: K.A. Mitchell
PUBLISHER: Dreamspinner Press
LENGTH: 204 pages
BLURB:
Kieran Delaney-Schwartz—adoptee, underachiever, and self-professed slacker IT guy—lives his under-the-radar life by the motto: Don’t try, don’t fail. His adopted siblings are all overachievers thanks to his driven, liberal parents, but...Read More »
Release Day Review: Fit to be Tied (Marshals #2) by Mary Calmes
Reviewed by Amber
TITLE: Fit to be Tied
SERIES: Marshals #2
AUTHOR: Mary Calmes
PUBLISHER: Dreamspinner Press
LENGTH: 228 pages
BLURB:
Deputy US Marshals Miro Jones and Ian Doyle are now partners on and off the job: Miro’s calm professionalism provides an ideal balance to Ian’s passion and quick temper. In a job where one...Read More »
Book Review: Beautiful Thunder by Louise Lyons
Reviewed by Amber
TITLE: Beautiful Thunder
AUTHOR: Louise Lyons
PUBLISHER: Dreamspinner Press
LENGTH: 217 pages
BLURB:
Can romance and rock ‘n’ roll dreams survive with a storm raging around them?
Alex Randall has always wanted to be a rock singer. When he answers an ad from a local band, his dream finally comes true. He...Read More »
Recent Release Review: Fret (The Rock #1) by Sandrine Gasq-Dion
REVIEW by Amber
TITLE: Fret
SERIES: The Rock #1
AUTHOR: Sandrine Gasq-Dion
PUBLISHER: Self Pub
LENGTH: 232 pages
BLURB:
Former Navy SEAL Axel Blaze lives a solitary life. He doesn’t do emotions, and he doesn’t do babysitting. Used to being on his own, his job consists of Wetwork (a charming term coined by the KGB)...Read More »
Theme Week:Recent Release Review: Lovers, Losers, and You (Sunshine and Happiness #2) by Skylar M. Cates
Theme week
Reviewed by Amber
TITLE: Lovers, Losers, and You
SERIES: Sunshine and Happiness #2
AUTHOR: Skylar M. Cates
PUBLISHER: Dreamspinner Press
LENGTH: 220 pages
BLURB:
How can you lose one dream and still find another?
Owen King is a lonely history teacher who wants to be braver. So when Owen learns about the deceased...Read More »
Book Review: Curious (The Finn Factor #1) by R.G. Alexander
Reviewed by Amber
TITLE: Curious
SERIES: The Finn Factor #1
AUTHOR: R.G. Alexander
PUBLISHER: Self Pub
LENGTH: 251 pages
BLURB:
Are you Curious?
Jeremy Porter is. Though the bisexual comic book artist has known Owen Finn for most of his life—long enough to know that he is terminally straight—he can’t help but imagine what things would...Read More »
Recent Release Review: Vespertine by Leta Blake & Indra Vaughn
Reviewed by Amber
TITLE: Vespertine
AUTHORS: Leta Blake & Indra Vaughn
PUBLISHER: Ledra
LENGTH: 396 Pages
BLURB:
Can a priest and a rock star obey love’s call?
Seventeen years ago, Jasper Hendricks and Nicholas Blumfeld’s childhood friendship turned into a secret, blissful love affair. They spent several idyllic months together until Jasper’s calling to...Read More »
Book Review: Nobody's Hero (Letting Go #1) by J. Leigh Bailey
Reviewed by Amber
TITLE: Nobody’s Hero
SERIES: Letting Go #1
AUTHOR: J. Leigh Bailey
PUBLISHER: Carina Press
LENGTH: 212 pages
BLURB:
Bradley Greene’s family all but discarded him when his brother caught him fooling around with another boy. Now Bradley has seventeen dollars and a gas card, and he’s sleeping in his car. He’s an...Read More »
Release Day Book Review: Lovers & Fighters by Nash Summers
Reviewed by Amber
TITLE: Lovers & Fighters
AUTHOR: Nash Summers
PUBLISHER: Dreamspinner Press
LENGTH: 127 pages
BLURB:
Scott Halleck and Julian Reeves are polar opposites in almost every way. Scott, a modern arts curator at a museum in Chicago, relishes the finer things in life. Julian is a strange photographer whose hair color changes...Read More »
Release Day Book Review: Not My Boyfriend by Monica L. Anderson
Reviewed by Amber
TITLE: Not My Boyfriend
AUTHOR: Monica L. Anderson
PUBLISHER: Samhain Publishing
LENGTH: 155 pages
BLURB:
If “I love you” is a lie, why does it feel so much like the truth?
Stuck at a co-workers retirement party, Max prepares himself for a long, boring night—until a guy across the bar with an...Read More »
Recent Release Book Review: Bowerbirds (Nested Hearts #2) by Ada Maria Soto
Reviewed by Amber
TITLE: Bowerbirds
SERIES: Nested Hearts #2
AUTHOR: Ada Maria Soto
PUBLISHER: Dreamspinner Press
LENGTH: 184 pages
BLURB:
Two very different men have a chance at happiness, but only if they can let go of their painful pasts and allow love to take precedence.
After spending his teens and twenties raising his son, James...Read More »
Book Review: The Biker (Men in the Shadows #2) by Rain Carrington
Reviewed by Amber
TITLE: The Biker
SERIES: Men in the Shadows #2
AUTHOR: Rain Carrington
PUBLISHER: AAS Publishing
LENGTH: 281 pages
BLURB:
When a young man is sold for drugs on the day of his mother’s funeral, he thinks his life is over. It wasn’t like it was a great life that Malcolm Sandoval had...Read More »
Recent Release Book Review: Running with Scissors by L.A. Witt
Reviewed by Amber
TITLE: Running with Scissors
AUTHOR: L.A. Witt
PUBLISHER: Riptide Publishing
LENGTH: 313 pages
BLURB:
Eighteen months ago, drummer Jude Colburn made the biggest mistake of his life when he walked away from his band just as they were on the brink of success. Now, he’s got a second chance. The band’s...Read More »
Release Day Book Review: Ruin Porn (Resonator #1) by S.J.D. Peterson & S.A. McAuley
Reviewed by Amber
TITLE: Ruin Porn
SERIES: Resonator #1
AUTHOR: S.J.D Peterson & S.A. McAuley
PUBLISHER: Dreamspinner Press
LENGTH: 252 pages
BLURB:
There is underlying beauty in destruction….
Miah Thade, Finn Reese, and Ritchie Meyer are Resonator, an indie rock band with an edge—best friends turned rock stars, known as the Detroit 3. When Evin Rene...Read More »
Book Review: Trasmundo: Escape (Trasmundo #1) by Varian Krylov
Reviewed by Amber
TITLE: Trasmundo: Escape
SERIES: Trasmundo #1
AUTHOR: Varian Krylov
PUBLISHER: Self Pub
LENGTH: 248 pages
BLURB:
Strange, quiet Luka doesn’t live in this world; long ago he took refuge in his art, escaping into surreal mindscapes inspired by his favorite painters. In the beautifully monstrous realms of his imagination, he is safe...Read More »
Release Day Book Review: Marriage Most Convenient by Amberly Smith
Reviewed by Amber
TITLE: Marriage Most Convenient
AUTHOR: Amberly Smith
PUBLISHER: Dreamspinner Press
LENGTH: 116 pages
BLURB:
No bank is going to give a nomadic thrill seeker a loan, even if Tom Flynn wants to develop and run a retreat for disabled kids. Good thing he’s finally old enough to pull from his trust...Read More »
Release Day Book Review: Level Hands (Bend or Break #4) by Amy Jo Cousins
Reviewed by Amber
TITLE: Level Hands
SERIES: Bend or Break #4
AUTHOR: Amy Jo Cousins
PUBLISHER: Samhain Publishing
LENGTH: 293 pages
BLURB:
When it comes to love, there’s no such thing as smooth sailing.
Rafael Castro is so far out of his element he can’t even see it anymore. Carlisle College in Massachusetts is a long...Read More »