Recent Release Review: Semper Fidelis Anthology
Reviewed by Vicki
TITLE: Semper Fidelis
AUTHORS: S.A. McAuley, T.A. Chase, Devon Rhodes, LE Franks, Sara York, Kendall McKenna, and Morticia Knight
PUBLISHER: Totally Bound Publishing
LENGTH: 66,930 words
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Anomaly by S.A. McAuley
Warning: Untested chemical reactions in process…
When Staff Sergeant Galen Welc is handed Temporary Additional Duty orders that move him to the Marine Corps...Read More »
Theme Week,New Beginnings Book Review: The Book of Daniel (St. Nacho's #4) by Z.A. Maxfield
Reviewed by Vicki
TITLE: The Book of Daniel
SERIES: St. Nacho’s #4
AUTHOR: Z.A. Maxfield
PUBLISHER: Loose-Id
LENGTH: 178 pages
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Daniel Livingston is finally free. He’s come clean about his passionless marriage and moved to St. Nacho’s where he can spend time with his brother. Now he’s ready explore the endless sexual buffet...Read More »
Series Review: Triad 1-4 by Poppy Dennison
Reviewed by Vicki
SERIES REVIEW: Triad
AUTHOR: Poppy Dennison
PUBLISHER: Dreamspinner Press
BOOK ONE TITLE: Mind Magic
Reviewed by Vicki
TITLE: Love Means… Endurance
SERIES: Farm #8
AUTHOR: Andrew Grey
PUBLISHER: Dreamspinner Press
LENGTH: 200 pages
BLURB:
A Love Means… Story
Together for over ten years, Geoff and Eli built a fulfilling life. Their love and support helped raise their adopted son. Their hard work and dedication grew their farm from...Read More »
Series Review: Men of Myth 1-3 by Brandon Witt
Reviewed by Vicki
SERIES REVIEW: Men of Myth
AUTHOR: Brandon Witt
PUBLISHER: Dreamspinner Press
BOOK ONE TITLE: Submerging Inferno
LENGTH: 344 pages
BLURB:
A Men of Myth Story
Brett Wright and Finn de Morisco come from vastly different worlds. Disowned by his family for being gay, Brett builds both a life on his own...Read More »
Release Day Review: Red Dirt Heart 4 (Red Dirt #4) by N.R. Walker
Reviewed by Vicki
TITLE: Red Dirt Heart 4
SERIES: Red Dirt #4
AUTHOR: N.R. Walker
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 266 pages
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Moving from a Texas ranch to an Australian Outback station was a life changing decision for Travis Craig. Though it wasn’t really a decision at all. Something in his bones told him...Read More »
Recent Release Review: Tame a Wild Human by Kari Gregg
Reviewed by Vicki
TITLE: Tame a Wild Human
AUTHOR: Kari Gregg
PUBLISHER: Riptide Publishing
LENGTH: 80 pages
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Drugged, bound, and left as bait on the cusp of the lunar cycle, Wyatt Redding is faced with a terrifying set of no-win scenarios. Best case: he survives the coming days as a werewolf pack’s plaything...Read More »
Book Review: Waiting by Sue Brown
Reviewed by Vicki
TITLE: Waiting
AUTHOR: Sue Brown
PUBLISHER: Dreamspinner Press
LENGTH: 212 pages
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Dan Young and Noel Murohy have been together since Dan auditioned to dance at the bar where Noel worked. Now they’ve found a home to call their own: Barnacles Cottage, a quaint little house on the beach—their forever home.
But...Read More »
Book Review: Wave Goodbye to Charlie by Eric Arvin
Reviewed by Vicki
TITLE: Wave Goodbye to Charlie
AUTHOR: Eric Arvin
PUBLISHER: Wilde City Press
LENGTH: 156 pages
BLURB:
My name’s Charlie. I’m many things, though none of them having to do with any real talent. I’m a runaway, a hustler when I need to be, a ghost when I have to scare...Read More »
Recent Release Review: Rival Within by SJD Peterson
Reviewed by Vicki
TITLE: Rival Within
AUTHOR: SJD Peterson
PUBLISHER: Dreamspinner Press
LENGTH: 200 pages
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“When you come out of the storm, you won’t be the same person who walked in.
That’s what this storm is all about.”
~Haruki Murakami~
Officer Thomas Webber made a vow of marriage to his wife, a vow to his...Read More »
Release Day Review: Down and Dirty (Cole McGinnis #5) by Rhys Ford
Reviewed by Vicki
TITLE: Down and Dirty
SERIES: Cole McGinnis #5
AUTHOR: Rhys Ford
PUBLISHER: Dreamspinner Press
LENGTH: 220 pages
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From the moment former LAPD detective Bobby Dawson spots Ichiro Tokugawa, he knows the man is trouble. And not just because the much younger Japanese inker is hot, complicated, and...Read More »
Recent Release Review: Lone Wolf (Bluewater Bay #4) by Aleksandr Voinov & L.A. Witt
Reviewed by Vicki
TITLE: Lone Wolf
SERIES: Bluewater Bay #4
AUTHOR: Aleksandr Voinov & L.A. Witt
PUBLISHER: Riptide Publishing
LENGTH: 360 pages
BLURB:
Hunter Easton is screwed. Fans, producers, and his agent are all chomping at the bit for the next book in his wildly popular Wolf’s Landing series, but he’s got epic writer’s block and is way...Read More »
Recent Release Review: A Paranormal Chipmunk Christmas (Paranormal Dentistry for the Fanged and Friendly #4) by Jackie Nacht
Reviewed by Vicki
TITLE: A Paranormal Chipmunk Christmas
SERIES: Paranormal Dentistry for the Fanged and Friendly #4
AUTHOR: Jackie Nacht
PUBLISHER: MLR Press
LENGTH: 11,000 words
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A vicious horde of chipmunks? Dallas and Gunner knew that meeting their mate’s family wasn’t going to be a walk in the park. How could it be when...Read More »
Book Review: Another Place in Time Anthology
Reviewed by Vicki
TITLE: Another Place in Time Anthology
AUTHORS: Tamara Allen, Joanna Chambers, KJ Charles, Kaje Harper, Jordan L. Hawk, & Aleksandr Voinov
PUBLISHER: Boys in Our Books
LENGTH: 232 pages
BLURB:
Welcome to another place in time…where one can be swept away into lands and eras long forgotten.
This collection of short stories was birthed...Read More »
Recent Release Review: My Cowboy Homecoming (The Cowboys #3) by Z.A. Maxfield
Reviewed by Vicki
TITLE: My Cowboy Homecoming
SERIES: The Cowboys #3
AUTHOR: Z.A. Maxfield
PUBLISHER: InterMix/Penguin
LENGTH: 317 pages
BLURB:
Love can heal the deepest wounds…
A sense of duty brings a soldier home…but a passionate cowboy makes him want to stay.
After his brother’s tragic death, Tripp has to leave the army and return to New...Read More »
Release Day Review: Secrets and Charms (Secrets #2) by Lou Harper
Reviewed by Vicki
TITLE: Secrets and Charms
SERIES: Secrets #2
AUTHOR: Lou Harper
PUBLISHER: Samhain Publishing
LENGTH: 191 pages
BLURB:
One hot ginger. One cool blond. The result is anything but lukewarm.
Out and proud from a tender age, Olly Blackwood is content with life in LA, working at a Hollywood gourmet grocery. There’s only...Read More »
Recent Release Review: Blood and Rain (Blood #1) By Shira Anthony
Reviewed by Vicki
TITLE: Blood and Rain
SERIES: Blood #1
AUTHOR: Shira Anthony
PUBLISHER: Dreamspinner Press
LENGTH: 280 pages
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Adrien Gilbert has spent several lifetimes searching for the love he lost. Born in the 1800s into a clan of fabled vampire hunters, Adrien once wanted nothing more than to tend his family’s vineyard in...Read More »
Recent Release Review: Player vs Player by Amelia C. Gormley
Reviewed by Vicki
TITLE: Player vs Player
AUTHOR: Amelia C. Gormley
PUBLISHER: Riptide Publishing
LENGTH: 282 pages
BLURB:
Pushing for change can be dangerous when change starts pushing back.
Video game writer Niles River loves the work he does at Third Wave Studios: creating games with mass appeal that feature women, people of color,...Read More »
Release Day Review: Bad Behavior (Bad in Baltimore #5) by K.A. Mitchell
Reviewed by Vicki
TITLE: Bad Behavior
SERIES: Bad in Baltimore #5
AUTHOR: K.A. Mitchell
PUBLISHER: Samhain Publishing
LENGTH: 366 pages
BLURB:
In a life full of yes, no is the sexiest word he’s ever heard.
David Beauchamp might as well be in jail. After one too many misunderstandings with the law, he’s chained to the city...Read More »
Release Day Review: The Bells of Times Square by Amy Lane
Reviewed by Vicki
TITLE: The Bells of Times Square
AUTHOR: Amy Lane
PUBLISHER: Riptide Publishing
LENGTH: 236 pages
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Every New Year’s Eve since 1946, Nate Meyer has ventured alone to Times Square to listen for the ghostly church bells he and his long-lost wartime lover vowed to hear together. This year, however, his...Read More »