Review: Unheard Destruction by Zach Sweets
REVIEWED by COLETTE
SERIES: The Destruction Trilogy #1
AUTHOR: Zach Sweets
PUBLISHER: Less Than Three Press
LENGTH: Novel (Approximately 51,000 words)
BLURB:
Rusty and Hal step out of their house to a world destroyed. Before they can make sense of what has happened, they are abducted—by aliens.
Help arrives in the...Read More »
Review : The Home for Wayward Ladies by Jeremy Scott Blaustein
Reviewed by Carissa
TITLE: The Home for Wayward Ladies
AUTHOR: Jeremy Scott Blaustein
PUBLISHER: Dress Circle Publishing
LENGTH: 250 pages
BLURB:
Fresh out of Mackinaw Conservatory’s School of Theater, Eli, Hunter, and Nick have relocated to Manhattan’s Upper-Upper West Side bound by an oath that friendship shall conquer all. Amid bitchy...Read More »
Pre Release Review : Silk Monsoon by Jamie Broxson
Reviewed by Elizabetta
SERIES: Threads of the Storm, #1
AUTHOR: Jamie Broxson
PUBLISHER: Dreamspinner Press
LENGTH: 136 pages
BLURB:
When Maxwell Trifton learns his father is dying, he sails to India to assume his duties as heir to the Trifton Silk legacy. Having spent his youth in London, he has...Read More »
Pre Release Review : Bad Influence by K.A Mitchell
REVIEWED by Taylor
Series: Bad in Baltimore #4
Author: K.A. Mitchell
Publisher: Samhain Publishing
Pages: 4625 Kindle locations
Blurb:
To remake their future, they’ll have to use pieces of their broken past.
Bad in Baltimore, Book 4
The young man the world knew as Jordan Barnett is dead, killed as...Read More »
Book Review: Netherhall Gardens by Carl Patrick
Reviewed by Roberta
SERIES: Netherhall Trilogy
AUTHOR: Carl Patrick
PUBLISHER: Troubador Publishing
LENGTH: 188 pages
BLURB: First visit to Netherhall Gardens? Let me introduce you to some of the neighbours. Meet handsome trainee accountant Mark… who’s friends with beautiful petite Stella… whose sister Iris can’t abide Stella’s lawyer boyfriend...Read More »
Pre-release Review: Ball & Chain by Abigail Roux
Reviewed by Taylor
TITLE: Ball & Chain
SERIES: Cut & Run
AUTHOR: Abigail Roux
PUBLISHER: Riptide
LENGTH: 306 Pages
BLURB: Home from their unexpected deployment, the former members of Marine Force Recon team Sidewinder rejoin their loved ones and try to pick up the pieces of the lives they were forced to...Read More »
Release Day Review: Nights of Electric Blue by Amber Redd
Reviewed by Roberta
TITLE: Nights of Electric Blue
SERIES: Stone Trail #3
AUTHOR: Amber Redd
PUBLISHER: Dreamspinner Press
LENGTH: 240 Pages
BLURB: Stone Trail: Book Three
When James Oberon and his construction crew arrive in Stone Trail for a simple remodeling job, he notices strange things about the town right away....Read More »
Pre Release Review : Lofty Dreams of Earthbound Men by Susan Laine
Reviewed by Roberta
TITLE: Lofty Dreams of Earthbound Men
SERIES: The Isleshire Chronicles
AUTHOR: Susan Laine
PUBLISHER: Dreamspinner Press
LENGTH: 76 pages
BLURB: On the night of the summer solstice, Obadai Bashim encounters Jules Sterling, a young engineering sage. Jules is on the run from a ripper, an assassin of the Theocracy...Read More »
Book Review: Freedom in His Arms by Brita Adams
Reviewed by Roberta
AUTHOR: Brita Addams
PUBLISHER: Dreamspinner Press
LENGTH: 223 Pages
BLURB: On a whim, Boston doctor Bryan Newcastle books a Caribbean cruise for gay men, hoping for two weeks of sexual exploration with someone who’ll bring out the daring soul inside him.
With a simple...Read More »
Book Review: Indebted by A. R. Hawkins
Reviewed by Taylor
TITLE: Indebted
AUTHOR: A.R. Hawkins
PUBLISHER: DSP
PAGES: 270 pages
BLURB: A debt is paid and two lives are changed forever.
For Aaron Quinn, the decision to drop out of med school turns his life upside down, and his father piles on the guilt over the tuition costs. So...Read More »
Pre Release Book Review : Dirty Deeds by S.E Jakes
Reviewed by Elizabetta
SERIES: Dirty Deeds, #1
AUTHOR: SE Jakes
PUBLISHER: Riptide Publishing
LENGTH: 82 pages
BLURB:
Two seasoned operatives finally meet their match: each other.
Cillian works for the mysterious Special Branch 20: an organization that runs black ops commissioned by the British government. His specialty is deep undercover assignments...Read More »
Book Review: Nothing Serious by Jay Northcote
Reviewed by Taylor
Title: Nothing Serious
Author: Jay Northcote
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Pages: 158 pages
Blurb: Mark O’Brien is finally being honest with himself. His relationship with Rachel is over and he’s moving out of the home they’ve shared for six years. They get along, but he can’t fix a relationship...Read More »
Book Review: Holly and Oak by J. L. O'Faolain [Advent Calender Event]
Reviewed by Sid
TITLE: Holly and Oak
SERIES: 2013 Advent Calender – “Heartwarming”
AUTHOR: J. L. O’Faolain
PUBLISHER: Dreamspinner Press
LENGTH: 28 pages
BLURB: Twice each year, during the solstice, the Holly King battles the Oak King as Nature takes...Read More »
Book Review: Kick Start by Josh Lanyon
Reviewed by: Taylor
Series: Dangerous Ground #5
Author: Josh Lanyon
Pages: 122 pages
Blurb:
Will is finally braced to bring Taylor home to meet the folks. Unfortunately, not every member of the Brandt clan loves Taylor the way Will does. Then again, not everyone loves the...Read More »
Book Review: The Sol of Jupiter by Thaddeus J.
Reviewed by Carissa
TITLE: The Sol of Jupiter
AUTHOR: Thaddeus J
PUBLISHER: Self-published
LENGTH: 253 pages
BLURB: Turner Michaels is an idealistic junior enlisted communicator that wants nothing more than to successfully execute his duties. After being transferred to a light armored reconnaissance unit in the middle of the Mojave Desert, the young U.S....Read More »
Book Review: Dance Only For Me by Megan Derr
Reviewed by Ilhem
TITLE: Dance Only For Me
SERIES: Dance With The Devil #6
AUTHOR: Megan Derr
PUBLISHER: Less Than Three Press
LENGTH: 236 pages/ 70000 words
BLURB: Jackie Black is a cowboy and sorcerer and proud of both. He spends his days breaking curses and locating items of interest for other...Read More »
Book Review: Come to Dust by J. S. Cook
Reviewed by Carissa
TITLE: Come to Dust
SERIES: Inspector Raft Mystery #3
AUTHOR: J.S. Cook
PUBLISHER: Dreamspinner Press
LENGTH: 230 pages
BLURB: In the frigid winter of 1891, with the nation still reeling from the Barings bank crisis, Inspector Philemon Raft returns from an involuntary sabbatical, tasked with solving the kidnapping of highly placed...Read More »
Book Review: Moonlight Becomes Him by Alex Younger
Reviewed by Sid
TITLE: Moonlight Becomes Him
AUTHOR: Alex Younger
PUBLISHER: Torquere Press
LENGTH: 19 pages
BLURB: Markus always admired his mentor, Nicodemus. Over his two years as an apprentice physician, Markus’ admiration has grown into something deeper, but he has never been brave enough to...Read More »
Series Review: Heat Series by Alex Carreras
Reviewed by Danielle
SERIES: Heat Series
AUTHOR: Alex Carreras
PUBLISHER: Siren Publishing
Heat 1 – Summer Heat
Blurb:
What happens when two men find themselves working together on the same farm in the heat of the summer for two very different reasons?
Hunter Cross receives...Read More »
Release Day Review: Bottoms Up by Etienne
Reviewed by Carissa
TITLE: Bottoms Up
SERIES: An Avondale Story; About a Bottoms #1
AUTHOR: Etienne
PUBLISHER: Dreamspinner Press
LENGTH: 250 pages
BLURB: RN First Assistant Chris Bottoms enjoys being a bottom. Though abused by his stepfather as a boy and conditioned to enjoy sex only one particular...Read More »