Advent Calendar Review: Holidays Are Where Your Heart Is (2018 Advent Calendar - Warmest Wishes) - Bru Baker

Reviewed by Sarina

TITLE: Holidays Are Where Your Heart Is

SERIES: 2018 Advent Calendar – Warmest Wishes

AUTHOR: Bru Baker

PUBLISHER: Dreamspinner Press

LENGTH: 42 Pages

RELEASE DATE: December 1, 2018

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Jared’s been all over the world as a traveling manny with Holiday Helpers, and the itch to put down roots is...Read More »

Advent Calendar Review: Make a Circle (2018 Advent Calendar - Warmest Wishes) by Elliot Joyce

Reviewed by Cheryl

TITLE: Make a Circle

SERIES:  2018 Advent Calendar – Warmest Wishes

AUTHOR: Elliot Joyce

PUBLISHER: Dreamspinner Press

LENGTH: 33 pages

RELEASE DATE: December 1, 2018

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Pagan punk musician Lucas is fully prepared to spend this Yule with the rest of the band and his beautiful bass guitar when...Read More »

Series Review: Miracle Series: Purring with his Mate Book #1 & Forgiving the Enemy #2 by Shea Balik

Reviewed by Donna

SERIES REVIEW: Miracle series

AUTHOR: Shea Balik

PUBLISHER: Self Published

BOOK #1 TITLE: Purring with His Mate

LENGTH: 156 Pages

RELEASE DATE: February 20, 2017

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In a world where everyone was against them, they needed a Miracle. What no one had expected was to find their salvation in an abandoned town...Read More »

Short Story Review: Wink (Spring Fever Anthology) by Deja Black

Reviewed by Becca

TITLE: Wink

SERIES: Spring Fever anthology

AUTHOR: Deja Black

PUBLISHER: eXtasy Books

RELEASE DATE: April 27, 2018

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Where restless wolves and excited shifters, of all kinds, expect to fall head over heels in love due to Spring Fever.

REVIEWED by Jen B.

TITLE: Holiday Island

AUTHOR: A.D. Ellis

PUBLISHER: Dreamspinner Press

LENGTH: 43 pages

RELEASE DATE: December 1, 2018

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No peacocks were harmed in the making of this story.

Rafa’s nautical skills are less than stellar. He’d rather be a full-time artist, but he has a duty to the family...Read More »

Recent Release Review: Designer Holiday by Ari McKay

Reviewed by Chris

TITLE:  Designer Holiday 

AUTHOR:  Ari McKay

PUBLISHER:  Self-Published

LENGTH:  132 pages

RELEASE DATE:  December 8, 2018

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It’s never too late for a second chance at love… or is it?

Rayne Sadler left the tiny town of Holiday Pines and his childhood...Read More »

Audio Book Review: The Christmas Throwaway by RJ Scott (Author) & Sean Crisden (Narrator)

Reviewed by Annika

TITLE: The Christmas Throwaway

AUTHOR: RJ Scott

NARRATOR: Sean Crisden

PUBLISHER: Love Lane Books

RELEASE DATE: October 17, 2014

LENGTH: 3 hours, 2 minutes

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Christmas is a time for giving – what do you do when no one gives a damn?

For Zachary Weston Christmas means sleeping on a churchyard bench in...Read More »

Advent Calendar Review: Barbies and Beaches (2018 Advent Calendar – Warmest Wishes) by Asta Idonea

Reviewed by Jess

TITLE: Barbies and Beaches

SERIES: 2018 DSP Advent Calendar

AUTHOR: Asta Idonea

PUBLISHER: Dreamspinner Press

LENGTH: 21 pages

RELEASE DATE:  December 1, 2018

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For the first time ever, Shane is not looking forward to the annual Boxing Day barbecue at Matty’s house. He recently divorced, none of his...Read More »

Audio Book Review: When Christmas Lights are Blue by Harper Fox (Author) & Tim Gilbert (Narrator)

Reviewed by Annika

TITLE: When Christmas Lights are Blue

AUTHOR: Harper Fox

NARRATOR: Tim Gilbert

PUBLISHER: Audible Studios

RELEASE DATE: January 2, 2018

LENGTH: 1 hour, 36 minutes

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Rob and Karan are a great couple, but they’re tearing apart under the pressures of modern life. They both work as paramedics for the NHS, and...Read More »

Book Review: For A Glance (The Serpent’s Throne Trilogy Book 1) by Dan Ackerman

Reviewed by PizzyGirl

TITLE: For A Glance

SERIES: The Serpent’s Throne Trilogy Book 1

AUTHOR: Dan Ackerman

PUBLISHER: Acquitted Books

LENGTH: 211 Pages

RELEASE DATE: October 1, 2018

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This new m/m saga by Dan Ackerman expresses Ackerman’s familiar languid sensitivity,...Read More »

Book Review: Distortion by Lee Thomas

Reviewed by Jess

TITLE: Distortion

AUTHOR: Lee Thomas

PUBLISHER: Lethe Press

LENGTH: 280 pages

RELEASE DATE:  July 14, 2018

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Mick Harris is disillusioned and disconnected from the world. Having come out after his glory days as the songwriter/bass player for metal act, Palace, he’s all but given up on his dream of having...Read More »

New Release Review: Accidentally on Purpose by J.M. Snyder

Reviewed by Becca

TITLE: Accidentally on Purpose

AUTHOR: J.M. Snyder

PUBLISHER: JMS Books, LLC

LENGTH: 173 pages

RELEASE DATE: November 24, 2018

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One morning before work, Alan Travers accidentally bumps into Detective Jim Garrison at a cafe where both men stop for...Read More »

Recent Release Review: Beat of Their Own Drum (Replay #3) by K.M. Neuhold

Reviewed by Kat

TITLE: Beat of Their Own Drum

SERIES: Replay #3

AUTHOR: K.M. Neuhold

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 380 pages

RELEASE DATE: November 12, 2018

BLURB:

Jude

Every rock band needs their bad boy, right? That’s me. Hookers, drugs, DUIs— been there, done that. I’m in a Downward Spiral and proud of it (see what I did...Read More »

Book Review: Home is Where You Are (States of Love) by Emjay Haze

Reviewed by Lisa

TITLE:  Home is Where You Are

SERIES:  States of Love

AUTHOR:  Emjay Haze

PUBLISHER:  Dreamspinner Press

RELEASE DATE:  January 26, 2018

LENGTH: 95 pages

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For a chance at a future filled with love, he’ll have to face a painful past.

Eric, recently dumped by his boyfriend, is summoned home after his dad...Read More »

Release Day Short Story Review: Cops and Comix (Murder and Mayhem #0.5) by Rhys Ford

Reviewed by Annika

TITLE: Cops and Comix

SERIES: Murder and Mayhem #0.5

AUTHOR: Rhys Ford

PUBLISHER: Dreamspinner Press

RELEASE DATE: November 16, 2018

LENGTH: 38 pages

BLURB:

It’s all fun and games until someone leaves a dead body on the floor.

Life for comic book store owner Alex Martin usually runs to the mundane. Sure, he...Read More »

Audio Book Review: P.S. I Spook You by S.E. Harmon (Author) & Noah Michael Levine (Narrator)

Reviewed by Annika

TITLE: P.S. I Spook You

AUTHOR: S.E. Harmon

NARRATOR: Noah Michael Levine

PUBLISHER: Tantor

RELEASE DATE: October 23, 2018

LENGTH: 8 hours, 35 minutes

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SSA Rain Christiansen used to be the agency’s golden boy. It just takes one moment of weakness, one slight, tiny, itty-bitty paranormal sighting, and all of a...Read More »

Audio Book Review: What You Own by A.M. Arthur (Author) & Michael Pauley (Narrator)

Reviewed by Annika

TITLE: What You Own

AUTHOR: A.M. Arthur

NARRATOR: Michael Pauley

PUBLISHER: Dreamspinner Press

RELEASE DATE: December 1, 2014

LENGTH: 5 hours, 38 minutes

BLURB:

For Ryan Sanders, the Paige Community Center is more than a place where he teaches at-risk teens about musical theater. He found a sense of belonging there during...Read More »

Recent Release Review: Elemental Magick (The Donovan Coven #1) by Jacki James

Reviewed by Becca

TITLE: Elemental Magick

SERIES: The Donovan Coven #1

AUTHOR: Jacki James

PUBLISHER: self-published

LENGTH: 153 pages

RELEASE DATE: October 9, 2018

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For most of Aaron’s life, things have been uninteresting, boring, safe–just the way he likes them. He makes his decisions based on logic and reason and he doesn’t believe...Read More »

New Release Review: A Summer Soundtrack for Falling in Love by Arden Powell

Reviewed by Jess

TITLE: A Summer Soundtrack for Falling In Love

AUTHOR: Arden Powell

PUBLISHER: Riptide Publishing

LENGTH: 318 pages

RELEASE DATE:  October 29, 2018

BLURB:

When Kris Golding leaves his dusty Kansas hometown for a fresh start in New York, he thinks an apartment and a job are waiting for him. But when...Read More »