New Release Review: Taken by the Lord of the Nocturne Court by K.A. Merikan

Reviewed by True

TITLE: Taken by the Lord of the Nocturne Court: M/M Dark romantasy

SERIES: Dark Companions #2

AUTHORS: K.A. Merikan

PUBLISHER: Acerbi & Villani Ltd

LENGTH: 401 pages

RELEASE DATE: June 26, 2024

BLURB:

“I am yours, and I can be your prince as well as your beast.”

Luke

I’m your typical small-town loser stuck in...Read More »

Recent Release Review: Enchanter of Dragons (Bonded Hearts) by Zarina Aston

Reviewed by Kat

TITLE: Enchanter of Dragons

SERIES: Bonded Hearts (prequel)

AUTHOR: Zarina Aston

PUBLISHER: Sarayashi Publishing

LENGTH: 178 pages

RELEASE DATE: June 21, 2024

BLURB:

A unicorn shifter is the last of his kind. Can a royal dragon shifter save him from being hunted?

Captured by a cruel king, Fersen is close to succumbing...Read More »

Recent Release Review: Ahoy Daddy! by TL Travis

Reviewed by Kat

TITLE: Ahoy Daddy!

SERIES: Pride Cruise 2024

AUTHOR: TL Travis

PUBLISHER: Sapphire Publishing

LENGTH: 264 pages

RELEASE DATE: June 14, 2024

BLURB:

Get a job on a cruise ship, she said. It’s perfect for you.

Highly unlikely considering nothing ever has been…

Vale: I’ve been hyper all my life and the only one who cares...Read More »

Book Review: Here For You (Sunshine and Happiness #1) by Skylar M. Cates

Reviewed by Lesley

TITLE:  Here for You

SERIES:  Sunshine and Happiness #1

AUTHOR: Skylar M. Cates

PUBLISHER: Self-Published

LENGTH: 236 pages

RELEASE DATE: March 15, 2020

BLURB:

Cole Gannon arrives in the seaside town of Ocean Vista to work as a bartender and finally find a place to belong. Determined to make a home for himself,...Read More »

Audio Book Review: The First and Last Adventure of Kit Sawyer by S.E. Harmon (Author) and Joel Leslie (Narrator)

Reviewed by Larissa

TITLE:  The First and Last Adventure of Kit Sawyer

AUTHOR:  S.E. Harmon

NARRATOR:  Joel Leslie

PUBLISHER:  Self-Published

LENGTH:  10 hours and 10 minutes

RELEASE DATE:  May 14, 2024

BLURB:   

In the archaeology community,...Read More »

Release Day Review: F**k, Marry, Kill Me, Daddy by Lance Lansdale

Reviewed by Cindy

TITLE: F**k, Marry, Kill Me, Daddy

AUTHOR: Lance Lansdale

PUBLISHER: Self-published

LENGTH:  242 Pages

RELEASE DATE: June 21st, 2024

BLURB:

My boyfriend’s been trying to kill me for weeks. Well, I guess he’s my boyfriend. I mean, we’ve never officially been introduced, but he’s always standing in the shadows, watching me. That has...Read More »

Recent Release Audio Book Review: All that Matters by Felice Stevens (Author) & Kale Williams (Narrator)

Reviewed by Sadonna

TITLE:  All that Matters

AUTHOR:  Felice Stevens

NARRATOR:  Kale Williams

PUBLISHER:  Self-published

LENGTH:  8 hours and 52 minutes

RELEASE DATE:  June 6, 2024

BLURB:

Nico Andretti knows one thing is true: Love is for fools.

Being a tour bus guide in Times Square isn’t his dream job and he yearns for more than living in his mother’s...Read More »

Recent Release Review: It's All You (Mars Fitness) by Linden Bell

Reviewed by Kat

TITLE: It’s All You

SERIES: Mars Fitness (Book 0.5)

AUTHOR: Linden Bell

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 103 pages

RELEASE DATE: June 14, 2024

BLURB:

When your secret admirer is hiding in plain sight.

Gavin
I’ve been in love with my childhood best friend since forever. But he’s straight and married and lives halfway across...Read More »

Book Review: Ghost Tour (Haunted Souls #19) by Pandora Pine

Reviewed by Cheryl K

TITLE: Ghost Tour

SERIES: Haunted Souls #19

AUTHOR: Pandora Pine

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 178 pages

RELEASE DATE: May 24, 2024

BLURB:

With the kids out of school for the summer, Detective Jude Byrne takes everyone on vacation to Arizona to visit the Grand Canyon and his grandfather, Running Eagle. The...Read More »

New Release Review: Broken Wheels by K.C. Wells and Parker Williams

Reviewed by Cindy

TITLE: Broken Wheels

SERIES: Crossbow Protection Book 2

AUTHOR: K.C. Wells and Parker Williams

PUBLISHER: Self-published

LENGTH: 443 Pages

RELEASE DATE: June 15th, 2024

BLURB:

Someone wants Dr. Josh ‘Wheels’ Malone dead—and they’ll keep trying until he’s six feet under, which means CrossBow Operations Manager Dixon Meeks has his work cut out for...Read More »

Recent Release Review: Lost in Someone (Calstone Cove #2) by JJ Harper

Reviewed by Kat

TITLE: Lost In Someone

SERIES: Calston Cove (Book 2)

AUTHOR: JJ Harper

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 246 pages

RELEASE DATE: May 28, 2024

BLURB:

Lost In Someone

It only takes one night to turn their lives upside down.

Brodie always thought he was straight, but when he experiences the greatest night of his life it’s...Read More »

Book Review: Embracing Magic (A Collection of Familiars #2) by Toby Wise

Reviewed by Kat

TITLE: Embracing Magic

SERIES: A Collection of Familiars (Book 2)

AUTHOR: Toby Wise

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 115 pages

RELEASE DATE: May 20, 2024

BLURB:

Casper, with a magical compass in hand, hits the road to find his spark. He’s not sure what to expect but he certainly isn’t prepared for his spark,...Read More »

Recent Release Review: Two Thousand Blades (King of Chaos #3) by Jocelynn Drake

Reviewed by Anna Lynn

TITLE:  Two Thousand Blades

SERIES:  Kings of Chaos #3

AUTHOR:  Jocelynn Drake

PUBLISHER:  Self-Published

LENGTH:  360 pages

RELEASE DATE: May 31, 2024

BLURB:

There’s no escape from a dragon’s hoard.

Xiang thought his biggest problem was going to be defeating the fae.

Nope.

Right now, it’s escaping this dragon’s hoard.

The dragon, who tried to eat...Read More »

Recent Release Review: Werewolf in Shining Armor (Werewolf Knights #1) by Minerva Howe

Reviewed by Kat

TITLE: Werewolf in Shining Armor

SERIES: Werewolf Knights (Book 1)

AUTHOR: Minerva Howe

PUBLISHER: Turtlehat Creatives

LENGTH: 135 pages

RELEASE DATE: May 28, 2024

BLURB:

When Symon takes over Shiftr Inc, he reminds himself that while he might be a corporate raider, he’s not an uncivilized wolf. Which is why when he meets...Read More »

Book Review: Bloom: Part 1 (The Smoky Vale Alliance #3) by Gianni Holmes

Reviewed by Kat

TITLE: Bloom: Part 1

SERIES: The Smoky Vale Alliance (Book 3)

AUTHOR: Gianni Holmes

PUBLISHER: Coco Nutz Publishing

LENGTH: 370 pages

RELEASE DATE: May 10, 2024

BLURB:
He is the harbinger of death. I am a savior of lives.
Together, we’re a paradox that should never work.

The only unpredictability I allow in...Read More »

Audio Book Review: HEA: Happily Ever After (After Oscar, Book 5) by Lucy Lennox and Molly Maddox (Authors) and Michael Dean (Narrator)

Reviewed by Larissa

TITLE:  HEA: Happily Ever After

SERIES:  After Oscar, Book 5

AUTHORS:  Lucy Lennox & Molly Maddox

NARRATOR:  Michael Dean

PUBLISHER:  Self-published

LENGTH:   9 hours and 26 minutes

RELEASE DATE: May 2, 2024

BLURB:

Have you heard the expression “twelve times a groomsman, never a groom”? Neither had I… until it suddenly became clear that...Read More »

Release Day Review: Something Unprofessional (Split Rock Ranch #5) by Rory Maxwell

Reviewed by True

TITLE: Something Unprofessional: An MM Daddy Romance

SERIES: Split Rock Ranch #5

AUTHOR: Rory Maxwell

PUBLISHER: Self-Published

LENGTH: 60K

RELEASE DATE: June 5, 2024

BLURB:

Ev Bailey is done dating his bosses. After the last disaster, he’s sworn off workplace romances for good. He has a new job in a new city and...Read More »

Recent Release Audio Book Review: To Catch a Firefly by Emmy Sanders (Author) & Black Lockheart and Liam DiCosimo (Narrators)

Reviewed by Sadonna

TITLE:  To Catch a Firefly

AUTHORS:  Emmy Sanders

NARRATOR:  Blake Lockheart & Liam DiCosimo

PUBLISHER:  Self-published

LENGTH:  9 hours and 3 minute

RELEASE DATE:  May 24, 2024

BLURB:

He was my beginning. And my never-ending.

Ellis

There’s a lot I’ve never told my best friend. The fact that I love him. That I miss him every day he’s gone. That, sometimes,...Read More »

Book Review: Blood and Bone (U.S. Marshals I.S.R. (Interspecies Response #2)) by Patricia Logan

Reviewed by Kat

TITLE: Blood and Bone

SERIES: U.S. Marshals I.S.R. (Interspecies Response – Book 2)

AUTHOR: Patricia Logan

PUBLISHER: Westburg Publishing

LENGTH: 312 pages

RELEASE DATE: May 6, 2024

BLURB:

Aristotle Brown is starting to like his new job with the U.S. Marshals Interspecies Response unit. If anyone would have told him vampires, shifters, werewolves,...Read More »