Love Bytes Reviewers’ “Best of 2020” Day #15 – Jay
Welcome to the Love Bytes Reviewers’ Best of 2020
Here at Love Bytes, we reviewed everything from contemporary romance to fantasy, paranormal, historical, adventure, mystery, comedy and everything in between in 2020. Each day for the next few weeks, we will feature one of our...Read More »
Recent Release Review: Christmas Carols (Perspective #1.5) by B. Harmony
REVIEWED by Jay V.
TITLE: Christmas Carols
AUTHOR: B. Harmony
SERIES: Perspective #1.5
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 64 pages
RELEASE DATE: December 8, 2020
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Ahhh… Christmas.
A time for festive jubilation, peppermint-flavored drinks, savage games, and torture by song?
Tyler
This holiday season I have it all.
An amazing career. A growing bunch of family and friends.
A fiancé.
A man...Read More »
Release Day Review: Starting From Somewhere (Starting From #4) by Lane Hayes
REVIEWED by Jay V.
TITLE: Starting From Somewhere
AUTHOR: Lane Hayes
SERIES: Starting From #4
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 129 pages
RELEASE DATE: November 20, 2020
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The guitarist and the geek…
Bobby J-
What can I say? I’m a man of many tastes. I know what I like, and I’m not afraid to go for it. And I...Read More »
Book Review: The Manuscript (Beyond the Realm: Remember #6) by J.D. Light
REVIEWED by Jay V.
TITLE: The Manuscript
AUTHOR: J.D. Light
SERIES: Beyond the Realm: Remember #6
PUBLISHER: B4 Dawn Publishing
LENGTH: 82 pages
RELEASE DATE: October 22, 2020
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There’s no time. Remember the Manuscript.
Omi has had vague but vivid dreams his whole life but would forget them within minutes of opening his eyes. When...Read More »
New Release Review: Sort Of Dead by Rob Rosen
REVIEWED by Jay V.
TITLE: Sort of Dead
AUTHOR: Rob Rosen
PUBLISHER: JMS Books
LENGTH: 198 pages
RELEASE DATE: October 31, 2020
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Nord wakes up to find himself sort of dead. Well, that is to say, he’s dead, alright — murdered, in fact — but not in heaven, at least not yet. In this...Read More »
New Release Review: Wild Card (The Road To Rocktoberfest #3) by Nic Starr
REVIEWED by Jay V.
TITLE: Wild Card
AUTHOR: Nic Starr
SERIES: The Road To Rocktoberfest #3
PUBLISHER: Self Published
RELEASE DATE: October 23, 2020
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Hitting the big time in Australia isn’t enough. Making it overseas, now that’s on a whole other level.
Rafe Moreno, lead singer of HyperOctane, is on the brink of achieving everything...Read More »
New Release Review: Amos Ridge (Beyond the Realm: Remember #5) by BL Maxwell
REVIEWED by Jay V.
TITLE: Amos Ridge
AUTHOR: BL Maxwell
SERIES: Beyond the Realm: Remember #5
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 193 pages
RELEASE DATE: October 20, 2020
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“There’s no time. Remember, I love you.”
It all started with a discovery. A cave beneath a waterfall that held a crystal. Two boys—best friends—embark on a journey they’re...Read More »
Book Review: Summoning Secrets (Familiar Magick #2) by Abigail Kade
REVIEWED by Jay V.
TITLE: Summoning Secrets
AUTHOR: Abigail Kade
SERIES: Familiar Magick #2
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 147 pages
RELEASE DATE: September 17, 2020
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Accidentally summoning a demon was NOT my plan. Now he says I need his help, and won’t leave—and I’m oddly alright with that.
I’m new to this magick thing. I’ve aced...Read More »
Release Day Review: Brothersong (Greek Creek #4) by T.J. Klune
REVIEWED by Jay V.
TITLE: Brothersong
AUTHOR: T.J. Klune
SERIES: Green Creek #4
PUBLISHER: BOATK Books
LENGTH: 522 pages
RELEASE DATE: October 13, 2020
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In the ruins of Caswell, Maine, Carter Bennett learned the truth of what had been right in front of him the entire time. And then it—he—was gone.
Desperate for answers, Carter takes...Read More »
Recent Release Review: Starting From Here (Starting From #3) by Lane Hayes
REVIEWED by Jay V.
TITLE: Starting From Here
AUTHOR: Lane Hayes
SERIES: Starting From #3
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 290 pages
RELEASE DATE: September 30, 2020
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Two bands, one goal, and a second chance…
Declan-
Everything is finally going well. I have a new band, a new label, and a debut album coming out. And then my drummer breaks his wrists. Just...Read More »
Release Day Review: The Hitman's Guide to Tying the Knot Without Getting Shot (The Hitman's Guide #3) by Alice Winters
REVIEWED by Jay V.
TITLE: The Hitman’s Guide to Tying the Knot Without Getting Shot
AUTHOR: Alice Winters
SERIES: The Hitman’s Guide #3
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 346 pages
RELEASE DATE: September 15, 2020
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Leland
Is a nice little wedding with Blow-up Randy and Jackson My Love too much to ask for? Clearly, because someone’s trying to kill one of us…...Read More »
Release Day Review: Wardrake (Dragon Mage Chronicles #4) by J.A. Jaken
REVIEWED by Jay V.
TITLE: Wardrake
AUTHOR: J.A. Jaken
SERIES: Dragon Mage Chronicles #4
PUBLISHER: White Owl Publishing
LENGTH: 236 pages
RELEASE DATE: September 4, 2020
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Andrei and Jander return home to the city of Vallerin with the grimmest possible news and tell their king to do what he can to prepare his people for war. Kirin is heading toward...Read More »
Release Day Review: The B-Side by B. Harmony
REVIEWED by Jay V.
TITLE: The B-Side
AUTHOR: B. Harmony
SERIES: Perspective #1
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 287 pages
RELEASE DATE: August 28, 2020
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Chance
When I read the roommate wanted ad, I thought my sister was encouraging me to live with an insane person. As it turns out, he isn’t insane, he’s sexy and one hundred percent my type. Living...Read More »
Book Review: Drawing the Prince by Kim Fielding
REVIEWED by Jay V.
SERIES: Stars from Peril #3
AUTHOR: Kim Fielding
PUBLISHER: Dreamspinner Press
LENGTH: 240 pages
RELEASE DATE: October 1, 2019
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Painting themselves a life together will be a royal ordeal.
Small-town boy Cal Walters doesn’t know whether he owes his phenomenal success as an artist to talent or to...Read More »
Release Day Review: The Extraordinaries (The Extraordinaries #1) by TJ Klune
REVIEWED by Jay V.
TITLE: The Extraordinaries
AUTHOR: TJ Klune
SERIES: The Extraordinaries #1
PUBLISHER: Tor Teen
LENGTH: 400 pages
RELEASE DATE: July 14, 2020
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Some people are extraordinary. Some are just extra.
Nick Bell? Not extraordinary. But being the most popular fanfiction writer in the Extraordinaries fandom is a superpower, right?
After a chance encounter with Shadow Star,...Read More »
Book Review: Honeymoon Sweet (Out & About #2) by Allison Temple
REVIEWED by Jay V.
TITLE: Honeymoon Sweet
AUTHOR: Allison Temple
SERIES: Out & About #2
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 235 pages
RELEASE DATE: May 11, 2020
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Doug is a cheese pizza kind of guy. A honeymoon cruise around the Caribbean is the most adventurous thing he’s ever done. Going on that honeymoon alone is unthinkable, but here he is, with...Read More »
Book Review: Rising Magic (Superordinary Society #2) by Tara Lain
REVIEWED by Jay V.
TITLE: Rising Magic
AUTHOR: Tara Lain
SERIES: Superordinary Society #2
PUBLISHER: Dreamspinner Press
LENGTH: 262 pages
RELEASE DATE: March 24, 2020
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Even as a baby mage, Dash Mercury dreamed of going to Arcantaria, the barely whispered about school for superwizards. When he’s invited at eighteen, making him the youngest student in Arcantaria history, Dash is less...Read More »
Book Review: Work-Love Balance by Allison Temple
REVIEWED by Jay V.
TITLE: Work-Love Balance
AUTHOR: Allison Temple
SERIES: Out & About #1
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 242 Pages
RELEASE DATE: March 9, 2020
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The customer always comes first, but IT consultant Brady Jansen loves to hate Nash O’Hara. Except the fine line between hate and attraction means sometimes Brady can’t help it when he crosses the...Read More »
Release Day Review: Firedrake (Dragon Mage Chronicles #3) by J.A. Jaken
REVIEWED by Jay V.
SERIES: Dragon Mage Chronicles #3
AUTHOR: J.A. Jaken
PUBLISHER: White Owl Publishing
LENGTH: 156 pages
RELEASE DATE: June 12, 2020
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It’s a race against time as Andrei and Jander head deep into the volcanic warrens of the inner mountains to stop Kirin from completing the dark magic spell...Read More »
New Release Review: Love In Progress (Heartbelt Records #3) by Logan Grey
REVIEWED by Jay V.
AUTHOR: Logan Grey
SERIES: Heartbelt Records #3
PUBLISHER: Self Published
RELEASE DATE: June 2, 2020
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After years of hustling their music and uploading vlogs, Jayce and Blaine have finally landed the record deal of a lifetime.
When the label gets a taste of their chemistry on screen, the album vision...Read More »