Book Review: The Soulstealers by Jacqueline Rohrbach

Reviewed by Jess

TITLE: The Soulstealers

AUTHOR: Jacqueline Rohrbach

PUBLISHER: NineStar Press

LENGTH: 365 pages

RELEASE DATE:  April 1, 2019

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Arnaka Skytree grew up believing she was chosen to bring new magic to the world. As the heir to the cult of druids responsible for keeping their floating palace habitable for the wealthy...Read More »

Release Day Review: The Doctor's Secret (Copper Point Medical #1) by Heidi Cullinan

Reviewed by Jess

TITLE: The Doctor’s Secret

SERIES: Copper Point Medical #1

AUTHOR: Heidi Cullinan

PUBLISHER: Dreamspinner Press

LENGTH: 337 pages

RELEASE DATE:  April 23, 2019

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The brilliant but brooding new doctor encounters Copper Point’s sunny nurse-next-door… and nothing can stand in the way of this romance.

Dr. Hong-Wei Wu has come to...Read More »

Retro Book Review: Kiss the Girl (Soho Loft #1) by Melissa Brayden

Reviewed by Jess

TITLE: Kiss the Girl

SERIES: Soho Loft #1

AUTHOR: Melissa Brayden

PUBLISHER: Bold Strokes Books

LENGTH: 305 pages

RELEASE DATE:  July 15, 2014

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Sleeping with the enemy has never been so complicated.

Twenty-eight-year-old Brooklyn Campbell is having a bad day. A speeding ticket, a towed car, and a broken heel...Read More »

Book Review: Her Remedy by Rose Marini

Reviewed by Jess

TITLE: Her Remedy

AUTHOR: Rose Marini

PUBLISHER: Self-published

LENGTH: 147 pages

RELEASE DATE:  March 14, 2019

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The intelligent and relentlessly driven Allison Williams swears that nothing will get in the way of achieving her dream: becoming an Emergency Medicine physician. However, from the first day of her medical...Read More »

New Release Review: Acts of Treason (The Line of Succession #2) by Harry F. Rey

Reviewed by Jess

TITLE: Acts of Treason

SERIES: The Line of Succession #2

AUTHOR: Harry F. Rey

PUBLISHER: Deep Desires Press

LENGTH: 37, 430 words

RELEASE DATE:  April 2, 2019

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Four months have passed since the birthday party where Princess Katyn came into James’ life and gave the country hope of a...Read More »

Book Review: A San Francisco Romance: The Story of Ryan and Leland

Reviewed by Jess

TITLE: A San Francisco Romance: The Story of Ryan and Leland

AUTHOR: Brandon Carlisle

PUBLISHER: Self-published

LENGTH: 356 pages

RELEASE DATE:  June 8, 2018

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It is 1974 and it has been seven years since Ryan McClure moved to San Francisco from the sleepy East Bay. Moving to the...Read More »

Release Day Review: Dirty Laundry (Tucker Springs #3) by Heidi Cullinan

Reviewed by Jess

TITLE: Dirty Laundry

SERIES: Tucker Springs #3

AUTHOR: Heidi Cullinan

PUBLISHER: Dreamspinner Press

LENGTH: 206 pages

RELEASE DATE:  March 29, 2019

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Sometimes you have to get dirty to come clean.

When muscle-bound Denver Rogers effortlessly dispatches the frat boys harassing grad student Adam Ellery at the Tucker Springs laundromat, Adam’s thank-you turns...Read More »

Book Review: Escaping Exile (Escape Trilogy #1) by Sara Dobie Bauer

Reviewed by Jess

TITLE: Escaping Exile

SERIES: Escape Trilogy #1

AUTHOR: Sara Dobie Bauer

PUBLISHER: NineStar Press

LENGTH: 83 pages

RELEASE DATE:  August 13, 2018

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Andrew is a vampire from New Orleans, exiled to a tropical island in the 1800s as punishment for his human bloodlust. During a storm, a ship crashes off shore....Read More »

New Release Review: Heated Rivalry (Game Changers #2) by Rachel Reid

Reviewed by Jess

TITLE: Heated Rivalry

SERIES: Game Changers #2

AUTHOR: Rachel Reid

PUBLISHER: Carina Press

LENGTH: 310 pages

RELEASE DATE:  March 25, 2019

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Nothing interferes with Shane Hollander’s game—definitely not the sexy rival he loves to hate.

Pro hockey star Shane Hollander isn’t just crazy talented, he’s got a spotless reputation. Hockey is his...Read More »

Recent Release Review: The Book Woman by Laurel Beckley

Reviewed by Jess

TITLE: The Book Woman

AUTHOR: Laurel Beckley

PUBLISHER: Less Than Three Press

LENGTH: 83 pages

RELEASE DATE:  March 13, 2019

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As an assistant editor at the prestigious Hanhat Publishers, Evie Southiel is entrusted with fine-tuning the manuscripts of the company’s most important authors. Her skills as a book witch allow...Read More »

Release Day Short Story Review: A Lord to Love by Sara Dobie Bauer

Reviewed by Jess

TITLE: A Lord of Love

AUTHOR: Sara Dobie Bauer

PUBLISHER: Carnation Books

LENGTH: 35 pages

RELEASE DATE:  March 19, 2019

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During negotiations for a truce between the feuding Price and Morgan families, Lord John Morgan makes a shocking offer: he will give the Price family their land, in exchange for...Read More »

Recent Release Review: Levitate by Geonn Cannon

Reviewed by Jess

TITLE: Levitate

AUTHOR: Geonn Cannon

PUBLISHER: Supposed Crimes

LENGTH: 178 pages

RELEASE DATE:  March 1, 2019

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To Cassiane Jurick, there is nothing in the world as important as The Mission. As a covert agent for Greek intelligence, she disappears into whatever role she’s given. Her latest mission ends in failure...Read More »

Book Review: Thief of Hearts by Ruby Moone

Reviewed by Jess

TITLE: Thief of Hearts

AUTHOR: Ruby Moone

PUBLISHER: JMS Books

LENGTH: 248 pages

RELEASE DATE:  July 14, 2018

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The year is 1806. Bastard-born jewel thief David Lambert has few rules in his personal life. Never bed the staff, never more than once with the same man, and never, ever, kiss....Read More »

Book Review: Behind These Doors (Radical Proposals #1) by Jude Lucens

Reviewed by Jess

TITLE: Behind These Doors

SERIES: Radical Proposals #1

AUTHOR: Jude Lucens

PUBLISHER: Greenwose Books

LENGTH: 449 pages

RELEASE DATE:  June 22, 2018

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Lucien Saxby is a journalist, writing for the society pages. The Honourable Aubrey Fanshawe, second son of an earl, is Society. They have nothing in common, until a casual...Read More »

Release Day Review: A Late Summer Night's Dream by Catherine Curzon and Eleanor Harkstead

Reviewed by Jess

TITLE: A Late Summer Night’s Dream

AUTHOR: Catherine Curzon and Eleanor Harkstead

PUBLISHER: Pride Publishing

LENGTH: 79 pages

RELEASE DATE:  February 19, 2019

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Among Oxford’s dreaming spires, can a widowed professor and a wide-eyed scholar make their own dreams of love come true?

Simeon Shakespeare is living his academic dream. As...Read More »

Short Story Review: The Fall Guy by Chris Quinton

Reviewed by Jess

TITLE: The Fall Guy

AUTHOR: Chris Quinton

PUBLISHER: Self-published

LENGTH: 32 pages

RELEASE DATE:  January 23, 2019

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In 1920s New York, Pinkerton Agent John Brady is assigned to a brutal robbery/kidnapping, an open and shut case with an obvious culprit – but nothing and no one are what they seem.

Small-time...Read More »

New Release Review: Outlaw Girls by Miss Merikan

Reviewed by Jess

TITLE: Outlaw Girls

AUTHOR: Miss Merikan

PUBLISHER: Self-published

LENGTH: 170 pages

RELEASE DATE:  February 10, 2019

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Mona. Mafia princess. Rebellious Italian beauty. Runaway bride.
Rain. Motorcycle club president’s daughter. Androgynous biker goddess.

After her sister was forced into an arranged marriage, Mona vowed she would never suffer the same fate. She would do...Read More »

Retro Review: The Elevator Mechanic (Workplace Encounters #1) by Serena Yates

Reviewed by Jess

TITLE: The Elevator Mechanic

SERIES: Workplace Encounters #1

AUTHOR: Serena Yates

PUBLISHER: Dreamspinner Press

LENGTH: 116 pages

RELEASE DATE:  January 21, 2015

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Quiet elevator installer Joe Taylor craves more stability in his career, but not in his personal life. Casual sex suits him, and when he meets fitness center owner Bill...Read More »

Retro Review: Sinner's Gin (Sinners #1) by Rhys Ford

Reviewed by Jess

TITLE: Sinner’s Gin

SERIES: Sinners #1

AUTHOR: Rhys Ford

PUBLISHER: Dreamspinner Press

LENGTH: 260 pages

RELEASE DATE:  December 24, 2012

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There’s a dead man in Miki St. John’s vintage Pontiac GTO, and he has no idea how it got there.

After Miki survives the tragic accident that killed his best friend and...Read More »

New Release Review: Imminent Dawn (EMPATHY #1) by R.R. Campbell

Reviewed by Jess

TITLE: Imminent Dawn

SERIES: EMPATHY #1

AUTHOR: R.R. Campbell

PUBLISHER: NineStar Press

LENGTH: 456 pages

RELEASE DATE:  January 28, 2019

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Four people. One study. The internet-access brain implant to bind or destroy them all.

Art-school dropout Chandra would do anything to apologize for her role in her wife’s coma—including enroll in the...Read More »