Book Review: Touch Up (Rose & Thorns #2) by Katey Hawthorne and J.A. Rock
Reviewed by Jess
TITLE: Touch Up
SERIES: Rose & Thorns #2
AUTHOR: Katey Hawthorne and J.A. Rock
PUBLISHER: Self-published
LENGTH: 224 pages
RELEASE DATE: October 15, 2018
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Last year, twenty-three-year-old actress Dina Gilbert snagged the lead in the summer’s biggest blockbuster. It wasn’t easy: she’s black, openly queer, and has actual curves she refuses...Read More »
Release Day Review: Sigil Fire (Sigil Fire #1) by Erzabet Bishop
Reviewed by Jess
TITLE: Sigil Fire
SERIES: Sigil Fire #1
AUTHOR: Erzabet Bishop
PUBLISHER: Naughty Nights Press
LENGTH: 278 pages
RELEASE DATE: November 13, 2018
BLURB:
Sonia is a succubus with one goal: stay off Hell’s radar. But when succubi start to die, including her sometimes lover, Jeannie, she’s drawn into battle between good and...Read More »
Release Day Review: Renewing Forever (This Time Forever #2) by Kelly Jensen
Reviewed by Jess
TITLE: Renewing Forever
SERIES: This Time Forever #2
AUTHOR: Kelly Jensen
PUBLISHER: Riptide Publishing
LENGTH: 285 pages
RELEASE DATE: November 12, 2018
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Frankie and Tommy once dreamed of traveling the world together. But when seventeen-year-old Frank kissed Tom, their plans ended with a punch to the jaw and Frank leaving town...Read More »
Release Day Review: The Kinsey Scale (Campus Connections #1) by CJane Elliott
Reviewed by Jess
TITLE: The Kinsey Scale
SERIES: Campus Connections #1
AUTHOR: CJane Elliott
PUBLISHER: Dreamspinner Press
LENGTH: 89 pages
RELEASE DATE: November 9, 2018
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Life is good for Eric Brown. He’s a senior theater major, an RA for a freshman dorm, and has a great circle of friends. Single since sophomore year, Eric...Read More »
Recent Release Review: Holidays & More: A LesFic Short Story Collection by Erzabet Bishop
Reviewed by Jess
TITLE: Holidays & More: A LesFic Short Story Collection
AUTHOR: Erzabet Bishop
PUBLISHER: Naughty Nights Press
LENGTH: 354 pages
RELEASE DATE: October 24, 2018
BLURB:
Variety is the spice of life and this selection of lesfic stories delivers. Fall in love with old flames, play at a kinky bookshop, tame the...Read More »
Short Story Review: The Captain's Ghostly Gamble (The Captivating Captains #3) by Catherine Curzon and Eleanor Harkstead
Reviewed by Jess
TITLE: The Captain’s Ghostly Gamble
SERIES: The Captivating Captains #3
AUTHOR: Catherine Curzon and Eleanor Harkstead
PUBLISHER: Pride Publishing
LENGTH: 35 pages
RELEASE DATE: September 11, 2018
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When a ghostly dandy and his roguish companion try their hand at matchmaking, things definitely go bump in the night.
For centuries, foppish Captain Cornelius...Read More »
Book Review: The Girl on the Stove by M. Wiklund
Reviewed by Jess
TITLE: The Girl on the Stove
AUTHOR: M. Wiklund
PUBLISHER: Less Than Three Press
LENGTH: 61 pages
RELEASE DATE: October 17, 2018
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Princess Galina’s father has set her a difficult task: persuade a peasant named Elena to reveal the secrets behind her magical powers. Difficult, and maybe impossible, given that...Read More »
Book Review: Thrall by Avon Gale and Roan Parrish
Reviewed by Jess
TITLE: Thrall
AUTHOR: Avon Gale and Roan Parrish
PUBLISHER: Self-published
LENGTH: 529 pages
RELEASE DATE: September 27, 2018
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Dating Sucks & Love Bites
Happy couple Mina Murray and Lucy Westenra have begun to garner national attention for their quirky New Orleans true-crime podcast, Shadowcast. When Lucy’s brother Harker disappears while...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
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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 »
Book Review: Rescue by Juliette Renard
Reviewed by Jess
TITLE: Rescue
AUTHOR: Juliette Renard
PUBLISHER: Self-published
LENGTH: 173 pages
RELEASE DATE: September 21, 2018
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A Steamy Thriller of a Love Story In Snowy Backwoods Wisconsin
When a puppy mysteriously shows up on Virginia’s cabin doorstep in the middle of a snowstorm, it helps her to reevaluate what she holds...Read More »
Book Review: Rescuing His Best Friend (Dating Games #2) by Doris O'Connor
Reviewed by Jess
TITLE: Rescuing His Best Friend
SERIES: Dating Games #2
AUTHOR: Doris O’Connor
PUBLISHER: Evernight Publishing
LENGTH: 61 pages
RELEASE DATE: September 7, 2018
BLURB:
Hunter
How do you tell your best friend that you’ve been living a lie all your life? That’s my dilemma, and if that’s not enough I need a place...Read More »
Release Day Review: In the Pines (A Charlie Schiffer Mystery #1) by Laura Lascarso
Reviewed by Jess
TITLE: In the Pines
SERIES: A Charlie Schiffer Mystery #1
AUTHOR: Laura Lascarso
PUBLISHER: Dreamspinner Press
LENGTH: 200 pages
RELEASE DATE: October 23, 2018
BLURB:
When your high school crush is also your number one suspect, what’s a boy to do?
After the disappearance of Eastview High’s homecoming king, seventeen-year-old Charlie Schiffer must...Read More »
Release Day Review: Game Changer (Game Changers #1) by Rachel Reid
Reviewed by Jess
TITLE: Game Changer
SERIES: Game Changer #1
AUTHOR: Rachel Reid
PUBLISHER: Carina Press
LENGTH: 334 pages
RELEASE DATE: October 22, 2018
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New York Admirals captain Scott Hunter takes his pregame rituals very seriously. In this case, it’s not just a lucky smoothie he’s craving—it’s the man who made it.
Pro hockey...Read More »
Recent Release Review: Fangs & Fairytales by L.J. Hamlin
Reviewed by Jess
TITLE: Fangs and Fairytales
AUTHOR: L.J. Hamlin
PUBLISHER: Less Than Three Press
LENGTH: 50 pages
RELEASE DATE: October 3, 2018
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“The Undead Poet Society”—Elizabeth is used to standing apart, because of her cane and her fangs. Then a beautiful woman way out of her league reads a poem…
“Lust”—May is invited...Read More »
Release Day Review: Young and in Love? by Gary Garth McCann
Reviewed by Jess
TITLE: Young and in Love?
AUTHOR: Gary Garth McCann
PUBLISHER: Bold Strokes Books
LENGTH: 83 pages
RELEASE DATE: October 16, 2018
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Cal State engineering student Hardy tries not to repeat all the mistakes of his gay-supportive but womanizing father. Hardy is too young for a husband, but not too young...Read More »
Release Day Review: Building Forever (This Time Forever #1) by Kelly Jensen
Reviewed by Jess
TITLE: Building Forever
SERIES: This Time Forever #1
AUTHOR: Kelly Jensen
PUBLISHER: Riptide Publishing
LENGTH: 337 pages
RELEASE DATE: October 15, 2018
BLURB:
Charlie King is doing fine. Sure, he’s a widower raising a teenage daughter who just got her first boyfriend, his book series isn’t writing itself, and he has a...Read More »
Short Story Review: Crazy about the Cat Lady by J.T. Marie
Reviewed by Jess
TITLE: Crazy About the Cat Lady
AUTHOR: J.T. Marie
PUBLISHER: JMS Books
LENGTH: 50 pages
RELEASE DATE: May 18, 2018
BLURB:
Hairdresser Dayla Jeffreys rents a booth at a high-end salon but needs another job to make ends meet. While scrolling through employment listings online, she stumbles upon what seems to...Read More »
Recent Release Review: A Treason of Truths (Whispers Universe #2) by Ada Harper
Reviewed by Jess
TITLE: A Treason of Truths
SERIES: Whispers Universe #2
AUTHOR: Ada Harper
PUBLISHER: Carina Press
LENGTH: 209 pages
RELEASE DATE: October 1, 2018
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She turned her back on her people and shifted her allegiance to the very Empire she was sent to betray
Now head spymaster, Lyre’s loyalty lies with Sabine, the...Read More »
Short Story Review: The Secret of the Pink Ray by Maya Anders
Reviewed by Jess
TITLE: The Secret of the Pink Ray
AUTHOR: Maya Anders
PUBLISHER: JMS Books
LENGTH: 46 pages
RELEASE DATE: August 25, 2018
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It’s 1939 and an evil mastermind is on the loose in New York City, armed with a giant death ray. The stakes couldn’t be higher, with a transatlantic war...Read More »
Recent Release Review: Honeymoon for One by Keira Andrews
Reviewed by Jess
TITLE: Honeymoon for One
AUTHOR: Keira Andrews
PUBLISHER: Self-published
LENGTH: 286 pages
RELEASE DATE: September 27, 2018
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The wedding is off, but the love story is just beginning.
Betrayed the night before his wedding by the supposed boy of his dreams, Ethan Robinson escapes the devastating fallout by going on his...Read More »