Category: Books
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REVIEW: Give Up the Ghost by Jenn Burke
The descriptive bit: Wes Cooper is not-quite a ghost, and he’s immortal, oh yeah, and he has a whole bunch of magic almost exploding out of him. He’s keeping that part secret from his vampire, ex-cop, partner, Hudson Rojas. Basically, Toronto is being invaded by ghosts and other creatures from the otherplane and things are…
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REVIEW: Breaking His Spell by Foster Bridget Cassidy
The descriptive bit: Klint is an immortal magician of the Alsa Alma. Years in the past, he fell in love with a mortal and ultimately was cursed by his love as he died. Klint has sworn off love and immersed himself potions. A private audience with the head Mage sends Klint and fellow alma, Carishina,…
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REVIEW: Arctic Wild by Annabeth Albert
The descriptive bit: It’s Reuben Graham’s birthday and he’s being dragged out to the wilderness for a retreat. When his friends bail at the last-minute, he decides to head on the trip by himself. His guide is local, Toby Kooly. Reuben notices quickly that Toby is attractive, fun, interesting … and way too young for him. On…
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REVIEW: To Love And To Cherish by Tamryn Eradani || Enchanting Encounters, Book Three
The descriptive bit: To Love And To Cherish is the most recent addition to the Enchanting Encounters series penned by Tamryn Eradani. It’s available on May 13 from NineStar Press. You’ve got time to go and pick up the first two novesl! This series focusses on a BDSM relationship between bisexual, graphic designer, Kyle and…
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REVIEW: Ashore (Staying Afloat #2) by Isabelle Adler
The descriptive bit: Staying Afloat is a great sci-fi series written by Isabelle Adler. NineStar Press was kind enough to send me the first book in the series (Adrift) so that I could read and review the new addition: Ashore. Matt Spears is Captain of the Lady Lisa and her small crew. He’s a small-time…
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REVIEW: Made For You by Anyta Sunday
The descriptive bit: Ben McCormick is only twenty-four years old and already the legal guardian of his younger brother Milo. Their parents were killed and Ben is barely managing to stay afloat as he tries to parent his brother, work at an unsatisfying job and maintain some semblance of a social life. He wants to…
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REVIEW: Modified and Sacred by Jana Denardo
The descriptive bit: Lieutenant Addison Hunt is recovering from a nasty injury and is happy to have a simple mission escorting a Diplomat through space. He’s a bit of a loner, genetically modified against his will when he was a child, abused and finds it difficult to socialize. On the other hand, Diplomat Deveral is Sacred…
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REVIEW: Survivor’s Guilt And Other Stories by Greg Herren
The descriptive bit: This is a collection of dark-themed suspense stories. Essentially, it’s a collection of tales about murder and untimely or suspicious death. There are bodies everywhere! Guilty people abound! My thoughts bit: The stories in this book hit you with horror where you live. RIGHT in your own mind. It’s filled up with…
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Review: The Best Of Crimes by K.C. Maher
The descriptive bit: Walter Mitchell, a New Yorker, walks into his local police station at the beginning of this novel and confesses to kidnapping a thirteen-year-old. Then the story of his history begins. Walter is a young math prodigy and at eighteen he lands a job in the twin towers. He meets and marries Sterling,…
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Review: Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston
I read “Red, White & Royal Blue” in one day and I’m pleased to admit that I cried through the last quarter of it. This book is exactly the balm that my poor, battered, immigrant-Canadian heart needed. It’s probably not lost on anyone that the past few years have been a challenging time to survive…
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Review: The Lost Coast by Amy Rose Capetta
The short blurb bit: Danny seems to have been looking for something without really knowing it. She has moved with her mother to a small town called Tempest. She falls in with a group of friends called The Grays without knowing that they may have actually brought her there. The Grays are a coven of young…
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REVIEW: American Fairytale by Adriana Herrera
The descriptive bit: Camilo is a Cuban-American social worker in NYC. His boss has given him a thousand dollar ticket to a gala and he’s planning to have a good time at the complimentary bar. What he isn’t expecting is to meet Tom and end up having a sizzling one-night encounter with him. When Camilo…
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