Pointe of No Return ( A Dani Spevak Mystery) – by Amanda Brice When this book came up as the November selection for the Washington Loves Romance bookclub, I hesitated. I seldom read young adult books, and this book borders on mid grade (young teen and pre-teen). I wasn’t sure how I’d like reading a […]
I’ll agree, the title annoyingly plays on the popularity of That Despised Book. That alone almost made me pass this one by, but I’m glad I didn’t. This Fifty Shades is a modernized parody that has nothing to do with tortured billionaires and their implausibly virginal obsessions. Nope, this book is lively romp through the […]
Lord of Vengeance by Lara Adrian With the ease of self-publishing, readers are seeing authors purchasing rights back on early, out-of-print novels and releasing electronic versions as well as paperbacks under their own imprints. Kudos to them! What may be low sales to a big name publishers is a tidy income stream to an author, […]
Tales From the Mist is a compilation of 12 great short stories. Paranormal fiction by a delicious variety of authors, each with their own distinct style that will send goose bumps right up your spine. Some tales are a tragedy, with a crushing loss at the end. Some feature a narrow escape. Others feature an […]
One of the downsides of going the self-publishing route is that some doors are closed in my face. There are readers who are happy to give my book a chance, and readers that I have to slowly win over. It’s the same with book reviewers. Amazon reviews are only part of the picture, getting a […]