REVIEW by J’aime: Written on the Body by Jeanette Winterson

The most beguilingly seductive novel to date from the author of The Passion and Sexing the Cherry. Winterson chronicles the consuming affair between the narrator, who is given neither name nor gender, and the beloved, a complex and confused married woman. “At once a love story and a philosophical meditation.” —New York Times Book Review.       …

REVIEW by EN Blake: The Hierophant’s Daughter by MF Sullivan

The first in a bloody sci-fi trilogy like you’ve never read before: The Hierophant’s Daughter is a wild ride from the twisted mind of M. F. Sullivan. By 4042 CE, the Hierophant and his Church have risen to political dominance with his cannibalistic army of genetically modified humans: martyrs. In an era when mankind’s intergenerational cold wars …

REVIEW by EN Blake: Sapphire Flames by Ilona Andrews – Includes an Excerpt!

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Ilona Andrews comes an enthralling new trilogy set in the Hidden Legacy world, where magic means power, and family bloodlines are the new currency of society… In a world where magic is the key to power and wealth, Catalina Baylor is a Prime, the highest rank of magic user, and the Head of her House. Catalina …

REVIEW by EN Blake: Archangel’s War by Nalini Singh – Includes an Excerpt!

Return to New York Times bestselling author Nalini Singh’s darkly passionate Guild Hunter world, where human-turned-angel Elena Deveraux, consort to Archangel Raphael, faces a new challenge that threatens the balance of the world. Wings of silver. Wings of blue. Mortal heart. Broken dreams. Shatter. Shatter. Shatter. A sundering. A grave. I see the end. I see. . …

REVIEW by EN Blake: Wild Country by Anne Bishop – Includes an Excerpt!

In this New York Times bestselling powerful and exciting fantasy set in the world of the Others series, humans and the shape-shifting Others will see whether they can live side by side…without destroying one another. There are ghost towns in the world—places where the humans were annihilated in retaliation for the slaughter of the shape-shifting Others. One …

SNEAK PEEK REVIEW by EN Blake: Myths and Mortals by Charlie N. Holmberg

Wall Street Journal bestselling author Charlie N. Holmberg builds her bewitching world of beasts and betrayal as the Numina Series continues. Sandis has escaped Kazen’s grasp, but she finds herself unmoored, reeling from her thief friend Rone’s betrayal. Kazen has been hurt but not stopped, and he’ll do anything to summon the monster that could lay …

NEW RELEASE REVIEW by EN Blake: In A Badger Way by Shelly Laurenston – Includes an Excerpt!

Petite, kind, brilliant, and young, Stevie is nothing like the usual women bodyguard Shen Li is interested in. Even more surprising, the youngest of the lethal, ball-busting, and beautiful MacKilligan sisters is terrified of bears. But she’s not terrified of pandas. She loves pandas. Which means that whether Shen wants her to or not, she …

NEW RELEASE REVIEW by EN Blake: That Ain’t Witchcraft by Seanan McGuire

The eighth book in the funny and fast-paced InCryptid urban fantasy series returns to the mishaps of the Price family, eccentric cryptozoologists who safeguard the world of magical creatures living in secret among humans. Crossroads, noun: 1. A place where two roads cross. 2. A place where bargains can be made. 3. See also “places …

REVIEW by J’aime: Miss Mabel’s School for Girls by Katie Cross – FREE on all Platforms!

Never underestimate the power of a determined witch. Letum Wood is a forest of fog and deadfall, home to the quietly famous Miss Mabel’s School for Girls, a place where young witches learn the art of magic. Sixteen-year-old Bianca Monroe has inherited a deadly curse. Determined to break free before it kills her, she enrolls …

SNEAK PEEK REVIEW by EN Blake: Shadowblade by Anna Kashina – Includes an Excerpt!

A young sword prodigy must impersonate a lost princess and throw her life into a deadly political game, in this kinetic epic fantasy novel by the author of the award-winning Majat Code series Naia dreams of becoming a Jaihar Blademaster, but after assaulting a teacher, her future seems ruined. The timely intervention of a powerful …

NEW RELEASE REVIEW by EN Blake: Smoke and Summons by Charlie N Holmberg

A captivating world of monsters and magic from the Wall Street Journal bestselling author of The Paper Magician Series. As a human vessel for an ancient spirit, Sandis lives no ordinary life. At the command of her master, she can be transformed against her will into his weapon—a raging monster summoned to do his bidding. Unlike other …

SNEAK PEEK REVIEW by EN Blake: Glow by Aubrey Hadley – Coming July 16th!

The Maasai Mara Sleeping Syndrome has returned after a six-month hiatus. This time, it’s popped up in New York, and it’s wiped out an entire homeless shelter. The same night of the outbreak, Harper, a seventeen-year-old girl, stumbles across a glowing figure in the desert outskirts of her neighborhood. As her suburb goes on lockdown, …

QUICKIE REVIEW by Mary: The Gargoyle Gets His Girl by Kristen Painter

Welcome to Nocturne Falls, the town that celebrates Halloween 365 days a year. The tourists think it’s all a show: the vampires, the werewolves, the witches, the occasional gargoyle flying through the sky. But the supernaturals populating the town know better. Living in Nocturne Falls means being yourself. Fangs, fur, and all. Willa Iscove, fae …

QUICKIE REVIEW by Mary: Christmas with the Vampire by Shay Roberts – FREE on Amazon!

A 30-PAGE STANDALONE NOVELETTE SET IN THE HEARTBLAZE WORLD Beatrix, a daring college student, can’t believe she gets to spend Christmas traveling alone in Europe! But her excitement fades when a terrifying natural disaster strikes, trapping her in a remote Gothic village at the mercy of… Augustin, a gorgeous Czech vampire with sad eyes and …

QUICKIE REVIEW by Mary: A Curvy Coldwater Christmas by Jenn Roseton – FREE on Amazon!

When Kate is asked by her friend, Sarah McCord, to appear as Mrs. Claus in the Coldwater Springs Christmas parade, she doesn’t know what to think! After all, she’s only twenty-nine. And although she has a very curvy figure, she’s not matronly and gray-haired – yet. But when she finds out that the hunky guy …

REVIEW by Elley: The Kiss That Launched 1,000 Gifs by Sheralyn Pratt

*** 2015 SWOONY Award Winner *** Each weekday from 2:00-4:00 p.m., Grace and Ashton cohost Battle of the Sexes, a radio program arguing the he-said/she-said issues of the day. Their fiery debates often have listeners wondering if there’s more to their relationship than just talk, even though Grace has been dating Phillip, Mr. Tall, Dark, …

REVIEW by EN Blake: The Girl in the Green Silk Gown by Seanan McGuire – Includes an Excerpt!

The second book in the Ghost Roads series returns to the highways of America, where hitchhiking ghost Rose Marshall continues her battle with her killer–the immortal Bobby Cross. Once and twice and thrice around, Put your heart into the ground. Four and five and six tears shed, Give your love unto the dead. Seven shadows …

REVIEW by EN Blake: Shades Within Us Anthology Edited by Susan Forest and Lucas K Law

Recommended by Library Journal, School Library Journal, Booklist (American Library Association), and Foreword Reviews  Journey with twenty-one speculative fiction authors through the fractured borders of human migration to examine the dreams, struggles, and triumphs of those who choose–or are forced–to leave home and familiar places. An American father shields his son from Irish discrimination. A …

REVIEW by J’aime: Thornfruit by Felicia Davin – Includes an Excerpt!

There were two secrets in Varenx House, and Alizhan was one of them. Alizhan can’t see faces, but she can read minds. Her mysterious ability leaves her unable to touch or be touched without excruciating pain. Rescued from abandonment and raised by the wealthy and beautiful Iriyat ha-Varensi, Alizhan has grown up in isolation, using …

NEW RELEASE REVIEW by Gwen: The Secret to Dating Your Best Friend’s Sister by Meghan Quinn

From USA Today bestselling author Meghan Quinn comes a deliciously delightful romantic comedy centered in New York City about falling in love with your best friend’s sister. How do you date your best friend’s sister? Easy. Step one: Pretend you want her to set you up with someone else. That will bring the two of …

NEW RELEASE REVIEW by Kayla: The Secret to Dating Your Best Friend’s Sister by Meghan Quinn

From USA Today bestselling author Meghan Quinn comes a deliciously delightful romantic comedy centered in New York City about falling in love with your best friend’s sister. How do you date your best friend’s sister? Easy. Step one: Pretend you want her to set you up with someone else. That will bring the two of …

NEW RELEASE QUICKIE REVIEW by Melena: The Secret to Dating Your Best Friend’s Sister by Meghan Quinn

From USA Today bestselling author Meghan Quinn comes a deliciously delightful romantic comedy centered in New York City about falling in love with your best friend’s sister. How do you date your best friend’s sister? Easy. Step one: Pretend you want her to set you up with someone else. That will bring the two of …

REVIEW by Carole: The First Days by Rhiannon Frater

Rhiannon Frater’s As the World Dies trilogy is an internet sensation. The first two books, The First Daysand Fighting to Survive, have won the Dead Letter Award for Best Novel from Mail Order Zombie. The First Days was named one of the Best Zombie Books of the Decade by the Harrisburg Book Examiner. AmericanHorrorBlog calls Rhiannon Frater “a writer to watch.” The morning that …

REVIEW by Trish: Flock by KJ Bauer

Deep within the abandoned darkness of London sits the hub of a clandestine community – the ‘Office’. For decades, secluded in an underground base of secret history, unworldly knowledge and incogitable crises: “We’re out of chocolate digestives!” When two bickering colleagues make a disturbing discovery, their find triggers further adversity. A city-wide upset, a localised …

QUICKIE REVIEW by Mary: A Surprise Christmas Bride For The Heartbroken Widower by Emma Morgan

Celebrate the miracle of love and the joy of the holiday season on the Western frontier with the Twelve Mail Order Brides of Christmas, a new series from popular author Emma Morgan! When Sarah agrees to be a Mail Order Bride, she never expects to her arrival to be a surprise. She had hopes for …

REVIEW by J’aime: The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms by N.K. Jemisin – Includes an Excerpt!

In this brilliantly original debut fantasy, a young woman becomes entangled in a power struggle of mythic proportions. Yeine Darr is an outcast from the barbarian north. But when her mother dies under mysterious circumstances, she is summoned to the majestic city of Sky. There, to her shock, Yeine is named an heiress to the …

SNEAK PEEK REVIEW by Mary: The Printed Letter Bookshop By Katherine Reay – Includes an Excerpt!

Love, friendship, and family find a home at the Printed Letter Bookshop. One of Madeline Cullen’s happiest childhood memories is of working with her Aunt Maddie in the quaint and cozy Printed Letter Bookshop. But by the time Madeline inherits the shop nearly twenty years later, family troubles and her own bitter losses have hardened …

REVIEW by Trish: Assassins Of Riaz by Michael Drakich – Includes an Excerpt!

In Riaz, the profession of assassin is an honored one. Hired throughout the other eight realms, their use of powerful magic to complete assignments makes them a valuable commodity. When a regional trade negotiation is scheduled in their capital city of Lymos, the demand for the skills of the assassins is sure to change the …

RELEASE DAY REVIEW by Sascha: My Favorite Half-Night Stand by Christina Lauren

By the New York Times bestselling author who “hilariously depicts modern dating” (Us Weekly), My Favorite Half-Night Stand is a laugh-out-loud romp through online dating and its many, many fails. Millie Morris has always been one of the guys. A UC Santa Barbara professor, she’s a female-serial-killer expert who’s quick with a deflection joke and terrible at getting personal. And she, …

REVIEW by Jen: Lord of Chance by Erica Ridley – FREE on Amazon!

Don’t wager more than you’re willing to lose… Disguised as a country miss, Charlotte Devon flees London, desperate to leave her tattered reputation behind. In Scotland, her estranged father’s noble blood will finally make her a respectable debutante. Except she finds herself accidentally wed to a devil-may-care rogue with a sinful smile. He’s the last …