Tag Archives: Fiction

Review – If I Could Turn Back Time by Cindy Cowles

If I Could Turn Back Time is a passable love story. Due to its short length and the fact that I’m not usually one for romance, there’s really not much else to say about it. For the sake of a decent word count, I’ll add that that the title made me want to break into song every time I turned on… Read more »

Introducing the Inspiration Investigation Series!

When you first become a writer the first piece of advice you hear is, “Read!” After you’ve been at it for a few years, maybe have a few pieces published, maybe not, the most common piece of advice is still “Read!” Read inside your genre. Read outside your genre. Read style guides and how-to books. Read the classics. Read pop-literature…. Read more »

Book Review – Certain Hypothetical by James Litherland

Certain Hypothetical by James Litherland is the kind of book you read if you’re looking to get totally immersed in a new world. The coolest thing about this novel is it’s exactly that– a totally new world, something we’re not familiar with at all– but at the same time, it’s something totally familiar.  David and Kat live in a closed-in… Read more »

Cover Reveal – Broken God by Nazarea Andrews – Release Date September 22nd

  Today we are having a cover reveal for BROKEN GOD by Nazarea Andrews. This book will release September 22nd and will be up for pre-order soon. Broken God is an adult contemporary fantasy, standalone novel. Check out the exclusive excerpt below.     Click here to add BROKEN GOD to Goodreads   BROKEN GOD Blurb: Power is a strange… Read more »

Book Review – Gods Inc. by Sarah King

This book was given to me for free in return for an honest review. “Gods Inc.” is a creative thrill ride with plenty of twists and turns to keep readers engaged from start to finished, but its unstable world building and bland protagonist hold it back from being anything truly spectacular, which is rather unfortunate considering its potential. David Sands… Read more »

He said…She said…Do you think research is necessary in writing fiction?

Welcome All!  For the first time, this HSSS is actually going to start with, She said… Quite often you hear the old adage that you should write what you know.  If that were the truth, fiction genres like fantasy, sci-fi, paranormal romance and the like wouldn’t offer very many books to their audiences, now would they?  But if you write… Read more »

Book Review – The Summer of My Fourteenth Year by Jim Meaders

“The Summer of my Fourteenth Year” is an odd little book with what seems like a simple premise until Meaders gives it the most unexpected and creative one-eighty. Meaders essentially takes Ralphie from “A Christmas Story” and has him narrate an episode of “The Twilight Zone.” As crazy as that sounds, it actually works. The end result is a zany… Read more »

LGBT in Southern Small Towns – Guest Post by Author Jason Huffman-Black

Small towns in Georgia exude a charm that can’t be beat. Most are like a time capsule of a bygone era.  While I grew up in Atlanta, I had relatives who lived in the hills of North Ga. and visited on a regular basis. There is a beauty and simplicity to small-town living that is attractive, especially to those who… Read more »

Deliver Her by Patricia Perry Donavon

  Alex is pretty much your typical New York 16-year-old. Or, at least she was, until her best friend Cass, is killed in an automobile accident on Alex’s 16th birthday. An accident which Alex believes she caused. From there, Alex’s life spirals out of control as her mother Meg, watches and tries to help her cope with the loss of… Read more »

Louisiana Fever by DJ Donaldson

  Criminal psychologist Kit Franklin and her boss Chief Medical Examiner Andy Broussard love to solve crimes.  This time, however, they didn’t know they would be right in the middle of it fighting for their own lives. In the process, Kit discovers a secret about herself that will forever change her life.  Andy suffers, too, but learns a huge lesson… Read more »

Gatekeepers by Destiny Blake – Book Blitz

    Gatekeepers by Destiny Blake Genre: YA Time Travel Release Date: April 26th 2016 Summary: Well? What are you waiting for? She crossed her slender arms. You know the routine. Get up. On your feet, Lassie! Lassie. I hated that name.  We don’t have all day. Vengeance smirked. It was the kind of grin that left chills up and… Read more »

Workman’s Complication (McCall&Company Book 1) by Rich Leder

Workman’s Complication is one-third mystery, one-third comedy and one-third heart, which come together to make a book that is a whole lot of fun from start to finish. Kate McCall is first and foremost an actor, but when her father turns up murdered in a life insurance company elevator, she inherits his private investigations company and becomes a PI herself…. Read more »

A Fox’s Love by Brandon Varnell

  A Fox’s Love is the first book in the romance comedy series, American Kitsune. The story is really based around Japanese gaming and Shonen Manga, which if you have no clue about (as I did), you’ll struggle with some of the characters but will eventually catch on to. In any case, our hero Kevin, is a very shy HS… Read more »