Scattered Thoughts May 2013 Book Reviews

It was a great month in book reviews.  While most of the book fell into the contemporary fiction category, there was a book in just about every genre.  One of my favorites this month was Fragile Bond by Rhi Etzweiler, a science fiction gem of a story from Riptide Publishing. I have also found new… Continue reading Scattered Thoughts May 2013 Book Reviews

Review: Adapting Instincts (Instincts #4) by S.J. Frost

Rating: 4.25 stars out of 5 Zoologist and primate specialist Carl Anderson’s thoughts are consumed by one man and one kiss whose message remains unclear to Carl.  And it is not just the kiss that has unsettled his life, but  the fact that the man who kissed him was a vampire, one of many who live… Continue reading Review: Adapting Instincts (Instincts #4) by S.J. Frost

Review: Damned If You Do: The Complete Collection by J.L. Merrow

Rating: 4.25 stars out of 5 What does a male succubus (yes, you read that right, a male succubus) do when he is set free on Earth by an accidental summoning? Why, go looking for his next delightful meal and loads of hot, sexy fun of course.  That is exactly what Rael does after being… Continue reading Review: Damned If You Do: The Complete Collection by J.L. Merrow

Review: Moments by R.J. Scott

Rating: 4.25 stars Jacob Riley, star of the time traveling TV series End Game has messed up again.  Issues with drug addiction, alcohol and sex have left Jacob Riley disenfranchised from all around him, family, friends, even business associates.  Jacob has done jail time and been in and out of rehabilitation clinics to little affect… Continue reading Review: Moments by R.J. Scott

Memorial Day

Thoughts on Memorial Day… Do Not Stand At My Grave And Weep – Mary Frye (1932) Do not stand at my grave and weep, I am not there, I do not sleep. I am in a thousand winds that blow; I am the softly falling snow. I am the gentle showers of rain; I am the… Continue reading Memorial Day

A Time for Remembering, Memorial Weekend and the Week Ahead in Reviews

The month of May has always been a month of celebrations, from Mother’s Day to birthdays to important anniversaries. For me and mine, May is a time for family, either by choice or blood, and of any configuration.  For me, it is a time to celebrate those that I love, whether it is their birth,… Continue reading A Time for Remembering, Memorial Weekend and the Week Ahead in Reviews

Review: The Unforgiving Minute by Sarah Grainger

Rating: 4.75 stars out of 5 Ryan Betancourt has finally made it, all of his hard work has finally paid off and he is on the World Tour with many of the star players he grew up watching and idolizing.  One of those players is Josh Andrews, the star of the tour and current golden… Continue reading Review: The Unforgiving Minute by Sarah Grainger

Review: The Isle of…Where? by Sue Brown

Rating:  4.5 stars Liam Marshall and Alex Griffin were best friends for most of their lives, they were each other’s support and confidant through each milestone and every trauma life dealt them.  For Liam especially because Alex was there for him when he was outed in high school and when his parents kicked him out… Continue reading Review: The Isle of…Where? by Sue Brown

Review: Still by Mary Calmes

Rating 4.75 stars out of  5 Silvan Cruz and Walter Wainwright fell in love at first kiss and never thought they would part.  Now years later with two grown children, their marriage has stagnated into a series of fights, long hours apart and miscommunication.  So when Silvan suggests that they get a divorce rather than… Continue reading Review: Still by Mary Calmes

Review: Closet Capers Anthology

Rating: 4.25 stars Closet Capers contains a series of stories revolving around mysteries or capers if you will.  From a riverboat gambler trying to find out who is trying to ruin his good name to a thief who continues to steal cans of coke from a office refrigerator and everything in between, this anthology mixes… Continue reading Review: Closet Capers Anthology