It’s the Holiday Season! It’s all about Books, Holiday Books and the first Winter Cocktail Recipe

I am definitely in the mood for the holidays this year.  I am singing carols under my breath, holiday songs are playing on the radio, the tree is getting decorated, and the aroma of Frasier firs and cinnamon waft through the house.  Of course the last bit is because our tree is a Frasier and… Continue reading It’s the Holiday Season! It’s all about Books, Holiday Books and the first Winter Cocktail Recipe

Frankenstorm is Coming and the Week Ahead in Reviews Hopefully

So, here we are on the cusp of a truly remarkable storm event, a hurricane within a nor easter, something that has never occurred before or so say the  meteorologists.  Over 85 million people will feel the impact of Hurricane Sandy as she heads towards the East Coast as a hurricane 1, taking a dramatic… Continue reading Frankenstorm is Coming and the Week Ahead in Reviews Hopefully

Review of Shelton’s Homecoming (Shelton #4) by Dianne Hartsock

Rating: 4 stars Shelton has just flown home after receiving a phone call telling him his lover, Nevil, was injured and in the hospital.  Nevil is going to be fine but the accident has made it clear that something needs to change in his life, and change now. When Shelton took the promotion and transferred… Continue reading Review of Shelton’s Homecoming (Shelton #4) by Dianne Hartsock

Review of Word Play – A Story Orgy Anthology

Rating: 4 stars Word Play is the first collection by a wonderful group of authors who post serial stories under the collective name Story Orgy.  Lee Brazil, Em Woods, J. R. Boyd, Havan Fellows, and Hank Edwards give us novella length stories of love and relationships from the first throes of passion and discovery to… Continue reading Review of Word Play – A Story Orgy Anthology

Review of Synchronous Seductions Trilogy by Havan Fellows

Rating: 4.25 points for each book and the series overall Synchronous Seductions is a trilogy of stories about three men,their group of friends and co workers.  In the first story, Harlan’s Ryde, one man wants desperately to regain the lover he cast away years ago. The second, Emery’s Ritches,  one man finds his love staring back… Continue reading Review of Synchronous Seductions Trilogy by Havan Fellows

Olympic Games, the Week Ahead in Reviews and The Michelada Cocktail

So many things going on to talk about today.  First let’s get right to the Olympics.  Closing ceremony is tonight, bringing to an end one of the best Olympics I can remember.  I have been glued to the television watching this incredible spectacle unfold from the beginning, from the high drama of the swimming pools… Continue reading Olympic Games, the Week Ahead in Reviews and The Michelada Cocktail

Review of The Man Trap by Lee Brazil

Rating 4.25 stars Simon Harris has been watching the same guy come into his bookstore each week, buy a book and leave.  Not an unusual occurance in a bookstore but Simon recognizes him.  It’s Alexis Manetas, a former high school classmate Simon had been attracted to before graduation. Simon has always loudly proclaimed his bisexuality… Continue reading Review of The Man Trap by Lee Brazil

Review of Reaping Shadows by Jamieson Wolf

Note: I’ve registered my blog so my url is ScatteredThoughtsandRogueWords.com.  Please make note and change your bookmark.  Thanks!  We will now return to your regularly scheduled program! Rating: 3.5 stars Darion Muerte is a Reaper, one of many, and has been one for centuries.  He gathers the souls of the dying so they can move… Continue reading Review of Reaping Shadows by Jamieson Wolf