A MelanieM Review: Otter Madness by Winnie Jerome

Rating: 3 stars out of 5: Otter shifter Bryon is not happy.  His terrible boss wants him to work on Christmas and his mage boyfriend has been distant and uncommunicative lately.  What is an wereotter to do?  Get in trouble, that’s what.  When Byron goes snooping around his boyfriend’s workshop, he accidentally unleashes a second… Continue reading A MelanieM Review: Otter Madness by Winnie Jerome

A MelanieM Review: Changing Tide by D.P. Denman

Rating: 2 stars out of 5 Photographer David sails into Vancouver Island harbor looking to shoot Orca whales for a photograph book he has in mind and not much else.  David’s 30 ft sailboat, Wanderer, is all the home he wants or needs. Then David hires Capt. Jack Lewis’ charter boat for a  whale watching… Continue reading A MelanieM Review: Changing Tide by D.P. Denman

Review: The Choosing by Annabelle Jacobs

Rating: 3.25 stars out of 5 In the shapeshifter village Eladir, all are shapeshifters regardless of gender.  But how they become shapeshifters differs dramatically for the boys.  Unlike the girls who are able to shift almost from birth with their animal already tattooed on their bodies, the boys have to wait until their 18th birthday… Continue reading Review: The Choosing by Annabelle Jacobs

Review: Angel’s Truth (Angel #2) by Liz Boreno

Rating: 3 stars out of 5   “Freeze or I’ll shoot!” Aaron yelled and aimed the gun at Jordan’s chest. “Angel, no, please.” Hacking fluid-filled coughs broke up Jordan’s words. “Jordan?” Aaron whispered his name as recognition painted a mural of memories of their life together on his face. “Yes.” He coughed red into his… Continue reading Review: Angel’s Truth (Angel #2) by Liz Boreno

Review: Lofty Dreams of Earthbound Men (Isleshire Chronicles #1) by Susan Laine

Rating: 3 stars (rounded up) out of 5 Obadai Bashim is walking through one of the city’s parks on his way to the solstice celebration when he hears someone calling him. That voice belongs to a young boy, clothes in tatters, who begs for his help.   Jules Sterling, a young engineering sage, has been on… Continue reading Review: Lofty Dreams of Earthbound Men (Isleshire Chronicles #1) by Susan Laine

Review: Hunter By Blood by Robin White

Rating: 2.75  stars out of 5 Werewolf hunter Kayn is in pursuit of a  werewolf when he is bitten by his prey.  Found by another hunter, the injured Kayn is returned to headquarters to shift and meet his fate.  But there is something different about Kayn.  The transformation isn’t normal.  Kayn can control the  wolf… Continue reading Review: Hunter By Blood by Robin White

Review: Night Fall (Frostbite #2) by Jenna Byrnes

Rating: 2.75 stars out of 5 South Side Chicago Detective Cullen Ryder lives for his job after a drunk driver killed his lover, leaving Ryder alone and grieving.  In the past few weeks, the number of homicides has jumped dramatically.  Someone is killing the homeless and prostitutes, leaving them drained of blood in the streets and… Continue reading Review: Night Fall (Frostbite #2) by Jenna Byrnes

Review: Dime Novel by Dale Chase

Rating: 2.75 stars out of 5 Dime novelist Benedict Bright has come out west to meet the man he has made famous in his dime novels, Arizona Marshal Evan Teague.  But the real man and the actual American west are very different from the popular stories he has written, stories that the Marshal has nothing but… Continue reading Review: Dime Novel by Dale Chase

Review: Burning Now by A.R. Moler

Rating: 3 stars out of 5 Fireman Gideon Sato is combing through the remains of a burning warehouse when he finds the body of a man buried under the  timbers and ashes of the building.  At first, Gideon believes the man is dead so he is stunned when the body moves, the man groaning in… Continue reading Review: Burning Now by A.R. Moler

Review: The Unwanted – The Complete Collection by Westbrooke Jameson

Rating: 2.5 stars out of 5 The unwanteds, that’s what society calls the people who make up the lowest of society.  The prostitutes, the drug users, the poor, the discarded and the dying.  Shots, Derek, Ambrosia, Renzo, and Sara are all young prostitutes.   In addition, they picked up Joel, a gay teenager thrown out… Continue reading Review: The Unwanted – The Complete Collection by Westbrooke Jameson