States of Love collection

Review: Rockets and Romance by Wendy Qualls

Aug 12, 2019 | 1 comment

Rating: 3 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novella Author Wendy Qualls gives us a romance set in Huntsville, Alabama as part of the States of Love collection from Dreamspinner Press. This is a fairly quick moving romance complete with mis- and...

FILED UNDER: 3 stars, Contemporary, Sammy's Reviews
TAGGED: Dreamspinner Press, enemies to lovers, States of Love collection, Wendy Qualls

Review: His Kindred Spirit by Sloan Johnson

Mar 29, 2019 | 1 comment

Rating: 4 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel When Brook decides to remain at Sunset Beach in North Carolina in order to care for his grandad, he knows he is giving up on the idea of ever finding the romance he craves—the one he reads about most...

FILED UNDER: 4 stars, Contemporary, Sammy's Reviews
TAGGED: Dreamspinner Press, Sloan Johnson, States of Love collection

Review: Fair Isn’t Life by Kaje Harper

Nov 16, 2018 | 1 comment

Rating: 4.5 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Kaje Harper has just released yet another wonderful story, Fair Isn’t Life. While I am convinced this author is best when writing her longer novels, this slightly shorter book really hits it out of...

FILED UNDER: 4.5 stars, Contemporary, Sammy's Reviews
TAGGED: college, coming of age, coming out, death of family member, Dreamspinner Press, farmer, Kaje Harper, States of Love collection

Review: Gateway to Love by Sarah Hadley Brook

Oct 19, 2018 | 2 comments

Rating: 4.5 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novella Mitchell has been in love with his best friend Craig for years, but has never found the courage to say anything. Now that they’ve graduated college, Craig proposes a road trip through Missouri,...

FILED UNDER: 4.5 stars, Contemporary, Kris' Reviews
TAGGED: bisexual, college age, Dreamspinner Press, friends to lovers, new adult, road trip, Sarah Hadley Brook, States of Love collection

Review: Raising the Bar by Leigh DIllon

Oct 15, 2018 | 1 comment

Rating: 4 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novella Destin is drowning in debt. Not only has he inherited Bellmeade from his father, an old and once-respected breeding farm that has produced Olympic level horses, he has also inherited all of the...

FILED UNDER: 4 stars, Contemporary, Elizabeth's reviews
TAGGED: Dreamspinner Press, Leigh Dillon, opposites attract, States of Love collection

Review: Mystic Man by E.J. Russell

Jul 6, 2018 | 0 comments

Rating: 3 stars Buy Links: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novella Cody loves his family and his small portside town in Mystic, Connecticut. It is a beautiful village and he loves to dress in period costume and be a guide for visiting tourists. But as much as he...

FILED UNDER: 3 stars, Contemporary, Sammy's Reviews
TAGGED: Dreamspinner Press, E.J. Russell, panic attacks, States of Love collection

Review: War Paint by Sarah Black

May 25, 2018 | 1 comment

Rating: 4.75 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novella Eli is adrift. After suffering significant injuries in the military, he is struggling to find his new purpose. He’s only ever been a solider and now that part of himself is gone, or so he...

FILED UNDER: 4.75 stars, Contemporary, Sue's Reviews
TAGGED: artist, Dreamspinner Press, photographer, Sarah Black, States of Love collection, veteran, war

Review: In the Desert by Elliot Joyce

May 15, 2018 | 2 comments

Rating: 4.25 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Coming out can be tough—coming out as trans can be even tougher. For Wren, it meant switching schools for his senior year of high school. While it didn’t come close to solving his problems, it was...

FILED UNDER: 4.25 stars, Camille's Reviews, Contemporary, Young Adult
TAGGED: coming out, Dreamspinner Press, Elliot Joyce, high school, religion, States of Love collection, transgender, young love