Carnation Books

Review: Timepiece by Merinda Brayfield

Feb 9, 2021 | 2 comments

Rating: 4.5 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Frank Martin used to be a police officer, with a wife and two children. It was neither a great life, nor a happy one, but he did well enough. Now, he’s a corporal in the English army fighting in the...

FILED UNDER: 4.5 stars, Elizabeth's reviews, Historical
TAGGED: Carnation Books, cheating, Merinda Brayfield, military, PTSD, WWI

Review: Sow the Wind by M.L. Gray

Jan 28, 2021 | 0 comments

Rating: 4 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Lt. Lawrence Brayden came to Nassau to help deal with the growing pirate problem, but instead finds himself captured and held hostage by the notorious captains Edward Teach, Benjamin Hornigold, and...

FILED UNDER: 4 stars, Historical, Menage/Polyamory, Sue's Reviews
TAGGED: Carnation Books, established couple, M.L. Gray, M/M/F, military, pirate

Review: The Sea Ain’t Mine Alone by C.L. Beaumont

Sep 29, 2020 | 27 comments

Rating: 4.75 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Orphaned at a young age, a war vet who served in Vietnam, Jimmy Campbell is hanging on by a thread. Surfing is the only thing that keeps him from walking out into the ocean and never coming back....

FILED UNDER: 4.75 stars, Historical, Kris' Reviews
TAGGED: broken character, C.L. Beaumont, Carnation Books, enemies to lovers, homophobia, Reading Challenge Month 2020, slow burn, suicidal thoughts, surfing, veteran

Review: Handsome Death by Sara Dobie Bauer

Apr 10, 2020 | 0 comments

Rating: 3.5 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Ethan has been around a long time. As a vampire, he’s seen the best and the worst that humanity has to offer and, for the most part, he keep his distance from all of it. He knows better than to...

FILED UNDER: 3.5 stars, Contemporary, Paranormal, Sue's Reviews
TAGGED: Carnation Books, mercenary, musician, Sara Dobie Bauer, vampire

Review: A Dream of Daisies by Lemi Young

Mar 4, 2020 | 1 comment

Rating: 5 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novella Chamomile Greenthroat, an omega, has always wanted a child and his window of opportunity is getting ready to close. He’s in his 30’s, and there’s no Alpha in sight. Figuring it...

FILED UNDER: 5 stars, Alternate World, Fantasy, Kenna's Reviews
TAGGED: age gap, Carnation Books, Lemi Young, mpreg, omegaverse, small town

Review: Service to the State by Starlight Barque

Aug 12, 2019 | 2 comments

Rating: 3.75 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Short Story All Galen wants is for his friend, Navojan, a Milosian alien secretly hiding out on Earth, to give sushi a try. He doesn’t expect a mildly adventurous lunch to lead to the best nights (and...

FILED UNDER: 3.75 stars, Elizabeth's reviews, Futuristic/Science Fiction
TAGGED: alien, Carnation Books, doctor, friends to lovers, Starlight Barque

Review: Alien Hands by Storm Caywood

Jul 8, 2019 | 0 comments

Rating: 3.25 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Adil Raif grew up in a time when space exploration was possible. Thanks to the arrival and first contact with the people of Yalaphor, Adil’s vision of visiting the stars comes true. He ends up...

FILED UNDER: 3.25 stars, Futuristic/Science Fiction, Sue's Reviews
TAGGED: alien, assassin, Carnation Books, doctor, mild kink, Storm Caywood

Review: A Lord to Love by Sara Dobie Bauer

Mar 28, 2019 | 0 comments

Rating: 3.25 stars Buy Links: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Short story Lord John Morgan has wanted Harrison Price for years. Their two families have been under a land dispute, and now that Harrison’s father has died, the negotiations have re-opened. But...

FILED UNDER: 3.25 stars, Historical, Jay's Reviews
TAGGED: age gap, Carnation Books, Sara Dobie Bauer, virgin