small town

Review: Last First Kiss by E.M. Denning

Nov 18, 2021 | 0 comments

Rating: 3.75 stars Buy Links: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Logan has been living in L.A., working as a personal assistant to his boyfriend, Clark. They have had to keep their relationship hidden, since Clark is a closeted actor, but Logan has been...

FILED UNDER: 3.75 stars, Contemporary, Jay's Reviews
TAGGED: age gap, best friend's son, bisexual, E.M. Denning, older character, self published, small town

Review: Never Stay Gone by Tal Bauer

Oct 25, 2021 | 0 comments

Rating: 3.75 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Shane Carson is the chief deputy in the small West Texas town where he grew up, but that was never his plan. Shane was supposed to get out of town and make a name for himself on the football...

FILED UNDER: 3.75 stars, Contemporary, Michelle's Reviews
TAGGED: Big Bend Texas Rangers series, friends to lovers, law enforcement, lovers reunited, murder, murder/mystery, mystery, self published, small town, Tal Bauer, veteran

Review: Struck: The Lightning Project by Victoria Kinnaird

Oct 7, 2021 | 1 comment

Rating: 3.75 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Ethan Thorn doesn’t fit within the confines of his small town. He has no friends and spends most of his time hacking into the accounts of the more hypocritical residents of Orchard Side. But...

FILED UNDER: 3.75 stars, Futuristic/Science Fiction, Sue's Reviews, Young Adult
TAGGED: Deep Hearts YA, kidnapping, small town, super powers, superhero, The Lightning Project series, Victoria Kinnaird

Review: One Trick Pony by Eli Easton

Sep 29, 2021 | 17 comments

Rating: 4.25 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel I chose this story for Judge a Book By It’s Cover Week of Reading Challenge Month because I felt it was really evocative. The stylized graphics clearly highlight a big strong cowboy looking...

FILED UNDER: 4.25 stars, Contemporary, Veronica's Reviews, Western
TAGGED: Clyde's Corner series, coming out, Eli Easton, porn star, Reading Challenge Month 2021, small town, stalker

Review: Firefly Lane by Riley Hart

Sep 10, 2021 | 1 comment

Rating: 3.75 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel At forty-five, Monroe “Roe” Covington has embraced small town life. He grew up in Harmony and his family is there, but when Roe wanted more, he left for the city. He made a life for himself...

FILED UNDER: 3.75 stars, Contemporary, Michelle's Reviews
TAGGED: Briar County series, domestic abuse, family, kids, older character, pilot, Riley Hart, self published, small town

Review: Life, Love and Other Inequalities by Argentina Ryder

Sep 9, 2021 | 13 comments

Rating: 4.25 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Matt Ruiz is a quietly gay, 30-year-old math teacher in a small Texas town. He teaches at the same middle school he attended as a child, and is well respected there. In addition to teaching,...

FILED UNDER: 4.25 stars, Contemporary, Veronica's Reviews
TAGGED: Argentina Ryder, Contessina Publishing, Reading Challenge Month 2021, Rio Riendo series, small town, teacher

Review: Impacted by Benji Carr

Sep 7, 2021 | 19 comments

Rating: 4 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Wade Harrell is a mess. At 16, he knocked up his friend, Jessa, moved into his mom’s basement with Jessa to raise their baby, and still has to deal with the normal teenage angst inherent in...

FILED UNDER: 4 stars, Contemporary, Jovan's Reviews, Young Adult
TAGGED: age gap, Benji Carr, dentist, ephebophilia, high school, murder, Reading Challenge Month 2021, sexual abuse, small town, The Story Plant, violence

Review: You’re My Home by Katie Moore

Jul 21, 2021 | 0 comments

Rating: 3.5 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Zach Matthews and Brady Wellman meet at a turning point in their young lives. They are both about age thirteen and have had a lot of trauma in their lives. Zach’s mom is negligent and his...