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Awesome Review of Broken from Joyfully Reviewed

A good review is always wonderful, but it's particularly satisfying when the reviewer understands just what you were trying to accomplish, and applauds you for it. This review of Broken from Joyfully Reviewed writer Lisa is one of those:

Emotionally demanding, Broken delves deep into the choices a person makes and the consequences of those actions.

Yep, just what I was going for. Thank you, Lisa!

Here's the full text of the review.

TwoLips Gives Dharma Cafe 5 Kisses!

A lovely review of DC from Tina at TwoLips Reviews:

Watching Samura and Charlie fall in love was beautiful; they complement each other perfectly...I would love to read more in this universe and I hope Ms Freely does a sequel.

Hmm... We'll see, Tina, we'll see. ;)

Read the full text of the review.

Broken a Recommended Read on TwoLips Reviews

Tina of TwoLIps Reviews gave Broken a five star review and made it a recommended read. She said:

I found this love story to be different, surprising, and very cleverly written and I was amazed at how much I loved this story and didn’t want it to end.

Thank you, Tina!

You can read the whole review here.

Dharma Cafe a Bestseller!

I was surprised and pleased today to see a review of Dharma Café just a week after it released, and now there's more good news.

During its release week, DC was a bestseller for Loose Id AND for All Romance eBooks! I'm just delighted!

Thank you everyone for making DC's release week such a success!

Dharma Cafe's 1st Review

It usually takes about a month for reviews to show up but there's a lovely one for Dharma Café up already at MM Good Book Reviews. Pixie says:

I will recommend this one to those who want a paranormal magic story with a twist, humor, great sex, food magic, a hunger demon battle, hordes of starvelings and a cheerful happy ever after.

Read the review in its entirety here.

Dark Divas Review of Broken

Got a nice review of Broken from Samhain Queene on Dark Divas Reviews. She said:

"The build-up of the love story between Eben and Xiu is sweet, sad, and filled with hope and pain. Broken is a wonderful tale of importance and of being true to yourself." 

You can read the entire review here.

Night Owl Makes Broken a Top Pick

Just discovered this five-star review of Broken by Daisiemae on Night Owl Reviews. I'm thrilled, thank you!

Now Available from ARe

Just a quick note to let you know that The Ice Prince is now available from All Romance eBooks, a reseller site I personally vouch for as being very author friendly.

In other news, The Ice Prince has had some nice reviews. Reviews by Jessewave gave it four out of five stars. There's also a great review of Hero on the site. Night Owl Reviews made The Ice Prince a top pick and made me a featured author for February! Thank you Night Owl Reviews!

The Ice Prince By: Jessica Freely | Other books by Jessica Freely Published By: Loose Id LLC ISBN # 9781607379034 Word Count: 44944 Heat Index       Available in: Adobe Acrobat, Microsoft Reader, HTML, Epub Read More

About the book

Genre: LGBT Contemporary
Related Titles: Rust Belt and Hero

A "Not Quite Christmas" Story

The habit of silence is hard to break.

Isolated by a cold and lonely past, David was on his own until Seth came along. Together they've forged a life full of love, friendship, and scorching hot sex. But just days before Christmas, David discovers a long buried secret that sheds new light on the father who rejected him.

The revelation dredges up painful memories and threatens to exile him to an icy land of silence. When Seth opens their home to a young man in trouble, David withdraws even more in a misguided effort to deal with his confusion and jealousy. The fact that the bookshop he's worked at since high school is in danger of closing just makes everything worse. Seth wants him to talk about his problems, but what good are words when they can't pierce his unresolved grief?

Seth is worried about David. Something's wrong and he won't talk about it. Day by day, he's closing himself off, and everything Seth does to try to reach him just drives them further apart. As the holiday's approach, both men will learn valuable lessons from unexpected sources, but the most important will be the secret to melting a frozen heart.

Rust Belt Review on Ebook Addict

During the recent deadline frenzy, Theresa of Ebook Addict wrote this nice review of Rust Belt, and I'm just now getting around to posting about it.

...I swear I could hear the theme song from Jaws playing in my head, letting me know that something bad was about to happen. The suspense was tangible, the characters well developed...easily attracting and keeping this reader’s attention.

Thanks Theresa!

Two New Reviews!

Lauria Chandonnay of Just Erotic Romance Reviews gave Amaranth & Ash four and a half stars:

Both Amaranth and Ash are victims of a cruel society whose roles were thrust upon them at birth.  I immediately fell into this story and couldn’t wait to see the story progress.  Ash is physically and emotionally broken by his attack and Amaranth is desperately lonely and filled with despair over his place in life. ... If you like your men wounded and vulnerable, I think you’ll truly fall in love with Amaranth & Ash as they find solace in each other's arms despite all odds.

Full Review

And here's Daisiemae on Hero, which she gave four and a quarter stars:

Jessica Freely is quickly becoming a must read author for me. ... Her sensual and easy style of writing is really appealing... One of my favorite things about the book is the way David and Seth really brought out the best in each other. I love how they loved each other. ... I hated to see the book come to an end.

Full Review

Elisa Rolle Reviews Amaranth & Ash

Here's a nice review from Elisa Rolle. Thanks for the props, Elisa!

Elisa Rolle Reviews Hero

A lovely review of Hero from Elisa Rolle.

Nice Review from Ebook Addict

Amaranth & Ash got a very nice review from Kathy K. at Ebook Addict Reviews. Among other things, she had this to say:

I was totally blown away; I really have no other means to describe how utterly compelling and enthralling this story is.  ... The characters, especially Ash and Amaranth, stole my heart; even more they co-opted my imagination and took me on their voyage of discovery and journey to love. ... Jessica Freely has my full attention and you can bet that I’ve just begun my acquaintance with her vivid and memorable storytelling.

Wow! That'll keep me going through a few one-star reviews. Thank you Kathy!

Lazy Morning

Laundry did eventually get done yesterday, but then this morning I could not detach from this book I'm reading, and as a result, I'm only now finally up and dressed, without having done any of my morning sanity rituals -- no exercise, no meditation, no meeting friends for morning coffee, none of it. Aiii!

But this book I'm reading is great. As you know, I don't review books 'cuz I don't want to be in the position of having to give someone who's a friend a bad review. But I will say that I am enjoying Zero at the Bone by Jane Seville a great deal. So much, in fact, that I'm just this side of neglecting my adult responsibilities. The book pushes all of my best buttons: hurt-comfort, action adventure, suspense, emotionally shut down guys learning to feel again. Mmmmm... where did the morning go?

Speaking of reviews, I just found this one for Amaranth & Ash last night: Five Angels from Fallen Angel reviews. Woot!

Now I've got to go get something done, dammit!

Early Reviews...

...for Amaranth & Ash are in:

Literary Nymphs: 4.5 nymphs

Night Owl Reviews: Top Pick, 4.5 stars

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