Where Fiction and Reality Meet
The Novel Approach welcomes author Ines Johnson back, with another exclusive excerpt and giveaway of Book Three, the final installment in her series The Pleasure Hound. THIS CONTEST IS CLOSED Blurb: The heart-pounding conclusion to the Pleasure Hound serial Just when Chanyn believes she has the family she's always dreamed of, Khial disappears, abandoning her.... Continue Reading →
Title: Jace’s Justice (Highgate Shifters: Book One) Author: Sydney Presley Publisher: Totally Bound Pages/Word Count: 100 Pages At a Glance: Leaves a lot of unanswered questions Blurb: Finding yourself isn’t always easy—unless your true mate helps you along the way… Jace has always felt as though he doesn’t belong, that he’s surplus to requirements, alone... Continue Reading →
Title: Jace’s Justice (Highgate Shifters: Book One) Author: Sydney Presley Publisher: Totally Bound Pages/Word Count: 100 Pages At a Glance: Leaves a lot of unanswered questions Blurb: Finding yourself isn’t always easy—unless your true mate helps you along the way… Jace has always felt as though he doesn’t belong, that he’s surplus to requirements, alone... Continue Reading →
Title: The Journey Back Author: Kristen Slater Pages/Word Count: 35 Pages At a Glance: More tell than show, but a good story nonetheless Blurb: Having quit his job, Idris is trying to make it home to his partner of twelve years, Dan, in time for Christmas. Stuck on a train during a snowstorm, Idris has... Continue Reading →
Title: The Journey Back Author: Kristen Slater Pages/Word Count: 35 Pages At a Glance: More tell than show, but a good story nonetheless Blurb: Having quit his job, Idris is trying to make it home to his partner of twelve years, Dan, in time for Christmas. Stuck on a train during a snowstorm, Idris has... Continue Reading →
Title: London Steam Author: Lynn Townsend Publisher: JMS Books Pages/Word Count: 99 Pages At a Glance: Two loosely related novellas and a surprise M/F ending in the second, make for an overall uneven read Blurb: In a reimagined 1890's London, where steam-driven airships rule the skies and monsters roam the streets, the Galileo Observatory's Club... Continue Reading →
The Novel Approach is pleased to welcome EM Lynley on her Dirty Dining blog tour. Enjoy the excerpt she's provided, then click on the Rafflecopter widget below for the chance to win a $50 Amazon Gift Card. Good luck! Blurb: Jeremy Linden’s a PhD student researching an HIV vaccine. He’s always short of money, and... Continue Reading →
Title: A Restored Man Series: The Men of Halfway House #3 Author: Jaime Reese Genre: M/M Contemporary Romance Release Date: February 17, 2015 Cole Renzo thinks his greatest challenge is to behave for the remainder of his term at Halfway House. Until he meets his new boss, Ty Calloway, a man who ticks off every... Continue Reading →
Title: Texas Fall (Texas: Book Six) Author: RJ Scott Publisher: Love Lane Books Pages/Word Count: 160 Pages At a Glance: If you have read the previous Texas books then you must read this latest one Blurb: Jack is focusing on building an equine therapy school for children with special needs and works hard along side... Continue Reading →
Title: Caged Sanctuary Author: Tempeste O’Riley Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 204 Pages At a Glance: A good story with a refreshing twist, though a bit too glib Blurb: Kaden Thorn, a dental surgeon who lives a quiet life, has no hope of finding the love he craves. A vicious gay bashing cost him the... Continue Reading →
Title: Caged Sanctuary Author: Tempeste O’Riley Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 204 Pages At a Glance: A good story with a refreshing twist, though a bit too glib Blurb: Kaden Thorn, a dental surgeon who lives a quiet life, has no hope of finding the love he craves. A vicious gay bashing cost him the... Continue Reading →
Title: Here Comes Trouble Author: A.E. Via Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 296 Pages At a Glance: Starts a bit slow, but picked up and then left me wanting more Blurb: Detectives Mark Ruxsberg and Chris Green are very good at their jobs. Being the enforcers for God and Day's notorious Atlanta PD Narcotics Task Force... Continue Reading →
TNA: Hi, Sid, welcome to The Novel Approach. We’re glad to have you here with us today. Why don’t we start by having you tell us a bit about yourself? Sid: I am Sid Love, a successful blogger, reader, an ex-reviewer, an author of M/M fiction and now, a virtual promotion business owner. As of today, I’ve got... Continue Reading →
The Novel Approach is pleased to bring you Lisa Worrall and her latest novella Follow My Lead, from White Stiletto Press. Enjoy the excerpt Lisa has chosen to share with you, then leave a comment below for a chance to win an e-copy of the book. THIS CONTEST IS CLOSED Blurb: Hell hath no fury... Continue Reading →
Title: Tangled Mind Author: Posy Roberts Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 76 Pages At a Glance: The author draws the reader into the story very well, if painfully Blurb: For years Beck Lund has taken care of his volatile boyfriend, Brady, always putting Brady’s needs above his own and walking on eggshells to keep the... Continue Reading →
Title: Fadeout Author: Joseph Hansen Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press Pages/Word Count: 272 Pages At a Glance: An absolute classic in Gay Fiction Blurb: Fadeout is the first of Joseph Hansen's twelve classic mysteries featuring rugged Dave Brandstetter, an insurance investigator who is contentedly gay. When entertainer Fox Olson's car plunges off a bridge in... Continue Reading →
Title: Frog Author: Mary Calmes Narrator:: K.C. Kelly Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Run Time: 5 Hours, 23 Minutes At a Glance: Worth listening to over and over again Blurb: Weber Yates's dreams of stardom are about to be reduced to a ranch hand's job in Texas, and his one relationship is with a guy so far... Continue Reading →
Greetings all, and we hope you had a fantastic New Year! I’m here today with DSP Publications’ answer to Stephen King, John Inman, author of the newly released horror novel Willow Man. Actually, he’s kind of DSP Publications’ answer to lots of things, so let’s get right to it, shall we? Carole: You’ve written a... Continue Reading →
Title: Chance to be King Author: Sue Brown Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 132 Pages At a Glance: A very good, very Sue Brown story Blurb: After working nonstop for two years, actor Eric Pawlowski desperately needs a respite from his grueling schedule and the crippling migraines that come with it. Thinking that a few... Continue Reading →
Title: Learning to Love Cats Author: K.M. Mahoney Publisher: Amber Allure Pages/Word Count: 61 Pages At a Glance: Simple, sweet, and quick Blurb: Mike isn’t much of an animal lover. His sister, however, insists that every little boy needs a pet, which is how he finds himself sitting in a veterinary office, trying to explain... Continue Reading →
Title: Winter Hearts Author: Fyn Alexander Publisher: Loose Id Pages/Word Count: 231 Pages At a Glance: A strong historical romance with sweet, lonely men in a small town on the prairie Blurb: Luke Chandler says he wants nothing more than a quiet life on his land-claim in Dakota Territory. But what he also wants is a partner.... Continue Reading →
The Novel Approach is pleased to bring you Morticia Knight and an exclusive excerpt from her newest release from Totally Bound, Copping an Attitude, Book Two in the Sin City Uniforms series. Enjoy the snippet she's shared, then be sure to click the Rafflecopter widget below to enter for a chance to win a $25... Continue Reading →
Title: The Healing Power of Eggnog Author: Jamie Fessenden Narrator:: Robbie Ravena Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Run Time: 1 Hour, 55 Minutes At a Glance: I would definitely recommend this audio even if you have read the book Blurb: Will Sutherland hasn't been home to see his parents in four years - not since they reacted... Continue Reading →
Title: Stand By You Author: A.M. Arthur Publisher: Carina Press Pages/Word Count: 189 pages At a Glance: solid, well-written storyline with flawed but redeemable characters Blurb: Three months after his rescue from an abusive boyfriend, twenty-two-year-old Romy Myers has landed his first legitimate job, bussing tables at his friend's new coffee shop. The job has... Continue Reading →
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