Where Fiction and Reality Meet
Title: Return to Me Author: James Oliver French Publisher: Kaituhi Press Pages/Word Count: 326 Pages At a Glance: A powerful, off the grid and fascinating read Blurb: What would you do if the man you loved vanished without a trace? Kyle and Todd meet at a party in their freshman year at college. They fall... Continue Reading →
Time for a Change By Shae Connor Thanks so much to Lisa and her crew for having me on The Novel Approach today to talk a little about my new novel, Unfortunate Son. Even though I’ve been published in the gay romance genre for over four years, this is only my second novel. I’ve been... Continue Reading →
Title: Twisted Roses Author: Skye Dragen Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 144 Pages At a Glance: A fun, sexy paranormal read Blurb: Payne has always had trouble fitting in, and being abandoned by his parents has left him reluctant to trust anyone. He knows he’s different, but he has no idea how different until his... Continue Reading →
Title: Trouble Comes in Threes Author: M.A. Church Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 234 Pages At a Glance: I picked very well this time, I loved this book Blurb: A snowstorm in the South—on New Year’s Eve—is a perfect recipe for a catastrophe. After two soul-crushing bad breaks, Kirk’s waiting for disaster number three to... Continue Reading →
Cheers, everyone, I hope you've had a lovely weekend filled with plenty of good reading. We have a great week in store for you: more reviews, guests, giveaways, and who knows what else? We've learned to expect the unexpected too. :) Here's what we have on tap in the week ahead: Monday – Shae Connor kicks... Continue Reading →
Cheers, everyone, I hope you've had a lovely weekend filled with plenty of good reading. We have a great week in store for you: more reviews, guests, giveaways, and who knows what else? We've learned to expect the unexpected too. :) Here's what we have on tap in the week ahead: Monday – Shae Connor kicks... Continue Reading →
Attention authors and aspiring authors, Totally Bound are currently accepting submissions for the following: MM Vampire Cowboys Mysterious men are lurking out there ready for their story to be told. These heroes are cowboys with a dark, underlying existence—vampire blood runs through their veins. Be inspired by our submission image and see what dangerous and... Continue Reading →
Title: Henning Book 2: Prince of Wintergrave Author: Hayden Thorne Publisher: Queerteen Press Pages/Word Count: 166 Pages At a Glance: Suspense, plot twists, and even a few tears make this a great read Blurb: Being a prince in a past life yields no benefits in the present, Henning has quickly learned. His concerned housemates have... Continue Reading →
Title: In His Arena 1: Slave Eternal Author: Nasia Maksima Publisher: Loose Id Pages/Word Count: 248 Pages At a Glance: This book had everything I could have wanted and more Blurb: When novice gladiator Lucan is stolen from his patron house and enslaved by the wicked Stratos to be a pawn in a dark scheme, he finds himself... Continue Reading →
Title: Poz Author: Christopher Koehler Publisher: Harmony Ink Press Pages/Word Count: 200 Pages At a Glance: Highly Recommended Blurb: Remy Babcock and Mikey Castelreigh are stalwart members of the Capital City Rowing Club’s junior crew, pulling their hardest to earn scholarships to rowing powerhouses like California Pacific. Just a couple of all-American boys, they face... Continue Reading →
The Novel Approach is happy to be a stop on Christopher Koehler's Poz Blog Tour. Enjoy this exclusive excerpt, then enter for a chance to win a $25 Gift Card by clicking on the Rafflecopter widget below. Good luck! Title: Poz Series: The Lives of Remy and Michael: Book One Author: Christopher Koehler Publisher: Harmony... Continue Reading →
Title: Cockstrut (Peckers: Book Two) Author: Jacques N. Hoff Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 120 Pages At a Glance: This is definitely a fun read Blurb: Sebastian Grant, a world-renowned avian vet, is so sure bird shifters aren’t real that even when an unruly cockatoo named Louis ends up naked in his arms, it’s difficult... Continue Reading →
Title: Happiness for Beginners Author: Zahra Owens Narrator:: Michael Stellman Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Run Time: 1 Hour, 51 Minutes At a Glance: The storyline was too basic, with very few details about the main characters’ lives Blurb: Jesse harbored a crush on his TV series costar, Kaye, for more than eight years, but when the... Continue Reading →
So a funny thing happened on the way to a tweet, Greg Tremblay, the fantastic narrator of my Dirty series, texted me and said… hey, you should give away a custom ringtone. Or something to that effect. There was some discussion. A few emails and then well, long story short—there may have been some pixilated... Continue Reading →
Title: Blue Mountain Author: Cardeno C. Narrator: Sean Crisden Publisher: The Romance Authors, LLC Run Time: 3 hours 38 minutes At a Glance: A must listen Blurb: Exiled by his pack as a teen, Omega wolf Simon Moorehead learns to bury his gentle nature in the interest of survival. When a hulking, rough-faced Alpha catches... Continue Reading →
And... ACTION! By Whitley Gray Thank you to The Novel Approach for hosting me today. We all hear it, all the time. “Use stronger verbs. Get rid of adverbs.” “But I love my choices of adverbs!” you say. “They add so much!” Do they? Let’s take the classic example: “He walked across the room.” Okay, add... Continue Reading →
Title: Daron’s Guitar Chronicles: Volume Six Author: Cecilia Tan Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 547 Pages At a Glance: Cecilia Tan continues to deliver Blurb: The latest installment of the award-winning web serial about coming out and coming of age in the 1980s. After the tumultuous events at the end of the tour in 1989 leave... Continue Reading →
Title: Daron’s Guitar Chronicles: Volume Six Author: Cecilia Tan Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 547 Pages At a Glance: Cecilia Tan continues to deliver Blurb: The latest installment of the award-winning web serial about coming out and coming of age in the 1980s. After the tumultuous events at the end of the tour in 1989 leave... Continue Reading →
Title: Blood and Rain (Blood: Book One) Author: Shira Anthony Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 268 Pages At a Glance: Multi-layered with subplots galore, but well done Blurb: Adrien Gilbert has spent several lifetimes searching for the love he lost. Born in the 1800s into a clan of fabled vampire hunters, Adrien once wanted nothing... Continue Reading →
Title: Lone Wolf: A Bluewater Bay Novel Author: L.A. Witt & Aleksandr Voinov Publisher: Riptide Publishing Pages/Word Count: 358 Pages At a Glance: The authors manage to raise their own bar with this book Blurb: Hunter Easton is screwed. Fans, producers, and his agent are all chomping at the bit for the next book in... Continue Reading →
Once upon a time, there was a single process with a single purpose. Step 1: Write and polish Step 2: Ferret out submission guidelines (often at the library) Step 3: Put together the packet – cover letter, synopsis, first three chapters Step 4: Print out (or in the old days copy) aforesaid packet Step 5:... Continue Reading →
Title: A Spartan Love Author: Kayla Jameth Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 236 Pages At a Glance: The first in what should be an exciting trilogy Blurb: Alone, Andreas toils on a remote farmstead for a Spartan overlord. When a kryptes enters his world, Andreas fears for his life. The dread warriors stalk and kill... Continue Reading →
Title: Trick or Treat Author: JL Merrow Publisher: JMS Books Pages/Word Count: 22 Pages At a Glance: A good read if your into quickies (no pun intended) Blurb: The memory of this party could haunt him forever ... Dragged along to a haunted house by his mates, Sam’s at the Halloween party from hell --... Continue Reading →
Title: L’histoire de François: Vampire (Mortal Angst #1) Author: Edward Kendrick Publisher: Wilde City Press Pages/Word Count: 64 Pages At a Glance: A good deal of missed opportunity Blurb: Since his turning in 1022 young spy, François, has hated all humans. And yet, in 1347, he falls in love with one, only to be betrayed... Continue Reading →
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