Where Fiction and Reality Meet
Thanks so much for joining us on the GRL 2017 Official Blog Tour. We're so pleased to welcome Supporting Author Caraway Carter to TNA today. He's joining us to introduce himself to attendees who might not know him yet, so feel free to give him a "hello"! Welcome, Caraway! Many authors attend GRL every year,... Continue Reading →
Lisa: We’re so pleased to welcome author Z. Allora to TNA today. We’re going to talk books, cover art, and whatever else we can think of, so grab a chair and join us! Let’s start with the introductions. For readers who may not be familiar with you and your work yet, tell us a little... Continue Reading →
Cheers, friends, and welcome to a sneak peek of some of the fun guests we have in store for the coming week. It promises to be a fun one, including our next Countdown to GayRomLit tour feature, so stay tuned. And now, here’s what’s coming up! Monday – GRL Supporting Author Caraway Carter kicks things... Continue Reading →
Welcome to the one stop spot to find all the active giveaways from the past week here at The Novel Approach! In case you missed them, this is a comprehensive list of guest posts with reader prize opportunities, some of them ending soon, so be sure to check them out! Garrett Leigh: House of Cards... Continue Reading →
Title: Unsettled (On the Strip: Book One) Author: Zach Jenkins Publisher: Self-Published Length: 222 Pages Category: Contemporary, Mystery At a Glance: Unsettled turned out to be a pretty fair read from Zach Jenkins. Good cops, bad cops, mystery, suspense, bigotry, drama and humor, it’s fast paced and it wasn’t easy to figure out who the... Continue Reading →
Title: Stone Cold Foxe (The Skyler Foxe Mysteries: Book Seven) Author: Haley Walsh Publisher: Self-Published Length: 213 Pages Category: Contemporary, Mystery At a Glance: Another adventure for the SFC. A great mix of quirky and fun, with a little mystery thrown in, The Skyler Foxe Mysteries haven’t disappointed me yet! Reviewed By: Lindsey Blurb: Is... Continue Reading →
Title: Poppy's Secret Author: Andrew Grey Publisher: Dreamspinner Press/Dreamspun Desires Length: 190 Pages Category: Contemporary At a Glance: All said and done, I loved this book because it’s a story exemplifying the theme that love can conquer all. Reviewed By: Taz Blurb: A second chance born of love. Pat Corrigan and Edgerton “Edge” Winters were... Continue Reading →
Title: You Never Know Author: Mary Calmes Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Length: 200 Pages Category: Contemporary At a Glance: The lovely things about You Never Know far outweigh my tiny concerns. I can’t think of any couple I’ve read recently that deserve a second chance at love more than Hagen and Mitch did. I really did... Continue Reading →
Please help us welcome author Oleander Plume to TNA today, here to introduce her new novel, Horatio Slice: Guitar Slayer of the Universe. She has an excerpt from the book to share with you, as well as a great giveaway, so be sure to check out the Rafflecopter widget below for all the details. Welcome,... Continue Reading →
We're so pleased to welcome author Garrett Leigh to TNA today on the virtual tour for her latest release, and the most recent novel in the Porthkennack-verse, House of Cards. We've got an exclusive excerpt from the book to share today, and there's also a giveaway below, so be sure to check out those details... Continue Reading →
Title: Two Bears and a Baby (A Bear Walks Into a Bar: Book Two) Authors: Eden Winters and P.D. Singer Publisher: Rocky Ridge Books Length: 192 Pages Category: Paranormal, Shifters, Erotica, Mpreg At a Glance: Eden Winters and P.D. Singer are consummate writers; their world-building is spot on and the plot complex and engaging. I... Continue Reading →
Title: All Wheel Drive (A Bluewater Bay Novel Author: Z.A. Maxfield Publisher: Riptide Publishing Length: 326 Pages Category: Contemporary At a Glance: All Wheel Drive started off too slow and didn’t pick up soon enough to hook me. A rare miss for me from this author. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: Healey Holly is battered, depressed,... Continue Reading →
Title: The City of Rocks (A BJ Vinson Mystery) Author: Don Travis Publisher: DSP Publications Length: 280 Pages Category: Mystery/Suspense At a Glance: Another five-star work in the BJ Vinson Mystery series! Reviewed By: Ben Blurb: Confidential Investigator B.J. Vinson thinks it’s a bad joke when Del asks him to look into the theft of... Continue Reading →
We're so pleased to have author Adam Arkin joining us today with an exclusive excerpt from the debut novel, Freedoms Shore. Welcome, Adam! From the Author This excerpt is based on a real-life experience—as is much of the novel—I was lucky enough to enjoy first-hand. Transposing the memory from my mind onto the page was... Continue Reading →
Please join us in welcoming author Eli Lang today, on the tour for her brand new novel, Escaping Indigo. She's sharing the book's playlist with us, and there's also a great giveaway, so be sure to check out the details for entry below. Welcome, Eli! Playlist for Escaping Indigo Escaping Indigo is a band, and... Continue Reading →
Title: Imperfect Harmony Author: Jay Northcote Narrator: Mark Steadman Publisher: Self-Published Run Time: 7 hours and 6 minutes Category: Contemporary At a Glance: Another enjoyable book by Northcote and a great narration by Steadman, who perfectly voiced the characters. Reviewed By: Queue Blurb: Imperfect harmony can still be beautiful.... John Fletcher, a former musician, is... Continue Reading →
Title: Willow Man Author: John Inman Narrator: Austin Rising Publisher: DSP Publications Category: Horror Run Time: 12 hours and 49 minutes At a Glance: Will this story be for everyone? Definitely not. But it was certainly for me, and, in my opinion, Austin Rising’s narration brought the perfect eerie quality to this disturbing, dark, scary,... Continue Reading →
Title: You Are the Reason (A Novel in the Tav Series) Author: Renae Kaye Narrator: Dave Gillies Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Run Time: 8 hours and 19 minutes Category: Contemporary At a Glance: While You Are the Reason is a book two, this is a standalone and you need not have read the first book to... Continue Reading →
Kneeling Nun Eruption Alters the Landscape of New Mexico’s Boot Heel Country That could be a headline from Don Travis’s The City of Rocks Once again, thanks to The Novel Approach for hosting a guest blog about my new book The City of Rocks. I’d also like to express my appreciation to DSP Publications for... Continue Reading →
Please help us welcome author Mary Calmes today to celebrate the upcoming release of her latest novel, You Never Know, from Dreamspinner Press. She's talking second chances and is also giving one lucky reader the chance to win an e-copy of the book on release day, July 21st, so this is a FLASH GIVEAWAY, friends!... Continue Reading →
About the Book Todd is too flakey. Richard is too stubborn. Together, they're perfect. A May-December couple get a second chance at love. Retired soldier Richard Davis wants a stable life in a quiet town with a forever man. Becoming the sheriff of Hope, Arizona, accomplishes two of his three goals, but instead of finding... Continue Reading →
Title: House of Cards (A Porthkennack Novel) Author: Garrett Leigh Publisher: Riptide Publishing Length: 249 Pages Category: Contemporary At a Glance: Another wonderful story to feed my addiction with. And, now I absolutely can’t wait for Garrett Leigh’s next Porthkennack book, Junkyard Heart. Reviewed By: Jules Blurb: Calum Hardy’s life has unravelled. Reeling from the... Continue Reading →
Title: The Second First Date Author: Marie Lark Publisher: Loose Id Length: 124 Pages Category: Contemporary At a Glance: All in all, an enjoyable read and an intriguing exploration of coming out, being gay, and living honestly. Reviewed By: Taz Blurb: After years of an unrequited crush and exchanged secret looks, Mitchel Finch and Danny... Continue Reading →
Title: The Sumage Solution (San Andreas Shifters: Book One) Author: G.L. Carriger Publisher: Self-Published Length: 314 Pages Category: Paranormal, Shifters, Urban Fantasy At a Glance: The Sumage Solution is a fresh and fun debut in the San Andreas Shifters series. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: Max fails everything - magic, relationships, life. So he works for... Continue Reading →
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