Where Fiction and Reality Meet
Title: Best in Show Author: Kelly Jensen Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Length: 87 Pages Category: Urban Fantasy, Shifters At a Glance: Sweet and magical, I just wish it had been longer. Reviewed By: Angel Blurb: Solitary mystery writer Julian Wilkes doesn’t want a pet, but his sister persuades him to visit Lingwood Animal Rescue, where he... Continue Reading →
Please join us in welcoming author Tia Fielding to The Novel Approach today, on the tour for One Step Forward. Welcome, Tia! Age and How We Perceive It Age is just numbers, right? Well yes. And no. Sometimes it’s definitely nothing but numbers, sometimes it’s this huge chasm between two people. Sometimes two years is... Continue Reading →
Hi, fellow readers! Welcome to the first of our Countdown to GayRomLit 2016 guests this week, Featured Author P.D. Singer. Enjoy! Book Readings and Other Public Exhibitionism One of the unique experiences GayRomLit brought into my life was the book reading. Oh sure, I’d been down to the Tattered Cover to hear Tony Hillerman read... Continue Reading →
Cheers, everyone, I hope it’s been a lovely weekend for all of you! Thanks for stopping by to see what we have coming up in the week ahead here at The Novel Approach. As we head further into August, and on through September, the Countdown to GayRomLit 2016 kicks into high gear. We’ve got two... Continue Reading →
Title: Flight or Fight Author: Dirk Greyson Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Length: 200 Pages Category: Mystery/Suspense, Western At a Glance: Dirk Greyson brings us a well plotted murder mystery with non-stop suspense and action. Reviewed By: Maryann Blurb: Life in the big city wasn’t what Mackenzie "Mack" Redford expected, and now he’s come home to Hartwick... Continue Reading →
Title: Out of Nowhere (Middle of Somewhere: Book Two) Author: Roan Parrish Narrator: Spencer Goss Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Run Time: 10 hours and 33 minutes Category: Contemporary At a Glance: Spencer Goss’ narration adds to the depth of the book and is a nice bit of voice work that pays attention to the emotions of... Continue Reading →
Title: Fallow (Whyborne & Griffin: Book Eight) Author: Jordan L. Hawk Publisher: Self-Published Length: 197 Pages (Kindle) Category: Paranormal, Historical Romance At a Glance: Yet again, this author proves that she knows how to write one hell of a climactic action sequence, easily some of the best I’ve ever read whether in this series or... Continue Reading →
How to Write a Sequel My first book, Out of Order, turned out to be more than I could ever have asked for in a first book. It’s gotten good reviews, people other than my immediate family have bought it, and it was even nominated in two categories of the Bisexual Book Awards. So when... Continue Reading →
Please join us in welcoming author Keira Andrews today, on the tour for her latest release, Fight the Tide. Keira's calling out some of her favorite romantic reads and is also giving one lucky reader the chance to win an e-book from her own backlist, so be sure to check out the Rafflecopter giveaway below.... Continue Reading →
Title: Butt Villains on Vacation Authors: Kage Alan, Ally Blue, T.C. Blue, Kiernan Kelly Publisher: Wilde City Press Length: 260 Pages Category: Comedy, Contemporary Romance, Superheroes/Villains At a Glance: A fun and funny mix of stories from the Butt-Thology authors. Reviewed By: Angel Blurb: Heroes are boring. Seriously, how much effort does it take to... Continue Reading →
Title: Spring Cleaning (Seasons of Murder: Book One, David Lloyd Investigations: Book 4.5) Author: Liz Strange Publisher: MLR Press, LLC Length: 74 Pages Category: Contemporary, Mystery At a Glance: A great little mystery to pass the time. Reviewed By: Lindsey Blurb: David may have caught his toughest case yet - solving a fifty-year-old murder. David... Continue Reading →
Title: Tasting Notes Author: Cate Ashwood Narrator: Michael Pauley Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Run Time: 6 hours and 12 minutes Category: Contemporary Romance At a Glance: There is a lot of good story here, but the narration weighs it down unfairly. Reviewed By: Mike Blurb: There’s nothing that can’t be solved over a glass of excellent... Continue Reading →
We're so pleased to keep the GRL 2016 Countdown Celebration going today with Featured Author Anna Zabo. Enjoy Anna's guest post, and then be sure to leave a comment below to enter for the chance to win an e-copy of Due Diligence. Comments must be time/date stamped by 11:59pm Eastern Time on Tuesday, August 9,... Continue Reading →
Title: In His Defense Author: Shane Keleher Publisher: Loose Id Length: 148 Pages Category: Contemporary, Mystery At a Glance: A lot of people who read the genre will enjoy this book. Unfortunately, I wasn’t one of them. Reviewed By: Lindsey Blurb: Aidan Hill, a shrewd lawyer, has success written all over him. He has worked... Continue Reading →
Title: Normal Enough (A Wrench Wars Story) Author: Marie Sexton Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Length: 82 Pages Category: Contemporary, Erotica At a Glance: Eighty-two short pages, and I got to swoon (again) over a couple of great guys whose personal norms ended up being two halves of the same whole. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: What is... Continue Reading →
Title: What the Carpenter Saw Author: Vicki Reese Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Length: 143 Pages Category: Contemporary At a Glance: Ms. Reese did a good job portraying the warmth of the small town setting, and the friends and family to go along with it. Reviewed By: Maryann Blurb: Wounded warrior Jake Cramer returned from the Middle... Continue Reading →
There are many parts to a story that makes up all the components. I enjoy each and every piece that comes together to create the whole. When I put the layers together it takes a building of parts to make them meld to create something awesome. In my opinion one of the most important things... Continue Reading →
Please join us in welcoming author Ralph Josiah Bardsley today, here to chat with us about the trailer for his latest novel, The Photographer's Truth. Welcome, Ralph! Three Things I Learned About Screenwriting or What Goes Into a Book Trailer… I never knew that as a novelist, I would have so much to learn about... Continue Reading →
Lisa: Please join us in welcoming author Christian Baines today, here to chat with us a bit about his new novel, The Orchard of Flesh, from Bold Strokes Books. Hi, Christian, thanks for stopping by. Let’s start with having you tell us a little bit about yourself, and maybe one or two things most people don’t... Continue Reading →
Title: Hell on Wheels (A Bluewater Bay Novel) Author: Z.A. Maxfield Narrator: Nick J. Russo Publisher: Riptide Publishing Run Time: 6 hours and 55 minutes Category: Contemporary At a Glance: I strongly recommend this book if you enjoy the romance of falling in love—not for the first time but falling the right time. Reviewed By:... Continue Reading →
Title: Skyships Over Innsmouth Author: Susan Laine Publisher: DSP Publications Length: 200 pages Category: Horror, Sci-Fi At a Glance: A Lovecraftian horror adventure, perfect for those hardcore Dagon fans. Reviewed By: Ben Blurb: Twenty winters have passed since the Cataclysm brought down society and robbed people of their memories. Humanity, vastly reduced in numbers since... Continue Reading →
Title: The Gunslinger’s Man Author: Helena Maeve Publisher: Pride Publishing Length: 240 Pages Category: Paranormal Romance At a Glance: I really liked this combination of cowboys, vampires, and the old west. Reviewed By: Maryann Blurb: Halloran was meant to free them, but Asher has never known a harsher prison. Hiring a band of outlaws to... Continue Reading →
We're pleased to welcome author L.A. Witt today, with a teaser from her recent release from Samhain Publishing, Hiatus. Enjoy! About the Book Release Date: 19 July 2016 Publisher: Samhain Publishing Length: 272 Pages Category: Contemporary, Menage Purchase Links: Samhain || Amazon || Barnes & Noble || Kobo || Google Play Blurb: Three’s a disaster when... Continue Reading →
We're so pleased to have author Susan Laine joining us today to introduce her newest novel from DSP Publications, Skyships Over Innsmouth. Welcome, Susan! Hi. I’m Susan Laine, the author of Skyships Over Innsmouth. Thank you kindly, The Novel Approach and Lisa, for having me here today. Skyships Over Innsmouth is a Lovecraftian horror story... Continue Reading →
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