Where Fiction and Reality Meet
Title: Sex, Love, and Videogames Author: CJane Elliott Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 264 Pages At a Glance: The story was a bit of a ramble for me, but there were definitely some winning elements to this installment. Reviewed By: Sammy Blurb: Shy guy Jed Carter has always felt invisible next to his charismatic older... Continue Reading →
Title: Unbound, Unbroken (In His Arena: Book Two) Author: Nasia Maksima Publisher: Loose Id Pages/Word Count: 309 Pages At a Glance: An excellent second installment in the In His Arena series. Reviewed By: Jennifer Blurb: When rising star gladiator Titian finds himself paired with the vainglorious champion Galadros, he finds himself in mortal danger. For a dark... Continue Reading →
We here at The Novel Approach are so proud and pleased to be sharing in the Queer Romance Month Celebration. Read on to see what QRM is all about--besides love, that is--and then be sure to click on the Rafflecopter widget to enter for the change to win a great big pack of e-books from... Continue Reading →
With only nine more days until the official kick-off of GayRomLit 2015 in San Diego, we're so pleased to have author Rick R. Reed with us today as our final tour guest. If you'll be there and have a chance to say hello, do. A more delightful gentleman you'll never meet. Life Imitating Art and... Continue Reading →
Title: A Subtle Breeze Author: Bailey Bradford Publisher: Pride Publishing Pages/Word Count: 94 Pages At a Glance: For me, there just wasn’t a whole lot that stood out one way or the other in this book. Reviewed By: Karen Blurb: Ezekiel Matthers and Brendon Shanahan are about to find out that sometimes all it takes... Continue Reading →
Title: Myth Adventures (Mojo Mysteries: Book Three) Author: Ally Blue Publisher: Samhain Publishing Pages/Word Count: 192 Pages At a Glance: Ally Blue knows how to throw in just the right amount of spooky angst to keep me motivated to turn pages. Reviewed By: Kim Blurb: Something evil is going down in Atlanta... Adrian Broussard and... Continue Reading →
Title: A Man’s Man Author: Genta Sebastian Publisher: Shadoe Publishing Pages/Word Count: 152 Pages At a Glance: With a narrator who isn’t always easy to like, let alone love, A Man’s Man gives its young narrator the room to discover what being a man’s man truly means. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: “It’s like this, see.... Continue Reading →
Today we're pleased to welcome author Chris McHart on the Small Steps blog tour. Chris is here to give you five quickie facts and to offer you a giveaway: the chance to win a print copy of the book, so be sure to click on the Rafflecopter widget below to enter. Good luck! Five Fun... Continue Reading →
Author: J. Johanis Title: Dream God Series: S-Gods Book: Two Note: Series should be read in order for maximum enjoyment. Release Date: November 30, 2015 Categories: Erotica, Fantasy, Gay Fiction, Ménage/Poly, Paranormal Buy Link: Amazon Blurb: For the first time in three years, Aya is finally free, but with his freedom comes the pain of... Continue Reading →
Cheers, fellow bookish obsessed, and welcome! We have another great week in store for you this week as we wrap up our Countdown to GayRomLit 2015 and look forward to the next installment of Flashback Friday. Here's what's coming up! Monday – Kicking off a great week, we have a cover reveal for author J.... Continue Reading →
Hello everyone! I'm Lex Chase, and I want to give a huge thank you to Lisa for hosting me today. Right now she's getting ready for GayRomLit, and my butt is staying home. Today, I'm here to talk about Bayou Fairy Tale, the long awaited sequel to Americana Fairy Tale. It's only been a year... Continue Reading →
Title: Better Than Safe (A Better Than Story) Author: Lane Hayes Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 244 Pages At a Glance: The Better Than series just gets better and better! Reviewed By: Carrie Blurb: Paul Fallon is a fashion advertising guru. He’s a genius at dealing with difficult editors, art directors, and designers alike. He... Continue Reading →
Title: Sultry Sunset Author: Mary Calmes Narrator: Greg Tremblay Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Run Time: 1 hour and 57 minutes At a Glance: My favorite installment of the Mangrove stories so far, which the narrator perfectly brought to life – a sweet and poignant story on many levels. Reviewed By: Sadonna Blurb: Hutch Crowley is well-liked... Continue Reading →
Cheers, everyone, and welcome back to another edition of Flashback Friday. This week we're focusing on young love, first love, all the angst and wonder to be found in Young Adult/New Adult fiction. The hardest part about choosing our Flashback Friday recommendations is when we get genre-specific because, let’s face it, every single one of... Continue Reading →
What I like most about GRL Hi, everyone *waves* I want to start by thanking The Novel Approach for hosting me today and for all of you who are taking the time to read my post! GRL is in October, and I, like many others, am counting down the days and running around before that... Continue Reading →
Authors Shira Anthony and Aisling Mancy have teamed up to write a red-hot action-packed thriller! Title: A Solitary Man Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Release Date: November 6, 2015 Genre/Tags: Contemporary romance, thriller, mystery, FBI, cops, crime Length: 96,775 words Blurb: Sparks fly when Chance meets tall, sexy Xav at a Wilmington bar and they have the... Continue Reading →
Book Description: High school senior Kalin (Lennon) Macready knows several facts for certain: John Lennon is his hero. Beaumont Finley Danforth (Fin) is his best friend. And—this is the complicated one—he feels more for Fin than mere friendship. For weeks, Lennon pesters Fin, who like Lennon admits to questioning his sexual orientation, for a commitment... Continue Reading →
Title: Signs of Life (A Resilient Love Story) Author: Melanie Hansen Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 234 Pages At a Glance: Overall, this was a good romance, a nice second chance story. Reviewed By: Jules Blurb: Successful lawyer Jeremy Speer has it all—a loving husband, a beautiful home, and a cherished dream that’s about to... Continue Reading →
Title: Better the Devil You Know Author: Bey Deckard Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 39000 Words At a Glance: Sick, twisted, brutal, filled with the unexpected, and I loved it. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: Byron is tall, handsome, well spoken, wealthy, and has outstanding taste in wine and food. You’ll be impressed by his impeccable attire... Continue Reading →
Join us in welcoming author AF Henley back to The Novel Approach today, on the Wolf, WY blog tour. Enjoy Henley's guest post and the tiny teaser from the book, then be sure to click on the Rafflecopter widget below for the chance to win some great prizes (details to follow). Good luck! If I... Continue Reading →
Title: A Guy's Thanksgiving Series: The Guy Series Author: Skylar M. Cates Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Length: Novella Categories: Contemporary Romance, Holiday Romance Publish Date: November 5, 2015 Pre-Order Link: Dreamspinner Press Blurb: Two proposals. One giant dog. Reunited lovers. Welcome to Glamour, Arizona, where the holidays are never dull. Glamour may be a small town,... Continue Reading →
Title: Inner Sanctum (The Stonebridge Mysteries: Book Two) Author: Maggie Kavanagh Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 204 Pages At a Glance: Inner Sanctum is just as good as the first story, Double Indemnity! Reviewed By: Kim Blurb: Six months into a relationship, things have heated up between political blogger Sam Flynn and FBI Special Agent... Continue Reading →
Title: All Man Author: Jay Northcote Publisher: Self-published Pages/Word Count: 44 Pages At a Glance: Another cute and flirty story of an opposites attract variety, with enough surprises thrown in to keep us guessing. Reviewed By: Sadonna Blurb: “You’re the sleek little sports car to my Land Rover.” From the moment Gareth walks through the... Continue Reading →
Title: Light a Candle Author: VJ Summers Publisher: Riptide Publishing Pages/Word Count: 136 Pages At a Glance: Enjoyable story with BDSM, former friends getting reacquainted, and a man desperate to show how much he’s changed. Reviewed By: Jennifer Blurb: Will broke Dusty’s heart their senior year. One unexpected moment of passion between them, and Will freaked out.... Continue Reading →
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