Where Fiction and Reality Meet
Mary Calmes is one of those authors who writes a book and you just know you are going to love it. Whether it's the cute little twink with his alpha male or an older cowboy trying to live up to what his man thinks he is, Ms Calmes never fails to entertain. This new universe... Continue Reading →
This only happened to me three times (two for a novel, one for a short story), and I hope to experience it again because compared to the process of writing novels that aren't inspired and sustained by actual musical compositions, this (accidental? unplanned?) method tends to be a lot richer. That's with regard to the... Continue Reading →
This only happened to me three times (two for a novel, one for a short story), and I hope to experience it again because compared to the process of writing novels that aren't inspired and sustained by actual musical compositions, this (accidental? unplanned?) method tends to be a lot richer. That's with regard to the... Continue Reading →
“Happiness is having a large, loving, caring, close-knit family in another city.” – George Burns BLURB: Lukas and Taylor are looking forward to Christmas with their two-month-old daughter. However, Taylor's parents and Lukas's siblings decide they shouldn't be alone for the holiday and invade the house. Their intentions are good, but it changes Lukas and... Continue Reading →
“Happiness is having a large, loving, caring, close-knit family in another city.” – George Burns BLURB: Lukas and Taylor are looking forward to Christmas with their two-month-old daughter. However, Taylor's parents and Lukas's siblings decide they shouldn't be alone for the holiday and invade the house. Their intentions are good, but it changes Lukas and... Continue Reading →
“If we never experience the chill of a dark winter, it is very unlikely that we will ever cherish the warmth of a bright summer’s day.” – Anthon St. Maarten J.L. O’Faolain serves up a yin-yang holiday fantasy, in which the Oak King and the Holly King, the keepers of the seasons, battle for supremacy... Continue Reading →
“If we never experience the chill of a dark winter, it is very unlikely that we will ever cherish the warmth of a bright summer’s day.” – Anthon St. Maarten J.L. O’Faolain serves up a yin-yang holiday fantasy, in which the Oak King and the Holly King, the keepers of the seasons, battle for supremacy... Continue Reading →
A few years ago I stood at a crossroads in my life. It is at this point that I began writing (at the urging of a friend) as a way of dealing with a life suddenly gone belly up. My first novel was born, The Telling, the story of a soldier, returning home to deal... Continue Reading →
Man, oh man, but I do love the idea of magic. (I know, who doesn't, right?) After all, there are just so many perks that come with it – power, glory, security. Sure, there are also those nasty little side dishes of responsibility and selflessness, but those are merely expectations as opposed to requirements. We've... Continue Reading →
Man, oh man, but I do love the idea of magic. (I know, who doesn't, right?) After all, there are just so many perks that come with it – power, glory, security. Sure, there are also those nasty little side dishes of responsibility and selflessness, but those are merely expectations as opposed to requirements. We've... Continue Reading →
“A wise lover values not so much the gift of the lover as the love of the giver.” ― Thomas à Kempis BLURB: Constable Mark Cordwell and Sergeant Bryn Powell deliver post, transport the children to school, and make sure the older inhabitants are safe in their quiet farming village deep in the Welsh countryside.... Continue Reading →
“A wise lover values not so much the gift of the lover as the love of the giver.” ― Thomas à Kempis BLURB: Constable Mark Cordwell and Sergeant Bryn Powell deliver post, transport the children to school, and make sure the older inhabitants are safe in their quiet farming village deep in the Welsh countryside.... Continue Reading →
Fish and visitors smell after three days. – Benjamin Franklin For his entire life, Tristan Pryce has been called crazy. When he was young, he started seeing ghosts in his bedroom, on the streets, and pretty much everywhere he went. His parents had no clue what to do with him and after sending him to... Continue Reading →
Fish and visitors smell after three days. – Benjamin Franklin For his entire life, Tristan Pryce has been called crazy. When he was young, he started seeing ghosts in his bedroom, on the streets, and pretty much everywhere he went. His parents had no clue what to do with him and after sending him to... Continue Reading →
“‘Well then…’ I clear my throat once. ‘You are a fantastic actor,’ I say, breathless, and emotionally drugged up on Mr. Sexdorable.”-- Brittainy C. Cherry Scanty Santa is my last selection from Dreamspinner’s Advent anthology. This short story just didn’t work well for me. There is an audience for this type of book, I’m just... Continue Reading →
“‘Well then…’ I clear my throat once. ‘You are a fantastic actor,’ I say, breathless, and emotionally drugged up on Mr. Sexdorable.”-- Brittainy C. Cherry Scanty Santa is my last selection from Dreamspinner’s Advent anthology. This short story just didn’t work well for me. There is an audience for this type of book, I’m just... Continue Reading →
This is my first appearance at The Novel Approach, and I’m thrilled to be here. I have an excerpt from my novel Button Down, which is available for pre-order at Dreamspinner Press and goes on sale Dec. 23, but I also have a giveaway. Hooray! More on that below. Here’s an excerpt. Allow me to... Continue Reading →
This is my first appearance at The Novel Approach, and I’m thrilled to be here. I have an excerpt from my novel Button Down, which is available for pre-order at Dreamspinner Press and goes on sale Dec. 23, but I also have a giveaway. Hooray! More on that below. Here’s an excerpt. Allow me to... Continue Reading →
“Sometimes all you need is a second chance because time wasn’t ready for the first one.” – Author Unknown Are you looking for a feel-good holiday story? If so, look no further than Jay Northcote’s free Christmas short, Coming Home. It’s a story that begins when a summer love affair ends, at a time when... Continue Reading →
“Sometimes all you need is a second chance because time wasn’t ready for the first one.” – Author Unknown Are you looking for a feel-good holiday story? If so, look no further than Jay Northcote’s free Christmas short, Coming Home. It’s a story that begins when a summer love affair ends, at a time when... Continue Reading →
“Of course, that’s how life is. A turn of events may seem very small at the time it’s happening, but you never really know, do you? How can you?” ― Tom Xavier Blurb: In a snowy small town in England just before Christmas, handyman Christian thinks the world has ended -- his parents are still... Continue Reading →
“Of course, that’s how life is. A turn of events may seem very small at the time it’s happening, but you never really know, do you? How can you?” ― Tom Xavier Blurb: In a snowy small town in England just before Christmas, handyman Christian thinks the world has ended -- his parents are still... Continue Reading →
“And that makes me happy. For it says that no matter how hard the world pushes against me, within me, there’s something stronger-something better, pushing right back.” – Albert Camus Roman Woodrow and Lucas Mayer meet on a plane en route to Vienna. Roman works for his father’s tech company and Lucas’s line of work... Continue Reading →
“And that makes me happy. For it says that no matter how hard the world pushes against me, within me, there’s something stronger-something better, pushing right back.” – Albert Camus Roman Woodrow and Lucas Mayer meet on a plane en route to Vienna. Roman works for his father’s tech company and Lucas’s line of work... Continue Reading →
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