Where Fiction and Reality Meet
We're so pleased to have author Julia Talbot dropping in today to celebrate her newest release, Night of the Living Manny, the latest addition to Dreamspinner Press's Dreamspun Beyond house line. Welcome, Julia! Hey y’all! I’m Julia Talbot, and I’m here to chat today about Night of the Living Manny, my new paranormal category romance... Continue Reading →
We're so pleased to welcome the writing team of Ari McKay to The Novel Approach today to celebrate the release of their new book, Blood Bathory: Absence of the Sun, book two in the Guardians of Gaia series. Ari is here to chat a bit about the book, and there's also a giveaway so be... Continue Reading →
Title: Moonshine Author: G.D. Penman Publisher: JMS Books Length: 41 Pages Category: Historical, Mystery/Suspense, Horror At a Glance: Moonshine was a great first time read for me from this author. I absolutely liked the historical feel and the 1920s verbiage—it really set the tone for the era of prohibition, speakeasies and bootlegging. Reviewed By: Maryann... Continue Reading →
Title: Day and Knight Series: Day and Knight: Book One Author: Dirk Greyson Narrator: Andrew McFerrin Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Run Time: 7 hours and 22 minutes Category: Contemporary, Mystery/Suspense At a Glance: This book is a great buy, for what it is. If you like spy stories or procedurals with a twist, this is a... Continue Reading →
Title: The Medium Author: Bonnie Dee Publisher: Self-Published Length: 197 Pages Category: Historical, Paranormal At a Glance: Bonnie Dee is such a consistent deliverer of historical romantic fiction, and The Medium is another strong addition to her body of work. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: To win a heart, he must risk his soul… Cast out... Continue Reading →
We're so pleased to have author J. Scott Coatsworth joining us today on the tour for his new novel, The River City Chronicles. We've got an exclusive excerpt from the book to share with you along with a great giveaway, so be sure to check out the details below. Welcome, Scott! About the Book Title:... Continue Reading →
Hi, everyone, welcome to a quick preview of what we have coming up for you in the week ahead! I had the privilege of celebrating Pride this weekend with my LGBTQ+ friends and family, where I got to give away some books and fun swag along with authors Bru Baker, A.D. Ellis, and Mason Thomas,... Continue Reading →
Cheers, friends, and welcome to a recap of all the active giveaways we hosted at The Novel Approach over the course of the past week. We had some great goodies up for grabs, so be sure to check out what's still open for entries, but hurry, some of these giveaways are expiring soon! Megan Reddaway... Continue Reading →
Title: The World Traveler Author: Claire Castle Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 234 Pages Category: Contemporary At a Glance: I recommend this one for those looking for a simple but enjoyable read, because that is what this book is. Reviewed By: Carrie Blurb: Charming Taylor Samuels doesn't expect his sister's video audition for the reality television... Continue Reading →
Title: Don't Fight It Series: The Gods Made Me Do It: Book Three Author: Lisa Oliver Publisher: Self-Published Length: 150 Pages Category: Fantasy At a Glance: Lisa Oliver has given a different take with the mythology of the world and some of the history, and weaved it beautifully into her story. I love seeing little... Continue Reading →
Title: Butterfly Assassin Author: Annabelle Jacobs Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 82k Words Category: Urban Fantasy, Mystery/Suspense At a Glance: Aaron and Michael are so great together; they have such a solid chemistry, and Aaron is just soooooo, so lovely. I hope this book means there will be more to follow. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: Clapham... Continue Reading →
We're so pleased to have NineStar Press author J.S. Fields dropping by today to chat about her sci-fi series, Ardulum. We've got a great guest post to share with you as well as a giveaway, so be sure to check out all the details below. Welcome, J.S.! Journey to the Jungle The forests of Ardulum... Continue Reading →
Title: Running with Lions Author: Julian Winters Publisher: Duet/Interlude Press Length: 266 Pages Category: Teen Fiction At a Glance: Don’t walk…Run! to pick up a copy of this book. You definitely don’t want to miss this wonderful story! Reviewed By: Jules Blurb: Bloomington High School Lions’ star goalie Sebastian Hughes should be excited about his... Continue Reading →
Title: Leaning Into Touch Series: Leaning Into: Book Four Author: Lane Hayes Narrator: Nick J. Russo Publisher: Self-Published Run Time: 7 hours and 50 minutes Category: Contemporary At a Glance: Nick J. Russo did a great job and his voice fitted well with the characters. Recommended for fans of this series and for anyone who... Continue Reading →
We're so pleased to have author Ashlyn Kane joining us today to celebrate her new book, His Leading Man, an addition to the Dreamspun Desires house line from Dreamspinner Press. Ashlyn has a coloring page she's sharing with you today, so be sure to download it and have fun! Welcome, Ashlyn! Learning to Do Nothing... Continue Reading →
Welcome to author Cordelia Kingsbridge and the Cash Plays blog tour! Cash Plays is book three in the Seven of Spades series and Cordelia is here to celebrate its release with a bit of background on her world building. And, there's also a giveaway, so be sure to check out those details at the end.... Continue Reading →
Title: A Prayer for the Dead Series: A Tom and Stanley Mystery Author: Victor J. Banis Publisher: DSP Publications Length: 200 Pages Category: Mystery/Suspense At a Glance: Another solid and thoroughly entertaining mystery. Despite my mixed emotions about the relationship, I do love the characters’ complexity and the cleverness of the plot, and am really... Continue Reading →
Title: Hotline Series: Murmur, Inc.: Book One Author: Quinn Anderson Narrator: Nick J. Russo Publisher: Riptide Publishing Run Time: 9 hours and 43 minutes Category: Contemporary At a Glance: Nick J. Russo does an amazing job with a less than stellar book to work with. If this is one of your favorite authors, it may... Continue Reading →
Title: Cash Plays Series: Seven of Spades: Book Three Author: Cordelia Kingsbridge Publisher: Riptide Publishing Length: 351 Pages Category: Contemporary, Mystery/Suspense At a Glance: With this third installment of the Seven of Spades series, Cordelia Kingsbridge expertly creates another power-packed plot. This storyline has so much going on, with family, friends, emotions, addictions, gang wars... Continue Reading →
We're so pleased to have author Ana Newfolk joining us today to celebrate the release of her new novel, Made in Portugal. Ana his here to chat about how integral the supporting cast is to her story, and there's also a giveaway so be sure to check out the Rafflecopter widget below for entry details.... Continue Reading →
Title: Stone the Crows Series: Wolf Winter: Book Two Author: TA Moore Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Length: 240 Pages Category: Urban Fantasy, Shifters At a Glance: In short, not my cup of tea. So, what is the book and why a high star rating? Well, it’s a damn good book. It’s well written with strong characters,... Continue Reading →
Title: The Emerald Wars Author: Grace Watson Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 242 Pages Category: Fantasy, Steampunk At a Glance: Watson did a commendable job of pulling together a pastiche of L. Frank Baum's treasured Oz tales and then gives the story some lovely twists, with plenty of Easter eggs sprinkled throughout that made me smile... Continue Reading →
Hello! Thank you for joining us on Genre Talk. Elizabeth Noble here and today we’re welcoming DSP Publications author Alan Chin to discuss his newest book Surviving Immorality. About the Book Release Date: June 5, 2018 Genre: Science Fiction Length: 446 Pages Cover Design: Tiferet Design Buy links for Surviving Immortality: DSP Publications | Amazon... Continue Reading →
We're so pleased to have author Michael Rupured dropping in today to celebrate the release of his latest novel, The Case of the Missing Drag Queen, book one in the brand new Luke Tanner Mysteries series from DSP Publications. Michael's got a fun post to share today, and he's also giving one lucky reader the... Continue Reading →
The Novel Approach Reviews 