Where Fiction and Reality Meet
“I love Christmas. A time to slow down and enjoy life and be with my family and friends. In busy years, it keeps me sane. In bad years, it makes me feel whole again.”-- Mary Jo Putney You can’t go wrong with Amy Lane. No matter what the season or reason, she seems to always... Continue Reading →
“Touch has a memory.” – John Keats Touch is a sense memory, an imprint on the mind and on the skin, a physical and emotional imperative that, if denied over an extended period of time, will cause a boy to grow into a man who craves it so desperately he is willing to seek it... Continue Reading →
“Touch has a memory.” – John Keats Touch is a sense memory, an imprint on the mind and on the skin, a physical and emotional imperative that, if denied over an extended period of time, will cause a boy to grow into a man who craves it so desperately he is willing to seek it... Continue Reading →
TNA: Hi, Amy, and welcome back! It’s always so great to have you here with us. I’ll also give a shout out and total props to Cody Kennedy for arranging this for us. ::waves at Cody:: :-D AL: Hi, Lisa—so lovely to be here! And Cody was a DOLL because I hadn’t even had a... Continue Reading →
TNA: Hi, Amy, and welcome back! It’s always so great to have you here with us. I’ll also give a shout out and total props to Cody Kennedy for arranging this for us. ::waves at Cody:: :-D AL: Hi, Lisa—so lovely to be here! And Cody was a DOLL because I hadn’t even had a... Continue Reading →
“…Florida laughed, a low, dirty laugh that did something melty to Carson’s insides, … He did not have this reaction to men, oh no he did not. Women made him melty, men made him humpty.” – Amy Lane I have no idea where Amy Lane pulls these ideas from. She must have so many people... Continue Reading →
We're so excited to have the always delectable Amy Lane with us here at The Novel Approach today to celebrate the release of her latest book Forever Promised. Jackie wrote a fantastic review of the book, then she, Tina, Bruce, and I put our thinking caps on and came up with a few questions for... Continue Reading →
We're so excited to have the always delectable Amy Lane with us here at The Novel Approach today to celebrate the release of her latest book Forever Promised. Jackie wrote a fantastic review of the book, then she, Tina, Bruce, and I put our thinking caps on and came up with a few questions for... Continue Reading →
I make so many beginnings there never will be an end. - Louisa May Alcott I actually finished this book a couple days ago, but I needed some time to let it stew in my head before I could write about it. I will say that in preparation for reading this book I invested heavily... Continue Reading →
I make so many beginnings there never will be an end. - Louisa May Alcott I actually finished this book a couple days ago, but I needed some time to let it stew in my head before I could write about it. I will say that in preparation for reading this book I invested heavily... Continue Reading →
Let me tell you, being a creeper on the internet sure can pay off sometimes! I just got the lowdown on a couple of FREEBIES and thought I'd hurry up and share. Available for a limited time--possibly for a very limited time--T.A. Chase's Pestilence (The Four Horsemen, Book One) can be downloaded one-hundred-percent free. Have... Continue Reading →
What is drama but life with the dull bits cut out? – Alfred Hitchcock Most of the time, Amy Lane’s books make me feel like my stomach and my heart are being pinched into a tiny little fluttering mass of anxiety that then makes my brain wonder if it should engage the failsafe stop-the-madness-drama-mama kill... Continue Reading →
Well, it's that time of year again, the time of year when we all wonder where the days and weeks and months have gone, the time to reflect on some of the great books we've read throughout the year, the time of year I scratch my head and wonder if I'll ever live long enough... Continue Reading →
The only courage that matters is the kind that gets you from one minute to the next. – Mignon McLaughlin I don’t know the first thing about knitting other than I’m a fan of my sweaters. I don’t know the first thing about writing other than I’m a fan of my books. What I do... Continue Reading →
The only courage that matters is the kind that gets you from one minute to the next. – Mignon McLaughlin I don’t know the first thing about knitting other than I’m a fan of my sweaters. I don’t know the first thing about writing other than I’m a fan of my books. What I do... Continue Reading →
“Running away will never make you free.” – Kenny Loggins Maybe all it takes to make yourself free is just being honest about why it’s your instinct to run away. Sometimes, when there’s nothing but wordsandwordsandwords that feel like all you’re doing is conning yourself and everyone else who might become important to you, saying... Continue Reading →
“Running away will never make you free.” – Kenny Loggins Maybe all it takes to make yourself free is just being honest about why it’s your instinct to run away. Sometimes, when there’s nothing but wordsandwordsandwords that feel like all you’re doing is conning yourself and everyone else who might become important to you, saying... Continue Reading →
I'm not even going to lie... GayRomLit 2012 was the most fun I've ever had with all of my clothes on. Heh. Shhhh, sorry I went there. :-D But seriously, let me tell you, there are very few things I will leave my family for, and GayRomLit 20--, yes, all of them—for many years to... Continue Reading →
I'm not even going to lie... GayRomLit 2012 was the most fun I've ever had with all of my clothes on. Heh. Shhhh, sorry I went there. :-D But seriously, let me tell you, there are very few things I will leave my family for, and GayRomLit 20--, yes, all of them—for many years to... Continue Reading →
It's early. Early! ::yawns:: But there's something a little less difficult about getting up at 4:00am when you know you're off to the airport for a long weekend of fun, right? Sure, that's my story and I'm sticking to it. ::Starbucks:: I want to take a minute to do two things. First, to say thank... Continue Reading →
It's early. Early! ::yawns:: But there's something a little less difficult about getting up at 4:00am when you know you're off to the airport for a long weekend of fun, right? Sure, that's my story and I'm sticking to it. ::Starbucks:: I want to take a minute to do two things. First, to say thank... Continue Reading →
“Love is when one person knows all of your secrets... your deepest, darkest, most dreadful secrets which no one else in the world knows... and yet in the end, that one person does not think any less of you; even if the rest of the world does.” – Unknown Excuse me while my thought train... Continue Reading →
“Love is when one person knows all of your secrets... your deepest, darkest, most dreadful secrets which no one else in the world knows... and yet in the end, that one person does not think any less of you; even if the rest of the world does.” – Unknown Excuse me while my thought train... Continue Reading →
“Those gifts are ever more precious which the giver has made precious.” – Ovid Some things that make me smile: 1. A baby’s chubby cheeks, juicy lips, and gummy grins 2. Coffee 3. Carrot Cake 4. Coffee and Carrot Cake 5. Wine (After a few glasses, I get downright giggly, even) 6. Pretty shoes (That’s... Continue Reading →
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