Title: Sonata Form Author: Carole Cummings Publisher: Forest Path Books Length: 290 Pages Category: Fantasy Rating: 4 Stars At a Glance: Sonata Form is charming, at times sweet, fraught with external conflict, and is yet another example of the sort of fantasy Cummings writes—it isn't romance, but there is a clear and present romanticism to... Continue Reading →
Review: Beloved Son by Carole Cummings
Title: Beloved Son Series: Aisling: Book Three Author: Carole Cummings Publisher: DSP Publications Length: 306 Pages Category: Fantasy At a Glance: This whole novel was amazing, and this trilogy gets every star it deserves and then some. Reviewed By: Sammy Blurb: When a man’s identity is built on lies, can he find the true self... Continue Reading →
Review: Dream by Carole Cummings
Title: Dream Series: Aisling: Book Two Author: Carole Cummings Publisher: DSP Publications Length: 336 Pages Category: Fantasy At a Glance: Holy smokes. And I thought the first in the Aisling series was good. There is more than one moment in this novel where your heart is in your throat, thinking this might be the end... Continue Reading →
Review: Guardian by Carole Cummings
Title: Guardian Series: Aisling Trilogy: Book One Author: Carole Cummings Publisher: DSP Publications Length: 270 Pages Category: Fantasy At a Glance: So many unanswered questions surrounded by a lush story that is action-packed and unrelenting in its pacing made for an exciting first installment. Reviewed By: Sammy Blurb: As he pursues a man who is... Continue Reading →
DSP Publications Presents: Genre Talk – Part Two – with Carole Cummings and Andrew Q. Gordon
Hi again! Genre Talk is back on The Novel Approach Reviews with part 2 of our very special 3-part video interview series with Andrew Q. Gordon, author of the Champion of the Gods Fantasy series published through DSP Publications. Today is release day for the fourth book in the series, Child of Night and Day,... Continue Reading →
DSP Publications Presents: Genre Talk with Carole Cumming and Andrew Q. Gordon
Hi, everyone, and thanks for joining us for another edition of Genre Talk here on The Novel Approach Reviews. Today we have part one of a very special 3-part video interview series with Andrew Q. Gordon, author of the Champion of the Gods Fantasy series published through DSP Publications. Today, Andy will chat with us... Continue Reading →
DSP Publications Presents: Genre Talk with Carole Cummings and Clare London
Hey there, Awesome Readers, and thanks for joining us here at The Novel Approach Reviews. Today we’ve got DSP Publications author Clare London here to tell us about the 2nd Edition release of her Fantasy novel Branded. She’s also been kind enough to bring us an excerpt. But first, let’s have a look at what... Continue Reading →
DSP Publications Presents: Genre Talk and a Giveaway with Carole Cummings and Lex Chase
Wednesday greetings, Awesome Readers! Today here on Genre Talk, we’ve got DSP Publications author Lex Chase stopping by The Novel Approach Reviews as the 7th stop on a 9-part blog tour. So let’s just sit back and let her do all the work. ;) Hello Internet! I'm Lex Chase and Carole and Lisa are awesome... Continue Reading →
DSP Publications Presents: Genre Talk and a Giveaway with Carole Cummings and T.A. Venedicktov
Hello, Awesome Readers, and thanks for joining us here at The Novel Approach Reviews for another edition of Genre Talk. Today we have double the fun as we welcome DSP Publications author (or is that authors?) T.A. Venedicktov, here to tell us all about the upcoming Science Fiction release, Chrysalis Corporation. We also have a... Continue Reading →
DSPP Presents: Genre Talk With Carole Cummings and J Tullos Hennig
Hello, everyone, and welcome to the latest edition of Genre Talk. Today DSP Publications author J Tullos Hennig—Historical Fantasy maven of the Books of the Wode series—has agreed to come and take the helm, and give us a historical perspective on Romance. (Romance. On Genre Talk! I know, right?!) So if any of you have... Continue Reading →
Guest Post and Backlist Giveaway With Carole Cummings
Hi, everyone, and thanks to Lisa and the crew at The Novel Approach Reviews for letting me come and do this. I’m not wearing my Genre Talk hat today, but I’ve got some plans to make the semiregular feature even more exciting in 2016, with new authors, more interviews, and lots of giveaways of DSP... Continue Reading →
DSP Publications Presents: Genre Talk with Carole Cummings and Rick R. Reed
Happy Tuesday, everyone, and Happy Release Day to Rick R. Reed! Rick has graciously agreed to come tell Genre Talk all about his new Horror-Romance, A Demon Inside, which is available for purchase right now from DSP Publications. He’s also brought us an excerpt, but first, let’s have a look at what Rick’s newest is... Continue Reading →
Guest Post: Bullying (Or Not So Much) by Carole Cummings
BULLYING (OR NOT SO MUCH) Carole Cummings So, I guess you’d have to live under a rock (or be a writer in the cruel, all-consuming throes of a developing story) to have missed all the #AskELJames … stuff. And if you’ve seen all that, you’ve likely seen the follow-up calls of shame on you or... Continue Reading →
Review: Blue on Black by Carole Cummings
Title: Blue on Black Author: Carole Cummings Publisher: DSP Publications Pages/Word Count: 380 Pages At a Glance: Blue on Black is an alternate universe, twisted history, sci-fi/fantasy/steampunkish feast for the imagination and senses. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: Kimolijah Adani—Class 2 gridTech, beloved brother, most promising student the Academy’s ever had the privilege of calling their... Continue Reading →
DSP Publications Presents: Genre Talk with J Tullos Hennig and Carole Cummings
Hullo, J Tullos Hennig here, one of DSP Publications’ genre authors, temporarily taking the interviewer reins from Carole Cummings. There is something akin to kismet in my being the one to put Carole in the Genre Talk hotseat, since I sort of talked her into the gig in the first place. Because I knew she’d... Continue Reading →
Guest Post and Giveaway: The Wolf's-own: Ghost Blog Tour With Carole Cummings
I'm so pleased to welcome Carole Cummings to The Novel Approach today, not as an interviewer for DSP Publications' Genre Talk, but to chat about a subject near and dear to my heart--symbolism--in a series that's near and dear to my heart--Wolf's-own. Enjoy Carole's article, then be sure to click on the Rafflecopter widget below... Continue Reading →
Guest Post and Giveaway: The Wolf’s-own: Ghost Blog Tour With Carole Cummings
I'm so pleased to welcome Carole Cummings to The Novel Approach today, not as an interviewer for DSP Publications' Genre Talk, but to chat about a subject near and dear to my heart--symbolism--in a series that's near and dear to my heart--Wolf's-own. Enjoy Carole's article, then be sure to click on the Rafflecopter widget below... Continue Reading →
DSPP Presents: Genre Talk With Carole Cummings and Rick R. Reed
Hullo, all! Since Lisa has yet to bar the doors of The Novel Approach, I’m here today with DSP Publications author Rick R. Reed to talk about suspense and serial killers and anonymous hookups. But all in a good way! (…Wait, is there a good way to talk about serial killers? 0_o Eh, Rick will... Continue Reading →
DSP Publications Presents: Genre Talk With Carole Cummings and A.J. Marcus
Hi, folks! You may remember the last time A.J. was here, when we talked about Eagle’s Blood and nature and falcons. This time, A.J. is talking about the inspiration behind his upcoming (March 24th!) release, Grizzly Discovery, and since he’s more interesting than I am, let’s just turn the post over to him. :) Inspiration:... Continue Reading →
Guest Post: Genre Talk With Carole Cummings and Andrew Q. Gordon
Ha, a weekend invasion from a couple of DSP Publications’ misfit toys! Hello, everyone! I’ve got Andrew Q. Gordon with me today, and because he’s awesome and generous, he comes bearing a gift. We’ve got a special price for The Novel Approach readers! So stay tuned ’til the end of the post. For now, let’s... Continue Reading →
DSP Publications and Carole Cummings Present: Genre Talk With Andrea Speed – Infected: Paris
Genre Talk with Carole Cummings and DSP Publications Author Andrea Speed It’s Wednesday, which means Lisa has once again allowed us to invade TNA. This time, we’re coming on like a virus with the woman who’s made the word “infected” into something gripping in the best sense of the word. The fabulous Andrea Speed is... Continue Reading →
Guest Post: Genre Talk With Carole Cummings and DSPP Author Yeyu
Hello and happy Humpday, everyone! I’m here today with DSP Publications author Yeyu to talk about her new release The Relics of the Gods (Between Heaven and Earth Book 1) and something I bet you haven’t thought about before—Chinese Historical Fantasy. I know, right? You’re all in for a pretty awesome glimpse into Chinese history... Continue Reading →
Here’s A Sneak Peek At The Coming Week
Happy Sunday, everyone, I hope you've had a lovely week. Coming up in the week ahead, we've got plenty of great stuff in store for you to enjoy, more guest authors, interesting articles, interviews, reviews, and, thanks to the generosity of our guests, more giveaways just because they appreciate you, their readers. Here's what's on... Continue Reading →
Here's A Sneak Peek At The Coming Week
Happy Sunday, everyone, I hope you've had a lovely week. Coming up in the week ahead, we've got plenty of great stuff in store for you to enjoy, more guest authors, interesting articles, interviews, reviews, and, thanks to the generosity of our guests, more giveaways just because they appreciate you, their readers. Here's what's on... Continue Reading →

