A.J.’s Got You Covered – This Week’s Pick – “A Broken Kind of Life” by Jamie Mayfield – Cover Art by AngstyG

Don't you just want to grab this kid, pull him into a hug first, and then shove him behind your back, staving off all his demons with a razor edged machete? You do? Well, then you have been enticed by just a cover. A dark, brooding, emoting-so-loudly-you-can-practically-hear-the-kid's-thoughts-as-he-thinks-them, fantabulous cover. A Broken Kind of Life, written... Continue Reading →

A.J.'s Got You Covered – This Week's Pick – "A Broken Kind of Life" by Jamie Mayfield – Cover Art by AngstyG

Don't you just want to grab this kid, pull him into a hug first, and then shove him behind your back, staving off all his demons with a razor edged machete? You do? Well, then you have been enticed by just a cover. A dark, brooding, emoting-so-loudly-you-can-practically-hear-the-kid's-thoughts-as-he-thinks-them, fantabulous cover. A Broken Kind of Life, written... Continue Reading →

“A Broken Kind of Life” Is A Beautiful Kind Of Read

“We are all wonderful, beautiful wrecks. That's what connects us--that we're all broken, all beautifully imperfect.” ― Emilio Estevez For the past two years Aaron has been merely existing, floating through his life in a drugged haze. He can't tolerate anyone's touch. Not his mother, father or his brothers, the people who love him most,... Continue Reading →

"A Broken Kind of Life" Is A Beautiful Kind Of Read

“We are all wonderful, beautiful wrecks. That's what connects us--that we're all broken, all beautifully imperfect.” ― Emilio Estevez For the past two years Aaron has been merely existing, floating through his life in a drugged haze. He can't tolerate anyone's touch. Not his mother, father or his brothers, the people who love him most,... Continue Reading →

Jamie Mayfield, And A Reading From “A Broken Kind of Life”, And A Giveaway – What Could Be Better?

With a foreword by Cody Kennedy. Aaron Downing is broken, barely clinging to the hope that one day, he will be normal again. His life remains a constant string of nightmares, flashbacks, and fear, but he perseveres and starts college, determined to move on. Then Aaron gets assigned to work with Spencer Thomas for his... Continue Reading →

Jamie Mayfield, And A Reading From "A Broken Kind of Life", And A Giveaway – What Could Be Better?

With a foreword by Cody Kennedy. Aaron Downing is broken, barely clinging to the hope that one day, he will be normal again. His life remains a constant string of nightmares, flashbacks, and fear, but he perseveres and starts college, determined to move on. Then Aaron gets assigned to work with Spencer Thomas for his... Continue Reading →

A Little “Determination” Goes A Very Long Way

“Healing is a matter of time, but it is sometimes also a matter of opportunity.” – Hippocrates In this third and final story in the Waiting for Forever series by Jamie Mayfield, we rejoin the story directly after Brian, Mike, Alex and Leo rescued Jamie from Steven O'Dell. Jamie has been beaten severely and has... Continue Reading →

A Little "Determination" Goes A Very Long Way

“Healing is a matter of time, but it is sometimes also a matter of opportunity.” – Hippocrates In this third and final story in the Waiting for Forever series by Jamie Mayfield, we rejoin the story directly after Brian, Mike, Alex and Leo rescued Jamie from Steven O'Dell. Jamie has been beaten severely and has... Continue Reading →

You Would Do Well To Make This Your “Destiny”

“Where there is love there is life.” ― Mahatma Gandhi From the very first sentence of this book we see the struggle Brian has with leaving everything he knows behind. He loves his mom and dad, he cares for Adam, but he is IN LOVE with Jamie. So for Brian, he can't see any other... Continue Reading →

You Would Do Well To Make This Your "Destiny"

“Where there is love there is life.” ― Mahatma Gandhi From the very first sentence of this book we see the struggle Brian has with leaving everything he knows behind. He loves his mom and dad, he cares for Adam, but he is IN LOVE with Jamie. So for Brian, he can't see any other... Continue Reading →

This Review Might Make You Want To Stand Up And Cheer! – Choices by Jamie Mayfield

We here at The Novel Approach are welcoming a very special guest reviewer to the blog today, and we couldn't be more excited to have her here with us! Please allow me to introduce you to Savannah. Savannah just so happens to be the daughter of our very own Jackie, so you can see where... Continue Reading →

This Review Might Make You Want To Stand Up And Cheer! – Choices by Jamie Mayfield

We here at The Novel Approach are welcoming a very special guest reviewer to the blog today, and we couldn't be more excited to have her here with us! Please allow me to introduce you to Savannah. Savannah just so happens to be the daughter of our very own Jackie, so you can see where... Continue Reading →

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