Where Fiction and Reality Meet
Title: Permanently Legless Author: JL Merrow Publisher: JMS Books, LLC Pages: 22 Pages Category: Contemporary At a Glance: A short story that has everything and left me feeling satisfied. Reviewed By: Lindsey Blurb: Only half the man he used to be -- but maybe that’s enough The Taliban may have taken both Chris’s legs, but... Continue Reading →
Title: Blow Down (The Plumber's Mate: Book Four) Author: JL Merrow Publisher: Samhain Publishing Length: 249 Pages (Kindle) Category: Contemporary, Mystery At a Glance: Blow Down is another great story added to this outstanding series. Reviewed By: Sammy Blurb: The last thing newly engaged plumber Tom Paretski needs is to stumble over another dead body.... Continue Reading →
Please join us in welcoming author JL Merrow today, on the tour for the latest installment in her Plumber's Mate series, Blow Down. Enjoy JL's guest post, and then be sure to check out the Rafflecopter widget below where you can enter for the chance to win a $10 Amazon or ARe Gift card and... Continue Reading →
Josephine Myles and JL Merrow are here today to celebrate the release of the latest in their Mad About the Brit Boys series of mini-anthologies, Truly, Madly, Boys, a selection of m/m contemporary romance short stories, and are discussing how real life experiences can be turned into fiction. Jamie: Well, they do say write what... Continue Reading →
Title: Boy Meets Boy Meets Boy Authors: JL Merrow and Josephine Myles Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 79 Pages At a Glance: Let’s face it, this is pure erotica, but the stories are well put together because both of these authors really know how to write. Reviewed By: Carrie Blurb: Good men come in threes! Three’s... Continue Reading →
Title: Brass Rags Author: JL Merrow Publisher: JMS Books Pages/Word Count: 30 Pages At a Glance: JL Merrow takes the reader on a humorous little romp back in time. Reviewed By: Sammy Blurb: In early twentieth century England, a good valet can be damned hard to come by -- at least, when one’s requirements are... Continue Reading →
Title: Lovers Leap Author: JL Merrow Publisher: Riptide Publishing Pages/Word Count: 217 Pages At a Glance: This wasn’t my favorite JL Merrow book, but by the end you will love these two guys, especially together. Reviewed By: Carrie Blurb: If they looked, would they ever leap? Good-looking, confident, and doted on by his widowed mum,... Continue Reading →
We're so please to welcome author JL Merrow to TNA today, on the tour for her new novel, Lovers Leap. Enjoy JL's guest post about Leap Day, and then be sure to enter the Giveaway she's sharing with you: Leave a comment for a chance to win $20 in Riptide credit. Entries close at midnight,... Continue Reading →
Title: Help, My Boyfriend’s an Alien! (Mad About the Brit Boys: Book Three) Author: JL Merrow and Josephine Myles Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 80 Pages At a Glance: It’s kind of hard to go wrong with either of these authors. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: Love—and desire—that’s out of this world... It’s time to suit up,... Continue Reading →
Please join us in welcoming author JL Merrow to The Novel Approach today, on the tour for Out!, the newest release in the Shamwell Tales series. Enjoy JL's guest post, and be sure to pay special attention to the prompt question. Your answer in the comments section will enter you for a chance to win... Continue Reading →
Title: Boys Who Go Bump in the Night (Mad About the Brit Boys: Book Two) Author: Josephine Myles and JL Merrow Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 84 Pages At a Glance: Short stories and the supernatural and this pair of authors combine to make for some really good reading. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: When boy meets... Continue Reading →
If you were granted three wishes, what would you spend them on? Today JL Merrow and Josephine Myles are here talking all things magic, in celebration of of their latest paranormal anthology, Boys Who Go Bump in the Night. The last story in the anthology features the classic genie in the lamp trope, so we... Continue Reading →
Keeping it Stiff Hi, I’m JL Merrow, and it’s great to be here as part of the To Love a Traitor blog tour! Today I’d like to talk about keeping it stiff. I’m talking, of course, about a young man’s upper lip. Why, what were you thinking of? ;) Keep a stiff upper lip. It’s... Continue Reading →
Title: To Love a Traitor Author: JL Merrow Publisher: Samhain Publishing Pages/Word Count: 202 Pages At a Glance: I think fans of historical romance will find plenty to love about To Love a Traitor. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: Wounds of the heart take the longest to heal. When solicitor’s clerk George Johnson moves into a... Continue Reading →
Title: Love Found on Lindisfarne Author: JL Merrow Publisher: JMS Books Pages/Word Count: 35 Pages At a Glance: Who wouldn’t like a lovable dad, a precocious almost-teen, and a Viking? Reviewed By: Carrie Blurb: When single father Chris meets a Viking re-enactor on Lindisfarne, he thinks it’s the perfect recipe for a holiday fling --... Continue Reading →
Title: Played! (The Shamwell Tales: Book Two) Author: JL Merrow Publisher: Samhain Publishing Pages/Word Count: 216 Pages At a Glance: There was a little section at about three-quarters of the way through where I felt like it was dragging a bit. These guys danced around each other for sooo long. But, for the most part,... Continue Reading →
Title: Heat Trap (The Plumber’s Mate: Book Three) Author: JL Merrow Publisher: Samhain Publishing Pages/Word Count: 255 Pages At a Glance: I think fans will be pleased with this one, despite a few glitches here and there. Reviewed By: Sammy Blurb: It’s been six months since plumber Tom Paretski was hit with a shocking revelation... Continue Reading →
The Novel Approach is pleased to welcome author JL Merrow today on the Played! blog tour. Enjoy JL's guest post, then be sure to follow the instructions for your chance to win some great prizes. Good luck! A Dream of a Play Hi, I’m JL Merrow, and I’m thrilled to be here today as part... Continue Reading →
Title: Jack in the Green Author: JL Merrow Publisher: JMS Books Pages/Word Count: 24 Pages At a Glance: While slightly confusing at times, this is an interesting story with a couple of surprising twists. Reviewed By: Sadonna Blurb: In 1920s England, class distinctions still hold sway, and the old pagan traditions are far from forgotten.... Continue Reading →
Series Business Hi, I’m JL Merrow and it’s great to be here at The Novel Approach as part of the Heat Trap blog tour. Today I’m going to be talking about the pains and pleasures of writing a trequel. What’s a trequel? I hear you ask. Well, it’s what comes after a sequel. *frowns* Isn’t... Continue Reading →
Title: Trick or Treat Author: JL Merrow Publisher: JMS Books Pages/Word Count: 22 Pages At a Glance: A good read if your into quickies (no pun intended) Blurb: The memory of this party could haunt him forever ... Dragged along to a haunted house by his mates, Sam’s at the Halloween party from hell --... Continue Reading →
The Oldest Profession Hi, I’m JL Merrow, and I’m thrilled to be here today as part of the Raising the Rent blog tour! Giveaway: I’m offering a $20 Amazon gift certificate to a randomly chosen commenter on the tour. (See HERE for a full list of the blogs I’ll be guesting on, in case you’ve... Continue Reading →
Hi, everyone, I hope you’ve all had a fantastic weekend. We’re gearing up for a great week ahead here at The Novel Approach. In case you’ve missed them, we still have two outstanding giveaways open to close out our Countdown to GRL Celebrations: Sherrie Henry, Gift Basket Seven, and our Grand Prize giveaway, so be... Continue Reading →
Hi, everyone, I hope you’ve all had a fantastic weekend. We’re gearing up for a great week ahead here at The Novel Approach. In case you’ve missed them, we still have two outstanding giveaways open to close out our Countdown to GRL Celebrations: Sherrie Henry, Gift Basket Seven, and our Grand Prize giveaway, so be... Continue Reading →
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