Title: Model Bodyguard Series: Haven Investigations: Book Two Author: Lissa Kasey Narrator: Brian Hutchison Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Run Time: 9 hours and 47 minutes Category: Contemporary, Mystery/Suspense At a Glance: I enjoyed Brian Hutchison’s narration, particularly since I wasn’t much of a fan of the first book’s narrator, who was good as Ollie but had…
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Review: Model Exposure by Lissa Kasey
Title: Model Exposure (Haven Investigations: Book Four) Author: Lissa Kasey Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Length: 256 Pages Category: Mystery/Suspense At a Glance: What an incredibly clever novelist Lissa Kasey has grown to be over the years. Her storytelling is impeccable, as are the mysteries she weaves and the romance she nurtures in her books. Reviewed By:…
Review: Model Investigator by Lissa Kasey
Title: Model Investigator (Haven Investigations: Book Three) Author: Lissa Kasey Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Length: 250 Pages Category: Contemporary, Mystery/Suspense At a Glance: Model Investigator is a really great installment in the Haven Investigation series, and I’m so looking forward to the next installment. Reviewed By: Maryann Blurb: With his lover, Kade, missing, androgynous former model…
Review: An Arresting Ride by Lissa Kasey
Title: An Arresting Ride (Survivors Find Love: Book Two) Author: Lissa Kasey Publisher: Self-Published Length: 234 Pages Category: Contemporary At a Glance: With a gentle hand and a compassionate touch, author Lissa Kasey allows us to watch two men who have been broken and who are from very different pasts heal together and find love…
Review: Model Bodyguard by Lissa Kasey
Title: Model Bodyguard (Haven Investigations: Book Two) Author: Lissa Kasey Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Length: 270 Pages Category: Mystery/Suspense At a Glance: Lissa Kasey created more than a cliffhanger in Model Bodyguard. This book is gripping, action packed, and is a definite heartbreaker. Reviewed By: Maryann Blurb: Things are going well for androgynous model Ollie Petroskovic,…
Review: Painting with Fire by Lissa Kasey
Title: Painting with Fire Author: Lissa Kasey Publisher: Self-Published Length: 173 Pages (kindle) Category: Contemporary At a Glance: This story is just top notch from beginning to end. Reviewed By: Sammy Blurb: Charlie “Wood Chuck” Fox knows his best friend and fellow wildfire firefighter Jessie Row had a major family break up in her past….
Guest Post: Painting with Fire by Lissa Kasey
We’re so pleased to have author Lissa Kasey joining us today on the tour for her newest release, Painting with Fire. Welcome, Lissa! Family Ties I have always been a big reader. I also grew up in the eighties and nineties on television shows like Saved by the Bell and Family Ties. And like most…
Audio Review: Model Citizen by Lissa Kasey – Narrated by Mike Pohlable
Title: Model Citizen Author: Lissa Kasey Narrator: Mike Pohlable Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Run Time: 7 hours and 53 minutes Category: Mystery/Suspense At a Glance: The story is fine as a mystery/romance. The plot is workable and progresses as you would expect. However, the audio is more than just a tiny bit grating. Reviewed By: Mike…
Review: Candy Land by Lissa Kasey
Title: Candy Land (Hidden Gem: Book Three) Author: Lissa Kasey Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 274 Pages At a Glance: Candy Land, has it all: romance, suspense and heart stopping action! Reviewed By: Sammy Blurb: Cameron “Candy” Michelson Jr. doesn’t have time for distractions. He’s too busy restructuring the red-light district into an adult playland…
Review: Evolution: Genesis by Lissa Kasey
Title: Evolution: Genesis (Evolution: Book Two) Author: Lissa Kasey Publisher: DSP Publications Pages/Word Count: 200 Pages At a Glance: Genesis is an interesting, if somewhat tangled, read for paranormal fans. Reviewed By: Sammy Blurb: Evolution made music history when one bandmate turned vampire and another joined the vampire hate movement Preservation Group. Gene is trying to…
Guest Post and Excerpt: Thankfully a Great Year by Lissa Kasey
It’s almost Thanksgiving. Can you believe it? This year has gone so fast! I’m so thankful for all the amazing things that have happened this year. We could all use a little positive, right? Two years ago I completed my first novel after a year long dry spell. It was a new dystopian sort of…
DSPP Presents: Genre Talk and a Giveaway with Carole Cummings and Lissa Kasey
Yay, it’s time for Genre Talk again here at The Novel Approach Reviews! This week we have DSP Publications’ author Lissa Kasey here to talk about her new Urban Fantasy/Paranormal novel Evolution: Genesis. And as a special treat, she’s giving away a signed paperback! So grab a cuppa, put up your feet, and let’s let…
Review: Evolution by Lissa Kasey
Title: Evolution Author: Lissa Kasey Publisher: DSP Publications Pages/Word Count: 250 Pages At a Glance: Evolution unlocks an exciting paranormal world where the focus is on the heart and soul of its characters rather than just their superhuman qualities. Reviewed By: Sammy Blurb: Gene Sage has only ever wanted to sing, but his band, Evolution,…
Guest Post: The Countdown to GayRomLit Celebration with Lissa Kasey
Today we welcome author Lissa Kasey in the continuing celebration of the Countdown to GRL 2015 in sunny San Diego. The flawed characters, gotta love ’em, right? Enjoy! A Spectrum of Flawed Characters These GRL blog posts are kind of intimidating. I never know what to say that I haven’t already gone over before. So…
Review: Model Citizen by Lissa Kasey
Title: Model Citizen Author: Lissa Kasey Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Page/Word Count: 220 Pages At a Glance: Model Citizen did what the author intended, and has me on pins and needles to see what will happen next. Reviewed By: Karen Blurb: Oliver “Ollie” Petroskovic’s life as an international supermodel was heading in the right direction. He…
Guest Post: Who Are We Really Writing About and For by Lissa Kasey
Two weeks ago I saw a link on Facebook to a poll about M/M romance. I clicked it because I read and write the topic, so why not answer the poll? Only it wasn’t really a poll. It was a question. A pretty basic question: What do you want to see more of in…
Lissa Kasey & Sam Kadence – Two Sides of The Same Coin
Today, The Novel Approach welcomes Dreamspinner Press author Lissa Kasey, who also writes Young Adult fiction for Harmony Ink Press under the pen name Sam Kadence. By way of introducing Lissa’s work to you, I asked her if she’d share an excerpt from her paranormal/fantasy Dominion Series. She’s selected an excerpt from Book One, Inheritance,…
Lissa Kasey & Sam Kadence – Two Sides of The Same Coin
Today, The Novel Approach welcomes Dreamspinner Press author Lissa Kasey, who also writes Young Adult fiction for Harmony Ink Press under the pen name Sam Kadence. By way of introducing Lissa’s work to you, I asked her if she’d share an excerpt from her paranormal/fantasy Dominion Series. She’s selected an excerpt from Book One, Inheritance,…
Guest Post and Excerpt: The Hidden Gem by Lissa Kasey
There’s a doll on my shelf that everyone mistakes for a girl. Could be the long hair, or the skirt, or the high heeled shoes that make people think this, but everyone who meets him knows who he is. Misaki ‘Aki’ Itou, psi, companion, AP survivor and the hidden gem is unforgettable. When I first…
Review: Hidden Gem by Lissa Kasey
Title: Hidden Gem Author: Lissa Kasey Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 246 Pages Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: Misaki “Aki” Itou is a psi—a person with mutated DNA granting him psychic abilities. He’s also a contracted companion—a whore. It may not be the perfect profession, but having a roof over his head, food to eat, and…