Where Fiction and Reality Meet
Title: Lone Wolf: A Bluewater Bay Novel Author: L.A. Witt & Aleksandr Voinov Publisher: Riptide Publishing Pages/Word Count: 358 Pages At a Glance: The authors manage to raise their own bar with this book Blurb: Hunter Easton is screwed. Fans, producers, and his agent are all chomping at the bit for the next book in... Continue Reading →
Once upon a time, there was a single process with a single purpose. Step 1: Write and polish Step 2: Ferret out submission guidelines (often at the library) Step 3: Put together the packet – cover letter, synopsis, first three chapters Step 4: Print out (or in the old days copy) aforesaid packet Step 5:... Continue Reading →
Title: A Spartan Love Author: Kayla Jameth Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 236 Pages At a Glance: The first in what should be an exciting trilogy Blurb: Alone, Andreas toils on a remote farmstead for a Spartan overlord. When a kryptes enters his world, Andreas fears for his life. The dread warriors stalk and kill... 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 →
Title: L’histoire de François: Vampire (Mortal Angst #1) Author: Edward Kendrick Publisher: Wilde City Press Pages/Word Count: 64 Pages At a Glance: A good deal of missed opportunity Blurb: Since his turning in 1022 young spy, François, has hated all humans. And yet, in 1347, he falls in love with one, only to be betrayed... Continue Reading →
Title: L’histoire de François: Vampire (Mortal Angst #1) Author: Edward Kendrick Publisher: Wilde City Press Pages/Word Count: 64 Pages At a Glance: A good deal of missed opportunity Blurb: Since his turning in 1022 young spy, François, has hated all humans. And yet, in 1347, he falls in love with one, only to be betrayed... Continue Reading →
To celebrate the release of my new book, Down and Dirty, I’m inviting you to follow along with the blog tour serial of a Cole McGinnis case, Dirty Minds! Enter to win a giveaway at every site! Rhys Ford’s Down and Dirty Giveaway THIS CONTEST IS CLOSED Dirty Minds: Part Eleven I don’t know what... Continue Reading →
Title: Down and Dirty Author: Rhys Ford Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 200 Pages At a Glance: I cannot recommend this book highly enough Blurb: From the moment former LAPD detective Bobby Dawson spots Ichiro Tokugawa, he knows the man is trouble. And not just because the much younger Japanese inker is hot, complicated, and... Continue Reading →
Title: Nothing Ventured Author: Jay Northcote Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 142 Pages At a Glance: An unfortunate miss Blurb: When Aiden agrees to run the Mad Mucker—a twelve-mile muddy slog over an obstacle course—he’s expecting it to be a bit of a laugh. The training will be tough, but Aiden could use the motivation... Continue Reading →
Title: Restless Spirits (Spirits: Book One) Author: Jordan L. Hawk Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 218 Pages At a Glance: An Instant Favorite Blurb: After losing the family fortune to a fraudulent psychic, inventor Henry Strauss is determined to bring the otherworld under control through the application of science. All he needs is a genuine haunting... Continue Reading →
The Novel Approach welcomes author M.A. Church on The Harvest: Journey's End blog tour today. Enjoy this exclusive excerpt, and then be sure to enter the Rafflecopter Giveaway for the chance to win an e-copy of the book. Good luck and enjoy! Blurb: To survive is to adapt… Dale Michaels knows all about change. As... Continue Reading →
The Novel Approach welcomes author M.A. Church on The Harvest: Journey's End blog tour today. Enjoy this exclusive excerpt, and then be sure to enter the Rafflecopter Giveaway for the chance to win an e-copy of the book. Good luck and enjoy! Blurb: To survive is to adapt… Dale Michaels knows all about change. As... Continue Reading →
Hello! Angel here again with five more reviews from Dreamspinner's Advent 2014 Anthology, Celebrate! Title: Ilya and The Wolf Author: Rory Ni Coileain Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 25 Pages At a Glance: Highly recommended! Blurb: Ilya, the youngest son of a Moscow oligarch, is so deep in the closet he’d find Narnia if that... Continue Reading →
Title: Takedown and Tap Out (Bannon’s Gym) Author: Cat Grant Publisher: Samhain Publishing Pages/Word Count: 188 Pages/168 Pages At a Glance: Score a KO and well worth reading Blurb - Takedown: Home may not be what he remembered, but it might hold what he needs. Bannon’s Gym, Book 2 An abusive father drove Tom Delaney... Continue Reading →
Title: Hitting Black Ice Author: Heloise West Publisher: Loose Id Pages/Word Count: 240 Pages At a Glance: Don’t miss out on this one! Blurb: ER physician's assistant Hunter guards his heart carefully, but that doesn't stop him from falling for Shawn, the front desk clerk. He keeps his distance from relationships for a reason, but... Continue Reading →
The Novel Approach is so honored to be kicking off BJ Sheppard's Always Have, Always Will Blog Tour today, and to be bringing you some very exclusive content to celebrate the book's release at Wilde City Press. Not only did this very dapper man do a video reading from the book for us, but he... Continue Reading →
Title: Off Course (Coyote’s Call: Book One) Author: Bailey Bradford Publisher: Totally Bound Pages/Word Count: 202 Pages At a Glance: Some serious info dumping, but a great start to a new series Blurb: Gideon’s worst night ever starts out with a bang that will change his whole life. Gideon Wells has been cast out of... Continue Reading →
Title: On Wings of Song Author: Anne Barwell Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 110 At a Glance: Places where the pacing of the story seemed rushed, but a sweet story about two soldiers who reunite after a devastating war Blurb: Six years after meeting British soldier Aiden Foster during the Christmas Truce of 1914, Jochen Weber still finds... Continue Reading →
Title: The Devil’s Ride Author: K.A. Merikan Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 370 Pages At a Glance: Fast paced, a couple I loved, and drama of the escapist variety Blurb: --- You don’t fuck with the club president's son. --- Tooth. Vice President of the Coffin Nails Motorcycle Club. On a neverending quest for vengeance. The... Continue Reading →
Title: The Devil’s Ride Author: K.A. Merikan Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 370 Pages At a Glance: Fast paced, a couple I loved, and drama of the escapist variety Blurb: --- You don’t fuck with the club president's son. --- Tooth. Vice President of the Coffin Nails Motorcycle Club. On a neverending quest for vengeance. The... Continue Reading →
Title: Late Bloomer Author: Bru Baker Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 64 Pages At a Glance: This story was a late bloomer for me Blurb: If not for his family and his Christmas tree farm, David Rochester would be a recluse. And Erik Shriver wouldn’t know a quiet moment if it smacked him in the... Continue Reading →
Title: The Two Gentlemen of Altona (Playing the Fool: Book One) Author: Lisa Henry & J.A. Rock Publisher: Riptide Publishing Pages/Word Count: 215 Pages At a Glance: Sign me up for the next one in the queue because this one was simply fantastic! Blurb: Special Agent Ryan “Mac” McGuinness is having a rough week. Not... Continue Reading →
Title: The Reluctant Berserker Author: Alex Beecroft Publisher: Samhain Publishing Pages/Word Count: 248 Pages At a Glance: A dense, intricately plotted, and meticulously written book Blurb: Manhood is about more than who’s on top. Wulfstan, a noble and fearsome Saxon warrior, has spent most of his life hiding the fact that he would love to... Continue Reading →
Title: A Scout Is Brave Author: Jay Jordan Hawke Publisher: Harmony Ink Press Pages/Word Count: 180 Pages At a Glance: A difficult book to get through, but ends well Blurb: Sequel to Pukawiss The Outcast: The Two-spirit Chronicles: Book Two In the months following the brutal murder of Matthew Shepard, fourteen-year-old Joshua, a half Native... Continue Reading →
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