Where Fiction and Reality Meet
Title: Then the Stars Fall Author: Brandon Witt Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 350 Pages Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: The death of his wife four years earlier left Travis Bennett a shell of the man he used to be.With his dog by his side, Travis raises his three children, manages his business, and works as... Continue Reading →
Writing a superhero origin/love story is about forty odd years in the making – I have loved the superhero mythology in many forms since I was a toddler, entranced by dudes in masks with really, really complicated lives. How do I resist heroic angst and bad decision making, all wrapped into one glorious mess? Answer:... Continue Reading →
Good morning! Historical m/m is a hard sell to traditional romance readers. Historical fiction has its own set of parameters. It’s judged on historical accuracy as well as the usual romance standards. So you really can’t completely disregard the fact that -- although we all know that there is nothing new to homosexuality-- two men... Continue Reading →
Title: Kiss Yesterday Goodbye Author: Cassidy Ryan Publisher: Totally Bound Pages/Word Count: 73 Pages Rating: 3 Stars Blurb: For their future, he must let go of his past. Aidan has a huge crush on Jon, but not only is Jon his boss, albeit temporarily, he is also recovering from a bad break-up. On his final... Continue Reading →
Title: The Lord Won’t Mind Author: Gordon Merrick Publisher: Open Road Media Pages/Word Count: 256 Pages Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: Charlie Mills always played the role of the good grandson, and his grandmother rewarded him for it handsomely in the form of all the gifts, money, and attention a boy could want. Entering college in... Continue Reading →
Title: The Lord Won’t Mind Author: Gordon Merrick Publisher: Open Road Media Pages/Word Count: 256 Pages Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: Charlie Mills always played the role of the good grandson, and his grandmother rewarded him for it handsomely in the form of all the gifts, money, and attention a boy could want. Entering college in... Continue Reading →
When my co-writer Racheline Maltese and I started writing the first draft of Starling over a year ago, we discussed whether we should write it in past or present tense. While Starling was a first novel for both of us, we’d both written a lot, in multiple genres and styles, before we decided to write... Continue Reading →
Q: Erica, which characters do you find more enjoyable to write, the good boys or the bad boys? What makes one more fun to write than the other? A: My characters are never black or white, so they’re never either good or bad. The good boys have their flaws, and the bad boys have their... Continue Reading →
Hi, everyone, and welcome back to see what we have in store for you in the coming week here at The Novel Approach. It was a whirlwind weekend at GRL—lots of fun, lots of friends, and very little sleep—and I hope to see many of you next year in San Diego for GayRomLit 2015! A... Continue Reading →
Hi, everyone, and welcome back to see what we have in store for you in the coming week here at The Novel Approach. It was a whirlwind weekend at GRL—lots of fun, lots of friends, and very little sleep—and I hope to see many of you next year in San Diego for GayRomLit 2015! A... Continue Reading →
Title: A Matter of When Author: Eden Winters Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 236 Pages Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: Wealth. Fame. Gold record. Hookers and Cocaine front man Henri Lafontaine has it all…including a control freak manager, band members who smile as they sharpen blades for his back, and last but damn well not least,... Continue Reading →
Title: A Most Personal Property Author: Darrah Glass Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 460 Pages Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: In the heat of August 1900, Henry Blackwell—rich, handsome, and painfully shy—anticipates the purchase of his companion slave, that most personal of properties, with equal parts excitement and dread. There are limits to what a gentleman might... Continue Reading →
Title: Bloodline (Whyborne & Griffin: Book Five) Author: Jordan L. Hawk Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 236 Pages Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: Between his bullying father and dissolute brother, Percival Endicott Whyborne has quite enough problematic family members to deal with. So when his sister returns to Widdershins asking for help solving the mystery of a... Continue Reading →
Title: Bloodline (Whyborne & Griffin: Book Five) Author: Jordan L. Hawk Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 236 Pages Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: Between his bullying father and dissolute brother, Percival Endicott Whyborne has quite enough problematic family members to deal with. So when his sister returns to Widdershins asking for help solving the mystery of a... Continue Reading →
Title: Being True Author: Jacob Z. Flores Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 258 Pages Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: Truman L. Cobbler has not had an easy life. It’s bad enough people say he looks like Donkey from Shrek, but he’s also suffered the death of his policeman father and his mother’s remarriage to a professional... Continue Reading →
Title: Embracing His Syn Author: A.E. Via Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 310 Pages Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: Sergeant Corbin 'Syn' Sydney transferred from the Philadelphia Police Department as soon as he'd heard there was going to be an opening on Lieutenant Cashel Godfrey and Lieutenant Leonidis Day's Atlanta Narcotics Task Force. Syn’s primary goal in... Continue Reading →
Title: The Men From the Boys Author: William J. Mann Publisher: Open Road Media Pages/Word Count: 352 Pages Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: This stunning slice of gay life at the turn of the millennium introduces thirtysomething Jeff O’Brien. After six years, his lover, Lloyd, has just announced that the passion between them has died. Terrified... Continue Reading →
TNA: Hi, Bey, welcome back to The Novel Approach, it's great to have you here with us today. Let's talk a little bit about Sacrificed. Have you modeled Captain Baltsaros after any one particular pirate, or is he more an amalgamation of the entire piratical lore? Or, would you say he’s entirely unique among pirates,... Continue Reading →
Title: All Fired Up Author: Morticia Knight Publisher: Totally Bound Length: 174 Pages Blurb: Officer Shawn Everly patrols the Strip and one night, fireman Trent Marshall saves him when danger strikes. But it’s still uncertain whether Trent can save himself from getting his heart broken by Shawn. The party never ends on the Las Vegas... Continue Reading →
Title: Beneath the Stain (Part Five) Author: Amy Lane Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 95 Pages Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: Mackey is great at taking a leap of faith into a crowd—but taking one into a relationship and a future is a totally different animal. When he and Trav decide to take a risk that... Continue Reading →
Title: Consent (Power Exchange #3) Author: AJ Rose Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 350 Pages Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: Former detective Gavin DeGrassi likes his new life and his job as a university professor, molding the minds of the next generation of law enforcement. It keeps him in the field he loves, but out of the... Continue Reading →
Don't we all enjoy tales of forbidden love? While tragic endings are also appreciated, I think most readers want the couple to have a happy ending. In their own life, people usually seek stress-free relationships, but the struggle to overcome all odds in order to be together is generally seen as very romantic. Secret meetings.... Continue Reading →
Don't we all enjoy tales of forbidden love? While tragic endings are also appreciated, I think most readers want the couple to have a happy ending. In their own life, people usually seek stress-free relationships, but the struggle to overcome all odds in order to be together is generally seen as very romantic. Secret meetings.... Continue Reading →
Between the Sheets: Interview with Andrew and Peter Bella: Welcome to Interviews Between the Sheets. I’m Bella Rotundo, the host. I’ve got two hot beefcakes with me tonight. Andrew Jamieson and Peter Somers. Aren’t they lovely? (Audience applauds. There are some catcalls and whistles as well). Priceless! These two hot studs have joined us to... Continue Reading →
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