Where Fiction and Reality Meet
Title: Blue Collar Author: Sean Michael Publisher: Amber Quill Press Pages/Word Count: 156 Pages Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: Kendall Webber is deep in the closet. Between working as a mechanic in a garage, having served in the army during the era of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell, and being raised by a fundamentalist-preacher stepfather who sent... Continue Reading →
Title: Touch Me Author: Chris Scully Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 73 Pages Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: Massage therapist Erik Morgan offers a very special after-hours service to a handful of select clients. From a young man anxious to explore his sexuality, to a stroke patient who fears he’ll never be a man again, Erik touches... Continue Reading →
Lynn: Hi, Tere, thanks so much for being here with us today to help in the Countdown to Coastal Magic Convention. Let’s start with an easy question: What got you interested in writing? Tere: I started reading very early (thank you Sesame Street!) and so my mother got me a subscription to a Disney magazine.... Continue Reading →
Thank you, Lisa and everyone at Novel Approach, for hosting me today. I’m so excited to be on your blog on the release day of my second novel, Aidan’s Journey. Aidan’s Journey is a stand-alone novel that is part of The Serpentine Series, contemporary stories that feature characters who attend the University of Virginia. The... Continue Reading →
Thank you, Lisa and everyone at Novel Approach, for hosting me today. I’m so excited to be on your blog on the release day of my second novel, Aidan’s Journey. Aidan’s Journey is a stand-alone novel that is part of The Serpentine Series, contemporary stories that feature characters who attend the University of Virginia. The... Continue Reading →
Title: Half a Man Author: Scarlet Blackwell Publisher: Totally Bound Pages/Word Count: 27000 Words Rating: 2.5 Stars Blurb: In a world torn apart by war, solace is hard to find... It is 1919, less than a year after the end of the First World War and a recovering Britain is in the grip of the... Continue Reading →
Title: Diventando: The Vessel Author: JC Wallace Publisher: Amber Allure Pages/Word Count: 214 Pages Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: Owen McIntyre is no stranger to the Grim Reaper. Diagnosed with leukemia at the age of fifteen, he’s spent the last ten years slowly dying. With only two weeks until his next checkup, Owen’s body is already... Continue Reading →
Blurb: Libraries are meant for studying – not sex College sophomore Ethan Follett never says what’s on his mind and never wants to rock the boat. After a high school social life spent anonymous and alone, things are finally falling into place for him. He’s found a group of friends just as studious as he,... 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 →
Title: In the Presence of Mine Enemy Author: Helena Maeve Publisher: Totally Bound Pages/Word Count: 89 Pages Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: A game of spy against spy leaves little room for second chances. Freshly retired from Section ranks, Hailey is glad to be out of the tangle of spy games that cost him both family... Continue Reading →
Title: Phoenix Rising Author: Kimberly Gardner Publisher: Loose Id Pages/Word Count: 277 Pages Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: Two dozen roses, one dozen balloons and a night with a sexy, young stripper. It’s the perfect birthday present for the man who has everything. Or is it? Because the gift Jimmy really wants can't be bought at... Continue Reading →
Sometime over ten years ago I decided to write a novel. In my early years I loved writing stories but gave away this early passion during puberty. For some reason as a thirty-something, I decided to put pen to paper and write again. I had a plot where characters in the Afterlife found themselves in... Continue Reading →
Title: A Taste for Poison Series: Memory of Scorpions: Book Three Author: Aleksandr Voinov Pages: 224 Genre: Historical Fantasy, Action/Adventure Blurb: Even a king gets stung when he reaches for a scorpion. After barely surviving an assassination attempt, King Adrastes is a changed man—one who mistrusts even his allies and friends. He readies his empire... Continue Reading →
Title: Love and the Real Boy (Coming About: Book Two) Author: JK Hogan Publisher: Wilde City Press Pages/Word Count: 196 Pages Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: How much heartache can one man take before he breaks? Rich Langston asks himself that question every day. A Seattle advertising exec who uses his designer suit and showy car... 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 →
Title: Project X Author: Nephylim Publisher: Wayward Ink Publishing Synopsis Morgan Bentley is a bastard. Always was and always will be. At least that’s what Matthew Hopkins thinks. Unfortunately, Morgan is also a brilliant law student, and easily eclipses Matthew, academically and socially. Matthew insists he hates Morgan. According to Matthew’s best friend, Cory, perhaps... Continue Reading →
TNA: Hi, Rick, thanks so much for being here with us today. Why don’t we begin with the introductions. Tell us a little bit about yourself, if you would. Rick: Absolutely! Well, first off, thank you so much for having me here today. I’ve heard so many good things about The Novel Approach that I’m... Continue Reading →
Title: Just Playing/The Road Taken Author: Ingela Bohn Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 315 Pages/272 Pages Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: Michael and Jamie seem fated to make music together. But the thrill of playing soon turns into something more, something neither of the young men can handle. Unable to just stay friends, their only option may... Continue Reading →
Title: Sin Author: Kol Anderson Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 85 Pages Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: Samuel “Sin” Taylor doesn’t know the difference between sex and intimacy, but maybe that’s not his fault. He grew up in a world where it was easier to get physical pleasure than to find love. But as a prostitute working... Continue Reading →
Sometimes life gets too tough and you want to give up. Last week I participated in my first ever CrossFit completion. It was freaking tough. Not only was it very difficult, it was almost physically impossible. I kept chipping away at the workout, moving when I didn’t want to and pushing when I only wanted... Continue Reading →
As is usual with blog posts I get stuck about what to write. I want to post about things that readers want to know and so I asked my FB group what they wanted to know about my new release, Last Marine StandingJambrea Gaff asked how does the Heroes series tie into the Sanctuary series?... Continue Reading →
Title: Hunter and Hunted Author: Tricia Owens Publisher: Loose Id Pages/Word Count: 123 Pages Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: Hunter's a professional hit man trying to get out of the life. One last job, and if he doesn't get sloppy, he's done for good. Then he can have a normal life with friends, a lover, maybe... Continue Reading →
Title: Wave Goodbye to Charlie Author: Eric Arvin Publisher: Wilde City Press Pages/Word Count: 196 Pages (.pdf) Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: My name’s Charlie. I’m many things, though none of them having to do with any real talent. I’m a runaway, a hustler when I need to be, a ghost when I have to scare... Continue Reading →
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