Where Fiction and Reality Meet
The Novel Approach welcomes author Andi Van today on the tour for her debut novel, Starting With the Unexpected. Andi's written a five part progressive story for the tour, and what you're about to see right now is Chapter Three, so if you have some catching up to do, you can find the entire Tour... Continue Reading →
Title: Chasing the Swallows Author: John Inman Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 200 Pages At a Glance: Just because this novel may not have been my cup of tea, that does not diminish the breathtaking scope and treatment of a love story that spans decades. Reviewed By: Sammy Blurb: Sometimes an entire lifetime can be... Continue Reading →
Title: Outing the Quarterback Author: Tara Lain Narrator: John-Paul Barrel Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Run Time: 8 Hours, 30 Minutes At a Glance: This is definitely not my favorite from this author, and I am still not convinced audiobooks are for me. Reviewed By: Sadonna Blurb: Will Ashford lives in two closets. He meets his wealthy... Continue Reading →
The Novel Approach welcomes Deanna Wadsworth today on her Wrecked blog tour. Enjoy the exclusive excerpt she's sharing from the book, then be sure to click on the Rafflecopter widget below for the chance to win one of two e-copies of the book. Good luck! Thank you again for hosting me here at The Novel... Continue Reading →
Title: Day and Knight Author: Dirk Greyson Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 200 Pages At a Glance: I don't know how much research went into the actiony-spy things, but it was exciting and fun. Reviewed By: Angel Blurb: As former NSA, Dayton (Day) Ingram has national security chops and now works as a technical analyst... Continue Reading →
The Novel Approach welcomes author Shae Connor today on the Wayward Son blog tour. Enjoy Shae's article on Finding the Balance: Writing a Threesome Relationship, then be sure to click on the Rafflecopter widget below to enter for the chance to win a $25 Dreamspinner Press Gift Card and your choice of an e-book from... Continue Reading →
Title: Beneath the Palisade: Justice Author: Joel Skelton Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 298 Pages At a Glance: Joel Skelton has once again done a wonderful job of showing how mutual attraction can become love. Reviewed By: Jackie Blurb: Despite a spirited inner debate pitting right against wrong, Owen Grady is lured off a forest... Continue Reading →
Title: Fire and Water (Carlisle Cops: Book One) Author: Andrew Grey Narrator:: Randy Fuller Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Run Time: 6 Hours, 33 Minutes At a Glance: Fire and Water was a very good book, and I thought the narration by Randy Fuller was also very good. Reviewed By: Maryann Blurb: Officer Red Markham knows about... Continue Reading →
Blood in the Forest -- What I Know of Fairy Tales When I was a kid, my parents used to ship me off to my grandparents for the summer. We didn’t have a lot of money—or a lot of space—so I was allowed to bring two books. Books were bad. If I brought books I... Continue Reading →
Title: Miller’s Creek Author: R.G. Green Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 200 Pages At a Glance: The story has an easy flow to it and had my attention from the start. Reviewed By: Maryann Blurb: Seventy-five years ago in the rural town of Miller's Creek, Jacob Palmer massacred his family. Sixty years later, thirteen-year-old Jesse... Continue Reading →
Title: The Vendetta Author: A.J. Llewellyn Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 58 Pages At a Glance: If you need some hot men and a light, easy read for an afternoon, this is the book for you. Reviewed By: Carrie Blurb: 3rd Edition Devastated after his home is ransacked, Garrick Cross’s heart breaks further when he... Continue Reading →
Title: Immortal Author: Amy Lane Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 210 Pages At a Glance: Immortal is a gorgeous novel, eloquent in its joy and sorrow, hopeful in its promise of forever, meaningful in the way of fairy tales that teach us we are each the crucibles of love, and love is the conqueror of... Continue Reading →
Title: Cupcakes Author: Sean Michael Narrator: Jeff Gelder Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Run Time: 4 Hours, 52 Minutes At a Glance: Both the story and the narration of Cupcakes were disappointing. Reviewed By: Amy Blurb: Allen Jameson had it all—the perfect house, the perfect partner, the perfect life—until his partner, Gary, died suddenly, leaving him alone... Continue Reading →
The Novel Approach is please to welcome back Rick R. Reed on the Dinner at Fiorello's blog tour. Rick came up with a playlist that fits the setting of the book, and might even make you want to mangia Italiano for dinner! Be sure to click on the Rafflecopter widget below, as well, for the... Continue Reading →
The last installment of Karen Stivali’s Moments in Time series, Moment of Clarity, has just been released. At the same time, the paperback Moments in Time that contains all three novellas in the series has also been published! Title: Moment of Clarity Author: Karen Stivali Length: novella Genre: gay romance, contemporary, new adult, college. Publisher:... Continue Reading →
Title: An Unlocked Heart Author: K.C. Wells Narrator: Nick J. Russo Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Run Time: 10 Hours, 4 Minutes At a Glance: Overall, I liked the story and where Wells took Leo and Alex, but the narration didn’t work for me. Reviewed By: Amy Blurb: Since the death of his submissive lover two years... Continue Reading →
Title: Shotgun Author: Marie Sexton Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Length: 260 Pages Genre: Contemporary Gay Romance Pre-Order Link: Dreamspinner Press Release Date: May 29, 2015 Cover Artist: Anne Cain Blurb: As a young man, Dominic Jacobsen already suspects he’s gay, and he gets all the confirmation he needs when a rich boy from out of town... Continue Reading →
Title: Cookies for Courting Author: Amber Kell Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 68 Pages At a Glance: A short and sweet coming together. Reviewed By: Angel Blurb: After his sister’s death, businessman Marshall Hunter gains custody of his niece. Unused to children, Marshall struggles to connect with her. In an effort to make her more... Continue Reading →
Title: Waiting for the Moon and You Author: L.J. LaBarthe Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 240 Pages At a Glance: Waiting for the Moon and You definitely didn’t work for me. Reviewed By: Jules Blurb: All his life, Leith has loved Aaron, and all his life, Leith has wondered if Aaron returns his feelings. Through... Continue Reading →
Title: Sex, Lies & Wedding Bells Author: EM Lynley Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 230 Pages At a Glance: Whether you did or didn’t read the original version of this book, I would recommend reading the new and improved version. Reviewed By: Kim Blurb: 2nd Edition Of all the tiny towns, in all the world,... Continue Reading →
Title: Better Than Friends Author: Lane Hayes Narrator: Tyler Stevens Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Run Time: 7 Hours, 25 Minutes At a Glance: There isn’t single thing I would change about this book. Reviewed By: Amy Blurb: When Curt Townsend, a successful young DC lawyer, attends his first gay wedding, he doesn’t expect anything more than... Continue Reading →
Title: Summer Son Author: Anna Martin Narrator:: R.L. Nelson Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Run Time: 5 Hours, 51 Minutes At a Glance: If you’re looking for a sweet, easygoing story, and don’t mind a bit of insta-love, then definitely give this one a listen. Reviewed By: Jules Blurb: Ellis Broad never imagined he would end up... Continue Reading →
Title: The Gilded Scarab Author: Anna Butler Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 314 Pages At a Glance: When this novel gets a good head of steam going, it’s an adventurous and entertaining jaunt through an alternate reality London. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: When Captain Rafe Lancaster is invalided out of the Britannic Imperium’s Aero Corps... Continue Reading →
The Novel Approach is pleased to welcome Jacob Z. Flores today, with a video clip excerpt of his upcoming DSP release Spell Bound, Book One in his new series The Warlock Brothers of Havenbridge. And now, here's Jacob! Hi, everyone! My name is Jacob Z. Flores, and I’m thrilled to be here at The Novel... Continue Reading →
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