Where Fiction and Reality Meet
Title: Corkscrewed Author: M.J. O’Shea Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 200 Pages At a Glance: This book was simply delightful Blurb: Cary Talbot has found the perfect mark. Marigold Shelley is filthy rich, and her newly found grandson, Isaac Shelley, is poised to inherit her huge estate, complete with a priceless wine collection. Cary concocts... Continue Reading →
Title: Natural Instincts Author: M. Raiya Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 54 Pages At a Glance: Strange but good story involving mythology, a mathematical genius, and a loon Blurb: Most people would consider near perfect recall, an ability to crunch numbers that rivals a computer's, and an uncanny knack for predicting the stock market to be remarkable... Continue Reading →
Title: Mr. Popsalos Author: Lisa Worrall Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 116 Pages At a Glance: Don’t wait until the holidays come around again! Pick this one up now. Blurb: Advertising executive and single parent Luke Fisher has grown painfully aware he becomes less dateable the minute he reveals he has a son. Not entertaining... Continue Reading →
The Novel Approach welcomes author K.C. Wells on her A Bond of Three blog tour. She's also giving one lucky reader the chance to win a $15 Gift Card, so be sure to click on the Rafflecopter widget below to enter. Good luck! Two Questions for K.C.: Q.: Do you have any tattoos? If so,... Continue Reading →
Title: Night Shift Author: Kim Fielding Narrator:: Max Lehnen Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Run Time: 3 Hours, 20 Minutes At a Glance: This was a fun audiobook to listen to, and Max Lehnen gave an excellent performance Blurb: Aside from a sympathetic parole officer, Aiden Finn is alone in the world. He knows this is his... Continue Reading →
Title: The Good Fight Author: Andrew Grey Narrator: Andrew McFerrin Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Run Time: 6 Hours, 13 Minutes At a Glance: One of the best stories based on an ongoing problem I’ve ever read Blurb: Jerry Lincoln has a problem: his Sioux Falls IT consulting business has more work than one man can handle.... Continue Reading →
Title: The Journey Back Author: Kristen Slater Pages/Word Count: 35 Pages At a Glance: More tell than show, but a good story nonetheless Blurb: Having quit his job, Idris is trying to make it home to his partner of twelve years, Dan, in time for Christmas. Stuck on a train during a snowstorm, Idris has... Continue Reading →
Title: The Journey Back Author: Kristen Slater Pages/Word Count: 35 Pages At a Glance: More tell than show, but a good story nonetheless Blurb: Having quit his job, Idris is trying to make it home to his partner of twelve years, Dan, in time for Christmas. Stuck on a train during a snowstorm, Idris has... Continue Reading →
The Novel Approach is pleased to welcome EM Lynley on her Dirty Dining blog tour. Enjoy the excerpt she's provided, then click on the Rafflecopter widget below for the chance to win a $50 Amazon Gift Card. Good luck! Blurb: Jeremy Linden’s a PhD student researching an HIV vaccine. He’s always short of money, and... Continue Reading →
Title: Caged Sanctuary Author: Tempeste O’Riley Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 204 Pages At a Glance: A good story with a refreshing twist, though a bit too glib Blurb: Kaden Thorn, a dental surgeon who lives a quiet life, has no hope of finding the love he craves. A vicious gay bashing cost him the... Continue Reading →
Title: Caged Sanctuary Author: Tempeste O’Riley Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 204 Pages At a Glance: A good story with a refreshing twist, though a bit too glib Blurb: Kaden Thorn, a dental surgeon who lives a quiet life, has no hope of finding the love he craves. A vicious gay bashing cost him the... Continue Reading →
Title: Tangled Mind Author: Posy Roberts Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 76 Pages At a Glance: The author draws the reader into the story very well, if painfully Blurb: For years Beck Lund has taken care of his volatile boyfriend, Brady, always putting Brady’s needs above his own and walking on eggshells to keep the... Continue Reading →
Title: Frog Author: Mary Calmes Narrator:: K.C. Kelly Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Run Time: 5 Hours, 23 Minutes At a Glance: Worth listening to over and over again Blurb: Weber Yates's dreams of stardom are about to be reduced to a ranch hand's job in Texas, and his one relationship is with a guy so far... Continue Reading →
Title: Chance to be King Author: Sue Brown Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 132 Pages At a Glance: A very good, very Sue Brown story Blurb: After working nonstop for two years, actor Eric Pawlowski desperately needs a respite from his grueling schedule and the crippling migraines that come with it. Thinking that a few... Continue Reading →
Title: The Healing Power of Eggnog Author: Jamie Fessenden Narrator:: Robbie Ravena Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Run Time: 1 Hour, 55 Minutes At a Glance: I would definitely recommend this audio even if you have read the book Blurb: Will Sutherland hasn't been home to see his parents in four years - not since they reacted... Continue Reading →
Time for a Change By Shae Connor Thanks so much to Lisa and her crew for having me on The Novel Approach today to talk a little about my new novel, Unfortunate Son. Even though I’ve been published in the gay romance genre for over four years, this is only my second novel. I’ve been... Continue Reading →
Title: Twisted Roses Author: Skye Dragen Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 144 Pages At a Glance: A fun, sexy paranormal read Blurb: Payne has always had trouble fitting in, and being abandoned by his parents has left him reluctant to trust anyone. He knows he’s different, but he has no idea how different until his... Continue Reading →
Title: Cockstrut (Peckers: Book Two) Author: Jacques N. Hoff Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 120 Pages At a Glance: This is definitely a fun read Blurb: Sebastian Grant, a world-renowned avian vet, is so sure bird shifters aren’t real that even when an unruly cockatoo named Louis ends up naked in his arms, it’s difficult... Continue Reading →
Title: Happiness for Beginners Author: Zahra Owens Narrator:: Michael Stellman Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Run Time: 1 Hour, 51 Minutes At a Glance: The storyline was too basic, with very few details about the main characters’ lives Blurb: Jesse harbored a crush on his TV series costar, Kaye, for more than eight years, but when the... Continue Reading →
So a funny thing happened on the way to a tweet, Greg Tremblay, the fantastic narrator of my Dirty series, texted me and said… hey, you should give away a custom ringtone. Or something to that effect. There was some discussion. A few emails and then well, long story short—there may have been some pixilated... Continue Reading →
Title: Blood and Rain (Blood: Book One) Author: Shira Anthony Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 268 Pages At a Glance: Multi-layered with subplots galore, but well done Blurb: Adrien Gilbert has spent several lifetimes searching for the love he lost. Born in the 1800s into a clan of fabled vampire hunters, Adrien once wanted nothing... 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 →
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 →
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