Where Fiction and Reality Meet
Title: What Father Christmas Left Author: Felicitas Ivey Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 45 Pages Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: Ex-Pat American Jacob Moore is looking forward to hosting his traditional Christmas Eve party with his partner, Errol. They love the quiet night of friends and food at their house in London, and the break before... Continue Reading →
Title: Fish and Ghosts Author: Rhys Ford Narrator:: Tristan James Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Run Time: 8 Hours, 16 Minutes Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: When his Uncle Mortimer died and left him Hoxne Grange, the family's Gilded Age mansion, Tristan Pryce became the second generation of Pryces to serve as a caretaker for the estate, a... Continue Reading →
OMG, Christmas is nearly here and I’ve done nothing. Nothing! It started out so well. My daughter and I bought each other tickets to see the comedian Dave Gorman in early November. Only that failed because I went to a funeral instead. Now I’m getting a frying pan. I ordered a new game for my... Continue Reading →
One of the most joyful experiences as an author (for me, at least) is knowing my book has the perfect cover. It’s not as easy as you might think. I’m not an artist and I generally have a difficult time conveying my vision to the cover artist. So I was absolutely delighted to discover this... Continue Reading →
Title: All’s Fair in Mate Bonds and Publishing Author: Alana Ankh Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 117 Pages Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: For Killian Marsden, werewolf romance is overrated. After all, he should know, since he’s a half-werewolf and an editor for a romance-publishing house. He’s tired of reading mate bond fairytales, because real life... Continue Reading →
Title: All’s Fair in Mate Bonds and Publishing Author: Alana Ankh Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 117 Pages Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: For Killian Marsden, werewolf romance is overrated. After all, he should know, since he’s a half-werewolf and an editor for a romance-publishing house. He’s tired of reading mate bond fairytales, because real life... Continue Reading →
The End Hello, I'm Chris T. Kat, visiting The Novel Approach again. :) I'm here to talk about my new release, Swordplay (A Jeff Woods Mystery). Swordplay is the third and last book in the Jeff Woods Mysteries series, and was published by Dreamspinner Press on December 22nd. The release was like an early Christmas... Continue Reading →
Title: When the Planets Align Author: Kate McMurray Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 220 Pages Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: Best friends Michael Reeves and Simon Newell always lived within ten minutes of each other, but somehow they’re never in the same place at the same time. Brash, outgoing Michael’s unwavering confidence that he and Simon... Continue Reading →
TNA: Hi, Kate, welcome back to The Novel Approach. I’m so pleased to have you here with us today. Why don’t we start with the basics? Tell us a little bit about yourself, please. Kate: I am so pleased to be here! About me: I am the author of ten novels and a handful of... Continue Reading →
Title: King of Me Author: R.A. Kaitland Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 33 Pages Rating: 3 Stars Blurb: Cast out of his clan of shifters and with no family of his own, Anton Cedwell wants nothing more than to be accepted by his partner Sean’s family when the two of them visit over Christmas. But... Continue Reading →
Title: Saint Martin’s Day Author: Kim Fielding Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 31 Pages Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: Five years ago, Neno Kovač fled California, graduate school, and his lover, Toby Cowan, to return to his native Croatia. Since then, he’s led a quiet life as a librarian—until one November afternoon when Toby, who has... Continue Reading →
Title: Saint Martin’s Day Author: Kim Fielding Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 31 Pages Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: Five years ago, Neno Kovač fled California, graduate school, and his lover, Toby Cowan, to return to his native Croatia. Since then, he’s led a quiet life as a librarian—until one November afternoon when Toby, who has... Continue Reading →
Title: The Magic of Weihnachten Author: Bru Baker Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 51 Pages Rating: 3 Stars Blurb: American Walsh Brandt is happy when a promotion lands him his dream job and a quiet new life in Germany. Until December rolls around, when he realizes it’s almost impossible to hide from the holiday season... Continue Reading →
Title: Rack & Ruin Author: Charlie Cochet Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 206 pages Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: New York City’s streets are more dangerous than ever with the leaderless Order of Adrasteia and the Ikelos Coalition, a newly immerged Therian group, at war. Innocent civilians are caught in the crossfire and although the THIRDS... Continue Reading →
Title: Rack & Ruin Author: Charlie Cochet Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 206 pages Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: New York City’s streets are more dangerous than ever with the leaderless Order of Adrasteia and the Ikelos Coalition, a newly immerged Therian group, at war. Innocent civilians are caught in the crossfire and although the THIRDS... Continue Reading →
The Novel Approach welcomes Posy Roberts today on the Tangled Mind blog tour. Will Parkinson asked Posy what drew her to the M/M romance genre. This is what she had to say: My quick and trite answer is: If one man is fun to read about then two together are even better. The honest answer... Continue Reading →
Title: Bowl Full of Cherries Author: Raine O’Tierney Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 214 Pages Rating: 4.5 Stars Blurb: Porker, Fatty, Tons-of-Fun: Crowley Fredericks has heard it all. He’s dropped a lot of weight since his high school days, but he’s still a big guy, and the painful words and bullying follow him. Rejected—again—because of... Continue Reading →
Title: Bowl Full of Cherries Author: Raine O’Tierney Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 214 Pages Rating: 4.5 Stars Blurb: Porker, Fatty, Tons-of-Fun: Crowley Fredericks has heard it all. He’s dropped a lot of weight since his high school days, but he’s still a big guy, and the painful words and bullying follow him. Rejected—again—because of... Continue Reading →
Title: Crucible of Fate Author: Mary Calmes Narrator:: Sean Crisden Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Run Time: 6 Hours, 57 Minutes Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: A Change of Heart Novel In the secret city of Sobek, Domin Thorne is making his way as the newly chosen semel-aten, the leader of the werepanther world. He aspires to make... Continue Reading →
Title: Bones (Gothika: Volume Two) Author: Anthology Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 260 Pages Overall Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: Vodou. Obeah. Santeria. These religions seem mysterious and dark to the uninitiated, but the truth is often very different. Still, while they hold the potential for great power, they can be dangerous to those who don’t... Continue Reading →
Title: Love & Loyalty Author: Tere Michaels Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 200 Pages Rating: 4.5 Stars Blurb: 2nd Edition – Faith, Love, & Devotion: Book Two Seattle Homicide Detective Jim Shea never takes work home with him—until now. A judge banged his gavel, declared a defendant not guilty, and laid waste to a family.... Continue Reading →
Title: Love & Loyalty Author: Tere Michaels Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 200 Pages Rating: 4.5 Stars Blurb: 2nd Edition – Faith, Love, & Devotion: Book Two Seattle Homicide Detective Jim Shea never takes work home with him—until now. A judge banged his gavel, declared a defendant not guilty, and laid waste to a family.... Continue Reading →
Title: Quite A Spectacle Author: Meg Harding Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 56 pages Rating: 4 stars Blurb: Max moved away from his family to be with Michael, and his family never got over it. Now, for the first time in almost a decade, he’s going to return to London for the Christmas celebrations. He’s... Continue Reading →
Title: The Eskimo Slugger Author: Brad Boney Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 230 Pages Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: It’s the summer of 1983, and Trent Days is Major League Baseball’s rookie sensation. Born in Alaska to an Inupiat mother, the press have dubbed him the Eskimo Slugger, but a midseason collision at home plate temporarily... Continue Reading →
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