Where Fiction and Reality Meet
Title: Finding Shelter (Rock Bay: Book Three) Author: M.J. O’Shea Narrator:: Tom Vilot Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Run Time: 6 Hours, 15 Minutes Rating: 3 Stars Blurb: Justin Foster has 19 years of nothing but trouble behind him. After escaping his abusive father, he finds himself in Rock Bay, Washington, with his cousin Travis. Justin is... Continue Reading →
TNA: Hi, T.T., welcome to The Novel Approach, it’s great to have you here with us today. Why don’t we start by having you tell us a bit about yourself? T.T.: Thanks so much for having me over! Well, there's not really much to tell about me. Born and raised in Norway, currently studying for... Continue Reading →
Hey! I am Rhys Ford… speaking to you in my own… okay that doesn’t work. Does anyone else remember Don Carnage!? He’s speaking at you in his own voice! Ah, the esoteric memories. You’ll probably want to skip this part during the next few…*coffs*…okay, over a dozen blogs as I parcel out a short tale... Continue Reading →
Title: Yakuza Courage Author: H.J. Brues Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: Rating: 4.5 Stars Blurb: Sequel to Yakuza Pride Ex-Navy SEAL Brendan O’Farrihy enrolls in kendo classes to investigate a Honolulu dojo acting as a front for a yakuza syndicate. Or at least that’s what Brendan’s client, Senator Harris, believes. Through his kendo instructor, the... Continue Reading →
Title: Stepping Through Author: CJane Elliott Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 52 Pages Rating: 2 Stars Blurb: Cameron Wheeler’s life is all mapped out: he’ll finish business school, return home to Vermont, get a job, and marry his high-school girlfriend. He’s packed away what he really wants—a career as a musician—because he knows it’s never... Continue Reading →
TNA: Hi, Ashlyn and Morgan, welcome to The Novel Approach. I’m happy to have you both here with us today. Why don’t we start things off by having you tell us a bit about yourselves? Ashlyn: I’d rather cook than do laundry. The only houseplants I can reliably keep alive are peace lilies and bamboo.... Continue Reading →
The Novel Approach welcomes author Rebecca Cohen today on the Idolatry (Reagalos: Book Two) Blog Tour. Enjoy the exclusive excerpt from the book, then click on the Rafflecopter image below to enter for a chance to win an e-copy of both books in the series, Servitude and Idolatry. Good luck! Blurb: Upon taking the throne... Continue Reading →
Title: Murder on the Mountain Author: Jamie Fessenden Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 210 Pages Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: When Jesse Morales, a recent college grad who aspires to be a mystery writer, volunteers to work on the summit of Mt. Washington for a week, he expects to work hard. What he doesn’t expect is... Continue Reading →
"I did not expect this," he said, so startled he found the word/rhythm place without thinking. "That the person in my skin was so plain to someone else, I didn't expect it. How is it that you can see the guy I've hidden mostly from myself?"-- Amy Lane Title: Beneath the Stain: Parts One and... Continue Reading →
TNA: Hi, Charlie, I’m so glad you could stop in to visit with us today. Why don’t we start things off by having you tell us a little bit about yourself? Charlie: Thank you so much for having me over at the fabulous Novel Approach! It’s always such a treat to be here. For those... Continue Reading →
“The Green-eyed Monster causes much woe, but the absence of this ugly serpent argues the presence of a corpse whose name is Eros.” – Minna Thomas Antrim Title: A Rose by Any Other Name Author: Charlie Cochet Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: Rating: 4.5 Stars Blurb: Nights in the roaring city remind bright young things... Continue Reading →
Title: Duck Duck Ghost (Hellsinger: Book Two) Author: Rhys Ford Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: Paranormal investigator Wolf Kincaid knows what his foot tastes like. Mostly because he stuck it firmly in his mouth when his lover, Tristan Pryce, accidentally drugged him with a batch of psychotropic baklava. Needing to patch... Continue Reading →
Title: Duck Duck Ghost (Hellsinger: Book Two) Author: Rhys Ford Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: Paranormal investigator Wolf Kincaid knows what his foot tastes like. Mostly because he stuck it firmly in his mouth when his lover, Tristan Pryce, accidentally drugged him with a batch of psychotropic baklava. Needing to patch... Continue Reading →
Title: Cast Off (Toronto Tales: Book Three) Author: KC Burn Narrator:: Tristan James Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Run Time: 7 Hours, 35 Minutes Rating: 4.5 Stars Blurb: Thirty-five-year-old Rick Haviland is a well-respected speech pathologist, but while his friends are all settling into relationships, he refuses to give up his no-strings-attached club-boy sex life. For him,... Continue Reading →
Title: Cast Off (Toronto Tales: Book Three) Author: KC Burn Narrator:: Tristan James Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Run Time: 7 Hours, 35 Minutes Rating: 4.5 Stars Blurb: Thirty-five-year-old Rick Haviland is a well-respected speech pathologist, but while his friends are all settling into relationships, he refuses to give up his no-strings-attached club-boy sex life. For him,... Continue Reading →
G’day everyone! First of all I’d like to thank Lisa Horan for giving me this spot on ‘The Novel Approach’ to talk to you all! (Waves to Lisa!) Thank you! So, first a short bio as requested: I’m an Australian writer and most of my life has been experienced from the saddle or out in... Continue Reading →
Title: Trusting Love Author: Mari Evans Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 200 Pages Rating: 2.5 Stars Blurb: Laurie Stallon isn’t like other high schoolers. After suffering years of abuse at his father’s hands, he now lives in a foster care facility and finds solace volunteering at the local animal shelter. Laurie’s had to grow up... Continue Reading →
Title: Trusting Love Author: Mari Evans Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 200 Pages Rating: 2.5 Stars Blurb: Laurie Stallon isn’t like other high schoolers. After suffering years of abuse at his father’s hands, he now lives in a foster care facility and finds solace volunteering at the local animal shelter. Laurie’s had to grow up... Continue Reading →
Title: Upside Down Author: Andrew Grey Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 200 Pages Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: Lowell Cartwright’s life as a mercenary problem solver has taken its toll, and after one more difficult job, he wants out. For help, he turns to Bull, a soldier of fortune turned club owner—not exactly a friend, but... Continue Reading →
Title: Upside Down Author: Andrew Grey Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 200 Pages Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: Lowell Cartwright’s life as a mercenary problem solver has taken its toll, and after one more difficult job, he wants out. For help, he turns to Bull, a soldier of fortune turned club owner—not exactly a friend, but... Continue Reading →
TNA: Hi, Zee, welcome to The Novel Approach, we’re so glad to have you here today. Why don’t we start off the Q&A by having you tell us a little bit about yourself? Zee: Hello! Thanks so much for having me by! This is my first time promoting a novel, so I’m excited to be... Continue Reading →
TNA: Hi, Zee, welcome to The Novel Approach, we’re so glad to have you here today. Why don’t we start off the Q&A by having you tell us a little bit about yourself? Zee: Hello! Thanks so much for having me by! This is my first time promoting a novel, so I’m excited to be... Continue Reading →
Title: Gravitational Attraction Author: Angel Martinez Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 266 Pages Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: A mysterious distress call draws the crew of courier ship Hermes to what appears to be an empty, drifting troop vessel--empty except for the blood and gore spattered corridors and a lone survivor locked in a holding cell.... Continue Reading →
Title: Gravitational Attraction Author: Angel Martinez Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 266 Pages Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: A mysterious distress call draws the crew of courier ship Hermes to what appears to be an empty, drifting troop vessel--empty except for the blood and gore spattered corridors and a lone survivor locked in a holding cell.... Continue Reading →
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